Presidential Medal of Freedom

Nation's highest civilian honor award given to citizens who have enriched our nation through their achievements and service. It was established in 1963 and replaced the Medal of Freedom. Tau Beta Pi alumni among this group of 300 persons include:

1964	Clarence L. Johnson, Michigan Gamma '32	aeronautical engineer, aircraft designer, designed the U-2 aircraft
1964	Frederick R. Kappel, Minnesota Alpha '24	business leader, president of American Telephone and Telegraph Company
1969 (with distinction)	Dr. Buzz Aldrin Jr., Massachusetts Beta '62	military officer, Apollo XI astronaut, mission in which man first stepped on the moon
1970	Fred W. Haise Jr., Oklahoma Alpha '59	Apollo XIII astronaut, crew returned safely to earth after near fatal mission
1977 (with distinction)	Dr. John Bardeen, Wisconsin Alpha '28	physicist, educator, winner of Nobel prize in physics, discoveries revolutionized electronics and communications industry
1983	Dr. Simon Ramo, Utah Alpha '33	businessman, engineer, aerospace pioneer
1987	John A. McCone, California Alpha '22	public servant, former director of Central Intelligence, under secretary of the Air Force
1988	David Packard, California Gamma '34	public servant, businessman, philanthropist, former deputy secretary of defense, chairman of the President's blue ribbon commission on defense management. of Puerto Rico, industrialist, patron of the arts
1991	Don Luis A. Ferre, Puerto Rico Alpha '24	public servant, former governor of Puerto Rico, industrialist, patron of the arts
2005	Dr. Robert E. Kahn, NY Eta '60	designed the software code that is used to transmit data over the Internet