Scabbard and Blade (S&B) was an American collegiate military honor society. It was founded at the University of Wisconsin in 1904. Its membership was open to Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets and midshipmen of all military services. It was founded as a men's organization and later became a co-educational society. Its membership categories included active, alumni, associate, and honorary. Associate members included active or retired commissioned officers who did not join the society during college or civilian college officials. Honorary membership was awarded to civilians for accomplishments and contributions to national defense.
Following are some of the notable members of Scabbard and Blade.
Academia
Joseph Bondy, chancellor of Syracuse University and New York State Assembly Warren E. Bow, second president of Wayne University Edward M. Coffman, military historian and professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-MadisonThe Kentuckian (yearboo). Lexington: University of Kentucky, 1951. p. 312 Gaylord Harnwell, president of the University of Pennsylvania Wendell Nedderman (1976), president of the University of Texas at Arlington Kenneth W. Winters, president of Campbellsville University and Kentucky State Senate
Business
Daniel Guggenheim (honorary), mining magnate, philanthropist, who played a major role in aviation and rocketry William Thornton Kemper Jr., banker and philanthropist Conrad Prebys, property developer and philanthropist Sam Walton, founder of Walmart and Sam's ClubSam Walton: Founder of the Walmart Empire By Katherine Krieg
Entertainment and literature
Phil Harris, musician James Earl Jones, actor Will Rogers (honorary), vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator Terry Spear, novelist Fred Waring (honorary), musician, bandleader, choral director, and radio and television personality
Law
James E. Beasley Sr., trial lawyer Jerome O'Neill, United States attorney for Vermont
Military
Marcus B. Bell, United States Army brigadier general John P. Coursey, United States Army brigadier general John A. Dabney, United States Army general Roger Donlon (honorary), first person to receive the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War Hugh Aloysius Drum, United States Army generalScabbard and Blade Journal, Volume 28, Issue 1, 1943, page 6H.W. Wilson Company, Current Biography, 1941, page 239 Harold Keith Johnson, United States Army general who served as chief of staff of the United States Army Curtis E. LeMay, US Air Force general and chief of staff of the United States Air Force Thomas J. Lynch, United States Army Air Forces pilot Robert Claude Maze, military officer and aviator Edward J. O'Neill, United States Army general John J. Pershing (honorary), United States Army general who commanded the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I, educator, and the founder of the Pershing Rifles John C. Persons, United States Army general and lawyer Kenneth R. Powell, United States Air Force general Thomas L. Ridge, United States Marine Corps officer David M. Shoup, United States Marine Corps general Jeffrey W. Talley, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general of the United States Army Reserve Command Lewis William Walt, United States Marine Corps general William Westmoreland, 25th chief of staff of the United States Army Lester J. Whitlock, United States Army major general
Politics and government
Joseph Bondy, New York State Assembly and chancellor of Syracuse University John E. Davis, 25th governor of North Dakota and director of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency Gwynn Garnett, administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service Dennis Hightower (1960), U.S. deputy secretary of commerce Herbert Hoover, president of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt (honorary), president of the United States Dean Rusk, U.S. secretary of state Kenneth W. Winters, Kentucky State Senate and president of Campbellsville University
Science and technology
Gene Cernan, NASA astronaut, electrical engineer, and aeronautical engineer Charles A. Lindberg (honorary), aviator who made the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris Franklin Matthias, nuclear engineer R. Tom Sawyer, inventor known as the "father of the diesel locomotive" Robert L. Stewart, NASA astronaut and United States Army brigadier general John Young, astronaut and lunar explorer
Sports John F. Christhilf, college lacrosse player, inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame1936 The Terrapin, p. 66, University of Maryland, 1936. Geary Eppley, University of Maryland athletic director and professor of agronomy Jerry Richardson, former professional football player and owner in the National Football League Norwood Sothoron, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Towns, professional football player
See also
List of Scabbard and Blade chapters
References