List of Sigma Alpha Epsilon members
This is a list of notable members of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Literature
- William Faulkner - Nobel Prize-winning author, University of Mississippi
- Albert Jay Nock - Author and social critic
- Walker Percy - Noted Southern author, UNC Chapel Hill
- Sandro Corsaro - Author and American Animator
- John Jakes - Author, DePauw University
Music
- Jimmy Dunne (Songwriter) - songwriter, recording artist, composer, film and television producer, entrepreneur, and president of Inspire, University of Kentucky
- Glen Ballard - veteran songwriter and producer, University of Mississippi
- Dierks Bentley - country music singer University of Vermont
- Nick Lachey - Singer and former husband of Jessica Simpson, Miami University
- George McConnell - Guitarist, formerly of Beanland and Widespread Panic, University of Mississippi
- Rudy Vallee - entertainer University of Maine, Yale University
- Joshua Radin - acoustic guitarist, singer-songwriter, Northwestern University
- Bobby Hatfield - Singer, the Righteous Brothers, California State University Long Beach
- John_Park_(musician) - Singer, American Idol Semifinalist, Korean Popstar, Northwestern University
- Joe Stief - Big Bass Drummer, the Pep Band, William & Mary
Media and Entertainment
- Ed Wilson - President of Tribune Broadcasting (Tribune Company), former President of Fox Television, NBC Enterprises, and CBS Enterprises, University of Arkansas
- George Bodenheimer - President of ESPN Inc. and ESPN on ABC
- Sandro Corsaro - Producer/TV Show Creator University of Southern California
- Dave Campbell - ESPN baseball broadcaster, University of Michigan
- Jack Edwards - Former ESPN Broadcaster and current NESN play-by-play announcer for the Boston Bruins, University of New Hampshire
- Ron Franklin - ESPN college football and basketball broadcaster, University of Mississippi
- George Gallup - Creator of Gallup Poll, University of Iowa
- Philip Graham - Former publisher of the Washington Post and Newsweek, University of Florida
- Ernie Harwell - Former baseball broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers, Emory University
- Ed Hinton - ESPN NASCAR columnist, University of Southern Mississippi
- Chet Huntley- NBC News Anchor Montana State University
- Steven Levitan-Writer/Producer University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Ernie Pyle - Pulitzer Prize winning World War II journalist, Indiana University
- Ryen Russillo - co-host of The Scott Van Pelt Show on ESPN Radio, University of Vermont
- Charles Strum - Associate managing editor for the New York Times, Dickinson College
- James J. Kilpatrick - Syndicated newspaper columnist, author, University of Missouri
- Hughes Rudd - CBS News anchor, correspondent, University of Missouri
- Fred Savage - Actor - Wonder Years, Stanford University
- Sam Elliot - Actor, Cal State L.A.
- David Spade - Actor - Saturday Night Live, Arizona State University
- Lloyd Bridges - Actor, UCLA
- Beau Bridges - Actor
- Kevin Tighe - Actor, University of Southern California
- Robert Young - Actor - Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby, MD [Depauw University]
- Danny Lee Clark - Nitro from the original American Gladiators, San Jose State University
- James Denton - Actor - Desperate Housewives, University of Tennessee
- Richard Kind - Actor - Spin City, Northwestern University
- Matt Long - Actor, Western Kentucky University
- Michael Rosenbaum - Actor, Lex Luthor: Smallville, Western Kentucky University
- Terry Gilliam - film director, member of Monty Python, Occidental College
- Bob Goen - former co-host of Entertainment Tonight, San Diego State University
- John Lee Hancock - film director, The Blind Side, Baylor University
- Joshua Holmes - International model, celebrity blogger, Middle Tennessee State University
- David McKenna - writer/producer of Blow, American History X, San Diego State University
- Grant Shaud - actor on Murphy Brown, University of Richmond
- Paul James - actor - television show Greek, Syracuse University
- Bobby Jon Drinkard - actor Survivor: Guatemala, Survivor: Palau, and We Are Marshall, Troy University
- Gregory Thomas Garcia - Creator and Producer My Name is Earl, Yes, Dear, Frostburg State University
- Robert S. Woods - Actor One Life to Live Long Beach State University
- Carmen Finestra - Television producer and writer (The Cosby Show, Home Improvement), Penn State University
