List of Lambda Chi Alpha brothers

The list of Lambda Chi Alpha brothers includes notable initiated and honorary members of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.

Academics

Name Original chapter Notability References James W. Abbott President of the University of South Dakota [1] Samuel King Allison Physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project [2] J. Michael Bishop Immunologist [3] David L. Chicoine President of South Dakota State University [4] Donald J. Cram Chemist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner 1987 [5] George Forsythe Founder and former head of the computer science department at Stanford University [6] William Friday Former head of the University of North Carolina Homer Hitt Founding Chancellor of the University of New Orleans [7] Charles Glen King Nutritionist [8] William Manchester Historian [9] A. Frank Martin One of the ten founding fathers of the Kappa Kappa Psi fraternity [10] John McCardell Former President of Middlebury College [11] Abe Mickal Former professional football player and chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Louisiana State University Medical Center [12] Perry Miller Former Harvard University professor and historian [13] Donald Othmer (honorary) Inventor and philanthropist Todd Parnell President of Drury University [14] George Preti Organic chemist Ricardo Romo President of University of Texas at San Antonio B. F. Skinner Psychologist [15] Oliver R. Smoot Engineer [16] Willis M. Tate President of Southern Methodist University Paul S. Trible President of Christopher Newport University (VA); former US Senator from Virginia [17] William E. Troutt President of Rhodes College Hermann Viets President of Milwaukee School of Engineering W. Roger Webb President of University of Central Oklahoma

Arts and entertainment

Actors and crew

Name Original chapter Notability References Claude Akins Northwestern University Actor Charles Gary Allison Writer and producer [18] Walt Becker Director [19] Richard Billows Actor Powers Boothe Actor [20] Benjamin Bratt Actor [21] Ryan Brown Actor [22] Gene Callahan Two-time Academy Award-winning production designer [13] Duane Clark Director, producer and writer [23] Will Forte UCLA Actor [19] Jonathan Frakes Actor Will Geer Actor [20] Dabbs Greer Actor [24] Bill Hayes Actor [25] John Michael Hayes Academy Award-winning screenwriter [26] Jean Hersholt (honorary member) Actor [27] Dean Jagger Actor [21] Chris Klein Actor [28] Lance Krall Actor [29] Anson Mount Actor [30] Michael O'Neil Actor [20] James Rebhorn Actor [31][32] Jonathan Sadowski Actor Johnathon Schaech Actor [33] Robert Urich Florida State University Actor [31] Ralph Waite Actor Randall Wallace Screenwriter, producer and director [34] Michael Westmore Makeup artist [35]

Artists and writers

Name Original chapter Notability References Xavier Cortada Artist [36] Chester Gould Creator of Dick Tracy [37] Edwin Markham ΘΚΝ (honorary) Poet, author of The Man With the Hoe [38] Robert B. Parker Writer, creator of Spenser [31] Chuck Pfarrer Screenwriter, novelist, author of Navy SEALs, The Jackal, Hard Target, Killing Che, Philip Nolan, Warrior Soul, and SEAL Target Geronimo [31]

Musicians

Name Original chapter Notability References Bobby Bare, Jr. University of Tennessee Musician Zane Birdwell Grammy award-winning recording engineer Jason Boland Singer/songwriter Neal E. Boyd Opera singer and winner of 2008's America's Got Talent [39] George Bruns Composer Kenny Chesney East Tennessee State University Country musician [40] Brett Eldredge Elmhurst College Country musician Tony Fagenson Drummer of Eve 6 [40] David Gaines Composer Charles Kelley Country musician, member of Lady Antebellum [41] Frankie Laine (honorary member) Musician [27] Jonathan Meiburg Musician Mark Schultz Christian musician John Tesh Actor and musician [40]

Television, radio and print media

Name Original chapter Notability References Dave Barnett Radio broadcaster for the Texas Rangers [42] Paul Harvey News radio broadcaster [43] Scott Hastings Radio broadcaster for the Denver Nuggets Ray Lane Sports commentator [44] Josh Lewin Sports commentator [45] Woody Paige Sports commentator [46] John Quiñones Television news broadcaster [47] Bill Rasmussen Founder of ESPN [48] Frank Reynolds Television news broadcaster [47]

