List of Theta Chi members

This is a list of notable members of Theta Chi fraternity.

Armed services

Name Original chapter Notability References General Jimmie V. Adams Chi / Auburn Commander in Chief of US Pacific Air Forces Major General Francis William Billado Alpha / Norwich Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard Captain James M. Burt Alpha / Norwich U.S. Army, Medal of Honor and Purple Heart Recipient, World War II Brigadier General Kenneth B. Bush Rho / Illinois U.S. Army, Distinguished Service Medal recipient, Korean War Major General Reginald M. Cram Alpha / Norwich Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard Major General Grenville M. Dodge Alpha / Norwich Union Army officer in the Civil War; railroad executive, helped construct the Transcontinental Railroad Colonel Charles Ross Greening Alpha Omicron / Washington State Flew in Gen. James Doolittle's first air raid on Tokyo in World War II Vice Admiral George Raymond Henderson Gamma / Maine USN, a World War II-era officer General Robert Neller Xi / Virginia Commandant of the Marine Corps Lieutenant General H. P. (Pete) Osman Zeta Pi / Old Dominion USMC, Responsible for Toys for Tots on the Eastern Seaboard Captain Harl Pease Jr., Zeta / New Hampshire Army Air Corps Medal of Honor awarded posthumously on December 2, 1942, and Pease AFB named in honor of him General John M. Shalikashvili Gamma Upsilon / Bradley Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Supreme Allied Commander Europe Colonel Edward Shames Zeta Pi / Old Dominion Led troops in American airborne landings in Normandy and in Operation Market Garden as well as Battle of the Bulge, portrayed by Joseph May in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers Major General William Russell Todd Alpha / Norwich Former president of Norwich University Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin H. Vandervoort Beta Eta / Washington College Led American airborne landings in Normandy and in Operation Market Garden in World War II Major Harold Watson Alpha / Norwich Flew in Doolittle Raid in World War II Brigadier General Edward Bancroft Williston Alpha / Norwich U.S. Army, Medal of Honor recipient, Civil War

Arts and entertainment

Name Original chapter Notability References Jeffery Mapps Delta Omicron / Gettysburg College Set Design Steven Spielberg Zeta Epsilon / CSU-Long Beach Movie producer, writer, Academy Award-winning director Charles Addams Iota/Colgate Cartoonist for The New Yorker, creator of The Addams Family Edward Andrews Xi/Virginia Actor, appeared in over 50 films including Sixteen Candles and Gremlins Matt Austin Actor, Date Movie Edgar Buchanan Alpha Sigma / Oregon Actor, starred on Petticoat Junction TV series Phil Buckman Gamma Theta / San Diego State Actor, musician Steve Buckingham Omicron/Richmond Grammy Award-winning music producer Rob Corddry Theta/UMass Screen actor and "Senior Correspondent" on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart JackCourageJDDunlop Iota Sigma/Towson YouTuber and Twitch Streamer, former Shoutcaster Sammy Kaye Alpha Tau / Ohio Big Band leader and songwriter Dr. Tait J. Martin Eta Omicron / Northwestern State Emmy winner and Managing Partner at the Taproot Agency Joel McHale Alpha Rho/Washington Actor, Community and The Soup Gregory Nicotero Zeta Lambda / Westminster Executive producer of The Walking Dead Dan Resin Alpha Iota / Indiana Dr. Beeper in the movie Caddyshack Martin Rubeo Gamma Eta / Bucknell Musician and founding member of alternative rock band Gramsci Melodic Ben Silverman Co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios Francis H. Striker Gamma Pi / Buffalo Writer, co-creator of the Lone Ranger and the Green Hornet Phil Vassar Eta Kappa / James Madison Country music star