- Casper Van Dien - Actor Starship Troopers, Beverly Hills 90210 Florida State University
- Jay Wilkison - Actor, Nashville, One Life to Live Western Kentucky University
Business
- John Bugas - Former Vice President - Ford Motor Company University of Wyoming
- Larry Kurzweil - President/COO, Universal Studios Hollywood
- John Motley Morehead III - Developed foundation of Union Carbide Company, Lifetime philanthropist UNC Chapel Hill
- Joe Craft President Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. Joe Craft Center, Kentucky Basketball Facilities University of Kentucky
- William T. Young - Businessman, Founder and former CEO of JIF, University of Kentucky
- Chris Sullivan, founder Outback Steakhouse, University of Kentucky
- Jack Crichton - Oil and gas industrialist in Texas
- Scott T. Ford- CEO, Alltel Wireless, University of Arkansas
- J.B. Fuqua - Former businessman and philanthropist. The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University is named after him
- Clemmie Spangler - Merged the Bank of North Carolina with Bank of America. Businessman and philanthropist, UNC - Chapel Hill
- Steve Lacy - President & CEO, Meredith Corporation, Kansas State University
- David S. Lewis, Jr. - Former Chairman & CEO, General Dynamics Corporation, Georgia Tech
- William Perez - CEO, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Cornell University
- Paul L. Foster - President and CEO of Western Refining, Baylor University
- T. Boone Pickens, Jr. - Chairman, Mesa Petroleum, Oklahoma State University
- Aubrey McClendon - Co-Founder and CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Duke University
- Bowman Gray, Sr. - Former President and chairman of [[R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company],] UNC Chapel Hill
- Charles Price II - Chairman and CEO - Price Candy Company, University of Missouri
- Richard Scruggs - Lawyer, University of Mississippi
- George Watts Hill - Noted banker, hospital administrator, and philanthropist, UNC Chapel Hill
- Ed Wilson - President of Chicago based Tribune Broadcasting, University of Arkansas
- Howard Wood - Co-founder, Charter Communications and former President & CEO, Cencom Cable Television, Washington University
- Ross Perot, Jr. - Businessman and Real Estate developer, Chairman of Perot Systems, Vanderbilt University
- Ed Fuller - President of Marriott International, Boston University
- David Einhorn - President, Greenlight Capital, Cornell University
- John Thompson Dorrance - Founder Campbell's Soup, MIT
- John F. Barrett - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Western & Southern Financial Group, University of Cincinnati
- Paul Tudor Jones - Founder of the Tudor Investment Corporation, University of Virginia
- Dan Rapoport - Financier and philanthropist, President of Rapoport Capital, University of Houston
Education
- James M. Farr - President of the University of Florida
- Bruce Grube - President of Georgia Southern University
- Ralph Cooper Hutchinson - President of Washington & Jefferson College
- Stephen G. Jennings - President of the University of Evansville
- Luis Proenza- President of University of Akron
- Mike Feinberg - Knowledge is Power Program
- Clemmie Spangler - Served as President of University of North Carolina system from 1986-1997. From 1982-1986 served as Chairman of North Carolina Board of Education. Noted businessman and philanthropist. UNC - Chapel Hill
- Thomas Kermit Hearn - President of Wake Forest University
- Edwin Speir - President of Georgia College and State University
- Dan Papp - President of Kennesaw State University
- Gary Ransdell - President of Western Kentucky University
Government
President
- William McKinley - Twenty-fifth President of the United States (R), Mount Union College
U.S. Senate
- Max Baucus - U.S. Senator from Montana (D), Stanford University
- J.C.W. Beckham - Former U.S. Senator from Kentucky (D); youngest Governor of Kentucky; namesake of Beckham County, Oklahoma, Centre College
- Jim DeMint - U.S. Senator from South Carolina (R), University of Tennessee
- Pete Domenici - Former U.S. Senator from New Mexico (R), University of New Mexico
- Peter Fitzgerald - Former U.S. Senator from Illinois (R), Dartmouth College
- John J. Hickey - Former Wyoming governor and U.S. Senator (D), University of Wyoming
