Famous Phi Sigs

Government

• Frank J. Lausche - Pi Deuteron (Ohio State) Honorary. Former Senator from Ohio; former Ohio governor.

• John V. Tunney - Iota Pentaton (Cal. State -Fullerton) Honorary. United States Senator from California.

• R. Smith Simpson - Psi Virginia '27. American Consul in Bombay, India; research professor in diplomacy, Georgetown University; author of "Anatomy of the State Department".

• Fred D. Schwengel - Gamma Epsilon (Truman State University) '29 One of the founding members and former president of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society and eight term U.S. Representative from Iowa

• Robert E. Leach - Pi Deuteron (Ohio State) '33. Ohio Chief Justice.

• Robert V. Denney - Sigma Deuteron (Nebraska) '38. Federal Judge and representative from Nebraska.

• James D. Hodgson - Beta Deuteron (Minnesota) '38. Former United States Ambassador to Japan; Former Secretary of Labor.

• Gilbert Gude - Eta (Maryland) '45. Former Congressman from Maryland; Director, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

• Robert Funseth - Psi Triton (Hobart) '48. Retired Assistant Secretary of State.

• Joseph Dini - Eta Deuteron (Nevada) '50. Former Speaker, Nevada General Assembly.

• John D. Scanian - Beta Deuteron (Minnesota) '51. Former United States Ambassador to Yugoslavia.

• Arthur C. Levitt - Chi (Williams) '52. Former Chairman, United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

• Geore A. Trail - Pi (Franklin & Marshall) '58. Retired United States Ambassador to Malawi.

• John H. Sununu - Omicron (M.I.T) '61. Former Governor of New Hampshire; Former White House Chief of Staff.

• Anthony Coelho - Rho Tetarton (Loyola Marymount) '64. Former U.S. Congressman from California, House Majority Whip.

• Richard Hecklinger - Xi (St. Lawrence) '65. United States Ambassador to Thailand.

Religion

• Stewart H. Rudisill - Rho Deuteron (Gettysburg) '12 Former Chaplain of Phi Sigma Kappa.

• Stewart W. Herman - Rho Deuteron (Gettysburg) '30. President, Lutheran School of Theology.

• Alvin S. Rudisill - Rho Deuteron (Gettysburg) '50. Chaplain at the University of Southern California.

Science and Research

• J. Walter Larkin - Tau (Dartmouth) '24. President, Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology.

• Milton Harris - Theta Deuteron (Oregon State) '26. President, American Institute of Chemists.

• Charles C. Price - Phi (Swarthmore) '34. Chairman of the Board, Swarthmore College; Winner of the 1974 American Chemical Society Award for Creative Invention of polyether polyurethane rubber; President, World Federalist Educational Fund.

• Lt. Col. John R. Hane - Zeta (CCNY) '39. Chief of Aircraft and Guided Missile Section, Technical Training Division USAF in the Pentagon.

• Richard W. Lyman - Phi (Swarthmore) '44. President, Rockfeller Foundation; Former President, Stanford University.

• Leonard J. Grant - Lambda (George Washington) '50. Retired Vice-President, National Geographic Society.

• Richard F. Gordon, Jr. - Lambda Deuteron (Washington) '51. Retired Captain, U.S.N.; NASA Astronaut, missions: Gemini 11 & Apollo 12.

• John Fabian - Chi Deuteron (Washington State) '61. Former NASA Astronaut; Veteran of two space shuttle missions.

• Daniel Brandenstein - Sigma Zeta (Wisconsin-River Falls) '65. Retired Captain, U.S.N.; Former Chief of the NASA Astronaut Office; Veteran of four space shuttle missions.

Journalism

• John S. Knight - Gamma (Cornell) '18. Publisher and owner, Knight Newspapers; member of Cornell Board of Trustees.

• A. B. Guthrie, Jr. - Mu Deuteron (Montana) '23. Pulitzer Prize author.

• Arnold W. Gingrich - Delta Deuteron (Michigan) '25. Publisher, ESQUIRE.

• John A. Prestbo - Rho Pentaton (Northwestern) '63. Markets Editor, Wall Street Journal; Senior Editor, Dow Jones.

• Steven S. Ross - Gamma Tetarton (Rensselaer) '68. Editor, New Engineer Magazine and Enviorment Regulations Handbook.

Business and Industry

• John "Jack" F. Welch - Alpha (Massachusets) '57. Former Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, General Electric Co.

• Pat Coady - President of the World Bank

• D. William Brosnan - Kappa Deuteron (Georgia Tech) '28. Retired President, Southern Railway System.

• George Murray Campbell - Alpha (Massachusetts) '20. Retired Vice-President, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.

• Louis W. Dawson - Gamma (Cornell) '19. Former President, Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.

• Vernon A. Johnson - Omega (California) '36. Vice-President, Lockhead Aircraft.

• Reginald H. Jones - Mu (Pennsylvania) '39. President of General Electric Company.

• Ronald G. Assaf - Eta Triton (Akron) '57. Chairman, Sensormatic Electronics.

• Thomas Cusack - Mu (Penn) '77. CEO, Transamerica Life Insurance.

• Jerry D. Choate - Xi Triton (San Jose State) '61. Retired Chairman and CEO, Allstate Insurance Company.

• Stephen Courter - Kappa (Penn State) '77. Chairman & CEO, NEON, Inc.

