Apparently, quite a bit. According to our database, nearly 100 of our living alumni are serving or have served as CEO, president, or high-level executives at their firms.
On leadership and the Sigma Nu connection, Kevin Gilli (GA #2006) says “I learned that leadership requires respect amongst everyone. One must serve as an example to guide others in the right direction. And a leader must be willing to listen to the thoughts and concerns of the group.”
Read on for a list of CEOs and presidents among Gamma Alpha alumni, as recorded in our database.
Apparently, quite a bit. According to our database, nearly 100 of our living alumni are serving or have served as CEO, president, or high-level executives at their firms.
On leadership and the Sigma Nu connection, Kevin Gilli (GA #2006) says “I learned that leadership requires respect amongst everyone. One must serve as an example to guide others in the right direction. And a leader must be willing to listen to the thoughts and concerns of the group.”
Robert |
Ferdinand |
Engeman |
Sr. |
1946 |
President |
Simmons Manufacturing Co. |
Wilbur |
C. |
Tupman |
1946 |
President |
U.S. Patent Office |
|
Roger |
Henry |
Brown |
1948 |
Pres./Engineer, Real Estate Agent |
Brown Consulting Engineers/Real Estate |
|
Vernon |
F. |
Hutchens |
Jr. |
1951 |
President |
The Hutchens Co. |
Clifford |
T |
McConnell |
1951 |
President |
McConnell Technologies, Inc. |
|
William |
C. |
Scott |
Jr. |
1951 |
President |
Spring Graphics Inc. |
Benjamin |
B. |
Mills |
Jr. |
1952 |
President |
Mills & Chasteen |
James |
Clyde |
Edenfield |
1954 |
President/CEO |
American Software, Inc. |
|
John |
A. |
Lee |
1954 |
President |
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John |
Maxcy |
Cochran |
Jr. |
1955 |
President |
Cochran and Associates |
Paul |
L. |
Balalis |
1959 |
CEO |
Greentrac.com |
|
Emon |
A. |
Mahoney |
Jr. |
1959 |
Retired Pres. of Arkansas-Oklahoma Gas |
|
Robert |
A. |
Albertson |
1959 |
President |
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John |
E. |
Zimmerman |
Jr. |
1960 |
President |
Zimmerman & Bboueri Inc |
H. Thomas |
McCormick |
1961 |
President |
Mechanical Industrial Products |
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Robert |
R. |
Rhinehart |
Senior |
1961 |
President |
CIS Biotech Inc. |
Robert |
G. |
Commins |
1961 |
President |
NEC Electronics |
|
John |
Cary |
Thomason |
1961 |
CEO |
Pinnacle Business Solutions |
|
F. |
Ellis |
Bateman |
Jr. |
1961 |
President/Treasurer |
Micro-Comp Business Enterprises, I |
Carey |
R. |
Huff |
1962 |
Pres. |
Bayou Mech Inc. |
|
C. Henry |
Pearson |
1963 |
Owner/ Pres. |
Floral Tree Florists & Greenhouses |
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Bill |
Richard |
Poland |
1963 |
President |
Bay West Group |
|
W. Stratton |
Pritchard |
1963 |
President |
Stratton Pritchard Marketing Inc |
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Ab |
Conner |
19 |
Chairman/CEO |
Conner Bros. Construction Company I |
||
John |
H. |
Thigpen |
III |
19 |
President |
Thigpen Holdings LLC |
V. Hawley |
Smith |
Jr. |
1965 |
President |
VHS Investments |
|
G. Benjamin |
Turnipseed |
1965 |
President |
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J. |
Lee |
Cannon |
III |
1966 |
Founder & CEO |
Pictureworks Technology |
Wade |
E. |
Cook |
1966 |
President/Manager |
North Georgia Living Magazine |
|
Jerry |
J. |
Goff |
1966 |
President |
Westway Company |
|
Chris |
J. |
Hamilton |
1966 |
Vice President |
TD Management Services, LLC |
|
Steven |
Caldwell |
Menke |
1966 |
CEO Thermashield LLC |
General Partner Farmers Investment LLLP |
|
Joseph |
H. |
Netherland |
Jr. |
1966 |
President/CEO Retired |
FMC Technologies |
Ronald |
L. |
Hilliard |
1966 |
President |
BeneFacio, Inc. |
|
Sherman |
J. |
Glass |
III |
1967 |
President/Retired |
Exxon Mobil Refing & Supply Co/Retired |
C. |
William |
La Mon |
1967 |
Management Consultant – CEO |
Earnings Edge, Inc. |
