Quill and Dagger is a senior society founded at Cornell University in 1893. A small number of honorary members have been selected since the society's founding, usually qualified individuals who were not eligible for membership as undergraduates, such as Janet Reno and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Cornell Presidents Dale R. Corson, Frank H.T. Rhodes, Hunter R. Rawlings III, and Jeffrey Lehman all hold membership in the society as well.

Membership is published in The Cornell Daily Sun each semester. Other sources of membership lists include The New York Times during the 1920s and 1930s, The Cornell Alumni News from 1899 to 1961, and The Cornellian yearbook. This list contains notable members who were selected for Quill and Dagger as undergraduates. Class years are listed in parentheses.

Academia John Cranford Adams (1926) – president of Hofstra University and Shakespeare scholarCornell Alumni News, XXVII (33), 21 May 1925 Rexford A. Boda (1955) – president of Nyack College and Canadian Bible College (now Ambrose University)Cornell Alumni News, LVI (17), 1 June 1954 Kimberlé Crenshaw (1981) – professor at the UCLA School of Law and Columbia Law School Roy Curtiss (1956) – professor of genomics, evolution, and bioinformatics at the University of Florida Arthur Starr Eakle (1892) – mineralogist and professor at University of California, Berkeley and the University of HawaiiThe Cornellian, 1894 Edward D. Eddy (1944) – president of University of Rhode Island, provost of Pennsylvania State University, and president of Chatham CollegeCornell Alumni News, XLV (20), 4 March 1943 Donald P. Greenberg (1955) – professor of Computer Graphics at Cornell University Glenn W. Herrick (1896) – professor of entomology at Cornell UniversityThe Cornellian, 1896 Porter Raymond Lee (1903) – director of the New York School of Philanthropy1903 Class Book, Cornell University, p. 239. Harold O. Levy (1974) – New York City School Chancellor and executive vice president and general counsel of Kaplan, Inc.The Cornellian, 1974 Jay O. Light (1963) – dean of the Harvard Business SchoolThe Cornell Daily Sun, 16 May 1962 Robert Phillips Ludlum (1930) – president of Blackburn College and Anne Arundel Community CollegeCornell Alumni News, XXXI (33), 23 May 1929 Charles H. Rammelkamp (1896) – president of Illinois College Clinton Rossiter (1939) – historian and political scientist at Cornell UniversityCornell Alumni News, XL (30), 26 May 1938 LaRoy B. Thompson (1942) – senior vice president and treasurer of the University of Rochester; researcher with the Manhattan ProjectCornell Alumni News, XLIII (29), 22 May 1941 Robley C. Williams (1931) – professor of virology at the University of California, Berkeley

Arts and architecture

Thomas N. Armstrong III (1954) – director of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Andy Warhol Museum Earl Flansburgh (1953) – architect and educational design expert, who designed the Cornell Campus StoreCornell Alumni News, LIV (18), 15 June 1952 F. Ellis Jackson (1900) – architect of Cornell University's Myron Taylor Hall1900 Class Book, Cornell University, p. 215. Eads Johnson (1899) – naval architect and marine engineer who designed ferryboats Ernest A. Van Vleck (1897) – architect with Starrett & van Vleck known for New York City skyscrapers and retail buildings, including Lord & Taylor (1914), Saks Fifth Avenue (1924), American Stock Exchange (1930), Bloomingdales (1930), and the Downtown Athletic Club (1930)

Business

Banking and finance Stephen Friedman (1959) – chairman of Goldman Sachs (1990–1994); director of the National Economic Council (2002–2005); chairman of the U.S. President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (2006–2009)Cornell Alumni News, LX (18), 15 June 1958 Thomas W. Jones (1969) – chairman and CEO of Citigroup's Global Investment Management and president and COO of TIAA-CREFThe Cornell Daily Sun, 9 May 1968 Nelson Schaenen (1923) – president of Smith Barney (1964–1967)Cornell Alumni News, XXIV (31), 11 May 1922 Robert Selander (1972) – president and CEO of MasterCard (1997–2010)The Cornellian, 1972 Stephen H. Weiss (1957) – co-founder and CEO of Weiss, Peck & Greer (1970–2001)Cornell Alumni News, LIX (6), 15 November 1956

