List of Phi Kappa Tau members

The following is a list of notable brothers of Phi Kappa Tau, a college fraternity in the United States.

National presidents[]

* deceased

Chief executives[]

• Ralph K. Bowers, Mount Union 1917–1929
• Richard J. Young, Miami 1929–1961
• Jack L. Anson, Colgate 1961–1970
• William D. Jenkins, Bowling Green 1970–1978
• John W. Meyerhoff, Colgate 1978–1987
• John M. Green, Nebraska Wesleyan 1987–1998
• Joel S. Rudy, Bethany 1998–2002
• C. Steven Hartman, Muskingum 2002–2013
• W. Tim Hudson, Truman State 2014-

Notable members[]

(dates following college names are fraternity initiation dates)

Law, politics, and government[]

Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator (R-Kentucky)

John Barrasso U.S Senator (R-Wyoming)

Paul Ignatius, former Secretary of the Navy

• Jeffrey L. Amestoy (Hobart College 1965), former chief justice, Vermont Supreme Court; former Attorney General of Vermont
• C. Clyde Atkins (University of Florida 1935), Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1966–99
• Spencer Bachus (Auburn University 1967), U.S. House of Representatives, Alabama
• Guy K. Bard (Franklin and Marshall 1921), Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937, 1939–1952
• David Baria (University of Southern Mississippi), Mississippi State Senator 2008–2011, Mississippi House of Representatives, 2011–present
• John Barrasso (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1971), U.S. Senator, Wyoming
• Ray C. Bliss (University of Akron 1938), Chairman of the Republican National Committee, 1965–1969
• John Y. Brown, Sr. (Centre College 1917), U.S. House of Representatives, Kentucky, 1933–35
• Randy Christmas (University of Miami 1948), Mayor of Miami, Florida
• E. Virgil Conway (Colgate University 1948), chairman of the board of the MTA, New York City
• John F. Cosgrove (University of Florida 1968), attorney; member of the Florida House of Representatives; mayor of Cutler Bay, Florida
• C. Welborn Daniel (University of Florida 1947), member of the Florida House of Representatives, 1956–1964; member of the Florida Senate, 1963–1966, 1968–1971
• Mike Dovilla (Baldwin–Wallace College 1994), member of the Ohio House of Representatives, 2011–present
• Gerald A. Drew (University of California, Berkeley 1922), U.S. Ambassador to Haiti and Bolivia
• John T. Elfvin (Cornell University 1938), Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
• Richard Ervin (University of Florida 1926), Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court, 1964–1975
• Lawrence H. Framme III (Centre College 1968), former chair, Democratic Party of Virginia
• Ralph M. Freeman (University of Michigan 1923), Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1954–1990
• John M. Gerrard (Nebraska Wesleyan University 1973), Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska; former Nebraska Supreme Court Judge
• Fred Hall (University of Southern California 1935), Governor of Kansas, 1955–1957
• William Gardner Hewes (University of Southern Mississippi 1981), Mayor of Gulfport, Mississippi; Mississippi State Senate, 1982–2012; Mississippi Senate President pro tempore, 2008–2012
• Robert E. Holmes (Ohio University 1941), Justice, Ohio Supreme Court, 1978–1992
• David L. Huber (University of Louisville 1962), United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky
• Harry Huge (Nebraska Wesleyan University 1956), internationally known trial attorney
• David M. Ishee (University of Southern Mississippi 1982), Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Mississippi
• Trent Kelly (University of Mississippi 1987), U.S. House of Representatives, Mississippi 2015-
• James Lawrence King (University of Florida 1946), Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• Richard G. Kopf (University of Nebraska-Kearney 1966), Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
• William C. Lantaff (University of Florida 1931), U.S. House of Representatives, Florida, 1951–55
• Mitch McConnell (University of Louisville 1961), U.S. Senator, Commonwealth of Kentucky
• William E. McVey (Ohio University 1915), U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois, 1951–58
• Ken Mehlman (Franklin and Marshall College 1985), Republican National Committee Chairman, 2005–07
• James B. Milliken (Centre College 1918), Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals (now Kentucky Supreme Court), 1951–75; chief justice, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1971–73
• Robert Moak (University of Mississippi 1979), Member Mississippi House of Representatives
• James Moeller (Nebraska Wesleyan University 1952), Vice Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, 1987–1998
• Hugh M. Morris (University of Delaware 1930), Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, 1919–30
• James D. Oberweis (University of Illinois 1966), member, Illinois Senate; owner of Oberweis Dairy
• Theodore Olson (University of the Pacific 1961), former Solicitor General of the United States
• Verle A. Pope (University of Florida 1962), president of the Florida Senate, 1966–68
• John Redwine (University of Kansas 1969), former member, Iowa Senate
• Kenneth L. Ryskamp (University of Miami 1954), Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• Thomas C. Sawyer (University of Akron 1966), U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio, 1987–2003
• Lee Solomon (Muhlenberg College 1972), Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
• Albert Lee Stephens, Sr. (University of Southern California Hon.), Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1937–1965
• Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. (University of Southern California 1933), Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 1961–2001
• George V. Voinovich (Ohio University 1956), former US Senator, Ohio
• Joseph R. Wright (University of Kentucky 1959) Kentucky Senate 1976–92, owner of Wright Implement

