The following are members of Sigma Alpha Mu:
Business
edit- Edwin L. Artzt, former CEO and Chairman of Procter & Gamble
- Ronald S. Baron, an American mutual fund manager and investor, founder of Baron Funds
- Samuel Belzberg, real estate developer
- Neil Bluhm, real estate and casino magnate, partner of Midwest Gaming & Entertainment
- Albert Boscov, businessman, philanthropist, and long-time chairman and CEO of Boscov's Inc.
- Michael Chasen, co-founder and former CEO of Blackboard Inc., CEO of PrecisionHawk
- Stanley Gold, former President and CEO of Shamrock Holdings[1]
- Leonard Goldenson, Chairman of ABC[2][3]
- Robert Goldstein, COO of BlackRock
- Murray H. Goodman, real estate developer
- Jonathan D. Gray, President and COO of Blackstone Group
- Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of American International Group
- Sidney Guller, co-founder of Essex Industries
- Irwin M. Jacobs, Chairman and co-founder of Qualcomm Inc.[4]
- Aaron Krause, Founder of Scrub Daddy
- Arthur B. Krim, Chairman of Eagle-Lion Films, United Artists, and Orion Pictures
- David Lloyd Kreeger, Chairman and CEO of GEICO
- Eric Lefkofsky, founder of Tempus and the co-founder of Groupon, Echo Global Logistics (ECHO), InnerWorkings (INWK), and Mediaocean
- Bernard Madoff, former stockbroker, investment advisor, financier, and white collar criminal[5]
- Clifford Mendelson, founder and CEO of Metropolis Capital Advisors
- Michael Milken, financial executive for Drexel Burnham Lambert[6]
- Matthew Pittinsky, co-founder of Blackboard Inc.
- Michael Krasny, founder and former chief executive officer of CDW Corporation.
- Arthur Rock, venture capitalist
- Barry Salzberg, former CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
- Gerry Schwartz, co-founder of CanWest Global Communications, founder and CEO of Onex Corporation, Director of Scotiabank[7]
- Herbert J. Siegel, President and Chairman of the Board of Chris-Craft Industries
- Terry Semel, Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. and Yahoo!
- Sidney Sheinberg, President and CEO of MCA Inc. and Universal Studios
- Gordon Stulberg, President and COO of 20th Century Fox, Cinema Center Films, and PolyGram Pictures
- Preston Robert Tisch, businessman; chairman and part owner of the Loews Corporation
- Les Wexner, Chairman of The Limited, Structure, Bath and Body Works, and Express[8]
- Lawrence Wien, real estate investor
- Art Wrubel, private equity investor
- Steve Wynn, owner of the Wynn Las Vegas, former owner of Golden Nugget, and former owner and developer of Mirage, Treasure Island, and Bellagio Casinos and Resorts in Las Vegas, Nevada[9]
- George Zimmer, entrepreneur; founder and former Executive Chairman of the Men's Wearhouse
Education
edit- Harry Arthurs, former President of York University
- Morris Marx, former President of University of West Florida[7]
Entertainment
edit- Martin Agronsky, political journalist and commentator, recipient of DuPont-Columbia Award[2][3]
- Marv Albert, sports commentator for NBC[10]
- LeVar Burton, actor
- Bob Dylan, singer-songwriter, musician and artist[11]
- Marshall Gelfand, entertainment business manager for musicians like Bob Dylan and Neil Diamond
- Paul Michael Glaser, actor and director[2][12]
- Steve Goodman, folk music singer-songwriter
- A. E. Hotchner, author
- Seaman Jacobs, screenwriter
- Joshua Jay, magician, author, and lecturer
- Sheldon Keller, screenwriter
- Jon Landau, producer of the films Titanic and Avatar
- Don Most, actor, from television sitcom Happy Days[13][14]
- Bruce Paltrow, film director and producer
- Alan Rafkin, Emmy Award-winning television director, producer, and actor[2][3]
- Philip Roth, author[2][3]
- Adam Schefter, sports writer, television analyst, and the NFL Insider for ESPN[15]
- Ron Silver, actor, starred in Blue Steel and Timecop; former President of the Screen Actors Guild[13]
- Ken Waissman, theatre producer
- Bram Weinstein, sportscaster; Washington Commanders radio broadcast crew
- Andrew Wilkow, conservative political talk radio host
Politics
edit- Thomas Downey, member of the U.S. House of Representatives[2][3]
- Mickey Edwards, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Jamie Eldridge, Massachusetts State Senator
- Sam Fox, former United States Ambassador to Belgium[16]
- Samuel Freedman, former Chief Justice of Manitoba
- Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture
- Neil Goldschmidt, former Governor of Oregon
- Ken Kramer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Tom Lantos, member of the U.S. House of Representatives[17]
- Bora Laskin, former Chief Justice of Canada[18]
- Earle I. Mack, former United States Ambassador to Finland
- Ronald Rabin, member of the North Carolina State Senate
- Michael E. Reiburn (1893–1982), New York assemblyman and state senator, disbarred lawyer, convicted of theft and fraud[19]
- Mark Rosenker, Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Major General USAF (Ret.)
