# List of Sigma Phi Epsilon members

This is a list of notable members of Sigma Phi Epsilon.

## Academia

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Kenneth Arrow | City College of New York | Nobel Laureate in Economics; professor |
| Ronald Carrier | East Tennessee State University | James Madison University President Emeritus |
| Eldon Nonnamaker | Ohio Northern University | Michigan State University vice president emeritus and professor |

## Arts, entertainment, and media

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Robert Bartley | Iowa State University | Editor, The Wall Street Journal |
| John Bell | University of Georgia | Musician, founding member of Widespread Panic |
| Marc Blucas | Wake Forest University | Actor |
| Romero Britto | University of Miami | Brazilian neo-pop artist |
| Bob Broeg | University of Missouri | Hall of Fame baseball journalist/writer for the St. Louis Cardinals |
| Allen Covert | New York University | Comedian, actor, writer |
| Chris DeRose | Northern Illinois University | New York Times bestselling author |
| Brandon Ebel | | Owner of Tooth and Nail, Solid State and BEC record companies |
| Andy Fickman | Texas Tech University | Director |
| Christopher George | | Actor and star of The Rat Patrol |
| Tod Goldberg | California State University, Northridge | Author |
| John Goodman | Southwest Missouri State University | Actor |
| Kevin Gray | Duke University | Actor |
| Adam Gregory | Northern Kentucky University | Actor |
| David Harbour | Dartmouth College | Actor, Stranger Things |
| Brady Hicks | La Salle University | Wrestling journalist and Pro Wrestling Illustrated contributing writer |
| Steve Hofstetter | Columbia University | Comedian, radio personality |
| Tom Llamas | Loyola University New Orleans | Reporter/anchor |
| Mark Long | University of Florida | MTV personality/host |
| John Lutz | Valparaiso University | Writer, Saturday Night Live; actor, 30 Rock |
| James McDaniel | University of Pennsylvania | Actor, NYPD Blue |
| Hal Needham | | Stuntman and director |
| Carroll O'Connor | University of Montana | Actor |
| Mike O'Meara | American University | Radio personality |
| Danny Pino | Florida International University | Actor |
| Walter Plunkett | University of California, Berkeley | Academy Award-winning costume designer |
| Glen Powell | University of Texas at Austin | Actor |
| Lucas Prata | University of Miami | Dance musician |
| Mike Rich | Oregon State University | Screenwriter, best known for Finding Forrester and Secretariat |
| Andy Richter | University of Illinois | Actor, co-host of Late Night with Conan O'Brien |
| Travis Rush | | Country musician |
| Jack Schlossberg | Yale University | Writer |
| Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) | Dartmouth College | Children's author |
| Andrew Wantuck | Arizona State University | Producer, Golf Channel, Comedy Central |

## Business

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Christian Claudio | | Puerto Rican athlete, healthcare consultant |
| James L. Clayton | University of Tennessee | Founder and retired CEO, Clayton Homes |
| Kenneth T. Derr | Cornell University | Chairman, Chevron Oil |
| Richard DeVos | Grand Valley State University | President and co-founder, Amway Corporation |
| Cian Donovan | University of Central Missouri | Manager, The District Corporation |
| Bob Hartsook | Emporia State University | Founder and chairman, HARTSOOK |
| Jeffrey O. Henley | University of California, Santa Barbara | Chairman, Oracle Corporation |
| Steven Hicks | University of Texas at Austin | Principal owner, Capstar Partners LLC |
| Tom Hicks | University of Texas at Austin | Leveraged buyout billionaire |
| John Kotter | MIT | Professor, Harvard Business School |
| Terry J. Lundgren | University of Arizona | President and CEO, Federated Department Stores |
| Jim McKelvey | Washington University in St. Louis | Billionaire entrepreneur and co-founder, Block Inc. |
| Alexander Muse | | President and CEO, Architel |
| Kent C. "Oz" Nelson | Ball State University | Retired chairman and CEO, United Parcel Service |
| Michael Pocalyko | | CEO of Monticello Capital, financial novelist |
| Harold A. Poling | Monmouth College | Retired chairman and CEO, Ford Motor Company |
| William Schreyer | Pennsylvania State University | Retired chairman and CEO, Merrill Lynch & Co. |
| Robert Stempel | | Retired chairman and CEO, General Motors Corporation |
| R. David "Dave" Thomas | Renaissance Brother, Duke University | Founder and former CEO, Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers |
| Fred L. Turner | Drake University | Chairman, McDonald's Corporation |

