List of Phi Kappa Tau members

The following is a list of notable brothers of Phi Kappa Tau, a college fraternity in the United States.

National presidents

Term of office	Name and chapter
1906–1907	Taylor A. Borradaile (Miami)*
1907–1908	Harvey C. Brill (Miami)*
1908–1909	Wilmer G. Stover (Miami)*
1909–1910	Alexander R. Paxton (Miami)*
1910–1911	Edward E. Duncan (Miami)*
1911	Ernest N. Littleton (Miami)*
1911–1912	Howard A. Pidgeon (Ohio)*
1912–1913	Clarence Ray Ridenour (Ohio)*
1913–1914	William H. Shideler (Miami)*
1914–1915	Robert G. Webber (Ohio)*
1915	Eckley G. Gossett (Ohio State)*
1915–1916	S. Francis "Frank" Cox (Centre)
1916–1917	Ewing T. Boles (Centre)*
1917–1919	Frederick R. Fletemeyer (Illinois)*
1919–1920	Henry E. Hoagland (Illinois)*
1920–1923	Edgar Ewing Brandon (Miami)*
1923–1925	John V. Cotton (Centre)*
1925–1928	Harry A. Taylor, MD (Nebraska Wesleyan)*
1928–1930	Isaac Miles Wright (Muhlenberg)*
1930–1934	W. Massey Foley (Miami)*
1934–1959	Roland W. Maxwell (Southern California)*
1959–1962	Harold E. Angelo (Mississippi State)*
1962–1964	William A. Hammond (Miami)*
1964–1966	Louis C. Gerding, Jr. (Colorado)*
1966–1968	Warren H. Parker (Nebraska Wesleyan)*
1968–1970	Melvin Dettra, Jr. (Ohio State)*
1970–1972	Thomas L. Stennis II (Mississippi State)*
1972–1975	Ray A. Clarke (Bowling Green)*
1975–1977	Edward A. Marye, Jr. (Kentucky)*
1977–1979	F. L. McKinley (Oklahoma State)
1979–1981	Thomas C. Cunningham (Nebraska Wesleyan)*
1981–1983	John M. Green (Nebraska Wesleyan)
1983–1985	Raymond A. Bichimer (Ohio State)
1985–1987	Harold H. Short (Colorado State)*
1987–1989	John F. Cosgrove (Florida)*
1989–1993	Walter G. Strange (Auburn)*
1993–1995	Rodney E. Wilmoth (Nebraska Wesleyan)*
1995–1997	Stephen Brothers (University of California, Berkeley)
1997–1999	Gregory D. Hollen (Maryland)
1999–2002	Todd E. Napier (Evansville)
2002–2004	Joseph J. McCann, Jr. (Spring Hill)*
2004–2006	C. William Crane (Georgia)
2006–2008	Charles T. Ball (Miami)
2008–2010	William C. Macak (Florida State)
2010–2012	Gregory M. Heilmeier (Bethany)
2012–2014	Stephan M. Nelson (University of Southern Mississippi)
2014–2016	Rick A. Keltner (California State University Sacramento)

* deceased

Chief executives

• Ralph K. Bowers, Mount Union 1917–1929
• Richard J. Young, Miami 1929–1961
• Jack L. Anson, Colgate 1961–1970
• William D. Jenkins, Bowling Green 1970–1978
• John W. Meyerhoff, Colgate 1978–1987
• John M. Green, Nebraska Wesleyan 1987–1998
• Joel S. Rudy, Bethany 1998–2002
• C. Steven Hartman, Muskingum 2002–2013
• W. Tim Hudson, Truman State 2014-

Notable members

(dates following college names are fraternity initiation dates)

Law, politics, and government

Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator (R-Kentucky)

John Barrasso U.S Senator (R-Wyoming)