Military[]

Gen. Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. Commandant, United States Marine Corps 1968–1972

• Robert Arter (Ohio University 1947), retired major general, U.S. Army; commanding general, Sixth United States Army
• Donald V. Bennett (Michigan State University 1934), general, U.S. Army; 47th superintendent of the United States Military Academy, 1966–69
• Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. (University of Florida 1932), Commandant United States Marine Corps, 1968–1972
• Donald R. Delauter (University of Maryland, College Park 1952), retired brigadier general, U.S. Air Force
• George S. Howard (Ohio Wesleyan University 1928), former commander and music director of The United States Air Force Band
• Paul Robert Ignatius (University of Southern California 1938), Secretary of the Navy, 1967–1969; former president of The Washington Post
• James G. Jones (Miami University 1953), retired major general, U.S. Air Force
• Rodney P. Kelly (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 1963), retired major general, U.S. Air Force
• Robert J. Meder (Miami University 1936), member of the Doolittle Raiders of World War II
• Carl E. Mundy, Jr. (Auburn University 1955), retired general, Commandant, United States Marine Corps, 1991–1995
• Jerry D. Page (University of Southern California 1936), major general, U.S. Air Force; commandant, Air War College
• Virgil A. Richard (Oklahoma State University 1957), retired brigadier general, U.S. Army
• Cornelius E. Ryan (University of California-Berkeley 1931), major general, United States Army
• Joseph K. Spiers (North Carolina State University 1956), retired major general, U.S. Air Force; commander of Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base
• Colonel Walbrook D. Swank, (Ohio State University 1933), command personnel officer, USAF
• Walter H. Yates, Jr. (University of Southern Mississippi 1962), retired major general, U.S. Army; deputy commanding general, Fifth United States Army

Education[]

William Brantley Aycock, chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill, 1957–1964

