Notable Omega Men
*These are a few of the many Omega Men of whom Omega is proud.
The Arts
Lanston Hughes - The Black poet laureate, excelled as a poet, playwright, novelist, lyricist, and humorist.
Sterling Brown- Teacher, poet, writer, Professor Emeritus of Literature at Howard University, has a special foundation for folk culture and jazz music.
Roland Hayes- Internationally known tenor of the 1920's; sang in five different languages.
William (Count) Basie- Internationally known pianist, composer, arranger, and band leader.
Moses Gunn - Actor of Stage and Screen.
Max Roach - Internationally known drummer.
William H. "Bill" Cosby - Comedian, author, actor, producer.
Athletics
William DeHart Hubbard - University of Michigan sprinter; first black person to represent the United States in the Olympic Games in 1924.
Joe Black - All-time great Brooklyn Dodger baseball pitcher. Lowest ERA in the Major Leagues in 1952.
Cedric Maxwell - Former Outstanding professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics among other teams.
Ed "Too Tall" Jones - Former Outstanding player with the Dallas Cowboys.
Leroy Walker - U.S. Olympic Coach (sprinters) for many years.
Michael Jordan - Outstanding basketball player with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.
Steve McNair - Total Yardage Record Holder - Alcorn State University, Houston Oilers (now Tennessee Titans).
Eric Bieminy - Outstanding football player with the San Diego Chargers.
Mo Vaughn - Outstanding baseball player with the Boston Red Sox.
Eddie Robinson, Jr. - Houston Oilers
Business & Commerce
Jessie Hill - President of Atlanta Life Insurance Company.
William J. Kennedy III - President of North Carolina Insurance Company.
Gilliard S. Glover - President of Afro-American Life Insurance Company.
Earl Graves - Chairman and CEO of Black Enterprise Magazine.
Therman McKenzie - Former Co-Owner of M & M Products (Sta Soft Fro).
Otis M. Smith - General Counsel, General Motors Corporation.
Nathaniel Bronner - Co-Owner of Bronner Brothers Beauty Supplies.
Civil Rights
Grant Reynolds - Played a major role in President Truman's 1948 decision to desegregate the United States Armed Forces.
James Nabrit - Former Dean of the Howard University Law School and former president of Howard University. A leader in the training of the early Civil Rights lawyers.
Roy Wilkins - Long-time Executive Director of the NAACP
Jesse Jackson- Former Director of Operation PUSH; Founder, National Rainbow Coalition.
Vernon Jordan - Noted Attorney and Former Executive Director of the National Urban League.
Education
Carter G. Woodson - The earliest and most outspoken proponent for the study of Black History.
Benjamin Mays - President Emeritus of Morehouse College, writer and lecturer
Goverment & Politics
Wiliam Hastie - First Governer of the Virgin Islands
George L.P. Weaver - Former U.S. Secretary of Labor
Robert C. Weaver - Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Jesse Jackson- Candidate for the United States Presidency in 1984.
Lawrence Douglas Wilder - Former Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Togo West - Secretary of the Army.
Science
Ernest E. Just - Internationally known biologist and professor at Howard University.
Charles R. Drew- Perfected the use of blood plasma; Professor of Surgery at Howard University.
Percy L. Julian - Discovered the use of foam to extinguish fires and discovered a method of producing cortisone synthetically.
Ronald McNair - Astronaut, graduate of MIT, Ph.D. in Physics
