List of Alpha Kappa Psi members
This is a list of notable members of Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity.
Government
U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents
- U.S. President Ronald Reagan
- U.S. President Richard Nixon
- U.S. [Vice President of the United States|President of the United States|Vice President] Richard Nixon
U.S. Senators and Representatives
- U.S. Senator from Tennessee Lamar Alexander
- U.S. Senator from Wyoming Michael B. Enzi
- U.S. Senator from Indiana Richard Lugar
- U.S. Senator from Oregon Mark O. Hatfield
- U.S. Senator from Mississippi John C. Stennis ; President Pro Tempore
- U.S. Senator from Missouri Thomas F. Eagleton
- U.S. Senator from Arizona Barry M. Goldwater
- U.S. Senator from Texas John G. Tower
- U.S. Senator from Washington Henry M. Jackson
- U.S. Senator from Georgia Herman E. Talmadge
- U.S. Senator from Michigan Robert P. Griffin ; Senate Minority Whip
- U.S. Senator from New Mexico Joseph M. Montoya
- U.S. Senator from Arkansas John L. McClellan
- U.S. Senator from Missouri W. Stuart Symington
- U.S. Senator from Florida Edward J. Gurney
- U.S. Senator from Texas Ralph W. Yarborough
- U.S. Senator from Illinois Paul H. Douglas
- U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Leverett A. Saltonstall Senate Majority/Minority Whip
- U.S. Senator from Wisconsin Alexander Wiley
- U.S. Senator from Wyoming Frank A. Barrett
- U.S. Senator from California Richard Nixon
- U.S. Senator from Nebraska Kenneth Wherry Senate Majority/Minority Whip, Senate Minority Leader
- U.S. Senator from Kansas Harry Darby
- U.S. Senator from North Carolina William B. Umstead
- U.S. Senator from New Jersey Arthur Walsh
- U.S. Representative from North Carolina, William B. Umstead
- U.S. Representative from Texas, 19th District Randy Neugebauer
- U.S. Representative from Texas, 3rd District Sam Johnson
- U.S. Representative from Nebraska, 2nd District Harold Daub
- U.S. Representative from Texas, 19th District Kent Hance
- U.S. Representative from Virginia, 6th District J. Lindsay Almond
- U.S. Representative from Florida, 3rd District Millard F. Caldwell
- U.S. Representative from California, 12th District Richard Nixon
- U.S. Representative from Wyoming, At-Large Frank A. Barrett
- U.S. Representative from Washington, 2nd District Henry M. Jackson
- U.S. Representative from Michigan, 9th District Robert P. Griffin
- U.S. Representative from New Mexico, At-Large Joseph M. Montoya
- U.S. Representative from Arkansas, 6th District John L. McClellan
- U.S. Representative from Florida, 11th & 5th District Edward J. Gurney
- U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1st District William H. Avery
- U.S. Representative from Illinois, At-Large William Stratton
- U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 3rd District Vernon W. Thomson
U.S. Secretaries, chairs, and advisors
- U.S. Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges
- U.S. Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper
- U.S. Secretary of Commerce C. R. Smith
- U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara
- U.S. Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander
- U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala
- U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development George W. Romney
- Director of the National Security Agency Samuel C. Phillips
- Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen Williams
- U.S. Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington
- Federal Reserve Board Chairman William McChesney Martin Jr.
- Presidential Economic Advisor Walter Heller, Advisor to the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson Administrations
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue Daniel C. Roper
- United States Securities and Exchange Commission L. Glenn Perry
- Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Henry M. Jackson
- Director of the Federal Civil Defense Administration Val Peterson
Federal judges
- J. Lindsay Almond – Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals ; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals
- Otto Kerner Jr. – Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- James Kenneth Logan – Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
State governors
- Governor of Arkansas Carl E. Bailey
- Governor of Minnesota Harold E. Stassen
- Governor of Massachusetts Leverett A. Saltonstall
- Governor of West Virginia Clarence W. Meadows
- Governor of Florida Millard F. Caldwell
- Governor of Nebraska Val Peterson
- Governor of Wyoming Frank A. Barrett
- Governor of North Carolina William B. Umstead
- Governor of Georgia Herman E. Talmadge
- Governor of California Goodwin J. Knight
- Governor of Wisconsin Vernon W. Thomson
- Governor of Michigan G. Mennen Williams
- Governor of Illinois William G. Stratton
- Governor of North Carolina Luther H. Hodges
- Governor of Florida LeRoy Collins
- Governor of Michigan George W. Romney
- Governor of Virginia J. Lindsay Almond
- Governor of Georgia S. Ernest Vandiver
- Governor of Michigan John B. Swainson
- Governor of Minnesota Elmer L. Andersen
- Governor of Vermont F. Ray Keyser Jr.
- Governor of Kansas John Anderson Jr.
