List of Alpha Tau Omega members
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Alpha Tau Omega is an American social fraternity founded at the Virginia Military Institute in 1865. Following is a list of Alpha Tau Omega members who have achieved notability.
Academia[edit]
- Karl Compton: President of MIT
- John Garland James (VMI): 2nd president of Texas A&M University(1879-1883), president of Texas Military Institute(1868-1879)[1][2][3]
- Hardaway Hunt Dinwiddie (VMI): 4th president of Texas A&M University(1883-1887)[1]
- Frank Hereford: former president of the University of Virginia
- Stephen C. O'Connell: Justice and Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court (1955–1967) and President of the University of Florida (1967-1973)
- Santa J. Ono: 28th president of University of Cincinnati and 15th president of University of Michigan
- Blake R. Van Leer: fifth president of Georgia Institute of Technology, founder of Southern Polytechnic State University, former dean of University of Florida and North Carolina State University[4]
Business[edit]
- David Bohnett (USC): technology entrepreneur; co-founder of GeoCities
- Paul Brown (Georgia Tech); CEO of Arby's
- Walt Ehmer: (Georgia Tech): CEO of Waffle House
- Frank Fahrenkopf (Nevada-Reno 1959): president and CEO of the American Gaming Association
- Harold Allen Fernald (University of Maine 1954); Vice President CBS (retired)
- Frank Fertitta III (USC 1981): CEO of Station Casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada; owns Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Gerald J. Ford (Southern Methodist 1966): CEO of Golden State Bancorp
- Richard S. Fuld Jr. (Colorado 1969) CEO of Lehman Brothers Holdings
- Richard C. Green (Southern Methodist 1976: CEO of Aquila Corporation
- Matthew J. Hart (Vanderbilt University 1974 former president, COO, and CFO of Hilton Hotels
- James P. Hoffa (Michigan State 1963): president of Teamsters Union; Jimmy Hoffa's son
- J. Erik Jonsson (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute): founder of Texas Instruments
- Julius Curtis Lewis Jr. (University of Georgia): president of J.C. Lewis Enterprises and Lewis Broadcasting Corp.
- Billy Joe "Red" McCombs (University of Texas): former owner of Minnesota Vikings; namesake of McCombs School of Business
- Gregory R. Page (University of North Dakota): president and CEO of Cargill, Inc.
- Lewis E. Platt (Cornell 1965): former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
- Bernard Ramsey (University of Georgia): executive with Merrill Lynch and philanthropist
- Christopher A. Sinclair (University of Kansas 1971): CEO of Mattel
- Elton B. Stephens (Birmingham-Southern): founder of EBSCO Industries
- James E. Thompson (San Jose State University): founder, chairman, and CEO of the Crown Worldwide Group
- Edward Magruder Tutwiler (VMI 1865): President Tutwiler Coal, Coke & Pig Iron Co., Birmingham, Al.[5][6]
- John A. Young (Oregon State University 1953): former president and CEO of Hewlett-Packard
Entertainment[edit]
- John Besh: celebrity chef
- Anthony Michael Brooks: world champion Rubik's Cube solver
- Loring Buzzell: music publisher and record label executive
- Dana Elcar: film and TV actor best known for his supporting role on MacGyver
- Hunter Ellis: reality TV star; host of History Channel's Tactical to Practical
- Rob Estes: actor known for Melrose Place, Silk Stalkings, and 90210
- Guy Fieri (Nevada-Las Vegas): Food Network star; host of Guy's Big Bite and Diners, Drive-In's, and Dives
- Brad Fiorenza: MTV's The Real World: San Diego cast member
- Christopher Fitzgerald: Broadway and film actor
- Bob Guiney: Bob the Bachelor from The Bachelor 4
- Andrew Haug: radio announcer; drummer for Contrive
- Jack Ingram: country music performer
- Anthony Jeselnik: standup-comedian, writer, and actor
- Greg Kinnear: Talk Soup host; 1998 Academy Award nominee
- Bert Kreischer: stand-up comedian, actor, and reality television host; known as "The Machine"
- Art Linkletter: television personality; author, Kids Say The Darndest Things
- Elmer Lower: former president of ABC News
- Frank Marshall: film producer and director; co-founder of Amblin Entertainment
- Garry Marshall: film director, television producer (Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley
- Forrest Sawyer: ABC News, Nightline
- Adam Schroeder: Warner Brothers and FOX New Regency movie producer; Chronicle, The Truman Show, Clueless[7]
- Elliot Segal: radio DJ and host of Elliot in the Morning
- Grant Show: actor known for Melrose Place
- Stryker: radio DJ and co-host of the radio show Loveline
- Reynolds Wolf: CNN meteorologist
Law[edit]
- Richard H. Bryan: former Nevada Attorney General, former US Senator and Nevada Governor
- Stephen H. Grimes (University of Florida): Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
- Thomas Gordon Hayes (VMI 1866): U. S. District Attorney, Maryland Senator, Mayor Baltimore
