List of Alpha Tau Omega brothers

This is a list of Alpha Tau Omega brothers who have achieved notability.

Astronauts

Name Original chapter Notability References James Bagliani Gettysburg University NASA astronaut Sonny Carter Alpha Theta NASA astronaut Charles Duke NASA astronaut Rob Lillibridge Beta Iota NASA astronaut Michael Mitchell NASA astronaut Robert Overmyer Baldwin Wallace University NASA Astronaut Sean T. Prudden Virgin Galactic Garrett Reisman University of Pennsylvania NASA astronaut Walter Stokely SpaceX Dr. David A. Wolf Purdue University NASA astronaut

Business

• J. Mark Barnes: Indiana State University; Chief Operating Officer of Volkswagen of America
• Robert J. Barreto: Clemson University '79; entrepreneur; CEO of GBS Building Supply Company; Executive VP of Mergers and Acquisitions of Iron Mountain Records Management Co.
• David Bohnett: USC; technology entrepreneur; co-founder of GeoCities
• Paul Brown: Georgia Tech; CEO of Arby's
• Sam Calgione: Muhlenberg College 1992; founder of Dogfish Head Brewery
• Edwin. M Crawford: Auburn '71; CEO of Caremark RX
• Walt Ehmer: Georgia Tech; CEO of Waffle House
• Frank Fahrenkopf: Nevada-Reno '59; President and CEO of the American Gaming Association
• Frank Fertitta III: USC '81; CEO of Station Casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada; owns UFC; co-owner of PRIDE FC Worldwide Holdings
• Gerald J. Ford: Southern Methodist '66; CEO of Golden State Bancorp
• Richard S. Fuld, Jr.: Colorado '69; CEO of Lehman Brothers Holdings
• Daniel E. Gill: Northwestern University 1958; former Chairman and President of Bausch & Lomb
• Richard C. Green: Southern Methodist '76; CEO of Aquila Corporation
• Matthew J. Hart: Vanderbilt University '74; former President, COO, and CFO of Hilton Hotels
• James P. Hoffa: Michigan State 1963; President of Teamsters Union; Jimmy Hoffa's son
• John Jennings: President of Associated Builders and Contractors
• Michael Jones: Superintendent of the Illinois Lottery
• J. Erik Jonsson: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; founder of Texas Instruments
• Michael J. King: Pennsylvania State University; Bursar of Lehigh University
• George Irl Lazenby, IV: University of Alabama; CEO of Emdeon (2007–present?)
• Earl T. Leonard Jr.: University of Georgia; Senior Vice President for Coca-Cola
• Julius Curtis Lewis, Jr.: University of Georgia; President of J.C. Lewis Enterprises and Lewis Broadcasting Corp.
• M Ryan Magnesen: Indiana University, Bloomington; Vice President of Morgan Stanley
• Richard Allen Manley Jr.: Colby College 1983; Boston bond lawyer^[1][2]
• Billy Joe "Red" McCombs: University of Texas; former owner of Minnesota Vikings; namesake of McCombs School of Business
• Shishir Mehrotra: MIT; founder of Centrata; head of YouTube engineering, product management, and user experience at Google
• William Mitchell: Lamar University 1958; Texas Instruments Vice Chairman (retired)
• Gregory R. Page: University of North Dakota; President and CEO of Cargill, Inc.
• Lewis E. Platt: Cornell 1965; former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
• Bernard Ramsey: University of Georgia; philanthropist
• C. Dowd Ritter: Birmingham-Southern '69; CEO of Regions Financial Corporation
• Joseph Wilson Rodgers Jr.: Georgia Institute of Technology; owner of Waffle House
• Francis M. Scicco: Worcester Poly '68; CEO of Arrow Electronics
• Christopher A. Sinclair: University of Kansas '71; CEO of Mattel
• Elton B. Stephens: Birmingham-Southern; founder of EBSCO Industries
• David M. Thomas: Florida '71; CEO of IMS Health
• James E. Thompson: San Jose State University; founder, Chairman, and CEO of the Crown Worldwide Group
• John A. Young: Oregon State University 1953; President and CEO of Hewlett-Packard (retired)

