Three New Significant Sigs in San Diego
On April 1, 2009 the Executive Committee of the Sigma Chi Fraternity announced the 2009 recipients of the Fraternity’s Significant Sig Award . Among the many prominent members who were selected, we’re proud to announce that three of the honorees are from San Diego. These brothers are (in alphabetical order) Brig. General Michael J. Aguilar (Ret.), Brad W. Dalusio, and George w. Hauer, Jr.
- Brig. General Michael J. Aguilar (Ret.) (Cal. State-Long Beach, ‘72), has a 31-year military career followed by special civilian assignments involving numerous security agencies.
- Brad W. Dalusio (UCLA, ’89) , is a NFL place-kicker with a 12 year career that included the Pro Bowl, 2 Super Bowls and the #2 all-time scoring record for the New York Giants.
- George W. Hauer, Jr. (San Diego State, ‘67) is the owner of George’s at the Cove, the world famous fine dining restaurant located in La Jolla.
The Significant Sig award is one of the Fraternity's highest honors. It recognizes "those alumni members whose achievements in their fields of endeavor have brought honor and prestige to the name of Sigma Chi." The Sigma Chi Fraternity has recognized more than 1,100 brothers since the Significant Sig award's inception at the 1935 Grand Chapter.
Additional brothers named as Significant Sigs in 2009 include W. Bret Bair - Fox News Anchor, Robert K. Burgess – Executive Chairman of the Board, Adobe Macromedia Software, John Darenne, Jr . – Secretary of State, Louisiana, Mark DeRosa – Major League Baseball, and David Waller – Deputy Director General United Nations.
The San Diego Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter is currently planning a banquet to honor our newly distinguished brothers along with 2009 Order of Constantine inductee Doug Johnson . The banquet committee is chaired by Gary Correia (San Diego State, ’80) . Any alumni interested in helping with the event are encourage to contact the alumni chapter for details.