A Triangle Brother…

Was a Space Shuttle crew member: 
Ellison Onizuka (Colorado 1969) flew on Discovery as a mission specialist in January 1985 and lost his life in the Challenger accident in January 1986. An episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation mentions a fictional shuttlecraft named after Brother Onizuka.

Is vice-president of a biotech company:
William D. Young (Purdue 1964) is senior vice-president of Genentech. In 1994, Purdue University presented brother Young with Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award for his engineering skills and technical leadership in establishing the process engineering and manufacturing foundations of the recombinant-DNA-based biotechnology industry.

Has been recognized by Purdue as an outstanding engineering professor:
Mark D. Bowman (Purdue 1965), a Purdue Professor of Civil Engineering, has received the Munson Award for outstanding teaching and the Ross Buck Award for excellence in undergraduate counseling. Mark is also our Triangle chapter advisor.

Won a medal in the Olympic Games:
Frank R. McCabe (Marquette 1950) was a member of the U.S. Olympic basketball squad which won the gold medal in 1952.

Was the first person to communicate by telephone via satellite:
Fred R. Kappel (Minnesota 1923) was the first speaker by Telstar, in phone conversation with President Johnson.

Developed new techniques for deep-water oil drilling:
John Halkyard (Purdue 1965) earned a PH.D. in Ocean Engineering then founded Deep Oil Technology, which developed a new form of floating platform for deep-water oil drilling. John’s other claim to fame was originating in 1965 the famous “Tuba Cadence” for the Purdue Marching Band.

Was recently governor of Wyoming:
Jim Geringer (Kansas State 1964) served as governor of Wyoming from 1995 to 2003.

Served as two-term governor of Alaska:
Jay Hammond (Penn State 1941) served as Governor of Alaska from 1975 to 1983.

Was recently Chairman, President, and CEO of Shell Oil Company:
Steven L. Miller (Illinois 1964) held these positions from 1999 to 2002. He began his career with Shell in 1967.

Ran the company that makes most of the computer graphics computers in the United States:
Edward McCracken (Iowa State 1964) was president and CEO of Silicon Graphics, whose graphics computers are used for everything from animation in Star Wars to car modeling at GM.

Served as Chairman of the Board of AT&T
Fred R. Kappel (Minnesota 1923) held this position from 1962 to 1969.

Co-founded one of the leading computer game companies in the United States:
Michael Morhaime (UCLA 1985) is co-founder and President of Blizzard Entertainment, maker of the popular Warcraft and Diablo computer games.

Discovered an ancient Inca city:
Reinaldo Chohfi (UCLA 1985) has been credited with the discovery of Marapampa, a large Inca city in Peru.

Was given the first Distinguished Service Medal awarded in Korea:
Robert B. Martin (Purdue 1924) was awarded the decoration in 1951.

Watched the test of the first Atomic Bomb:
Richard Conklin (Illinois 1944) and several other Triangles worked on the Manhattan Project and witnessed the test of the first atom bomb.

Served as president of two steel companies:
Tom Graham (Louisville 1945) has served as president of USX and of Armco Steel in Ohio. He has also served as chairman of the board of AK Steel.