Notable Alumni of Lambda Chi Alpha

Academics

* James W. Abbott, President of the University of South Dakota.
* J. Michael Bishop, immunologist.
* David Chicoine, President of South Dakota State University.
* Donald J. Cram, chemist. Nobel Peace Prize winner 1987
* William Friday, former head of the University of North Carolina.
* Homer Hitt, founding Chancellor, University of New Orleans.
* Charles Glen King, nutritionist.
* William Manchester, historian.
* John McCardell, former President, Middlebury College.
* Abe Mickal, former professional football player & chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Louisiana State University Medical Center.
* Todd Parnell, President of Drury University.
* B. F. Skinner, psychologist.
* Oliver R. Smoot, engineer.
* Paul S. Trible, President of Christopher Newport University (VA) and former U.S. Senator from Virginia.
* William E. Troutt, President of Rhodes College.
* Hermann Viets, President of Milwaukee School of Engineering.
* Kenneth G. Furton, Dean of Arts and Sciences of FIU

Arts and entertainment

Actors & Crew

* Claude Akins, actor.
* Walt Becker, director
* Powers Boothe, actor.
* Benjamin Bratt, actor.
* Will Forte, actor.
* Jonathan Frakes, actor.
* Will Geer, actor.
* Dabbs Greer, actor.
* Bill Hayes, actor.
* John Michael Hayes, Academy Award-winning screenwriter.
* Jean Hersholt, actor (honorary member).
* Dean Jagger, actor.
* Chris Klein, actor.
* Lance Krall, actor.
* Anson Mount, actor.
* Michael O'Neil, actor.
* James Rebhorn, actor.
* Jonathan Sadowski, actor.
* Johnathon Schaech, actor.
* Robert Urich, actor.
* Ralph Waite, actor.
* Randall Wallace, screenwriter, producer and director.
* Michael Westmore, make-up artist.

Artists & Writers

* Chester Gould, creator of Dick Tracy.
* Edwin Markham (T??), poet, author of The Man With the Hoe (honorary member).
* Robert B. Parker, writer, creator of Spenser.

Musicians

* Bobby Bare, Jr., musician.
* George Bruns, composer.
* Neal E. Boyd, opera singer and winner of 2008's America's Got Talent.
* Kenny Chesney, country musician.
* Tony Fagenson, drummer of Eve 6.
* Frankie Laine, musician (honorary member).
* Jonathan Meiburg, musician.
* Mark Schultz, Christian musician.
* John Tesh, actor and musician.

Television, radio and print media

* Dave Barnett, radio broadcaster for the Texas Rangers
* Paul Harvey, news radio broadcaster.
* Ray Lane, sports commentator.
* Josh Lewin, sports commentator.
* Woody Paige, sports commentator.
* Frank Reynolds TV news broadcaster.
* John Quiñones, television news broadcaster.

Astronauts

* Thomas Akers, Mission Specialist STS-41, STS-49, STS-61, STS-79.
* Richard N. Richards, Pilot STS-28; Commander STS-41, STS-50, STS-64.
* Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot STS-68, STS-79; Commander STS-89, STS-106.

Athletes

Baseball

* Brian Bannister, professional baseball player.
* Cliff Chambers, former professional baseball player.
* Mickey Cochrane, member, Baseball Hall of Fame.
* Larry Dierker, former professional baseball player.
* Eddie Dunn, former head football and baseball coach, University of Miami.
* Brendan Harris, professional baseball player.
* Oral Hildebrand, former professional baseball player.
* Ferguson Jenkins, member, Baseball Hall of Fame (honorary member).
* Ron Santo, former professional baseball player. (honorary member).
* Jim Schlossnagle, manager, Texas Christian University.
* Kevin Stocker, former professional baseball player, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, and Anaheim Angels.
* Syd Thrift, former General Manager and scout.
* Billy Williams, member, Baseball Hall of Fame (honorary member).

Basketball

* Ronnie Arrow, college basketball coach, University of South Alabama.
* Larry Brown, former college and current professional basketball coach, Charlotte Bobcats.
* John Clawson, former professional basketball player.
* Barry Collier, current athletic director and former basketball coach, Butler University.
* Tommy Dempsey, college basketball coach, Rider University.
* Lars Hansen, University of Washington and Olympic medalist Canada.
* Lawrence Frank, professional basketball coach, New Jersey Nets.
* Scott Hastings, former professional basketball player.
* Larry Holley, college basketball coach, William Jewell College.
* Henry Iba, member, Basketball Hall of Fame.
* Buddy Jeannette, member, Basketball Hall of Fame.
* Tom Nissalke, former professional basketball coach.
* Rick Pitino, college basketball coach, University of Louisville.
* Adrian Howard Smith, former professional basketball player.

