List of Friar Society members explained

The Friar Society is an honor society at the University of Texas at Austin.^[1] Following is a list of Friar Society members.

Academia

• Wilson Homer Elkins, President of the University of Maryland, 1954–1978
• Michael L. Gillette, historian, director of the Center for Legislative Archives at the National Archives, and the executive director of Humanities Texas
• Ricardo Romo, President of the University of Texas at San Antonio

Business and finance

• Steve Poizner, Silicon Valley high tech entrepreneur, founder of SnapTrack, and California Insurance Commissioner
• Roy Spence, founder and CEO of GSD&M Idea City
• Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation

Law

• Linda Addison, lawyer and founding president of the Center for Women in Law
• Ben Connally, former United States Federal Judge
• Joe Greenhill, former Texas Supreme Court justice
• John Hill, former Texas Attorney General and former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
• Harry Lee Hudspeth, current United States Federal Judge
• George P. Kazen, current Senior United States Federal Judge
• Robert Keeton, lawyer, jurist, and legal scholar
• Harold Barefoot Sanders, former United States Federal Judge
• Benno C. Schmidt Sr., lawyer and venture capitalist
• Diane Wood, current Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Literature and journalism

• Bryan Garner, author, legal scholar, lexicographer, and editor of Black's Law Dictionary
• Barr McClellan, author
• Willie Morris, editor-in-chief of Harper's Magazine
• Robert Schenkkan, Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Tony Award for Best Play, two-time Emmy Award nominee
• Mary Walsh, journaiist and producer at CBS News

Politics

• Roberto R. Alonzo, Texas State House of Representative
• Bob Armstrong, former U.S. Under Secretary of Interior and Texas Land Commissioner
• Paul Begala, political consultant and commentator^[2]
• John J. Bell, United States House of Representative
• Dolph Briscoe, 41st Governor of Texas, largest single landowner in Texas
  • Jack B. Brooks, United States House of Representative George Prescott Bush, Texas Land Commissioner and nephew of George W. Bush
• Peter Coneway, United States Ambassador to Switzerland
• John Connally, 38th Governor of Texas, United States Secretary of the Navy, and United States Secretary of the Treasury
• Lloyd Doggett, United States House of Representatives
• Ed Gossett, United States House of Representatives
• Beauford H. Jester, 36th Governor of Texas
• Frank Ikard, United States House of Representatives
• Cyndi Taylor Krier, former Texas Senate
• Mark McKinnon, Republican political advisor
• Stanley Louis McLelland, former United States Ambassador to Jamaica
• J.J. Pickle, United States House of Representatives
• Steve Poizner, California Insurance Commissioner, Silicon Valley high tech entrepreneur, and founder of SnapTrack
• Patrick Rose, Texas House of Representatives
• Allan Shivers, 37th Governor of Texas
• James Talarico, Texas House of Representatives^[3]
• Tim Von Dohlen, Texas House of Representative

Sports

• Sam Acho, football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals
• Major Applewhite, football coach and former Texas quarterback
• Earl Campbell, Hall of Fame NFL running back
• Lindsey Carmichael, Paralympic Bronze Medalist
• Doug Dawson, former National Football League offensive lineman
• Roosevelt Leaks, former National Football League running back
• Will Licon, swimmer
• Cat Osterman, American softball player

See also

• Collegiate secret societies in North America

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leahy . Cory . 2005-04-12 . Friar Society selects Jarvis for teaching excellence award . 2024-02-15 . UT News . en-US.
2. Web site: Leahy . Cory . 2011-04-05 . Friar Society rings in 100 years . 2024-02-15 . UT News . en-US.
3. Web site: Lyle . Chad . UT alumnus to be sworn in as youngest member of state legislature . 2024-02-15 . The Daily Texan.