List of Acacia brothers

Over the course of 100+ years, Acacia Fraternity has shaped and been shaped by the lives of countless men. We are proud to recognize those Acacians who have demonstrated their commitment “to take a more active part in the affairs of the community in which we may reside...” The following list is merely a snapshot of brothers who have brought Acacia to prominence. Surely this pantheon of greats will continue to grow throughout our second century. Special thanks to Brother Ryan M. Allen, Central Oklahoma '04, for his research while serving as a 2008-09 Leadership Consultant. The list of Acacia brothers includes initiated and honorary members of Acacia[1].

Notable alumni

Politics and government[2]

Douglas “Dewey” Lachance, University of New Hampshire, 1984-1990, NH Legislator 1987-1991 and 1998-2000, Mayor of Rochester, NH 1997-2001

Sports[3]
  • Chester L. Brewer, Missouri 1911 - past head football coach at both Missouri and Michigan State; past Athletic Director of Missouri; Homecoming originator
  • John L. Griffith, Illinois 1921 - past commissioner of what is now the Big Ten Conference
  • Edwin Weir, Nebraska 1925 - Hall of Fame college football player
  • Jack van Bebber, Oklahoma State 1931 - Olympic wrestler
  • Calvin Griffith, George Washington 1935 - owner of Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins
  • Arthur L. Valpey, Michigan 1936 - head football coach of Harvard and UConn
  • Thomas "Tommy" James, Ohio State 1942 - professional football player, Cleveland Browns
  • Dee Andros, Oklahoma 1948 - head football coach and athletic director, Oregon State
  • Gene Conley, Washington State 1949 - professional baseball player and basketball player
  • Roger Nelson, Oklahoma 1951 - Canadian Football Hall of Fame
  • Richard ‘Dick’ Farley, Indiana 1951 - star IU basketball player for the 1953 National Championship team; NBA player
  • David 'Wes' Santee, Kansas 1952 - Olympic runner
  • Ron Fairly, USC 1957 - professional baseball player and broadcaster
  • Tony Crosby, Texas 1963 - star kicker/halfback for UT's 1963 National Championship football team
  • Pat Jones, Oklahoma State - Head Football Coach at Oklahoma State; Assistant Coach of Miami Dolphins
  • Gary Patterson, Kansas State 1980 - current Head Football Coach at TCU

Business[4]
  • Lewis H Wentz, Oklahoma 1927 - oil businessman
  • Dennis Chookaszian, Northwestern 1962 - Chairman and CEO of CNA Insurance Companies; professor at University of Chicago Booth School of Business
  • David A. Evans, Rensselaer 1979 - inventor of high capacity tantalum capacitor; President of Evans Capacitor Company

Higher education[5]
  • Roscoe Pound, Nebraska 1905, Harvard 1913 - educator; Bushnell Hall at KSU dedicated in his name
  • Albert B Storms, Iowa State 1909 - President of Iowa State University
  • Walter Williams, Missouri 1909 - President of University of Missouri; founder of Missouri School of Journalism
  • Raymond A. Pearson, Iowa State 1924 - President of Iowa State University
  • Stratton D Brooks, Missouri 1925 - President of University of Oklahoma (1912) and University of Missouri (1923)
  • Claude R. Sowle, Northwestern 1947 - past President of Ohio University
  • L. Dennis Smith, Indiana 1956 - President Emeritus, University of Nebraska
  • J Thomas Forbes, Indiana 1990 - CEO, IU Alumni Association at Indiana University

Science[6]
  • William F. Durand, Stanford 1904 - NASA pioneer
  • Wallace E Pratt, Kansas 1907- pioneer in the petroleum field
  • Alexander Wetmore, Kansas 1912 - ornithologist
  • Karl M. Dallenbach, Cornell 1913 - psychologist
  • Harold E. Edgerton, Nebraska 1924 - pioneer in the electronic flash, pertaining to photography
  • Lloyd Berkner, Minnesota 1926 - physicist
  • James E. Webb, North Carolina 1927 - high-ranking NASA official in the 1960s
  • Jack Kilby, Illinois 1942 - Nobel Prize laureate in physics; inventor of the integrated circuit
  • Laurence H. Snyder, Oklahoma 1949 - pioneer in genetics
  • George J. Marrett, Iowa State 1957 - test pilot for USAF and Hughes Aircraft Company; author of four non-fiction books on aviation

Arts and entertainment[7]

Miscellaneous or multiple[8]

References
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