List of Kappa Alpha Order members
This is a list of notable alumni of Kappa Alpha Order.
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Media
- Michael Beck (Alpha Mu) – actor
- Pat Boone (Gamma Lambda) – actor and recording artist
- Marty Brennaman (Zeta) – announcer for the Cincinnati Reds
- Zac Brown (Zeta Kappa) – lead vocalist with the multiple Grammy-winning country group the Zac Brown Band
- Michael Brun (Sigma) – DJ and producer
- Thomas Dixon, Jr. (Tau) – author, playwright
- Bill Engvall (Xi) – actor and comedian
- Ben Ferguson (Alpha Upsilon) – conservative radio talk show host, author
- George Grizzard (Upsilon) – actor, won Tony Award in 1996
- Taylor Hackford (Beta Sigma) – film director, won Oscar in 1979
- George Hamilton IV (Upsilon) – country music singer
- Rob Huebel (Delta Omicron) – comedian and actor
- William Joyce (Beta Lambda) – author, artist, illustrator with Disney/Pixar and others
- Bill Lawrence (Alpha Zeta) – television writer, producer, and director
- Delbert Mann (Chi) – film director, won an Oscar and Palme d'Or in 1955
- Frank McCarthy (Beta) – movie producer, won an Oscar in 1970
- Page McConnell (Beta Lambda) – member of music group Phish
- Richard Moll (Alpha Xi) – actor, played "Bull Shannon" on Night Court
- Rich O'Toole (Epsilon Delta) – country music singer
- Anthony Perkins (Alpha Psi) – prolific actor, played Norman Bates in Psycho
- Mark Povinelli (Epsilon Lambda) – actor
- Charlie Rose (Alpha Phi) – talk show host
- Randolph Scott (Alpha Sigma) – actor
- Ned Vaughn (Phi) – actor
- Mark L. Walberg (Delta Tau) – television host
- Douglass Wallop (Beta Kappa) – writer, won Tony Award in 1956
Business
- Robert Crandall (Alpha Zeta) – former president, chairman and CEO of American Airlines
- Ken May (Gamma Gamma) – CEO of FedEx and Kinko's
- Jerry Richardson (Delta) – Carolina Panthers owner and founder
- George W. Woodruff (Alpha Sigma) – Director of the Coca-Cola Company, 1936-1985
- Robert W. Woodruff (Epsilon) – President of the Coca-Cola Company, 1926-1954
Education
- William James Barrow (Zeta) – chemist and paper conservator
- John B. Watson (Iota) – psychologist, founder of behaviorism
Government
- Thurman Adams (Beta Epsilon) – former Senator and President Pro Tempore of State Senate (Delaware)
- Robert Aderholt (Phi) – US Congressman from Alabama
- Carl Albert (Beta Eta) – former US Representative for Oklahoma; Speaker of the House, 1971-1977
- Paul Atkins (Delta) – former Commissioner of the US Securities and Exchange Commission
- Roger Bedford, Jr. (Alpha Beta) – State Senator, Alabama
- Roy Blunt (Alpha Eta) – US Congressman and Senator from Missouri
- J. Caleb Boggs (Beta Epsilon) – former Governor and US Senator from Delaware
- Rick Boucher (Beta Rho) – US Congressman from Virginia
- Charles Boustany (Gamma Phi) – US Congressman from Louisiana
- William Denis Brown, III – former state senator from Monroe, Louisiana
- Bryan Edward Bush, Jr. – former district attorney of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- Adm. Richard E. Byrd (Lambda) – US Navy, Antarctic explorer; Medal of Honor recipient
- William Clements (Beta Lambda) – former governor of Texas
- Clark M. Clifford (Alpha Theta) – former counsel to US presidents Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy; former secretary of defense
- Larry Combest (Gamma Chi) – US Congressman from Texas
- Zel M. Fischer (Alpha Delta) – judge, Missouri Supreme Court
- Don Fowler (Delta) – former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
- Bart Gordon (Delta Lambda) – US Congressman from Tennessee
- Henry Hager (Tau) – husband of Jenna Bush; daughter of US President George W. Bush
- William Pike Hall, Sr. (Alpha Iota) – member of the Louisiana State Senate from Shreveport, 1924-1932
- Robert W. Hemphill (Rho) – former US Congressman from South Carolina, 1857-1964; Federal Judge for South Carolina, 1965-1980
- George Hooks (Nu) – Senator of Georgia
- J. Edgar Hoover (Alpha Nu) – former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Richard Hudson (Epsilon Xi) – US Congressman from North Carolina
- Whitfield Jack (Alpha Iota) – United States Army officer in World War II; major general of United States Army Reserve, attorney in Shreveport (Louisiana)
- Mike Johnson (Alpha Gamma) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Bossier Parish
- Buddy MacKay (Beta Zeta) – former Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and US Representative from Florida
- James MacKay (Epsilon) – Senator
- GA George C. Marshall (Beta) – former US Secretary of State; former US Secretary of Defense; former US Army Chief of Staff' namesake of the Marshall Plan; Nobel Peace Prize recipient; graduate of the Virginia Military Institute
