List of Theta Chi members

List of notable members of Theta Chi fraternity.

Armed services

Name Original chapter Notability References General Jimmie V. Adams Chi / Auburn Commander in Chief of US Pacific Air Forces Major General Francis William Billado Alpha / Norwich Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard Captain James M. Burt Alpha / Norwich U.S. Army, Medal of Honor and Purple Heart Recipient, World War II Major General Reginald M. Cram Alpha / Norwich Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard Major General Grenville M. Dodge Alpha / Norwich Union Army officer in the Civil War; Railroad executive, helped construct the Transcontinental Railroad Colonel Charles Ross Greening Alpha Omicron / Washington State flew in Gen. James Doolittle's first air raid on Tokyo in World War II Vice Admiral George Raymond Henderson Gamma / Maine USN, a World War II-era officer General Robert Neller Xi / Virginia Commandant of the United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General H. P. (Pete) Osman Zeta Pi / Old Dominion USMC, Responsible for Toys for Tots on the Eastern Seaboard Captain Harl Pease, Jr., Zeta / New Hampshire Army Air Corps Medal of Honor awarded posthumously on December 2, 1942, and Pease AFB named in honor of him. General John M. Shalikashvili Gamma Upsilon / Bradley Former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Supreme Allied Commander, Commander-in-Chief United States Military (Retired) Colonel Edward Shames Zeta Pi / Old Dominion Led troops in American airborne landings in Normandy and in Operation Market Garden as well as Battle of the Bulge, portrayed by Joseph May in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers Major General William Russell Todd Alpha / Norwich Former president of Norwich University Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin H. Vandervoort Beta Eta / Washington College Led American airborne landings in Normandy and in Operation Market Garden in World War II Major Harold Watson Alpha / Norwich Flew in Doolittle Raid in World War II Brigadier General Kenneth B. Bush Rho / Illinois U.S. Army, Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) Recipient, Korean War Brigadier General Edward Bancroft Williston Alpha / Norwich U.S. Army, Medal of Honor Recipient, Civil War Glenn Rosenburger Delta Gamma / West Virginia Wesleyan US Marine Corps, Marine One Pilot

Arts and entertainment

Name Original chapter Notability References Jeffery Mapps Delta Omicron / Gettysburg College Set Design Steven Spielberg Zeta Epsilon / CSU-Long Beach Movie Producer, Writer & Academy Award winning Director Charles Addams Iota/Colgate Cartoonist for New Yorker Magazine & creator of The Addams Family Edward Andrews Xi/Virginia Actor, appeared in over 50 films including Sixteen Candles and Gremlins Matt Austin Actor, Date Movie Steve Buckingham Omicron/Richmond Grammy Award winning music producer Edgar Buchanan Alpha Sigma / Oregon Actor, Starred on Petticoat Junction TV series Evan Wecksell Epsilon Theta/Tufts University Comedian, Singer/Songwriter VH1, E!, Comedy Central, Conan (talk show) Rob Corddry Theta/UMass Screen Actor and "Senior Correspondent" on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Sammy Kaye Alpha Tau / Ohio Big Bandleader and Songwriter Dr. Tait J. Martin Eta Omicron / Northwestern State Emmy Winner and Managing Partner at The Taproot Agency Dan Resin Alpha Iota / Indiana Dr. Beeper in the movie Caddyshack. Martin Rubeo Gamma Eta / Bucknell Musician and founding member of alternative rock band, Gramsci Melodic Francis H. Striker Gamma Pi / Buffalo Writer, Co-Creator of the Lone Ranger and the Green Hornet Phil Vassar Eta Kappa / James Madison Country Music Star Terry Woodford Chi/Auburn Motown Records Music Producer J. P. Godsey Delta Gamma/WVWC Radio Host, Virginia Beach, Virginia Ben Silverman co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios. John Burk Grammy Award winning Producer, President Concord Records, CCO Concord Music Group Gregory Nicotero Zeta Lambda / Westminster Executive Producer of The Walking Dead Joel McHale Alpha Rho/Washington Actor, "Community" and "The Soup" Kyle W. Marston Iota Pia/LSU Contributor, Hitrecord.com, Hooked and Funny or Die Jack "CouRage" Dunlop Iota Sigma/Towson University Esports commentator and content creator for OpTic Gaming