- Governor of Florida C. Farris Bryant
- Governor of Oregon Mark O. Hatfield
- Governor of Georgia Carl E. Sanders
- Governor of Florida W. Haydon Burns
- Governor of Kansas William H. Avery
- Governor of Illinois Otto Kerner Jr.
- Governor of Tennessee Buford Ellington
- Governor of Wisconsin Warren P. Knowles
- Governor of Colorado John Arthur Love
- Governor of Missouri Warren E. Hearnes
- Governor of Texas Preston E. Smith
- Governor of California Ronald Reagan
- Governor of Utah Cal Rampton
- Governor of Iowa Robert D. Ray
- Governor of Michigan William G. Milliken
- Governor of Tennessee Lamar Alexander
- Governor of Florida Wayne Mixson
- Lt. Governor of Missouri Thomas F. Eagleton
- Lt. Governor of New Mexico Joseph M. Montoya
- Lt. Governor of Michigan William G. Milliken
- Lt. Governor of Texas Preston Smith
- Lt. Governor of Wisconsin Warren P. Knowles
- Lt. Governor of Michigan John Swainson
- Lt. Governor of Georgia Ernest Vandiver
- Lt. Governor of North Carolina Luther H. Hodges
- Lt. Governor of Florida Thomas Burton Adams Jr.
- Lt. Governor of Florida Wayne Mixson
- Lt. Governor of California Goodwin J. Knight
State legislators and civic leaders
- James Antonio – State Auditor of Missouri, 1978–1984
- W. Haydon Burns – Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida
- Hal Daub – Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
- Michael B. Enzi – Wyoming State Senator, 24th District
- Mark O. Hatfield Secretary of State of Oregon
- Richard Lugar Mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana
- C. Farris Bryant – Representative, Florida House of Representatives, ; Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
- Robert D. Ray, Mayor of Des Moines, Iowa
- Thomas Burton Adams Jr. – Florida State Senator ; Secretary of State of Florida
- Millard F. Caldwell – Florida House of Representatives
- Robert D. Fleming – Pennsylvania House of Representatives ; Pennsylvania State Senator
- Clarence W. Meadows – West Virginia House of Delegates, Raleigh County
- Richard Arthur Young – Michigan House of Representatives, 32nd & 33rd Districts
- Frank J. Kelley — Michigan Attorney General
- Kent Hance – Texas State Senate, 28th District
- Frank A. Barrett – Wyoming State Senator
- Thomas F. Eagleton – Attorney General of Missouri
- Joseph M. Montoya – New Mexico House of Representatives ; New Mexico State Senate
- Emanuel Pleitez – Current candidate for mayor of Los Angeles in the 2013 election
- Ralph Turlington – Florida House of Representatives, Alachua County
- C. Fred Jones – Florida House of Representatives, 52nd District
- William A. Shands – Florida Senate, 32nd District
- Robert King High – Mayor of Miami, Florida
- Vernon W. Thomson Attorney General of Wisconsin
- Vernon W. Thomson Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- LeRoy Collins Florida House of Representatives
- LeRoy Collins Florida State Senate
- Elmer L. Andersen Minnesota State Senate, 42nd District
- Tonya Schuitmaker Michigan State Senate, 20th District ; Michigan House of Representatives, 80th District
State judges
- Millard F. Caldwell – Justice of Florida State Supreme Court
- Ben Overton – Justice of the Florida State Supreme Court
- Robert P. Griffin – Justice of the Michigan State Supreme Court
- William G. Milliken – Justice of the Michigan State Supreme Court
- G. Mennen Williams – Justice of the Michigan State Supreme Court ; Chief Justice
International
- Benazir Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Leonard Firestone, U.S. Ambassador to Belgium
- Robert S. McNamara, president of the World Bank Group
- Val Peterson, U.S. Ambassador to Denmark
- Val Peterson, U.S. Ambassador to Finland
- Daniel C. Roper, U.S. Ambassador to Canada
- G. Mennen Williams, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines
- Jan E. Frydman, Consul of the Principality of Monaco to Sweden
Business and industry leaders
Retail- Joyce C. Hall, Founder, Hallmark Cards
- Bernie Marcus, Founder, The Home Depot
- James Cash Penney, Founder, J. C. Penney
- Robert M. Beall II, Chairman and former CEO, Bealls (Florida)
- Malcolm 'Steve' Forbes Jr., Editor-in-Chief, Forbes magazine
- Alexis Ohanian, Co-Founder, reddit ≈
- J. Willard Marriott, Founder, Marriott International
- William M. Allen, president of Boeing from 1945 to 1970; chairman from 1970 to 1972
- David S. Lewis Jr., president of McDonnell Aircraft from 1962 to 1967; chairman and CEO of General Dynamics from 1971 to 1985
- Edward V. Rickenbacker, World War I Medal of Honor recipient; chairman of Eastern Air Lines from 1954 to 1963
- Robert F. Six, founder and CEO of Continental Airlines from 1936 to 1981
- C.R. Smith, CEO of American Airlines from 1934 to 1968 and from 1973 to 1974
- Dwane L. Wallace, president of Cessna from 1936 to 1975
- Arthur E. Andersen, Founder, Arthur Andersen
- David Dodd, Co-Author, Security Analysis
- T. Boone Pickens, Chairman of BP Capital Management, philanthropist, and alternative energy advocate
- William A. Scroggs, insurance agent and Founder, Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity
- Elmer L. Andersen, President, HB Fuller Company
- Murray M. Baker, President, Caterpillar Inc.
