Delta Upsilon Alumni Flashcards

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Supreme Court Justice. Fraternity founder.

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Stephen J. Field, Williams, 1837

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2
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POTUS.

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James A. Garfield, Williams, 1856

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3
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First President of Stanford.

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David Starr Jordan, Cornell, 1872

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4
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Builder of Panama Canal.

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George W. Goethals, Manhattan, 1877

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5
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One of the greatest Supreme Court Chief Justices in U.S. History.

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Charles Evans Hughes, Colgate and Brown, 1881

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6
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1925 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Charles Gates Dawes, Marietta, 1884

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7
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Author of The Red Badge of Courage.

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Stephen Crane, Lafayette and Syracuse, 1894

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8
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Chairman of the Board of GM. Founder of a foundation named after him.

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Alfred P. Sloan, Technology, 1895

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9
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Ambassador to Court of Saint James. Father of two Senators and one President.

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Joseph P. Kennedy, Harvard, 1912

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10
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President of Harvard University.

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James B. Conant, Harvard, 1915

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PM of Canada. President of U.N. Gen Assembly. 1957 Nobel Peace Price.

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Lester B. Pearson, Toronto, 1919

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12
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Peace.

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Linus C. Pauling, Oregon State, 1922

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Commandant of U.S. Marine Corps.

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Gen. David B. Shoup, Depauw, 1926

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14
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Famous ventriloquist and entertainer.

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Edgar Bergen, Northwestern, 1927

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15
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Businessman. Entrepreneur. Barefoot water skier.

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George Alfred “Banana George” Blair, Miami Ohio, 1937

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16
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Author of Slaughterhouse Five.

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Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cornell, 1944

17
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Division I football coach.

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Louis L. Holtz, Kent State, 1959

18
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Commissioner of MLB. Organized 1984 LA Olympic games.

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Peter Ueberroth, San Jose, 1959

19
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Penn State QB. Played under Rip Engle. Current Penn State offensive coordinator.

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Galen Hall, Penn State, 1962

20
Q

Chairman and CEO of Disney.

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Michael D. Eisner, Denison, 1964

21
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Famous MLB catcher. Only Yankee to win Rookie of the Year and MVP. 7x All-Star.

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Thurman Munson, Kent State, 1969

22
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Head coach of Syracuse University basketball team.

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Jim Boeheim, Syracuse, 1966

23
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President of the Republic of Colombia.

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Juan Manuel Santos, Kansas, 1973

24
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Commander in Chief of US Central Comman. General in U.S. Army.

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Tommy Franks, Texas-Austin, Dropout