List of Acacia brothers 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.Notable alumni Politics and government Conrad G Selvig , Minnesota 1906 - US Congressman, Minnesota Harry Leslie , Purdue 1907 - Governor of Indiana William Jennings Bryan , Nebraska 1908 - Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson; orator William Howard Taft , Yale 1913 - 27th President of the United States of America Paul V. McNutt, Harvard 1914 - Governor of Indiana David Sholtz , Yale 1914 - Governor of Florida Arthur Capper , Kansas State 1916 - Governor and US Senator, Kansas Wilburn Cartwright , Oklahoma 1920 - US Congressman, Oklahoma Francis H Case , Northwestern 1923 - US Congressman, South Dakota Ralph Yarborough , Texas 1926 - US Senator, Texas Ovie Clark Fisher , Texas 1926 - US Congressman, Texas; writer John Moore Allison , Nebraska 1927 - diplomat; Ambassador to Japan ; Assistant Secretary of State under Truman William G. Bray, Indiana 1927 - US Congressman, Indiana Homer Thornberry , Texas 1930 - US Congressman, Texas J. Edward Hutchinson, Michigan 1933 - US Congressman, Michigan Frank Carlson , Kansas State 1948 - US Congressman; US Senator; Governor of Kansas Homer E. Capehart, Indiana 1959 - US Senator, Indiana James 'Jim' Kolbe , Northwestern 1961 - US House Representative, Arizona Steve Scalise , LSU 1986 - Current US Congressman, Louisiana Jim Watson , Carleton University 1998 - Member of Provincial Parliament , Mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada University of New Hampshire , 1984-1990, NH Legislator 1987-1991 and 1998-2000, Mayor of Rochester, NH 1997-2001Sports 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 TCUBusiness 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 CompanyHigher education 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 and University of Missouri 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 UniversityScience 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 aviationArts and entertainment Arthur H Carhart , Iowa State 1916 - early conservationist and writer Edward Everett Dale , Harvard 1917 - historian, writer Philip Bobbitt , Texas 1965 - author and constitutional theorist Scott Houston , Indiana 1980 - public television personality; public speaker; known as "Piano Guy" , Missouri - actor and vocalist; Avatar and X-Men Origins: Wolverine Nic Pizzolatto , LSU - creator and writer of the TV series True Detective Miscellaneous or multiple Walter Elmer Ekblaw , Illinois 1907 - originator of "Homecoming" Hiram Bingham III , Yale 1915 - explorer; discovered Machu Picchu; US Senator H. L. 'Tom' Sebring, Kansas State 1920 - judge for the Nuremberg Trials; head football coach at the University of Florida Clifton Hillegass , Nebraska 1938 - creator of CliffsNotes Frank S. Land, Missouri - founder of DeMolay'
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