Famous and Accomplished Alpha Xi Deltas

Jen Schefft

TV's "The Bachelorette"

Betsey Johnson

Warbrobe Stylist on "Sex and the City"

Jane Henson

Wife of Jim Henson and Co-Creator of "The Muppets"

~*~ The first Kermit the Frog puppet was made out of Alpha Xi Delta curtains ~*~

Fozzie Bear

Fozzie Bear was created for Jane and Alpha Xi Delta. He originally had pink roses on his bow, which is one of Alpha Xi's most cherished symbols. Fozzie Bear was named after Alpha Xi Deltas (Fuzzies). His name is Al Fozzie Bear, say it quickly and you sill se that it sounds like Alpha Xi Bear.

 

Kim Webster

From TV's "The West Wing"

Carol Lawrence

From the Broadway production of "West Side Story" Original Cast, as Maria, "General Hospital," "Saved By The Bell," "Sex and the City," "Touched By An Angel," Murder She Wrote," "Blossom," and others.

Gail Kobe

"The 10 Commandments," "Gunsmoke," "Bewitched," "The Outer Limits," "The Twilight Zone," and others. Executive Producer of "Guiding Light".

 

 

 

 

Entertainment

  • Jane Henson - wife of Jim Henson and co-creator of the Muppets. Fozzie Bear was created for Jane and Alpha Xi Delta. He originally had pink roses on his bow. The first Kermit the Frog puppet was made out of Alpha Xi Delta curtains. Fozzie Bear was named after Alpha Xi Deltas (Fuzzies).

  • Kim Webster - "The West Wing," "The Glass House"

  • Carol Lawrence - Broadway "West Side Story" Original Cast, as Maria, "General Hospital," "Saved By The Bell," Sex and the City," "Touched By An Angel," Murder She Wrote," "Blossom," and others.

  • Gail Kobe - "The 10 Commandments", "Gunsmoke," "Bewitched," "The Outer Limits," "The Twilight Zone," and others. Executive Producer of "Guiding Light".

  • Megan Blake - "The Young and the Restless," "The Opposite of Sex", "It Takes Two", and others.

  • Jen Schefft - "Winning" bachelorette with Andrew Firestone on ABC's "The Bachelor" and star of her own "Bachelorette".

  • Sharron Walton - 1986 World National Show Twirling Champion

  • Priscilla Lindsay - actress in commercials and theater productions

  • Mary Decker - Olympic Track competitor

Media

  • Leslie Zuk - producer of PM magazine

  • Betsey Johnson - Illustrator for Mademoiselle Magazine, designs clothes for Puritan Fashions and Alley Cats fashion line

  • Karen Tumulty - Time magazine correspondent

Writers

  • Patti Bazel Geil - The White House Cook Book

  • Angela Carcione Huston - Looking Through Rose-Tinted Bifocals

  • January Riddle - The Bridge Called Respect

  • Dr. Karen Casey Elliot - AXD Woman of Distinction: Each Day a New Beginning along with 12 other books.

  • Joyce Stolley Gauck - Betty Crocker's Cooking Basics, Betty Crocker's Cookbook

  • Anne Beiser Allen - Coralville: A small Town Grows Up, An Independant Woman

  • Katherine A Edward - The New Dynamic Project Management: Winning Through the Competitive Advantage

  • Janet Jean Johnson - The Courage to Let Go: A Mother and Daughter in Transition

  • Nance Lucas - Exploring Leadership: For College Students Who Want to Make a Difference

  • Grace Catanio Rovozzo - published several scientific research papers and a few hundred abstracts

  • Janet Farrar Worthington - The Ultimate College Survival Guide

Professionals

  • Diana Tonegal - Glamour Magazine's Top Ten Collegiate Women of 1985

  • Elizabeth Lyles - Chairperson of Lyles Diversified, 1987 Professional Women of the Year, California

  • Verna Kay Gibson - former president of Limited clothing stores

  • Mary Holtman - Fashion designer

  • Susan Binder - First woman president of a US banking company

  • Fay McGrath - Owner of Aunite Fay Inc., a domestic placement service

  • Kathy Spetz - creator of mascot costumes, including BetXi Bear

  • Mary Doremus - president and founder of Challenge International

  • Susan Loehr - first woman Commercial Loan Officer in New Orleans

  • Nora Stine - organizer of Orange County Meals on Wheels, Director of Sunny Acres Skilled Nursing Facility

Education

  • Elixabeth Korn Grossman - former dean of Indiana University school of Nursing, National Commission of Health Services - appointed by President Regan

  • Dr. Ruth Patrick - first woman chairman of Academy of natural Sciences, Philadelphia

  • Dr. Frances Kinne - chancellor of Jacksonville University, founder of JSU's College of Fine Arts

  • Wendy Nelder - 1984 President of Board of Supervisors in San Francisco

  • Catherine Anderson - Professor Emeritus of English, Lane Community College

  • Marilyn Raptakis Swierk - 1993 National Home Economics Teacher of the Year, 1994 Presidential Service Award nominee

  • Carol Winthrop - Dean of the University of Georgia

Government and Military

  • Real Admiral Marianne "Mimi" Blackburn Drew - US Navy Reserve, first female Naval reserve Flag Line Officer and Senior Fleet Support Officer in the Naval Reserve, Alpha Xi Delta 2001 Woman of Distinction

  • Mary Burt Nash - retired juvenile court judge, past president of Arkansas AAUW

  • Jan Davis - astronaut for NASA

  • Rita Prescott - first woman judge in Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

  • Judith Moss - appointed by President Regan to National Advisory Council of Women's Educational Programs

  • Jan Marshal Spears - member of West Virginia House of Delegates 1974 - 1980, West Virginia Senate 1980 - 1988

  • Melanie Berney - Managing Editor of White House News Summary Office

  • Mary Josie Cain Blanchard - received the Distinguished Service Award from the US Department of Interior - the highest honor given by the department

  • Gladys Godfrey MacKay - one of first 2 women to fly in the Navy anti-sub patrol

  • Beverly Rodgers - first woman Mayor Holdenville, OK 1984

Jan Davis Jan Davis- astronaut for NASA