Government

Canadian Federal Officials

John N.W. Turner, British Columbia '49

Former Prime Minister

John Russell Schram, Western Ontario '62/Toronto '65

Amb., Sierra Leone High Commissioner, Ghana

Former Canadian Provincial Premiers

David Peterson, Western Ontario '64

Ontario

Michael F. Harcourt, British Columbia '64

British Columbia

Members in the 108th Congress

Senator C. William Nelson II, Yale '65

Florida

Senator Donald L. Nickles, Oklahoma State '71

Oklahoma

Senator Richard G. Lugar, Denison '54

Indiana

Senator John W. Warner, Washington & Lee '50

Virginia

Representative Richard A. Gephardt, Northwestern '62

Missouri

Representative John M. Spratt, Jr., Davidson '64

S. Carolina

Former United States Congressmen

Senator Mark O. Hatfield, Willamette '43

Oregon

Representative Craig T. James, Florida '63

Florida

Representative Robert (Bob) Franks, DePauw '73

New Jersey

Representative Steven Gunderson, Wisconsin '73

Wisconsin

Representative Frank Neville Ikard, Texas '32

Texas

Representative Thomas G. Loeffler, Texas '71

Texas

Representative James G. Martin, Davidson '57

North Carolina

Representative Richard D. Nichols, Kansas State '51

Kansas

Representative John J. Rhodes, Kansas State '38 (dec.)

Arizona

Representative Charles G. Rose III, Davidson '61

N. Carolina

Representative Daniel Schaefer, South Dakota '58

Colorado

Representative Philip R. Sharp, DePauw '64

Indiana

Representative Dennis A. Smith, Willamette '60

Oregon

Representative Mike Synar, Oklahoma '74 (dec.)

Oklahoma

Representative Jamie L. Whitten, Mississippi '33 (dec.)

Mississippi

Former United States Governors

Former Governor Brereton C. Jones, Virginia '61

Kentucky

Former Governor Raymond E. Mabus, Mississippi '69

Mississippi

Former Governor Arch A. Moore, West Virginia '51

West Virginia

Former Governor James G. Martin, Davidson '57

North Carolina

Former High-ranking U.S. Officials

William J. Perry, Carnegie Mellon '49

Secretary of Defense

Federal Judges

John Sopinka, Toronto, 1958

Former Canadian Supreme Court Justice

Ralph G. Thompson, Oklahoma '56

Oklahoma

Charles H. Haden II, West Virginia '58

West Virginia

Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr., Missouri '51

Missouri

Dickran M. Tevrizian Jr., USC '62

California

United States Ambassadors

David C. Mulford, Lawrence '59

India

Former United States Ambassadors

John S. Cooper, Centre '22/Yale '23 (dec.)

India, Nepal, East Germany

Robert H. Phinny, North Carolina '45

Swaziland

Glen A. Holden, Oregon '51

Jamaica

Robert G. Rich, Florida '52

Belize

John E. Dolibois, Miami '42

Luxembourg

Joseph S. Farland, West Virginia '38

Iran and Pakistan

College/University Officials

College Presidents/Chancellors

David Peterson, Western Ontario '64

University of Toronto

Thomas B. Courtice, Ohio Wesleyan

Ohio Wesleyan

John W. Moore, Rutgers '61

Indiana State

Steven B. Sample, Illinois '62

Southern California

Former College Presidents

Robin Hugh Farquhar, British Columbia '60

Carleton University

Peter H. Armacost, Denison '57

Echerd College

Paul E. Bragdon, Amherst '50

Reed College

Nicholas L. Henry, Centre '65

Georgia Southern

William H. Capitan, Michigan '54

Georgia Southwestern

John P. Crecine, Carnegie Mellon '61

Georgia Tech

William H. Danforth, Westminster '48

Washington

James J. Duderstadt, Yale '64

Michigan

Nicholas L. Henry, Centre '65

Georgia Southern

Frank N. Ikard, Texas '34 (dec.)

Texas

Allen K. Jackson, Denver '54

Huntington College

William G. Caples, Kenyon '30

Kenyon

Deane W. Malott, Kansas '21 (dec.)

