Distinguished Alumni of Theta Chi Fraternity
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[edit] Armed Services
- General John M. Shalikashvili, Former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Supreme Allied Commander, Commander-in-Chief United States Military (Retired)
- Colonel Charles Ross Greening, flew in Gen. James Doolittle’s first air raid on Tokyo in WWII
- Major Harold Watson, also flew in Doolittle Raid in WWII
- General William Tecumseh Sherman, General of the Union Army, Civil War (Honorary Membership)
- Brigadier General Edward Bancroft Williston, U.S. Army, Medal of Honor Recipient, Civil War
- Captain James M. Burt, U.S. Army, Medal of Honor and Purple Heart Recipient, WWII
[edit] Arts and Entertainment
- Steven Spielberg, Movie Producer, Writer & Academy Award winning Director
- Charles Addams, Cartoonist for New Yorker Magazine & creator of The Addams Family
- Rob Corddry, Screen Actor and "Senior Correspondent" on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Sammy Kaye, Big Bandleader and Songwriter
- Willard Waterman, TV & Screen Actor, Starred on The Great Gildersleeve radio series
- Edgar Buchanan, Actor, Starred on Petticoat Junction TV series
- Valentino Moreno, Actor, appeared as "Juan", Ricky Martin's son, in General Hospital. Also appeared on ER & The Tracey Ullman Show, current member of Delta Psi chapter.
- Brodie Greer, Television Actor, Starred as Officer Barry Baricza on CHiPs TV Series
- Francis H. Striker, Writer, Co-Creator of the Lone Ranger and the Green Hornet
- John Palyok, Contestant on the reality TV show Survivor: Vanuatu and actor
- James E. Perkins, Former President, Paramount International Pictures, Inc.
- Phil Vassar, Country Music Star
- Edward Andrews, Actor, appeared in over 50 films including Sixteen Candles and Gremlins
- Joel McHale, Talk show host for "The Soup" on the E! network.
- Dan Resin, Dr. Beeper in the movie Caddyshack.
- Jeff Ruby, Country music star.
- Matt Austin, Actor, Date Move
- Bill Germanakos, Reality TV star, winner of The Biggest Loser, Season 4
- John Weidenaar, Actor, Showtime series Queer as Folk Season 3
[edit] Business and Industry
- James A. Laudermilch, Compliance Manager
- Robert E. Eberly, Penn State benefactor
- Lee Iacocca, Former Chairman and CEO, Chrysler Corporation
- J. William Grimes, Former President and CEO, ESPN
- Alfred Lynch, Former CEO and International President, JC Penney Co., Author
- Crawford H. Greenewalt, Former CEO of DuPont, worked on the "Manhattan Project"
- Harry Mullikin, Former Chairman, Westin Hotels & Resorts
- John Kapioltas, Former Chairman, President, Director and CEO, Sheraton Hotels
- William K. Howell, Former President and CEO, Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee
- Robert Krasa, Former President and CEO of Dow Corning, Former CEO of Haworth Inc.
- Anthony L. Politano, Chief Performance Officer for Niteo Partners, Author of the book, Chief Performance Officer
- Samuel DiPiazza, Global CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Bruce Perttunen, Founder, BidCorp.com
- David R. Goode, Retired Chairman, President, and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation
- Robert T. Brady, CEO of Moog Inc
- Walter F. Williams, Retired CEO of Bethlehem Steel Corporation
- Robert W. Best, CEO of Atmos Energy, a Fortune 500 company
- John A. Thompson, Former Excutive Vice Chairman of KPMG and current Board Member of Equinox Partners.
- Thomas S. Wu, Chairman of United Commercial Bank.
- Stuart Bewley, Founder California Coolers.
[edit] Education
- William J. Taverner, Author and Editor of sexuality texts, including American Journal of Sexuality Education[1]
- William Durden, president of Dickinson College
[edit] Politics and Government
- Robert Cupp of the Ohio State Supreme Court
- Ronald Ortega, Current Research Assistant for the Virginia State Supreme Court Criminal Sentencing Commission.
