This is a list of notable members of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon . For articles with the category, see Sigma Alpha Epsilon members .
Jimmy Dunne – songwriter, recording artist, composer, film and television producer, University of Kentucky
Glen Ballard – veteran songwriter and producer, University of Mississippi
Dierks Bentley – country music singer University of Vermont
Bobby Hatfield – singer, the Righteous Brothers, California State University Long Beach
Nick Lachey – singer and former husband of Jessica Simpson, Miami University
Matt Stillwell – American Country Artist, Songwriter Western Carolina University
Dom Lasher - Also known as Drake, Canadian rapper and entrepreneur, Georgia Southern University
Bobby Troup – American musician, Songwriter University of Pennsylvania
Rudy Vallee – entertainer University of Maine , Yale University [ 1]
Quinn XCII , songwriter and musician, revived Michigan State University chapter with his brother, Mat
George McConnell – former guitarist for Widespread Panic , University of Mississippi
Ed Ackerman - Actor, University of Akron
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
Ross M. Dick – journalist at The Milwaukee Journal and fourth president of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing
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
George Gallup – creator of Gallup Poll, University of Iowa
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
Steve Hindy - founder, Brooklyn Brewery , Cornell University
Chet Huntley – NBC news anchor Montana State University
Paul James – actor – television show Greek , Syracuse University
James J. Kilpatrick – syndicated newspaper columnist, author, University of Missouri
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
Ernie Pyle – Pulitzer Prize winning World War II journalist, Indiana 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 – Wonder Years , Stanford University
Grant Shaud – actor on Murphy Brown , University of Richmond
David Spade – actor – Saturday Night Live , Arizona State University
Charles Strum – Associate managing editor for the New York Times , Dickinson College
Kevin Tighe – actor, University of Southern California
Casper Van Dien – actor Starship Troopers, Beverly Hills 90210 Florida State University
Curtis Wilkie - Newspaper reporter, college professor and historian, University of Mississippi
Ed Wilson – president of Tribune Broadcasting (Tribune Company), 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
Mike Song – dancer, founder of Kaba Modern University of California, Irvine
Josh Abramson – founder of CollegeHumor , University of Richmond
Trey Ybos
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 [ 2]
Josh Harris – co-founder of Apollo Global Management and owner of several sports teams[ 3]
Paul Tudor Jones – founder of the Tudor Investment Corporation , University of Virginia [ 4]
John Motley Morehead III – Developed foundation of Union Carbide Company, Lifetime philanthropist UNC Chapel Hill
Ross Perot Jr. – businessman and real estate developer, chairman of Perot Systems , Vanderbilt University
Chris Sullivan , founder Outback Steakhouse , University of Kentucky
Scott T. Ford – CEO, Alltel Wireless, University of Arkansas
J. B. Fuqua – former businessman and philanthropist. The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University is named after him
Clemmie Spangler – Merged the Bank of North Carolina with Bank of America. Businessman and philanthropist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Steve Lacy – president and CEO, Meredith Corporation, Kansas State University
David S. Lewis – former chairman and CEO, General Dynamics Corporation, Georgia Tech
William Perez – former CEO, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and Nike, Inc. , Cornell University
Paul L. Foster – president and CEO of Western Refining , Baylor University
T. Boone Pickens – chairman, Mesa Petroleum, Oklahoma State University
Aubrey McClendon – co-founder and CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corporation , Duke University
Bowman Gray Sr. – former president and chairman of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company , UNC Chapel Hill
Charles Price II – chairman and CEO – Price Candy Company, University of Missouri
Richard Scruggs – Lawyer, University of Mississippi
George Watts Hill – Noted banker, hospital administrator, and philanthropist, UNC Chapel Hill
Ed Fuller – president of Marriott International, Boston University
David Einhorn – president, Greenlight Capital , Cornell University
Dan Rapoport – financier and philanthropist, president of Rapoport Capital, University of Houston
Ed Wilson – president of Chicago-based Tribune Broadcasting , University of Arkansas
Howard Wood – co-founder, Charter Communications and former president and CEO, Cencom Cable Television , Washington University in St. Louis
William T. Young – businessman, founder and former CEO of JIF , University of Kentucky
William Spell – founder and current president of Spell Capital Partners , University of Minnesota
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
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
George Smathers - former U.S. Senator and Congressman from Florida (D), philanthropist, University of Florida
Dennis Chavez – former U.S. Senator from New Mexico University of New Mexico
Richard Russell – former US Senator from Georgia University of Georgia
U.S. House of Representatives [ edit ]
Bill Archer – former U.S. Representative (R), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee , University of Texas at Austin
Andy Barr (U.S. politician) – 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
Hamilton C. Jones – former US Representative from North Carolina (D) UNC Chapel Hill
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
Adam Kinzinger – US Representative from Illinois (R), Illinois State University
J. Alex McMillan – former US Representative from North Carolina (R), 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
Gilbert Brown Patterson – former US Congressman from North Carolina (D) UNC Chapel Hill
Brad Wenstrup – current US Congressman from Ohio (R) University of Cincinnati
Doug Burgum – current Governor of North Dakota (R) North Dakota State University
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
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
Robert D. Blue – former Governor of Iowa (R), Drake University
Brian Sandoval – former Governor of Nevada (R), University of Nevada
Other government officials [ edit ]
Henry M. Paulson – former U.S. Treasury Secretary, Former CEO of Goldman Sachs Group , Dartmouth College
Todd Blodgett – Member of White House staff (Reagan-Bush) 1985–87. Served on Bush-Quayle '88 campaign committee. Also worked with the FBI.