Business and industry

Name Original chapter Notability References Bob Coughlin Gamma Kappa/Miami Ohio Former CEO, Paycor, Cincinnati, Ohio Jesse Kalter Delta Omicron / Gettysburg College Criminal Defense & DUI Attorney Anthony (Tony) R. Kenney Gamma Kappa/Miami Ohio Former CEO, Speedway convenience stores and gas stations Stephen B.(Steve) Davis Gamma Kappa/Miami Ohio Inventor of the plastic inflatable airbag for void fill packaging (July 1992) e.g.that large plastic air pillow inside Amazon packages https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IsjP4oP0Gzj8wYhnW2pnI0Fr6SkgX_HT/view?usp=sharing Paul R. Andrews Alpha/Norwich Former President and Chairman, Prentice-Hall Ronald Batory President and COO, Consolidated Rail Corporation Conrail James L. Bauchat Alpha Gamma / Michigan Former Vice President of American Tobacco Company; former President and CEO of Sunshine Biscuits, Inc. Jack DeBoer Beta Zeta / Michigan State Former Chairman and CEO of Residence Inns; Xerox Board of Trustees member; co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Candlewood Suites; founder of Summerfield Suites; co-founder of Cambridge Suites and Value Inn Russell DeYoung Beta Lambda / Akron Former Chairman and CEO, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Christopher Bradley Eta Lambda / Virginia Tech Practice Lead for Water and Wastewater, Wilson & Company, Albuquerque NM https://www.wilsonco.com/ Samuel DiPiazza Alpha Phi / Alabama Global CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers James C. Downs Jr. Rho/Illinois Founder of Real Estate Research Corporation and author of Principles of Real Estate Management Robert E. Eberly Omega / Penn State Penn State benefactor Herbert W. Morgan Theta Iota / UC Santa Cruz Senior Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors David R. Goode Gamma Sigma / Duke Retired Chairman, President, and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation Crawford H. Greenewalt Beta/MIT Former CEO of DuPont, worked on the Manhattan Project Bill Grimes Delta Gamma / West Virginia Wesleyan Former President and CEO of ESPN; Former Vice President of CBS Broadcasting Group Robert J. Heggie Rho/Illinois Former President of A.M. Castle & Company David F. Hodnik Zeta Psi / Western Illinois Former CEO of Ace Hardware William K. Howell Omicron/Richmond Former President of Miller Brewing Company Tony Hulman Sr. Delta Pi / Indiana State Former CEO of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and other endeavors (honorary member) Lee Iacocca Beta Sigma / Lehigh Former Chairman and CEO, Chrysler Corporation; President of Ford Motor Company Marcin Kleczynski Rho/Illinois Founder and CEO of Malwarebytes Herbert E. Lister Gamma Xi / San Jose State Former President and CEO, AllState Insurance Nick Mileti Gamma Mu / Bowling Green Former owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Crusaders, and the Coliseum at Richfield Van Richey Alpha Phi / Alabama President and CEO, American Cast Iron Pipe Co. Philip Rinaldi Epsilon Psi / NJIT CEO of Philadelphia Energy Solutions Bob Sasser Gamma Rho / Florida State University CEO of Dollar Tree Eric Schiffer CEO of 99 Cents Only stores Kenneth L. Smith Rho/Illinois First salaried president of Chicago Stock Exchange James V. Bronke Beta Theta/Drexel Engineering Review Board Mgr/ Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bronke-4164958/

Education

Name Original chapter Notability References Dr. Michael F. Pogue-Geile Ph.D Gamma Kappa / Miami Ohio Clinical Program Chair, Psychology, University of Pittsburgh Lee Bollinger Alpha Sigma / Oregon President of Columbia University John Sloan Dickey Alpha Theta / Dartmouth Former president of Dartmouth College Charles Dole Alpha/Norwich Former President of Norwich University William Durden Pi/Dickinson President of Dickinson College Michael Heyman Alpha Theta / Dartmouth Former Chancellor, University of California Dr. Walter S. Newman Nu / Hampden-Sydney Former President of Virginia Tech Charles H. Spooner Alpha/Norwich Former President of Norwich University John M. Sullivan Eta Omicron / Northwestern State President of the Art Academy of Cincinnati William J. Taverner Upsilon / NYU Sexologist, author and editor of sexuality texts, including the American Journal of Sexuality Education Robert A. Weygand Eta / Rhode Island Vice president for administration of the University of Rhode Island, former Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, former U.S. Representative for 2nd District of Rhode Island