Comedians

Name Original chapter Notability References Samir Khullar, aka "Sugar Sammy" Comedian and writer [49]

Astronauts

Name Original chapter Notability References Thomas Akers Missouri University of Science and Technology Mission Specialist, STS-41, STS-49, STS-61, and STS-79 [50] Richard N. Richards University of Missouri Pilot, STS-28; Commander, STS-41, STS-50, STS-64 [50] Terrence W. Wilcutt Western Kentucky University Pilot, STS-68, STS-79; Commander, STS-89, STS-106 [50]

Athletes

Baseball

Name Original chapter Notability References Ken Aspromonte Former professional baseball player and manager [51] Brian Bannister Professional baseball player [52] Larry Burchart Former professional baseball player [51] Cliff Chambers Former professional baseball player [12] Mickey Cochrane Member of Baseball Hall of Fame [53] Jim Cox Former professional baseball player [51] Emerson Dickman Former professional baseball player [51] Larry Dierker Former professional baseball player [54] Matt Dunbar Former professional baseball player [55] Eddie Dunn Former head football and baseball coach at University of Miami [56] George Grant Former professional baseball player [51] Brendan Harris Professional baseball player [54] Wynn Hawkins Former professional baseball player [51] Oral Hildebrand Former professional baseball player [57] Jeff James Former professional baseball player [51] Ferguson Jenkins (honorary member) Member of Baseball Hall of Fame [45] Steve Kuczek Former professional baseball player [58] Danny Litwhiler Former professional baseball player and baseball coach at Michigan State University [55] Ralph Mauriello Former professional baseball player [51] Chink Outen Former professional baseball player [51] Rusty Peters Former professional baseball player [51] Will Rhymes Professional baseball player [59] Ron Santo (honorary member) Former professional baseball player [27] Jim Schlossnagle Manager, Texas Christian University [60] Steve Shea Former professional baseball player [51] Roger Smithberg Former professional baseball player [51] Ebba St. Claire Former professional baseball player [58] Kevin Stocker Former professional baseball player with the Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, and Anaheim Angels Syd Thrift Former General Manager and scout [61] Billy Williams (honorary member) Member of Baseball Hall of Fame [27] Dib Williams Former professional baseball player [51]

Basketball

Name Original chapter Notability References Ronnie Arrow College basketball coach at University of South Alabama [62] Jimmy Bartolotta Professional basketball player Larry Brown College and professional basketball coach [12] Barney Cable Former professional basketball player [63] Nickolas Cardinale Current General Manager of the Harlem Globetrotters John Clawson Former professional basketball player Barry Collier Current athletic director and former basketball coach at Butler University Tommy Dempsey College basketball coach at Rider University [62] Lawrence Frank Former head coach of the New Jersey Nets [64] Swede Halbrook Former professional basketball player [65] Lars Hansen University of Washington and Olympic medalist Canada Scott Hastings Former professional basketball player Larry Holley College basketball coach at William Jewell College [66] Henry Iba Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame [12] Buddy Jeannette Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame Tom Nissalke Former professional basketball coach [64] Rick Pitino College basketball coach at the University of Louisville [12] Adrian Howard Smith Former professional basketball player

Bobsled

Name Original chapter Notability References Charles Butler Bronze medal winner, 1956 Winter Olympics [6] Arthur Tyler Bronze medal winner, 1956 Winter Olympics [12]

