List of Kappa Alpha Order members

This is a list of notable alumni of Kappa Alpha Order.

Media

Michael Beck (Alpha Mu) – actor
Pat Boone (Gamma Lambda) – actor and recording artist
Marty Brennaman (Zeta) – announcer for the Cincinnati Reds
Zac Brown (Zeta Kappa) – lead vocalist with the multiple Grammy-winning country group the Zac Brown Band
Michael Brun (Sigma) – DJ and producer
Thomas Dixon, Jr. (Tau) – author, playwright
Bill Engvall (Xi) – actor and comedian
Ben Ferguson (Alpha Upsilon) – conservative radio talk show host, author
Ryan Fournier (Zeta Psi) - American political commentator
Tyler Gerth (Theta) – Photography/Racial Justice Advocate
George Grizzard (Upsilon) – actor, won Tony Award in 1996
Taylor Hackford (Beta Sigma) – film director, won Oscar in 1979
George Hamilton IV (Upsilon) – country music singer
Rob Huebel (Delta Omicron) – comedian and actor
Adam Johnson (Epsilon Omega)^{[citation needed]} – writer, 2013 fiction Pulitzer Prize
William Joyce (Beta Lambda) – author, artist, illustrator with Disney/Pixar and others
Bill Lawrence (Alpha Zeta) – television writer, producer, and director
Delbert Mann (Chi) – film director, won an Oscar and Palme d'Or in 1955
Frank McCarthy (Beta) – movie producer, won an Oscar in 1970
Page McConnell (Beta Lambda) – member of music groups Phish and Vida Blue
Richard Moll (Alpha Xi) – actor, played "Bull Shannon" on Night Court
Rich O'Toole (Epsilon Delta) – country music singer
Anthony Perkins (Alpha Psi) – prolific actor, played Norman Bates in Psycho
Mark Povinelli (Epsilon Lambda) – actor
Charlie Rose (Alpha Phi) – talk show host
Randolph Scott (Alpha Sigma) – actor
Ned Vaughn (Phi) – actor
Mark L. Walberg (Delta Tau) – television host
Douglass Wallop (Beta Kappa) – writer, won Tony Award in 1956

Business

Alex Murdaugh (Rho) – Former attorney, convicted of capital murder in March 2023.
Christopher Chmelik (Alpha Kappa) – CEO of Big Dogg Enterprises
Robert Crandall (Alpha Zeta) – former president, chairman and CEO of American Airlines
Ken May (Gamma Gamma) – CEO of FedEx and Kinko's
Jerry Richardson (Delta) – former Carolina Panthers owner and founder
George W. Woodruff (Alpha Sigma) – director of the Coca-Cola Company, 1936–1985
Robert W. Woodruff (Epsilon) – president of the Coca-Cola Company, 1926–1954
Jeffery Hildebrand (Omicron) – founder, chairman, and CEO Hilcorp Energy Company
John Fishwick (Beta Rho) – American railroad executive and chief executive of Norfolk and Western Railway
Ely Callaway Jr. (Epsilon) – American entrepreneur, textiles executive, winemaker and vintner and golf club manufacturer, as the founder of Callaway Golf
Thomas J. Konetski III (Alpha Rho) – founder, CEO, and chief artistic contributor of Black H@LE Teknologies

Education

William James Barrow (Zeta) – chemist and paper conservator
Andrew Nelson Lytle (Chi) – novelist, dramatist, essayist, professor of literature at the University of Florida and the University of the South
John B. Watson (Iota) – psychologist, founder of behaviorism
Sam S. Walker (Beta Commission) – U.S. Army general, superintendent of Virginia Military Institute.