Business and industry

Name Original chapter Notability References Richard Falotico Delta Omicron / Gettysburg College Cocoa Merchant at Atlantic Cocoa Company Marcin Kleczynski Rho/Illinois Founder and CEO of Malwarebytes Kenneth L. Smith Rho/Illinois First salaried President of Chicago Stock Exchange James C. Downs Jr. Rho/Illinois Founder of Real Estate Research Corporation and author of Principles of Real Estate Management Robert J. Heggie Rho/Illinois Former President of A.M. Castle & Company Paul R. Andrews Alpha/Norwich Former President and Chairman, Prentice-Hall Ronald Batory President and COO, Consolidated Rail Corporation Conrail James L. Bauchat Alpha Gamma / Michigan Former Vice President of American Tobacco Company; Former President and CEO of Sunshine Biscuits, Inc. Patrick W. Brown Managing Director/ Corporate Architect, FedEx Freight, Harrison, Arkansas Jack DeBoer Beta Zeta / Michigan State Former Chairman and CEO of Residence Inns; Xerox Board of Trustees member; Cofounder, Chairman, and CEO of Candlewood Suites; Founder of Summerfield Suites; Cofounder of Cambridge Suites and Value Inn Russell DeYoung Beta Lambda / Akron Former Chairman and CEO, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Samuel DiPiazza Alpha Phi / Alabama Global CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers Stewart A. Dunn Iota/Colgate Former Senior Vice President of Merrill Lynch Robert E. Eberly Omega / Penn State Penn State benefactor David R. Goode Gamma Sigma / Duke Retired Chairman, President, and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation Crawford H. Greenewalt Beta/MIT Former CEO of DuPont, worked on the "Manhattan Project" Bill Grimes Delta Gamma / West Virginia Wesleyan Former President and CEO of ESPN; Former Vice President of CBS Broadcasting Group James Haworth Epsilon Phi / Central Missouri Sears Executive Vice President; former EVP and COO of Wal-Mart; former chairman, president and CEO of Chia Tai Enterprises International David F. Hodnik Zeta Psi / Western Illinois Former CEO of Ace Hardware William K. Howell Omicron/Richmond Former President of Miller Brewing Company Tony Hulman Sr. Delta Pi / Indiana State Former CEO of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and other endeavors (honorary member) Lee Iacocca Beta Sigma / Lehigh Former Chairman and CEO, Chrysler Corporation; President of Ford Motor Company Frederick Krom Zeta Psi / Western Illinois ARX Investment Management Vice Chairman and partner; former Vice President of Morgan Stanley David Lauren Gamma Sigma / Duke Senior Vice President of Advertising, Marketing, and Corporate Communications for Polo Ralph Lauren Herbert E. Lister Gamma Xi / San Jose State Former President and CEO, AllState Insurance Nick Mileti Gamma Mu / Bowling Green Former owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Crusaders, and the Coliseum at Richfield Van Richey Alpha Phi / Alabama President and CEO, American Cast Iron Pipe Co. Bob Sasser Gamma Rho / Florida State University CEO of Dollar Tree Eric Schiffer CEO of 99 Cents Only Stores Philip Rinaldi Epsilon Psi / NJIT CEO of Philadelphia Energy Solutions Brian Callaghan Eta Lambda/ Virginia Tech Co-founded, Former Co-Chief Executive Officer & President of Apex Systems, Inc. Edwin "Win" A. Sheridan, IV Eta Lambda/ Virginia Tech Co-founded, Former Co-Chief Executive Officer & President of Apex Systems, Inc. Jeff Veatch Eta Lambda/ Virginia Tech Co-founded, Former Co-Chief Executive Officer & President of Apex Systems, Inc. Jesse Kalter Delta Omicron / Gettysburg College Criminal Defense & DUI Attorney Collin Everett Epsilon Eta / Indiana University of Pennsylvania Founder and President of Condom Crew

