Listed below are only some of our achieving members, these members
include: Author Ashe, John Singleton, Ralph Abernathy, Kenny Lofton, Daniel "Chappie" James, Montell Jordan, Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, and Johnnie L. Cochran. Their achievements as
Kappa Men are all the more notable in light of the fact that Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity, Inc., to date, does not induct honorary members.Men of honor seek to be
involved with organizations that will foster their development. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. attracts a
wide array of individuals, each with their own identity, under one common theme: Achievement. Listed below
are some more of the Great Achievers of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. ...
John Cromwell
First Black Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Reginald F. Lewis
The late CEO of Beatrice International Foods
(The largest Black-owned business, worth over $1 Billion)
Edward Gardner
President of Soft Sheen Products, Inc. and Dollars & Sense Magazine
Percy E. Sutton
CEO of Inner City Broadcasting Corp., and Owner of the Famed Apollo Theater in N.Y.
Robert Johnson
Founder of Black Entertainment Television, Owner of the NBA Expansion team the Charlotte Bobcats
Keith Clinkscales
CEO and President of Vibe Magazine
John E. Jacob
Executive Vice President of Anheuser-Busch, Inc and former CEO of National Urban League
C.C. Spaulding
First President of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Bert Collins
Current President of NC Mutual Life Insurance
Carl Ware
Vice President of the Coca-Cola Company
A. Maceo Walker
Insurance Executive
Mel Reddick
Director of Business Affairs for CBS Sports
Joe Clair
Former Host of BET's Rap City
Montell Jordan
Recording Artist and Actor
Donald Byrd
Trumpeter
Kenny Burrell
Jazz Artist
Dr. Billy Taylor
Grammy Winning Jazz Pianist
Cedric the Entertainer
Comedian and Actor
Mark Adkins
Sinbad's Manager/Brother
Whitman Mayo
Actor-Played "Grady" on the "Sanford and Son" sitcom
Earnest Thomas
Actor-Played "Roger" on the "What's Happening" sitcom
Jester Hairston
Actor-Played "Rolly Forbes" on "Amen" and "Pops" in "I'm Gonna' Get You Sucka'!"
Gregory D. Ridley Jr.
Artist-Painting and sculptures in over 500 public collections in U.S.
Lerone J. Bennett, Jr.
Editor
Tavis Smiley
Activist and Former BET Talk Show Host
William Grant Still
Composer and Musician
William Raspberry
Syndicated Columnist for Washington Post
Ralph Wiley
Sports Writer and Author
Ray McCampbell
Musical Artist (Mac Band)
Brian Burrell
HBO Sports Host/Anchor
Oderah C. Nwaeze, Esq.
Attorney
*Omicron Sigma Chapter, Fall 2005 Initiate, Ace Klub/Solo
Irven Mullisonffx
First Black Federal Court Judge
Henry Frye
First Black District Court Judge
Archie Alexander
First Black Republican Governor of the US Virgin Islands and Past Grand Polemarch
Johnny L. Cochran, Jr.
Attorney and Activist
Dr. Rev. Ralph Abernathy
Civil Rights Leader and Former President of SCLC
Thomas Bradley
Past Grand Polemarch and Former Mayor of Los Angeles, CA
Carl Stokes
First Black Mayor of a Major U.S. City (Cleveland, OH)
Rep. Sanford Bishop
Congressman, D-GA
Rep. John L. Conyers
Congressman, D-CA
Introduced Legislature to Make Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday a National Holiday
Mervyn Dymally
Congressman, D-CA
Rep. Alcee Hastings
Congressman, D-FL
Elihu Harris
Mayor of Oakland, CA
Rep. Louis Stokes
Congressman, D-OH
Rep. Albert R. Wynn
Congressman, D-MD
Rep. Walter E. Fauntroy
Congressman, D-D.C.
Michael White
Mayor of Cleveland, OH
Rep. George W. Crockett, Jr.
Congressman, D-MI
Clerance B. Robinson
U.S. Representative (bridge named in his honor in Chattanooga, TN)
Carl Officer
Mayor of East St. Louis (Country's Youngest at the Time)
Judge Theodore R. Newman
First Black Chief Judge of D. C. Court of Appeals
Wellington Webb
Mayor of Denver, CO
Walter Sutton
Attorney (President of National Bar Association)
Robert L. Harris
Attorney (C. Francis Stradford Award Winner, Highest National Bar Association honor)
Richard Dixon
Mayor of Dayton, OH
Dr. Henry Foster
Surgeon General Nominee
Dr. Rev. Ralph Abernathy
Late Civil Rights Leader and former president of SCLC
Dr. Rev. Leon Sullivan
Pastor of Zion Baptist Church - Philadelphia, PA
Rev. Gardner C. Taylor
Bishop Eddie L. Long
Rev. Calvin O. Butts III
Pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church - Harlem, NY
General Daniel "Chappie" James Jr., U.S.A.F.
First Black General to wear 4 stars in the U.S. Military
Dr. Samual D. Proctor
Dr. William Gibson
Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of NAACP
C. Vernon Mason
Prominent civil rights attorney and activist
Judge Herman Thomas
State Supreme Court of Alabama, Board of Trustees -
University of South Alabama
Ben Ruffin
First Black President of the University of North Carolina University System
Dr. Joseph B. Johnson
Dr. Harold M. McNeil
Dr. Robert L. Randolph
Dr. Dallas Simmons
Dr. William E. Sims
Dr. Harrison B. Wilson Jr.
