List of Alpha Tau Omega members

Alpha Tau Omega is an American social fraternity founded at the Virginia Military Institute in 1865. Following is a list of some of the notable Alpha Tau Omega members. Dates are the date of joining.

Academia

• Bob Clement (University of Tennessee), president of Cumberland University and US House of Representatives
• Karl Taylor Compton: President of MIT
• John Garland James (VMI): 2nd president of Texas A&M University(1879–1883), president of Texas Military Institute(1868–1879)
• Hardaway Hunt Dinwiddie (VMI): 4th president of Texas A&M University(1883–1887)
• Frank Hereford: former president of the University of Virginia
• Stephen C. O'Connell: Justice and Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court (1955–1967) and President of the University of Florida (1967–1973)
• Santa Ono (Emory, honorary), 28th president of University of Cincinnati and 15th president of University of Michigan
• Blake R. Van Leer: fifth president of Georgia Institute of Technology, founder of Southern Polytechnic State University, former dean of University of Florida and North Carolina State University

Art and architecture

• Lehman "Monk" Ferris, architect

Business

• David Bohnett (USC): technology entrepreneur; co-founder of GeoCities
• Paul J. Brown (Georgia Tech); CEO of Arby's
• William H. Davidson (Wisconsin, 1924), co-founder and president of Harley-Davidson Motor Company
• Walter G. Ehmer (Georgia Tech): CEO of Waffle House
• Frank Fahrenkopf (Nevada-Reno 1959): president and CEO of the American Gaming Association
• Harold Allen Fernald (University of Maine 1954); Vice President CBS (retired)
• Frank Fertitta III (LSU, 1961): CEO of Station Casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada; owns Ultimate Fighting Championship
• Gerald J. Ford (Southern Methodist): CEO of Golden State Bancorp
• Richard S. Fuld Jr. (Colorado) CEO of Lehman Brothers Holdings
• Richard C. Green (Southern Methodist), CEO of Aquila Corporation
• Matthew J. Hart (Vanderbilt, 1971), former president, COO, and CFO of Hilton Hotels
• James P. Hoffa (Michigan State,1960): president of Teamsters Union; Jimmy Hoffa's son
• Roy M. Huffington (Southern Methodist, 1935), United States Ambassador to Austria
• J. Erik Jonsson (Rensselaer, 1924): founder of Texas Instruments
• Donald Keough (Georgia, 1986), president, chief operating officer, and a director of The Coca-Cola Company
• Julius Curtis Lewis Jr. (University of Georgia): president of J.C. Lewis Enterprises and Lewis Broadcasting Corp.
• Billy Joe "Red" McCombs (University of Texas, 1959): former owner of Minnesota Vikings; namesake of McCombs School of Business
• F. James McDonald (GMI-EMI, 1983), former president, CEO, and COO of General Motors
• Frank Page (UNC at Chapel Hill, 1895): industrialist and banker
• Gregory R. Page (North Dakota, 1973): president and CEO of Cargill, Inc.
• Lewis E. Platt (Cornell 1960): former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
• Bernard Ramsey (University of Georgia): executive with Merrill Lynch and philanthropist
• Joe Rogers Jr. (Georgia Tech, 1965), CEO of Waffle House
• John Schnatter, founder of Papa John's
• Christopher A. Sinclair (University of Kansas): CEO of Mattel
• Elton Bryson Stephens Sr. (Birmingham-Southern): founder of EBSCO Industries
• James E. Thompson (San Jose State, 1959): founder, chairman, and CEO of the Crown Worldwide Group
• Edward Magruder Tutwiler (VMI, 1865): President Tutwiler Coal, Coke & Pig Iron Co., Birmingham, Al.
• John A. Young (Oregon State, 1950): former president and CEO of Hewlett-Packard