Consumer products Gene Case (1959) – advertising executive who developed campaigns for Mennen, Tums, Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 presidential election, Nelson Rockefeller, and Robert F. Wagner Adolph Coors III (1937) – president of Adolph Coors Company (1958–1960); kidnapped and murdered by Joseph Corbett, Jr.Cornell Alumni News, XXXVIII (28), 14 May 1936 Joseph Coors (1939) – founding member and financier of The Heritage Foundation; president of Adolph Coors Company (1977–1985) Edwin T. Gibson (1908) – vice president of General Foods; founding president of Birdseye Frosted Foods; acting U.S. Defense Production Administrator during the Korean WarCornell Alumni News, IX (33), 22 May 1907 Charles L. Jarvie (1958) – President of Dr Pepper (1980–1982) and president of the Fidelity Marketing CompanyCornell Alumni News, LX (5), 1 November 1957

Hospitality Andre Balazs (1979) – hotelier and businessman; owner of ten hotels, including the Chateau Marmont George Charles Boldt Jr. (1905) – president of the Waldorf–Astoria Hotel CompanyCornell Alumni News, VII (6), 9 November 1904 Drew Nieporent (1977) – restaurateur; creator and owner of Myriad Restaurant Group, including Nobu and MontrachetThe Cornellian, 1977

Manufacturing and oil John Lyon Collyer (1917) – president and chairman of B.F. Goodrich Company; director of rubber for War Production BoardCornell Alumni News, XVIII (32), 11 May 1916 James J. Cosgrove (1909) – general counsel and chairman of Continental OilCornell Alumni News, X (32), 20 May 1908 Morse G. Dial (1919) – president, CEO, and Chairman of Union CarbideCornell Alumni News, XXI (22), 27 February 1919 H. Laurance Fuller (1960) – president, CEO, and chairman of AmocoCornell Alumni News, LXI (17), 1 June 1959 Birny Mason Jr. (1931) – president, CEO, and chairman of Union CarbideCornell Alumni News, XXXII (29), 22 May 1930 Joseph N. Pew Jr. (1908) – vice president and chairman of Sun Oil Company; co-founder of The Pew Charitable Trusts Jack Sheinkman (1949) – president of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; chairman of Americans for Democratic Action (1995–1998)Cornell Alumni News, L (18), 15 June 1948 Walter C. Teagle (1900) – president and chairman of Standard Oil

Technology Henry A. Klyce (1969) – entrepreneur; developer of orthopedic, neurosurgery, and spinal stenosis devices; founder and executive of multiple medical device companiesThe Cornellian, 1969 Jules Kroll (1963) – founder of Kroll Inc. (2003) James C. Morgan (1960) – chairman of Applied Materials (1987–2009); 1996 National Medal of Technology recipientCornell Alumni News, LXII (6), 15 November 1959 Jay Walker (1977) – founder of Priceline.com and Walker Digital John Zimmer (2006) – co-founder and COO of Lyft

Transportation and energy Cedric A. Major (1913) – president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad (1947–1961); ranked 11th tennis player nationally in the 1930sCornell Alumni News, XIV (32), 15 May 1912 George P. McNear Jr. (1913) – president of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway (1925–1947)Cornell Alumni News, XV (3), 16 October 1912 Paul A. Schoellkopf (1906) – president and chairman of Niagara Falls Power CompanyThe Schoellkopfs, A Family History, 1994 Copy Held by Cornell University Archives.The Cornellian, 1906

