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Omicron Delta Kappa, also known as The Circle, is an honor society located in the United States with chapters at more than 300 college campuses. Following is a list of Omicron Delta Kappa members.
Athletics
- Griff Aldrich (Hampden-Sydney College, 1996), Head coach of Longwood University.
- Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech, 1967), Head coach for Virginia Tech Hokies football team.[citation needed]
- Terry Bowden (Auburn University, 1994), College football head coach.
- Paul "Bear" Bryant (University of Kentucky, 1949), Longtime Head Coach for the University of Alabama football team.
- Joshua Dobbs (University of Tennessee, 2016), NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans, Arizona Cardinals, and Minnesota Vikings
- Ron Fraser (University of Miami, 1975), College Baseball Coach at the University of Miami
- Bob Griese (University of Miami, 1988), NFL Quarterback for the Miami Dolphins
- Gene Keady (Purdue University, 1988), Longtime head coach for Purdue University basketball
- Archie Manning (University of Mississippi, 1970), NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, Houston Oilers, and Minnesota Vikings
- Peyton Manning (University of Tennessee, 1997), NFL quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos
- Rudy Niswanger (Louisiana State University, 2005), NFL center for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Arnold Palmer (Wake Forest University, 1964), Professional Golfer.
- Joe Paterno (Pennsylvania State University, 1976), Football Coach.
- Gaylord Perry (Campbell University, 1978), Professional Baseball Player and two-time Cy Young Award winner.
- James E. Perry (Campbell University, 1978), Professional Baseball Player and Cy Young Award winner.
- Homer Rice (Georgia institute of Technology, 1981),[1] Football Coach and Athletic Director.
- Myron Rolle (Florida State University, 2008), Former safety for the FSU Seminoles and 2009 Rhodes Scholar
- Adolph Rupp (University of Kentucky, 1937), Longtime University of Kentucky basketball head coach.
- Tubby Smith (University of Kentucky, 2001), Men’s Basketball Coach
- Steve Spurrier (University of Florida, 1991), Heisman Trophy winner, NFL Quarterback, and Head Coach for the University of Florida, the Washington Redskins, and the South Carolina Gamecocks.
- Bob Wolff (Duke University, 1942), longest-running sports broadcaster in television and radio history
Business
- Ely Callaway Jr. (Mu, 1940), American entrepreneur, textiles executive, winemaker, and golf club manufacturer
- Dan Carmichael (Mu, 1967)
- Robert S. Jepson Jr. (Epsilon, 1963), chairman of the board and CEO of three corporations and a California winery, director of four other companies, founder of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond
- Richard D. Kinder (Alpha Xi), CEO of Kinder Morgan, former president of Enron, ranked #46 on the 2011 Forbes 400 list of richest Americans. Kinder's net worth is more than $8.2 billion as of March 2012.
- Kenneth L. Lay (Alpha Xi, 1964), former chairman and CEO of Enron
- Clay Foster Lee Jr. (Pi, 1951), retired Bishop of the United Methodist Church
- S. Robson Walton (Beta Beta, 1965), chairman of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., ranked #11 on the 2011 Forbes 400 list of richest Americans. Walton's net worth is $23.1 billion as of March 2012.
Education
- William Hazell, fifth president of the New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Barry Bishop (Alpha Theta, 1953), geographer, researcher, and Executive Vice Chair of Research, National Geographic
- Thomas Hines, professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Los Angeles
- Frank Hereford (Omicron), fifth president of the University of Virginia
- Rudolph Rummel, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Hawaii who coined the term democide
- Kenneth P. Ruscio (Alpha, 1975), 26th president of Washington and Lee University
- Donna Shalala, fifth president of the University of Miami
- Sidney A. McPhee (honoris causa initiate in 2010), tenth president of Middle Tennessee State University
- Cornel West, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair, Union Theological Seminary
Arts and entertainment
- Yvette Nicole Brown (The University of Akron, 1994), actress and comedian
- Scott Crary (State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 2000), director and producer
- Sheryl S. Crow (University of Missouri, 1983), singer/songwriter, winner of nine Grammy Awards
- Tara Dawn Holland (Florida State University, 1993), Miss America 1997
- Douglass Wallop, (University of Maryland College Park, 1941), famous author, librettist of Damn Yankees
- Matthew Shaffer, (Wilson College (Pennsylvania), 2023), director, choreographer, author
Government
- Amy Coney Barrett (Rhodes College, 1994), Federal Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
- Gordon R. England (University of Maryland College Park, 1963), 72nd U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, Former Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
- Donald Evans (University of Texas at Austin, 1971), 34th U.S. Secretary of Commerce
- Martin Frost (University of Missouri, 1962), Political Commentator, Fox News Channel, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas's 24th congressional district
- John R. Gibson (University of Missouri, 1948), Senior Federal Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. (Washington and Lee University, 1928), former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
- Dean Rusk (Davidson College, 1930), 54th U.S. Secretary of State
- Virginia Kilpatrick Shehee, (Centenary College, 1975), Shreveport businesswoman, the first woman elected to the Louisiana State Senate, the first woman in Omicron Delta Kappa
- Lloyd F. Wheat, (Louisiana State University), member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1948 to 1952
- Abe Fortas (Rhodes College, 1930), former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Journalism and mass media
- Cokie Roberts (The University of Akron), American Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author
Science and engineering
- Anthony Joseph Arduengo III (Alpha Eta, 1972),[1] Chemist, Professor of the Practice at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Saxon Professor Emeritus at the University of Alabama
- Paul Alan Wetter, (University of Miami School of Medicine, 1975), Physician, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery Pioneer and Innovator
Honorary members
- Walter Williams – founded the Alpha Xi Circle at Missouri
- Franklin D. Roosevelt – University of Maryland, 1940
- E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax – University of Maryland, 1941
- Hodding Carter – University of the South, 1953
- Jonas E. Salk – University of Pittsburgh, 1954
- Wernher von Braun – Grove City College, 1961
- Joseph I. Goldstein – Washington and Lee University, 1961
- Bob Hope – Tulane University, 1964
- Jimmy Carter – Georgia State University, 1972
- Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick – Louisiana State University, 1968
- Walter Cronkite – Florida Southern College, 1979
- Walter Mondale – University of South Carolina, 1981
- Gerald R. Ford – Florida Southern College, 1984
- F. Story Musgrave – University of Kentucky, 1984
- Winston S. Churchill III – Florida Southern College, 1990
- Margaret Thatcher – Harding University, 1995
- George H. W. Bush – Harding University, 1997
- Hillary Clinton – Alfred University, 2000
- Joseph R. Biden Jr. - University of Delaware, 1981
- Nello L. Teer - Duke University, 1957
References
- ^ a b Georgia Tech, Alpha Eta Alumni Members: http://odk.gatech.edu/membership/alumni-members. Retrieved 2021-03-09