List of Acacia brothers

The following list is merely a snapshot of brothers who have brought Acacia to prominence. 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]

Arts and entertainment[7]

Miscellaneous or multiple[8]

References
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