• Jack L. Anson (Colgate University 1947), former executive director of the North American Interfraternity Conference; editor of Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities
• William Brantley Aycock (North Carolina State University 1934), chancellor of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1957–1964
• Rev. George O. Bierkoe (Muhlenberg College 1920), co-founder and first president of Endicott College, 1939–1971
• Edgar Ewing Brandon (Miami University 1906), acting president, Miami University, 1909–10, 1926–7
• Paul William Brosman (University of Illinois 1919), dean of the Tulane Law School, 1937–51
• Charles F. Chapman (Cornell University 1930), founder of Charles F. Chapman School of Seamanship
• Ward Darley, MD (University of Colorado 1924), president, University of Colorado, 1953–1956
• Walter S. Gamertsfelder (Ohio University 1952), president, Ohio University, 1943–1945
• William N. Johnston (Westminster College 1969), president of Wesley College (Delaware)
• Grayson L. Kirk (Miami University 1921), president of Columbia University, 1953–1968
• Richard Kneedler (Franklin and Marshall 1962), president of Franklin and Marshall College, 1988–2002
• Paul Moyer Limbert (Franklin and Marshall 1921), Secretary General of the World Alliance of YMCAs; president of Springfield College
• J. Sterling Livingston (University of Southern California 1937), professor of Harvard Business School, 1941–71
• Charles F. Marsh (College of William and Mary 1933), president of Wofford College, 1958–1968
• Robert Lee Mills (University of Kentucky 1935), president of Georgetown College, 1959–1978
• William H. Shideler, Ph.D (Miami University 1906), founder and chair of the Department of Geology, Miami University, 1910–1957
• William Strunk Jr. (Cornell University; member of local fraternity that became Alpha Tau Chapter), author of Elements of Style
• James J. Whalen (Franklin and Marshall 1947), president of Ithaca College, 1975–1997

Science, technology, and medicine[]

Leroy Chiao, astronaut

• William F. Ballhaus, Jr. (University of California, Berkeley 1964), president and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation
• Charles Bassett (Ohio State University 1951), NASA astronaut
• Kenneth N. Beers, M.D. (Muhlenberg College 1949), NASA flight surgeon; professor emeritus at Wright State Medical School
• Everett Smith Beneke (Miami University 1937), professor at Michigan State University; noted mycologist
• Leroy Chiao (University of California, Berkeley 1979), NASA astronaut
• Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., MD (College of William and Mary 1955), leading oncologist
• John R. Dunning (Nebraska Wesleyan University 1926), key player in the Manhattan Project to create the atom bomb
• Paul H. Emmett, Ph.D (Oregon State University 1925), chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University; member of the Manhattan Project
• John E. Fryer, M.D. (Transylvania University 1954), pioneering psychiatrist and gay rights advocate
• Paul C. Lauterbur (Case Western Reserve 1951), 2003 Nobel Laureate in medicine for work in developing the MRI
• Roger Morse, Ph.D. (Cornell University 1948), chair of the Cornell department of entomology; expert on beekeeping
• Clyde Roper, Ph.D. (Transylvania University 1956), zoologist at the Smithsonian Institution
• M. Frank Rudy (Case Western Reserve 1948), inventor of Nike "Air" sole

Arts and entertainment[]

Paul Newman, Academy Award-winning actor, race-car driver, and philanthropist

• Ralph Arlyck (Colgate University 1959), independent filmmaker
• Frank P. Austin (University of Cincinnati 1957), celebrity interior designer, designed Playboy Mansion interiors
• Joseph M. Bachelor (Miami University 1911), poet (pen name Joseph Morris), professor
• Lennie Baker (Northeastern University 1966), co-founder and retired president of the group Sha Na Na
• Bob Balaban (Colgate University 1964), actor, director, author
• Richard Barsam (University of Southern California 1956), author and film historian
• John Beradino (University of Southern California 1936), actor, General Hospital (played Dr. Steve Hardy) (also see sports)
• Shelley Berman (University of Southern California Hon. 2005), actor and comedian
• Ned Brooks (Ohio State University 1922), moderator of NBC's Meet the Press, 1953–1965
• Marc Butan (Ohio State University 1992), film producer and founder of MadRiver Pictures
• Joseph W. Clokey (Miami University 1910), composer
• Jerry Clower (Mississippi State University 1949), comedian and member of the Grand Ole Opry
• Robert Dalva (Colgate University 1961), Academy Award-nominated film editor
• Frank Dungan (Bowling Green State University 1964), Emmy Award-winning TV writer/producer
• John Dykstra (Cal State-Long Beach 1966), winner of Academy Awards for visual effects and special effects
• Rick Evans (Nebraska Wesleyan University 1961), writer of In the Year 2525 as part of the group Zager and Evans
• Lew Hunter (Nebraska Wesleyan University 1952), screenwriter; chair emeritus of UCLA screenwriting program
• Fred Knoth (University of Colorado 1927), special effects head at Universal Studios; 1954 Academy Award for Technical Achievement
• John McCallum (Washington State University 1946), writer
• Paul Newman (Ohio University 1943), actor, philanthropist, director, race car driver, founder of Newman's Own
• Patton Oswalt (College of William & Mary 1989), actor, comedian
• Basil Poledouris (University of Southern California 1964), composer and conductor
• Stephen Sommers (University of Southern California 1983), movie director. producer and screenwriter
• John Stirratt (University of Mississippi 1986), bassist with the band Wilco
• Bruce Sussman (Franklin and Marshall College 1971), songwriter and librettist
• Ernest Vajda (University of Southern California 1938), playwright, novelist and screenwriter
• Jackie Walker, (University of California Los Angeles 1957), singer and songwriter
• Guy Williams, (Mississippi State University 1989), 3-time Academy Award nominee for visual effects
• Matthew Yuricich (Miami University 1946), Academy Award winner for visual effects