- Johnny Isakson - U.S. Senator from Georgia (R), University of Georgia
- Connie Mack III - Former Florida U.S. Senator (R), University of Florida
- Larry Pressler - Former South Dakota U.S. Senator (R), University of South Dakota
- David Pryor - Former Arkansas Governor and U.S. Senator (D), University of Arkansas
- Mark Pryor - U.S. Senator from Arkansas (D), University of Arkansas
- George Smathers- Former U.S. Senator and Congressman from Florida (D), philanthropist, University of Florida
- Dennis Chavez - Former U.S. Senator from New Mexico University of New Mexico
- Richard Russell - Former US Senator from Georgia University of Georgia
U.S. House of Representatives
- Bill Archer - Former U.S. Representative (R), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, University of Texas at Austin
- Andy Barr (U.S. politician) - US Representative from Kentucky (R) University of Virginia
- David E. Bonior - Former US Representative from Michigan (D), University of Iowa
- Allen Boyd - Former US Representative from Florida (D), Florida State University
- Jay Dickey - Former US Representative from Arkansas (R), University of Arkansas
- David Dreier - US Representative from California (R), University of La Verne
- Hamilton C. Jones - Former US Representative from North Carolina (D) UNC Chapel Hill
- Thomas W. Ewing - Former US Representative from Illinois (R), Millikin University
- Paul Gillmor - Former US Representative from Ohio (R), Ohio Wesleyan University
- J. Alex McMillan - Former US Representative from North Carolina (R), UNC Chapel Hill
- Ralph Regula - Former US Congressman from Ohio (R), Mount Union College
- John Shadegg - Former US Congressman from Arizona (R), University of Arizona
- Charles Walter "Charlie" Stenholm - Former US Congressman from Texas (D), Texas Tech University
- Gilbert Brown Patterson - Former US Congressman from North Carolina (D) UNC Chapel Hill
Governors
- Sherman Adams - Former Governor of New Hampshire (R); Representative from New Hampshire's 2nd District; White House Chief of Staff, Dartmouth College
- Haley Barbour - Former Governor of Mississippi (R); former chairman of the Republican National Committee, University of Mississippi
- Joe Foss - Former South Dakota Governor (R); Medal of Honor recipient; leading USMC ace pilot, 1st Commissioner of the AFL, former NRA President, University of South Dakota
- William L. Guy - Former North Dakota Governor (D), North Dakota State University
- Gary Johnson - Former Governor of New Mexico (L), University of New Mexico
- Paul B. Johnson, Jr. - Former Governor of Mississippi (D), University of Mississippi
- John Lynch - Former Governor of New Hampshire (D), University of New Hampshire
- Sidney S. McMath - Former Governor of Arkansas (D), Marine General & Renowned Trial Lawyer, University of Arkansas
- Robert D. Ray - Former Governor of Iowa (R), Drake University
- Robert D. Blue - Former Governor of Iowa, Drake University
- Brian Sandoval - Current Governor of Nevada (R), University of Nevada
Mayors
- Ivan Allen Jr. - Former Mayor of Atlanta (D), Georgia Tech
- Jerry Sanders - Former Mayor of San Diego (R), San Diego State University
Other government officials
- Henry M. Paulson - Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, Former CEO of Goldman Sachs Group, Dartmouth College
- Michael Geppi - Former Harford County Councilman (R), Towson University
- L.Q.C. Lamar - Statesman (D), Justice of US Supreme Court, University of Mississippi
- W. Burch Lee, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and clerk of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (D), Louisiana State University
- Wilson Livingood - Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Michigan State University
- Richard Myers - Former Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff, Kansas State University
- Eliot Ness - Prohibition agent, University of Chicago
- Charles B. Peatross - Judge of the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second District in Shreveport, 1996-2011, Tulane University
- Charles Price II - Former Ambassador to the United Kingdom University of Missouri
- Donald Evans - Former US Secretary of Commerce, University of Texas at Austin
- Richard Riley - Former US Secretary of Education, Former Governor of South Carolina (D), Furman University
- Pat Robertson - Christian leader, 1988 Presidential Candidate (R), Washington and Lee University