Football

Name Original chapter Notability References Stephen Alexander (honorary member) Professional football player with the Denver Broncos [27] Bob Baumhower Former professional football player Fred Biletnikoff Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame [12] Bill Bradley Former professional football player, current secondary coach, San Diego Chargers [67] Leon Brogden Member of the Wake Forest University Sports Hall of Fame and North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame [68] Mark Bruener Professional football player, Houston Texans, University of Washington Mark Brunell Professional football quarterback, New Orleans Saints [67] Blair Bush Former professional football player, Seattle Seahawks [67] Al Carapella Former professional football player [69] Steve Christie Former professional football player, Buffalo Bills Fred Cox Former professional football player, Minnesota Vikings Eddie Dunn Former head football and baseball coach, University of Miami [56] John Fiala Professional football player, Pittsburgh Steelers Bernie Flowers Former professional football player [70] Joe Gardi Former head coach, Hofstra University [71] John Gordy Former professional football player, Detroit Lions Marvin Hubbard Former professional football player, Oakland Raiders [58] Gary Huff Former professional football player [55] Mark Kelso Former professional football player, Buffalo Bills Bill Lynch Head football coach, Indiana University Vaughn Mancha Former professional football player, Boston Yanks [55] Bob Masterson Former professional football player [69] Ed McCrillis Former professional football player [6] Gene McDowell Former head football coach, University of Central Florida [55] Paul McGowan Former professional football player, Minnesota Vikings [55] Abe Mickal Former professional football player and chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Louisiana State University Medical Center [12] Bill Miller Former professional football player [69] Jim L. Mora College football coach, University of California, Los Angeles [67] Bill Muir Assistant coach, Kansas City Chiefs [67] Ray Neal Former professional football player and head coach, DePauw University [72] Jim O'Brien Former professional football player, Baltimore Colts Don Paul Former professional football player Steve Pelluer Professional football player, Kansas City Chiefs Joe Philbin Professional head coach, Miami Dolphins [67] John Rauch Former professional football player & coach Ron Sellers Former professional football player, New England Patriots Bert Shurtleff Former professional football player [6] Mike Tannenbaum Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Miami Dolphins Joe Tereshinski, Sr. Former professional football player [18] Aaron Thomas Former professional football player [65] Charley Trippi Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame [12] Jim Vollenweider Former professional football player [69] Ray Wersching Former professional football player, San Francisco 49ers Roger Zatkoff Former professional football player [67]

Golf

Name Original chapter Notability References Fred Haas PGA golfer [73] Charles Kocsis Sigma Zeta NCAA Men's Individual Golf Champion; six-time Michigan Amateur Champion; two-time Michigan Open Champion; three-time Walker Cup Team (1938, 1949, 1957) [74] John Schroeder PGA Tour golfer [73]

Hydroplane racing

Name Original chapter Notability References Bill Muncey Member of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame [12]

Rugby

Name Original chapter Notability References Kyle Winter Boston University Former international rugby player; three International Test Match appearances

Soccer

Name Original chapter Notability References Cobi Jones Professional soccer player, Los Angeles Galaxy [60]

Swimming

Name Original chapter Notability References Doug Gjertsen Gold medal winner, 1988 Summer Olympics

Tennis

Name Original chapter Notability References Gardnar Mulloy Member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame [12]

Volleyball

Name Original chapter Notability References Phil Dalhausser Volleyball player; gold medal winner, 2008 Summer Olympics Karch Kiraly Olympic volleyball player

Professional wrestling

Name Original chapter Notability References Dory Funk, Jr. Former professional wrestler [75] Daniel Rodimer Former WWE member under the name "Dan Rodman" [60] Merced Solis Former WWE member under the name "Tito Santana" [76]