- Henry McMaster (Rho) – Attorney General of South Carolina
- Daniel Mongiardo (Alpha Theta) – Lt. Governor of Kentucky, 2007-
- G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery (Beta Tau) – former US Congressman, author of the GI Bill of Rights
- Bill Owens (Delta Kappa) – Governor of Colorado
- Gen. George S. Patton (Beta) – former Commander, 3rd US. Army
- Austin Peay (Omega) – former Governor of Tennessee
- Gen. J. H. Binford Peay III (Beta) – former Commander, 101st Airborne Division, US CENTCOM; Superintendent of VMI
- Claude Pepper (Alpha Omega) – former US Congressman from Florida; former US Senator from Florida
- Melvin Purvis (Rho) – FBI; headed the Division of Investigation Offices in Birmingham, Alabama; led successful manhunts for led Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson, and John Dillinger
- Dean Rusk (Sigma) – former US Secretary of State
- Ellison D. Smith (Delta/Rho) – US Senator, South Carolina
- Floyd Spence (Rho) – US Congressman from South Carolina
- Dennis Stine (Delta Xi) – former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and commissioner of administration for then Governor Buddy Roemer
- Earl Ray Tomblin (Alpha Rho) – Governor of West Virginia
- Richard Truly (Alpha Sigma) – Vice Admiral, US Navy; astronaut; former Director of NASA
- Dayton Waller (Alpha Iota) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1968-1972
- Steve Womack (Epsilon Zeta) – US Congress from Arkansas
Religion
- Rt. Rev. James L. Duncan (Kappa) – former Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida
- Bishop Robert C. Morgan (Phi) – retired Bishop; Mississippi and Kentucky Annual Conferences; former President of the United Methodist Council of Bishops[citation needed]
Sports
- Tommy Aaron (Beta Zeta) – professional golfer; 1973 Masters Champion
- Tony Azevedo (Alpha Pi) – water polo player; four-time All-American; three-time National Player of the Year; three-time Olympian
- Bill Bergey (Delta Eta) – four-time All-Pro player; member of the Philadelphia Eagles Honor Roll
- David Binn (Alpha Xi) – San Diego Chargers, long snapper, 1994–present
- Rex Cawley (Beta Sigma) – Olympic gold medalist (1964) and former world record holder, 400m hurdles
- Jarron Collins (Alpha Pi) – NBA player, Phoenix Suns
- Jason Collins (Alpha Pi) – NBA player, Atlanta Hawks
- Ben Crenshaw (Omicron) – professional golfer and Master's champion in 1984 and 1995
- Al Geiberger (Beta Sigma) – professional golfer
- Burt Hooton (Omicron) – former Major League Baseball player and coach
- Don January (Gamma Lambda) – professional golfer
- Paul Johnson (Delta Alpha) – head football coach for Georgia Tech
- Christian "Sonny" Jurgensen III (Alpha Phi) – former professional football player, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Joe Kapp (Alpha Xi) – former professional football player, College Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Clyde Littlefield (Omicron) – former University of Texas football and track & field coach
- Jack Maguire (Gamma Eta) – professional golfer[1]
- Tim McCarver (Gamma Gamma) – former professional baseball player
- Hal Mumme (Epsilon Pi) – head football coach, New Mexico State University
- Will Muschamp (Gamma) – defensive coordinator of Auburn football team
- Ernest Nevers (Alpha Pi) – former professional baseball and football player, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Tommy Nobis (Omicron) – former professional football player with Atlanta Falcons; University of Texas All-American; 1965 winner of the Outland Trophy & Maxwell Award
- Charles Paddock (Beta Sigma) – three-time Olympic gold medalist, track & field
- Jerry Richardson (Delta) – Wofford College receiver - Associated Press Little All-America selection in 1957 & 1958; former professional football player with Baltimore Colts; current owner of the NFL Carolina Panthers
- Jay Sigel (Tau) – professional golfer
- Brandt Snedeker (Chi) – professional golfer
- Melvin Stewart (Pi) – Olympic gold medalist, swimming
- Dave Stockton (Beta Sigma) – professional golfer
- Danny Sullivan (Theta) – Formula One and Indycar driver, 1985 Indianapolis 500 Winner
- William Vlachos (Alpha Beta) – All-American Center and two time (2009, 2011) National Champion for the Alabama Crimson Tide
- Sam Wyche (Iota) – former NFL head coach; NFL analyst
- Frank Wykoff (Beta Sigma) – Olympic gold medalist, 1928, 1932, 1936, in track & field
- Ernie Zampese (Beta Sigma) – NFL offensive coordinator who helped pioneer the west coast offense
References
- ^ Buswell, Brent (October 2, 2015). "Florida State KA Named Top 10 in College Golf". Kappa Alpha Order. Retrieved January 28, 2016.