- Kenneth Schissler - Former Maryland State Delegate (R), Salisbury State University
- Mark Taylor - Former Georgia State Senator representing the 12th District, Former Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, Emory University
- Louis R. Tobacco- New York State Assemblyman representing Staten Island's 62nd District (R), University at Albany
- Guy Vander Linden - Member of Iowa Legislature and former Brigadier General US Marines, University of Iowa
- GEN Charles C. Campbell, USA (Ret.) - US Army General (Retired), former FORSCOM commander, and last continuously serving Army officer with Vietnam experience, Louisiana State University
- Edmund Kirby Smith - General, Confederate States of America, The University of the South
- Bruce L. Castor, Jr. - Former District Attorney and current Commissioner of Montgomery County, PA; noted trial lawyer, Lafayette College
Science
- Robert Ballard - Oceanographer, explorer, discovered the wreckage of the RMS Titanic in 1985, Bismarck in 1989, and the Roman trading ship Isis, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Steve Fossett - aviator and adventurer, Stanford University
- Robert H. Goddard - Father of modern controlled rocketry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Eldon W. Joersz - American pilot, who jointly holds the Flight airspeed record, North Dakota State University
- William B. Lenoir - NASA Astronaut, MIT
- John Motley Morehead III - noted chemist, work led to notable business success in Union Carbide Company UNC Chapel Hill
- William Oefelein - NASA Astronaut, Oregon State University
Sports
Baseball
- Harry Agganis - Boston University football All American, Boston Red Sox 1B, "The Golden Greek", Boston University
- Scott Boras - Pro baseball agent, University of the Pacific
- Avery Brundage - Olympics, pentathlon, decathlon, International Olympic Committee, president, 1936 - 1972
- Ken Caminiti - Former professional baseball player, San Jose State University
- Jason Castro - #10 Pick in 2008 MLB Draft Stanford UniversityHouston Astros
- Scott Forster - Montreal Expos pitcher, James Madison University
- David Freese - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim third baseman and 2011 NLCS MVP, University of Missouri[1]
- John Gall - Florida Marlins minor league outfielder Stanford University
- Ryan Garko - San Francisco Giants first baseman, Stanford University
- Mike Gosling - Toronto Blue Jays minor league pitcher, Stanford University
- Mike Hubbard - Chicago Cubs catcher, James Madison University
- Mark Lamping - Former president of the St. Louis Cardinals and CEO of the Meadowlands Stadium Company, Rockhurst University
- Kevin McClatchy - Current CEO and former majority owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Graig Nettles - Former Major League Baseball player, San Diego State University
- Greg Reynolds - Colorado Rockies pitcher, Stanford University
- Walt Terrell - Former professional baseball player, Morehead State University
- Clint Robinson - Pittsburgh Pirates Major League first baseman Troy University
Basketball
- Terry Dischinger - Professional basketball player, Purdue University, Chicago Zephyrs, Baltimore Bullets, Detroit Pistons
- Mike Gminski - Professional basketball player, Duke University
- Jud Heathcote - Former Michigan State University Basketball Coach, Washington State University
- Phil Jackson - Professional basketball coach, University of North Dakota
- "Pistol Pete" Maravich - Professional basketball player, Louisiana State University
- Jon McGlocklin - Professional basketball player, Indiana University, Cincinnati Royals, San Diego Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks
- Jack Twyman - Professional basketball player, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Royals
- Kevin Grevey - Professional basketball player, University of Kentucky
- Dick Van Arsdale - Professional basketball player, Indiana University, New York Knickerbockers, Phoenix Suns
- Tom Van Arsdale - Professional basketball player, Indiana University, Detroit Pistons, Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City-Omaha Kings, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns
American Football
- Troy Aikman - Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl MVP Quarterback and Hall of Famer
- Chris Ault - University of Nevada-Reno football coach, University of Nevada
