# List of Sigma Alpha Epsilon members

Sigma Alpha Epsilon is a North American social college fraternity. It was founded at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on March 9, 1856. This is a list of notable members of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

## Academia and educator

* Milton Eisenhower – president Kansas State University, president Johns Hopkins University
* James M. Farr – president of the University of Florida
* Mike Feinberg – co-founder of the KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program)
* Bruce Grube – president of Georgia Southern University
* Ralph Cooper Hutchinson – president of Washington & Jefferson College
* Richard Kinney -- president of Hadley School for the Blind
* Dan Papp – president of Kennesaw State University
* Luis Proenza- president of University of Akron
* Clemmie Spangler – served as president of the University of North Carolina system from 1986–1997.

## Business

* Josh Abramson – founder of CollegeHumor, University of Richmond
* Keith Barr - former CEO of Intercontinental Hotels Group, Cornell University
* John F. Barrett – chairman, president and chief executive officer of Western & Southern Financial Group, University of Cincinnati
* John Bugas – former vice president – Ford Motor Company University of Wyoming
* John T. Chambers – CEO and Chairman of Cisco Systems, Duke University
* Joe Craft – President, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., funded Joe Craft Center Kentucky Basketball Facilities at University of Kentucky, philanthropist
* Cecil B. Day – founder of Days Inn, Georgia Institute of Technology
* John Thompson Dorrance – founder of Campbell's Soup, MIT
* Fred Ehrsam – co-founder of Coinbase, Duke University
* David Einhorn – president, Greenlight Capital, Cornell University
* Scott T. Ford – CEO, Alltel Wireless, University of Arkansas
* Paul L. Foster – president and CEO of Western Refining, Baylor University
* J. B. Fuqua – former businessman and philanthropist. The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University is named after him
* Bowman Gray Sr. – former president and chairman of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, UNC Chapel Hill
* Josh Harris – co-founder of Apollo Global Management and owner of several sports teams
* George Watts Hill – banker, hospital administrator, and philanthropist, UNC Chapel Hill
* Paul Tudor Jones – founder of the Tudor Investment Corporation, University of Virginia
* Steve Lacy – president and CEO, Meredith Corporation, Kansas State University
* David S. Lewis – former chairman and CEO, General Dynamics Corporation, Georgia Tech
* Aubrey McClendon – co-founder and CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Duke University
* John Motley Morehead III – Developed foundation of Union Carbide Company, Lifetime philanthropist UNC Chapel Hill
* Doug Oberhelman - former CEO and Executive Chairman of Caterpillar Inc., Millikin University
* William Perez – former CEO, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and Nike, Inc., Cornell University
* Ross Perot Jr. – businessman and real estate developer, chairman of Perot Systems, Vanderbilt University
* T. Boone Pickens – chairman, Mesa Petroleum, Oklahoma State University
* Charles Price II – chairman and CEO – Price Candy Company, University of Missouri
* Dan Rapoport – financier and philanthropist, president of Rapoport Capital, University of Houston
* Clemmie Spangler – Merged the Bank of North Carolina with Bank of America. Businessman and philanthropist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
* William Spell – founder and current president of Spell Capital Partners, University of Minnesota
* Chris Sullivan, founder Outback Steakhouse, University of Kentucky
* William T. Young – businessman, founder and former CEO of JIF, University of Kentucky
* Nathaniel Sizemore – author, attorney, and entrepreneur, Furman University