- Leonard Firestone, President, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
- J. Paul Austin, president of Coca-Cola from 1962 to 1971; chairman from 1970 to 1981
- Harry A. Bullis, Chairman of the Board, General Mills
- Leonard Firestone, Founder, Firestone Vineyards
- Norman R. Klug, President, Miller Brewing
- Harlow H. Curtice, president of General Motors from 1953 to 1958
- Frederic G. Donner, chairman of the board of General Motors from 1958 to 1967
- George W. Romney, Chairman of the Board & President, American Motors Corporation
- James A. Ryder, Founder, Ryder
- Lee Iacocca, President of Chrysler Corporation
- Robert S. McNamara, president of the Ford Motor Company
- Ronald Batory, President & CEO, Consolidated Rail Corporation,
- Joe T. Ford, co-founder, former CEO, and current chairman, Alltel
Science, education, and culture
Education- John S. Allen, President, University of Florida Founding President, University of South Florida
- Harmon W. Caldwell, President, University of Georgia, Chancellor University System of Georgia
- Doak S. Campbell, President, Florida State University
- Harwell Davis, President, Samford University
- Arthur Edens, President Duke University
- Elmer Ellis, President, University of Missouri, and University of Missouri System
- David Friday, President, Michigan State University
- Kent Hance, Chancellor Texas Tech University
- Franklin Harris, President Brigham Young University and Utah State University
- John Hitt, President, University of Central Florida
- Stephen Horn, President, California State University Long Beach
- David Kinley, President University of Illinois
- Deane W. Malott, chancellor of the University of Kansas and president of Cornell University
- C. Peter Magrath, President, University of Minnesota, president of University of Missouri System, president West Virginia University
- Cloyd Marvin, President, George Washington University and University of Arizona
- Alan G. Merten, President, George Mason University, Dean, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, Dean, Warrington College of Business, University of Florida
- Tim Miller, President, Murray State University
- Malcolm Moos, President, University of Minnesota
- David W. Mullins, President, University of Arkansas
- Carroll Newsom, President New York University
- Robert A. Plane, President, Clarkson University, and Wells College
- Robert D. Ray, President, Drake University
- J. Wayne Reitz – President, University of Florida
- Herman Schneider, President University of Cincinnati, founder of cooperative education
- Donna Shalala, President University of Miami, Chancellor University of Wisconsin–Madison, President Hunter College
- Elvis Stahr, President, Indiana University Bloomington
- Henry King Stanford, President, University of Georgia, President, University of Miami, President, Birmingham-Southern College
- Harold E. Stassen, President, University of Pennsylvania
- Charles Steger, President, Virginia Tech
- Beheruz Sethna, President, University of West Georgia
- Norman Topping, President, University of Southern California
- Paul Torgersen, President, Virginia Tech
- Ralph Turlington – Florida Commissioner of Education
- Herman B Wells, President, Indiana University
- Charles E. Young, Chancellor, University of California Los Angeles
- Thomas S. Monson, President of the Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Edwin Feulner, former president, The Heritage Foundation
- Ronald Reagan, President, Screen Actors Guild,
- George Kozmetsky, founder, IC² Institute
- William Alexander Scroggs, Raymond D. Shannon, and Dick Hurst, founders, Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity
- Donna Shalala, president, Clinton Foundation
- F. Story Musgrave, Most Experienced Astronaut in History
- Samuel C. Phillips, Major General and Director, Project Apollo
- William C. Schneider, Missions Operations Director, Gemini Program
- Robert H. Charles, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
- Thomas E. Burnett Jr., Passenger on United Airlines Flight 93,
Entertainment
- David Hartman, original host of Good Morning America
- Errol Barnett, Anchor and Correspondent for CNN International
- Theodore M. McCarty, CEO of Gibson Guitars from 1948 to 1966
- Phaedra Parks, lawyer and reality TV star, ''The Real Housewives of Atlanta''
Distinguished honors and awards
Presidential Medal of FreedomRoyal Orders
- Jan E. Frydman, Officer of the Royal Order of Leopold H.M. King Philippe of Belgium