Education

• Jason R. Barr: former Associate Dean, Administration and Planning, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
• James Borsig: President of Mississippi University for Women
• Al Bowman: President of Illinois State University
• Peter J. Cistone: professor and former Dean of the College of Education, Florida International University, Miami
• Kevin Clayton: interim president of Lehigh University^[3]
• Dr. Gilbert Fowler: Dean of Honors College at Arkansas State University
• Jack Hawkins, Jr.: Chancellor of Troy University
• Frank Hereford: former President of the University of Virginia
• Robert Kaplan: Asst. Dean of the College of William & Mary Law School
• Robert Mittelstaedt: Tulane; former Vice Dean of Wharton School; Dean of W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University
• William Muir: Kansas State; Assistant Vice President of Kansas State University
• Stephen C. O'Connell: sixth President of the University of Florida (1967–1973)
• Santa J. Ono: 28th president of University of Cincinnati; 15th president of University of British Columbia
• Robert L. Potts: first Chancellor of Arkansas State University
• Howell W. Todd: CEO of South Dakota Board of Regents, 1989-94; President of Mississippi College, 1994-2001

Entertainment and media

• John Besh: celebrity chef
• Anthony Michael Brooks: world champion Rubik's Cube solver
• Bugs Bunny: animated Warner Brothers character; initiated in 1947 at University of Kentucky; Warner Bros endorses Bugs as an actual member^[4]
• Dieter (Dominic Dieter): radio personality; co-host of Rover's Morning Glory
• Dana Elcar: film and TV actor best known for his supporting role on MacGyver
• Felix Hartmann: Author of Dark Age ^[5] and Dragon Award Nominee ^[6]
• Hunter Ellis: reality TV star; host of History Channel's Tactical to Practical
• Rob Estes: actor, Melrose Place, Silk Stalkings, 90210
• Guy Fieri: Food Network star; host of Guy's Big Bite and Diners, Drive-In's, and Dives; Nevada-Las Vegas
• Kent Buxton: rapper aka MC Buttson
• Brad Fiorenza: MTV's The Real World: San Diego cast member
• Christopher Fitzgerald: Broadway and film actor
• Shelby Foote: novelist and Civil War historian
• Cork Graham: combat photographer imprisoned in Vietnam for illegally entering the country while looking for treasure buried by Captain Kidd
• Bob Guiney: Bob the Bachelor from The Bachelor 4
• Andrew Haug: Australian radio announcer; drummer for Contrive; considered by many to be the Howard Stern of Australia
• Jack Ingram: country music performer
• Matt Jones: Broadway producer who headed the adaptation of Requiem for a Dream
• Greg Kinnear: Talk Soup host; 1998 Academy Award nominee
• Bert Kreischer: stand-up comedian, actor, and reality television host; known as "The Machine"
• Art Linkletter: television personality; author, Kids Say The Darndest Things
• Elmer Lower: former president of ABC News
• Frank Marshall: film producer and director; co-founder of Amblin Entertainment
• Garry Marshall: film director; Pretty Woman, Overboard), television producer (Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley; used ATO in the latter seasons of Happy Days several times, and an ATO fraternity paddle can be seen hanging on the wall of "Arnold's"
• Jon Meacham: Editor of Newsweek; bestselling author; commentator on politics, history, and religious faith in America
• Jesse Pasley: hip hop artist
• Forrest Sawyer: ABC News, Nightline
• Adam Schroeder: Warner Brothers and FOX New Regency movie producer; Chronicle, The Truman Show, Clueless^[7]
• Elliot Segal: radio DJ and host of Elliot in the Morning
• Grant Show: actor, Melrose Place
• Benjamin R. Smith: author; movie producer; writer of Carousel; co-writer of the screenplay by the same name with Richard O'Sullivan
• Stryker: radio DJ and co-host of the radio show Loveline
• Vinnie Vozzo: guitarist; musician; American Idol finalist, 2010
• Tennessee Williams: Pulitzer Prize winner for A Streetcar Named Desire
• Reynolds Wolf: CNN meteorologist