Cornell

David T. McLaughlin, Dartmouth '54

Dartmouth College

David G. Marshall, Western Ontario '71

Nipissing University

Franklin D. Murphy, Kansas '36 (dec.)

Kansas/UCLA

Fredrick W. Ness, Dickinson '33

Fresno State

Edgar F. Shannon Jr., Washington & Lee '39 (dec.)

Virginia

Joel D. Smith, Beloit '55

Denison

Samuel Weese, West Virginia '57

American College

Arts / Entertainment

William Anderson, Whitman '51

(Adam West) Actor – Batman

James Arness, Beloit '46

Actor – Gunsmoke

James E. Brunzell, Minnesota '71

Professional writer; Killerbees

John W. Considine III, UCLA '57

Actor – The Young and the Restless, Another World

James M. DeBlasis, Carnegie Mellon '59

General Director, Cincinnati Opera

Arthur A. Hall, Virginia Tech '90

Sports Artist/Illustrator

H. Richard Hornberger Jr., Bowdoin '45

Author – M A S H

Kermit H. Hunter, Ohio '31

Author, Encyclopedia Britannica

Ken E. Kesey, Oregon '57 (dec.)

Author – One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

William (Billy) Moses, Wesleyan '82

Actor – Melrose Place

George W. Peppard Jr., Purdue '52 (dec.)

Actor – A&E's Detective Hour & The A Team

Stephen J. Sondheim, Williams '50

Composer, Broadway Hit West Side Story

Rich Taylor, Oklahoma '71

VP, Walt Disney Entertainment-Walt Disney World

Richard K. Wilson, Washington '78

(Richard Karn) Actor – Home Improvement

Other Prominent Betas (may include past career titles)

Bill Etherington, Western Ontario, '63

Chairman, CIBC

Joe M. Allbaugh, Oklahoma State '74

Director/F.E.M.A.

Joseph P. Allen IV, DePauw '59

Astronaut/Space Flight Executive

John Robert Ave, DePauw '54

President, Lorillard

John Bakewell, Jr., Cal-Berkeley 1893

Architects

Thomas A. Bartlett, Williamette '51

Rhodes Scholar/Chancellor, Univ. of Alabama System

James K. Batten, Davidson '57 (dec.)

President, Knight Ridder Newspapers

George F. Baughman, Florida '37

President, The College Foundation

Stephen D. Bechtel Sr., Calif. '23 (dec.)

Chairman & CEO, Bechtel Group

Eugene N. Beesley, Wabash '29

Former Chairman of the Board, Eli Lilly & Co.

Thomas M. Begel, Missouri '64

Chairman & CEO, Pullman-Peabody Co.

Charles E. Bennison Jr., Lawrence '65

Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania

James D. Berry, Oklahoma '44 (dec.)

Chairman, Republic Bank Corp.

Robert M. Best, Ohio Wesleyan '44

Chairman & CEO, Security Mutual Life

William J. Bowerman, Oregon '33

Founder, Nike

Thom Brennaman, Ohio '86

Sports Broadcaster

Arthur M. Brown Jr., Cal-Berkeley 1896

Architects

Fred E. Brown, Oklahoma '34

Chairman & CEO, J & W Seligman & Co.

Kenneth D. Cameron, MIT '71

Space Shuttle Flight Commander

Walter P. Chrysler, Dartmouth '33 (dec.)

Philanthropist

James A. Collins, UCLA '49

Chairman & CEO, Collins Food Intl.

William E. Cornelius, Missouri '53

President & CEO, Union Electric Co.

Douglas. S. Cramer, Cincinnati '53

Executive Producer, A. Spelling Productions

Louis P. Dehner, Wash.-St. Louis '62

Dir. of Anatomic Pathology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

David A. Duffield, Cornell '62

President, CEO, Founder PeopleSoft, Inc.

Richard J. Dunell, Minnesota '50

Former Publisher, People Magazine

C. Christopher Epting, Florida '69

Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Iowa

Charles H. Erhart, Yale '49

Chairman, W.R. Grace Corporation

William T. Esrey, Denison '61

President & CEO, United Telecom/CEO Sprint Corp.

Gene L. (Red) Estes, Oregon '59

Head Track & Field Coach, Fresno State

William W. Falsgraf, Amherst '55

President, American Bar Association

William H. Fetridge, N'western '30 (dec.)