- Procter Ralph Hug Jr. (Nevada-Reno): Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Willis B. Hunt Jr. (Emory University): Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
- Robert Page Waller Morris United States representative from Minnesota and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
- Stephen C. O'Connell: Justice and Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court (1955–1967) and President of the University of Florida (1967-1973)
- William J. Raggio: Nevada State Senator; former D.A. of Washoe County in Nevada (1958–1970)
- Erskine Mayo Ross (VMI 1865): attorney and Judge of the U. S. Circuit Court Caliifornia[6]
- Jim Santini: US Congressman, State of Nevada; former Nevada district court judge
- James C. Smith (Florida State University) former Florida Attorney General and Florida Secretary of State
- William L. Summers: criminal defense lawyer; past President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; notable cases include Carrollton, Kentucky bus collision and New Mexico State Penitentiary riot
- Michael Waddington: court-martial defense lawyer; notable cases include Bagram torture and prisoner abuse scandal, the Iron Triangle murder case (William B. Hunsaker), the Maywand District killings, and the Mahmudiyah killings
Literature and journalism[edit]
- *Shelby Foote: novelist and Civil War historian
- Cork Graham: novelist and combat photographerFounders
- Jon Meacham: editor of Newsweek; bestselling author; commentator on politics, history, and religious faith in America
- Tennessee Williams: Pulitzer Prize winner for A Streetcar Named Desire
Military[edit]
- Frank Bowman (Duke University): Admiral, USN (retired); former Chief of Naval Personnel and director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion
- Robert Page Waller Morris (VMI 1869): 1st Commandant of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets (1876-1877) and designer of 1st TAMU cadet regulations and uniform.[8][5]
- George S. Rentz (Gettysburg College): Chaplain, CDR, USN; recipient of the Navy Cross
- Holland Smith (Auburn University): General, USMC; the "father" of modern US amphibious warfare
- Charles F. Wald (North Dakota State): General, USAF (retired); EUCOM Deputy Commander 2002-2006
Politics[edit]
- Lee Atwater: Chair of the Republican National Committee
- Birch Bayh (Purdue): US Senator from Indiana
- Richard H. Bryan (Nevada-Reno): former US Senator and Nevada Governor
- C. Farris Bryant (University of Florida): Governor of Florida 1961-1965
- George C. Butte: jurist and Texas politician
- Alberto "Al" Cardenas (Florida Atlantic University) political lobbyist
- Lawton Chiles (University of Florida)US Senator; Governor of Florida 1991-1998
- Nathan Deal (Mercer University): Governor of Georgia
- Andrew Durham (University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky) Head of NASA Communications; President of Nigeria
- James Eastland: US Senator from 1942-1979; Senate Pro Tempore, 1972–1979
- Frank Fahrenkopf: Chair of the Republican National Committee; president and CEO of the American Gaming Association
- Sam Gibbons: Congressman
- Matt Griffin (Nevada-Reno): Deputy Secretary of State of the State of Nevada
- Edward J. Gurney: US Senator, Florida
- Lee H. Hamilton: US Congressman, Indiana
- Thomas Gordon Hayes (VMI 1866): U. S. District Attorney, Maryland Senator, Mayor Baltimore
- Spessard Holland (University of Florida): US Senator; Governor of Florida
- Roy M. Huffington: Ambassador to Austria, 1990–93
- Harry A. Johnston: US Congressman, Florida
- Robert H. Johnson (University of Wyoming): state senator from Rock Springs, Wyoming
- Kurt Kelly (Florida State University): State Representative dist. 24 Florida
- Jack Kemp: 1996 candidate for US Vice President; former US Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Tom Kindness (University of Maryland, College Park): US Congressman, Ohio
- Clarence D. Long: US Representative, 1963-1985
- Mike Mansfield: US Senate Majority Leader, 1961-1977
- Mel Martinez: US Senator, Florida
- Larry McDonald: Georgia Congressman; killed on Korean Air Flight 007
- Harry Mitchell: US Congressman, Arizona
- Robert Page Waller Morris United States representative from Minnesota and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
- John E. Porter: Congressman, Illinois
- William J. Raggio (Nevada-Reno): Nevada State Senator
- Jim Santini (Nevada-Reno): US Congressman, Nevada
- Grant Sawyer (Nevada-Reno): Governor of Nevada, 1959-1967
- Eric Simons: Jackson Township trustee
- Alan K. Simpson: US Senator, Wyoming
- Charles H. Smelser ( University of Maryland, College Park): former Maryland State Senator
- James C. Smith (Florida State University) former Florida Attorney General and Florida Secretary of State
- J. Christopher Stevens: former US Ambassador to Libya (June - September 2012); killed in the U.S. Consulate attack in Benghazi
- James Stockdale: 1992 Independent vice-presidential nominee