Paul Ignatius, former Secretary of the Navy

• Jeffrey L. Amestoy (Hobart College 1965), former chief justice, Vermont Supreme Court; former Attorney General of Vermont
• C. Clyde Atkins (University of Florida 1935), Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1966–99
• Spencer Bachus (Auburn University 1967), U.S. House of Representatives, Alabama
• Guy K. Bard (Franklin and Marshall 1921), Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937, 1939–1952
• David Baria (University of Southern Mississippi), Mississippi State Senator 2008–2011, Mississippi House of Representatives, 2011–present
• John Barrasso (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1971), U.S. Senator, Wyoming
• Ray C. Bliss (University of Akron 1938), Chairman of the Republican National Committee, 1965–1969
• John Y. Brown, Sr. (Centre College 1917), U.S. House of Representatives, Kentucky, 1933–35
• Randy Christmas (University of Miami 1948), Mayor of Miami, Florida
• E. Virgil Conway (Colgate University 1948), chairman of the board of the MTA, New York City
• John F. Cosgrove (University of Florida 1968), attorney; member of the Florida House of Representatives; mayor of Cutler Bay, Florida
• Mike Dovilla (Baldwin–Wallace College 1994), member of the Ohio House of Representatives, 2011–present
• Gerald A. Drew (University of California, Berkeley 1922), U.S. Ambassador to Haiti and Bolivia
• John T. Elfvin (Cornell University 1938), Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
• Richard Ervin (University of Florida 1926), Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court, 1964–1975
• Ralph M. Freeman (University of Michigan 1923), Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1954–1990
• John M. Gerrard (Nebraska Wesleyan University 1973), Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska; former Nebraska Supreme Court Judge
• Fred Hall (University of Southern California 1935), Governor of Kansas, 1955–1957
• William Gardner Hewes (University of Southern Mississippi), Mayor of Gulfport, Mississippi; Mississippi State Senate, 1982–2012; Mississippi Senate President pro tempore, 2008–2012
• Robert E. Holmes (Ohio University 1941), Justice, Ohio Supreme Court, 1978–1992
• David L. Huber (University of Louisville 1962), United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky
• Harry Huge (Nebraska Wesleyan University 1956), internationally-known trial attorney
• James Lawrence King (University of Florida 1946), Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• Richard G. Kopf (University of Nebraska-Kearney 1966), Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
• William C. Lantaff (University of Florida 1931), U.S. House of Representatives, Florida, 1951–55
• John C. Mayoue (Transylvania University 1973), celebrity divorce attorney
• Mitch McConnell (University of Louisville 1961), U.S. Senator, Commonwealth of Kentucky
• William E. McVey (Ohio University 1915), U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois, 1951–58
• Ken Mehlman (Franklin and Marshall College 1985), Republican National Committee Chairman, 2005-07
• James B. Milliken (Centre College 1918), Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals (now Kentucky Supreme Court), 1951–75; chief justice, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1971–73
• James Moeller (Nebraska Wesleyan University 1952), Vice Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, 1987–1998
• Hugh M. Morris (University of Delaware), Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, 1919–30
• James D. Oberweis (University of Illinois 1966), unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for governor of Illinois; owner of Oberweis Dairy
• Verle A. Pope (University of Florida 1962), president of the Florida Senate, 1966–68
• Kenneth L. Ryskamp (University of Miami 1954), Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• Thomas C. Sawyer (University of Akron 1966), U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio, 1987–2003
• Lee Solomon (Muhlenberg College), Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
• Albert Lee Stephens, Sr. (University of Southern California Hon.), Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1937–1965
• Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. (University of Southern California 1933), Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 1961–2001
• George V. Voinovich (Ohio University 1956), former US Senator, Ohio

Military

Gen. Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. Commandant, United States Marine Corps 1968–1972