Politics and government

Name Original chapter Notability References J. Michael Ball Tau / Florida Former New Hampshire State Representative – Hillsborough District 9 Marvin R. Baxter Beta Upsilon / Fresno State Current Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California Allan Bense Gamma Rho / Florida State Former Speaker, Florida House of Representatives Christopher Bradley Eta Lambda / Virginia Tech Director of Sanitation Facilities Construction, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service Mo Brooks Gamma Sigma / Duke Alabama Republican Ralph Brooks Gamma Phi / Nebraska Wesleyan Former governor of Nebraska Dennis Cardoza Eta Tau / Stanislaus State U.S. Representative for 18th District of California Chris Carr Delta Beta / Georgia Commissioner, Georgia Department of Economic Development Theodore Christianson Alpha Pi / Minnesota Former governor of Minnesota Kirk Cox Eta Kappa / James Madison Virginia State Speaker of the House of Representatives Robert Cupp Zeta Kappa / Ohio Northern Member of the Ohio State Supreme Court Carl Curtis Gamma Phi / Nebraska Wesleyan Former US Senator and Representative of Nebraska Dan Daley Gamma Rho / Florida State Commissioner, City of Coral Springs, Florida Christopher Dorworth Tau / Florida Former Florida Representative for 34th District of Florida R. Budd Dwyer Beta Chi / Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Treasurer Ernest W. Gibson Jr. Alpha / Norwich Former US Senator, governor of Vermont Tony Goolsby Delta Phi / North Texas Member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County, 1989–2009 Harry Hughes Alpha Psi / Maryland Former governor of Maryland Eugene Keogh Upsilon / NYU Former US Representative, Author of Keogh Plan Matthew LoPresti Delta Theta / Toledo Hawaii State Representative, District 41 Peter Lund Zeta Beta / Adrian Current Michigan Representative for the 36th District and Michigan House Majority Whip Warren Magnuson Alpha Rho / Washington Former US Senator Pete Muldoon Eta Omicron / Northwestern State Mayor of Jackson, Wyoming William J. Murphy Zeta Upsilon / Hartford 221st Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Jacob A. Preus Alpha Pi / Minnesota Former governor of Minnesota David Stras Delta Psi / Kansas Judge of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and former Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court Randall Tobias Alpha Iota / Indiana Former U.S. Global AIDS coordinator, former CEO and chairman, AT&T Communications, former chairman, president and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company, author Michael Villines Beta Upsilon / Fresno State Former California State Assemblyman, 29th District and Republican Leader of The House Otto Warmbier Xi / Virginia Political prisoner detained by North Korea Fuller Warren Tau / Florida Former governor of Florida

Journalism

Name Original chapter Notability References Radley Balko Civil Rights reporter, The Washington Post Matt Gallagher Gamma Omicron / Wake Forest University Contributor for New York Times, and author Mike Greenberg Delta Iota / Northwestern University Co-host of ESPN's Mike and Mike in the Morning Jay Ingram Zeta Gamma / University of Alberta Toronto Star journalist, author, TV Host of several Discovery Channel Canada programs, including Daily Planet Sean McManus Gamma Sigma / Duke University President of CBS News and CBS Sports Harry Reasoner Alpha Pi / University of Minnesota Former news anchor of ABC & CBS, editor of 60 Minutes Michael J. Shaara Beta Delta / Rutgers University Pulitzer Prize winner for the novel The Killer Angels, which served as the basis for the movie Gettysburg Bob Woodruff Iota / Colgate University Former co-anchor of ABC's World News Tonight (recuperating from wounds sustained while on assignment in Iraq in January 2006) Paul B. Zimmerman Sports Editor of the Los Angeles Times