- Tony Boselli - Professional football player, University of Southern California
- Doug Brien - Former NFL place-kicker, University of California, Berkeley
- Mack Brown - University of Texas at Austin football coach, Florida State University
- Pete Carroll - Seattle Seahawks football coach, University of the Pacific
- Terry Cole - football player, Indiana University, Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins
- Greg McElroy - University of Alabama QB 2009 National Champions, NFL QB for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Kyle Cook - Current Center for Cincinnati Bengals, Michigan State University
- Doug Dickey - Football coach at University of Tennessee and University of Florida
- Paul Dietzel - Football coach at Louisiana State University, Miami University
- "Bullet" Bill Dudley - NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins, University of Virginia
- Francis A. "Mother" Dunn, Former halfback for the Canton Bulldogs, Dickinson College
- Dennis Erickson - football coach, Montana State University
- Tommy Mason - football player, Tulane University, Minnesota Vikings
- Ed McCaffrey - Professional football player, Stanford University
- Don Nehlen - Former head football coach at West Virginia University, Bowling Green State University
- John Offerdahl - Former NFL linebacker, Western Michigan University
- Todd Peterson - Former NFL place-kicker, University of Georgia
- Matt Prater - NFL Kicker for the Detroit Lions, University of Central Florida
- Peter Pund - Captain and Center for the 1928 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
- Bo Schembechler - Former University of Michigan football coach, Miami University
- Adam Seward - Linebacker for the Carolina Panthers, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Dennis K. "Dutch" Stanley - Football coach at University of Florida
- Drew Stanton - Arizona Cardinals quarterback and former Detroit Lions quarterback, Michigan State University
- Everett Strupper - College Football Hall of Fame halfback, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Barry Switzer - (Honorary) former football coach University of Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys, University of Oklahoma
- Fran Tarkenton- Quarterback of Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants, University of Georgia
- David Treadwell - Former NFL kicker, Clemson University
- Carson Palmer - Quarterback of Arizona Cardinals, University of Southern California
- Denny Thum - President of the Kansas City Chiefs Rockhurst University
- Lloyd Yoder - College Football Hall of Fame tackle, Carnegie Mellon University
Golf
- Andy Bean - Golf announcer, player on the PGA Champions Tour, University of Florida
- David Boyd Sr. - Golfer, member of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame, University of Georgia
- Bob Gilder - Golfer, PGA Champions Tour, Arizona State University
- Bobby Jones - Famous amateur golfer/lawyer, Founder of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament. Georgia Tech
- Gary Koch - Golfer, sportscaster, course designer, University of Florida
- Tom Purtzer - Golfer, PGA Champions Tour, Arizona State University
- Steve Melnyk, University of Florida
- Bill Brask - Golfer, Big 10 Golf Championship Winner 1968, Australian Open runner up, University of Minnesota
Tennis
- Bob Bryan - Tennis player, Stanford University
- Mike Bryan - Tennis player, Stanford University
- Patrick McEnroe - Tennis professional, Stanford University
Other Sports
- Bob Baffert - Kentucky Derby Winner, University of Arizona
- J.P. Magnum - Professional wrestler, Cumberland University
- Andy Douglas - Professional wrestler, Morehead State University
- Joey Gilbert - Professional Boxer, University of Nevada
- Jimmie Heuga - First American Olympic Skier to Medal University of Colorado at Boulder
- Ron Mason - Former college hockey coach and current athletics director at Michigan State University
- Chris Pontius - Forward for D.C. United, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Wally Ris - Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist in Swimming, University of Iowa
- Dave Shondell - Head Volleyball Coach at Purdue University, Ball State
References
- ↑ McCullough, Andy (19 October 2011). "St. Louis Cardinals-Texas Rangers World Series: David Freese came full circle to emerge as hometown hero". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 4 June 2012.