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This is a list of Alpha Tau Omega brothers who have achieved notability.
Astronauts
Business
Education
John Besh : celebrity chefAnthony Michael Brooks : world champion Rubik's Cube solverBugs Bunny : animated Warner Brothers character; initiated in 1947 at University of Kentucky; Warner Bros endorses Bugs as an actual member[ 3] Dana Elcar : film and TV actor best known for his supporting role on MacGyver Felix Hartmann: Author of Dark Age [ 4] [ 5] Florida Atlantic
Hunter Ellis : reality TV star; host of History Channel's Tactical to Practical Rob Estes : actor, Melrose Place Silk Stalkings 90210 Guy Fieri : Food Network star; host of Guy's Big Bite and Diners, Drive-In's, and Dives ; Nevada-Las Vegas Brad Fiorenza : MTV's The Real World: San Diego Christopher Fitzgerald : Broadway and film actorShelby Foote : novelist and Civil War historianCork Graham : combat photographer imprisoned in Vietnam for illegally entering the country while looking for treasure buried by Captain Kidd Bob Guiney : Bob the Bachelor from The Bachelor 4 Andrew Haug : Australian radio announcer; drummer for Contrive ; considered by many to be the Howard Stern of AustraliaJack Ingram : country music performerAnthony Jeselnik : standup-comedian, writer, and actorGreg Kinnear : Talk Soup Academy Award nomineeBert 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; Pretty Woman Overboard Happy Days Laverne & Shirley Happy Days several times, and an ATO fraternity paddle can be seen hanging on the wall of "Arnold's"Jon Meacham : Editor of Newsweek Forrest Sawyer : ABC News , Nightline Adam Schroeder : Warner Brothers and FOX New Regency movie producer; Chronicle The Truman Show Clueless [ 6] Elliot Segal : radio DJ and host of Elliot in the Morning Grant Show : actor, Melrose Place Stryker : radio DJ and co-host of the radio show Loveline Tennessee Williams : Pulitzer Prize winner for A Streetcar Named Desire Reynolds Wolf : CNN meteorologist
Legal
Richard H. Bryan : former US Senator and Nevada Governor (Nevada-Reno ); former Nevada Attorney GeneralFrank Fahrenkopf : former Chair of the Republican National Committee (Nevada-Reno ); former President and CEO of the American Gaming Association; founded the law firm Fahrenkopf, Mortimer, Sourwine, Mousel and SloaneProcter Ralph Hug, Jr. : Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Nevada-Reno )Eli Northrup : criminal defense attorney; rapperWilliam J. Raggio : Nevada State Senator (Nevada-Reno ); former D.A. of Washoe County in Nevada (1958–1970)Jim Santini : US Congressman, State of Nevada (Nevada-Reno ); former Nevada district court judgeGrant Sawyer : Governor of Nevada, 1959-1967 (Nevada-Reno ); co-founded Lionel Sawyer & Collins in 1967, which before its closing was the largest private law firm in NevadaWilliam 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 Aaron M. Schlossberg [ 7] [ 8]
Military
Politics
Lee Atwater : Chair of the Republican National Committee Birch Bayh : US Senator from Indiana (Purdue )Richard H. Bryan : former US Senator and Nevada Governor (Nevada-Reno )C. Farris Bryant : Governor of Florida 1961-1965; University of Florida George C. Butte : jurist and Texas politicianAlberto "Al" Cardenas : political lobbyist; Florida Atlantic University Lawton Chiles : US Senator; Governor of Florida 1991-1998; University of FloridaNathan Deal : Governor of Georgia ; Mercer University Andrew Durham : Head of NASA Communications; President of Nigeria University of Kentucky in Lexington, KentuckyJames Eastland : US Senator from 1942-1979; Senate Pro Tempore , 1972–1979Frank Fahrenkopf : Chair of the Republican National Committee; president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (Nevada-Reno )Sam Gibbons : CongressmanMatt Griffin : current Deputy Secretary of State of the State of Nevada (Nevada-Reno )Stephen H. Grimes : Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court ; University of Florida Edward J. Gurney : US Senator, FloridaLee H. Hamilton : US Congressman, IndianaSpessard Holland : US Senator; Governor of Florida; University of FloridaRoy M. Huffington : Ambassador to Austria, 1990–93; named Ambassador of the Year in 1992 by the Diplomatic Club of