- Michael Powell
Michael Kevin Powell (born March 23, 1963) is an American Republican politician. He was appointed to the Federal Communications Commission by President Bill Clinton on 3 November 1997. President George W. Bush designated him chairman of the commission on January 22, 2001. Powell is the son of former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Alma Powell. - Frank Thomas
Franklin Thomas was one of Walt Disney's team of animators known as the Nine Old Men. He graduated from Stanford University - where he worked on campus humor magazine the Stanford Chaparral with Ollie Johnston -- then later attended Chouinard Art Institute, then joined The Walt Disney Company on September 24, 1934 as employee number 224. There he animated dozens of feature films and shorts, and also was a member of the Dixieland band Firehouse Five Plus Two, … - John Hay
John Milton Hay was an American statesman, diplomat, author, journalist, and private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln. - Robert Lee Scott Jr.
Robert Lee Scott Jr. was an officer in the United States Air Force. Scott is best known for his autobiography "God is My Co-Pilot" about his exploits in World War II with the Flying Tigers and the United States Army Air Forces in China and Burma. The book was eventually made into a film of the same name. Scott was born in Macon, Georgia. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1932, completed pilot training at Kelly Field, Texas, … - John W. Griggs
John William Griggs (July 10, 1849 - November 28, 1927) was an American Republican Party politician, who served as the 29th Governor of New Jersey, from 1896 to 1898, stepping down to assume the position as the United States Attorney General from 1898 to 1901. Born in Newton, New Jersey, he graduated from Lafayette College in 1868, where he became a founding member of the Phi Charge of Theta Delta Chi. Griggs served in the New Jersey General Assembly in 1876 and 1877, … - Stephen Moulton Babcock
Stephen Moulton Babcock was a U.S. agricultural chemist. He is best known for his Babcock test in determining dairy butterfat in milk processing, in cheese processing, and in the "single-grain experiment" that would lead to the development of nutrition as a science. - Joseph Ellis
Joseph John Ellis (1943-) is a Pulitzer Prize - winning "Professor of History on the Ford Foundation" at Mount Holyoke College. He also served as Acting President for part of 1984 while President Elizabeth Topham Kennan was on leave. - Charles C. Tillinghast Jr.
Charles C. Tillinghast Jr. was a former chairman of TWA and Brown University chancellor. Tillinghast was on the staff of district attorney Thomas E. Dewey in New York City. He was a partner with the law firm Hughes, Schurman and Dwight and was vice president of the Bendix Corporation when he assumed the job of TWA in 1961 a deal sponsored by creditors seeking to oust Howard Hughes from control of the airline. Because control of the airline was in litigation, … - Robert Frost
Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 - January 29, 1963) was an American poet. His work frequently drew inspiration from rural life in New England, using the setting to explore complex social and philosophical themes. A popular and often-quoted poet, Frost was highly honored during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes. - Lester Thurow
Lester Carl Thurow (1938) is a former dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management and author of numerous bestsellers on mainstream economics. Thurow was born on in Livingston, Montana. He got his B.A. in political economy from Williams College in 1960, where he was Phi Beta Kappa as a junior, and a Tyng Scholar. Thurow was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, and went to Balliol College, Oxford to read Philosophy, Politics and Economics, graduating in 1962 with first class honors. - Leonard Carmichael
Leonard Carmichael was a U.S. educator and psychologist. Born on November 9 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he received his B.S. from Tufts University in 1920 and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1924. He was a brother in the Theta Delta Chi fraternity during his time at Tufts. After being part of the Brown University faculty, Carmichael served as the president of Tufts from 1938 to 1952. - Herman T. Schneebeli
Herman Theodore Schneebeli (July 7, 1907 - May 6, 1982) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Herman Schneebeli was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Mercersburg Academy in 1926, Dartmouth College in 1930, and Amos Tuck School in 1931. He worked as a commission distributor for Gulf Oil Corporation and an automobile dealer in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. - Alexander Woollcott
Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (January 19, 1887 - January 23, 1943) was a critic and commentator for "The New Yorker magazine", and a member of the Algonquin Round Table. He was the inspiration for Sheridan Whiteside, the main character in the play "The Man Who Came to Dinner" by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, … - Alexander Meiklejohn