## Government and politics

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Sam Arora | Columbia University | Maryland state delegate, Montgomery County, Maryland |
| Steve Bartlett | Renaissance Brother, University of Texas at Austin | Former U.S. congressman, mayor of Dallas |
| Ronald H. Brown | | Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce |
| Harvey Locke Carey | | U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 1950-1952 |
| Ward Connerly | | Civil rights activist, regent of the University of California |
| John E. Douglas | | Former chief, FBI Investigative Support Unit |
| Brian Dubie | | Lt. governor of Vermont |
| John Engler (honorary member) | Michigan State University | Governor of Michigan |
| Lowe Finney | University of Tennessee-Martin | Tennessee state senator, Gibson County, Carroll County, Madison County |
| Vito John Fossella, Jr. | University of Pennsylvania | U.S. congressman, Staten Island and Brooklyn, New York, 1997—2009 |
| Jim Justice | Marshall University | Governor of West Virginia |
| John Arthur Love | University of Denver | Governor of Colorado |
| Scott McClellan | University of Texas at Austin | White House Press Secretary, 2003–2006 |
| Roy R. Romer | Colorado State University | Governor of Colorado |
| Daniel H. Sparks | University of Mississippi | State senator of Mississippi |
| Cecil H. Underwood | | Governor of West Virginia |
| Alexander Wiley | | Senator of Wisconsin 1939-1963 |

## Military

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Ronald H. Brown | VT Beta | Captain, United States Army |
| Justice M. Chambers | DC Alpha | First SigEp known to be presented the Medal of Honor; World War II veteran of Tulagi, Saipan, Tinian & Iwo Jima; colonel, United States Marine Corps (retired) |
| James T. Conway | MO Zeta | General, United States Marine Corps, Commandant of the Marine Corps |
| Brian Dubie | VT Gamma | Colonel, U.S. Air Force Reserve (retired) |
| George E. Fedoroff | CA Alpha | Senior Intelligence Officer - Russia (U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence) 1971-2020; recipient, Department of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Medal (2020) |
| Duane Francies | | First lieutenant |
| William A. Jones III | VA Eta | Second SigEp Medal of Honor recipient; Vietnam War veteran; colonel, United States Air Force |
| Iven Carl Kincheloe, Jr. | IN Alpha | Captain, United States Air Force, Korean War ace and the first to fly above 100,000 feet and Mach 3; nicknamed "America's No. 1 Spaceman" |
| Anthony "Nuts" McAuliffe | WV Beta | General, United States Army |
| James Meissner | NY Beta | World War I veteran and fighter ace; major, United States Air Service; second SigEp awarded Army Distinguished Service Cross twice; founder, Alabama Air National Guard |
| David McKelvey Peterson | PA Epsilon | World War I veteran and fighter ace; major, United States Air Service; also Lafayette Escadrille, French Air Service pilot; first & 1 of 2 SigEps awarded Army Distinguished Service Cross twice |
| Kiffin Rockwell | VA Epsilon | U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman for less than one year; first documented American to score a victory in aerial combat; Lafayette Escadrille, French Air Service pilot |
| Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. | CT Alpha Renaissance | Former Chief of Naval Operations; member of Joint Chiefs of Staff |

## Religion and theology

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff | | Navy chaplain, National Director of Interreligious Affairs (American Jewish Committee), and Special Assistant (for Values and Vision) to the Chief of Staff and Secretary of the United States Air Force | |

