List of Scabbard and Blade members
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Scabbard and Blade (S&B) was an American collegiate military honor society.[1] It was founded at the University of Wisconsin in 1904.[1] Its membership was open to Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets and midshipmen of all military services. It was founded as a men's organization and later became a co-educational society. Its membership categories included active, alumni, associate, and honorary.[2] Associate members included active or retired commissioned officers who did not join the society during college or civilian college officials.[2] Honorary membership was awarded to civilians for accomplishments and contributions to national defense.[2]
Following are some of the notable members of Scabbard and Blade.
- Joseph Bondy, chancellor of Syracuse University and New York State Assembly[3]
- Warren E. Bow, second president of Wayne University[4]
- Edward M. Coffman, military historian and professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison[5]
- Gaylord Harnwell, president of the University of Pennsylvania[6]
- Wendell Nedderman (1976), president of the University of Texas at Arlington[7]
- Kenneth W. Winters, president of Campbellsville University and Kentucky State Senate[8]
Business
- Daniel Guggenheim (honorary) mining magnate, philanthropist, who played a major role in aviation and rocketry[2]
- William Thornton Kemper Jr., banker and philanthropist[9]
- Conrad Prebys, property developer and philanthropist[10]
- Sam Walton, founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club[11]
Entertainment and literature
- Phil Harris, musician[12][2]
- James Earl Jones, actor[13]
- Will Rogers (honorary) vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator[2]
- Terry Spear, novelist
- Fred Waring (honorary) musician, bandleader, choral director, and radio and television personality[2]
Law
Military
- Marcus B. Bell, United States Army brigadier general[15]
- John P. Coursey, United States Army brigadier general[16]
- John A. Dabney, United States Army general
- Roger Donlon (honorary) first person to receive the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War[2]
- Hugh Aloysius Drum, United States Army general[17][18]
- Harold Keith Johnson, United States Army general who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army[2]
- Benjamin Scovill Kelsey American aeronautical engineer and test pilot[19]
- Curtis E. LeMay, US Air Force general and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force[2]
- Thomas J. Lynch, United States Army Air Forces pilotRobert Claude Maze, military officer and aviator[20]
- Edward J. O'Neill, United States Army general[21]
- Ralph A. Palladino, major general in the United States Army and recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal[2][22][23]
- John J. Pershing (honorary) United States Army general who commanded the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I, educator, and the founder of the Pershing Rifles[2]
- John C. Persons, United States Army general and lawyer[24]
- Kenneth R. Powell, United States Air Force general[25]
- Thomas L. Ridge, United States Marine Corps officer
- David M. Shoup, United States Marine Corps general[26]
- Jeffrey W. Talley, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general of the United States Army Reserve Command
- Lewis William Walt, United States Marine Corps general[2]
- William Westmoreland, 25th Chief of Staff of the United States Army[2]
- Lester J. Whitlock, United States Army major general[27]
Politics and government
- Joseph Bondy, New York State Assembly and chancellor of Syracuse University[3]
- John E. Davis, 25th Governor of North Dakota and director of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency[28]
- Gwynn Garnett, administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service[29]
- Dennis Hightower (1960), United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce[30]
- Herbert Hoover, President of the United States[12][2]
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (honorary) President of the United States[2]
- Dean Rusk, U.S. Secretary of State[12][2]
- Kenneth W. Winters, Kentucky State Senate and president of Campbellsville University[8]
Science and technology
- Gene Cernan, NASA astronaut, electrical engineer, and aeronautical engineer[2][12]
- Charles A. Lindberg (honorary) aviator who made the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris[2]
- Franklin Matthias, nuclear engineer[31]
- R. Tom Sawyer, inventor known as the "Father of the Diesel Locomotive"[32]
- Robert L. Stewart, NASA astronaut and United States Army brigadier general[33]
- John Young, astronaut and lunar explorer[12][2]