Religion[]

• O. Frederick Nolde (Muhlenberg College 1918), dean of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia; first director of the World Council of Churches Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA); contributor to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Charles Lynn Pyatt (Transylvania University 1921), dean of the College of the Bible
• Martin Scott Field (Bethany College 1975) Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri

Business and philanthropy[]

• Ewing T. Boles (Centre College 1914), chairman of the Ohio Company
• E. Garrett Bewkes IV (Colgate University 2007), publisher, National Review
• Nickolas Davatzes (St. John's 1960), President Emeritus of A&E TV network
• Malcolm Forbes (Miami University, Hon. 1982), former publisher of Forbes magazine
• William F. Kerby (University of Michigan, 1927), former Chairman, of Dow Jones and Company; editor of The Wall Street Journal
• Mark Mandala (University of Southern California, 1956), former president ABC Television
• Lee Miglin (University of Illinois, 1950), Chicago real estate developer and philanthropist
• William Schwendler (New York University 1932), Chairman of the Grumman Aircraft Corporation
• Ernest H. Volwiler (Miami University, 1912), former chairman of Abbott Laboratories; co-inventor of Pentothal

Sports[]

John Beradino, baseball player (St. Louis Browns) and actor

Matthew Mann, swimming coach, 1952 Olympics

• Elliott Avent (North Carolina State University 1975), head baseball coach, NC State
• Johnny Baker (University of Southern California 1929), 1931 All-American football player at USC; head coach at Iowa State
• Babe Barna (West Virginia University 1934), professional baseball player, 1937–43
• Al Barry (University of Southern California 1953), pro football player with the Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, and Los Angeles Chargers
• Dick Bass (Miami University 1927), pitcher with the Washington Senators
• John Beradino (University of Southern California 1936), baseball player with the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates (also see entertainment)
• Rob Bironas (Eastern Kentucky University 2012 (honorary), kicker with the Tennessee Titans
• Paul O. Bixler (Mount Union 1925), head football coach at Ohio State University, Colgate University; assistant coach and director of player personnel for the Cleveland Browns
• William R. "Bob" Boyd (University of Southern California 1949), men's basketball coach at University of Southern California, 1967–79
• Roger Counsil (Southern Illinois University 1957), national champion gymnastics coach, Indiana State University
• Dave Davis (University of Southern California 1958), Olympic shot-putter
• Paul Dekker (Michigan State University 1953), pro football player with the Washington Redskins and Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• Otis Douglas (College of William and Mary 1929), player with the Philadelphia Eagles, 1946–49; college football coach at Akron and Arkansas; pro coach at Akron, Baltimore and Calgary Canada
• Johnny Edwards (Ohio State University 1957), baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros; All-Star Team, 1963, 1964, 1965
• Byron Gentry (University of Southern California 1929), football player with the Pittsburgh Pirates (now Pittsburgh Steelers), 1937–1939
• Bob Goin (Bethany College 1956), athletic director at Florida State University and University of Cincinnati
• Marc Guley (Syracuse University 1936), head basketball coach at Syracuse University, 1951–62
• Hal Herring (Auburn University 1947), football player with the Buffalo Bills, 1949, and Cleveland Browns, 1950–52; assistant coach at Auburn University, Atlanta Falcons and San Diego Chargers
• Mike Hudock (University of Miami 1957), College All-Star center; professional player with the New York Titans and New York Jets
