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2009 Significant Sigs


Below you will find the list of 46 brothers who have been named 2009 Significant Sigs. 

Brig. General Michael J. Aguilar (Ret.), Cal. State-Long Beach 1972
31-year military career followed by special civilian assignments involving numerous security agencies 

James R. Allen, DePauw 1979
Chairman & CEO 
J.J. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC 

Dr. Marc A. Asher, Kansas State 1958
Leading spinal surgeon & former President, The Scoliosis Research Society 

W. Bret Baier, DePauw 1992
Anchor & former chief White House/Pentagon correspondent, FOX NEWS channel 

Gerald L. Baker, Southern California 1966
Retired CEO & Vice Chairman
First Horizon National Corp. and First Tennessee Bank, NA 

Robert K. Battaglia, Bowling Green 1960
Co-Founder & CEO, One Legal, LLC;
Entrepreneur – established 5 successful “start-up” businesses acquired by others 

Bradley M. Berkson, Tulsa 1985
Senior Advisor, Joshua Capital LLC;
Former Director, Program Analysis & Evaluation, US Department of Defense 

Robert K. Burgess, Western Ontario 1979
Executive Chairman of the Board, Adobe Macromedia Software LLC
Director, Adobe Systems, Inc. 

William E. Bussey Sr., D.D.S, Texas-Austin 1965
Champion hot air balloonist 

Thomas S. Caldwell, McGill 1965
Chairman & Chief Investment Strategist, Caldwell Asset Management Inc. 

Mike A. Cavender, Texas A&M-Commerce, 1982
President, Cavender Investment Properties, Ltd.
Vice President, Cavender’s Boot City/Western Outfitters 

Dr. Douglas B. Clement, MD, Oregon 1955
Retired Physician of Sports Medicine
Professor-Emeritus, University of British Columbia
Canadian Olympic Committee Member 

James A. Coggin, Mississippi State 1964
Retired President & Chief Administrative Officer, Saks Inc. 

Paul J. Cosgrave, Rensselaer 1972
New York City Commissioner, Department of Information Technology & Communications

Scott D. Cotherman, Ball State 1980
CEO, Corbett Accel Healthcare Group, Inc. 

David G. Crouse, Denison 1977
Broadcaster & Producer
Founder & President, Crouse Entertainment Group 

Donald D. Cryer, DePauw 1958
Professional Actor
Founding Member, American Conservatory Theater 

Brad W. Daluiso, California-Los Angeles 1989
NFL place-kicker, 12-year career 
Pro Bowl, 2 Super Bowls, and #2 all-time scoring record for N.Y. Giants 

John L. Dardenne Jr., Louisiana State 1976
Secretary of State, Louisiana
Former State Senator 

Mark T. DeRosa, Pennsylvania 1997
MLB with Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and, currently Cleveland Indians
2009 USA Team & World Baseball Classic 

Thomas L. DeWeese, Ball State 1966
Partner, Cross, Marshall, Schuck & DeWeese, P.C.
Chairman, Ball State Univ. Board of Trustees 

R.Adm. Patrick W. Drennon, Georgia Tech 1962
Senior Vice President, Senior Professional Association
Director of Design-Build Engineering, Parsons Brinkerhoff 

James R. Eagleton Sr., Oklahoma 1950
Retired Attorney & Former President, Oklahoma Bar Association
Former Judge, Oklahoma Court of Appeals 

Jacques N. Gordon, Pennsylvania 1978
Chief Global Strategist, LaSalle Investment Management, Inc. 

Mark Y. Harris, Ohio State 1961
Previously Co-Founder, Red Roof Inns & AmeriSuites Hotels
Award winning sculptor 

George W. Hauer Jr., San Diego State 1967
Owner, George’s at the Cove (fine dining restaurant) 

Curtis L. Hebert Jr., Southern Mississippi 1985
Executive Vice President of External Affairs, Entergy Corporation 

Robert H.N. Ho, Colgate 1956
Chairman, The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation for Chinese Arts & Culture
Founder, Canada Society for Buddism 

Wade L. Hopping, Ohio State 1953
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Pacific Legal Foundation
Former Florida Supreme Court Justice 

Hon. Robert M. Johnson, Florida State 1958
16-year member, Florida State House & Senate
Chairman, Board of Trustees, New College of Florida 

Dr. Charles A. Kimball, Oklahoma State 1972
Chairman & Professor of Religion, Wake Forest University 

Dr. Roderick R. McInnes, MD, Dalhousie-St. Mary’s 1965
Scientific Director, Institute of Genetics, Canadian Institutes of Health Research 

Marc F. McMorris, Pennsylvania 1990
Managing Director, General Atlantic, LLC
Former Vice President, Goldman Sachs 

Wallace D. McRae, Montana State 1958
Distinguished Author & Founder of “Cowboy Poetry” 

Lt. Col. Hugh L. Mills Jr. (Ret.), Embry-Riddle (Daytona Beach) 1974
Decorated combat pilot, US Army (Vietnam conflict) 

Eric T. Piatkowski, Nebraska 1993
NBA, 13-year career 
L.A. Clippers, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, and recently Phoenix Suns 

Frank E. Pickering, Maine 1953 (CHAPTER ETERNAL AFTER SELECTION)
Retired Vice President & Chief Engineer of Aircraft Engines, General Electric Co. 

William G. Pomeroy Jr., Rensselaer 1966
CEO & Founder, CXtec (formerly CABLExpress Technologies) 

Lt. Gen. David B. Poythress, Emory 1964
Former Adjutant General of Georgia
45 year military and legal career 

Maj. Robert W. Prince (Ret.), Stanford 1941
US Army Captain, Elite 6th Ranger Battalion, WWII
Retired President, Gwin, White & Prince, Inc. 

Frank A. Ray, Ohio State 1970
Partner, Chester, Wilcox & Saxbe, L.L.P
Adjunct Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University 

Dr. Roy H. Ruby, Mississippi State 1961
Interim President, Mississippi State University 
Dean, College of Education, Mississippi State University 

Dennis R. Schrader, Kettering 1976
FEMA-Deputy Administrator of National Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security
Retired Navy Captain 

Phillippi D. Sparks, Arizona State 1992
NFL cornerback; 9-year career
All-pro N.Y. Giants and Dallas Cowboys 

R. Philip Steinberg, DePauw 1953
Partner, Commons & Commons, L.L.P
1st CEO, Drinker, Biddle & Reath 

David B. Waller, Denison 1970
Deputy Director General, United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency 

 


 


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