FORMER KNIGHT COMMANDERS

Darren S. Kay (Alpha Eta–Westminster ’88) Loyal Order #55 was born and raised in Sayre, Oklahoma and attended Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri where he was initiated into the Alpha Eta chapter in 1988. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting, Business Administration and Economics. Darren is an assurance partner in Ernst & Young’s Financial Services office, where he has specialized in the insurance industry during his 25+ year career. He currently serves as a leader in EY’s Americas Health Insurance practice and is a frequent speaker on insurance industry topics.

Beginning in 2000, Darren served as Commander of Henry C. Chiles Province prior to his election to the Executive Council in August 2007 and as Senior Councilor in August 2012. Darren serves on the KAOEF Board of Trustees and is a recipient of the Knight Commanders Accolade. He also serves on the Audit Committees for Kappa Alpha Order and the KAOEF. He is a member of several Province Courts of Honor. At the Sesquicentennial Convention, Darren was elected the 40th Knight Commander of Kappa Alpha Order. On a personal note, he is a thoughtful and conscientious leader and we are fortunate to have him at the helm. Darren resides outside of Indianapolis with his wife, Karen, and two son, Allen (Zeta Phi–High Point ’18) and Mason (Zeta Phi–High Point ’22).

William E. Dreyer (Alpha Delta–William Jewell ’57) Loyal Order #12 Former Knight Commander Dreyer was born and raised in Concordia, Missouri. After graduating from William Jewell College in 1959, he began his career with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Saint Louis, Missouri. Bill was the company’s coordinator for the 1976 Republican National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. Dreyer became General Manager of the Southwestern Region for the Western Electric Company in Saint Louis in 1982. In 1985, he was named President of the Kansas Division of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. Bill became Group President of Southwestern Bell Corporation in Saint Louis in 1988, and was responsible for overseeing one international and three national subsidiaries. Bill was named President of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company of Texas in 1992. He headed a work force of over 30,000 employees, who provided telecommunication services to more than five million customers. Bill retired in 1998 as the Senior Executive Vice President of SBC, which is now AT&T. Bill serves on the Board of Trustees of William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. In 1985, he received the Citation of Achievement from Jewell. In 2011, Bill was elected as the 39th Knight Commander and served until 2015. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Kappa Alpha Order Educational Foundation, and on the boards of several other organizations. Dreyer lives in San Antonio, Texas, and is a member of the Alamo Heights United Methodist Church. He and his late wife, Linda, have two daughters, two sons-in-law [one is a KA, Ed Norris (Alpha Delta–William Jewell ’80)], one granddaughter and four grandsons two of which are KAs: J.D. Norris (Delta Omicron–Clemson ’15) and Will Norris (Alpha Delta–William Jewell ’16).

J. Michael Duncan (Delta Kappa–Stephen F. Austin State ’69) Loyal Order #11

Born on June 5, 1950 in Dallas, Texas, Former Knight Commander Duncan served as Number I in 1972. He was elected Mikell Province Commander in 1974, a position he would hold until 1989 when he was elected to the Executive Council. He served as Senior Councilor from 1993-1995 and from 2003-2007. In 2007, he was elected as the 38th Knight Commander. With the 34th Executive Council, he established the Knight Commander’s Medal for heroism in the face of adversity. Through efforts to raise academic standards, chapters experienced their highest GPAs in history during his term. Thirteen chapters were established or re-chartered and the Theta, Sigma Alpha and Omega Commissions, along with the Military Division were established. Concerned with providing quality education to the Order’s Number I’s, Duncan worked to create the first Number I’s Leadership Institute in 2003 and has served as the Dean of the Institute every year. Former Knight Commander Duncan lead the creation of Forever KA to keep alumni connected for life. The Honoring Our Past, Securing Our Future Capital Campaign was completed in 2009 while Duncan was Knight Commander. He is a retired Senior Special Agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and former Trustee of the KAOEF and resides in Arlington, Texas, with his wife Donna. He currently owns a security and private investigation firm.

Ben W. Satcher, Jr. (Delta Omicron–Clemson ’79) Loyal Order #17

Former Knight Commander Satcher was born on October 2, 1960 in Greenwood, South Carolina. He was initiated by Delta Omicron Chapter at Clemson University in 1979. He served as rush chairman and Number I of the chapter, and also served the Order as National Undergraduate Vice-Chairman from 1980-1982. A longtime advisor to Delta Omicron, Former Knight Commander Satcher was elected the sixth Commander of what is now the Frampton Province in 1991. He would serve in that capacity until his election to the Executive Council at the Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1995. Recognizing the need to strengthen the Order’s educational programming, then Councilor Satcher worked to develop The Crusade, expanding education on the chapter level to four years. Satcher served one term as Senior Councilor, beginning in 2001, and was elected the 37th Knight Commander of Kappa Alpha Order at the Convention in Tampa, Florida in 2003. A longtime supporter of the Kappa Alpha Order Educational Foundation, during his term as Knight Commander the Honoring Our Past, Securing Our Future Capital Campaign was initiated. In 2008, he joined the staff of the Foundation and is currently the Executive Vice President of the KAOEF.

Hon. David M. Warren (Tau–Wake Forest ’78) Loyal Order #13

Former Knight Commander Warren was born on August 1, 1959. While a member of Tau he served as Number III and Rush Chairman. A long time advisor to Tau Chapter he also served the Order as Deputy Chief Alumnus and as Commander of the Ed Chambers Smith Province from 1985 until 1991. Former Knight Commander Warren was elected to the Executive Council in 1995 and named Senior Councilor in 1997. Elected as the Order’s 36th Knight Commander in 2001, Warren served until