List of Alpha Phi Omega members
Name Original chapter Notability
Robert Banks Beta Omicron Discoverer ( With J. Paul Hogan ) of Polypropylene ( a plastic ) and catalyst for easier creation of the plastic High Density Polyethylene ( a plastic )
Helmut Karl Buechner Phi First head of the Office of Ecology of the Smithsonian Institution ; Senior Ecologist for the National Zoo 1972-1975
Arthur Compton Alpha Phi Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics ( 1927 ) ; Namesake of the Compton effect ; Chancellor of Washington University in Saint Louis ( 1946-1953 )
John H. Eicher Alpha Gamma Manhattan Project Scientist
Clifford C. Furnas ( Unknown ) Author , Olympic athlete , scientist , expert on guided missiles , State University of New York at Buffalo university president
John P. Giesy Omicron Tau Well noted Ecotoxicologist and expert in industrial pollutants and their effect on people and the environment
Lawrence Hirsch Beta Gamma President of Alpha Phi Omega ( 1974-1978 ) . Served as President and Chairman of the Board of Chicago Medical Society . Served on National Council of BSA . Distinguished Eagle Scout Award Honoree . 32nd Degree Mason . Received Chicago Medical Society 's Public Service Award
James Lovell Beta Theta Astronaut ; Gemini 7 ; Gemini 12 ; Apollo 8 ; and Commander of Apollo 13
Walter K. Macadam Alpha Chi President of IEEE ( 1967 )
Robert Moog Gamma Omicron Inventor of the Moog synthesizer , one of the first widely used electronic musical instruments
Stephen Olvey Kappa Iota co-director with driver Emerson Fittipaldi of the International Motorsports and Vehicular Injury Research Center ; medical affairs for CART , Homestead-Miami Speedway ; and chief medical officer for the Grand Prix Masters World Series ( 1988-Present )
Louis H. Renfrow Alpha Phi Brigadier General , United States Army . Deputy Director of Selective Service ( 1950- ? ) President of the International College of Dentists ( 1951 )
Fred Singer Epsilon Mu Atmospheric Physicist
Paul Siple National Honorary American Antarctic explorer and geographer who took part in six Antarctic expeditions , including the two Byrd expeditions of 1928-1930 and 1933-1935 , representing the Boy Scouts of America as an Eagle Scout
E. Donnall Thomas Alpha Rho Awarded the 1990 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Joseph E. Murray for the development of cell and organ transplantation
William Tebeau Delta Eta first African-American man to graduate from Oregon State College
Nazario Vasquez Eta ( Philippines ) Former General Manager of Philippine National Oil Company Energy Development Corporation , Vulcanologist
Cyril Wecht Beta Allegheny County , Pennsylvania Coroner ( 1969-1980 , 1996-2005 ) ; Allegheny County Commissioner ( 1979-1983 ) ; Democratic Candidate for United States Senate ( 1982 ) ; acclaimed forensic pathologist and author
James Frederick Young Alpha Vice President of Technical Resources for General Electric
This is a listing of notable alumni and honorary members of Alpha Phi Omega, an international service fraternity. The list includes members of the fraternity who have become well known or who have attained high ranking positions in their particular career field, such as government and politics, academia, science and technology, sports, or business. Notable alumni refers to both individuals who joined individual Alpha Phi Omega chapters as students who later went on to distinguish themselves in their personal or professional lives and advisors who are members of the faculty, staff, Scouting or community selected by a chapter to advise them. An honorary member refers to individuals who were offered honorary membership in either various Alpha Phi Omega chapters or Nationally as non-students. The majority of chapters are in the United States of America, and nearly all of the remainder are in The Philippines.