List of Sigma Alpha Mu members
Sigma Alpha Mu, commonly known as Sammy, is a college fraternity founded at the City College of New York in 1909.[1][2] Following are some of the notable members of Sigma Alpha Mu.
Academia
- Harry Arthurs, former president of York University[3][4]
- David Fellman, political scientist and constitutional scholar who taught at the University of Nebraska and the University of Wisconsin–Madison[5]
- Morris Marx, former president of University of West Florida[4]
Business
- Edwin L. Artzt (Oregon 1948) former CEO and chairman of Procter & Gamble[6][7][8]
- Samuel Belzberg, real estate developer[4]
- Neil Bluhm, real estate and casino magnate, partner of Midwest Gaming & Entertainment[4][9]
- Ronald S. Baron, mutual fund manager, and the founder of Baron Capital[9]
- Albert Boscov (Drexel 1948), chairman and CEO of Boscov's Inc.[10]
- Michael Chasen, co-founder and former CEO of Blackboard Inc., CEO of PrecisionHawk[11]
- Stanley Gold, former president and CEO of Shamrock Holdings[12]
- Leonard Goldenson, chairman of ABC[1]
- Murray H. Goodman, real estate developer[13]
- Jonathan D. Gray, president and COO of Blackstone Group[9]
- Maurice R. Greenberg, chairman and CEO of American International Group[14]
- Irwin M. Jacobs, chairman and co-founder of Qualcomm Inc.[15]
- Michael Krasny (Rho 1973), founder and former chief executive officer of CDW Corporation[16]
- Aaron Krause (Syracuse 1989) founder of Scrub Daddy[17]
- Arthur B. Krim, chairman of Eagle-Lion Films, United Artists, and Orion Pictures[4]
- David Lloyd Kreeger, chairman and CEO of GEICO[18]
- Eric Lefkofsky, founder of Tempus AI and the co-founder of Groupon, Echo Global Logistics (ECHO), InnerWorkings (INWK), and Mediaocean[9]
- Bernard Madoff, former stockbroker, investment advisor, financier, and white collar criminal[19]
- Morton Meyerson, computer industry executive with Electronic Data Systems, Perot Systems, and General Motors[20]
- Michael Milken, financial executive for Drexel Burnham Lambert[21][9]
- Matthew Pittinsky, co-founder of Blackboard Inc.[11]
- Arthur Rock, venture capitalist[4]
- Steve Rubell, entrepreneur and co-owner of the New York City disco Studio 54[22]
- Barry Salzberg, former CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
- Ian Schrager, entrepreneur, hotelier, co-owner of the New York City disco Studio 54[22]
- Gerry Schwartz, co-founder of CanWest Global Communications, founder and CEO of Onex Corporation, Director of Scotiabank[14]
- Herbert J. Siegel, president and chairman of the board of Chris-Craft Industries[23]
- Terry Semel, CEO and chairman of Warner Bros. and Yahoo![4]
- Sidney Sheinberg, CEO and president of MCA Inc. and Universal Studios[4]
- Gordon Stulberg, president and COO of 20th Century Fox, Cinema Center Films, and PolyGram Pictures[4]
- Les Wexner, chairman of The Limited, Structure, Bath and Body Works, and Express[4][24]
- Lawrence Wien, real estate investor[18]
- Art Wrubel, private equity investor[14]
- Steve Wynn, owner of the Wynn Las Vegas, Golden Nugget Las Vegas, The Mirage, Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, and Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada[4][25][9]
- George Zimmer, entrepreneur; founder and former executive chairman of the Men's Wearhouse[14]
Entertainment
- Martin Agronsky, political journalist and television commentator, recipient of DuPont-Columbia Award[1]
- Marv Albert, sports commentator for NBC[26]
- Arthur C. Bartner (Sigma Iota 1959), musician best known as the director of Spirit of Troy[27]
- LeVar Burton, actor[14]
- Rob Cavallo (USC), record producer, musician, and record executive
- Henry Drozu, president and CEO of Warner Music[4][28][29]
- Bob Dylan, singer-songwriter, musician and artist[30]
- Marshall Gelfand (Syracuse 1945), entertainment business manager for musicians like Bob Dylan and Neil Diamond[31][32]
- Paul Michael Glaser, actor and director[1][33]
- Steve Goodman, folk music singer-songwriter[14]
- Shep Gordon, talent manager, Hollywood film agent, and producer[34]
- Seaman Jacobs, screenwriter[4]
- Joshua Jay, magician[35]
- David Josefowitz (MIT, 1938), violinist, conductor and music producer
- Sheldon Keller, screenwriter[4]
- Jon Landau (USC 1979), producer of the films Titanic and Avatar[36]
- Don Most, actor, known for the television sitcom Happy Days[33][4]
- Bruce Paltrow, film director and producer[4]
- Alan Rafkin, Emmy Award-winning television director, producer, and actor[1]
- Adam Schefter, sports writer, television analyst, and the NFL Insider for ESPN[37]
- Ron Silver, actor, starred in Blue Steel and Timecop; former president of the Screen Actors Guild[33][4]
- Lawrence Spivak, publisher and journalist best known as the co-founder, producer and host of Meet the Press[1]
- Ken Waissman, theatre producer[4]
- Bram Weinstein, sportscaster; Washington Commanders radio broadcast crew[14]
- Andrew Wilkow, conservative political talk radio host[14]
Law
- Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut[18]
- Avern Cohn, senior judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan[4]