- John S. Tanner (University of Tennessee): US Congressman from Tennessee
Religion[edit]
- Hazen Graff Werner (Albion College) bishop in the United Methodist Church from 1948 to 1968
Science[edit]
- Vannevar Bush: physicist; WWII advisor; architect of modern government science policy
- Sonny Carter (Alpha Theta): NASA astronaut
- Arthur Holly Compton: physicist and Nobel Prize winner
- Charles Duke: NASA astronaut
- Ferid Murad: physician and pharmacologist; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1998
- Robet F. Overmyer (Baldwin Wallace University): NASA astronaut
- Edwin Blake Payson: Botanist[9]
- Garrett Reisman (University of Pennsylvania): NASA astronaut
- David Wolf (Purdue University): NASA astronaut
Sports[edit]
- John Ayers: NFL football player, 1977–1987
- Dom Capers: defensive coordinator, Green Bay Packers; former NFL head coach
- Chris Capuano: MLB pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Bud Collins: tennis announcer, author
- Cris Collinsworth: former NFL wide receiver, sports anchor
- Lee Corso: sports commentator, football coach
- Len Dawson: NFL Hall of Famer, Super Bowl IV MVP, sports anchor
- Paul Dee: former University of Miami athletics director
- Ted DiBiase: "The Million Dollar Man"; former WWF wrestler
- Terry Funk: pro wrestler
- Mike Droese: "Duke The Dumpster"; former WWE wrestler
- Joe Girardi: New York Yankees former manager and catcher; former Florida Marlins manager
- Steve Gleason: NFL football player, 2000-2008
- Lucas Glover (Clemson University): PGA Tour golfer; winner of the 2009 US Open
- Curt Gowdy: sports broadcaster for five decades; seven Super Bowls and 14 World Series
- Lou Groza: NFL Hall of Famer
- Joe B. Hall: former head basketball coach of the University of Kentucky Wildcats who were the 1978 National Champions
- Bill Ireland (Nevada-Reno): University of Nevada; Las Vegas Baseball Coach 1960-1967; UNLV's first athletic director; the "father of UNLV athletics"
- Keith Jackson: sports commentator, ABC
- Tommy John (Indiana State University): Major League Baseball pitcher; four-time All-Star team; initiated in 1964
- Ed Jucker: former head coach of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team; coached the team to two national championships in the 1960–61 and 1961-62 seasons
- Ernie Koy Jr.: Texas Longhorns, 1963 National Champions; Pro Bowl running back for New York Giants
- Magnum T. A.: "Terry Allen"; Former WWF pro wrestler
- Joel McNulty: All Time Big Ten Conference men's track and field winner; two record-setting and one other win, 1952-1953
- Derek Miles, pole vaulter[10]
- Curt Miller: head coach of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun
- Jim Mora: former head coach of the New Orleans Saints
- Victor Oladipo: NCAA 1st Team All-American for the Indiana Hoosiers
- Rob Pannell: all-time NCAA Division 1 men's lacrosse scoring leader at Cornell University
- Roger Reina: former UPenn wrestling coach
- Brandon Slay: gold medalist at Sydney Olympics in wrestling
- Steve Spurrier: head coach of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks; Heisman Trophy winner 1966 at University of Florida; former Florida head coach; 1996 National Championship
- Brad Stevens (DePauw University): head coach of the Boston Celtics; former head coach of Butler Bulldogs basketball team
- Jason Szuminski: MLB baseball player (San Diego Padres) - 1st major league athlete drafted from MIT
- Robby Thompson: second baseman for the San Francisco Giants, 1986-1996; winner of the Willie Mac Award in 1991
- Jim Tressel: former head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes who were the2002 National Champions
- Matt Valenti: two-time NCAA national champion wrestler
- Chandler Worthy: WR for the Houston Texans, 2015–present
- Jack Youngblood: NFL Hall of Fame
Robert Jackson (1972 initiate): offensive guard, Cleveland Browns, 1975-1985
Fictional members[edit]
- Bugs Bunny: animated Warner Brothers character; initiated in 1947 at University of Kentucky; Warner Bros endorses Bugs as an actual member[11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Charter Members of the Alpha Chapter 1865". The ATO Palm: 180–181. April 1936.
- ^ "John Garland James, ATO Founder". San Angelo Morning Times. 1930-02-13. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "James, John Garland". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ https://ocr.lib.ncsu.edu/ocr/ua/ua010_200-001-bx0001-011-004/ua010_200-001-bx0001-011-004.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b "REVISED CATALOGUE ACCORDING TO CHAPTERS". ATO Palm. 19: 263. December 1898.
- ^ a b REGISTER OF FORMER. CADETS. CENTENNIAL EDITION (PDF). ROANOKE PRINTING CO., Inc. Roanoke, Virginia. 1939. pp. 42–48, 52, 55, 64, 66.
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- ^ "Derek Miles receives Olympic bronze medal". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ "Alpha Tau Omega". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-08.