Entertainment

• John Besh: celebrity chef
• Roman Bohnen (Minnesota 1920), stage and film actor
• Anthony Michael Brooks (Missouri), world champion Rubik's Cube solver
• Loring Buzzell: music publisher and record label executive
• Bud Collins (Baldwin-Wallace, 1948), tennis announcer and author
• T. S. Cook (Denison, 1969), Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated screenwriter
• Dana Elcar (Michigan, 1949), film and TV actor best known for his supporting role on MacGyver
• Hunter Ellis: reality TV star; host of History Channel's Tactical to Practical
• Rob Estes (Southern California, 1983), an actor known for Melrose Place, Silk Stalkings, and 90210
• Guy Fieri (Nevada-Las Vegas, 1988), Food Network star; host of Guy's Big Bite and Diners, Drive-In's, and Dives
• Brad Fiorenza: MTV's ' cast member
• Christopher Fitzgerald: Broadway and film actor
• Paul Gilmartin (Indiana, 1982), comedian and television host
• Curt Gowdy (Wyoming, 1939), sports broadcaster
• Bob Guiney (Michigan State, 1990), Bob the Bachelor from The Bachelor 4
• Andrew Haug: radio announcer; drummer for Contrive
• Jack Ingram (Southern Methodist), country music performer
• Keith Jackson (Washington State, 1952), sports broadcaster who won sports Emmys in 1995 and 1997
• Anthony Jeselnik (Tulane), standup comedian, writer, and actor
• Greg Kinnear (Arizona, 1983), Talk Soup host; 1998 Academy Award nominee
• Bert Kreischer (Florida State, 1982), stand-up comedian, actor, and reality television host; known as "The Machine"
• Art Linkletter (San Diego State, 1951), television personality; author, Kids Say The Darndest Things
• Elmer Lower (Missouri) former president of ABC News
• Frank Marshall (UNCA, 1965), film producer and director; co-founder of Amblin Entertainment
• Garry Marshall (Northwestern, 1953), film director and television producer known for Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley
• Forrest Sawyer (Florida, 1968), Emmy-winning newscaster with ABC News and Nightline
• Adam Schroeder: Warner Brothers and FOX New Regency movie producer; Chronicle, The Truman Show, Clueless
• Elliot Segal: radio DJ and host of Elliot in the Morning
• Grant Show (UCLA, 1984), actor known for Melrose Place
• Stryker (DJ): radio DJ and co-host of the radio show Loveline
• Reynolds Wolf: CNN meteorologist

• Stephen H. Grimes (University of Florida): Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
• Procter Ralph Hug Jr. (Nevada-Reno): Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Willis B. Hunt Jr. (Emory University): Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
• John Morgan (Florida, 1975), founder of the law firm Morgan & Morgan'
• Page Morris, US House of Representatives and Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
• Stephen C. O'Connell: Justice and Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court (1955–1967) and President of the University of Florida (1967–1973)
• Erskine Mayo Ross (VMI 1865): attorney and Judge of the U. S. Circuit Court California
• James C. Smith (Florida State University) former Florida Attorney General and Florida Secretary of State
• William L. Summers: criminal defense lawyer; past President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Michael Waddington: court-martial defense lawyer

Literature and journalism

• Shelby Foote: novelist and Civil War historian
• Gene Fowler (Colorado, 1911), author and screenwriter
• Cork Graham: novelist and combat photographer
• Jack McCallum (Muhlenberg ’68), novelist and writer for Sports Illustrated
• Jon Meacham: editor of Newsweek; bestselling author; commentator on politics, history, and religious faith in America
• Tennessee Williams (Missouri, 1930), Pulitzer Prize winner for A Streetcar Named Desire

Military

• Frank Bowman (Duke University): Admiral, USN (retired); former Chief of Naval Personnel and director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion
• George S. Rentz (Gettysburg College): United States Navy Chaplain Corps and commander in the United States Navy
• Holland Smith (Auburn University): General, USMC; the "father" of modern US amphibious warfare
• James Stockdale (Monmouth, 1989) vice admiral and vice-presidential nominee in 1992'
• Charles F. Wald (North Dakota State): General, USAF (retired); EUCOM Deputy Commander 2002-2006
• Loren D. Hagen (North Dakota State): First Lieutenant, United States Army; Medal of Honor recipient, August 7, 1971, A Shau Valley, Vietnam

