List of Alpha Tau Omega members

This is a list of Alpha Tau Omega brothers that have achieved notability.

Main article: Alpha Tau Omega

Astronauts

• Rob Lillibridge, NASA
• Sonny Carter: NASA
• Charles Duke: NASA
• Robert Overmyer: NASA
• Dr. David A. Wolf: NASA
• Franklin K.R. Cline, NASA
• Sean T. Prudden, Virgin Galactic, Chief Astronaut

Business

• Robert J. Barreto, Clemson University '79, Entrepreneur, CEO of GBS Building Supply Company, Executive VP of Mergers and Acquisitions of Iron Mountain Records Management Co.
• Elton B. Stephens, Birmingham-Southern Founder EBSCO Industries.
• Frank Fertita, III, USC '81, is current CEO of Station Casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada, owns UFC, and co-owner of PRIDE FC Worldwide Holdings, LLC, which owns PRIDE.
• David Bohnett, USC, technology entrepreneur, co-founder of GeoCities.
• Edwin. M Crawford, Auburn '71, CEO of Caremark RX
• Walt Ehmer: Georgia Tech, CEO of Waffle House
• Gerald J. Ford, Southern Methodist '66, CEO of Golden State Bancorp
• Frank Fahrenkopf, Nevada-Reno '59, President and CEO of the American Gaming Association
• Richard S. Fuld, Jr., Colorado '69, CEO of Lehman Brothers Holdings
• Daniel E. Gill, Chairman & President, Bausch & Lomb
• Richard C. Green, Southern Methodist '76, CEO of Aquila Corporation
• Matthew J. Hart, CFO & Executive Vice President for Hilton Hotels
• James P. Hoffa, President of Teamsters Union (Jimmy Hoffa's son)
• John Jennings, President of Associated Builders and Contractors

Michael Jones, Superintendent of the Illinois Lottery

• J. Erik Jonsson, Founder, Texas Instruments, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Earl T. Leonard Jr., University of Georgia, Senior Vice President for Coca-Cola
• Billy Joe "Red" McCombs: Former owner of the Minnesota Vikings. Has one of the top Business schools in the US named after him (McCombs School of Business), University of Texas
• Julius Curtis Lewis, Jr., President of J.C. Lewis Enterprises and Lewis Broadcasting Corp.
• William Mitchell, Texas Instruments Vice Chairman (retired)
• Bernard Ramsey, University of Georgia, Philanthropist
• C. Dowd Ritter, Birmingham-Southern '69, CEO of Regions Financial Corporation
• Joseph Wilson Rodgers Jr., Georgia Institute of Technology, Owner of Waffle House
• Francis M. Scicco, Worcester Poly '68, CEO of Arrow Electronics
• Christopher A. Sinclair, University of Kansas '71, CEO of PepsiCo (retired)
• David M. Thomas, Florida '71, CEO of IMS Health
• John A. Young, President & CEO, Hewlett-Packard (retired)
• Michael J. King, Pennsylvania State University, Bursar Lehigh University
• Richard Allen Manley Jr., Colby College 82', Partner at Edwards Angel Palmer and Dodge Law Firm in Boston
• Shishir Mehrotra, MIT Founder of Centrata and head of YouTube engineering, product management, and user experience at Google
• J. Mark Barnes, Indiana State University, Chief Operating Officer of Volkswagen of America
• George Irl Lazenby, CEO of Emdeon, the second largest medical address company in America.
• James E. Thompson, San Jose State University, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of The Crown Worldwide Group
• Gregory R. Page, University of North Dakota, President and CEO of Cargill, Inc.