Alexander Meiklejohn (February 1, 1872-December 17, 1964) was a philosopher, university administrator, and free-speech advocate. He served as dean of Brown University and president of Amherst College. Meiklejohn was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, England of Scottish descent, being the youngest of eight sons. When he was eight, the family moved to the United States, settling in Rhode Island. Family members pooled their money to send him to school. - Chip Esten
Charles "Chip" Esten is an American actor and singer best known for his appearances on the improvisation show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?". Educated at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, Esten moved to the United Kingdom to make his theatrical debut, winning massive acclaim for his title role in the musical "Buddy". Esten is married to Patty Esten — whom he met at college — and they have two daughters, Taylor and Addie, and a son, Chase. - Irving Ives
Irving McNeil Ives (January 24 1896 - February 24 1962) was an American politician from the state of New York. He was a Republican. Ives was born in Bainbridge, New York. He served overseas in the United States Army during World War I, rising to the rank of first lieutenant before he left the army in 1919. He then attended Hamilton College and entered the banking and insurance businesses. It was in 1930 that he entered politics, being elected to the New York State Assembly. - Thomas R. Pickering
Ambassador Pickering is senior vice president for international relations for Boeing. He has had a long career spanning five decades as a U.S. diplomat, serving as under secretary of state for political affairs, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and as U.S. ambassador to Russia, India, Israel, Nigeria, Jordan, and El Salvador. He also served on assignments in Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. - Eugene Grace
Eugene Gifford Grace (August 27, 1876-July 7, 1960) was the president of Bethlehem Steel Corporation from 1916 to 1945, and chairman of the board from 1945 until his retirement in 1957. He also served as president of the American Iron and Steel Institute, and sat on the board of trustees for Lehigh University. Born in Cape May, New Jersey, the son of a sea captain John W. Grace, and Rebecca Grace. He married Marion Brown, daughter of Charles Brown, … - James Lofton
James David Lofton (Born July 5, 1956, at Fort Ord, Monterey, California) is a current American Football coach for the San Diego Chargers and former wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers (1978-1986), Los Angeles Raiders (1987-1988), the Buffalo Bills (1989-1992), Los Angeles Rams (1993) and Philadelphia Eagles (1993). He was also the NCAA champion in the long jump in 1978 while attending Stanford University. - Walter O'Malley
Walter Francis O'Malley (October 9, 1903 - August 9, 1979) was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1979. In 1958 he brought major league baseball to the West Coast, moving the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. - Mark Donohue
Mark Neary Donohue, Jr. was an American racecar driver known for his ability to set up his own race car and drive it consistently on the absolute limit. Donohue is probably best-known as the driver of the 1500+ bhp “Can-Am Killer” Porsche 917-30, and as winner of the 1972 Indianapolis 500. - Herbert Eugene Bolton
Herbert Eugene Bolton (July 20, 1870-January 30, 1953) was an American historian and one of the most prominent authorities in Spanish-American history. He originated what became the Bolton theory of the history of the Americas and wrote or co-authored 94 works. A student of Frederick Jackson Turner, Bolton disagreed with his mentor and argued that the history of the Americans is best understood by taking a holistic view. - John Alden Dix
John Alden Dix (December 25, 1860 - April 9, 1928) was Governor of New York from January 1911 to December 1912. Dix was born in Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y. Died in New York City and was interred at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. He is not to be confused with John Adams Dix, Civil War General and New York Governor in the late 19th Century. - John H. Bartlett
John Henry Bartlett (b. March 15, 1869, Sunapee, New Hampshire - d. March 19 1952, Portsmouth, New Hampshire) was an American teacher, lawyer, and Republican politician from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1894, where he was a brother of Theta Delta Chi. He served in the New Hampshire state House of Representatives before being elected Governor in 1918. He later served as president of the United States Civil Service Commission. - John Nichols
John Nichols (born July 23, 1940 Berkeley, California) is the author of the New Mexico trilogy, a series about the complex relationship between history, race and ethnicity, and land and water rights in the fictional Chamisaville County, New Mexico. The trilogy consists of "The Milagro Beanfield War" (which became a movie by Robert Redford), "The Magic Journey", and "The Nirvana Blues". Two of his other novels have been made into films. - Raymond Hood
Raymond M. Hood (March 29, 1881 - August 14, 1934) was an early-mid twentieth century architect who worked in the Art Deco style. He was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, educated at Brown University, MIT, and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. At the latter institution he met John Mead Howells, with whom Hood later partnered. - Dan Geer
Dan Geer , co-author of this report , was CTO of @stake Inc. , a vendor that happened to work for Microsoft. - Jerry Lewis
