List of Tau Kappa Epsilon brothers

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This is a list of Tau Kappa Epsilon Notable Alumni (commonly referred to as Tekes).

Contents 1 Government 2 Business and Industry 3 Education 4 Athletics 5 Entertainment 6 Military and NASA 7 Philanthropic, literary, and religious

[edit] Government

Name	Original Chapter	Notability	Reference
Robert L. "Bob" Barr, Jr	Beta-Sigma	U.S. Congressman (Georgia), 2008 Presidential Candidate (Libertarian)
William K. Brewster	Epsilon-Eta	U.S. Congressman (Oklahoma)
Robert A. Butterworth, Jr.	Gamma-Theta	Florida Attorney General
Robert C. Byrd	Alpha-Pi	U.S. Senator (West Virginia)
Ryan C. Crocker	Alpha-Theta	U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Lebanon, Kuwait and Syria
Gary Doer	Zeta-Iota	Premier of Manitoba
Charles Foti, Jr.	Theta-Mu	Louisiana Attorney General
William Hagan	Delta	Political writer and Communications Director for Congressman Mac Collins
Ed Moy	Lambda	38th Director of the United States Mint
Mike Huckabee	Beta-Psi (Honorary)	Former Governor of Arkansas, 2008 Presidential Candidate (Republican)
Roger W. Jepsen	Beta-Xi	U.S. Senator (Iowa)
Joe Knollenberg	Gamma-Omega	U.S. Congressman (Michigan)
Earl Pomeroy	Xi-Pi	U.S. Congressman (North Dakota)
Carl D. Pursell	Delta-Pi	U.S. Congressman (Michigan)
Gregory E. Pyle	Epsilon-Theta	Chief of the Choctaw Nation, Oklahoma
James H. Quillen	Pi-Gamma	U.S. Congressman (Tennessee)
Ronald W. Reagan	Iota	40th President of the United States
Albert Rosellini	Chi	Governor of Washington
John G. Rowland	Kappa-Upsilon	Governor of Connecticut
Richard B. Stone	Lambda-Iota	U.S Ambassador to Denmark
Brian Wansink	Lambda-Chi	Executive Director of USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Wesley W. Watkins	Beta-Gamma	U.S. Congressman (Oklahoma)
Charles E. Whittaker	Alpha-Phi	U.S. Supreme Court Justice

[edit] Business and Industry

Name	Original Chapter	Notability	Reference
Keith Connolly		Vice President Global Strategic Sourcing AT&T
Kevin M. Dotts	Alpha-Tau	CFO of EarthLink
Edward C. Droste	Epsilon	Co Founder of Hooters Restaurant
Richard T. Gadomski	Pi-Epsilon	Founder & former CEO of PSI Group of Companies, now Lurgi PSI
Dr. James Goodnight	Beta-Beta	CEO of the SAS Institute
James P. Evans	Gamma-Omega	CEO of Jenny Craig, Inc., former president and CEO of Best Western
Earle H. Harbison, Jr.	Xi	Retired president and CEO of Monsanto
Conrad M. Hilton	Alpha-Omicron	Founder of Hilton Hotels
James M. Kilts	Delta	Chairman and CEO of The Gillette Company
W. Alan McCollough	Delta-Upsilon	Former chairman and CEO of Circuit City
Paul W. Mobley	Gamma-Kappa	Chairman and CEO of Noble Roman's pizza
Charles W. Moorman	Beta-Pi	President and CEO of Norfolk Southern
Robert L. Nardelli	Zeta-Theta	CEO of Chrysler, Former Chairman, President and CEO of The Home Depot
Andy Taylor	Gamma-Tau	Chairman and CEO of Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Howard D. Schultz	Theta-Iota	Founder, Principal Owner, CEO of Starbucks
Harold A. Shaub	Alpha-Tau	Retired president and CEO of the Campbell Soup Company
Charles Rudolph Walgreen, Jr.	Upsilon	Chairman of Walgreens

