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Phi Eta Sigma is an American freshman honor society that was founded at the University of Illinois on March 22, 1923. Following is a list of some of its notable members.
Academia
- Nancy Bentley, professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania
- Anthony E. Clark, Sinologist, historian and writer
- 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
- Paul G. Halpern, naval historian at Florida State University
- 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
- John O. Moseley, professor of Latin at the University of Oklahoma
- Charles G. Overberger, chair of chemistry at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and the University of Michigan
- Mercedes Richards, astronomy and astrophysics professor
- Floyd Van Nest Schultz, professor of electrical engineering at 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
- Martin King Whyte, sociology professor emeritus at Harvard University
- Amy Leventer, micropaleontologist, chair of the Department of Geology at Colgate Universtiy, and chair of Colgate's Research Council
Astronauts
- Joseph P. Allen, astronaut
- James P. Bagian, physician, astronaut and engineer
- Charles E. Brady Jr., astronaut, physician and Navy captain
- Dale Gardner, astronaut
- J. Wayne Littles, eighth director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
- Steven R. Nagel, test pilot, astronaut and engineer
- Robert L. Stewart, NASA astronaut who was a brigadier general of the United States Army
- David Wolf, astronaut, medical doctor, and electrical engineer
Entertainment
- Allison Kreiger, model
Law
- James G. Exum, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- 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
- Wilkes C. Robinson, Senior Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
- Aaron Twerski, professor at Brooklyn Law School and dean and professor of tort law at Hofstra University School of Law
Military
- 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
- Clyde Kenneth Harris, one of the "Monuments Men" during World War II
- Robert L. Stewart, NASA astronaut who was a brigadier general of the United States Army
Politics
- 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
- 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
- Kenneth D. Schisler, Maryland House of Delegates and chair of the Maryland Public Service Commission
- William F. Winter, Governor of Mississippi, Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, Treasurer of Mississippi, and Mississippi House of Representatives
Sports
- Geary Eppley, University of Maryland athletic director
- Lance Parker, professional soccer player
- Mike Petri, rugby union player and coach
Other
- Ben Lawton, physician, thoracic surgeon, healthcare-reformer
- Robert B. Patterson, founder of the first Citizens' Councils, a white supremacist organization
References
- "Phi Eta Sigma Archives – Student Life and Culture Archives". University of Illinois Library. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "North Carolina Supreme Court Justices - Chief Justice James Gooden Exum, Jr". www.carolana.com. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "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.