## Entertainment
### Television and film

* George Bodenheimer – president of ESPN Inc. and ESPN on ABC
* Lloyd Bridges – actor, UCLA
* Beau Bridges – actor, UCLA
* Dave Campbell – ESPN baseball broadcaster, University of Michigan
* Danny Lee Clark – Nitro from the original American Gladiators, San Jose State University
* Sandro Corsaro – producer/TV show creator University of Southern California
* James Denton – actor – Desperate Housewives, University of Tennessee
* Sam Elliott – actor, Cal State L.A.
* Bob Eubanks – television personality, game show host
* Barry Fanaro – screenwriter, The Golden Girls, Kingpin, Mercer University
* Carmen Finestra – television producer and writer (The Cosby Show, Home Improvement), Penn State University
* Ron Franklin – ESPN college football and basketball broadcaster, University of Mississippi
* Gregory Thomas Garcia – creator and producer My Name is Earl, Yes, Dear, Frostburg State University
* Terry Gilliam – film director, member of Monty Python, Occidental College
* Bob Goen – former co-host of Entertainment Tonight, San Diego State University
* Philip Graham – former publisher of the Washington Post and Newsweek, University of Florida
* John Lee Hancock – film director, The Blind Side, Baylor University
* Ernie Harwell – former baseball broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers, Emory University
* Ed Hinton – ESPN NASCAR columnist, University of Southern Mississippi
* Chet Huntley – NBC news anchor Montana State University
* Paul James – actor, television show Greek, Syracuse University
* Richard Kind – actor, Spin City, Northwestern University
* Steven Levitan – writer/producer University of Wisconsin-Madison
* Matt Long – actor, Western Kentucky University
* David McKenna – writer/producer of Blow, American History X, San Diego State University
* Ross Porter – former baseball announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, University of Oklahoma
* Pat Robertson – media mogul, televangelist, political commentator Washington and Lee University
* Michael Rosenbaum – actor, Lex Luthor: Smallville, Western Kentucky University
* Hughes Rudd – CBS News anchor, correspondent, University of Missouri
* Ryen Russillo – co-host of The Scott Van Pelt Show on ESPN Radio, University of Vermont
* Fred Savage – actor, known for the Wonder Years, Stanford University
* Grant Shaud – actor on Murphy Brown, University of Richmond
* Mike Song – dancer, founder of Kaba Modern University of California, Irvine
* David Spade – actor known for Saturday Night Live, Arizona State University
* Kevin Tighe – actor, University of Southern California
* Casper Van Dien – actor Starship Troopers, Beverly Hills 90210 Florida State University
* Ed Wilson – president of Tribune Broadcasting, former president of Fox Television, NBC Enterprises, and CBS Enterprises, University of Arkansas
* Robert S. Woods – actor One Life to Live Long Beach State University
* Robert Young – Actor – Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby, MD Depauw University

### Music

* Glen Ballard – veteran songwriter and producer, University of Mississippi
* Dierks Bentley – country music singer University of Vermont
* Jimmy Dunne – songwriter, recording artist, composer, film and television producer, University of Kentucky
* Bobby Hatfield – singer, the Righteous Brothers, California State University Long Beach
* Nick Lachey – singer and former husband of Jessica Simpson, Miami University
* George McConnell – former guitarist for Widespread Panic, University of Mississippi
* Quinn XCII, songwriter and musician, Michigan State University
* Matt Stillwell – country music artist, songwriter Western Carolina University
* Bobby Troup – musician, songwriter University of Pennsylvania
* Rudy Vallée – singer, actor, and entertainer, University of Maine, Yale University

## Law

* Bruce Castor – former solicitor general and acting attorney general of Pennsylvania, Lafayette College
* Andrew O. Holmes – Associate Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court
* L.Q.C. Lamar – Statesman (D), Justice of US Supreme Court, University of Mississippi
* Richard Scruggs – Lawyer, University of Mississippi

## Literature and journalism

* George Abbe – poet and author, University of New Hampshire
* Sandro Corsaro – author and animator
* Ross M. Dick – journalist at The Milwaukee Journal and fourth president of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing
* William Faulkner – Nobel Prize-winning author, University of Mississippi
* John Jakes – author, DePauw University
* James J. Kilpatrick – syndicated newspaper columnist, author, University of Missouri
* Albert Jay Nock – author and social critic
* Walker Percy – author, UNC Chapel Hill
* Ernie Pyle – Pulitzer Prize-winning World War II journalist, Indiana University
* Charles Strum – Associate managing editor for the New York Times, Dickinson College
* Curtis Wilkie - Newspaper reporter, college professor and historian, University of Mississippi
* Stuart Woods – author, University of Georgia

## Military

* Charles C. Campbell, USA (Ret.) – US Army general (retired), former FORSCOM commander, Louisiana State University
* Dana T. Merrill – United States Army brigadier general
* Richard Myers – former chairman, Joint Chief of Staff, Kansas State University
* Arlo L. Olson – United States Army Captain, Awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II, University of South Dakota
* Edmund Kirby Smith – general, Confederate States of America, The University of the South
* Seymour W. Terry – United States Army Captain, World War II Medal of Honor Recipient, University of Arkansas
* William Peterkin Upshur – United States Marine Corps Major General, Awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War I, Virginia Military Institute

## Politics
### President

* William McKinley – Twenty-fifth President of the United States (R), Mount Union College