Chairman, Dartnell Corporation

Enfield (Flicky) Ford, Vanderbilt '50

Former Illustrator, TIME

Chet Forte, Columbia '57

Former TV Director ‑ ABC Monday Night Football

Steve Fox, Dartmouth '70

ABC News Reporter/Special Correspondent

Gerald W. Fronterhouse, Oklahoma '58

President, Republic Bank Corporation

John V. (Jack) Geraghty, Washington '56

Major, City of Spokane, Washington

James A. Greer Jr., DePauw '65

President & CEO, CareNet Systems

Harry R. (Bob) Haldeman, UCLA '48 (dec.)

Former President Nixon's Chief of Staff

Robert Hall Haynes, Western Ontario '53

President, Royal Society of Canada

Gavin Herbert Jr. Southern California '55

Founder & CEO Allergan Pharmacueticals

Weldon B. (Hoot) Gibson, Wash. St. '38

Senior Director, Stanford Research Institute

Stephen Goldsmith, Wabash '68

Mayor, Indianapolis

Jeffrey L. Grayson, Oregon '64

Investment Banker

W. Grant Gregory, Nebraska '63

Chairman, Touche Ross & Co.

Richard E. Heckert, Miami '45

Chairman, E.I. Dupont DE Nemours & Co.

Harold S. Hook, Missouri '53

Chairman, American General Corp.

Larry D. Horner, Kansas '56

Board of Directors United Way of America

Charles (Chuck) Howard, Duke '45

ABC Broadcaster

W. Herbert Hunt, Washington & Lee '51

President, Hunt Energy

Joel Hyatt, Dartmouth '72

Founder, Hyatt Legal Services

Edgar F. Kaiser, Stanford '65

Chairman, Bank of British Columbia

Charles A. Keeler, Cal-Berkeley 18 93

Director, California Academy of Sciences

Ted D. Kellner, Wisconsin '69

Investments/philanthropy

Francis B. Kemp, Davidson '63 (dec.)

President, NCNB Corp.

R. Crosby Kemper, Missouri '50

Chairman & CEO, Utd. Missouri Bancshares

Patrick S. Kenney, Southern California'70

CEO American Corp.

J. Robert Killpack, Miami '46 (dec.)

Chairman & CEO, National City Corp.

Charles D. Koch, MIT '57

Chairman & CEO, Koch Industries

William Koch, MIT '62

Skipper and Champion America's Cup

Carl A. Kroch, Cornell '35

Former Owner, Kroch's & Brentano's Bookstore

Robert F. Lehman, Indiana '65

President & CEO, Fetzer Institute

John H. Liedtke, Amherst '42

Former CEO/Board Member, Pennzoil Oil Co.

Howard M. Love, Colgate '52

Chairman & CEO, National Steel Corp

Robert H. Malott, Kansas '48

Chairman & CEO, FMC Corp.

Geoffrey S. Mason, Duke '63

Executive Producer, ESPN

Hugh L. McColl Jr., North Carolina '57

CEO, Bank of America

Charles S. Mechem Jr., Miami '52

Chairman, Taft Broadcasting/Commissioner L.P.G.A.

Stephen R. Miller, USC '66

President, Dean Witter Reynolds

Edward P. Morgan, Whitman '32 (dec.)

News Commentator

Cruse W. Moss, Ohio '48

Chairman & CEO, General Automotive Corp.

Blake W. Nordstrom, Washington '82

President, Nordstroms, Inc.

Bruce A. Nordstrom, Washington '55

CEO, Nordstroms, Inc.

Erik B. Nordstrom, Washington '85

Co-Chairman, Nordstroms, Inc.

John N. Nordstrom, Washington '58

Co-Chairman, Nordstroms, Inc.

Peter E. Nordstrom, Washington '84

Co-Chairman, Nordstroms, Inc.

Raymond F. O'Brien, Missouri '48

Chairman, Consolidated Freightways

Terrence O'Flaherty, California '39

TV Critic, San Francisco Chronicle (ret.)