• Robert Arter (Ohio University 1947), retired Major General, U.S. Army; Commanding General, Sixth United States Army
• Donald V. Bennett (Michigan State University 1934), General, U.S. Army; 47th Superintendent United States Military Academy, 1966–69
• Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. (University of Florida 1932), Commandant United States Marine Corps, 1968–1972
• Donald R. Delauter (University of Maryland, College Park 1952), retired Brig. General, U.S. Air Force
• George S. Howard (Ohio Wesleyan University 1928), former commander and music director of The United States Air Force Band
• Paul Robert Ignatius (University of Southern California 1938), Secretary of the Navy, 1967–1969; former president of The Washington Post
• James G. Jones (Miami University 1953), retired Major General, U.S. Air Force
• Rodney P. Kelly (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 1963), retired Major General, U.S. Air Force
• Robert J. Meder (Miami University 1936), member of the Doolittle Raiders of World War II
• Carl E. Mundy, Jr. (Auburn University 1955), retired General, Commandant, United States Marine Corps, 1991–1995
• Jerry D. Page (University of Southern California 1936), Major General, U.S. Air Force; commandant, Air War College
• Virgil A. Richard (Oklahoma State University 1957), retired Brig. General, U.S. Army
• Joseph K. Spiers (North Carolina State University 1956), retired Major General, U.S. Air Force; Commander of Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base
• Colonel Walbrook D. Swank, Ohio State University, Command Personnel Officer, USAF
• Walter H. Yates, Jr. (University of Southern Mississippi 1962), retired Major General, U.S. Army; Deputy Commanding General, Fifth United States Army

Education

William Brantley Aycock, chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill, 1957–1964

• Jack L. Anson (Colgate University 1947), former executive director of the North-American Interfraternity Conference; editor of Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities
• William Brantley Aycock (North Carolina State University 1934), chancellor of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1957–1964
• Rev. George O. Bierkoe (Muhlenberg College 1920), co-founder and first president of Endicott College, 1939–1971
• Edgar Ewing Brandon (Miami University 1906), acting president, Miami University, 1909–10, 1926–7
• Paul William Brosman (University of Illinois 1919), dean of the Tulane Law School, 1937–51
• Charles F. Chapman (Cornell University 1930), founder of Charles F. Chapman School of Seamanship
• Ward Darley, MD (University of Colorado 1924), president, University of Colorado, 1953–1956
• Walter S. Gamertsfelder (Ohio University 1952), president, Ohio University, 1943–1945
• William N. Johnston (Westminster College 1969), president of Wesley College (Delaware)
• Grayson L. Kirk (Miami University 1921), president of Columbia University, 1953–1968
• Richard Kneedler (Franklin and Marshall 1962), president of Franklin and Marshall College, 1988–2002
• Paul Moyer Limbert (Franklin and Marshall), Secretary General of the World Alliance of YMCAs; president of Springfield College
• J. Sterling Livingston (University of Southern California 1937), professor of Harvard Business School, 1941–71
• Charles F. Marsh (College of William and Mary 1933), president of Wofford College, 1958–1968
• Robert Lee Mills (University of Kentucky 1935), president of Georgetown College, 1959–1978
• William H. Shideler, Ph.D (Miami University 1906), founder and chair of the Department of Geology, Miami University, 1910–1957
• William Strunk Jr. (Cornell University; member of local fraternity that became Alpha Tau Chapter), author of Elements of Style
• James J. Whalen (Franklin and Marshall 1947), president of Ithaca College, 1975–1997

Science, technology, and medicine

Leroy Chiao, astronaut

• William F. Ballhaus, Jr. (University of California, Berkeley 1964), president and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation
• Charles Bassett (Ohio State University 1951), NASA astronaut
• Kenneth N. Beers, M.D. (Muhlenberg College 1949), NASA flight surgeon; professor emeritus at Wright State Medical School
• Leroy Chiao (University of California, Berkeley 1979), NASA astronaut
• Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., MD (College of William and Mary 1955), leading oncologist
• John R. Dunning (Nebraska Wesleyan University 1926), key player in the Manhattan Project to create the atom bomb
• Paul H. Emmett, Ph.D (Oregon State University 1925), chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University; member of the Manhattan Project
• Paul C. Lauterbur (Case Western Reserve 1951), 2003 Nobel Laureate in medicine for work in developing the MRI
• Alfred Loedding (New York University), aeronautics engineer
• Roger Morse, Ph.D. (Cornell University 1948), chair of the Cornell department of entomology; expert on beekeeping
• Clyde Roper, Ph.D. (Transylvania University 1956), zoologist at the Smithsonian Institution
• M. Frank Rudy (Case Western Reserve 1948), inventor of Nike "Air" sole