### U.S. Senate

* Max Baucus – U.S. Senator from Montana (D), Stanford University
* J.C.W. Beckham – former U.S. Senator from Kentucky (D); youngest Governor of Kentucky; namesake of Beckham County, Oklahoma, Centre College
* Dennis Chavez – former U.S. Senator from New Mexico University of New Mexico
* Jim DeMint – former U.S. Senator from South Carolina (R), University of Tennessee
* Pete Domenici – former U.S. Senator from New Mexico (R), University of New Mexico
* Peter Fitzgerald – former U.S. Senator from Illinois (R), Dartmouth College
* John J. Hickey – former Wyoming governor and U.S. Senator (D), University of Wyoming
* Johnny Isakson – U.S. Senator from Georgia (R), University of Georgia
* Connie Mack III – former Florida U.S. Senator (R), University of Florida
* Larry Pressler – former South Dakota U.S. Senator (R), University of South Dakota
* David Pryor – former Arkansas Governor and U.S. Senator (D), University of Arkansas
* Mark Pryor – U.S. Senator from Arkansas (D), University of Arkansas
* Richard Russell – former US Senator from Georgia University of Georgia
* George Smathers- former U.S. Senator and Congressman from Florida (D), philanthropist, University of Florida

### U.S. House of Representatives

* Bill Archer – former U.S. Representative (R), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, University of Texas at Austin
* Andy Barr – US Representative from Kentucky (R) University of Virginia
* Mike Bishop – US Representative from Michigan (R), former Michigan State Senate Majority Leader (R), University of Michigan
* David E. Bonior – former US Representative from Michigan (D), University of Iowa
* Allen Boyd – former US Representative from Florida (D), Florida State University
* Jay Dickey – Former US Representative from Arkansas (R), University of Arkansas
* David Dreier – US Representative from California (R), University of La Verne
* Thomas W. Ewing – former US Representative from Illinois (R), Millikin University
* Paul Gillmor – former US Representative from Ohio (R), Ohio Wesleyan University
* George Gekas – former US Representative from Pennsylvania (R), Dickinson College
* Hamilton C. Jones – former US Representative from North Carolina (D) UNC Chapel Hill
* Adam Kinzinger – US Representative from Illinois (R), Illinois State University
* J. Alex McMillan – former US Representative from North Carolina (R), UNC Chapel Hill
* Gilbert Brown Patterson – former US Congressman from North Carolina (D) UNC Chapel Hill
* Ralph Regula – former US Congressman from Ohio (R), Mount Union College
* John Shadegg – former US Congressman from Arizona (R), University of Arizona
* Charles Walter "Charlie" Stenholm – former US Congressman from Texas (D), Texas Tech University
* Brad Wenstrup – current US Congressman from Ohio (R) University of Cincinnati

### Governors

* Sherman Adams – former Governor of New Hampshire (R); Representative from New Hampshire's 2nd District; White House Chief of Staff, Dartmouth College
* Haley Barbour – former Governor of Mississippi (R); former chairman of the Republican National Committee, Former White House Aid to President Ronald Reagan (R) University of Mississippi
* Robert D. Blue – former Governor of Iowa (R), Drake University
* Doug Burgum – former Governor of North Dakota (R); current Secretary of the Department of the Interior, North Dakota State University
* Joe Foss – former South Dakota Governor (R); Medal of Honor recipient; leading USMC ace pilot, 1st Commissioner of the AFL, former NRA President, University of South Dakota
* Albert W. Gilchrist – former Florida Governor (D), Carolina Military Institute
* William L. Guy – former North Dakota Governor (D), North Dakota State University
* Gary Johnson – former Governor of New Mexico (R) and Presidential candidate (L), University of New Mexico
* Paul B. Johnson, Jr. – former Governor of Mississippi (D), University of Mississippi
* John Lynch – former Governor of New Hampshire (D), University of New Hampshire
* Sidney S. McMath – former Governor of Arkansas (D), Marine General & Renowned Trial Lawyer, University of Arkansas
* Robert D. Ray – former Governor of Iowa (R), Drake University
* Richard Riley – former US Secretary of Education, Former Governor of South Carolina (D), Furman University
* Brian Sandoval – former Governor of Nevada (R), University of Nevada

### Other federal

* Todd Blodgett – Member of White House staff (Reagan-Bush) 1985–87. Served on the Bush-Quayle '88 campaign committee. Also worked with the FBI
* Donald Evans – former US Secretary of Commerce, University of Texas at Austin
* George Gallup – creator of Gallup Poll, University of Iowa
* Robert E. Lamb – United States Foreign Service, University of Pennsylvania
* Wilson Livingood – Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Michigan State University
* Andrew McCabe – Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Duke University
* Eliot Ness – Prohibition agent, University of Chicago
* Henry Paulson – former U.S. Treasury Secretary, Former CEO of Goldman Sachs Group, Dartmouth College
* Charles Price II – former Ambassador to the United Kingdom University of Missouri

