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Contact Sigma Nu
Commander
Wes Harmon
(865) 661-3664

Chapter Advisor
Jerry R. Adams
(865) 974-2571

Chapter email
sigmanu@utk.edu

Famous Alumni

With 200,000+ Sigma Nu Initiates, you've probably heard of a couple of us before:

Entertainment:

Bob Barker	Emcee for Ms. Universe and Rose Bowl parades, former host of the "The Price is Right"
Dumas Malone	Pulitzer Prize Winner
Peter Maas	Author of "Serpico" and "The Valachi Papers"
William Inge	Playwright and Pulitzer Prize winner
William Daniels	Emmy Award winning actor starred in St. Elsewhere and was the voice for "Kitt" in Knight Rider.
James Dean	Pledged Sigma Nu but dropped out of college.
Harrison Ford	Starred in some of the most successful films ever made, including Star Wars, the Empire Strikes Back, Apocalypse Now, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blade Runner, Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Working Girl, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Presumed Innocent, Witness, Regarding Henry, Patriot Games, The Fugitive, and Clear and Present Danger. Also the 1985 best actor nominee for Witness.
Zane Grey	Western novelist.
Dave Guard	Guitar player who helped form the Kingston Trio. The Kingston Trio immediately won the 1959 Grammy for best folk performance.
Tom Johnson	President of CNN, has also served as President and CEO of the Los Angeles Times.
Glenn Miller	Leader of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, in the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.
Tom Poston	Won 1959 Emmy as best supporting actor in a comedy series for the Steve Allen show. Featured in "To Tell the Truth", "Mork and Mindy", and "Newhart". He received best supporting actor Emmy nominations in 1984, 1986, and 1987
Shadoe Stevens	Host of ABC radio's American Top 40.
Boyd Tinsley	Violinist of the famous Dave Matthews Band

Political Figures:

Trent Lott	Senate Minority Leader
John Dean	Former White House council
George Mitchell	Former Senate Majority Leader
Lloyd Bentson	Former senator from Texas, Vice Presidential Candidate in 1988, and former Secretary of the Treasury
Jody Powell	Former Presidential Press Sectretary
Clarence Kelly	Former director of the FBI

Brothers Quentin Burdick, Allan M. Cranston, Clifford Hansen, James A. McClure, Herman Talmadge, and Bob Graham all served as members of the United States Senate.

Sports Figures:

Felix Blanchard	Three time all American, 1945 Heisman trophy winner.
Paul "Bear" Bryant	Coached several teams to a record of 323-85-17.
Bobby Dodd	Coached Tennessee to 165-64-8.
Walt Dropo	American League rookie of the year in 1950, played 12 seasons for the Red Sox.
Mike McCormack	NFL Hall of Fame.
Stan Jones	NFL Hall of Fame.
Cy Young	Olympic track Gold Medalist in 1952.
Hayes Alan Jenkins	Olympic figure skating Gold Medalist, 1956.
Dallas Green	Major League baseball player, manager of Chicago Cubs and N.Y. Mets.
Dick Howser	AL Rookie of the Year in 1961, managed K.C. Royals to World Series title.
Brad Culpepper	Tampa Bay Buccaneer Defensive Tackle
Jerry Kramer	Green Bay Packer great
Tommy McDonald	NFL Hall of Fame
Henry Jordan	NFL Hall of Fame
William " Hootie "Johnson	Chairman of Masters Golf Tournament
Billy Vessels	Heisman Trophy Winner
Melvin Hein	NFL Hall of Fame
Pat Riley	Basketball coach of the Lakers and the N.Y. Knicks. Won 4 NBA titles with the Lakers.
Chet Jastremski	1964 Olympic Bronze Medalist, Cover of Sports Illustrated, swimming hall of fame.
Archie Manning Eli Manning	Former Pro quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. Pro quarterback for the New York Giants.
Tommy Vardell	Cleveland Browns running back.
Steve Stenstrom	Stanford quarterback and a Heisman trophy candidate.
Norm Johnson	Ranks 15th all time in points scored in NFL history.
Lindy Infante	Green Bay Packers head coach 1988-1991.
Greg Swindell	Pitches for the Texas Rangers. Recently named to Baseball American's all time college all star team.
Al Michaels	Announcer with ABC's Monday Night Football since 1986.

Other Famous Brothers

Vance Devoe Brand	Astronaut
Ronald Evans	Astronaut - Flew on Apollo 17
Charles Schwab	Investor
Jack Katz	President of Panama Jack
John L. Morris	Founder of Bass Pro Shops
Michael Armstrong	President of AT&T
Jim Beam	Whiskey Entrepreneur
Chuck Yeager	First Man to break the sound barrier.

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Entertainment:

Political Figures:

Brothers Quentin Burdick, Allan M. Cranston, Clifford Hansen, James A. McClure, Herman Talmadge, and Bob Graham all served as members of the United States Senate. Sports Figures:

Other Famous Brothers

Brothers Quentin Burdick, Allan M. Cranston, Clifford Hansen, James A. McClure, Herman Talmadge, and Bob Graham all served as members of the United States Senate.

Sports Figures: