List of Sigma Alpha Epsilon members

This is a list of notable members of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon. For articles with the category, see Sigma Alpha Epsilon members.

Literature

• William Faulkner – Nobel Prize-winning author, University of Mississippi
• Albert Jay Nock – author and social critic
• Walker Percy – Southern author, UNC Chapel Hill
• Sandro Corsaro – author and American Animator
• John Jakes – author, DePauw University
• George Abbe – poet and author, University of New Hampshire
• Stuart Woods – author, University of Georgia

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
• Bobby Hatfield – singer, the Righteous Brothers, California State University Long Beach
• Nick Lachey – singer and former husband of Jessica Simpson, Miami University
• Matt Stillwell – American Country Artist, Songwriter Western Carolina University
• Bobby Troup – American musician, Songwriter University of Pennsylvania
• Rudy Vallee – entertainer University of Maine, Yale University
• Quinn XCII, songwriter and musician, revived Michigan State University chapter with his brother, Mat
• George McConnell – former guitarist for Widespread Panic, University of Mississippi

Media and entertainment

• Ed Ackerman - Actor, University of Akron
• George Bodenheimer – president of ESPN Inc. and ESPN on ABC
• Lloyd Bridges – actor, UCLA
• Beau Bridges – actor, UCLA
• 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
• Ross M. Dick – journalist at The Milwaukee Journal and fourth president of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing
• Sam Elliott – actor, Cal State L.A.
• Bob Eubanks – television personality, game show host
• Barry Fanaro – screenwriter, The Golden Girls, Kingpin, Mercer University
• 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
• Steve Hindy - founder, Brooklyn Brewery, Cornell 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
• Ross Porter – former baseball announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, University of Oklahoma
• 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
• 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
• Mike Song – dancer, founder of Kaba Modern University of California, Irvine

Business

• Josh Abramson – founder of CollegeHumor, University of Richmond
• Keith Barr - former CEO of Intercontinental Hotels Group, Cornell University
• John F. Barrett – chairman, president and chief executive officer of Western & Southern Financial Group, University of Cincinnati
• John Bugas – former vice president – Ford Motor Company University of Wyoming
• John T. Chambers – CEO and Chairman of Cisco Systems, Duke University
• Joe Craft – President, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., funded Joe Craft Center Kentucky Basketball Facilities at University of Kentucky, philanthropist
• Cecil B. Day – founder of Days Inn, Georgia Institute of Technology
• John Thompson Dorrance – founder of Campbell's Soup, MIT
• Fred Ehrsam – co-founder of Coinbase, Duke University
• Josh Harris – co-founder of Apollo Global Management and owner of several sports teams
• Paul Tudor Jones – founder of the Tudor Investment Corporation, University of Virginia
• John Motley Morehead III – Developed foundation of Union Carbide Company, Lifetime philanthropist UNC Chapel Hill
• Ross Perot Jr. – businessman and real estate developer, chairman of Perot Systems, Vanderbilt University
• Chris Sullivan, founder Outback Steakhouse, University of Kentucky
• 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, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Steve Lacy – president and CEO, Meredith Corporation, Kansas State University
• David S. Lewis – former chairman and CEO, General Dynamics Corporation, Georgia Tech
• William Perez – former CEO, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and Nike, Inc., Cornell University
• Paul L. Foster – president and CEO of Western Refining, Baylor University
• T. Boone Pickens – 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 Fuller – president of Marriott International, Boston University
• David Einhorn – president, Greenlight Capital, Cornell University
• Dan Rapoport – financier and philanthropist, president of Rapoport Capital, University of Houston
• Ed Wilson – president of Chicago-based Tribune Broadcasting, University of Arkansas
• Howard Wood – co-founder, Charter Communications and former president and CEO, Cencom Cable Television, Washington University in St. Louis
• William T. Young – businessman, founder and former CEO of JIF, University of Kentucky
• William Spell – founder and current president of Spell Capital Partners, University of Minnesota

Education

• Milton Eisenhower – president Kansas State University, president Johns Hopkins University
• James M. Farr – president of the University of Florida
• Bruce Grube – president of Georgia Southern University
• Ralph Cooper Hutchinson – president of Washington & Jefferson College
• 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.
• Dan Papp – president of Kennesaw State University
• Richard Kinney -- president of Hadley School for the Blind

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 – former 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
• Mike Bishop – US Representative from Michigan (R), former Michigan State Senate Majority Leader (R), University of Michigan
• 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
• George Gekas – former US Representative from Pennsylvania (R), Dickinson College
• 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
• Brad Wenstrup – current US Congressman from Ohio (R) University of Cincinnati