## Science and medicine

| Name | Notability |
| Karol Bobko | Space Shuttle Commander, NASA |
| Douglas C. Engelbart | Inventor of the computer mouse |
| Drew Feustel | NASA astronaut; Purdue University |
| Brian Werner | Tiger conservationist |

## Sports

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Kenny Albert | New York University | Sportscaster |
| Bill Brown | | Professional football player; Pro Bowl running back, Minnesota Vikings |
| Brandon Brown | Coastal Carolina University | NASCAR driver |
| Hubert A. Caldwell | | Olympic crew, 1928 gold medalist |
| Sean Casey | University of Richmond | Professional baseball player; first baseman, Boston Red Sox |
| Chris Chike | | eSports competitor; former #1 ranked Guitar Hero player in the world; 2017 DanceDanceRevolution world champion and current #2 ranked player in the world |
| Bill Cubit | | Head football coach, Western Michigan University |
| Bill Doba | | Former head football coach, Washington State University |
| John Fina | | Professional football player; tackle, Buffalo Bills |
| Richard J. Gannon | University of Delaware | Professional football player; quarterback, Oakland Raiders, NFL MVP 2002 |
| Orel Hershiser | Bowling Green State University | Professional baseball player; pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cy Young Award Winner, 1988, World Series Champion |
| Tom Hicks | University of Texas at Austin | Former owner of the Dallas Stars, Liverpool F.C. and Texas Rangers |
| Bobby Hurley | Duke University | Former NBA player, NCAA coach |
| Nate Hybl | University of Oklahoma | Quarterback, 2002 Rose Bowl MVP |
| James Johnson | | Professional basketball player; Miami Heat |
| Gene Keady | | Former head coach, Purdue University Men's Basketball |
| Don Laz | | Olympic pole vaulter, 1952 Summer Olympics |
| Bob Lilly | Texas Christian University | Professional football player; Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle, Dallas Cowboys |
| Emil Liston | | Former head coach, Baker University, Michigan Technological University |
| Dallas Long | | Olympic shot putter, 1960 silver medalist, 1964 gold medalist |
| Ryan Mathews | Fresno State University | Running back, San Diego Chargers, formerly of California State University at Fresno, NCAA Football Leading Rusher of 2009 |
| John Matuszak | University of Tampa | NFL Hall of Famer; 1st overall pick in the 1973 NFL Draft of the Houston Oilers; played with the Oakland Raiders for the majority of his career; led the Raiders to two Super Bowl Championships (XI & XV) |
| Keith Moreland | | Professional baseball player; outfielder, Chicago Cubs |
| James Naismith | | Inventor of the sport of basketball |
| Davey O'Brien | Texas Christian University | Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, 1938 |
| Victor Ortiz | | Professional boxer and former WBC Champion, University of Kansas |
| Shawn Powell | Florida State University | NFL punter, Buffalo Bills |
| Jalen Ramsey | Florida State University | NFL cornerback, Los Angeles Rams |
| Jon Rauch | | Professional baseball player; pitcher, Morehead State University |
| Dean Refram | | Professional golfer, Florida Southern College |
| Alma Richards | | Olympic high jumper, 1912 gold medalist |
| Roy Riegels | | Member of the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, famed for 1929 Rose Bowl where he was dubbed "Wrong Way" |
| Johnny Robinson | | Professional football player; strong safety, Kansas City Chiefs, All-Time All-AFL Team |
| Sandy Sandberg | Iowa Wesleyan University | Professional football player |
| John Smith | Oklahoma State University | Olympic wrestling champion, freestyle |
| J. C. Snead | East Tennessee State University | Professional golfer |
| Jonnie Stewart | University of Memphis | AWA professional wrestler; unsuccessfully ran for U.S. representative in Illinois in 1999 and Illinois governor in 2018 |
| Bob Todd | | Ohio State University baseball coach |
| Ron Zook | Miami University | Former head football coach, University of Illinois and University of Florida |