40th President of the United States (1981-1989)
33rd Governor of California (1967-1975)
Hollywood actor who appeared in 53 films and served as president of the Screen Actors Guild
Reagan joined the Iota chapter of TKE in 1929 while attending Eureka College in Illinois.

Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat, is the longest-serving member in the history of the U.S. Senate. He is also the oldest current member of the United States Congress. Byrd is President pro tempore of the United States Senate of the 110th United States Congress, a position that puts him third in line of presidential succession.

Barr, a Republican from Georgia, is a former U.S. Representative, senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, and the Clinton Impeachment Manager. Barr is currently well known for speaking out against the Patriot Act, labeling it as a "systematic dismantling of the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution." He is the Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election.

Republican Mike Huckabee served as the 54th Governor of the state of Arkansas for 10 and a half years from 1996 through 2007, and he was a Republican candidate in the 2008 United States presidential primaries. Huckabee is perhaps best known for his dramatic weight loss and his emphasis on healthy lifestyles.

Whittaker was a United States Supreme Court Justice from 1957 to 1962. After the conclusion of his Supreme Court service, Whittaker became chief counsel to General Motors.

Doer has been the Premier of Manitoba, Canada since 1999, leading a New Democratic Party government. Doer is the longest-serving of Canada's current premiers.

General Ralston is currently the U.S. Special Envoy for Countering the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). He served as Supreme Allied Commander for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from 2000-2003. Ralston served as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1996-2000. Ralston also serves on the Board of Directors of Lockheed Martin.

Carr is a retired United States Marine Corps Colonel and former NASA astronaut. He was commander of Skylab 4, the third and final manned visit to the Skylab Orbital Workshop, launched November 16, 1973, and concluded February 8, 1974. From 1977 until 1981 Carr was a Senior Vice President with Bovay Engineers, Inc., a Houston Consulting Engineering Firm.

One of only three singers to have two Top 5 albums on the charts simultaneously
Had 17 #1 Billboard hits, which is surpassed only by The Beatles with 20
Recorded 104 singles that landed on the Billboard Top 40 pop chart
Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame, & Gospel Music Hall of Fame

Willie H. Nelson

Member - Stephen F. Austin Chapter

Nelson is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the most beloved and notorious country music singers. He reached his greatest fame during the so-called "outlaw country" movement of the 1970s, but remains iconic, especially in American popular culture.

Entertainer, inventor of the electric guitar

Professional wrestler known as "The Big Show"

Vocal group - The Everly Brothers

Bloom is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and "stun guitar" for the legendary band Blue Öyster Cult.

Entertainer and TV personality

Band leader and TV personality

Academy Award winner
Actor in movies including Batman, Good Morning Vietnam, and The Bodyguard

While playing for the Los Angeles Rams in 1973, Dryer became the only NFL player ever to have two safeties in the same game. Dryer is best known for his role in 1980s television show Hunter in which he starred as Rick Hunter.

Started working as a cartoonist for Disney in 1938, and worked on projects including Fantasia, Pinocchio, Bambi, and Dumbo before leaving to work for Warner Brothers. Melendez is the creator of the Peanuts television specials. He first produced and directed A Charlie Brown Christmas in 1965. He was also the voice of Snoopy and Woodstock. He was nominated for 18 Emmy Awards and won 5.

Appeared in over 350 television episodes of shows including Beverly Hills 90210, Newhart, Growing Pains, Dallas, Dyansty, Hunter, Different Strokes, Mama's Family, and Knots Landing

Conrad Hilton was an American hotelier and founder of the Hilton Hotel chain. He is the great-grandfather of Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton.

He was the son of Charles R. Walgreen, the founder of the Walgreens Drug Stores. Walgreen, Jr. took over the company at the death of his father in 1939. He was the president of Walgreens from 1939 until 1971.

Nardelli is the current chairman and CEO of Chrysler. Prior to his arrival at Chrysler, he served as president and CEO of The Home Depot from December 2000 to January 2007. Nardelli was also briefly on the Board of Directors for Coca Cola starting in 2001. Prior to that, Nardelli had risen to become one of the top four executives at General Electric.

Co-Founder of Hooters Restaurants, Adobe Gila's, Pete & Shorty's, and Splitsville
Teke Alumnus of the Year 1990-91

Schultz is the chairman and CEO of Starbucks and a former owner of the Seattle SuperSonics. In 2006, Forbes Magazine ranked Schultz as the 354th richest person in the United States, with a net worth of $1.1 billion dollars. On January 8th, 2008 Howard Schultz regained his status as CEO of Starbucks after a hiatus of 8 years.

CEO of Jenny Craig, and former President and CEO of Best Western International, the world's largest hotel chain

Founding Partner at Centerview Partners Management, LLC (2006-)
Director at MeadWestvaco Corp. (2006-)
Vice Chairman of the Board at Proctor & Gamble (2005-2006)
Chairman and CEO of the Gillette Company (2001-2005)
Chairman, President and CEO of Nabisco, Inc. (1998-2000)

Chairman of the Board of Circuit City Stores, Inc. (2002-06)
CEO of Circuit City Stores, Inc. (2000-06)

NFL star and TV analyst

NFL Star and TV Commentator

Founder of the NFL

Head coach in the NFL

American professional boxer considered by many as the greatest Light-Heavyweight of all time. He is noted for holding the WBC, WBA, IBF, WBF, IBO, NBA and IBA light heavyweight championships at the same time. He has also captured middleweight, super middleweight, and heavyweight titles. Jones was named the "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association of America.

Gregory Geoffroy became president of Iowa State University on July 1, 2001, where he also holds the rank of professor of chemistry.

Author of Blue Highways, a cult classic that chronicles a three month-long road trip that Heat-Moon took throughout the United States in 1978. It spent almost a year on the New York Times Bestseller list. He also wrote PrairyErth, River Horse, and Columbus in the Americas. Before his writing career, he was a professor of English at the University.

Nobel Prize recipient for Physics, Professor, and Nuclear Astrophysicist

CEO of Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity
Teke Alumnus of the Year, 2000-01