Career Achievement Award
The Career Achievement Award is presented to members of the Fraternity who have achieved outstanding success within their chosen professions. First given in 1985, the list of recipients includes two Pulitzer Prize winners, a U.S. presidential candidate, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. President Ronald Reagan’s deputy chief of staff, the former chairman of NCR, the CEO of the Hershey, former CEO of Walmart, and others. Below is a list of past Career Achievement Award recipients.
Richard Averitt, Duke ’64, Retired CEO, Raymond James Financial Services
Justin Baldwin, San Jose State ’64, Founder, JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery
Mike Bellotti, UC Davis ’70, Retired, Head Football Coach & Athletic Director, University of Oregon Football
John Bilbrey, Kansas State ’76, Retired, CEO & Chairman, Hershey Company
Brian Brooks, Mizzou ’64, Retired, Associate Dean, University of Missouri School of Journalism
Robert Conway, St. Francis ’69, Retired, Vice Admiral, United States Navy
Michael Deaver, San Jose State ’59 †, Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the President of the United States
Michael Duke, Georgia Tech ’68, Retired, Chief Executive Officer, Walmart
Keith Farr, PhD, Alabama ’80, Senior Engineer, nou Systems, Inc.
Robert Felix, Colorado, Boulder ’24 †, Founding Director, National Institute of Mental Health
Dean Hallett, USC ’77, President, Hallett Leadership
Thomas Harkin, Iowa State ’60, Retired, Senator, United States Senate
Lee Hills, Mizzou ’27 †, CEO, The Miami Herald
William Hughes, Rutgers ’53, Former United States Congressman and Ambassador, United States Government
John McDonald, Purdue ’70, Founder & CEO, JDM Associates, LLC
Richard McLellan, Michigan State ’61, Retired, Partner, Dykema Gossett
Jack Moore, Houston ’72, Retired, President, CEO and Chairman, Cameron International Corporation
William Moore, Georgia Tech ’36 †, Founder, Kelly-Moore Paint
Thomas Roeser, Purdue ’70, President, OTTO Engineering
Thomas Rogers, Eastern Michigan ’60, Retired, Executive Vice President, City National Bank
H. Duane Saunders, Kansas State ’58, Retired, Founder, Saunders Therapy Group
Neal Shine, Detroit Mercy ’50 †, Editor and Publisher, Detroit Free Press
James Unger, Mizzou ’67, Retired, President/CEO, American Railcar Industries
John Walden, Illinois ’79, President & CEO, Inversion, Inc.
Charles Walgreen, III, Michigan ’55 †, Retired, President, CEO and Chairman, Walgreen Company
Michael Waller, Millikin ’60, Retired, CEO and Publisher, The Baltimore Sun
Gilbert Williamson, San Jose State ’58, Retired, CEO and Chairman, NCR Corporation
Christopher Zyda, UCLA ’81, Founder & CEO, Mozaic
†Denotes a Brother who has joined Bond Eternal