Education

• Al Bowman: President of Illinois State University
• Dr.Gilbert Fowler: Dean of Honors College at Arkansas State University
• Neil Kerwin: President of American University
• Jack Hawkins, Jr.: Chancellor of Troy University
• Frank Hereford: Former President of the University of Virginia
• Robert Kaplan: Asst. Dean of the College of William & Mary Law School
• Jason R. Barr: Former Assoc. Dean Admin. & Planning Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
• Robert Mittelstaedt: Tulane; Former Vice Dean of Wharton School, now Dean of W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University
• William Muir: Kansas State; Asst. Vice President of Kansas State University
• Stephen C. O'Connell: Sixth President of the University of Florida (1967–1973)
• Santa J. Ono President of University of Cincinnati
• Robert L. Potts: 1st Chancellor of Arkansas State University
• Howell W. Todd: CEO, South Dakota Board of Regents 1989-94; President of Mississippi College 1994-2001

Entertainment and media

• John Besh: Celebrity chef
• Bert Kreischer: The Machine
• Dana Elcar: Film and TV actor best known for his supporting role on MacGyver
• Hunter Ellis: Reality TV star, TV host of History Channels Tactical to Practical
• Rob Estes: Actor, Melrose Place, Silk Stalkings, 90210
• Guy Fieri: Food Network star host of Guy's Big Bite and Diners, Drive-In's, and Dives Nevada-Las Vegas
• Brad Fiorenza: MTV's The Real World: San Diego castmate
• Christopher Fitzgerald: Broadway and film actor
• Shelby Foote: American novelist and Civil War historian
• Bob Guiney: Bob the Bachelor from The Bachelor 4
• Cork Graham: combat photographer imprisoned in Vietnam for illegally entering the country while looking for treasure buried by Captain Kidd.
• Andrew Haug: Famous Australian radio announcer and drummer for Contrive. Considered by many the Howard Stern of Australia.
• Jack Ingram: Country music performer
• Vinnie Vozzo: Guitarist/Musician. American Idol finalist, 2010.
• Matt Jones: Broadway producer who headed the adaptation of Requiem for a Dream
• Greg Kinnear: Talk Soup host, 1998 Academy Award nominee
• Art Linkletter: Television personality/Author, Kids Say The Darndest Things
• Elmer Lower: Former president of ABC News
• Elliot Segal: Radio DJ and host of Elliot in the Morning
• Frank Marshall: Film producer/director; co-founder of Amblin Entertainment
• Garry Marshall: Film director (Pretty Woman, Overboard), television producer (Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley) (incidentally, in the latter seasons of Happy Days, Marshall used ATO in the show several times, and an ATO fraternity paddle can be seen hanging on the wall of "Arnold's")
• Jon Meacham: Editor of Newsweek, bestselling author, and commentator on politics, history, and religious faith in America.
• Forrest Sawyer: ABC News, Nightline
• Grant Show: Actor, Melrose Place
• Stryker: Radio DJ and co-host of the radio show Loveline
• Tennessee Williams: Pulitzer Prize winner for A Streetcar Named Desire
• Reynolds Wolf: CNN Meteorologist
• Bugs Bunny—Animated Warner Brothers character. Initiated in 1947 at University of Kentucky. Warner Bros endorses Bugs as an actual member
• Adam Schroeder: Warner Brothers and FOX New Regency movie of producer (producer of "Chronicle", "The Truman Show", "Clueless" and others)

Legal

• William L. Summers: Criminal Defense Lawyer, Past President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, notable cases: Carrollton, Kentucky bus collision, New Mexico State Penitentiary riot
• Michael Waddington: Court Martial Defense Lawyer, notable cases: Bagram torture and prisoner abuse scandal, the Iron Triangle murder case (William B. Hunsaker), the Maywand District killings, the Mahmudiyah killings
• Richard H. Bryan: Former U.S. Senator and Nevada Governor (Nevada-Reno); Former Nevada Attorney General
• Steven R. Kosach: - Current Washoe County District Court Judge (Nevada-Reno)
• Grant Sawyer: Governor of Nevada from 1959 to 1967 (Nevada-Reno; In 1967 Sawyer co-founded Lionel Sawyer & Collins, as of 2011 the largest private law firm in Nevada
• Jim Santini: U.S. Congressman, State of Nevada, (Nevada-Reno; Former Nevada district court judge
• Frank Cassas: listed as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" (Nevada-Reno)
• Frank Fahrenkopf: Former Chair of the Republican National Committee,(Nevada-Reno) Former President and CEO of the American Gaming Association; founded the law firm Fahrenkopf, Mortimer, Sourwine, Mousel and Sloane.
• Procter Ralph Hug, Jr.: Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, (Nevada-Reno)
• William J. Raggio: Nevada State Senator (Nevada-Reno); Former D.A. of Washoe County in Nevada (1958–1970)