Legal

• Richard H. Bryan: former US Senator and Nevada Governor (Nevada-Reno); former Nevada Attorney General
• Frank Cassas: listed as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" (Nevada-Reno)
• Frank Fahrenkopf: former Chair of the Republican National Committee (Nevada-Reno); former President and CEO of the American Gaming Association; founded the law firm Fahrenkopf, Mortimer, Sourwine, Mousel and Sloane
• Procter Ralph Hug, Jr.: Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Nevada-Reno)
• Steven R. Kosach: current Washoe County District Court Judge (Nevada-Reno)
• Ron Motley: trial lawyer; one of the lead attorneys in tobacco settlement, Union Carbide India; University of South Carolina
• Mark NeJame: criminal defense lawyer; founder of NeJame Law; CNN legal analyst; notable cases include those of Tiger Woods, Casey Anthony, Lou Pearlman, and University of Florida
• Eli Northrup: criminal defense attorney; rapper
• William J. Raggio: Nevada State Senator (Nevada-Reno); former D.A. of Washoe County in Nevada (1958–1970)
• Jim Santini: US Congressman, State of Nevada (Nevada-Reno); former Nevada district court judge
• Grant Sawyer: Governor of Nevada, 1959-1967 (Nevada-Reno); co-founded Lionel Sawyer & Collins in 1967, which before its closing was the largest private law firm in Nevada
• William L. Summers: criminal defense lawyer; past President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; notable cases include Carrollton, Kentucky bus collision and New Mexico State Penitentiary riot
• Michael Waddington: court martial defense lawyer; notable cases include Bagram torture and prisoner abuse scandal, the Iron Triangle murder case (William B. Hunsaker), the Maywand District killings, and the Mahmudiyah killings
• Ian M. McMenemy: Civil Ligation Lawyer; Named "Legal Elite" as one of the Top Attorneys in the State of Nevada.^[8] (Nevada-Reno)
• Edward C. Reed, Jr: Staff Sergeant in WWII, prisoner of war, lawyer, U.S. District Court Judge (Nevada-Reno)

Military

• William E. Berry: University of Mississippi; Colonel, Army (retired); past ATO National Fraternity President
• George S. Rentz: recipient of the Navy Cross
• Holland Smith: Auburn University; General, USMC; the "father" of modern US amphibious warfare
• Charles F. Wald: North Dakota State; General, USAF (retired); EUCOM Deputy Commander 2002-2006
• Edward C. Reed, Jr: Staff Sergeant in WWII, prisoner of war, lawyer, U.S. District Court Judge (Nevada-Reno)
• Steven R. Kosach: Current Washoe County District Court Judge; former member of the university's championship 1965 baseball team for University of Nevada; earned two silver stars in Vietnam (Nevada-Reno)
• Frank Bowman: Duke University; Four-Star Admiral, US Navy (retired); former Chief of Naval Personnel and former Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion

