The following is a list of notable members 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 2014–2022
• Samuel W. Medley, Transylvania 2022-23 (interim)
• Matt Arnold, Southern Illinois 2023-

* deceased

Notable members

(dates following college names are fraternity initiation dates)

Law, politics, and government

• 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
• Joseph M. Martinez Jr. (Florida State 1949), member Florida House of Representatives
• 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
• Robert J. Parrillo (University of Colorado 1960), personal injury attorney
• 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

• 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

• 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
• Benjamin Hudson, Ph.D., (Penn State 1974) professor of history and medievalist, Penn State University
• 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
• Paul B. Thompson ( Georgia Tech 1972), philosopher and Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University
• James J. Whalen ( Franklin and Marshall 1947), president of Ithaca College, 1975–1997

Science, technology, and medicine

• 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
• Lee Oras Overholts (Miami University 1910), mycologist and professor, Penn State University
• Clyde Roper, Ph.D. ( Transylvania University 1956), zoologist at the Smithsonian Institution
• M. Frank Rudy ( Case Western Reserve 1948), inventor of Nike "Air" sole
• Richard C. Starr ( Indiana University 1955) phycologist; professor at Indiana University and University of Texas; National Academy of Sciences; Guggenheim Fellow
• John G. Webster ( Cornell University 1950), pioneer in biomechanical engineering

Arts and entertainment

• 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
• Bob Heil (University of Illinois), noted rock sound engineer and inventor of the Heil Talk Box
• Lew Hunter ( Nebraska Wesleyan University 1952), screenwriter; chair emeritus of UCLA screenwriting program
• Ben Johnston (William & Mary 1949), composer and professor of music
• 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
• Kitt Wakeley (East Central Oklahoma 1987), Grammy Award-winning composer, songwriter, musician, and music producer
• Jackie Walker, ( University of California Los Angeles 1957), singer and songwriter
• Chad Warrix, Eastern Kentucky University 2012 (honorary), musician 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
• David Moyer (Muhlenberg College 1970), former Anglican bishop

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
• Floyd R. Newman (Cornell University), founder, Allied Oil Co.
• David A. Ricks (Purdue University), chairman, president and CEO, Eli Lilly & Co.
• 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

• 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; athletic director at Sacramento 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
• Ray B. McCandless (Nebraska Wesleyan University 1923), college football, baseball and basketball coach
• 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 1927), 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
• Rick Villarreal (Southern Mississippi 1976), former Athletic Director, University of North Texas
• 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
• David M. Brugge ( University of New Mexico 1948), anthropologist, expert on the Navajo
• 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