Research and space

Name Original chapter Notability References Daniel T. Barry Lambda/Cornell Former NASA Mission Specialist aboard three Space Shuttle missions; appeared on the TV show Survivor: Panama Owen Chamberlain Alpha Theta / Dartmouth Former Professor of Physics, joined Manhattan Project 1942–1946, winner of 1959 Nobel Prize in Physics Charles E. "Buddy" Davis Chi/Auburn Apollo space program engineer Edward G. Gibson Alpha Zeta / Rochester Former NASA astronaut, spent 84 days aboard Skylab Donald E. Knuth Beta Nu/Case Western Reserve University Computer scientist and Professor Emeritus, Stanford University; recipient of 1974 Turing Award

Athletics

Name Original chapter Notability References Jon Anik Delta Omicron / Gettysburg College Mixed martial arts commentator who currently works for the Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC John Bauer Rho / Illinois Former offensive lineman for the New York Giants Marv Berschet Rho / Illinois Former lineman for the Washington Redskins Dennis Brown Alpha Rho / Washington Professional football player, San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl Champion: 1995 Brian Cardinal Alpha Delta / Purdue Former Purdue basketball player, Former player in the NBA for the Dallas Mavericks Ernie Conwell Alpha Rho / Washington Professional football player, New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl Champion: 2000 Manny Diaz Gamma Rho / Florida State Defensive Coordinator for the Penn State Nittany Lions Turk Edwards Alpha Omicron / Washington State Former NFL player Dick Fosbury Sigma / Oregon State University 1968 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the high jump and creator of the Fosbury Flop Ron Fraser Gamma Rho / Florida State University University of Miami Head Baseball Coach 1962–1992, two national championships Billy Gabor Alpha Chi / Syracuse University Former guard/forward for the Syracuse Nationals Robert "Lefty" Grove Beta Eta / Washington College Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox (1925–1941), and inductee of the National Baseball Hall of Fame (honorary membership) Tom Haller Rho/Illinois Former MLB catcher for the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers Luke Hancock Eta Chi / George Mason Current NCAA forward for the Louisville Cardinals and formerly the George Mason Patriots, Most Outstanding Player of the 2013 Final Four Tunch Ilkin Delta Pi / Indiana State Former NFL athlete and voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers Ralph "Shug" Jordan Chi/Auburn Former Head Football Coach, Auburn University, 1957 NCAA National Champions Scott "Raven" Levy Alpha Xi / Delaware Professional wrestler, actor, writer Vern Mikkelsen Beta Kappa / Hamline University Former basketball player for the Minneapolis Lakers & in the Basketball Hall of Fame Mike "The Miz" Mizanin Gamma Kappa / Miami (OH) Professional wrestler, actor, reality TV star Mark Murphy Iota/Colgate Former All-Pro defensive back for the Washington Redskins, 1977–84, former Athletic Director for Northwestern University, President and CEO of the Green Bay Packers Johnny Norlander Beta Kappa / Hamline Former professional basketball player and Hamline University NCAA Champion Basketball team with Vern Mikkelson Jim Parque Beta Alpha / UCLA Former pitcher for the Chicago White Sox Matt Patricia Delta/RPI Head Coach of the Detroit Lions Jimmy "Red" Phillips Chi/Auburn Three-time NFL Pro-Bowler, All-American wide receiver at Auburn University and member of Auburn's 1957 national championship football team Bill Roetzheim Gamma Rho / Florida State Florida State University's first Olympian, competing as a gymnast for the US Olympic Team in 1948 and 1952, 1977 inductee of the FSU Sports Hall of Fame Alan K. "Al" Saunders Gamma Xi / San Jose State Academic All American, Super Bowl Champion, Offensive Coordinator for the St. Louis Rams, former associate head coach & offensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins 2006–2007, former assistant Head Coach and offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs 2001–2005, 1989-1999, former head coach of the San Diego Chargers 1986–1988 Mike Wagner Zeta Psi / Western Illinois NFL four-time Super Bowl Champion for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1971-1980, two-time Pro-Bowl, First Team All-Pro (1973), Steelers 50th Anniversary All-Time Team - safety