### State politics

* John R. Bell, IV – House Majority Whip, 10th NC House District, North Carolina House of Representatives (R) University of North Carolina at Wilmington
* Guy Vander Linden – a member of the Iowa Legislature and former brigadier general, US Marines, University of Iowa
* Kenneth Schissler – former Maryland State Delegate (R), Salisbury State University
* Mark Taylor – former Georgia State Senator representing the 12th District, Former Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, Emory University
* Louis R. Tobacco – New York State Assemblyman representing Staten Island's 62nd District (R), University at Albany

### Local politics

* Ivan Allen Jr. – former mayor of Atlanta (D), Georgia Tech
* Michael Geppi – former Harford County Councilman (R), Towson University
* Joe Hogsett – Current mayor of Indianapolis (D), Indiana University
* Carl T. Langford – former mayor of Orlando (D), University of Florida
* Svante Myrick – former mayor of Ithaca, New York (D), Cornell University
* Jerry Sanders – former mayor of San Diego (R), San Diego State University
* James R. Williams – Selectman, Belmont, MA, Indiana University

## Science

* Robert Ballard – oceanographer, explorer, discovered the wreckage of the RMS Titanic in 1985, Bismarck in 1989, and the Roman trading ship Isis, University of California, Santa Barbara
* Steve Fossett – aviator and adventurer, Stanford University
* Robert H. Goddard – father of modern controlled rocketry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
* Eldon W. Joersz – American pilot, who jointly holds the Flight airspeed record, North Dakota State University
* William B. Lenoir – NASA astronaut, MIT
* John Motley Morehead III – noted chemist, work led to notable business success in Union Carbide Company UNC Chapel Hill
* William Oefelein – NASA astronaut, Oregon State University
* Leslie Vaughn Rush – a surgeon who revolutionized the treatment of bone fractures
* Joseph Strauss – Engineer and designer of the Golden Gate Bridge, University of Cincinnati

## Sports
### Baseball

* Harry Agganis – Boston University football All American, Boston Red Sox 1B, "The Golden Greek", Boston University
* Scott Boras – pro baseball agent, University of the Pacific
* Avery Brundage – Olympics, pentathlon, decathlon, International Olympic Committee, president, 1936–1972, University of Illinois
* Ken Caminiti – professional baseball player, San Jose State University
* Jason Castro – #10 Pick in 2008 MLB Draft Stanford UniversityHouston Astros
* Scott Forster – Montreal Expos pitcher, James Madison University
* David Freese – St. Louis Cardinals third baseman, University of Missouri
* John Gall – Florida Marlins minor league outfielder Stanford University
* Ryan Garko – San Francisco Giants first baseman, Stanford University
* Mike Gosling – Toronto Blue Jays minor league pitcher, Stanford University
* Joey Hamilton – San Diego Padres pitcher, Georgia Southern University
* Mike Hubbard – Chicago Cubs catcher, James Madison University
* Mark Lamping – president of the St. Louis Cardinals and CEO of the Meadowlands Stadium Company, Rockhurst University
* Doc Marshall – New York Giants infielder, University of Mississippi
* Kevin McClatchy – CEO and majority owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, University of California, Santa Barbara
* Graig Nettles – Major League Baseball player, San Diego State University
* Greg Reynolds – Colorado Rockies pitcher, Stanford University
* Clint Robinson – Pittsburgh Pirates Major League first baseman Troy University
* Walt Terrell – professional baseball player, Morehead State University

### Basketball

* Terry Dischinger – professional basketball player, Purdue University, Chicago Zephyrs, Baltimore Bullets, Detroit Pistons
* Mike Gminski – professional basketball player, Duke University
* Kevin Grevey – professional basketball player, University of Kentucky
* Jud Heathcote – former Michigan State University Basketball Coach, Washington State University
* Phil Jackson – professional basketball coach, University of North Dakota
* "Pistol Pete" Maravich – professional basketball player, Louisiana State University
* Gregg Marshall – former coach, Wichita State University
* Jon McGlocklin – professional basketball player, Indiana University, Cincinnati Royals, San Diego Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks
* Jack Twyman – professional basketball player, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Royals
* Dick Van Arsdale – professional basketball player, Indiana University, New York Knickerbockers, Phoenix Suns
* Tom Van Arsdale – professional basketball player, Indiana University, Detroit Pistons, Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City-Omaha Kings, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns

### Football (American)

* Troy Aikman – UCLA – Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl MVP Quarterback and Hall of Famer
* Chris Ault – University of Nevada-Reno football coach, University of Nevada
* John Billman – America football player, AAFC, University of Minnesota
* Tony Boselli – professional football player, University of Southern California
* Doug Brien – former NFL place-kicker, University of California, Berkeley
* Mack Brown – University of Texas at Austin football coach, Florida State University
* Pete Carroll – Seattle Seahawks football coach, University of the Pacific
* Terry Cole – football player, Indiana University, Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins
* Kyle Cook – former NFL center for Cincinnati Bengals, Michigan State University
* Doug Dickey – football coach at University of Tennessee and University of Florida
* Paul Dietzel – football coach at Louisiana State University, Miami University
* "Bullet" Bill Dudley – NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins, University of Virginia
* Francis A. "Mother" Dunn, Former halfback for the Canton Bulldogs, Dickinson College
* Dennis Erickson – football coach, Montana State University
* Josh Harris - Majority Owner, Washington Commanders - University of Pennsylvania
* Hunter Henry- tight end of New England Patriots, University of Arkansas Mackey Award Winner
* Kevin Hogan – quarterback of Kansas City Chiefs, Stanford University
* William Roy "Link" Lyman – Pro Football Hall of Fame tackle, Super Bowl champion, University of Nebraska
* Tommy Mason – football player, Tulane University, Minnesota Vikings
* Tom Mack – Pro Football Hall of Fame Offensive Guard, University of Michigan
* Christian McCaffrey – Heisman Trophy finalist running back, Stanford University, running back San Francisco 49ers
* Ed McCaffrey – Professional football player, Stanford University
* Greg McElroy – University of Alabama QB 2009 National Champions, NFL QB for the Cincinnati Bengals
* Davis Mills – Professional football player, Stanford University
* Tom Moore – Assistant Head Coach/Offense, Arizona Cardinals, University of Iowa
* Don Nehlen – former head football coach at West Virginia University, Bowling Green State University
* John Offerdahl – former NFL linebacker, Western Michigan University
* Carson Palmer – quarterback of Arizona Cardinals, University of Southern California
* Todd Peterson – former NFL place-kicker, University of Georgia
* Matt Prater – NFL Kicker for the Detroit Lions, University of Central Florida
* Peter Pund – Captain and Center for the 1928 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
* Josh Rosen – Free agent NFL quarterback most recently for Cleveland Browns former quarterback of University of California, Los Angeles
* Bo Schembechler – former University of Michigan football coach, Miami University
* Adam Seward – linebacker for the Carolina Panthers, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
* Kirby Smart – University of Georgia football head coach, University of Georgia
* Dennis K. "Dutch" Stanley – Football coach at University of Florida
* Drew Stanton – Arizona Cardinals quarterback and former Detroit Lions quarterback, Michigan State University
* Everett Strupper – College Football Hall of Fame halfback, Georgia Institute of Technology
* Barry Switzer – (Honorary) former football coach University of Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys, University of Oklahoma
* Fran Tarkenton- quarterback of Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants, University of Georgia
* David Treadwell – former NFL kicker, Clemson University
* Denny Thum – president of the Kansas City Chiefs Rockhurst University
* DeMarcus Walker – Defensive End, Chicago Bears, Florida State University
* Lloyd Yoder – College Football Hall of Fame tackle, Carnegie Mellon University

### Golf

* Andy Bean – golf announcer, player on the PGA Champions Tour, University of Florida
* Bob Gilder – golfer, PGA Champions Tour, Arizona State University
* Bobby Jones – famous amateur golfer/lawyer, founder of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament, Georgia Tech
* Gary Koch – golfer, sportscaster, course designer, University of Florida
* Tom Purtzer – golfer, PGA Champions Tour, Arizona State University
* Steve Melnyk – golfer, University of Florida
* Bob Murphy – golfer, long-time sports announcer, NCAA Golf individual champion, US Amateur champion, University of Florida

### Soccer

* Femi Hollinger-Janzen – soccer forward for New England Revolution, Indiana University
* Chris Pontius – soccer forward for D.C. United, University of California, Santa Barbara

### Tennis

* Bob Bryan – tennis player, Stanford University
* Mike Bryan – tennis player, Stanford University
* Bradley Klahn – tennis player, Stanford University
* Patrick McEnroe – tennis professional, Stanford University

### Other sports

* Bob Baffert – Triple Crown winning trainer, University of Arizona
* Andy Douglas – professional wrestler, Morehead State University
* Joey Gilbert – professional boxer, University of Nevada
* Jimmie Heuga – first American Olympic skier to medal University of Colorado at Boulder
* Ron Mason – former college hockey coach and current athletics director at Michigan State University
* Charles Jock – middle-distance runner, University of California, Irvine
* Wally Ris – two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming, University of Iowa
* Dave Shondell – head volleyball coach at Purdue University, Ball State