Business

Name Original chapter Notability References F. Duane Ackerman Former CEO of BellSouth Corporation John D. Arnold Natural gas trade, formerly at Enron and his own firm, Centaurus Advisors James Beckett Founder of Beckett Publications Fred J. Borch Chairman and CEO of General Electric Jack Bovender CEO of HCA [77] Dale Carlsen Owner and founder of The Sleep Train [78] Nicholas Chabraja Northwestern University Former CEO of General Dynamics [79] Richard Clark CEO of Merck & Company William T. Dillard Founder of Dillard's department store John V. Faraci CEO of International Paper Robert B. Goergen CEO of Blyth, Inc. Scott Herren Managing Director and Vice President, EMEA, Citrix Systems Incorporated Michael Johns Health care executive; former White House Presidential speechwriter [80] C. Robert Kidder Chairman of Chrysler [81] J. Thomas McAfee Chairman and President of Hallmark Systems, Inc. William McCormick Founder and Chairman Emeritus of McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants [82] William W. McGuire CEO of UnitedHealth Group James W. Owens CEO of Caterpillar Incorporated [83] John S. Reed Former CEO of Citigroup Incorporated Brian Robison, Sr. Ferris State University CEO and co-founder of FixMyText, LLC Matthew K. Rose Former CEO of Burlington Northern Sante Fe Corporation Richard Santulli CEO of Netjets Paul C. Saville CEO of NVR W. S. Stuckey, Sr. Founder of Stuckey's roadside convenience stores Mark B. Templeton CEO of Citrix Systems Incorporated [84] Timothy Tucker President elect of the American Pharmacists Association [85] Jim Walton CEO of Arvest Bank [86] S. Robson Walton Chairman of Wal-Mart stores [86]

Law

Name Original chapter Notability References Mack Barham Former Louisiana Supreme Court justice [61] Harry Blackmun Former US Supreme Court justice [87] Richard Skip Fuschino Defense attorney to the stars James D. Johnson Former Arkansas Supreme Court justice [88] I. Beverly Lake Former North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice [89] Barron Patterson McCune United States federal judge [90] Alfred P. Murrah Former US 10th Circuit Court of Appeals justice Joe Rollins Attorney Clifford Taylor Chief Justice of Michigan Supreme Court [74] Gerald W. VandeWalle North Dakota Supreme Court chief justice [89] Clarence Clifton Young Former Nevada Supreme Court Justice

Military

Name Original chapter Notability References Pappy Boyington US Marine Corps World War II fighter ace [53] Jimmy Doolittle World War II air hero [53] Russell E. Dougherty Former commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command Montgomery Meigs Former Commanding General of the United States Army in Europe [58]

Government and politics

Name Original chapter Notability References Thomas Abernethy Former US Member of Congress from Mississippi [88] Homer Martin Adkins Former Governor of Arkansas James Allred Former Governor of Texas Lincoln Almond Former Governor of Rhode Island Sigurd Anderson Former Governor of South Dakota [1] Rick Baker Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida [91] Willard Beaulac Former US Ambassador to Paraguay, Colombia, Cuba, Chile and Argentina [6] Ellis Berry Former US Member of Congress from South Dakota Alan Bible Former US Senator from Nevada Joseph H. Bottum Former US Senator from South Dakota [17] Kevin Brady US Member of Congress from Texas [92] John Breaux Former US Senator from Louisiana [17] Bob Brown Former Montana Secretary of State Charles H. Brown Former US Member of Congress from Missouri Omar