Education

Name Original chapter Notability References John Sloan Dickey Alpha Theta / Dartmouth Former president of Dartmouth College Charles Dole Alpha/Norwich Former President of Norwich University William Durden Pi/Dickinson President of Dickinson College Michael Heyman Alpha Alpha Theta / Dartmouth Former Chancellor, University of California Dr. Walter S. Newman Nu/Hampden-Sydney Former President of Virginia Tech Charles H. Spooner Alpha/Norwich Former President of Norwich University Robert A. Weygand Eta / Rhode Island Vice president for administration of the University of Rhode Island, former Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, former U.S. Representative for 2nd District of Rhode Island Dr. David Deggs Scholar and professor at the University of Arkansas William J. Taverner Sexologist, author and editor of sexuality texts, including the American Journal of Sexuality Education Richard Benson Fulbright Scholarship recipient Lee Bollinger Alpha Sigma/University of Oregon President of Columbia University John M Sullivan Eta Omicron / Northwestern State U President of the Art Academy of Cincinnati

Politics and government

Name Original chapter Notability References Kirk Cox Eta Kappa / James Madison University Virginia State Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Michael Ball Tau / Florida Former New Hampshire State Representative – Hillsborough District 9 Marvin R. Baxter Beta Upsilon / Fresno State Current Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California Allan Bense Gamma Rho / Florida State Former Speaker, Florida House of Representatives Ralph Brooks Gamma Phi / Nebraska Wesleyan Former governor of Nebraska Dennis Cardoza Eta Tau / California State University Stanislaus U.S. Representative for 18th District of California Chris Carr Delta Beta / Georgia Commissioner, Georgia Department of Economic Development Theodore Christianson Alpha Pi / Minnesota Former governor of Minnesota Robert Cupp Zeta Kappa / Ohio Northern Member of the Ohio State Supreme Court Carl Curtis Gamma Phi / Nebraska Wesleyan Former US Senator and Representative of Nebraska Dan Daley Gamma Rho / Florida State Commissioner, City of Coral Springs, Florida Christopher Dorworth Tau / University of Florida Former Florida Representative for 34th District of Florida R. Budd Dwyer Beta Chi / Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Treasurer Ernest W. Gibson Alpha / Norwich Former US Senator, governor of Vermont Tony Goolsby University of North Texas Member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County, 1989–2009 Harry Hughes Alpha Psi / Maryland Former governor of Maryland Eugene Keogh Upsilon / NYU Former US Representative, Author of Keogh Plan Matthew LoPresti Delta Theta / University of Toledo Hawaii State Representative, District 41 Peter Lund Zeta Beta / Adrian Current Michigan Representative for the 36th District and Michigan House Majority Whip Warren Magnuson Alpha Rho / Washington Former US Senator William J. Murphy Zeta Upsilon / University of Hartford 221st Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Jacob A. Preus Alpha Pi / Minnesota Former governor of Minnesota David Stras Delta Psi / Kansas Judge of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and former Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court Randall Tobias Alpha Iota / Indiana Former U.S. Global AIDS coordinator, former CEO and chairman, AT&T Communications, former chairman, president and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company, author Fuller Warren Tau / Florida Former governor of Florida Michael Villines Former California State Assemblyman, 29th District and Republican Leader of The House Christopher Bradley Eta Lambda / Virginia Tech Director of Sanitation Facilities Construction, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service Otto Warmbier Xi / Virginia Political prisoner detained by North Korea

Journalism

Name Original chapter Notability References Radley Balko Civil Rights reporter, The Washington Post Justin Breen Senior Editor, DNAinfo.com/Chicago Blake Essig Columnist, The Wall Street Journal Mike Greenberg Delta Iota / Northwestern University Co-host of ESPN's Mike and Mike in the Morning Jay Ingram Zeta Gamma / University of Alberta Toronto Star Journalist, Author, TV Host of several Discovery Channel Canada programs, including Daily Planet Sean McManus President of CBS News and CBS Sports Harry Reasoner Alpha Pi / University of Minnesota Former news anchor of ABC & CBS, Editor of 60 Minutes Michael J. Shaara Pulitzer Prize winner for the novel The Killer Angels which served as the basis for the movie Gettysburg Bob Woodruff Former co-anchor of ABC's World News Tonight (recuperating from wounds sustained while on assignment in Iraq in January 2006) Paul Zimmerman Sports Editor of the Los Angeles Times Matt Gallagher Gamma Omicron / Wake Forest University Contributor for New York Times, and author

