Kappa Upsilon Alum

Notable Kappa-Upsilon Brothers

• Dr. Martin Abegg (1947), president emeritus (served for 22 years) Bradley University; recipient of the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award from University of Colorado; recipient of the Putnam Award for Excellence in Teaching from Bradley University; member of the Centurion Society

• Harold Anderson (1949), vice president of Smith Barney Inc., Peoria, Illinois

• Frederic E. Arnold, president/chairman of the board of Aim Industries, Marietta, Georgia

• Alphonse Barrett, member of the Bradley Athletic Hall of Fame

• Lowell R. Beck (1956), president of the National Association of Independent Insurers, Des Plaines, Illinois

• Dr. Arthur J. Bergstrom, coach, athletic director, professor and chairman of the department of physical
education at Bradley University; NCAA’s first director of enforcement; member of the Bradley Athletic Hall of Fame; lived to be 100

• Gustave Bohlman (1955), adjunct professor, Illinois State University

• Charles Buescher (1967), coach of back-to-back Illinois High School Association state champions, member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame

• Frank J. Bussone (1966), president/CEO of the Proctor Foundation, Peoria, Illinois; member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame; member of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame (broadcasting)

• Byrum William “Barney” Cable (1958), professional basketball player with five teams over a six-year career; member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame; member of the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame

• Dr. Clayton W. Chance (1943), professor emeritus at Northern Arizona University

• Jerry Cizek (1968), president of the Chicago Automobile Trade Association

• Thomas D. Coker (1935), tennis coach at Bradley University for 27 years; member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame; member of the Peoria Sports Hall of Fame

• Dr. John B. Courtright (1953), retired physician

• E. Orval DeWeerth (1950), dentist, Rock Falls, Illinois.

• Died while in service during the Korean War: Jerry L. Carlson, and James R. Reid.

• Thomas R. Dirksen, dentist, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

• Leland “Shorty” Elness (1927), played professional football with the Chicago Bears in 1929; member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame

• Dr. James H. Erickson (1961), member of the Centurion Society; vice chancellor emeritus for University Advancement at the University of California @ Merced and vice chancellor emeritus at the University of California, Riverside; distinguished Alumnus Award 2003; Fulbright Academic Administrator Award; Vernon Jordan Humanitarian Award; served as president of the Urban League in two states; Dr. Martin Luther King Visionaries Award

• John H. Franklin (1956), executive vice president of the Midwest Foundation Corporation

• Dr.James R. Freeland (1968), sponsors professor of business administration and senior associate dean for faculty at the University of Virginia

• Robert Michael Freshley (1964), owner/president Big O Tire Company, Del Mar, California; member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame

•John Fritz, member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame

• Harold Furrey, member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame

• Alan P. Goode (1970), senior examiner with New Hampshire Insurance, Concord, New Hampshire; member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame

• Troy N. Guidotti (1989), member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame

• Richard Hartman (1954), professor of Business Administration, Bradley University

• Killed-in-action in World War II: William V. Frey, Robert E. Miller, Theodore Van Beuning, and John S. West.

• Patrick K. Kinne (1980), general director of international marketing with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Fort Worth, Texas

• Wayne G. Klasing (1964), president/CEO of Klasing Industries Inc., Joliet, Illinois; member of the Board of Trustees for Bradley University

• Harold Lintz, member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame; member of the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame

• Alan G. Lisle (1955), retired executive director of the Scottish Rite Cathedral Foundation, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Thomas Lukeman (1956), controller, Illinois Commerce Commission

• Dr. G. William Marme (1946), physician, Clinton, Iowa

• Lyle C. Martin (1950), president of HumanTek, member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame

• Burnham E. Matthews (1929), retired chief of police, Alameda, California

• Wayne C. Melville (1971), town manager of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts

• Harold Metzel, retired vice president of General Motors; Automobile Man of the Year; member of the Bradley
University Athletic Hall of Fame; recipient of Bradley University’s President’s Award

• Dr. Kenneth Milani (1962), professor of accountancy at University of Notre Dame

• Orville Nothdurft (1935), former dean of admissions at Bradley University; member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame; member of the Peoria Sports Hall of Fame; Bradley University’s Athletic Lifetime Achievement Award named in his honor

• Craig A. Parker (1972), plant manager for Blistex, Inc.

• Dr. George S. Phalen (1933), Distinguished Alumnus Award 1970; retired leader in orthopedic surgery and research; a founding member and past president of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the first and largest society of its kind in the world; past president of the International Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons; past chairman of the Orthopedic Section of the American Medical Association; retired professor of orthopedic surgery in the Cleveland Clinic Foundation; member of the Centurion Society

• Francis Pope, member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame

• Odell E. Powers (1952), Chairman of the Board/CEO of Nicolet Instrument Corporation, past president of the Bradley University Board of Trustees, member of Centurion Society

• Dr. Gordon J. Rafool, physician, Winter Haven, Florida

• Warren G. Reynolds (1953), retired vice president of Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc.; past president of Bradley National Alumni Association; member of Centurion Society

• Wilfrid Rice, member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame

• Dr. Leonard Rich (1946), dentist, Gridley, Illinois

• Glenn Schwartz, member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame

• James Shadid (1979), member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame; nominated to Federal Bench of central Illinois

• Dr. George M. Smerk (1955), professor of transportation, Indiana University

• Lyall Smith, official scorekeeper of Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series; former president of the Baseball Writer’s Association of America; former business manager and director of marketing for the Detroit Lions; member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame

• Robert L. Smith, former regional director of the Public Health Service

• Roger C. Smithberg (1988), played major league baseball with the Oakland Athletics in 1993-1994; member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame

• Calvin R. Stone (1942), retired circuit court judge, Venice, Florida

• Dr. Charles D. Tharp (1927), Distinguished Alumnus Award 1963; vice president for administration at the University of Miami; president of the South Miami Federal savings and Loan Association of Miami; consultant to Florida colleges; co-chairman and member of the board of directors of the National Conference of Christians and Jews; member of the Centurion Society

• Robert D. Thomas (1956), retired publisher of Ladies Home Journal; publisher of Bon Appetit; member of Centurion Soceity

• Waino Thompson, member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame for golf

• Leslie Tucker, dean of students, Bradley University

• Dr. Gary A. Upton, chair of professional programs/adult education at Regis University, member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame

• Harold H. Velde, U.S. Congressman from 1949-1957

• Swen W. Wallin (1942), member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame for baseball

• Charles E. “Chuck” Weaver (1978), president of Weaver Enterprises, Peoria, Illinois

• Stephen L. Weaver (1971), director of development, Bradley University

• Herman R. Witzig, executive vice president of Lockheed-Martin Command & Control, Colorado Springs,
Colorado

• Sam Zimmerman, member of the Bradley University Athletic Hall of Fame

• Editor’s Note: Centurion Society members are Bradley University alumni who have been identified as individuals of special talent and attainment who have become national or international leaders in their field.