John Opel, Westminster '48

Former President, IBM

Russell E. Palmer, Michigan State '56

Dean, Wharton School of Business

William Pennington, Cal/Berkeley '45

Co-founder, Circus Circus

Donald E. Petersen, Washington '46

Chairman & CEO, Ford Motor Co. (ret.)

Loring P. Rixford, Cal-Berkeley 1894

Architects

George A. Roberts, Carnegie Mellon '39

Chairman, Teledyne Corporation (ret.)

Jamey Rootes, Clemson '88

GM, Columbus Crew Major League Soccer

Ed Roski Jr., USC '68

Owner, Los Angeles Kings Hockey Team/Realtor

James M. Sellers, Miami '86

President, Wentworth Military Academy

Theodore J. Semrod, Oklahoma '63

Chairman, United Jersey Bank

Charles E. Schroeder, Dartmouth '57

Chairman, Blvd. Bank National Association

Frank A. Shrontz, Idaho '53

Chairman/Emeritus and CEO, The Boeing Corp.

Lee H. Scott, Florida '49

President & CEO, Florida Power

Tom W. Scott Jr., Texas '62

Chairman, Alabama Hospital Assn.

Col. Richard (Misty) Shoop, Denison '41

Composer, alumni volunteer, former Gen. Sec.

Robert M. Snow, Case '59

President & CEO, Infodex, Inc.

Warren Staley, Kansas State '65

CEO, Cargill, Inc.

Col. Charles R. Stribling III, Missouri '49

President, Missouri Military Academy (ret.)

Harold W. Sweatt, Minnesota 1913 (dec.)

Founder, Honeywell

R.L. Thomas, Kenyon '53

President, First National Bank of Chicago

G. Kennedy Thompson, North Carolina '73

President, CEO, Chairman of the Board, Wachovia Corp.

Richard G. Tilghman, Virginia '63

President & CEO, Crestar Bank

G. Robert Truex, Rutgers '49 (dec.)

Chairman & CEO, Rainier National Bank

Sam Walton, Missouri '40 (dec.)

Founder, Wal-Mart

Paul J. Weitz, Penn State '54

Former astronaut/Space Center Director

Robert M. Weller, Washington '72

Host – Entertainment Tonight

Alfred P. West, Georgia Tech '64

Chairman and CEO, SEI Investments

Edward Whittemore, Columbia '45 (dec.)

Chairman & CEO, American Brands

T.A. Wilson Jr., Iowa State '42

Chairman Emeritus, The Boeing Co.

Alden P. Yates, Stanford '50 (dec.)

President Bechtel Group

Phil Yeckel, Missouri '32 (dec.)

Owner, Hidden Valley Ranch

Sports

Olympic Medal Winners

Joe Bottom, USC '77

100 butterfly (1976 silver)

Don Bragg, UCLA '59

pole vault (1960 gold)

Harold Herman Brix, Washington '28

shot put (1928 silver)

Bob Clotwathy, Ohio State '54

springboard diving (1956 gold, 1952 bronze)

Don Cohan, Amherst '51

yachting (1972 bronze)

Leroy B. Cochran, Indiana '41

440 hurdles (1948 gold), mile relay (1948 gold)

Mel Counts, Oregon State '64

basketball (1964 gold)

Charlie Doe, Stanford '20

rugby (1924 and 1920 gold)

Eddie P. F. Eagan, Denver/Yale '20

boxing 178-lb. (1920 gold) and bobsleeding (1932 gold)

John Ferris, Stanford '71

200 M (1968 bronze), 200 butterfly (1968 bronze)

Jeff Float, USC '83

4x200 freestyle relay (1984 gold)

Bruce Furniss, USC '79

200 freestyle (1976 gold), 4x200 freestyle relay (1976 gold)

Steve Furniess, USC '75

200 IM (1972 bronze)

Dan Greenbaum, USC '92

volleyball (1992 bronze)

V. Arthur Griffin, Oklahoma State (A&M) '24

wrestling coach (gold 1948)

Ed Hamm, Georgia Tech '29

long jump (1928 gold)

George Harrison, Stanford '61

4x200 freestyle relay (1960 gold)

Alan Helffrich, Penn State '25

mile relay (1924 gold)

Brian Job, Stanford '73

200 breaststroke (1968 bronze)

