Listed below are only some of our famous achieving members. These members include: Athur Ashe, John Singleton, Ralph Abernathy, Kenny Lofton, Daniel "Chappie" James, Ed Bradley, 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, to date, does not induct honorary members. Men of honor seek to be involved with organizations that will foster their development. Kappa Alpha Psi 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.... Business Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. - Prominent Los Angeles, CA Attorney Robert Johnson - BET Founder Reginald F. Lewis* - Former CEO of world's largest AA company, TLC Percy Sutton - Entrepreneur and Owner of the Apollo Theater Lerone J. Bennett, Jr. - Editor Keith Clinkscales - CEO/President of Vibe Magazine John E. Jacob - Exec VP of Anheuser-Busch, Inc and former CEO, National Urban League C.C. Spaulding - First President of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co. Bert Collins - Current President of NC Mutual Life Insurance Edward G. Gartner - President of Soft Sheen Products, Inc.
Civic Dr. Rev. Ralph Abernathy* - Civil Rights Leader and former president of SCLC Dr. Samual D. Proctor Dr. Rev. Leon Sullivan - Pastor of Zion Baptist Church - Philadelphia, PA Rev. Gardner C. Taylor Bishop Eddie L. Long Rev. Calvin O. Butts - Pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church - Harlem, NY 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
Education 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* - 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 Arthur Schomburg - Historian and scholar of African-American culture
Entertainment Sterling Robert Macer, Jr. - Director Kenny Burrell - Jazz Donald Byrd - Jazz John Singleton - Oscar nominated Director/Screenwriter Dr. Billy Taylor - Jazz Cedric the Entertainer - Comedian, The Steve Harvey Show Joe Clair - Rap City Host Tavis Smiley - BET Talk Show Host Montell Jordan - R&B Singer William Grant Still - Composer and Musician William Raspberry - Syndicated Columnist for Washington Post Ralph Wiley - Sports Writer and Author Whitman Mayo - Actor who starred as Grady on 'Sanford and Son' Jester Hairston - Actor who starred as Rolly Forbes on 'Amen' Earnest Thomas - Actor who starred as Roger on 'What's Happening'
Government Past Grand Polemarch Thomas Bradley - Former Mayor of LA John Conyers - Congressman (D-MI) Vernon Jones - Georgia State Representative George Crockett Jr.- Congressman (D-MI) Walter Fauntroy - Congressman (D-D.C.) Mayor Elihu Harris - Oakland, CA. Judge Carl Stokes - First A-A mayor of a major US city (Cleveland) Louis B. Stokes - Congressman (D-OH) Mayor Wellington Webb - Denver CO Mayor Michael White - Cleveland, OH Marvin Arrington - Atlanta City Council President Mervyn Dymally - Congressman (D-CA) Rep. Alcee Hastings - Florida Rep. Albert R Wynn - Maryland Rep. Sanford Bishop - Georgia Bennie Thompson - Congressman (D-MS) Edward Perkins - Ambassador to Australia W. Wilson Goode - First AA Mayor of Philadelphia
Military Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. USAF* - First AA 4 Star General , Tuskeegee Airman Thomas D. Parham, Jr. USN
Science Dr.Bernard A. Harris, Jr. - First Black Astronaut Dr. Henry Foster - Surgeon General Nominee
Sports Rod Smith- Football Arthur Ashe* - Tennis Ernest Byner - Football Wilt Chamberlain* - Basketball Willie D. Davis - Football Greg Lloyd - Football Kenny Lofton - Baseball Bill Russell - Basketball Oscar Robertson - Basketball Tarras Ross - Football Gayle Sayers - Football Kerry Kittles - Basketball Lorenzen Wright - Basketball Jon Drummond - Track and Field Anfernee Hardaway - Basketball J.J. Birden - Football Bernie Bickerstaff - Basketball Rolando Blackman - Basketball Danny Manning - Basketball Johnny Newman - Basketball Elliot Perry - Basketball Chris Oldham - Football Ron Dickerson - Football Derek Loville - Football Steve Wallace - Football Elijah Williams - Football Eric Davis - Football Larry Finch - Basketball Alex English - Basketball Alan Henderson - Basketball Larry Brown - Football Glyn Milburn - Football Carl Jackson - Football Willie Jackson - Football Terry Kackson - Football Bob Simmons - Football John Chaney - Basketball Sam Jones - Basketball Allan Houston - Basketball Emmett L. Ashford - Baseball Umpire (first black) Frederick "Duke" Slater - Football * Deceased |