Football

* Stephen Alexander, professional football player, Denver Broncos (honorary member).
* Bob Baumhower, former professional football player.
* Bill Bradley, former professional football player, current secondary coach, San Diego Chargers.
* Blair Bush, former professional football player, Seattle Seahawks.
* Fred Biletnikoff, member, Pro Football Hall of Fame.
* Mark Bruener, professional football player, Houston Texans, University of Washington.
* Mark Brunell, professional football quarterback, Washington Redskins.
* Steve Christie, former professional football player, Buffalo Bills.
* Fred Cox, former professional football player, Minnesota Vikings.
* Eddie Dunn, former head football and baseball coach, University of Miami.
* John Fiala, professional fottball player, Pittsburgh Steelers.
* John Gordy, former professional football player, Detroit Lions.
* Mark Kelso, former professional football player, Buffalo Bills.
* Bill Lynch, head football coach, Indiana University.
* Abe Mickal, former professional football player and chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Louisiana State University Medical Center.
* Jim L. Mora, Professional football coach, Seattle Seahawks, University of Washington.
* Bill Muir, offensive coordinator, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
* Jim O'Brien, former professional football player, Baltimore Colts.
* Don Paul (defensive back), former professional football player.
* Steve Pelluer, professional football player, Kansas City Chiefs.
* Joe Philbin, offensive coordinator, Green Bay Packers.
* John Rauch, former professional football player.
* Ron Sellers, former professional football player, New England Patriots.
* Mike Tannenbaum, general manager, New York Jets.
* Charley Trippi, member, Pro Football Hall of Fame.
* Ray Wersching, former professional football player, San Francisco 49ers.
* Roger Zatkoff, former professional football player.

Golf

* Fred Haas, PGA golfer.
* Charles Kocsis, NCAA Men's Individual Golf Champion, 6-time Michigan Amateur Champion, 2-time Michigan Open Champion, and 3-time Walker Cup Team (1938, 1949, 1957).
* John Schroeder, PGA golfer.

Hydroplane Racing

* Bill Muncey, member, International Motorsports Hall of Fame.

Tennis

* Gardnar Mulloy, member, International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Professional wrestling

* Dory Funk, Jr., former professional wrestler
* Daniel Rodimer, former WWE member under the name "Dan Rodman"
* Merced Solis, former WWE member under the name "Tito Santana"

Business

* William E. Rasmussen, founder of ESPN
* F. Duane Ackerman, former CEO, BellSouth Corporation.
* James Beckett, founder and senior adviser, Beckett Publications.
* Jack Bovender, CEO, HCA.
* Dale Carlsen, Owner & Founder, The Sleep Train stores.
* Nicholas Chabraja, CEO, General Dynamics.
* Richard Clark, CEO, Merck & Company.
* William T. Dillard, founder, Dillard's department store.
* John V. Faraci, CEO, International Paper.
* James E. Ferrell, CEO, Ferrellgas Partners.
* Hany Girgis, CEO, SGIS.
* Robert B. Goergen, CEO, Blyth, Inc.
* Michael Johns, health care executive, former White House Presidential speechwriter.
* J. Thomas McAfee, Chairman and President, Hallmark Systems, Inc.
* William McCormick, founder and Chairman Emeritus, McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants.
* William W. McGuire, CEO, UnitedHealth Group.
* James W. Owens, CEO, Caterpillar Incorporated.
* John S. Reed, former CEO, Citigroup Incorporated.
* Matthew K. Rose, former CEO, Burlington Northern Sante Fe Corporation.
* Paul C. Saville, CEO, NVR.
* Mark B. Templeton, CEO, Citrix Systems Incorporated.
* Timothy Tucker, president elect of the American Pharmacists Association
* Jim Walton, CEO of Arvest Bank.
* S. Robson Walton, Chairman Wal-Mart stores.

