Academic Leadership
Mildred Garcia
President of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Initiated at California State University, Dominguez Hills
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
President of University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Author
Initiated at University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses
Martha E. Pollack
President of Cornell University
Initiated at University of Michigan
Joseph Rallo
Former Louisiana Commissioner of Higher Education
Initiated at Western Illinois University
The Arts
William Bolcom
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer
Initiated at University of Michigan
Renée Fleming
Grammy-Winning Soprano
Initiated at State University of New York at Potsdam
Steven Spielberg
Oscar-Winning Director
Initiated at California State University, Long Beach
Authors and Poets
Brené Brown
Research Professor, Known for one of the top-watched TED Talks
Initiated at University of Houston
John Grisham
Bestselling Author
Initiated at University of Mississippi
David Baldacci
Bestselling Author
Initiated at Virginia Commonwealth University
James Lee Burke
Author
Initiated at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Rita Dove
Pulitzer Prize Winner in Poetry, First African-American named Poet Laureate of the United States
Initiated at Miami University
Business
James Barksdale
Founder of Netscape
Initiated at University of Mississippi
Chad Hurley
Co-founder and Former Chief Executive Officer of YouTube
Initiated at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Marla Sabo
Former President and Chief Operating Officer of Christian Dior
Initiated at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Journalism
Ernie Anastos
Emmy Award-Winning Anchor
Initiated at Northeastern University
Deborah Norville
Emmy Award-Winning Anchor
Initiated at University of Georgia
Chuck Scarborough
Emmy Award-Winning Anchor
Initiated at University of Southern Mississippi
Public Service
Jimmy Carter
39th President of the United States
Initiated at Georgia State University
Hillary Rodham Clinton
67th United States Secretary of State, Presidential Nominee
Initiated at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Albert Gore
45th Vice President of the United States, Presidential Nominee
Initiated at Middle Tennessee State University)
Robert Gates
22nd United States Secretary of Defense
Initiated at Texas A&M University
Mitt Romney
70th Governor of Massachusetts, Presidential Nominee, United States Senator from Utah
Initiated at Brigham Young University
Elizabeth Warren
United States Senator from Massachusetts,
Initiated at University of Houston
Scholars
Matthew Desmond
Sociologist, Princeton University Professor, Pulitzer Prize Winner
Initiated at Arizona State University
John N. Gardner
Founder of the First Year Experience Program, Author
Initiated at Elon University
Stephen Prothero
Boston University Religion Professor
Initiated at Marshall University
Janna Levin
Theoretical Cosmologist, Tow Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University
Initiated at Marshall University
Science
Rashid A. Abdu
Surgeon, 2017 Arab American of the Year
Initiated at Youngstown State University
Christina Hammock Koch
NASA Astronaut
Initiated at North Carolina State University
Tim Kopra
NASA Astronaut
Initiated at United States Military Academy
Wendy Lawrence
NASA Astronaut
Initiated at United States Naval Academy
Sports
Robert A. “Bob” DuPuy
Former President of Major League Baseball
Initiated at Cornell University
Robert Conrad Khayat
Former Player in the National Football League, 15th Chancellor of the University of Mississippi
Initiated at University of Mississippi
Kim Mulkey
Head Woman’s Basketball Coach at Louisiana State University
Initiated at Louisiana Tech University
In Memoriam
Stephen Ambrose
Historian, Founder of The National WWII Museum
Initiated at University of New Orleans
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
United States Supreme Court Justice
Initiated at Cornell University
Glenna Goodacre
Sculptor
Initiated at Texas Tech University
Ellis Marsalis
Jazz Musician
Initiated at University of New Orleans
George Olah
Nobel Prize-Winning Chemist
Initiated at University of Southern California
Merlin Olsen
Former player in the National Football League, Actor
Initiated at Utah State University