Dr. Samuel Massie
Dr. Horace M. Bond
Past president of Lincoln University (PA)
Dr. James Shepherd
Late Founder and first president of NCCU
Dr. Kenneth B. Clark
Prominent social psychologist and researcher
Dr. C. Eric Lincoln
Author of Black Muslims in America
Archie Alexander
Grand Polemarch and Virgin Islander Governor
Arthur Schomburg
Historian, scholar of African-American culture, and famous Virgin Islander
Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain
NBA Hall of Fame, Center for the LA Lakers.
Oscar "The Big O" Robertson
NBA Hall of Fame
Bill Russell
NBA Hall of Fame, Center for the Boston Celtics
Sam Jones
NBA Hall of Fame, Guard for the Boston Celtics
Alan Henderson
NBA Atlanta Hawks
Allan Houston
NBA New York Knicks
Kerry Kittles
NBA New Jersey Nets
Johnny Newman
Former NBA Player with the New Jersey Nets
Erick Dampier
NBA Indiana Pacers
Rolondo Blackman
Former NBA Player with the Knicks and Mavericks
Alex English
Former NBA Player-1996 Inductee in NBA Hall of Fame
Bernie Bickerstaff
Former Head Coach of the NBA Washington Wizards
President/Head of Operations of the NBA Expansion Team the Charlotte Bobcats
Darrell Walker
Head Coach of the NBA Toronto Raptors
Rudy Washington
Head Basketball Coach, Drake University
President, Black Coaches Association
Paul E. Smith
Head Basketball Coach, Dunbar High in Baltimore, MD
Named USA Today Coach of the Year in the early '90's
when Dunbar High was consistently rated as the top prep
basketball program in the country.
Larry Fitch
Head Basketball Coach, Memphis State University
Wade Houston
Basketball Coach
K.C. Jones
Former Boston Celtics Head Basketball Coach
Nolan Richardson
Former University of Arkansas Basketball Coach
John Chaney
Temple Univ. Basketball Coach
Football Brandon Bernard Pendergrass Kyle Thomas Wilber Gale Sayers Jim Caldwell Tony Dungy Mike Tomlin Greg Lloyd Derek Loville Larry Brown Eric Davis Glynn Milburn Earnest Byner Steve Wallace Chris Oldham Robert Green Randall Hill Jesse Hester J.J. Birden Aeneas Williams Guy McIntyre E.J. Junior John Henry Johnson Willie Davis Lem Barney Ollie Matson Bill Willis Curtis McClinton Jim Marshall Ronald L. Cooper Ron Dickerson Carl Jackson Bob Simmons Stanley Pritchett Derrick Lovell Baseball Emmett Ashford Tennis Track and Field Jon Drummond
Christopher Dewain Barclay
Former NFL RB, Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons
*Delta Chi Chapter, Fall 2003 Initiate, Deuce Klub (Omicron Sigma Chapter, Charter Line)
Wake Forest University Football Standout (RB)
*Omicron Sigma Chapter, Fall 2008 Initiate, Deuce Klub
Wake Forest University Football Standout (OLB)
*Omicron Sigma Chapter, Spring 2009 Initiate, Deuce Klub
NFL Hall of Fame, RB for the Chicago Bears, Selected for the All-Time NFL Team
Former Wake Forest University Football Coach, Head Coach of the Indianapolis Colts
Former Head Coach of the Indianapolis Colts
Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers
NFL Pittsburgh Steelers, 1995 All-Pro
NFL San Francisco 49ers (RB)
NFL Dallas Cowboys
Super Bowl XXX Most Valuable Player
NFL Carolina Panters, DB
NFL Detroit Lions (set NFL record with the Broncos for most combined yards in a single game, 1995)
NFL Washington Redskins, RB
Two Time NFL All-Pro Tackle, San Francisco 49er's
NFL Pittsburg Steelers (DB)
NFL Chicago Bears
NFL Arizona Cardinals
NFL Oakland Raiders
NFL Kansas City Chiefs
All-Pro Cornerback - NFL Arizona Cardinals
NFL San Francisco 49ers - Retired All-Pro Guard
NFL Miami Dolphins - Retired Middle Linebacker
NFL Pittsburgh Steelers - Fullback, 1954-66
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1987
NFL Green Bay Packers - Cornerback, 1958-69
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1981
NFL Detroit Lions - Cornerback, 1967-77
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1992
NFL Chicago Bears - Running Back, 1952-66
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1972
NFL Cleveland Browns - Offensive/Defensive Tackle, 1946-53
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1977
AFL-NFL Kansas City Chiefs - Running Back, 1962-69
1962 AFL Rookie of the Year; 1962 & 1965 all AFL
NFL Minnesota Vikings - Defensive Tackle
Played on the famed Purple People Eater defense
Head Coach at Louisville University
At 33, he is the youngest Div. 1-A Coach
Head Football Coach, Temple University
Asst. Coach, San Francisco 49ers
Head Football Coach, Oklahoma State Univ.
Fullback for the Miami Dolphins
Former San Francisco 49er
Kenny Lofton
MLB Atlanta Braves, 1994 All Star
First Black Umpire in Major League Baseball
Arthur Ashe
Late Tennis Legend, Civic Astivist
Hollis Conway
Olympic Medalist (track)
World Class Sprinter and 1996 Olympic Silver Medalist (4 x 100 relay)
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