Law

* Mack Barham, former Louisiana Supreme Court justice.
* Harry Blackmun, former U.S. Supreme Court justice.
* James D. Johnson, former Arkansas Supreme Court justice.
* I. Beverly Lake, former North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice.
* Alfred P. Murrah, former U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals justice.
* Joe Rollins, prominent Houston lawyer.
* Clifford Taylor, Chief Justice of Michigan Supreme Court.
* Gerald W. VandeWalle, North Dakota Supreme Court chief justice.
* Clarence C. Young, former Nevada Supreme Court Justice.

Military

* Pappy Boyington, U.S. Marine Corps World War II fighter ace.
* Jimmy Doolittle, World War II air hero.
* Russell E. Dougherty, former commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command.

Government and politics

* Thomas Abernethy, former U.S. Member of Congress from Mississippi.
* Homer Adkins, former Governor of Arkansas.
* James Allred, former Governor of Texas.
* Lincoln Almond, former Governor of Rhode Island.
* Sigurd Anderson, former Governor of South Dakota.
* Rick Baker (mayor), mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida
* Ellis Berry, former U.S. Member of Congress from South Dakota.
* Alan Bible, former U.S. Senator from Nevada.
* Joseph H. Bottum, former U.S. Senator from South Dakota.
* Kevin Brady, U.S. Member of Congress from Texas.
* John Breaux, former U.S. Senator from Louisiana.
* Charles H. Brown, former U.S. Member of Congress from Missouri.
* Omar Burleson, former U.S. Member of Congress from Texas.
* Maurice G. Burnside, former U.S. Member of Congress from West Virginia.
* Donald Carcieri, Governor of Rhode Island.
* Max Cleland, former U.S. Senator from Georgia.
* Ronald D. Coleman, former U.S. Member of Congress from Texas.
* John Cooksey, former U.S. Member of Congress from Louisiana.
* Nathaniel Craley, former U.S. Member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
* John Danforth, former U.S. Senator from Missouri (honorary member).
* William Dannemeyer, former U.S. Member of Congress from California (honorary member).
* Dennis Daugaard, Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota.
* Lloyd Doggett, U.S. member of Congress from Texas.
* James W. Dunn, former U.S. member of Congress from Michigan.
* Wendell H. Ford, former U.S. Senator from Kentucky.
* Virgil Goode, former U.S. Member of Congress from Virginia.
* Durward Hall, former U.S. Member of Congress from Missouri.
* Richard Hanna, former U.S. Member of Congress from California.
* Joe Frank Harris, former Governor of Georgia.
* Vance Hartke, former U.S. Senator from Indiana.
* Howell Heflin, former U.S. Senator from Alabama.
* Harold T. Johnson, former U.S. Member of Congress from California.
* James Robert Jones, former U.S. Member of Congress from Oklahoma and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.
* Robert Taylor Jones, former Governor of Arizona.
* Sam H. Jones former Governor of Louisiana.
* Melville Kelly, former U.S. Member of Congress from Pennsylvania (TKN)
* Jack Kingston, U.S. Member of Congress from Georgia.
* Harry Leslie, former Governor of Indiana.
* Robert Levering, former U.S. Member of Congress from Ohio.
* James T. Lloyd, former U.S. Member of Congress from Missouri (TKN).
* Harold Lovre, former U.S. Senator from South Dakota.
* William C. Marland, former Governor of West Virginia.
* Ray Marshall, former U.S. Secretary of Labor.
* William McCormick, U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.
* John A. McGuire, former U.S. Member of Congress from Connecticut.
* George S. Mickelson, former Governor of South Dakota.
* George T. Mickelson, former Governor of South Dakota.
* Allen I. Olson, former Governor of North Dakota.
* Ron Paul, U.S. Member of Congress from Texas and former 2008 presidential candidate for the nomination of the Republican Party.
* John Howard Pyle, former Governor of Arizona (honorary).
* Carl Rich, former Mayor of Cincinnati and U.S. Member of Congress from Ohio.
* Tom Rooney (politician), U.S. Member of Congress from Florida
* Charles H. Russell, former Governor of Nevada.
* Alfred Taylor, former Governor of Tennessee (honorary member).
* Paul S. Trible, former U.S. Senator from Virginia and President of Christopher Newport University.
* Harry S. Truman, former President of the United States (honorary).
* Harold Velde, former U.S. Member of Congress from Illinois.
* Curt Weldon, former U.S. Member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
* Clarence C. Young former U.S. Member of Congress and Supreme Court Justice of Nevada.