Research and space

Name Original chapter Notability References Daniel T. Barry Lambda/Cornell Former NASA Mission Specialist aboard 3 Space Shuttle missions. Also appeared on the TV show Survivor: Panama. Owen Chamberlain Alpha Theta / Dartmouth Former Professor of Physics, joined "Manhattan Project" 1942–1946, Winner of 1959 Nobel Prize in Physics Charles E. "Buddy" Davis Chi/Auburn Apollo space program engineer Edward G. Gibson Alpha Zeta / Rochester Former NASA Astronaut, spent 84 days aboard Skylab Donald E. Knuth Beta Nu/Case Western Reserve University Computer Scientist and Professor Emeritus, Stanford University; Recipient of 1974 Turing Award Dr. Hugh M. Long, Jr. Chi/Auburn 1949 Rhodes Scholarship recipient, cryogenic engineer, physics researcher

Athletics

Name Original chapter Notability References Jon Anik Delta Omicron / Gettysburg College American mixed martial arts commentator who currently works for the Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC Marv Berschet Rho / Illinois Former lineman for the Washington Redskins John Bauer Rho / Illinois Former offensive lineman for the New York Giants Brian Cardinal Alpha Delta / Purdue Former Purdue basketball player, Currently in the NBA playing for the Dallas Mavericks Ernie Conwell Alpha Rho / Washington Professional football player, New Orleans Saints Manny Diaz Gamma Rho / Florida State Defensive coordinator for University of Miami Turk Edwards Alpha Omicron / Washington State Former NFL player Dick Fosbury Sigma / Oregon State University 1968 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the high jump and creator of the Fosbury Flop Ron Fraser Gamma Rho / Florida State University University of Miami Head Baseball Coach 1962–1992, two national championships Robert "Lefty" Grove Beta Eta / Washington College Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox (1925–1941), and inductee of the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Honorary Membership) Tom Haller Rho/Illinois Former MLB catcher for the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers Luke Hancock Eta Chi / George Mason Current NCAA forward for the Louisville Cardinals and formerly the George Mason Patriots. Most Outstanding Player of the 2013 Final Four Tunch Ilkin Delta Pi / Indiana State Former NFL athlete and voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers Ralph "Shug" Jordan Chi/Auburn Former Head Football Coach, Auburn University, 1957 NCAA National Champions Scott "Raven" Levy Alpha Xi / Delaware Professional Wrestler, Actor, Writer Vern Mikkelsen Beta Kappa / Hamline University Former basketball player for the Minneapolis Lakers & in the Basketball Hall of Fame Mike "The Miz" Mizanin Gamma Kappa / Miami (OH) Professional Wrestler, Actor, Reality TV star Mark Murphy Iota/Colgate Former All-Pro Defensive Back for the Washington Redskins, 1977–84, former Athletic Director for Northwestern University, President and CEO of the Green Bay Packers Johnny Norlander Beta Kappa / Hamline Former professional basketball player and Hamline University NCAA Champion Basketball team with Vern Mikkelson. Jim Parque Beta Alpha / UCLA Former pitcher for the Chicago White Sox Matt Patricia Delta/RPI Head Coach of the Detroit Lions Jimmy "Red" Phillips Chi/Auburn Three-time NFL Pro-Bowler, All-American wide receiver at Auburn University and member of Auburn's 1957 national championship football team Bill Roetzheim Gamma Rho / Florida State Florida State University's first Olympian, competing as a gymnast for the US Olympic Team in 1948 and 1952, 1977 inductee of the FSU Sports Hall of Fame Alan K. "Al" Saunders Gamma Xi / San Jose State Offensive Coordinator for the St. Louis Rams, Former Associate Head Coach & Offensive Coordinator for the Washington Redskins from 2006–2007, Former Offensive Coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs, 2001–2005, Former Head Coach of the San Diego Chargers, 1986–1988