- Dennis Cardoza, Current U.S. Representative for 18th District of California
- Warren Magnuson, Former US Senator
- Carl T. Curtis, Former US Senator and Representative
- Ralph G. Brooks, Former Governor of Nebraska
- Theodore Christianson, Former Governor of Minnesota
- Jacob A. Preus, Former Governor of Minnesota
- Ernest W. Gibson, Former US Senator, Governor of Vermont, Alumnus of Norwich University
- Henry Schricker, Former Governor of Indiana
- Randall L. Tobias, 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, Former Governor of Florida
- Harry Hughes, Former Governor of Maryland
- Randy Randall, Mayor of Clinton, SC
- Allan Bense, Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
- Eugene J. Keogh, Former US Representative, Author of Keogh Plan
- Christopher E. Dorworth, Current Florida Representative for 34th District of Florida
- Ronald H. Bell, Current Mysch-Hurst Hall Council President, President-Elect for Palmer Davidson
[edit] Journalism
- Harry Reasoner, Former news anchor of ABC & CBS, Editor of 60 Minutes
- Herbert Kubly, Journalist and playwright
- Michael J. Shaara, Pulitzer Prize winner for the novel The Killer Angels which served as the basis for the movie Gettysburg
- Paul Zimmerman, Sports Editor of the Los Angeles Times
- Jay Ingram, Toronto Star Journalist, Author, TV Host of several Discovery Channel Canada programs, including Daily Planet
- Bob Woodruff, Former co-anchor of ABC's World News Tonight (recuperating from wounds sustained while on assignment in Iraq in January 2006)
- Radley Balko, Senior Editor, Reason Magazine
- Justin Breen, Sports Editor, Times of Northwest Indiana
[edit] Research and Space
- Dr. Donald E. Knuth, Computer Scientist and Professor Emeritus, Stanford University
- Dr. Owen Chamberlain, Former Professor of Physics, joined "Manhattan Project" 1942-1946, Winner of 1959 Nobel Prize in Physics
- Dr. Edward G. Gibson, Former NASA Astronaut, spent 84 days aboard Skylab
- Dr. Daniel T. Barry, Former NASA Mission Specialist aboard 3 Space Shuttle mission. Also appeared on the TV show Survivor: Panama.
[edit] Athletics
- Robert "Lefty" Grove, 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)
- Ralph "Shug" Jordan, Former Head Football Coach Auburn University, 1957 NCAA Champions
- Brian Cardinal, Former Purdue basketball player, Currently in the NBA playing for the Memphis Grizzlies
- Vern Mikkelsen, Former basketball player for the Minneapolis Lakers & in the Basketball Hall of Fame
- Tunch A. Ilkin, Former NFL athlete and voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Scott "Raven" Levy, Professional Wrestler
- Mike "The Miz" Mizanin, Professional Wrestler, Actor, Reality TV star
- Jim Parque, Former pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
- Ernest William Accorsi, Jr., Former General Manager of NY Giants, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Colts
- Bill "Tosh" Tosheff, First NBA co-rookie of the year (1951-52), played for the Indianapolis Olympians & Milwaukee Hawks
- Tom Haller, Former MLB catcher for the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers
- Alan K. "Al" Saunders,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
- Mark Murphy, 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
- John Matuszak, Former NFL player, number one draft pick of 1973. Also known for his role as Sloth from the movie Goonies
- Dick Fosbury, 1968 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the high jump and creator of the Fosbury Flop
- Ron Fraser, 2nd Winningest coach in college baseball; led Team USA to a Gold Medal on the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Ernie Conwell, Professional football player, New Orleans Saints
- Glen "Turk" Edwards, Professional Football Hall of Fame inductee
- George O'Leary, Head Football Coach, University of Central Florida
