Phi Eta Sigma is an American freshman honor society that was founded at the University of Illinois on March 22, 1923.[1] Following is a list of some of its notable members.
Academia
edit- Nancy Bentley, professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania[2]
- Anthony E. Clark, Sinologist, historian and writer[3]
- William Dudley Geer, dean of the School of Business at Samford University
- Leigh Gerdine, president of Webster University and founder of the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis[4]
- Paul G. Halpern, naval historian at Florida State University[5]
- George Hilton Jones III, historian and college professor
- Kristen Kroll, stem cell biologist and Professor of Developmental Biology at Washington University School of Medicine
- David M. Lampton, director of China studies emeritus at the Johns Hopkins University[6]
- Ben Lawton, president of the University of Wisconsin's board of regents, physician, thoracic surgeon, and healthcare-reformer[7]
- Charles G. Overberger, chair of chemistry at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and the University of Michigan[8]
- Mercedes Richards, astronomy and astrophysics professor[9]
- Floyd Van Nest Schultz, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee and Purdue University
- Seymour I. Schwartz, professor and chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of Rochester
- Arthur Cutts Willard, president of the University of Illinois system[10]
- Martin King Whyte, sociology professor emeritus at Harvard University
Astronauts
edit- Joseph P. Allen, astronaut[11]
- James P. Bagian, physician, astronaut and engineer[12]
- Charles E. Brady Jr., astronaut, physician and Navy captain[13]
- Dale Gardner, astronaut[14]
- J. Wayne Littles, eighth director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center [15]
- Steven R. Nagel, test pilot, astronaut and engineer[16]
- Robert L. Stewart, NASA astronaut who was a brigadier general of the United States Army[17]
- David Wolf, astronaut, medical doctor, and electrical engineer[18]
Entertainment
edit- Allison Kreiger, model
Law
edit- James G. Exum, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and member of the North Carolina House of Representatives[19]
- Gabriel Marques, attorney, fiscal officer of Nassau County, New York and an adjunct professor at Molloy College
- William C. Mims, Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, Attorney General of Virginia, Virginia Senate, and Virginia House of Delegates
- Hardy Myers, Attorney General of Oregon and Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives[20]
- Wilkes C. Robinson, Senior Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims[21]
- Aaron Twerski, professor at Brooklyn Law School and dean and professor of tort law at Hofstra University School of Law
Military
edit- John F. Bolt, U.S. naval aviator and flying ace
- A. Ernest Fitzgerald, member of the Senior Executive Service in the United States Air Force, and a prominent U.S. government whistleblower[22]
- Clyde Kenneth Harris, one of the "Monuments Men" during World War II[23]
- Robert L. Stewart, NASA astronaut who was a brigadier general of the United States Army[17]
Politics
edit- Rob Bryan, North Carolina Senate and North Carolina House of Representatives
- James G. Exum, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and member of the North Carolina House of Representatives[19]
- William C. Mims, Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, Attorney General of Virginia, Virginia Senate, and Virginia House of Delegates
- Hardy Myers, Attorney General of Oregon and Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives[20]
- Kenneth D. Schisler, Maryland House of Delegates and chair of the Maryland Public Service Commission[24]
- William F. Winter, Governor of Mississippi, Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, Treasurer of Mississippi, and Mississippi House of Representatives[25]
Sports
edit- Geary Eppley, University of Maryland athletic director[26]
- Lance Parker, professional soccer player
- Mike Petri, rugby union player and coach[27]
Other
edit- Robert B. Patterson, founder of the first Citizens' Councils, a white supremacist organization[28]
References
edit- ^ "Phi Eta Sigma Archives – Student Life and Culture Archives". University of Illinois Library. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "1979-1982 Inductees". BYU Phi Eta Sigma. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2024-12-20 – via web.archive.org.
- ^ "Anthony E. Clark - Curriculum Vitae". Anthony E. Clark, PhD, FRHistS, FRAS. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "WU Sounds New Note In Liberal Education of Musicians". Washington University Magazine: 8. June 1957 – via Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives.
- ^ "About Paul G Halpern". Porchlight. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "Dr. David Michael ("Mike") Lampton Johns Hopkins University" (PDF). U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "Viroquan Gets Anatomy Prize". The La Crosse Tribune. 1944-12-03. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-12-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ La Vie Yearbook. Pennsylvania State University. 1941. p. 115. Retrieved December 20, 2024 – via Penn State University Libraries.
- ^ "Mercedes Richards". Pennsylvania State University. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2024-12-20 – via web.archive.org.
- ^ "Ventilators' Award Goes to Willard". The Daily Illini. Urbana, Illinois. 1936-01-19. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-12-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Biographical Data: Joseph P. Allen (Ph.D.) NASA Astronaut (Former). Houston: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. December 1993. Accessed December 20, 2024.
- ^ Biographical Data: James P. Bagian (M.D., P.E.) NASA Astronaut (Former). Houston: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, May 1995. Accessed December 20, 2024.
- ^ "Capt. Charles E. Brady, Jr". Whidbey News-Times. 2006-07-23. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ Biographical Data: Dale A. Gardner NASA Astronaut (Deceased). Houston: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, February 2014. Accessed December 20, 2024.
- ^ "Dr. J. Wayne Littles". National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ Biographical Data: Steven Ray Nagel (Colonel, USAF, RET.) NASA Astronaut (Former). Houston: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, February 2015.
- ^ a b Biographical Data: Robert L. Steward (Brigadier General, USA, Ret.) NASA Astronaut (Former). Houston: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, December 1993. Accessed December 20, 2024.
- ^ Biographical Data: David A. Wolfe (BSEE, M.D.) NASA Astronaut (Fomer). Houston: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, January 2013. Accessed December 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "North Carolina Supreme Court Justices - Chief Justice James Gooden Exum, Jr". www.carolana.com. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ a b "Hardy Myers, Attorney General". Department of Justice, State of Oregon -. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2024-12-20 – via web.archive.org.
- ^ "Wilkes Robison Obituary - Destin, FL". The Washington Post. May 14, 2015. Retrieved 2024-12-20 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ "A. Ernest Fitzgerald". Air Force. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "Harris, Lt. Clyde K. | Monuments Men and Women". Monuments Men Foundation. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "Kenneth D. Schisler, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual Online. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ Bolton, Charles C., 'College and Campaigning', William F. Winter and the New Mississippi: A Biography (Jackson, MS, 2013; online edn, Mississippi Scholarship Online, 20 Mar. 2014), accessed 20 Dec. 2024.
- ^ "Collection: Geary Eppley papers | Archival Collections". University of Maryland Libraries. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "Petri, Michael | Churchill Cup". esportsdesk.com. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ Reveille. Mississippi State University. 1943. p. 42 – via Internet Archive.