Burleson Former US Member of Congress from Texas Maurice G. Burnside Former US Member of Congress from West Virginia [34] Donald Carcieri Former Governor of Rhode Island Phil Cates West Texas A&M University Member of the Texas House of Representatives, 1971-1979 [93] Max Cleland Former US Senator from Georgia [17] Ronald D. Coleman Former US Member of Congress from Texas John Cooksey Former US Member of Congress from Louisiana Nathaniel Craley Former US Member of Congress from Pennsylvania John Danforth (honorary member) Former US Senator from Missouri [17] William Dannemeyer (honorary member) Former US Member of Congress from California Dennis Daugaard Governor of South Dakota [1] Lloyd Doggett US member of Congress from Texas James W. Dunn Former US member of Congress from Michigan Craig Ford Alabama State House Minority Leader Wendell H. Ford Former US Senator from Kentucky [17] Alan Frumin Parliamentarian of the United States Senate [58] Pat Garofalo Minnesota State University, Mankato Minnesota State Representative [94] Virgil Goode Former US Member of Congress from Virginia James W. Grant Former US Member of Congress from Florida [55] Durward Hall Former US Member of Congress from Missouri Richard T. Hanna Former US Member of Congress from California [19] Joe Frank Harris Former Governor of Georgia Vance Hartke Former US Senator from Indiana [17] Howell Heflin Former US Senator from Alabama [95] Robert King High Former Mayor of Miami, Florida [69] Harold T. Johnson Former US Member of Congress from California [88] James Robert Jones Former US Member of Congress from Oklahoma and US Ambassador to Mexico Robert Taylor Jones Former Governor of Arizona Sam H. Jones Former Governor of Louisiana Melville Kelly ΘΚΝ Former US Member of Congress from Pennsylvania [27] Jack Kingston US Member of Congress from Georgia Harry Leslie Former Governor of Indiana Robert Levering Former US Member of Congress from Ohio James T. Lloyd ΘΚΝ Former US Member of Congress from Missouri Harold Lovre Former US Senator from South Dakota [88] J. M. Lozano Member of the Texas House of Representatives [96] William C. Marland Former Governor of West Virginia [88] Ray Marshall Former US Secretary of Labor William McCormick US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa [82] John A. McGuire Former US Member of Congress from Connecticut George S. Mickelson Former Governor of South Dakota [1] George T. Mickelson Former Governor of South Dakota [1] Allen I. Olson Former Governor of North Dakota John Oxendine Current Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner for Georgia; candidate for Governor in 2010 [97] Ron Paul Former US Member of Congress from Texas; 2012 presidential candidate [98] John Howard Pyle (honorary) Former Governor of Arizona [27] Carl Rich Former Mayor of Cincinnati and US Member of Congress from Ohio [88] Tom Rooney US Member of Congress from Florida [99] Charles H. Russell Former Governor of Nevada Alfred Taylor (honorary member) Former Governor of Tennessee [27] Paul S. Trible Former US Senator from Virginia and President of Christopher Newport University Harry S. Truman (honorary) Former President of the United States [100] Harold Velde Former US Member of Congress from Illinois Ed Ware District attorney of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, 1967-1984 [101] Curt Weldon Former US Member of Congress from Pennsylvania Kevin Yoder US Member of Congress from Kansas [13] Clarence Clifton Young Former US Member of Congress and Supreme Court Justice of Nevada

