Famous Bates

Government: Members in the 105th Congress
Senator C. William Nelson II, Yale’65 Florida
Senator Donald L. Nickles, Oklahoma State ’71 (Majority Whip) Oklahoma
Senator Richard G. Lugar, Denison ’54 Indiana
Senator John W. Warner, Washington & Lee ’50 Virginia
Representative Richard A. Gephardt, Northwestern ’62 (House Min. Leader) Missouri
Representative John M. Spratt, Jr., Davidson ’64 S. Carolina

Government: Former United States Congressmen
Senator Mark O. Hatfield, Willamette ’43 Oregon
Representative Craig T. James, Florida ’63 Florida
Representative Robert (Bob) Franks, DePauw ’73 New Jersey
Representative Steven Gunderson, Wisconsin ’73 Wisconsin
Representative Thomas G. Loeffler, Texas ’71 Texas
Representative James G. Martin, Davidson ’57 North Carolina
Representative Richard D. Nichols, Kansas State ’51 Kansas
Representative John J. Rhodes, Kansas State ’38 Arizona
Representative Charles G. Rose III, Davidson ’61 N. Carolina
Representative Daniel Schaefer, South Dakota ’58 Colorado
Representative Philip R. Sharp, DePauw ’64 Indiana
Representative Dennis A. Smith, Willamette ’60 Oregon
Representative Mike Synar, Oklahoma ’74 (dec.) Oklahoma
Representative Jamie L. Whitten, Mississippi ’33 (dec.) Mississippi

Government: Former United States Governors
Former Governor Brereton C. Jones, Virginia ’61 Kentucky
Former Governor Raymond E. Mabus, Mississippi ’69 Mississippi
Former Governor Arch A. Moore, West Virginia ’51 West Virginia
Former Governor James G. Martin, Davidson ’57 North Carolina

Government: Former High-ranking U.S. Officials
William J. Perry, Carnegie Mellon ’49 Secretary of Defense
Joseph M Allbaugh, Oklahoma State ’74 Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Government: Federal Judges
Ralph G. Thompson, Oklahoma ’56 Oklahoma
Charles H. Haden II, West Virginia ’58 West Virginia
Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr., Missouri ’51 Missouri

Government: Canadian Officials
John Russell Schram, Western Ontario ’62/Toronto ’65 Amb., Sierra Leone High Commissioner, Ghana
John N.W. Turner, British Columbia ’49 Former Prime Minister of Canada

Government: Former Canadian Provincial Premiers
David Peterson, Western Ontario ’64 Ontario
Michael F. Harcourt, British Columbia ’64 British Columbia

Government: Former United States Ambassadors
John S. Cooper, Centre ’22/Yale ’23 (dec.) India, Nepal, East Germany
Robert H. Phinny, North Carolina ’45 Swaziland
Glen A. Holden, Oregon ’51 Jamaica
Robert G. Rich, Florida ’52 Belize
John E. Dolibois, Miami ’42 Luxembourg
Joseph S. Farland, West Virginia ’38 Iran and Pakistan

Prominent Betas: Arts/Entertainment
William Anderson, Whitman ’51 (Adam West) Actor — Batman
James Arness, Beloit ’46 Actor — Gunsmoke
James E. Brunzell, Minnesota ’71 Professional writer; Killerbees
John W. Considine III, UCLA ’57 Actor — The Young and the Restless, Another World
James M. DeBlasis, Carnegie Mellon ’59 General Director, Cincinnati Opera
Arthur A. Hall, Virginia Tech ’90 Sports Artist/Illustrator
H. Richard Hornberger Jr., Bowdoin ’45 Author — M*A*S*H
Kermit H. Hunter, Ohio ’31 Author, Encyclopedia Britannica
Jeffrey D. Jones, Lawrence ’68 Actor — Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Howard The Duck,
Amadeus and Devil’s Advocate
Ken E. Kesey, Oregon ’57 (dec.) Author — One Flew Over The Cukoo Nest
William (Billy) Moses, Wesleyan ’82 Actor — Melrose Place
George W. Peppard Jr., Purdue ’52 (dec.) Actor — A&E’s Detective Hour & The A Team
Stephen J. Sondheim, Williams ’50 Composer, Broadway Hit West Side Story
Rich Taylor, Oklahoma ’71 V P, Walt Disney Entertainment-Walt Disney World
Richard K. Wilson, Washington ’78 (Richard Karn) Actor — Home Improvement