Government

Thurman Adams (Beta Epsilon) – former senator and President Pro Tempore of state senate (Delaware)
Robert Aderholt (Phi) – US Congressman from Alabama
Carl Albert (Beta Eta) – former US Representative for Oklahoma; Speaker of the House, 1971–1977
Paul Atkins (Delta) – former commissioner of the US Securities and Exchange Commission
Roger Bedford, Jr. (Alpha Beta) – state senator, Alabama
Roy Blunt (Alpha Eta) – US Congressman and senator from Missouri
J. Caleb Boggs (Beta Epsilon) – former governor and US Senator from Delaware
Rick Boucher (Beta Rho) – US Congressman from Virginia
Charles Boustany (Gamma Phi) – US Congressman from Louisiana
William Denis Brown, III – former state senator from Monroe, Louisiana
Bryan Edward Bush, Jr. – former district attorney of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana^{[citation needed]}
Adm. Richard E. Byrd (Beta) – US Navy, Antarctic explorer; Medal of Honor recipient
William Clements (Beta Lambda) – former governor of Texas
Clark M. Clifford (Beta Theta) – former counsel to US presidents Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy; former secretary of defense
Larry Combest (Gamma Chi) – US Congressman from Texas
Zel M. Fischer (Alpha Delta) – judge, Missouri Supreme Court
Don Fowler (Delta) – former chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Bart Gordon (Delta Lambda) – US Congressman from Tennessee
Henry Hager (Tau) – husband of Jenna Bush, daughter of US President George W. Bush
William Pike Hall, Sr. (Alpha Iota) – member of the Louisiana State Senate from Shreveport, 1924–1932
Robert W. Hemphill (Rho) – former US Congressman from South Carolina, 1957–1964; Federal Judge for South Carolina, 1965–1980
George Hooks (Nu) – senator of Georgia
J. Edgar Hoover (Alpha Nu) – former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Richard Hudson (Epsilon Xi) – US Congressman from North Carolina
Edgar Erskine Hume (Omega) - American physician, highly-decorated Major General in the U.S Army medical corps, Founder Delta Omega
Whitfield Jack (Alpha Iota) – United States Army officer in World War II; major general of United States Army Reserve, attorney in Shreveport (Louisiana)
Mike Johnson (Alpha Gamma) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Bossier Parish
Joe Kennedy III (Alpha Pi) - Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th district
Bill Lee – Governor of Tennessee
Buddy MacKay (Beta Zeta) – former governor, lieutenant governor, and US Representative from Florida
James MacKay (Epsilon) – senator
GA George C. Marshall (Beta) – former US Secretary of State; former US Secretary of Defense; former US Army Chief of Staff' namesake of the Marshall Plan; Nobel Peace Prize recipient; graduate of the Virginia Military Institute
Henry McMaster (Rho) – Governor of South Carolina
Johnathan Marchant (Alpha Beta) – Republican Political Consultant
Daniel Mongiardo (Alpha Theta) – Lt. Governor of Kentucky, 2007–2011
G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery (Beta Tau) – former US Congressman, author of the GI Bill of Rights
Bill Owens (Delta Kappa) – former governor of Colorado
Gen. George S. Patton (Beta) – former commander, 3rd US. Army
Austin Peay (Omega) – former governor of Tennessee
Gen. J. H. Binford Peay III (Beta) – former commander, 101st Airborne Division, US CENTCOM; Superintendent of VMI
Claude Pepper (Alpha Omega) – former US Congressman from Florida; former US Senator from Florida
Melvin Purvis (Rho) – FBI; headed the Division of Investigation Offices in Birmingham, Alabama; led successful manhunts for Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson, and John Dillinger
Dean Rusk (Sigma) – former US Secretary of State
Gen Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. (Beta) – former Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
Ellison D. Smith (Delta/Rho) – US Senator, South Carolina
Floyd Spence (Rho) – US Congressman from South Carolina
Dennis Stine (Delta Xi) – former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and commissioner of administration for then Governor Buddy Roemer
Earl Ray Tomblin (Alpha Rho) – Governor of West Virginia
Richard Truly (Alpha Sigma) – vice admiral, US Navy; astronaut; former director of NASA
GEN Sam S. Walker (Beta Commission) – army officer, superintendent of VMI.
Dayton Waller (Alpha Iota) – member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1968–1972
Steve Womack (Epsilon Zeta) – US Congressman from Arkansas
Ken Mika (Epsilon Phi) – Award-winning Political Fundraising Consultant, CEO of Politicoin
MG Cedric T. Wins (Beta Commission) - U.S. Army Officer, Superintendent of VMI.