Arts and entertainment

Paul Newman, Academy Award-winning actor, race-car driver, and philanthropist

• Ralph Arlyck (Colgate University 1959), independent filmmaker
• Frank P. Austin (University of Cincinnati 1957), celebrity interior designer, designed Playboy Mansion interiors
• Joseph M. Bachelor (Miami University 1911), poet (pen name Joseph Morris), professor
• Lennie Baker (Northeastern University 1966), co-founder and retired president of the group Sha Na Na
• Bob Balaban (Colgate University 1964), actor, director, author
• John Beradino (University of Southern California 1936), actor, General Hospital (played Dr. Steve Hardy) (also see sports)
• Shelley Berman (University of Southern California Hon. 2005), actor and comedian
• Ned Brooks (Ohio State University 1922), moderator of NBC's Meet the Press, 1953–1965
• Marc Butan (Ohio State University 1992), movie producer; head of 2929 Productions division of 2929 Entertainment
• Joseph W. Clokey (Miami University 1910), composer
• Jerry Clower (Mississippi State University 1949), comedian and member of the Grand Ole Opry
• Robert Dalva (Colgate University 1961), Academy Award-nominated film editor
• Frank Dungan (Bowling Green State University 1964), Emmy Award-winning TV writer/producer
• John Dykstra (Cal State-Long Beach 1966), winner of Academy Awards for visual effects and special effects
• Rick Evans (Nebraska Wesleyan University 1961), writer of In the Year 2525 as part of the group Zager and Evans
• Lew Hunter (Nebraska Wesleyan University 1952), screenwriter; chair emeritus of UCLA screenwriting program
• Fred Knoth (University of Colorado 1927), special effects head at Universal Studios; 1954 Academy Award for Technical Achievement
• John McCallum (Washington State University), writer
• Paul Newman (Ohio University 1943), actor, philanthropist, director, race car driver, founder of Newman's Own
• Patton Oswalt (College of William & Mary 1989), actor, comedian
• John Stirratt (University of Mississippi), bassist with the band Wilco
• Ernest Vajda (University of Southern California), playwright, novelist and screenwriter
• Jackie Walker, University of California Los Angeles, singer and songwriter
• Matthew Yuricich (Miami University 1946), Academy Award winner for visual effects

Religion

• O. Frederick Nolde (Muhlenberg College 1918), dean of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia; first director of the World Council of Churches Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA); contributor to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Charles Lynn Pyatt (Transylvania University 1921), dean of the College of the Bible

Business and philanthropy

• Ewing T. Boles (Centre College 1914), chairman of the Ohio Company
• Nickolas Davatzes (St. John's 1960), President Emeritus of A&E TV network
• Malcolm Forbes (Miami University, Hon. 1982), former publisher of Forbes magazine
• William F. Kerby (University of Michigan, 1927), former Chairman, of Dow Jones and Company; editor of The Wall Street Journal
• William Schwendler (New York University 1932), Chairman of the Grumman Aircraft Corporation
• Ernest H. Volwiler (Miami University, 1912), former chairman of Abbott Laboratories; co-inventor of Pentothal