George H. Kojac, Rutgers '31

100 backstroke (1928 gold), 4 x 200 free relay (1928 gold)

Jerry Lucas, Ohio State '62

basketball (1960 gold)

Charles McGinnis, Wisconsin '27

pole vault (1928 bronze)

John Miller, Yale '24

rowing (1924 gold-eight oars)

Lowell O. North, Cal-Berkeley '71

yachting (1968 gold, 1964 bronze)

John Parker, Stanford '70

water polo (1972 bronze)

Bob Pearce, Oklahoma State '31

wrestling 125-lb. (1932 gold)

Pat Powers, USC '80

volleyball (1984 gold)

Ed Rimkus, St. Lawrence '37

bobsledding (1948 gold)

Murray I. Rose, USC '61

400 freestyle (1956 gold), 1500 free (1956 gold, 1960 silver), 4x200 free relay (1956 gold, 1960 bronze)

Richard Roth, Stanford '69

400 IM (1964 gold)

Harlow Rothert, Stanford '30

shot put (1932 silver)

John Shadden, USC '87

yachting (1988 bronze)

Gary Sheerer, Stanford '68

water polo (1972 bronze)

Kevin Still, UCLA '82

rowing-coxed pairs (1984 bronze)

William Thompson, California '51

rowing (1928 gold-eight oars)

Professional Hockey

Foster Hewitt, Toronto '25

Famed Radio Announcer, Toronto Maple Leafs

Professional Baseball

Eddie Collins, Columbia 1907

Hall of Fame/career .333 hitter

Ethan Allen, Cincinnati '26

Career .300 hitter

Leland (Larry) MacPhail, Beloit 1910

Brooklyn Dodgers Owner/GM; Hall of Fame/Introduced night games

Bill Veeck, Kenyon '36

(Called baseball's great innovator) Hall of Fame/Owner of several franchises

William H. Stoneman, Idaho '66

VP Operations, Montreal Expos/Pitched first two no-hitters for Expos

Michael J. Schmidt, Ohio '71

Hall of Fame/548 home runs

Professional Golfers

Jim Benepe, Northwestern '86

Dow H. Finsterwald, Ohio '52 (ret.)

Brandt Jobe, UCLA '89

Grier S. Jones, Oklahoma State '68 (ret.)

Scott McCarron, UCLA '89

Larry Romjue, Nebraska '60 (ret.)

Bill Tindall, Washington '65

Web Wilder, Oklahoma '31 (ret.)

Professional Football

Mike Brown, Dartmouth '57

President & GM, Cincinnati Bengals

George S. Buehler Jr., Stanford '69

Los Angeles Raiders

Ronald W. Coder, Penn State '76

Baltimore Stars

Donald D. Coryell, Washington '47 (ret.)

San Diego Chargers Coach

Robert G. Douglass, Kansas '69

Los Angeles Raiders

Keith V. Fahnhorst, Minnesota '74

San Francisco 49ers

Jay Fiedler, Dartmouth '94

Philadelphia Eagles

Mark Jerve, Washington '82

New York Jets

Jeffrey A. Kemp, Dartmouth '81

Los Angeles Raiders

Ryan Kuehl, Virginia '95

San Francisco 49ers

James M. Mandich, Michigan '70

Miami Dolphins

Matt Monger, Oklahoma State '84

New York Jets

August (Gus) Otto, Missouri '65

Oakland Raiders

James M. Schnietz, Texas '73

B.C. Lions

David Shula, Dartmouth '81

Former Head Coach, Cincinnati Bengals

Robert Stein, Minnesota '69

Kansas City Chiefs

Richard R. Volk, Michigan '67

Miami Dolphins

Brian White, Dartmouth '95

New England Patriots

Professional Basketball

David Peterson, Western Ontario '64

Chairman, Toronto Raptors, NBA

Mel Counts, Oregon State '64

Hall of Fame

Gail Goodrich, UCLA '65 (ret.)

Los Angeles Lakers

Jerry Lucas, Ohio State '62

Former Basketball Star

Jerry Sichting, Purdue '79

Coach, Minnesota Timberwolves

John R. Wooden, Purdue '32 (ret.)

UCLA Coach (10 National Titles)

Professional Tennis

Stan R. Smith, USC '69