Tuesday • March 19, 2024
The World's Greatest Fraternity in America's Finest City
Established 1938

Significant Sigs

significant sig medalThe Significant Sig award is one of the Fraternity's highest honors. It recognizes "those alumni members whose achievements in their fields of endeavor have brought honor and prestige to the name of Sigma Chi." The Sigma Chi Fraternity has recognized more than 1,100 brothers since the Significant Sig award's inception at the 1935 Grand Chapter. These are the brothers who call San Diego home.

SigSchoolProfession
Hon. Charles G. Abdelnour San Diego State San Diego City Clerk
Michael J. Aguilar, USMC (Ret.) Cal. State-Long Beach Brigadier General USMC - A 31-year military career followed by special civilian assignments involving numerous security agencies.
William S. Arnsparger* Miami (Ohio) NFL Coach
Navid Alipour California-San Diego Co-founder and managing partner at Analytics Ventures
Gregory Archambeault San Diego State ICE director of field operations in San Diego
Thomas H. Ault* San Diego State Attorney, President & CEO, Lawyers' Mutual Insurance Company
Edward W. Blessing San Diego State Owner - Blessing Petroleum
Drew C. Brees Purdue NFL Quarterback
Andreas L. Brown* San Diego State Owner - Gotham Book Mart
Clair W. Burgener* San Diego State United States Congress
Robert L. Cardenas, USAF (Ret.) New Mexico Brigadier General USAF - WWII Bomber Pilot, Chief Air Force Test Pilot on YB-49 Flying Wing, Officer in Charge of Operations on X-1 Supersonic Project
Ben Clay San Diego State Founded The Clay Company; involved in California politics
Jorge Cruise California-San Diego Author; fitness trainer
Brad W. Dalusio UCLA NFL Place-Kicker
Gerald Davee San Diego State Attorney
Robert W. DeBolt* New Mexico President and Chief Executive Officer for one of the oldest and most prestigious construction companies in the San Francisco Bay area.
Lester Earnest San Diego State United States computer scientist
Kevin Gelfand San Diego State Co-founder and president of Shake Smart
Mike Greenberg Illinois Wesleyan 68th Grand Consul; Owner of Interior Investments
George W. Hauer, Jr. San Diego State Owner & Founder of Georges at the Cove Restaurant
Dean Hunter San Diego State US Air Force pilot; author
William C. Johnson Jr. Kansas Chairman & CEO, Fingerhut Corp
Kenneth D. Jordan Sam Houston President - USO
Stath Karras Utah Executive Director, Burnham Moores Center for Real Estate
James B. Kuhn* San Diego State  
Thomas Lang San Diego State Owner of Twenty08; Founder of Western Business Centers Inc.
Douglas F. Manchester San Diego State Real Estate Development - Owner Manchester Resorts
Merrill A. McPeak, USAF (Ret.) San Diego State USAF Chief of Staff
Joseph A. Mize Kansas Developer of multiple retail concepts - The Athlete's Foot, Sun Diego Boardshops and Mize Sport
Michael A. Morton San Diego State Owner - The Brigantine Restaurants
Clinton Moses San Diego State Famed Air Force pilot
Michael I. Neil San Diego State Renowned Attorney - Brigadier General USMC
Mark Neville California-San Diego CEO of Holiday Bowl
Michael Olguin San Diego State CEO of Havas Formula
Robert E. Page Illinois Wesleyan Chairman & CEO, San Diego Ranch Coast Newspaper Group
Leon W. Parma San Diego State Real Estate Developer
Mike Patterson San Diego State  
Ralph R. Pesqueira San Diego State  President of El Indio Shops, Inc. Invented the taquito. 
David Poole Syracuse Real Estate Developer
Robert E. Reifschneider San Diego State Owner - Manchester Tank & Equipment Co.
Martin Reiman San Diego State Co-founder and Vice President of Shake Smart
Bernie Revak San Diego State Superior Court Judge
James C. Schmidt* Illinois Wesleyan Executive Vice President and Managing Officer of San Diego Federal Savings and Loans (later Great American Bank)
Michael Stafford San Diego State Vice President of San Diego based radio station, KCBQ AM
Pat Suggs North Georgia Military
Harry L. Summers* Austin Real Estate Developer - Rancho Bernardo Inc.
Shaun Swartz Stanford US Navy Program Manager; Flew for Blue Angels
Hon. J. Clifford Wallace San Diego State United States Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit Ninth Circuit (1972-present), Chief Judge (1991-96)
Philip Whitacre San Diego State Executive Assistant at Ryan Aeronautical Co.; Awarded Navy Veteran
Edward A. White California-Berkely NFL Lineman
Robert S. White San Diego State Senior Advisor to California Governors Pete Wilson & Arnold Schwarzenegger
* Indicates Brother has passed to Chapter Eternal

San Diego Sigma Chi Honors, Awards & Recognition

In San Diego, we've got a lot to be proud of.  Not only is San Diego America's finest city, but we've got some of our fraternity's finest Sigs.