Religion

Rt. Rev. James L. Duncan (Kappa) – former bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida
Rt. Rev. Henry Judah Mikell (Alpha Alpha) – former bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
Bishop Robert C. Morgan (Phi) – retired bishop; Mississippi and Kentucky Annual Conferences; former president of the United Methodist Council of Bishops^[1]
Rt. Rev. William J. Skilton (Theta Commission) – former suffragan bishop Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, former assistant bishop Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic
Rt. Rev William Angie Smith (Xi) - former Methodist bishop of the Oklahoma-New Mexico episcopal area.

Sports

Tommy Aaron (Beta Zeta) – professional golfer; 1973 Masters Champion
Tony Azevedo (Alpha Pi) – water polo player; four-time All-American; three-time National Player of the Year; three-time Olympian
Bill Bergey (Delta Eta) – four-time All-Pro player; member of the Philadelphia Eagles Honor Roll
David Binn (Alpha Xi) – San Diego Chargers, long snapper, 1994–2011
Randy Brown – California Angels catcher^[2]
Rex Cawley (Beta Sigma) – Olympic gold medalist (1964) and former world record holder, 400m hurdles
Ben Crenshaw (Omicron) – professional golfer and Master's champion in 1984 and 1995
Al Geiberger (Beta Sigma) – professional golfer
Burt Hooton (Omicron) – former Major League Baseball player and coach
Don January (Gamma Lambda) – professional golfer
Paul Johnson (Delta Alpha) – head football coach for Georgia Tech
Christian "Sonny" Jurgensen III (Alpha Phi) – former professional football player, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
Joe Kapp (Alpha Xi) – former professional football player, College Football Hall of Fame inductee
Clyde Littlefield (Omicron) – former University of Texas football and track & field coach
Jack Maguire (Gamma Eta) – professional golfer^[3]
Tim McCarver (Gamma Gamma) – former professional baseball player
Hal Mumme (Delta Rho) – head football coach, New Mexico State University
Will Muschamp (Gamma) – co-Defensive Coordinator, University of Georgia
Ernest Nevers (Alpha Pi) – former professional baseball and football player, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
Tommy Nobis (Omicron) – former professional football player with Atlanta Falcons; University of Texas All-American; 1965 winner of the Outland Trophy & Maxwell Award
Charles Paddock (Beta Sigma) – three-time Olympic gold medalist, track & field
Jerry Richardson (Delta) – Wofford College receiver – Associated Press Little All-America selection in 1957 & 1958; former professional football player with Baltimore Colts; former owner of the NFL Carolina Panthers
Jay Sigel (Tau) – professional golfer
Brandt Snedeker (Chi) – professional golfer
Melvin Stewart (Pi) – Olympic gold medalist, swimming
Dave Stockton (Beta Sigma) – professional golfer
Danny Sullivan (Theta) – Formula One and Indycar driver, 1985 Indianapolis 500 Winner
William Vlachos (Alpha Beta) – All-American Center and two time (2009, 2011) National Champion for the Alabama Crimson Tide
Sam Wyche (Iota) – former NFL head coach; NFL analyst
Frank Wykoff (Beta Sigma) – Olympic gold medalist, 1928, 1932, 1936, in track & field
Ernie Zampese (Beta Sigma) – NFL offensive coordinator who helped pioneer the west coast offense

References

^ "Notable KAs". Kappa Alpha Order. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
^ Tristram, Karen (21 October 1966). "Leesburg Grad Interns At WPHS". Orlando Evening Star. p. 43. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^ Buswell, Brent (October 2, 2015). "Florida State KA Named Top 10 in College Golf". Kappa Alpha Order. Retrieved January 28, 2016.

[KA-1] "Notable KAs". Kappa Alpha Order. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

[2] Tristram, Karen (21 October 1966). "Leesburg Grad Interns At WPHS". Orlando Evening Star. p. 43. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

[3] Buswell, Brent (October 2, 2015). "Florida State KA Named Top 10 in College Golf". Kappa Alpha Order. Retrieved January 28, 2016.

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