[edit] Education

Name	Original Chapter	Notability	Reference
Dr. Luther Fred Carter	Xi Iota	President of Francis Marion University
Gregory L. Geoffroy	Alpha-Chi	President of Iowa State University
Dr. Robert M. McKenzie	Sigma-Eta	East Stroudsburg University Professor and author of Comparing Media from Around the World
Dr. William V. Muse		Chancellor of East Carolina University
Dr. David Shi	Gamma Mu	President of Furman University
Joseph J. Sisco		President of American University
Hoke L. Smith		President of Towson University
Scott Cowen		President of Tulane University
Stephen Wilson	Gamma-Omega	Dental Educator; Pediatric Dentist of the Year - 2007 Cincinnati Children's Hospital

[edit] Athletics

Name	Original Chapter	Notability	Reference
Terry Bradshaw	Beta-Zeta	NFL Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl MVP and TV Analyst
Lou Carnesecca		Former St. John's, Hall of Fame, Basketball Coach
Rich Dozer		President, Arizona Diamondbacks & former President, Phoenix Suns
George S. Halas	Gamma	Founder of the NFL, owner & coach of the Chicago Bears
Roy Jones Jr.	Tau-Psi (Honorary)	WBC, WBA, IBF, WBF, IBO, NBA and IBA light heavyweight championship professional boxer
Duane Kuiper		Former MLB second baseman and Baseball Commentator
Marv Levy	Zeta	Former Head Football Coach Buffalo Bills
Richard F. "Digger" Phelps	Epsilon-Zeta	Notre Dame Basketball Coach and TV Analyst
Shea Salinas	Gamma-Mu	Professional soccer player for the San Jose Earthquakes
Phil Simms	Mu-Sigma	New York Giants Super Bowl MVP and TV Commentator
John L. Smith	Alpha-Chi	Former head football coach, University of Louisville & Michigan State University
Paul Wight Jr.	Beta-Chi	Professional Wrestler also known as his in ring name The Big Show

[edit] Entertainment

• Eric Bloom (Kappa-Zeta) - Lead singer of Blue Öyster Cult
• The Everly Brothers (Gamma-Rho) - Vocal group
• Fred Dryer (Gamma-Lambda) - TV's "Hunter" & NFL player
• Arthur Ferrante and Louis Teicher - Musicians
• Merv Griffin (Gamma-Delta) - Entertainer and TV personality
• DeWayne Jessie - Actor
• Stan Kenton (Gamma) - Former Band Leader
• Willie Nelson (Nu-Xi) - Country music Songwriter and singer (honorary member)
• Les Paul (Gamma-Delta) - Guitarist and pioneering electric guitar inventor, best known for association with the Gibson Les Paul
• Elvis Presley (Beta-Psi) - Rock 'n' Roll singer and actor (honorary member)
• Robert Rockwell (Gamma) - actor
• Dave Sheridan (Nu-Omega)-Actor/Musician
• Danny Thomas (Gamma-Nu) - Entertainer and TV personality
• Lawrence Welk (Alpha-Xi) - Musician
• Robert Wuhl (Epsilon-Omicron)- Actor
• John Zacherle- "Zacherley" Television Host and Voice Actor

[edit] Military and NASA

• Lt. Col. Andrew M. Allen, USMC — NASA astronaut
• Gen. Earl E. Anderson, USMC — Youngest 4-star general in the United States Marine Corps
• Col. Gerald P. Carr, USMC (Beta-Sigma) — NASA astronaut, Commander U.S. Skylab IV
• Rear Adm. John Fisher, USN — President of The Navy League
• Roy K. Flint — Dean, United States Military Academy at West Point
• Gen. Joseph Ralston, USAF — Supreme Commander of NATO and Vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Steven W. Squyres — Principal investigator of the Mars Exploration Rover Mission and Chair of the NASA Space Science Advisory Committee NASA

[edit] Philanthropic, literary, and religious

• William A. Fowler (Omicron) - Nobel Prize for Physics, Nuclear Astrophysics, Professor
• Bruce Gordon - Former president of the NAACP
• David R. Jones - Editor, New York Times
• William Least Heat Moon (Beta-Theta) - writer and traveller