Politics

• Lee Atwater: Chair of the Republican National Committee
• Birch Bayh: US Senator (Indiana)
• Richard H. Bryan: former US Senator and Nevada Governor (Nevada-Reno)
• C. Farris Bryant: Governor of Florida 1961-1965; University of Florida
• George C. Butte: jurist and Texas politician
• Alberto "Al" Cardenas: political lobbyist; Florida Atlantic University
• Frank Cassas: listed as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" (Nevada-Reno)
• Lawton Chiles: US Senator; Governor of Florida 1991-1998; University of Florida
• Federico Clerici: Congressman in Argentina, 1986-1993
• Nathan Deal: Governor of Georgia; Mercer University
• Andrew Durham: Head of NASA Communications; President of Nigeria University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky
• James Eastland: US Senator from 1942-1979; Senate Pro Tempore, 1972–1979
• Frank Fahrenkopf: Chair of the Republican National Committee; president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (Nevada-Reno)
• Sam Gibbons: Congressman
• Matt Griffin: current Deputy Secretary of State of the State of Nevada (Nevada-Reno)
• Stephen H. Grimes: Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court; University of Florida
• Edward J. Gurney: US Senator, Florida
• Lee H. Hamilton: US Congressman, Indiana
• Spessard Holland: US Senator; Governor of Florida; University of Florida
• Roy M. Huffington: Ambassador to Austria, 1990-93; named Ambassador of the Year in 1992 by the Diplomatic Club of Vienna
• Procter Ralph Hug, Jr.: Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Nevada-Reno)
• Willis B. Hunt Jr.: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia; Emory University
• Harry A. Johnston: US Congressman, Florida
• Robert H. Johnson: state senator from Rock Springs, Wyoming; University of Wyoming
• Kurt Kelly: State Representative dist. 24 Florida; Florida State University
• Jack Kemp: 1996 candidate for US Vice President; former US Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Tom Kindness: US Congressman, Ohio; University of Maryland, College Park
• Steven R. Kosach: Washoe County District Court Judge; former member of the championship '65 baseball team of the University of Nevada; earned two silver stars in Vietnam (Nevada-Reno)
• Clarence D. Long: US Representative, 1963-1985
• Mike Mansfield: US Senate Majority Leader, 1961-1977
• Mel Martinez: US Senator, Florida; honorary initiate in Spring 1997, Eta Rho chapter; sponsored by ATO's former National President Bruce O'Donoghue to help Martinez further his political career; this special initiation helped him gain local office in Orange County, Florida, which he then used to catapult to national prominence
• Larry McDonald: Georgia Congressman; killed on Korean Air Flight 007
• Harry Mitchell: US Congressman, Arizona
• Stephen C. O'Connell: Justice and Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court (1955–1967); President of the University of Florida (1967-1973)
• John E. Porter: Congressman, Illinois
• William J. Raggio: Nevada State Senator (Nevada-Reno)
• Jim Santini: US Congressman, Nevada (Nevada-Reno)
• Grant Sawyer: Governor of Nevada, 1959-1967 (Nevada-Reno)
• Eric Simons: Jackson Township trustee
• Alan K. Simpson: US Senator, Wyoming
• Charles H. Smelser: former Maryland State Senator; University of Maryland, College Park
• James C. Smith: former Florida Attorney General and Florida Secretary of State; Florida State University
• J. Christopher Stevens: former US Ambassador to Libya (June - September 2012); killed in the U.S. Consulate attack in Benghazi
• Lindsay C. Stevens: US Representative, 1925-1940
• Edward C. Reed, Jr: Staff Sergeant in WWII, prisoner of war, lawyer, U.S. District Court Judge (Nevada-Reno)
• James Stockdale: 1992 Independent vice-presidential nominee
• John S. Tanner: US Congressman from Tennessee; University of Tennessee
• Ken Tedford: Mayor of the City of Fallon in Nevada (Nevada-Reno)

Religion

• James Milton Richardson: fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, 1965–1980; national chief (president) of ATO, 1952–1956

Science

• Vannevar Bush: physicist; WWII advisor; architect of modern government science policy
• Arthur Holly Compton: physicist and Nobel Prize winner
• Karl Compton: physicist and influential science advisor in World War II; President of MIT

