List of Sigma Alpha Epsilon members

This is a list of notable members of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Literature

• William Faulkner - Nobel Prize-winning author, University of Mississippi
• Albert Jay Nock - Author and social critic
• Walker Percy - Noted Southern author, UNC Chapel Hill
• Sandro Corsaro - Author and American Animator
• John Jakes - Author, DePauw University

Music

• 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
• Nick Lachey - Singer and former husband of Jessica Simpson, Miami University
• Rudy Vallee - entertainer University of Maine, Yale University
• Bobby Hatfield - Singer, the Righteous Brothers, California State University Long Beach

Media and Entertainment

• George Bodenheimer - President of ESPN Inc. and ESPN on ABC
• Lloyd Bridges - Actor, UCLA
• Beau Bridges - Actor
• 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
• Bobby Jon Drinkard - actor Survivor: Guatemala, Survivor: Palau, and We Are Marshall, Troy University
• Jack Edwards - Former ESPN Broadcaster and current NESN play-by-play announcer for the Boston Bruins, University of New Hampshire
• Sam Elliot - Actor, Cal State L.A.
• 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
• Joshua Holmes - International model, celebrity blogger, Middle Tennessee State 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
• 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
• Jay Wilkison - Actor, Nashville, One Life to Live Western Kentucky University
• 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]

Business

• John Bugas - Former Vice President - Ford Motor Company University of Wyoming
• Larry Kurzweil - President/COO, Universal Studios Hollywood
• John Motley Morehead III - Developed foundation of Union Carbide Company, Lifetime philanthropist UNC Chapel Hill
• Joe Craft President Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. Joe Craft Center, Kentucky Basketball Facilities University of Kentucky
• William T. Young - Businessman, Founder and former CEO of JIF, University of Kentucky
• Chris Sullivan, founder Outback Steakhouse, University of Kentucky
• Jack Crichton - Oil and gas industrialist in Texas
• 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, UNC - Chapel Hill
• Steve Lacy - President & CEO, Meredith Corporation, Kansas State University
• David S. Lewis, Jr. - Former Chairman & CEO, General Dynamics Corporation, Georgia Tech
• William Perez - CEO, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Cornell University
• Paul L. Foster - President and CEO of Western Refining, Baylor University
• T. Boone Pickens, Jr. - 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 Wilson - President of Chicago based Tribune Broadcasting, University of Arkansas
• Howard Wood - Co-founder, Charter Communications and former President & CEO, Cencom Cable Television, Washington University
• Ross Perot, Jr. - Businessman and Real Estate developer, Chairman of Perot Systems, Vanderbilt University
• Ed Fuller - President of Marriott International, Boston University
• David Einhorn - President, Greenlight Capital, Cornell University
• John Thompson Dorrance - Founder Campbell's Soup, MIT
• John F. Barrett - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Western & Southern Financial Group, University of Cincinnati
• Paul Tudor Jones - Founder of the Tudor Investment Corporation, University of Virginia
• Dan Rapoport - Financier and philanthropist, President of Rapoport Capital, University of Houston
• Cecil B. Day - Founder of Days Inn, Georgia Institute of Technology

Education

• James M. Farr - President of the University of Florida
• Bruce Grube - President of Georgia Southern University
• Ralph Cooper Hutchinson - President of Washington & Jefferson College
• Stephen G. Jennings - President of the University of Evansville
• Luis Proenza- President of University of Akron
• Mike Feinberg - Knowledge is Power Program
• Clemmie Spangler - Served as President of University of North Carolina system from 1986-1997. From 1982-1986 served as Chairman of North Carolina Board of Education. Noted businessman and philanthropist. UNC - Chapel Hill
• Thomas Kermit Hearn - President of Wake Forest University
• Edwin Speir - President of Georgia College and State University
• Dan Papp - President of Kennesaw State University
• Gary Ransdell - President of Western Kentucky University

Government

President

• William McKinley - Twenty-fifth President of the United States (R), Mount Union College

U.S. Senate

• 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 - 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

• 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
• 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
• 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

Governors

• 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, 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 (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, Drake University
• Brian Sandoval - Current Governor of Nevada (R), University of Nevada

Mayors

• Ivan Allen Jr. - Former Mayor of Atlanta (D), Georgia Tech
• Carl T. Langford - Former Mayor of Orlando (D), University of Florida
• Svante Myrick - Current Mayor of Ithaca, NY (D), Cornell University
• Jerry Sanders - Former Mayor of San Diego (R), San Diego State University

Other government officials

• Henry M. Paulson - Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, Former CEO of Goldman Sachs Group, Dartmouth College
• Michael Geppi - Former Harford County Councilman (R), Towson University
• L.Q.C. Lamar - Statesman (D), Justice of US Supreme Court, University of Mississippi
• W. Burch Lee, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and clerk of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (D), Louisiana State University
• 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 B. Peatross - Judge of the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second District in Shreveport, 1996-2011, Tulane University
• 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 - 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 District Attorney and current Commissioner of Montgomery County, PA; noted trial lawyer, Lafayette College

Science

• 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
• Joseph Strauss - Engineer and designer of the Golden Gate Bridge, University of Cincinnati

Sports

Baseball

• 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
• Ken Caminiti - Former professional baseball player, San Jose State University
• Jason Castro - #10 Pick in 2008 MLB Draft Stanford UniversityHouston Astros
• Scott Forster - Montreal Expos pitcher, James Madison University
• David Freese - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim third baseman and 2011 NLCS MVP, 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 - Former president of the St. Louis Cardinals and CEO of the Meadowlands Stadium Company, Rockhurst University
• Kevin McClatchy - Current CEO and former majority owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Graig Nettles - Former Major League Baseball player, San Diego State University
• Greg Reynolds - Colorado Rockies pitcher, Stanford University
• Walt Terrell - Former professional baseball player, Morehead State University
• Clint Robinson - Pittsburgh Pirates Major League first baseman Troy University

Basketball

• 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

American Football

• Troy Aikman - 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
• Greg McElroy - University of Alabama QB 2009 National Champions, NFL QB for the Cincinnati Bengals
• Kyle Cook - Current Center for Cincinnati Bengals, Michigan State University
• 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
• Tommy Mason - football player, Tulane University, Minnesota Vikings
• Ed McCaffrey - 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
• 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
• Carson Palmer - Quarterback of Arizona Cardinals, University of Southern California
• Denny Thum - President of the Kansas City Chiefs Rockhurst University
• Lloyd Yoder - College Football Hall of Fame tackle, Carnegie Mellon University

Golf

• Andy Bean - Golf announcer, player on the PGA Champions Tour, University of Florida
• David Boyd Sr. - Golfer, member of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame, University of Georgia
• 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, University of Florida
• Bill Brask - Golfer, Big 10 Golf Championship Winner 1968, Australian Open runner up, University of Minnesota

Tennis

• Bob Bryan - Tennis player, Stanford University
• Mike Bryan - Tennis player, Stanford University
• Patrick McEnroe - Tennis professional, Stanford University

Other Sports

• Bob Baffert - Triple Crown Winner, 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
• 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

External links

• Official SAE Website (Fraterity Service Center)