- Marshall Rothstein, Canadian Supreme Court Justice[7]
- Maxwell Milton Rabb, former Ambassador of the United States to Italy
- Alan Sagner, former chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- Ibraheem Samirah, member of the Virginia House of Delegates[20]
- Milton Jerrold Shapp, former Governor of Pennsylvania
- Robert S. Strauss, former United States Ambassador to Russia
Science
edit- Maurice Brodie, Polio Researcher[21]
- Donald A. Glaser, Nobel laureate in Physics[22]
Sports
edit- Daved Benefield, professional American football player who played 13 seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL)
- Dave Bing, Mayor of Detroit, Michigan, former NBA player, and Detroit businessman
- Ernie Davis, 1961 Heisman Trophy winner[2][3]
- Bernie Fine, Syracuse Orange men's basketball assistant coach
- Donald Fehr, Executive Director of the National Hockey League Players Association
- Avram Glazer, Co-owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Co-chairman of Manchester United
- Harry Glickman, Founder and President of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers[2][3]
- Hank Greenberg, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame player
- Jim Hartung, US Olympic gold medal gymnast
- Adam Kellerman, Australian wheelchair tennis player
- Dikembe Mutombo, NBA player
- Alan Rothenberg, President of the US Soccer Federation[2][3]
- Danny Schayes, NBA player[2][3]
- Walt Singer, football player in the NFL for the New York Giants
- Ed Snider, owner of the Philadelphia Flyers[citation needed]
- David Stern, Commissioner of the NBA[23]
- Zollie Volchok, President of NBA Seattle SuperSonics[2]
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- ^ "Irwin Jacobs". Centennial Spotlight. Sigma Alpha Mu. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
- ^ Salkin, Allen (January 18, 2009). "Bernie Madoff, Frat Brother". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Michael Milken". Retrieved July 14, 2008.
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- ^ "OSU Greek History". Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved December 18, 2007.
- ^ "Minutes of the Stated Meeting of the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania June 18, 2004" (PDF). The University of Pennsylvania. p. 2. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
- ^ "Sports Broadcasters and Writers". Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2007.
- ^ Heylin, Clinton (2003). Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades Revisited. Harper Entertainment. ISBN 9780060525699.
- ^ "Official Website of Paul Michael Glaser". Archived from the original on October 26, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2007.
- ^ a b "Greeks in Entertainment". Archived from the original on December 16, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2007.
- ^ Longsdorf, Amy (May 11, 2008). "'Happy Days' star reflected on days at Lehigh University for new film 'Moola'". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
- ^ Michiganensian Yearbook. University of Michigan. 1988.
- ^ "Background information on Sam Fox". Washington University. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2008.
- ^ "Against All Odds". Columns Magazine, September 1999. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
- ^ "The Hon. Bora Laskin: A Legendary Force at the University of Toronto". The University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Archived from the original on July 5, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
- ^ American Jewish Committee Annual Report (1918; pg. 320)
- ^ Cohen, Zach (November 16, 2011). "Sammy's Palestinian brother". New Voices. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Fraternity award given doctor for paralysis serum. The Salt Lake City Tribune 5 Jan 1936
- ^ "Sigma Alpha Mu". WVU Greeks. West Virginia University Interfraternity Council. Archived from the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
- ^ "Greeks in Professional Basketball 2000–2001". Archived from the original on December 15, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2007.