Andrew McCabe – Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation , Duke University
Michael Geppi – former Harford County Councilman (R), Towson University
Andrew O. Holmes – Associate Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court[ 5]
L.Q.C. Lamar – Statesman (D), Justice of US Supreme Court , University of Mississippi
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
Richard Myers – former chairman, Joint Chief of Staff , Kansas State University
Eliot Ness – Prohibition agent , University of Chicago
Charles Price II – former Ambassador to the United Kingdom University of Missouri
Donald Evans – former US Secretary of Commerce, University of Texas at Austin
Richard Riley – former US Secretary of Education, Former Governor of South Carolina (D), Furman University
Pat Robertson – Christian leader, 1988 presidential candidate (R), Washington and Lee University
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
Guy Vander Linden – a member of Iowa Legislature and former brigadier general, US Marines, University of Iowa
GEN Charles C. Campbell, USA (Ret.) – US Army general (retired), former FORSCOM commander, and last continuously serving army officer with Vietnam experience, Louisiana State University
Edmund Kirby Smith – general, Confederate States of America, The University of the South
Bruce L. Castor, Jr. – former solicitor general and acting attorney general of Pennsylvania, former district attorney and commissioner of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; noted trial lawyer, Lafayette College
John R. Bell, IV – House Majority Whip, 10th NC House District, North Carolina House of Representatives (R) University of North Carolina at Wilmington
James R. Williams – Selectman, Belmont, MA, Indiana University
Dana T. Merrill – United States Army brigadier general
Seymour W. Terry – United States Army Captain, World War II Medal of Honor Recipient, University of Arkansas [ 6]
William Peterkin Upshur – United States Marine Corps Major General, Awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War I, Virginia Military Institute[ 7]
Arlo L. Olson – United States Army Captain, Awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II, University of South Dakota [ 8]
Leslie Vaughn Rush , orthopedic surgeon and inventor of the Rush pin
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 – surgeon who revolutionized the treatment of bone fractures
Joseph Strauss – Engineer and designer of the Golden Gate Bridge , University of Cincinnati
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 University Houston 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
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 [ 9]
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
Walt Terrell – professional baseball player, Morehead State University
Clint Robinson – Pittsburgh Pirates Major League first baseman Troy University
Joey Hamilton – San Diego Padres pitcher, Georgia Southern University
Terry Dischinger – professional basketball player, Purdue University , Chicago Zephyrs , Baltimore Bullets , Detroit Pistons
Mike Gminski – professional basketball player, Duke University
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
Jon McGlocklin – professional basketball player, Indiana University , Cincinnati Royals , San Diego Rockets , Milwaukee Bucks
Jack Twyman – professional basketball player, University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati Royals
Kevin Grevey – professional basketball player, University of Kentucky
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
Gregg Marshall – former coach, Wichita State University
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 [ 10]
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 [ 11]
Tommy Mason – football player, Tulane University , Minnesota Vikings
Tom Mack – Pro Football Hall of Fame Offensive Guard, University of Michigan
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 .
Bo Schembechler – former University of Michigan football coach, Miami University
Adam Seward – linebacker for the Carolina Panthers , University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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
Lloyd Yoder – College Football Hall of Fame tackle, Carnegie Mellon University
Christian McCaffrey – Heisman trophy finalist running back, Stanford University , running back San Francisco 49ers
Josh Rosen – Free agent NFL quarterback most recently for Cleveland Browns former quarterback of University of California, Los Angeles
Kirby Smart – University of Georgia football head coach, University of Georgia
DeMarcus Walker – Defensive End, Chicago Bears , Florida State University
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
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 – American middle-distance runner, University of California, Irvine
Chris Pontius – forward for D.C. United , University of California, Santa Barbara
Wally Ris – two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming, University of Iowa
Dave Shondell – head volleyball coach at Purdue University , Ball State
Femi Hollinger-Janzen – forward for New England Revolution , Indiana University [ 12]
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