Sports: Olympic Medal Winners
Joe Bottom, U S C ’77 100 butterfly (1976 silver)
Don Bragg, UCLA ’59 pole vault (1960 gold)
Harold Herman Brix, Washington ’28 shot put (1928 silver)
Bob Clotwathy, Ohio State ’54 springboard diving (1956 gold, 1952 bronze)
Don Cohan, Amherst ’51 yachting (1972 bronze)
Leroy B. Cochran, Indiana ’41 440 hurdles (1948 gold), mile relay (1948 gold)
Mel Counts, Oregon State ’64 basketball (1964 gold)
Charlie Doe, Stanford ’20 rugby (1924 and 1920 gold)
Eddie P. F. Eagan, Denver/Yale ’20 boxing 178-lb. (1920 gold) and bobsledding (1932 gold)
John Ferris, Stanford ’71 200 M (1968 bronze), 200 butterfly (1968 bronze)
Jeff Float, U S C ’83 4x200 freestyle relay (1984 gold)
Bruce Furniss, Stanford ’79 200 freestyle (1976 gold), 4x200 freestyle relay (1976 gold)
Steve Furniess, Stanford ’75 200 IM (1972 bronze)
V. Arthur Griffin, Oklahoma State (A&M) ’24 wrestling coach (gold 1948)
Ed Hamm, Georgia Tech ’29 long jump (1928 gold)
George Harrison, Stanford ’61 4x200 freestyle relay (1960 gold)
Alan Helffrich, Penn State ’25 mile relay (1924 gold)
Brian Job, Stanford ’73 200 breaststroke (1968 bronze)
George H. Kojac, Rutgers ’31 100 backstroke (1928 gold), 4 x 200 free relay (1928 gold)
Jerry Lucas, Ohio State ’62 basketball (1960 gold)
Charles McGinnis, Wisconsin ’27 pole vault (1928 bronze)
John Miller, Yale ’24 rowing (1924 gold-eight oars)
Lowell O. North, Cal-Berkeley ’71 yachting (1968 gold, 1964 bronze)
John Parker, Stanford ’70 water polo (1972 bronze)
Bob Pearce, Oklahoma State ’31 wrestling 125-lb. (1932 gold)
Pat Powers, U S C ’80 volleyball (1984 gold)
Ed Rimkus, St. Lawrence ’37 bobsledding (1948 gold)
Murray I. Rose, U S C ’61 400 freestyle (1956 gold), 1500 free (1956 gold, 1960 silver),
4x200 free relay (1956 gold, 1960 bronze)
Richard Roth, Stanford ’69 400 IM (1964 gold)
Harlow Rothert, Stanford ’30 shot put (1932 silver)
Gary Sheerer, Stanford ’68 water polo (1972 bronze)
Kevin Still, UCLA ’82 rowing-coxed pairs (1984 bronze)
William Thompson, California ’51 rowing (1928 gold-eight oars)

Sports: Professional Baseball
Eddie Collins, Columbia ‘07 Hall of Fame/career .333 hitter
Ethan Allen, Cincinnati ’26 Career .300 hitter
Leland (Larry) MacPhail, Beloit ‘10 Brooklyn Dodgers Owner/GM; Hall of Fame/Introduced night games
Bill Veeck, Kenyon ’36 (Called baseball’s great innovator) Hall of Fame/Owner of several franchises
William H. Stoneman, Idaho ’66 VP Operations, Montreal Expos/Pitched first two no-hitters for Expos
Michael J. Schmidt, Ohio ’71Hall of Fame/548 home runs
Professional Golfers
Jim Benepe, Northwestern ’86
Dow H. Finsterwald, Ohio ’52 (ret.)
Brandt Jobe, UCLA ’89
Grier S. Jones, Oklahoma State ’68 (ret.)
Scott McCarron, UCLA ’89
Larry Romjue, Nebraska ’60 (ret.)
Bill Tindall, Washington ’65
Web Wilder, Oklahoma ’31 (ret.)