|
Thomas |
J. |
Powell |
1967 |
President |
Thor California |
|
Theodore |
J. |
Tomasovich |
1968 |
President |
PYJ Corporation |
|
Gregory |
H. |
Adams |
1969 |
CEO |
H. Adams, Inc. |
|
William |
Kendal |
Greenway |
1970 |
President |
FleetCor Technologies |
|
Francis |
Newton |
Spears |
1970 |
President |
Frank Spears & Associates |
|
Charles |
Lee |
Douglas |
1971 |
President |
IMG |
|
Cary |
S. |
Thach |
1971 |
Project Vice President |
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. |
|
James |
H. |
Daws |
1972 |
Redeveloper/President |
Landsouth Development, Inc. |
|
Raymond |
E. |
Woody |
1972 |
Vice President, Program Management |
Sheffield Scientific LLC |
|
Spyros |
Nick |
Dermatas |
1973 |
Vice-President/Co-Owner |
Nu-Way Weiners Inc. |
|
J. Michael |
McGarity |
1973 |
Lawyer/Pres. |
The McGarity Group, LLC |
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S. Brent |
Pyles |
1973 |
Pres. |
Pyles Plumbing & Utility Contractors, Inc. |
||
John |
T. |
Rhett |
1973 |
President |
SunTrust Investment Services, Inc. |
|
Stephen |
A. |
Roos |
Jr. |
1973 |
President |
Roos Engineering, Inc. |
Frederick |
C. |
Ladt |
1974 |
President & CEO |
PEBCO®, Incorporated |
|
Robert |
William |
Mayer |
Jr. |
1974 |
President/Owner |
Chesapeake Homes, Inc. |
Neil |
S. |
Wyche |
P.E. |
1974 |
President/COO |
NBP Engineers, Inc |
William |
D. |
Robertson |
III |
1974 |
Div. President |
William Dixon Robertson |
Mike |
N. |
Harrell |
1975 |
CEO |
Latitude Advisors, LLC |
|
John |
C. |
Karas |
1975 |
Vice President |
Lockheed Martin |
|
James |
J |
Dunn |
1976 |
President |
Wonalancet Company |
|
Charles |
C. |
Freeny |
III |
1976 |
Vice President |
Baker & O’Brien, Inc. |
David |
C. |
Butler |
1977 |
Vice President and General Manager |
Turner Construction |
|
Mike |
Edenfield |
1977 |
President & CEO |
Logility, Inc. |
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Robert |
S. |
Hove |
1977 |
Pres. |
Project Facilitatiors, Inc. |
|
Alan |
J. |
Toland |
1977 |
Sr. Vice President |
Harper Partners, Inc |
|
Timothy |
P. |
Cleary |
1978 |
Vice President |
Tennessee Valley Attorney |
|
Brent |
Reid |
1978 |
President & CEO |
The Winter Construction Company |
||
Gregory |
B. |
Holcomb |
1970 |
President |
Inspired Solutions, LLC |
|
Mark |
D. |
Phair |
1970 |
Vice President & General Manag |
Valero Engery |
|
Burt |
Burton |
Wallace |
Jr. |
1980 |
President |
Burt Wallace & Assoc. Inc. |
James |
O. |
Clarke |
III |
1981 |
President and CEO |
Magazines.com, Inc. |
Robert |
P. |
Goldschmidt |
1981 |
Sr. Vice President, Business Dvlpt. |
Roto-Rooter, Inc. |
|
Richard |
L. |
Greene |
1981 |
Group Vice President |
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Willis |
E. |
Moody |
III |
1981 |
Pres. |
|
Michael |
C. |
McCloud |
1982 |
CEO/President |
Uptown Bakers |
|
Timothy |
Randolph |
1983 |
President |
Ross Mundy Custom Homes |
||
James |
G. |
Webb |
1983 |
Pres. |
||
Gregory |
V. |
Rose |
1984 |
Senior Vice President |
Morgan Stanley |
|
R.K. |
Whitehead |
III |
1984 |
Pres. |
Whitehead Die Casting |
|
Richard |
F. |
Verch |
1985 |
President |
Stericycle Incorporated |
|
Michael |
D. |
Acks |
1986 |
President |
RM Capital, LLC |
|
Hal |
William |
Lamb |
IV |
1987 |
Vice President |
United Corners |
J. Michael |
Robison |
1987 |
Chairman/CEO |
Lanier Parking Holdings, LLC |
||
Bryan |
M. |
Keaveny |
1988 |
Senior Vice President |
Apartment Investment Mangement Co. (AIMCO) |
|
Bryan |
Webb |
1988 |
Vice President |
Prime Engineering, Inc. |
||
Howard |
B. |
Ray |
PE |
1989 |
President/Owner |
Hughes-Ray Company, Inc |
Jesse |
Scott |
Hall |
1991 |
President |
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Houston |
Howard |
Feaster |
II |
1993 |
President |
K&H Homes, Inc. |
Michael |
Boudoucies |
1997 |
Vice President |
Project Builders, Inc. |
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Justin |
M. |
Redmond |
1997 |
President |
DSI, Inc. |