Sports

• John Ayers: NFL football player, 1977–1987
• Dom Capers: defensive coordinator, Green Bay Packers; former NFL head coach
• Chris Capuano: MLB pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Bud Collins: tennis announcer, author
• Cris Collinsworth: former NFL wide receiver, sports anchor
• Lee Corso: sports commentator, football coach
• Len Dawson: NFL Hall of Famer, Super Bowl IV MVP, sports anchor
• Ted DiBiase: "The Million Dollar Man"; former WWF wrestler
• Gerry Fraley: Dallas morning news sports reporter; former college athlete
• Terry Funk: pro wrestler
• Mike Droese: "Duke The Dumpster"; former WWE wrestler
• Joe Girardi: New York Yankees current manager and former catcher; former Florida Marlins manager
• Steve Gleason: NFL football player, 2000-2008
• Lucas Glover: Clemson University; PGA Tour golfer; winner of the 2009 US Open
• Curt Gowdy: sports broadcaster for five decades; seven Super Bowls and 14 World Series
• Lou Groza: NFL Hall of Famer
• Joe B. Hall: former head basketball coach of the University of Kentucky Wildcats (1978 National Champions)
• Bill Ireland: University of Nevada; Las Vegas Baseball Coach 1960-1967; UNLV's first Athletic Director; the "father of UNLV athletics" (Nevada-Reno)
• Keith Jackson: sports commentator, ABC
• Tommy John: Major League baseball pitcher; four-time All Star team; initiated in 1964; Indiana State University
• James Davis Josey: track and field athlete: 100, 200, and 400 meter dash finalists for Olympics (Mississippi State University)
• Ed Jucker: former head coach of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team; coached the team to two national championships in the 1960-61 and 1961-62 seasons
• Ernie Koy: Texas Longhorns, 1963 National Champions; Pro Bowl running back for New York Giants
• William Little: known as the "father of Southern football"; introduced football at the University of Alabama
• Joel McNulty: All Time Big Ten Conference men's track and field winner; two record-setting and one other win, 1952-1953
• Magnum T.A.: "Terry Allen"; Former WWF pro wrestler
• Curt Miller: head coach of Indiana University women's basketball
• Jim Mora: former head coach of the New Orleans Saints
• 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
• Mike Schellin: boxer 1966-68; University of Nevada Hall of Fame; undefeated 32-0 at Nevada; three-time California Collegiate Boxing Conference titles; two-time winner of the Julius LaRowe Memorial Trophy; runner-up at the 1968 Western Regional Olympic Trials (Nevada-Reno)
• Brandon Slay: gold medalist at Sydney Olympics in wrestling
• Steve Spurrier: 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: Head Coach of the Boston Celtics; former Head Coach of Butler Bulldogs basketball team; DePauw University
• Jason Szuminski: MLB baseball player (San Diego Padres) - 1st major league athlete drafted from MIT
• Robby Thompson: second baseman for the San Francisco Giants, 1986-1996; winner of the Willie Mac Award in 1991
• Jim Tressel: former head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes (2002 National Champions)
• Matt Valenti: two-time NCAA national champion wrestler
• Chandler Worthy: WR for the Houston Texans, 2015-present
• Jack Youngblood: NFL Hall of Fame

References

1. "Richard A. Manley Jr. - Professionals - Edwards Wildman". Retrieved 2014-07-06.
2. "Colby Alumni Community - List of Donors". Colby College. Retrieved 2014-07-06. ...everyone who's made a Colby Fund gift since July 1, 2013 ... Richard A. Manley Jr. '83, P'13, '17
3. "Bernards man named interim president of Lehigh University". New Jersey Hills. 10 July 2014.
4. http://www.kentuckyifc.com/Chapters/Alpha%20Tau%20Omega.html
5. https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Age-Felix-O-Hartmann-ebook/dp/B01FI2FFXQ/
6. http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/13/12461038/dragon-awards-shortlist-dragoncon-science-fiction-fantasy
7. "Adam Schroeder". IMDb.
8. http://www.nevadabusiness.com/2016/06/legal-elite-2016-nevadas-top-attorneys/