Sports: Professional Football
Mike Brown, Dartmouth ’57 President & GM, Cincinnati Bengals
George S. Buehler Jr., Stanford ’69 Los Angeles Raiders
Ronald W. Coder, Penn State ’76 Baltimore Stars
Donald D. Coryell, Washington ’47 (ret.) San Diego Chargers Coach
Robert G. Douglass, Kansas ’69 Los Angeles Raiders
Keith V. Fahnhorst, Minnesota ’74 San Francisco 49ers
Jay Fiedler, Dartmouth ’94 Philadelphia Eagles
Mark Jerve, Washington ’82 New York Jets
Jeffrey A. Kemp, Dartmouth ’81 Los Angeles Raiders
Ryan Kuehl, Virginia ’95 San Francisco 49ers
James M. Mandich, Michigan ’70 Miami Dolphins
Matt Monger, Oklahoma State ’84 New York Jets
August (Gus) Otto, Missouri ’65 Oakland Raiders
James M. Schnietz, Texas ’73 B.C. Lions
David Shula, Dartmouth ’81 Former Head Coach, Cincinnati Bengals
Robert Stein, Minnesota ’69 Kansas City Chiefs
Richard R. Volk, Michigan ’67 Miami Dolphins
Brian White, Dartmouth ’95 New England Patriots

Sports: Professional Basketball
Mel Counts, Oregon State ’64 Hall of Fame
Gail Goodrich, UCLA ’65 (ret.) Los Angeles Lakers
Jerry Lucas, Ohio State ’62 Former Basketball Star
David Peterson, Western Ontario ’64 Chairman, Toronto Raptors, NBA
Jerry Sichting, Purdue ’79 Coach, Minnesota Timberwolves
John R. Wooden, Purdue ’32 (ret.) UCLA Coach (10 National Titles)

Sports: Professional Tennis
Stan R. Smith, U S C ’69



College/Univ. Officials: College Presidents
Thomas B. Courtice, Ohio Wesleyan Ohio Wesleyan
John W. Moore, Rutgers ’61 Indiana State
Steven B. Sample, Illinois ’62 Southern California

College/Univ. Officials: Former College Presidents
Peter H. Armacost, Denison ’57 Echerd College
Paul E. Bragdon, Amherst ’50 Reed College
Nicholas L. Henry, Centre ’65 Georgia Southern
William H. Capitan, Michigan ’54 Georgia Southwestern
John P. Crecine, Carnegie Mellon ’61 Georgia Tech
William H. Danforth, Westminster ’48 Washington
James J. Duderstadt, Yale ’64 Michigan
Robin Hugh Farquhar, British Columbia ’60 Carleton
Nicholas L. Henry, Centre ’65 Georgia Southern
Frank N. Ikard, Texas ’34 (dec.) Texas
Allen K. Jackson, Denver ’54 Huntington College
William G. Caples, Kenyon ’30 Kenyon
Deane W. Malott, Kansas ’21 (dec.) Cornell
David T. McLaughlin, Dartmouth ’54 Dartmouth College
David G. Marshall, Western Ontario ’71 Nipissing University
Franklin D. Murphy, Kansas ’36 (dec.) Kansas/UCLA
Fredrick W. Ness, Dickinson ’33 Fresno State
Edgar F. Shannon Jr., Washington & Lee ’39 (dec.) Virginia
Joel D. Smith, Beloit ’55 Denison
Samuel Weese, West Virginia ’57 American College

