National Honorary Members of Delta Sigma Pi
In recognition for substantial achievements and significant contributions in business, government, education, and ethics, Delta Sigma Pi confers honorary membership on select individuals who were not undergraduate initiates of the Fraternity. Traditionally, a National Honorary Member is initiated during
Grand Chapter Congress but may be initiated at other times. Nominations can be
submitted online for consideration. Find more
distinguished members of Delta Sigma Pi.
The full fireside chat with 2023 NHI Maxine Clark, Founder & Former CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop from Presidents' Academy in St. Louis on January 2, 2024.
National Honorary Members of Delta Sigma Pi Since 1939
Note: Title is at time of initiation.
1939
Walter D. Fuller
President
Curtis Publishing Company
1940
Glenn L. Martin
President
Glenn L. Martin Company
1947
James F. Bell
Chairman of the Board
General Mills, Inc.
1949
Charles P. McCormick
President & Chairman of the Board
McCormick and Company
1951
Ben H. Wooten
President
First National Bank of Dallas
1953
William A. Patterson
President
United Airlines
1955
Ernest R. Breech
Chairman of the Board
Ford Motor Company
1957
James A. Farley
Chairman of the Board
Coca-Cola Export Company
1959
Ernest S. Fields
President
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company
1961
Charles R. Sligh, Jr.
Executive Vice President
National Association of Manufacturers
1965
Ben S. Gilmer
Executive Vice President
AT&T
1967
Alton P. Ochsner
Surgeon
Ochsner Clinic
1969
Edward N. Cole
President
General Motors Corporation
1971
A. Wright Elliott
Senior Vice President
National Association of Manufacturers
1973
Roger C. Wilkins
Chairman of the Board
Travelers Insurance Company