Charles Jeremy "Jerry" Lewis (born October 21 1934), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing the. He is currently the ranking Republican member on the House Appropriations Committee. He served as its chairman during the 109th Congress. In June 2007, columnist Robert Novak reported that Republican sources said that Lewis would not run for re-election in 2008. - Joseph Irwin France
Joseph Irwin France (October 11, 1873 - January 26, 1939) was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1917-1923. France was born in Cameron, Missouri and attended the common schools in the area and the Canandaigua Academy in Canandaigua, New York. In 1895, he graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, where he was a brother of Theta Delta Chi. He also attended the University of Leipzig in Leipzig, … - Richard L. Wilson
Richard Lawson Wilson was an American journalist Wilson was born in Galesburg, Illinois, and raised in Newton, Iowa. He was the son of Frank and Emily (McCord) Wilson, and was the youngest of nine children. He attended the University of Iowa, at Iowa City, Iowa. There he met and later married fellow journalist Katherine Y. Macy, a graduate of the University of Iowa and the Columbia University School of Journalism. - Henry J. Spooner
Henry Joshua Spooner (August 6, 1839 - February 9, 1918), was a United States Representative from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Spooner attended the common schools and graduated from Brown University in 1860. During his undergradaute career Spooner became a member of Theta Delta Chi. After graduation, he studied law before entering the Union Army in 1862 as second lieutenant in the Fourth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry. - James Woods
James Howard Woods (born April 18 1947) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated and three-time Emmy Award winning American film and television actor. - Chuck Muncie
Harry Vance "Chuck" Muncie (born March 17 1953 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania) is a former American football running back who played for the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers in the National Football League from 1976 to 1984. He was selected to the Pro Bowl three times (1980, 1981, 1982). In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Muncie was considered by many as one of the best running backs in the game until cocaine problems forced him into retirement. - Harry Dalton
Harry I. Dalton (August 23 1928 - October 23 2005) was an American front-office executive in Major League Baseball. He served as general manager of three American League teams, the Baltimore Orioles (1966-71), California Angels (1972-77) and Milwaukee Brewers (1978-91), and was a principal architect of the Orioles' dynasty of 1966-74 as well as the only AL championship the Brewers ever won (1982). - Benjamin P. Lamberton
Benjamin P. Lamberton (25 February 1844 - 9 June 1912) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served in the Spanish-American War. Benjamin Peffer Lamberton was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania on February 25, 1844. He attended Carlisle High School and the Dickinson Preparatory School before spending three years as a member of the Dickinson College class of 1862. He was a Member of Belles Lettres Literary Society. - John Brougham
John Brougham (May 9, 1814 - June 7, 1880), was an Irish-American actor and dramatist. Born at Dublin, he was educated with the intention of his becoming a surgeon. Owing to family misfortunes he was left to his own devices, and made his first appearance on the London stage in 1830, at the Tottenham Street theatre in "Tom and Jerry", in which he played six characters. In 1831 he was a member of Madame Vestris's company, and wrote his, first play, a burlesque. - Eric Johnston
Eric Allen Johnston was president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a motion picture association executive and U.S. government administrator. - Arthur W. Coolidge
Arthur William Coolidge (October 13, 1881 - ?) was a Massachusetts politician who served multiple positions within the state government. Born in Cumberland County, Maine, Coolidge worked as a lawyer before becoming a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1937 - 1940) and a state senator (1941 - 1946). He was a Republican and a Unitarian, a Freemason, and a member of the American Bar Association and Theta Delta Chi. - Carlos Baker
Carlos Baker was the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature at Princeton University. He earned his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D at Dartmouth, Harvard, and Princeton respectively. Baker's published works included several novels and books of poetry and various literary criticisms and essays. In 1969 he published a highly-acclaimed scholarly biography of Ernest Hemingway. His other major works included a biography of Percy Bysshe Shelley. - Don Canham
Donald Canham (April 27, 1918-May 3, 2005) served as athletic director at the University of Michigan from 1968 to 1988. There, he became nationally-renowned for his ability to market and sell products bearing the name or logo of the school. In December 1968, he hired Bo Schembechler as head football coach, beginning an era of dominance for Michigan's football program that continues today.
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