Military

• Charles F. Wald: North Dakota State; General, USAF(retired), EUCOM Deputy Commander 2002-2006
• William E. Berry: University of Mississippi; Colonel, Army (retired), Past ATO National Fraternity President

Politics

• Matt Griffin - current Deputy Secretary of State of the State of Nevada (Nevada-Reno)
• William J. Raggio: Nevada State Senator (Nevada-Reno)
• Ken Tedford: Mayor of the City of Fallon in Nevada (Nevada-Reno)
• Lee Atwater: Chair of the Republican National Committee
• Grant Sawyer: Governor of Nevada from 1959 to 1967 (Nevada-Reno)
• Birch Bayh: U.S. Senator (Indiana)
• Richard H. Bryan: Former U.S. Senator and Nevada Governor (Nevada-Reno)
• C. Farris Bryant: Governor of Florida 1961-1965, University of Florida
• Steven R. Kosach: - Current Washoe County District Court Judge. Former Member of the Championship 65' Baseball Team for University of Nevada, and earned two silver stars in Vietnam. (Nevada-Reno)
• George C. Butte: Jurist and Texas politician
• Jim Santini: U.S. Congressman, State of Nevada, (Nevada-Reno)
• Alberto "Al" Cardenas: Political lobbyist, Florida Atlantic University
• Lawton Chiles: U.S. Senator and later Governor of Florida 1991-1998, University of Florida
• Frank Cassas: listed as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" (Nevada-Reno)
• Federico Clerici: Congressman in Argentina 1986-1993
• James Eastland: Senate Pro Tempore from 1972–1979
• Frank Fahrenkopf: Chair of the Republican National Committee, Fahrenkopf currently is president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (Nevada-Reno)
• Sam Gibbons: Congressman
• Eric Simons: Jackson Township Trustee
• Edward J. Gurney: U.S. Senator (Florida)
• Stephen H. Grimes: Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, University of Florida
• Lee H. Hamilton: U.S. Congressman (Indiana)
• Spessard Holland: U.S. Senator, Governor (Florida), University of Florida
• Procter Ralph Hug, Jr.: Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, (Nevada-Reno)
• Willis B. Hunt Jr.: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, Emory University
• Robert H. Johnson: State senator from Rock Springs, Wyoming, University of Wyoming
• Harry A. Johnston: U.S. Congressman (Florida)
• Jack Kemp: 1996 candidate for U.S. Vice President, former U.S. Secretary of the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
• Tom Kindness: U.S. Congressman (Ohio), University of Maryland, College Park
• "Paid" Paul Kingston: Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives (2004)
• Michael Mansfield: U.S. Senate Majority Leader 1961-1977
• Mel Martinez: U.S. Senator (Florida) Honorary Initiate Spring 1997, Eta Rho chapter. Sponsored by ATO Former National President Bruce O'Donoghue to help Mel further his political career. This special initiation helped Mel gain local office in Orange County, FL, which he then used to catapult to national prominence.
• Larry McDonald: Georgia Congressman killed on Korean Air Flight 007
• Harry Mitchell: U.S. Congressman (Arizona)
• Stephen C. O'Connell: Justice and Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court (1955–1967)
• John E. Porter: Congressman (Illinois)
• Charles H. Smelser: former Maryland State Senator, University of Maryland, College Park
• James Stockdale: 1992 Independent vice-presidential nominee
• Alan K. Simpson: U.S. Senator, Wyoming
• James C. Smith: Former Florida Attorney General and Florida Secretary of State, Florida State University
• John S. Tanner: U.S. Congressman from Tennessee, University of Tennessee
• Nathan Deal: Governor of Georgia, Mercer University
• George Koors: Official Alpha Tau Omega representative to Saudi Arabia.
• Kurt Kelly: State Representative dist. 24 Florida, Florida State University
• J. Christopher Stevens: former US Ambassador to Libya (June - September 2012), killed in the U.S. Consulate attack in Benghazi

