Notable Kappa Sigma Alums
Reprinted with permission from Kappa Sigma International Web Site
A great fraternity helps build great men.
Kappa Sigma can count among its brothers numerous men who have achieved the pinnacles of success in their respective endeavors. From entertainment to politics to science, Kappa Sigmas truly excel.
Choose a category below to see Notable Kappa Sigma's in those fields.
Entertainment/Media
Jimmy Buffett
Epsilon-Nu
(Southern Mississippi)
Musician
Chris Harrison
Theta-Psi
(Oklahoma City University)
Host of The Bachelor
Robert Redford
Gamma-Tau
(Colorado)
Actor, Director
Mike O'Malley
Beta-Kappa
(New Hampshire)
Actor (Yes, Dear)
Ted Turner
Beta-Alpha
(Brown University)
Media mogul, TNT, TBS, CNN, MGM
Sam Donaldson
Epsilon-Xi
(Texas-El Paso)
ABC News
Mike Williams
Xi-Gamma
(SUNY/New Paltz)
Actor (The Blair Witch Project)
Dan Dierdorf
Beta-Gamma
(Missouri)
Sports Commentator
Gordon Jump
Gamma-Chi
(Kansas State)
Actor (WKRP, Maytag)
Dennis Haskins
Alpha-Iota
(Tennessee/Chattanooga)
Actor (Saved by the Bell)
Richard Crenna
Delta-Eta
(Southern California)
Actor
Wink Martindale
Epsilon-Pi
(Memphis State)
Entertainer/Game Show Host
Franklin Cover
Gamma-Xi
(Denison)
Actor (The Jeffersons)
Hoagy Carmichael
Beta-Theta
(Indiana)
Songwriter - Stardust
Stephen F. Croft
Gamma-Iota
(Syracuse)
CBS Journalist (60 Minutes)
Edward R. Murrow
Gamma-Mu
(Washington State)
Journalist
Mort Walker
Beta-Gamma
(Missouri)
Created Beetle Bailey
David Nelson
Delta-Eta
(Southern California)
Actor (Ozzie and Harriet)
Johnny Mack Brown
Beta
(Alabama)
Actor (Moviestar of 1930s and 40s)
Bill Anderson
Beta-Lambda
(Georgia)
Country Music Entertainer
Business
Craig Barrett
Beta-Zeta
(Stanford)
CEO of Intel
Michael Eskew
Chi
(Purdue)
CEO United Parcel Service (UPS)
Gary Forsee, Beta-Chi (Missouri-Rolla) - CEO of Sprint
Jack Smith, Jr., Gamma-Delta (Massachusetts) - President, General Motors
William Hewlett, Beta-Zeta (Stanford), Co-Founder, Hewlett-Packard
Robert Eaton, Gamma-Omicron (Kansas) - Chairman and COO, Chrysler Corporation
Alan Mulally, Gamma-Omicron (Kansas) Senior VP for Airplane Development, Boeing Corp.
Paul Henson, Alpha-Psi (Nebraska) - Chairman of the Board, United Telecom
Bill Howard, Alpha-Eta (George Washington) - President, Piedmont Airlines
Allen Jacobson, Gamma-Lambda (Iowa State) - CEO, 3M Company
Robert G. Krebs, Beta-Zeta (Stanford) - CEO Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railroad Corp.
R.W. Lundgren, Gamma-Sigma (Oregon State) - Chairman of the Board, Dow Chemical
Ben Gilmer, Beta-Eta (Auburn) - CEO, AT&T
Peter Leggett, Upsilon (Hampden-Sydney) - Vice President, Legett Stores
Richard Rainwater, Tau (Texas), Financeer
Willard Rockwell, Alpha-Delta (Penn State) - President, North American Rockwell
J. Tylee Wilson, Delta-Beta (Lafayette) - Chairman, RJR Nabisco
Pierson M. Grieve, Epsilon-Delta (Northwestern) - CEO, Ecolab, Inc
Richard Haskayne, Epsilon-Alpha (Alberta) - Chairman of Board of TransCanada PipeLines Limited
Politics
Sonny Perdue
Beta-Lambda (Georgia)
Governor of Georgia
Bob Dole
Gamma-Omicron (Kansas)
Past Senator and Presidentail Candidate
R-Kansas
Richard M. Burr
Delta-Omega (Wake Forest)
Senator Elect
R-North Carolina
Paul E. Patton
Beta-Nu (Kentucky)
Governor of Kentucky, 1995-2003
James Sasser, Lambda (Tennessee) - Senator, D-Tennessee
Bill Alexander, Xi (Arkansas) - Congressman, D-Arkansas
Douglas Bosco, Theta-Delta (Willamette) - Congressman, D-California
Hal Daub, Beta-Sigma (Washington-St. Louis) - Congressman, R-Nebraska
Dante Fascell, Epsilon-Beta (Miami) - Congressman, D-Florida
Frank Horton, Gamma (LSU) - Congressman, R-New York
Mike Lowry, Gamma-Mu (Washington State) - Congressman, D-Washington
Neal Smith, Beta-Gamma (Missouri-Columbia) - Congressman, D-Iowa
George Wortley, Gamma-Iota (Syracuse) - Congressman, R-New York
David M. Beasley, Kappa-Upsilon (Clemson) - past Governor of South Carolina
D. Lee Constantine, Lambda-Epsilon (Central Florida) - Senator, R-Florida
Harve Andre, Epsilon-Alpha (Alberta) - Former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
Science & Academics
Denton Cooley, Tau (Texas) - World Famous Heart surgeon
Edgar D. Mitchell, Delta-Alpha (Carnegie-Mellon) - Former Apollo program astronaut
Edwin Hubble, Gamma-Beta (Chicago) - Nobel winning Astronomer, namesake of Hubble Telescope
Steven C. Beering, Chi (Purdue) - President, Purdue University
Thomas J. Clifford, Delta-Mu (North Dakota) - President, University of North Dakota
Arthur H. DeRosier, Jr., Epsilon-Nu (Southern Mississippi) - President, Rocky Mountain College
John G. Johnson, Delta-Alpha (Carnegie-Mellon) - President, Butler University
Theron Montgomery, Jr., Alpha-Nu (Wofford) - President, Jacksonville State
John W. Ryan, Delta-Sigma (Utah) - President, Indiana University
Dr. Irvine Grote, Alpha-Iota (Tenn/Chattanooga) - Inventor of Rolaids and chemistry professor
Frank Erwin, Tau (Texas) - President Board of Regents, University of Texas
Ben Mottelon, Chi (Purdue) - Winner of 1975 Nobel Prize in Physics
Gordon Binder, Chi (Purdue) - CEO of Amgen
Jim Payne, Epsilon-Nu (Southern Mississippi) - CEO of UAD Laboratories
