Prominent Pikes

  • Entertainment

    * Rick Dees - Radio Personality
    * Ted Koppel - ABC's Nightline Anchor
    * Tim McGraw - Country Music Artist
    * Jon Stewart - Host of Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
    * Jeremy Piven - Actor
    * Brad Booker - Drummer, Stir
    * Kevin Gagnepain - Bassist, Stir
    * Alex Hawkins - Television Sports Personality
    * Bob Losure - Former Anchor of CNN Headline News
    * Kenneth T. Ober - Game Show Host
    * Fess Parker - Actor
    * William Sanderson - Actor
    * William F. Shortz - Editor, New York Times Crossword Puzzle; Founder, American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
    * Scott Van Pelt - ESPN Anchor
    * Robert L. Ward - Senior Vice President and Creative Director, Universal Studios
    * Morgan Woodward - Actor

    Business

    * Jeff Taylor - Founder and Former CEO, Monster.com
    * Rodger Riney - Founder and CEO, Scottrade
    * Bruce A. Aguilera - Vice President and General Counsel, Bellagio Hotel
    * Michael T. Ainslie - Former Vice President, Sotheby’s Europe
    * Dr. Gilbert F. Amelio - Inventor and Entrepreneur
    * John A. Balch - Former President of Royal Appliance Manufacturing
    * J. Frank Bell, III - Chairman and CEO, Intellinet
    * W. Todd Bowling - President, Solutions-II, Inc.
    * Lawrence Owen Brown - Entrepreneur, President and CEO, Owen Brown Enterprises
    * Nolan Bushnell - Founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theater
    * William M. Byrne - Entrepreneur, Author
    * R. Don Cash - Chairman, President and CEO, Questar Corp.
    * S. Truett Cathy - Founder/CEO, Chick-Fil-A
    * Dr. Stephen R. Covey - Cofounder and Vice Chairman, FranklinCovey
    * Robert H. Dedman, Jr. - President and CEO, Club Corp. International
    * Jeffrey T. Dunn - COO and Sr. Vice President, Coca-Cola Americas
    * R. Lamar Durrett - Former CEO, Air Canada
    * Gordon E. Eubanks, Jr. - President, Oblix
    * Ike Evans - President and COO, Union Pacific Corp.
    * Joe T. Ford - Chairman of the Board/Director, ALLTEL Corporation
    * W. George Hairston III - CEO, Southern Nuclear
    * Neal C. Hansen - Chairman and CEO, CSG Systems International, Inc.
    * Lawrence Hariton - CFO, Universal Studios Home Video
    * Tom Harken - Chairman and CEO, Tom Harken and Associates
    * Lewis Hay III - CEO, FPL Group, Inc.
    * Daniel T. Hendrix - President and CEO, Interface, Inc.
    * Aaron Hendry - President, Hendry Corporation
    * R. Craig Hoenshell* - Former Chairman and CEO, Avis, Inc.
    * James P. Holden - Former President and CEO, Daimler-Chrysler Corporation
    * J. R. Holland, Jr. - President and CEO, Unity Hunt
    * Chad O. Holliday - Chairman and President, DuPont
    * Edward S. Hyman, Jr. - Economist
    * Hjalma Johnson - Former President, American Bankers Association
    * Gerald Kiser - CEO, La-Z-Boy, Inc.
    * Ken Lowe - President and CEO, The E. W. Scripps Company
    * Bill McCartney - Founder, Promise Keepers
    * Stan L. McLelland - Former Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Valero Energy Corporation
    * John F. McNair III - Chairman, Wachovia Bank
    * James R. Moffett - Chairman and CEO, Freeport-McMohan Copper & Gold, Inc.
    * F. Anderson Morse - Senior Vice President, PNC Financial Services Group
    * E. Sanders Partee - President and CEO, ViewGate Networks
    * Neal Patterson - Chairman of the Board, CEO and Co-Founder, Cerner Corporation
    * Edward A. Pease - Sr. Vice President, Government Relations, Rolls-Royce North America, Inc.
    * Jed Pitcher - CEO, Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield
    * Joseph Plumeri - Former Chairman and CEO, Primerica Financial Services
    * Samuel K. Skinner - President, Commonwealth Edison; Former Secretary of Transportation and Chief of Staff under President George Bush
    * John S. Stein - Chairman and CEO, Golden Flake Snack Foods, Inc.
    * Charles Sullivan - CEO, Interstate Bakeries
    * Ralph Terkowitz - Chief Technology Officer, Washington Post
    * Michael Tokarz - Chairman and Portfolio Manager, MVC Capital
    * L. Jack Van Fossen - Former President and CEO, Red Roof Inns
    * Robert N. Wilson - Vice Chairman of the Board, Johnson & Johnson
    * Quentin E. Wood - CEO and Chairman of the Board (retired), Quaker State Oil
    * E. S. Woolard, Jr. - Former Chairman, E. I. Du Pont; Chairman, Telex Communications Corp.
    * Charles J. Wyly, Jr. - Chairman, Michaels Stores
    * Samuel E. Wyly - Vice Chairman, Michaels Stores