Sports

John Beradino, baseball player (St. Louis Browns) and actor

Matthew Mann, swimming coach, 1952 Olympics

• Johnny Baker (University of Southern California), 1931 All-American football player at USC; head coach at Iowa State
• Babe Barna (West Virginia University), professional baseball player, 1937-43
• Al Barry (University of Southern California 1953), pro football player with the Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, and Los Angeles Chargers
• Dick Bass (Miami University), pitcher with the Washington Senators
• John Beradino (University of Southern California 1936), baseball player with the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates (also see entertainment)
• Rob Bironas (Eastern Kentucky University Hon. 2012 ), kicker with the Tennessee Titans
• Paul O. Bixler (Mount Union 1925), head football coach at Ohio State University, Colgate University; assistant coach and director of player personnel for the Cleveland Browns
• William R. "Bob" Boyd (University of Southern California 1949), men's basketball coach at University of Southern California, 1967–79
• Roger Counsil (Southern Illinois University 1959), national champion gymnastics coach, Indiana State University
• Dave Davis (University of Southern California), Olympic shot-putter
• Paul Dekker (Michigan State University 1953), pro football player with the Washington Redskins and Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• Otis Douglas (College of William and Mary 1929), player with the Philadelphia Eagles, 1946–49; college football coach at Akron and Arkansas; pro coach at Akron, Baltimore and Calgary Canada
• Johnny Edwards (Ohio State University 1957), baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros; All-Star Team, 1963, 1964, 1965
• Byron Gentry (University of Southern California 1929), football player with the Pittsburgh Pirates (now Pittsburgh Steelers), 1937–1939
• Bob Goin (Bethany College 1956), athletic director at Florida State University and University of Cincinnati
• Marc Guley (Syracuse University 1936), head basketball coach at Syracuse University, 1951–62
• Hal Herring (Auburn University 1947), football player with the Buffalo Bills, 1949, and Cleveland Browns, 1950–52; assistant coach at Auburn University, Atlanta Falcons and San Diego Chargers
• Mike Hudock (University of Miami 1957), College All-Star center; professional player with the New York Titans and New York Jets
• Dave Hyde (Miami University 1980), sports columnist for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
• Darrall Imhoff (University of California, Berkeley 1958), former NBA player; Olympic gold medalist
• Martin Kottler (Centre College 1930), charter member of the 1933 Pittsburgh Steelers
• Walt Kowalczyk (Michigan State University), professional football player
• Wendell Ladner (The University of Southern Mississippi 1970), pro basketball player, ABA (Memphis Pros) and NBA (New York Nets)
• Keith Lincoln (Washington State University 1959), football player with the San Diego Chargers
• Dale Livingston (Western Michigan University 1965), football player with the Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers
• Bill Mallory (Miami 1954), retired head football coach at Indiana University
• Matthew Mann (University of Michigan 1926), swimming coach, University of Michigan and 1952 Summer Olympics men's team
• Bud Metheny (College of William and Mary 1935), baseball player with the New York Yankees, 1943–46; coach, Old Dominion University
• Jess Mortensen (University of Southern California 1928), captain of the 1930 national champion track team at USC; coach of seven national champion track teams at USC
• Pete Newell (University of California, Berkeley 1958), retired general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers
• Bob Osgood (University of Michigan), world champion hurdler
• Richard O. Papenguth (University of Michigan 1923), swimming coach, Purdue University and 1952 Summer Olympics women's team
• Otto Peltzer (University of California, Berkeley 1928), world record holding runner, 800 meters, 1000 meters and 1500 meters
• Richard R. Poling (Ohio Wesleyan University), developer of the Poling System of football rankings
• Leo Raskowski (Ohio State University 1929), All-American tackle, 1926 and 1927
• Ernie Steele (University of Washington 1942), pro football player with the Philadelphia Eagles
• Wes Stock (Washington State University 1954), pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Athletics; pitching coach for the Oakland A's and Seattle Mariners
• Roger Theder (Western Michigan University 1962), head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley, 1978–81
• Charlie Tyra (University of Louisville 1955), basketball player with the American Basketball League
• Norbert "Nobby" Wirkowski (Miami University 1948), quarterback and coach with the Toronto Argonauts; football coach and athletic director at York University
• Curtis Youel (University of Southern California), college football coach and athletic director
• Joseph Alexander Xavier Ward, star kicker for the Centre College football team (2015-2016)

Other

• Ernie Allen (University of Louisville 1965), president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• Jack L. Anson (Colgate University 1948), winner of the 1985 North-American Interfraternity Conference Gold Medal; worked to exempt fraternities and sororities from becoming mixed-sex under Title IX
• Jeffrey Miller (Michigan State University), transferred to Kent State University and was one of four students killed there by the Ohio National Guard in 1970

Sources

• Phi Kappa Tau Centennial Membership Directory, Harris Connect: 2006
• Phi Kappa Tau Membership Manual Centennial Edition: 2006
• The Phi Kappa Tau 400: 1988

External links

• Phi Kappa Tau Hall of Fame
• Grave sites of prominent members of Phi Kappa Tau