• Philip B. Fletcher - Xi (St. Lawrence) '54. Retired Chairman & CEO, Conagra, Inc.

• John T. Gilbride - Mu (Penn) '38. Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Todd Shipyards.

• Glen Hiner - Delta (West Virginia) '56. Chairman, CEO, Owens-Corning Fiberglass.

• Vernon A. Johnson - Omega (California) '36. Former Sr. Vice-President, Eastern Region, Lockhead Aircraft; Senior Advisor, Lockhead Aircraft.

• Jerry Johnson - Iota Pentaton (Cal. St./Fullerton) '69. President, Chief Operating Officer, The Clorox Company.

• Kurt Landfraf - Lamba Tetarton (Wagner) '68. CEO, Educational Testing Service.

• Reginald H. Jones - Mu (Penn) '39. Retired Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, General Electric Co.

• Gilbert C. "Gill" Maurer - Xi ( St. Lawrence) '50. Retired Executive Vice-President & COO, The Hearst Corporation.

• Robert Mondavi - Nu Deuteron (Stanford) '36. Former Chairman, Robert Mondavi Winery.

• Thomas C. Norris - Rho Deuteron (Gettysburg) '60. Retired Chairman & CEO, P.H. Glatfelter Co.

• Richard H. Wamhoff - Phi Upsilon (Valparaiso) '67. Executive Vice-President Heinz Asia/Pacific.

• John William Townsend, Jr. - Chi (Williams) '46. President, Fairchild Space & Electronics Company.

• Robert Wolfe - Kappa Deuteron (Georgia Tech) '60. Chairman & CEO, GenCorp.

• Stephen Huse - Sigma Triton (Indiana) '68. Famous Restaurateur: Founder of the Noble Romans pizza chain; Owner of Huse Incorporated; Served as Vice chairman and a key executive of Indianapolis-based Consolidated Products, which operates the Steak 'n Shake chain and various specialty restaurants; Owner of St. Elmo's Steak House in Indianapolis.

Drama, Radio, Television, and Film

• Don Knotts - Delta (West Virgina) '46. Televison and movie comedian; Five-time Emmy Award winner.

• David French - Gamma (Cornell) '60. Former news anchor, CNN.

• Frank Filipetti - Iota Triton (Connecticut) '68. Grammy Award-winning recording engineer.

• Burl Ives - Epsilon Delta (Eastern Illinois) '31. Noted actor and folksinger.

• Martin Milner - Omega Deuteron (Southern Cal.) '53. Television actor, Route 66, Adam 12, etc.

• Chris Sarandon - Delta (West Virginia) '64. Film actor.

• Red Skelton - Gamma Epsilon (NE Missouri State) Honorary. Emmy Award-winning television comedian.

• Tom Smothers - Xi Triton (San Jose State) '61. One of the Smothers Brothers, popular folk-singing and comedy team.

• Cheech Marin - Actor/Comedian

• Julio DiBenedetto - Pi Deuteron (Ohio State) '51. Producer and Director of television shows.

• Cedric W. Foster - Tau (Dartmouth) '24. News Analyst, MBS; member of executive staff, Yankee Network.

• James L. Loper - Chi Triton (Arizona State) '53. Former Executive Director, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

• David Selby - Delta (West Virginia) '63. Television and stage actor.

Literature

• Robert Lindsey - Xi Triton (San Jose St.) '56. Author, The Falcon and the Snowman.

• Gay J. Talese - Omicron Deuteron (Alabama) '53. Author, The Kingdom and The Power, Honor Thy Father, Unto The Sons.

Sports

• Lou Boudreau - Alpha Deuteron (Illinois) '39. 1948 American League MVP; Sports Announcer; Member of Baseball Hall of Fame.

• Dan Patrick - Eta Hexaton (Dayton) '79. Sportscenter anchor, ESPN Sports Network.

• Frank Gifford - Omega Deuteron (Southern Cal.) '52. New York Giants star, All-American and Sportscaster, NFL Hall of Fame member.

• Dick Enberg - Epsilon Xi (Central Michigan) '56. Nationaly known NBC Sportscaster

• Chris Schenkel - Delta Triton (Purdue) '45. Nationaly known Sportscaster.

• Bryan and Joel Glazer - Epsilon Triton (American) '86 and '89. Co-Executive Vice Presidents, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

• David P. Montgomery - Mu (Penn) '68. President, Philadelphia Phillies.

• R. Dennis Ralston - Omega Deuteron (Southern Cal) '64. World Team tennis pro; Men's and NCAA champion; Tennis Coach, SMU.

• Frederick A. Wyatt - Beta (Union) '69. Lacrosse National Hall of Fame.

Education

• Ellis F. White - Xi (St. Lawrence) '33. President, Essex County College (N.J.).

• Joseph F. Marsh - Delta (West Virginia) '45. President, Concord College.

• John D. Williams -zPhi Deuteron (Kentucky) '26. Retired Chancellor, University of Mississippi.

• Perry Kendig - Pi (Franklin and Marshall) '32. President, Roanoke College.

• Richard W. Lyman - Phi (Swarthmore) '44. President of Stanford University.

• Kenneth C. Rogers - Xi (St. Lawrence) '50. President, Stevens Institute of Technology.

• Paul E. Gray - Omicron (M.I.T.) '54. Chancellor of M.I.T.

• Jack Magruder - Gamma Epsilon (Truman State University) '57 President of Northeast Missouri State University on into its transition to Truman State University