Prominent Betas: Other Prominent Betas
Joe M. Allbaugh, Oklahoma State ’74 Director/F.E.M.A.
Joseph P. Allen IV, DePauw ’59 Astronaut/Space Flight Executive
John Robert Ave, DePauw ’54 President, Lorillard
Thomas A. Bartlett, Williamette ’51 Rhodes Scholar/Chancellor, Univ. of Alabama System
James K. Batten, Davidson ’57 (dec.) President, Knight Ridder Newspapers
George F. Baughman, Florida ’37 President, The College Foundation
Stephen D. Bechtel Sr., Calif. ’23 (dec.) Chairman & CEO, Bechtel Group
Eugene N. Beesley, Wabash ’29 Former Chairman of the Board, Eli Lilly & Co.
Thomas M. Begel, Missouri ’64 Chairman & CEO, Pullman-Peabody Co.
Charles E. Bennison Jr., Lawrence ’65 Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
James D. Berry, Oklahoma ’44 (dec.) Chairman, Republic Bank Corp.
Robert M. Best, Ohio Wesleyan ’44 Chairman & CEO, Security Mutual Life
William J. Bowerman, Oregon ’33 Founder, Nike
Thom Brennaman, Ohio ’86 Sports Broadcaster
Fred E. Brown, Oklahoma ’34 Chairman & CEO, J & W Seligman & Co.
Kenneth D. Cameron, MIT ’71 Space Shuttle Flight Commander
W alter P. Chrysler, Dartmouth ’33 (dec.) Philanthropist
James A. Collins, UCLA ’49 Chairman & CEO, Collins Food Intl.
William E. Cornelius, Missouri ’53 President & CEO, Union Electric Co.
Douglas. S. Cramer, Cincinnati ’53 Executive Producer, A. Spelling Productions
Louis P. Dehner, Wash.-St. Louis ’62 Dir. of Anatomic Pathology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
David A. Duffield, Cornell ’62 President, CEO, Founder PeopleSoft, Inc.
Richard J. Dunell, Minnesota ’50 Former Publisher, People Magazine
C. Christopher Epting, Florida ’69 Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Iowa
Charles H. Erhart, Yale ’49 Chairman, W.R. Grace Corporation
William T. Esrey, Denison ’61 President & CEO, United Telecom/CEO Sprint Corp.
Gene L. (Red) Estes, Oregon ’59 Head Track & Field Coach, Fresno State
William W. Falsgraf, Amherst ’55 President, American Bar Association
William H. Fetridge, N’western ’30 (dec.) Chairman, Dartnell Corporation
Enfield (Flicky) Ford, Vanderbilt ’50 Former Illustrator, TIME
Chet Forte, Columbia ’57 Former TV Director - ABC Monday Night Football
Steve Fox, Dartmouth ’70 ABC News Reporter/Special Correspondent
Gerald W. Fronterhouse, Oklahoma ’58 President, Republic Bank Corporation
John V. (Jack) Geraghty, Washington ’56 Major, City of Spokane, Washington
James A. Greer Jr., DePauw ’65 President & CEO, CareNet Systems
Harry R. (Bob) Haldeman, UCLA ’48 (dec.) Former President Nixon’s Chief of Staff
Robert Hall Haynes, Western Ontario ’53 President, Royal Society of Canada
Gavin Herbert Jr. Southern California ’55 Founder & CEO Allergan Pharmaceuticals
Weldon B. (Hoot) Gibson, Wash. St. ’38 Senior Director, Stanford Research Institute
Stephen Goldsmith, W abash ’68 Mayor, Indianapolis
Jeffrey L. Grayson, Oregon ’64 Investment Banker
W. Grant Gregory, Nebraska ’63 Chairman, Touche Ross & Co.
Richard E. Heckert, Miami ’45 Chairman, E.I. Dupont DE Nemours & Co.
Harold S. Hook, Missouri ’53 Chairman, American General Corp.
Larry D. Horner, Kansas ’56 Board of Directors United Way of America
Charles (Chuck) Howard, Duke ’45 ABC Broadcaster
W. Herbert Hunt, Washington & Lee ’51 President, Hunt Energy
Joel Hyatt, Dartmouth ’72 Founder, Hyatt Legal Services
Edgar F. Kaiser, Stanford ’65 Chairman, Bank of British Columbia
