Notable Members

Since its chartering, Kappa Tau has been the home of several notable Omega men who were pillars in the Stark and Summit County communities.  These members include but are not limited to:

  • Bro. Judge Ira Turpin, the first black Chief Assistant Prosecutor in Stark County
  • Bro. Walter C. Crenshaw, Jr., the first black Executive Director of the Canton Area Housing Authority
  • Bro. Albert H. McIlwain, served as Deputy Director of Stark County Metropolitan Housing Authority
  • Bro. Joseph N. Smith, served as Executive Director of the Canton Urban League
  • Bro. Owen J. Barnes, II, the first black teaching graduate assistant at Kent State University
  • Bro. William L. Hunter, the first black to become a high school principal in Stark County
  • Bro. Stephen A. Perry, the first black promoted to Senior Vice President at The Timken Company
  • Bro. Fonda P. Williams, II, the first black Deputy Mayor for Canton, Ohio
  • Bro. Allen G. Carter, Sr., the first black Chief Magistrate for Summit County
  • Bro. Michael Ward, the first black band director at McKinley Senior High School
  • Bro. Asie Singleton, the first black police officer in Jackson Township