Governors

• Doug Burgum – current Governor of North Dakota (R) North Dakota State University
• 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, Former White House Aid to President Ronald Reagan (R) 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 (R) and Presidential candidate (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 (R), Drake University
• Brian Sandoval – former Governor of Nevada (R), University of Nevada

Mayors

• Ivan Allen Jr. – former Mayor of Atlanta (D), Georgia Tech
• Joe Hogsett – Current Mayor of Indianapolis (D), Indiana University
• Carl T. Langford – former Mayor of Orlando (D), University of Florida
• Svante Myrick – former Mayor of Ithaca, New York (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
• Todd Blodgett – Member of White House staff (Reagan-Bush) 1985–87. Served on Bush-Quayle '88 campaign committee. Also worked with the FBI.
• Andrew McCabe – Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Duke University
• Michael Geppi – former Harford County Councilman (R), Towson University
• Andrew O. Holmes – Associate Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court
• L.Q.C. Lamar – Statesman (D), Justice of US Supreme Court, University of Mississippi
• Robert E. Lamb – United States Foreign Service, University of Pennsylvania
• 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 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 – a 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 solicitor general and acting attorney general of Pennsylvania, former district attorney and commissioner of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; noted trial lawyer, Lafayette College
• John R. Bell, IV – House Majority Whip, 10th NC House District, North Carolina House of Representatives (R) University of North Carolina at Wilmington
• James R. Williams – Selectman, Belmont, MA, Indiana University
• Dana T. Merrill – United States Army brigadier general
• Seymour W. Terry – United States Army Captain, World War II Medal of Honor Recipient, University of Arkansas
• William Peterkin Upshur – United States Marine Corps Major General, Awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War I, Virginia Military Institute
• Arlo L. Olson – United States Army Captain, Awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II, University of South Dakota

Science

Leslie Vaughn Rush, orthopedic surgeon and inventor of the Rush pin

• 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
• Leslie Vaughn Rush – surgeon who revolutionized the treatment of bone fractures
• 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, University of Illinois
• Ken Caminiti – 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 – St. Louis Cardinals third baseman, 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 – president of the St. Louis Cardinals and CEO of the Meadowlands Stadium Company, Rockhurst University
• Doc Marshall – New York Giants infielder, University of Mississippi
• Kevin McClatchy – CEO and majority owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Graig Nettles – Major League Baseball player, San Diego State University
• Greg Reynolds – Colorado Rockies pitcher, Stanford University
• Walt Terrell – professional baseball player, Morehead State University
• Clint Robinson – Pittsburgh Pirates Major League first baseman Troy University
• Joey Hamilton – San Diego Padres pitcher, Georgia Southern 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
• Gregg Marshall – former coach, Wichita State University

American football

• Troy Aikman – UCLA – 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
• Kyle Cook – former NFL 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
• Josh Harris - Majority Owner, Washington Commanders - University of Pennsylvania
• Hunter Henry- tight end of New England Patriots, University of Arkansas Mackey Award Winner
• Kevin Hogan – quarterback of Kansas City Chiefs, Stanford University
• William Roy "Link" Lyman – Pro Football Hall of Fame tackle, Super Bowl champion, University of Nebraska
• Tommy Mason – football player, Tulane University, Minnesota Vikings
• Tom Mack – Pro Football Hall of Fame Offensive Guard, University of Michigan
• Ed McCaffrey – Professional football player, Stanford University
• Greg McElroy – University of Alabama QB 2009 National Champions, NFL QB for the Cincinnati Bengals
• Davis Mills – 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
• Carson Palmer – quarterback of Arizona Cardinals, University of Southern California
• 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
• Denny Thum – president of the Kansas City Chiefs Rockhurst University
• Lloyd Yoder – College Football Hall of Fame tackle, Carnegie Mellon University
• Christian McCaffrey – Heisman trophy finalist running back, Stanford University, running back San Francisco 49ers
• Josh Rosen – Free agent NFL quarterback most recently for Cleveland Browns former quarterback of University of California, Los Angeles
• Kirby Smart – University of Georgia football head coach, University of Georgia
• DeMarcus Walker – Defensive End, Chicago Bears

Golf

• Andy Bean – golf announcer, player on the PGA Champions Tour, University of Florida
• 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 – golfer, University of Florida
• Bob Murphy – golfer, long time sports announcer, NCAA Golf individual champion, US Amateur champion, University of Florida

Tennis

• Bob Bryan – tennis player, Stanford University
• Mike Bryan – tennis player, Stanford University
• Bradley Klahn – tennis player, Stanford University
• Patrick McEnroe – tennis professional, Stanford University

Other sports

• Bob Baffert – Triple Crown winning trainer, 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
• Charles Jock – American middle-distance runner, University of California, Irvine
• 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
• Femi Hollinger-Janzen – forward for New England Revolution, Indiana University

External links

• Official SAE Website (Fraterity Service Center)