Entertainment Bruce Boyce (1933) – operatic baritone who performed with contemporaries Kathleen Ferrier and Suzanne Danco; Royal Academy of Music professorCornell Alumni News, XXXIV (31), 2 June 1932 Charles Divine (1911) – Broadway playwright; film writerCornell Alumni News, XII (32), 18 May 1910 Jay Fassett (1911) – Broadway and film actor; played Doc Gibbs in the original production of Our TownCornell Alumni News, XIII (32), 17 May 1911 Jay Harris (1960) – Tony Award-winning Broadway producer of Side Man, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Never Gonna Dance Lon Hoyt (1979) – musical director and conductor of Broadway's The Rocky Horror Show and Tony Award-winning musical HairsprayThe Cornell Daily Sun, 6 April 1979 Milt Kogan (1957) – television and film actor best known for playing Officer Kogan on Barney MillerCornell Alumni News, LVIII (18), 15 June 1956 Stuart Loory (1954) – executive producer and vice-president of CNN; editor-in-chief of CNN World Report (1990–1991); managing editor of Chicago Sun-TimesCornell Alumni News, LV (18), 15 June 1953 Howard A. Rodman (1971) – president of the Writers Guild of America, West; screenwriter of August, Savage Grace, and Joe Gould's SecretThe Cornellian, 1971 Jeremy Schaap (1991) – Emmy Award-winning sportswriter and broadcasterThe Cornellian, 1991

Government

Sandy Berger (1967) – United States National Security Advisor (1997–2001); Council on Foreign Relations"Alumnus Berger named national security adviser", Cornell Chronicle, 15 December 1996 Stephen Hadley (1969) – National Security Advisor (2005–2009) Stephen D. Krasner (1963) – United States Director of Policy Planning (2005–2009); Council on Foreign Relations Gerald Klerman (1950) - head of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration (1977–1980) Philip Merrill (1955) – head of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (2002–2005)

Law

Robert Boochever (1939) – Senior Circuit Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1986–2011) Zachary W. Carter (1972) – corporation counsel of New York City (2014–2019); U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (1993–1999) Harry T. Edwards (1962) – United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Chief Judge (1994–2001); chairman of Amtrak (1978–1980)Cornell Alumni News, LXIII (18), 15 June 1961 Mario Lazo (1915) – lawyer; expert on American policy in Cuban; fought for freedom of the Cuban press; author of Dagger in the Heart: American Policy Failures in CubaCornell Alumni News, XVII (33), 13 May 1915 L. Londell McMillan (1987) – entertainment attorney and leading artists' rights advocate; legal representative for Michael Jackson, Spike Lee, Lil' Kim, Prince, Usher, Kanye West, and Stevie Wonder; co-owner of New Jersey Nets; legal affairs manager for Michael Jackson Dutch Schirick (1914) – New York Supreme Court justice and MLB American League St. Louis BrownsCornell Alumni News, XV (32), 14 May 1913 Leah Ward Sears (1976) – Chief Justice (2005–2009) and justice (1992–2005) of the Supreme Court of Georgia; first woman and African-American on the Supreme Court of GeorgiaThe Cornellian, 1976

Literature and journalism

Pulitzer Prize winners Jay Branegan (1972) – 1976 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with The Chicago Tribune John Hassell (1991) – 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with The Star-Ledger Marc Lacey (1987) – 1993 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with The Los Angeles Times; The New York Times managing editor Kenneth Roberts (1908) – 1957 Pulitzer Prize special award and citation for historical novels; author of Northwest Passage E. B. White (1921) – 1978 Pulitzer Prize special award and citation for letters, essays, and other works; author of Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Elements of StyleCornell Alumni News, XXII (32), 13 May 1920

Other Ken Blanchard (1961) – author and business consultantCornell Alumni News, LXIII (1), July 1960 F. Dana Burnet (1911) – poet, short story author, and Broadway playwright Steven A. Carter (1978) – author who coined the term "commitmentphobia", whose book is featured in the films When Harry Met Sally... and The MexicanThe Cornellian, 1978 Gordon G. Chang (1973) – author on international policy, specifically regarding China, Korea, and nuclear proliferationThe Cornellian, 1973 Maximilian Elser Jr. (1910) – founded the Metropolitan Newspaper ServiceCornell Alumni News, XII (4), 20 October 1909