Ted D. Kellner, Wisconsin ’69 Investments/philanthropy
Francis B. Kemp, Davidson ’63 (dec.) President, NCNB Corp.
R. Crosby Kemper, Missouri ’50 Chairman & CEO, Utd. Missouri Bancshares
J. Robert Killpack, Miami ’46 (dec.) Chairman & CEO, National City Corp.
Charles D. Koch, MIT ’57 Chairman & CEO, Koch Industries
William Koch, MIT ’62 Skipper and Champion America’s Cup
Carl A. Kroch, Cornell ’35 Former Owner, Kroch’s & Brentano’s Bookstore
Kenneth L. Lay, Missouri ’64 Chairman & President, Enron Corporation
Robert F. Lehman, Indiana ’65 President & CEO, Fetzer Institute
John H. Liedtke, Amherst ’42 Former CEO/Board Member, Pennzoil Oil Co.
Howard M. Love, Colgate ’52 Chairman & CEO, National Steel Corp
Robert H. Malott, Kansas ’48 Chairman & CEO, FMC Corp.
Geoffrey S. Mason, Duke ’63 Executive Producer, ESPN
Hugh L. McColl Jr., North Carolina ’57 CEO, Bank of America
Charles S. Mechem Jr., Miami ’52 Chairman, Taft Broadcasting/Commissioner L.P.G.A.
Stephen R. Miller, USC ’66 President, Dean Witter Reynolds
Edward P. Morgan, Whitman ’32 (dec.) News Commentator
Cruse W. Moss, Ohio ’48 Chairman & CEO, General Automotive Corp.
Blake W. Nordstrom, Washington ’82 President, Nordstroms, Inc.
Bruce A. Nordstrom, Washington ’55 CEO, Nordstroms, Inc.
Erik B. Nordstrom, Washington ’85 Co-Chairman, Nordstroms, Inc.
John N. Nordstrom, Washington ’58 Co-Chairman, Nordstroms, Inc.
Peter E. Nordstrom, Washington ’84 Co-Chairman, Nordstroms, Inc.
Raymond F. O’Brien, Missouri ’48 Chairman, Consolidated Freightways
Terrence O’Flaherty, California ’39 TV Critic, San Francisco Chronicle (ret.)
John Opel, Westminster ’48 Former President, IBM
Russell E. Palmer, Michigan State ’56 Dean, Wharton School of Business
William Pennington, Cal/Berkeley ’45 Co-founder, Circus Circus
Donald E. Petersen, Washington ’46 Chairman & CEO, Ford Motor Co. (ret.)
George A. Roberts, Carnegie Mellon ’39 Chairman, Teledyne Corporation (ret.)
Jamey Rootes, Clemson ’88 GM, Columbus Crew Major League Soccer
Ed Roski Jr., USC ’68 Owner, Los Angeles Kings Hockey Team/Realtor
James M. Sellers, Miami ’86 President, Wentworth Military Academy
Theodore J. Semrod, Oklahoma ’63 Chairman, United Jersey Bank
Charles E. Schroeder, Dartmouth ’57 Chairman, Blvd. Bank National Association
Frank A. Shrontz, Idaho ’53 Chairman/Emeritus and CEO, The Boeing Corp.
Lee H. Scott, Florida ’49 President & CEO, Florida Power
To m W. Scott Jr., Texas ’62 Chairman, Alabama Hospital Assn.
Col. Richard (Misty) Shoop, Denison ’41Composer, alumni volunteer, former Gen. Sec.
Robert M. Snow, Case ’59 President & CEO, Infodex, Inc.
Col. Charles R. Stribling III, Missouri ’49 President, Missouri Military Academy (ret.)
Harold W. Sweatt, Minnesota 1913 (dec.) Founder, Honeywell
R.L. Thomas, Kenyon ’53 President, First National Bank of Chicago
Richard G. Tilghman, Virginia ’63 President & CEO, Crestar Bank
G. Robert Truex, Rutgers ’49 (dec.) Chairman & CEO, Rainier National Bank
Sam Walton, Missouri ’40 (dec.) Founder, Wal-Mart
Paul J. Weitz, Penn State ’54 Former astronaut/Space Center Director
Robert M. Weller, Washington ’72 Host — Entertainment Tonight
Edward Whittemore, Columbia ’45 (dec.) Chairman & CEO, American Brands
T.A. Wilson Jr., Iowa State ’42 Chairman Emeritus, The Boeing Co.
Alden P. Yates, Stanford ’50 (dec.) President Bechtel Group
Phil Yeckel, Missouri ’32 (dec.) Owner, Hidden Valley Ranch