References

1. Cross & Crescent » South Dakota’s First Alumnus President
2. Cross & Crescent » Chicago’s Roaring ’20s
3. Cross & Crescent » Uncovering Cancer’s Secrets
4. Cross & Crescent » South Dakota State President
5. Dr. Donald J. Cram - A Rollins College Department of Chemistry Alum
6. Cross & Crescent » An Ivy League Jewel
7. Cross & Crescent » Chapter News
8. http://books.nap.edu/html/biomems/cking.pdf
9. Cross & Crescent » Award-Winning Poet
10. Raymond, Michael (February 2007). "Founders of Kappa Kappa Psi" (PDF). Cross and Crescent (Indianapolis: Lambda Chi Alpha) 94 (2): 10–11. ISSN 1930-1286. OCLC 19902105.
11. Cross & Crescent » Choose Responsibility Founder
12. Cross & Crescent » 100 Years of Notable Alumni
13. Cross & Crescent » Finding and Celebrating Lost Brothers
14. Drury University: About President Todd Parnell
15. B. F. Skinner
16. Oliver R. Smoot
17. Cross & Crescent » From Congress to Campus
19. Cross & Crescent » Hollywood Movie/TV Producer. Archived May 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
20. Cross & Crescent » Emmy-Winning Actor Powers Boothe
21. Cross & Crescent » Emmy-Nominated Actor Benjamin Bratt
22. Cross & Crescent » The New Stephen King?
23. Archived May 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
24. Cross & Crescent » Acting Icon Remembered
25. Bill Hayes of TV's 'Days of Our Lives' Reflects on DePauw and Life as an Entertainer in Memoir
26. Cross & Crescent » Chapter News
27. Cross & Crescent » A Voice ‘Like a Horn’
28. Chris Klein
29. Cross & Crescent » Lance Krall Is Not Your Average Joe
30. Anson Mount
31. Cross & Crescent » Veteran Actor Shines
32. Rebhorn's obituary, accessed 25 March, 2014
33. Johnathon Schaech
34. Cross & Crescent » The Diamonds of Duke
35. Cross & Crescent » Chapter News
36. Cross & Crescent » Ritualistic Installations
37. Cross & Crescent » “Dick Tracy” Turns 75
38. Cross & Crescent » Edwin Markham: Fraternity Poet
39. "Million Dollar Man". 2008-11-01. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
40. Cross & Crescent » Carpet Ride Unraveled
41. Cross & Crescent » Grammy-Winning Artist
42. Cross & Crescent » Chapter News
43. Cross & Crescent » Good Morning Americans, Standby for News
44. Cross & Crescent » Hall of Fame Sportscaster
45. Cross & Crescent » MLB and NFL Announcer Josh Lewin
46. Cross & Crescent » ESPN’s Unlikely Star
47. Cross & Crescent » ABC’s Primetime Star
48. Cross & Crescent » ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen
49. Cross & Crescent » Chapter News
50. Cross & Crescent » Astronaut to Math Teacher
51. Cross & Crescent » Touching All the Bases
52. Cross & Crescent » Major League Pitcher
53. Cross & Crescent » First Day Covers
54. Cross & Crescent » Living Your Dream
55. Cross & Crescent » Building a Great Brotherhood
56. Cross & Crescent » 94-Year-Old Tennis Great
57. Cross & Crescent » Indiana’s New Head Football Coach
58. Cross & Crescent » 50 Years of Great Memories
59. Cross & Crescent » Chapter News
60. Cross & Crescent » Chapter News
61. Cross & Crescent » Chapter News
62. Cross & Crescent » March Madness
63. Cross & Crescent » Newest Grand High Alpha Chapter
64. Cross & Crescent » NBA Nets’ 1-2 Punch
65. Cross & Crescent » A Tradition of Excellence
66. Cross & Crescent » Chapter News
67. Cross & Crescent » Packers’ Offensive Expert
68. Cross & Crescent » Old Gold & Black
69. Cross & Crescent » Happy 71st Birthday Miami-Florida
70. Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
71. Cross & Crescent » Chapter News
72. Cross & Crescent » One Man, Three Schools, and a Bell
73. Greek Golfers
74. LCA: Sigma Zeta
75. Cross & Crescent » Former Hall of Fame Pro Wrestler
76. "Former Hall of Fame Pro Wrestler". 2008-11-01. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
77. Cross & Crescent » HCA Chairman & CEO Jack Bovender
78. Cross & Crescent » 2007 Order of Achievement Recipient
79. Cross & Crescent » A Fascinating Ride
80. "Former White House Speechwriter," Cross and Crescent, July 2007.
81. Cross & Crescent » Chapter News
82. Cross & Crescent » Salute to Dick Rubottom
83. Cross & Crescent » Caterpillar’s Top Exec
84. Cross & Crescent » Leader and Follower
85. Cross & Crescent » Pharmacy President, Chapter Adviser
86. Cross & Crescent » Reinventing the Pen
87. Cross & Crescent » The Strange Case of our Chapter at Harvard
88. The Political Graveyard: Lambda Chi Alpha Politicians
89. Cross & Crescent » Michigan’s Chief Justice Taylor
90. The Cross & Crescent 22. Lambda Chi Alpha. 1935. p. 107.
91. Cross & Crescent » 2008 U.S. Mayor of the Year
92. Cross & Crescent » Chapter News
93. "Phil Cates". cemetery.state.tx.us. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
95. Cross & Crescent » Chapter News
96. "J. M. Lozano". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
97. "theoxendinegroup". Johnoxendine.com. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
98. Cross & Crescent » Ron Paul’s Presidential Bid
99. Cross & Crescent » New U.S. Congressman
100. "???". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
101. "Louisiana: Edwin O. Ware, III", Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008 (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, New Jersey, 2007), pp. 674-675

External links

• Famous Lambda Chi Alpha brothers at Notable Names Database
• Notable national alumni of Lambda Chi Alpha, Mississippi State University website