|
 Welcome to Tau Kappa Epsilon Upsilon Iota > Famous Men of TKE
Famous Tekes
Here are a few of the many distinguished alumni of Tau Kappa Epsilon along with the positions
they held or hold.
|
Business and Industry |
Raymond G. Chambers (Theta-Zeta)
Co-Owner of the New Jersey Nets |
Roger J. Dow (Iota-Rho)
VP of Marketing for Marriott Hotels |
Edward C. Droste (Epsilon)
Co-Founder of Hooters |
Conrad M. Hilton (Alpha-Omicron)
Founder of Hilton Hotels |
James P. Evans (Gamma-Omega)
CEO of Jenny Craig |
James M. Kilts (Delta)
Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Gillette Company |
Paul R. Oreffice (Alpha-Zeta)
CEO of Dow Chemical |
Howard D. Schultz (Theta-Iota)
Principal Owner of Starbucks Coffee Company |
Robert L. Nardelli (Zeta-Theta)
Chairman, President and CEO of the Home Depot |
W. Alan McCollough (Delta-Upsilon)
Chairman, President and CEO of Circuit City Stores |
Charles R. Walgreen, Jr (Upsilon)
Chairman of Walgreen Drugs |
Paul Mobley (Gamma-Kappa)
President Noble Romans Pizza, Inc. |
Government
|
Ronald W. Reagan (Iota)
40th President of the United States of America |
Robert L. "Bob" Barr, Jr. (Beta-Sigma)
U.S. Congressman |
Robert A. Butterworth, Jr. (Gamma-Theta)
Florida Attorney General |
Robert C. Byrd (Alpha-Pi)
U.S. Senator |
Ryan C. Crocker (Alpha-Theta)
Ambassador |
Gary A Doer (Zeta-Iota)
Premier of Manitoba |
Roger W. Jespen (Beta-Xi)
U.S. Senator |
Carl D. Pursell (Delta-Pi)
U.S. Congressman |
James H. Quillen (Pi-Gamma)
U.S. Congressman |
John G. Rowland (Kappa-Upsilon)
Governor of Connecticut |
Richard B. Stone (Lambda-Iota)
Ambassador |
Charles E. Whittaker (Alpha-Phi)
U.S. Supreme Court Justice |
Education
|
Gregory L. Geoffroy (Alpha-Chi)
President of Iowa State University
|
Dr. William V. Muse (Epsilon-Upsilon)
Chancellor of East Carolina University |
Joseph J. Sisco (Delta)
President of American University
|
Hoke L. Smith (Delta)
President of Towson University |
Athletics
|
Terry P. Bradshaw (Beta-Zeta)
NFL Star and TV Analyst
|
Louis Carnesecca (Theta-Sigma)
St. John's Basketball Coach |
George S. Halas (Gamma)
Founder of the NFL
|
Marv Levy (Zeta)
Head Football Coach in the NFL |
Richard F. "Digger" Phelps (Epsilon-Zeta)
Notre Dame Basketball Coach and TV Analyst
|
Philip M. Simms (Mu-Sigma)
NFL Star and TV Commentator |
Entertainment
|
Merv Griffin (Gamma-Delta)
Entertainer and TV Personality
|
Willie Nelson (Nu-Xi)
Country Music Songwriter and Singer |
Elvis Presley (Beta-Psi)
Entertainer, Singer, and Actor
|
Robert Wuhl (Epsilon-Omicron)
Actor |
Les Paul (Gamma-Delta)
Inventor of the Electric Guitar
|
The Everly Brothers (Gamma-Rho)
Vocal Group |
Philanthropic, Literary, Scientific, Religious, and Military
|
Gerald P. Carr (Beta-Sigma)
NASA Astronaut, Commander U.S. Skylab IV
|
Andrew Allen (Kappa-Upsilon)
NASA Astronaut
|
John Fisher (Gamma-Epsilon)
Rear Admiral, United States Navy, President of the Navy League
|
Roy K. Flint (Omega)
Dean, U.S. Military Academy at West Point |
William A. Fowler (Omicron)
Nobel Prize for Physics, Nuclear Astrophysics, Professor
|
David R. Jones (Pi)
Editor, New York Times |
Eugene Frank (Delta-Mu)
Methodist Bishop
|
Ralph Keyes (Omega)
President, Kiwanis Foundation |
|