Religion

• James Milton Richardson, fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, 1965–1980 and national chief (president) of ATO, 1952–1956

Science

• Vannevar Bush: Physicist, WWII advisor and architect of modern government science policy
• Arthur Holly Compton: Physicist and Nobel Prize winner
• Karl Compton: Physicist and influential science advisor in World War II, President of MIT

Sports

• Bill Ireland: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Baseball Coach 1960-1967, UNLV's first Athletic Director and "Father of UNLV Athletics" (Nevada-Reno)
• John Ayers: NFL football player, 1977–1987
• Mike Schellin: 1966-68- Boxer, University of Nevada Hall of Fame, One of the greatest collegiate boxers of all time, undefeated 32-0 at Nevada, 3-time California Collegiate Boxing Conference titles, two-time winner of the Julius LaRowe Memorial Trophy, runner-up at the 1968 Western Regional Olympic Trials (Nevada-Reno)
• Dom Capers: Defensive coordinator, Green Bay Packers and former NFL head coach
• Chris Capuano: MLB pitcher, Milwaukee Brewers
• Bud Collins: Tennis announcer, author
• Cris Collinsworth: Former NFL wide receiver, sports anchor
• Lee Corso: Sports commentator, football coach
• Len Dawson: NFL Hall of Famer, Super Bowl IV MVP, sports anchor
• Ted DiBiase: "The Million Dollar Man"; former WWF wrestler
• Terry Funk: Pro wrestler
• Mike Droese: "Duke The Dumpster"; former World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler
• Joe Girardi: New York Yankees current manager and former catcher; former Florida Marlins manager
• Anthony Michael Brooks: Competitive Rubik's Cube solver
• Steve Gleason: NFL Football Player, 2000-2008.
• Lucas Glover: Clemson University, PGA Tour golfer, winner of the 2009 US Open
• Curt Gowdy: Sports broadcaster for 5 decades; 7 Super Bowls and 14 World Series
• Lou Groza : NFL Hall of Famer
• Sean Hostetter : Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations at Eastern Michigan University, former Minor League Baseball Broadcaster, graduated from Albion College
• Keith Jackson: Sports commentator, ABC
• Tommy John : Major League baseball pitcher, four-time All Star team, initiated in 1964, Indiana State University
• James Davis Josey: Track and Field Athlete: 100, 200, and 400 meter dash finalists for Olympics (Mississippi State University)
• Ernie Koy: Texas Longhorn, 1963 National Champions; Pro Bowl running back for New York Giants
• William Little: Known as "Father of Southern Football", introduced football at the University of Alabama
• Curt Miller: Head coach of the Bowling Green State University Women's Basketball
• Jim Mora: Former head coach of the New Orleans Saints
• Victor Oladipo: NCAA 1st Team All-American for the Indiana Hoosiers
• Roger Reina: Former UPenn wrestling coach
• Brandon Slay: Gold medalist at Sydney Olympics in wrestling
• Steve Spurrier: Head coach of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, Heisman Trophy winner 1966 at University of Florida, former Florida head coach, 1996 National Championship
• Robby Thompson: Second basemen for the San Francisco Giants from 1986 to 1996. Winner of the Willie Mac Award in 1991.
• Jim Tressel: Former head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes (2002 National Champions)
• Matt Valenti: Two time NCAA national champion wrestler
• Jack Youngblood: NFL Hall of Fame
• Ed Jucker: Former head coach of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team. Coached the team to two national championships: 1960-61 and 1961-62 seasons
• Brad Stevens: Head Coach of Butler Bulldogs basketball team, DePauw University
• Jason Szuminski: MLB Baseball Player (San Diego Padres) - 1st major league athlete drafted from MIT

Joe B. Hall: Former head basketball coach of the University of Kentucky Wildcats (1978 National Champions) Roy "R.J." Verdin: Won the Fall '07 pledge class tonsil hockey tournament. Quoted after the tournament saying "I've never felt a set of lips smoother than Jimmy's."