- Martin Leach-Cross Feldman, judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana[4]
- Samuel Freedman, former Chief Justice of Manitoba[4]
- Henry Friendly, chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit[1]
- Philip Halpern, justice of New York Supreme Court[38]
- Murray Hearn, justice of the New York Supreme Court and member of the New York State Assembly
- Irving Hill, Chief judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California[4]
- Bora Laskin, former Chief Justice of Canada[39][4]
- Mayer Lerner, justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario[4][40][41]
- Louis E. Levinthal, lawyer and judge of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas[42]
- Samuel Sereth Lieberman, justice of the Supreme Court of Alberta[18]
- Abraham Lieff, justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario[43][44][4]
- Stewart Albert Newblatt - senior judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan[4]
- Alvin Rosenberg, justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario[45][4]
- Marshall Rothstein, Canadian Supreme Court justice[46]
- Carl Bernard Rubin, chief judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio[18]
- Allan Sherman, vocalist, musician, and satirist[1]
- Alfred M. Wolin, senior judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey[4]
Literature and journalism
- A. E. Hotchner, author[4]
- Richard Joseph, travel writer and travel editor of Esquire[47][24]
- Philip Roth, author[1]
Politics
- Thomas Downey, member of the U.S. House of Representatives[1][38]
- Mickey Edwards, member of the U.S. House of Representatives[4]
- Jamie Eldridge, Massachusetts Senate[14]
- Sam Fox, former United States Ambassador to Belgium[48]
- Dan Glickman, United States Secretary of Agriculture[4]
- Neil Goldschmidt, former Governor of Oregon[4]
- Chic Hecht, U.S. Senate, United States Ambassador to the Bahamas, Nevada Senate[1]
- Bob Kaplan, Solicitor General of Canada and member of the Canadian Parliament[4]
- Ken Kramer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives[4]
- Tom Lantos, member of the U.S. House of Representatives[49][38]
- Ted Lieu, U.S. House of Representatives and California State Senate[50]
- Earle I. Mack (Drexel 1959), former United States Ambassador to Finland[51]
- Maxwell Milton Rabb, former Ambassador of the United States to Italy[4]
- Ronald J. Rabin, member of the North Carolina Senate[52]
- Michael E. Reiburn, New York State Assembly and state senator, disbarred lawyer, convicted of theft and fraud[53][38]
- Mark Rosenker, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and major general United States Air Force[14]
- Ken Rothman, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri and Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives[38]
- Alan Sagner, former chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey[4]
- Ibraheem Samirah, member of the Virginia House of Delegates[54][55]
- Milton Jerrold Shapp, former Governor of Pennsylvania and originator of the Peace Corps[18]
- Robert S. Strauss, former United States Ambassador to Russia[4]
- Edward Zorinsky, U.S. Senate and Mayor of Omaha[1]
Science, engineering, and medicine
- Maurice Brodie, polio researcher[56]
- Donald A. Glaser, winner of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physics[1]
- Fred Trump Jr., airplane pilot and eldest son of real-estate businessman Fred Trump Sr.[57][58]
- Arthur Vineberg, cardiac surgeon, famous for his experimental and clinical studies in revascularization of the heart[4]
Sports
- George Abramson, professional football player with the Green Bay Packers[59]
- Daved Benefield, professional football player with the Canadian Football League[14]
- Dave Bing, professional basketball player with the National Basketball Association and mayor of Detroit, Michigan[14]
- Ernie Davis, 1961 Heisman Trophy winner[1][60]
- Donald Fehr, executive director of the National Hockey League Players' Association[4]
- Bernie Fine, Syracuse Orange men's basketball assistant coach[61]
- Avram Glazer, co-owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and co-chairman of Manchester United[4]
- Harry Glickman, founder and president of the Portland Trail Blazers[1]
- Charles Goren, bridge player[18]
- Hank Greenberg, professional baseball player[14]
- Jim Hartung, US Olympic gold medal gymnast[4]
- Robert Irsay, owner of the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts from 1972 until he died in 1997[62]
- Adam Kellerman, wheelchair tennis player[14]
- Dikembe Mutombo, professional basketball player
- Merv Pregulman, professional football player with the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, and New York Bulldogs[1]
- Alan Rothenberg, president of the US Soccer Federation[1][4]
- Danny Schayes, professional basketball player with the National Basketball Association[1]
- Walt Singer, football player in the NFL for the New York Giants[14]
- Ed Snider, owner of the Philadelphia Flyers[4]
- David Stern, commissioner of the National Basketball Association[63][4]
- Zollie Volchok, president of the Seattle SuperSonics[1]
See also
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