• John Ayers: NFL football player, 1977–1987
• David Butz (Purdue, 1972) NFL football player, St Louis Cardinals & Washington Redskins, Super Bowl Champion
• Dom Capers: defensive coordinator, Green Bay Packers; former NFL head coach
• Chris Capuano (Duke), MLB pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Cris Collinsworth (Florida, 1985), former NFL wide receiver, sports anchor
• Lee Corso (Florida State, 1954), sports commentator, football coach
• Len Dawson (Purdue, 1955), NFL Hall of Famer, Super Bowl IV MVP, sports anchor
• Everett Dean (Indiana, 1918), college basketball and baseball coach
• Paul Dee: former University of Miami athletics director
• Ted DiBiase: "The Million Dollar Man"; former WWF wrestler
• Terry Donahue (San Jose State, 1963), head football coach at the University of California
• Mike Droese: "Duke The Dumpster"; former WWE wrestler
• Terry Funk: pro wrestler
• Joe Girardi: New York Yankees former manager and catcher; former Florida Marlins manager
• Steve Gleason (Washington State, 1996), NFL football player, 2000-2008
• Lucas Glover (Clemson University): PGA Tour golfer; winner of the 2009 US Open
• Lou Groza (Ohio State, 1943), NFL Hall of Famer
• Joe B. Hall (Kentucky, 1948), former head basketball coach of the University of Kentucky Wildcats who were the 1978 National Champions
• Pete Henry (Washington & Jefferson, 1916), football player, coach, and athletic administrator
• Tommy Herr (Delaware, 1974), professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, and New York Mets
• Tony Hulman (Rose-Hulman, 1946), owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• Bill Ireland (Nevada-Reno): University of Nevada; Las Vegas Baseball Coach 1960–1967; UNLV's first athletic director; the "father of UNLV athletics"
• Keith Jackson (Washington State, 1952), sports commentator, ABC
• Tommy John (Indiana State University, 1954), Major League Baseball pitcher; four-time All-Star team; initiated in 1964
• Ed Jucker: former head coach of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team; coached the team to two national championships
• Jack Kemp (Occidental, 1954), United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and professional football player
• Ernie Koy Jr.: Texas Longhorns, 1963 National Champions; Pro Bowl running back for New York Giants
• Frank Kush (Michigan State, 1951), head football coach at Arizona State University, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and the Baltimore and Indianapolis Colts
• Magnum T. A.: "Terry Allen"; Former WWF pro wrestler
• John McKay (Oregon, 1948), head football coach at the University of Southern California and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Joel McNulty: All Time Big Ten Conference men's track and field winner; two record-setting and one other win, 1952–1953
• Derek Miles, pole vaulter
• Curt Miller: head coach of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun
• Jim Mora (Occidental, 1955), former head coach of the New Orleans Saints
• Dorian O'Daniel, professional football player
• Victor Oladipo: NCAA 1st Team All-American for the Indiana Hoosiers
• Rob Pannell: all-time NCAA Division 1 men's lacrosse scoring leader at Cornell University
• Roger Reina: former UPenn wrestling coach
• Joe Schoen (DePauw University): NFL general manager (New York Giants, Buffalo Bills), NFL scout (Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers)
• Brandon Slay: gold medalist at Sydney Olympics in wrestling
• Steve Spurrier (Florida, 1966), head coach of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks; Heisman Trophy winner 1966 at University of Florida; former Florida head coach; 1996 National Championship
• Brad Stevens (DePauw University): NBA general manager, head coach (Boston Celtics), NCAA head coach (Butler Bulldogs)
• Jason Szuminski: MLB player (San Diego Padres), 1st major league athlete drafted from MIT
• Robby Thompson: MLB player (San Francisco Giants), MLB coach, manager (San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners)
• Tommy Townsend, (Florida, 2016), professional football player
• Jim Tressel: former head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes who were the2002 National Champions
• Matt Valenti: two-time NCAA national champion wrestler
• Chandler Worthy: WR for the Houston Texans, 2015–present
• Jack Youngblood (Florida, 1971), NFL Hall of Fame