• Dave Hyde (Miami University 1980), sports columnist for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
• Darrall Imhoff (University of California, Berkeley 1958), former NBA player; Olympic gold medalist
• Martin Kottler (Centre College 1930), charter member of the 1933 Pittsburgh Steelers
• Walt Kowalczyk (Michigan State University ), professional football player
• Wendell Ladner (The University of Southern Mississippi 1970), pro basketball player, ABA (Memphis Pros) and NBA (New York Nets)
• Keith Lincoln (Washington State University 1959), football player with the San Diego Chargers
• Dale Livingston (Western Michigan University 1965), football player with the Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers
• Ted Leitner (Oklahoma State University 1967), Play-by-play broadcast announcer, San Diego Padres
• Bill Mallory (Miami 1954), retired head football coach at Indiana University
• Matthew Mann (University of Michigan 1926), swimming coach, University of Michigan and 1952 Summer Olympics men's team
• Bud Metheny (College of William and Mary 1935), baseball player with the New York Yankees, 1943–46; coach, Old Dominion University
• Jess Mortensen (University of Southern California 1928), captain of the 1930 national champion track team at USC; coach of seven national champion track teams at USC
• Pete Newell (University of California, Berkeley 1958), retired general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers
• Bob Osgood (University of Michigan 1934), world champion hurdler
• Richard O. Papenguth (University of Michigan 1923), swimming coach, Purdue University and 1952 Summer Olympics women's team
• Otto Peltzer (University of California, Berkeley 1928), world record holding runner, 800 meters, 1000 meters and 1500 meters
• Richard R. Poling (Ohio Wesleyan University 1928), developer of the Poling System of football rankings
• Leo Raskowski (Ohio State University 1929), All-American tackle, 1926 and 1927
• Ernie Steele (University of Washington 1942), pro football player with the Philadelphia Eagles
• Tony Steponovich (University of Southern California), professional football player
• Wes Stock (Washington State University 1954), pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Athletics; pitching coach for the Oakland A's and Seattle Mariners
• Roger Theder (Western Michigan University 1962), head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley, 1978–81
• Charlie Tyra (University of Louisville 1955), basketball player with the American Basketball League
• Sam Voinoff (Purdue University 1933), NCAA champion golf coach, Purdue University
• Norbert "Nobby" Wirkowski (Miami University 1948), quarterback and coach with the Toronto Argonauts; football coach and athletic director at York University
• Curtis Youel (University of Southern California 1931), college football coach and athletic director

Other[]

• Ernie Allen (University of Louisville 1965), president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• Jack L. Anson (Colgate University 1948), winner of the 1985 North-American Interfraternity Conference Gold Medal; worked to exempt fraternities and sororities from becoming mixed-sex under Title IX
• Carmen Cincotti (The College of New Jersey 2012), champion competitive eater
• Arthur A. Ford (Transylvania University 1919), psychic and spiritualist
• Jeffrey Miller (Michigan State University), transferred to Kent State University and was one of four students killed there by the Ohio National Guard in 1970

Sources[]

• Phi Kappa Tau Centennial Membership Directory, Harris Connect: 2006
• Phi Kappa Tau Membership Manual Centennial Edition: 2006
• The Phi Kappa Tau 400: 1988

External links[]

• Phi Kappa Tau Hall of Fame
• Grave sites of prominent members of Phi Kappa Tau