ViennaProcter Ralph Hug, Jr. : Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Nevada-Reno )Willis B. Hunt Jr. : Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia ; Emory University Harry A. Johnston : US Congressman, FloridaRobert H. Johnson : state senator from Rock Springs, Wyoming ; University of Wyoming Kurt Kelly : State Representative dist. 24 Florida; Florida State UniversityJack Kemp : 1996 candidate for US Vice President; former US Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)Tom Kindness : US Congressman, Ohio ; University of Maryland, College Park Clarence D. Long : US Representative, 1963-1985Mike Mansfield : US Senate Majority Leader, 1961-1977Mel Martinez : US Senator, Florida; honorary initiate in Spring 1997, Eta Rho chapter; sponsored by ATO's former National President Bruce O'Donoghue to help Martinez further his political career; this special initiation helped him gain local office in Orange County, Florida, which he then used to catapult to national prominenceLarry McDonald : Georgia Congressman; killed on Korean Air Flight 007 Harry Mitchell : US Congressman, Arizona Stephen C. O'Connell : Justice and Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court (1955–1967); President of the University of Florida (1967-1973)John E. Porter : Congressman, IllinoisWilliam J. Raggio : Nevada State Senator (Nevada-Reno )Jim Santini : US Congressman, Nevada (Nevada-Reno )Grant Sawyer : Governor of Nevada, 1959-1967 (Nevada-Reno )Eric Simons : Jackson Township trusteeAlan K. Simpson : US Senator , Wyoming Charles H. Smelser : former Maryland State Senator; University of Maryland, College Park James C. Smith : former Florida Attorney General and Florida Secretary of State ; Florida State UniversityJ. 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 nomineeJohn S. Tanner : US Congressman from Tennessee ; University of Tennessee
Science
Sports
John Ayers : NFL football player, 1977–1987Dom Capers : defensive coordinator, Green Bay Packers ; former NFL head coachChris Capuano : MLB pitcher, Los Angeles DodgersBud Collins : tennis announcer, authorCris Collinsworth : former NFL wide receiver, sports anchorLee Corso : sports commentator, football coachLen Dawson : NFL Hall of Famer, Super Bowl IV MVP, sports anchorTed DiBiase : "The Million Dollar Man"; former WWF wrestlerTerry Funk : pro wrestlerMike Droese : "Duke The Dumpster"; former WWE wrestlerJoe Girardi : New York Yankees former manager and catcher; former Florida Marlins managerSteve Gleason : NFL football player, 2000-2008Lucas 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 SeriesLou Groza : NFL Hall of FamerJoe B. Hall : former head basketball coach of the University of Kentucky Wildcats (1978 National Champions)Bill Ireland : University of Nevada; Las Vegas Baseball Coach 1960-1967; UNLV's first Athletic Director; the "father of UNLV athletics" (Nevada-Reno )Keith Jackson : sports commentator, ABC Tommy John : Major League baseball pitcher; four-time All Star team; initiated in 1964; Indiana State University 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 seasonsErnie Koy : Texas Longhorns, 1963 National Champions; Pro Bowl running back for New York Giants Joel McNulty : All Time Big Ten Conference men's track and field winner; two record-setting and one other win, 1952-1953Magnum T.A. : "Terry Allen"; Former WWF pro wrestlerCurt Miller : head coach of the WNBA's Connecticut SunJim 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 coachBrandon Slay : gold medalist at Sydney Olympics in wrestlingSteve Spurrier : head coach of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks; Heisman Trophy winner 1966 at University of Florida; former Florida head coach; 1996 National ChampionshipBrad Stevens : Head Coach of the Boston Celtics ; former Head Coach of Butler Bulldogs basketball team; DePauw University 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 1991Jim Tressel : former head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes (2002 National Champions)Matt Valenti : two-time NCAA national champion wrestlerChandler Worthy : WR for the Houston Texans, 2015–presentJack Youngblood : NFL Hall of FameDerek Miles [ 9]
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