Notable Phi Theta Kappans
Many Phi Theta Kappans have gone on to great success following their time as active members. Some of the more notable Phi Theta Kappans include:
- Father Aimilianos Bougiannou, Assistant to the Director of Inter-religious Dialogue to the European Union (Hesser College, New Hampshire)
- Carol M. Browner, former EPA administrator and current chair of the Audubon Society (Miami-Dade College, Florida)
- Rudy Gatlin, legendary musician (Odessa College, Texas)
- Fred Haise, Apollo 13 astronaut (Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College)
- Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes (Bismarck State College, North Dakota)
- Dr. Jeane Kirkpatrick, former United Nations Ambassador (Stephens College, Missouri)
- Jim Lehrer, PBS News journalist (Victoria College, Texas)
- Francine Irving Neff, former Treasurer of the United States (Cottey College, Missouri)
- Mirta Ojito, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist (Miami-Dade College, Florida)
- H. Ross Perot, businessman and politician (Texarkana College, Texas)
- Dr. William Roper, former Centers for Disease Control director (Florida College, Florida)
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, first Cuban-American elected to Congress (Miami-Dade College, Florida)
- Sela Ward, Emmy Award-winning actress (Meridian College, Mississippi)
- Michael Weiss, Olympic figure skater and U.S. national champion (Prince George’s Community College, Maryland)
- Trisha Yearwood, country musician (Young Harris College, Texas)
- Steven Whitehurst, award-winning author and poet (South Suburban College, Illinois)