    Politics

    * Pete Sessions - U.S. Congressman [R-TX]
    * Nicholas Lampson - U.S. Congressman [D-TX]
    * W. Robert Pearson - Ambassador to Turkey
    * Jon Kyl - U.S. Senator [R-AZ]
    * Dick Armey - Former United States Representative, Texas
    * Tom Bevill - Former United States Representative, Alabama
    * Brooks E. Blitch, III - Chief Judge, Superior Court of Georgia
    * Charles A. Bowsher - Former Comptroller General of the United States
    * Dr. Earl W. Brian, Jr. - Former Secretary, State of California Health and Welfare Agency
    * John R. Carter - United States Representative, Texas
    * Thad Cochran - United States Senator, Mississippi
    * Bud Cramer - United States Representative, Alabama
    * Harry S. Dent - Former Special Counsel to the President
    * John V. Hendry - Chief Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court
    * Jack Lucas - Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
    * Dr. John P. McGovern - Doctor
    * Stan L. McLelland - Former Ambassador to Jamaica
    * John W. McNair, Jr. - Head Program/Budget Coordinator, Office of the Comptroller, Dept. of the Navy
    * Alan B. Mollohan - United States Representative, West Virginia
    * Edward A. Pease - Former United States Congressman, Indiana
    * C. Patrick Roberts - United States Senator, Kansas
    * Karl C. Rove - President George W. Bush, chief political consultant, and chief of staff in charge of policy
    * Samuel K. Skinner - Former Secretary of Transportation and Chief of Staff under President George Bush
    * James van Hoften - Space Shuttle Astronaut
    * Major Carl E. Wuertele - War Ace

    Education

    * Kenneth T. Jackson - Jacques Barzun Professor of History and the Social Sciences-Columbia University, Editor-in-Chief of The Encyclopedia of New York City
    * Dr. Samuel H. Smith - President Emeritus, Washington State University
    * E. Gordon Gee - Chancellor, Vanderbilt University
    * Joseph Ajello - Team Chief, Galileo UV Spectrometer Experiment/Jet Propulsion Lab
    * Dr. Tom Bonner - President, Wayne State University
    * John A. DiBiaggio - President, Tufts University
    * Nick Dunagan - Chancellor, University of Tennessee-Martin
    * Dr. Walter L. Harrison - President, University of Hartford
    * David L. Jorns - Former President, Eastern Illinois University
    * William Mankin - Senior Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
    * Thomas McGraw - Pulitzer Prize Winner
    * Allen C. Meadors - Chancellor, University of North Carolina-Pembroke
    * Dr. William R. Nester - Chancellor Emeritus, University of Nebraska-Kearney
    * Dr. J. Michael Ortiz - President, California Polytechnic State University-Pomona
    * Eldridge W. Roark, Jr. - Former National President, Omicron Delta Kappa
    * Dr. Otis A. Singletary, Jr. - Former President, University of Kentucky
    * W. Christian Sizemore - Chancellor, William Jewel College
    * Dr. Andrew A. Sorensen - President, The University of South Carolina
    * Edwin B. Strong, Jr. - President, Culver-Stockton College
    * Gary Trennepohl - President, Oklahoma State University-Tulsa
    * Robert F. Vagt - President, Davidson College
    * Glen Weissenberger - Dean of DePaul University School of Law
    * William H. Willimon - Dean of Chapel at Duke University and professor of theology; author

    Athletics

    * Bobby Bowden - Head Football Coach, Florida State University
    * Horace Grant - Professional Basketball Player
    * Lance Alworth - Pro Football Hall of Fame
    * Jamie Asher - Professional Football Player, Philadelphia Eagles
    * Trevino Betty - 2000 Canadian Olympian, Sprinter
    * Pat Bowlen - Owner, Denver Broncos
    * Chad Clifton - Offensive Tackle, Green Bay Packers
    * Gus Frerotte - Quarterback, St. Louis Rams
    * Hubert Green - Pro Golfer
    * Breaux Greer - 2000 U.S. Olympian, Javelin
    * Bill Guthridge - Retired Head Basketball Coach, University of North Carolina
    * Todd Hays - 2002 Olymics Silver Medal Winner
    * Fred Hoiberg - Pro Basketball Player, Minnesota Timberwolves
    * Dan Issel - Former Head Coach and General Manager, NBA’s Denver Nuggets; Professional Basketball Hall of Fame
    * Garth Jax - Former Pro Football, Arizona Cardinals
    * Travis Knight - Pro Basketball Player, Los Angeles Lakers
    * Jeff MacMunn - 1996 and 2000 Olympian - USA Disabled Volleyball Team
    * Bill McCartney - Former Head Football Coach, University of Colorado; Founder of Promise Keepers
    * William H. Moos - Athletic Director, University of Oregon
    * Dick Motta - Former NBA Coach, Dallas Mavericks
    * George Nissen - Inventor of the trampoline; the Nissen Award is given annually to the top collegiate gymnast
    * Bob Pruett - Head Football Coach, Marshall University
    * Howard Schnellenberger - Head Football Coach, Florida Atlantic University
    * Kevin Stallings - Head Basketball Coach, Vanderbilt University
    * Gene Stephenson - Head Baseball Coach, Wichita State University
    * Gino Torretta - Heisman Trophy Winner, University of Miami
    * Mike Trigg - Head Coach, The Rampage Arena Football Team
    * Jake Voskuhl - Center, Phoenix Suns
    * Matt Whiteside - Professional Baseball Player, San Diego Padres
    * Woody Widenhofer - Head Football Coach, Vanderbilt University