Juhan, Bishop of Florida, 1924–1956, and inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame (a Sewanee player) Government and politics Jeremy Bernard, gay rights activist and the first man to serve as White House Social Secretary, appointed Feb. 25, 2011 by President Barack Obama Henry E. Catto Jr., sometime US Ambassador to the Court of St. James and to the Republic of El Salvador, Vice-Chairman of the Aspen Institute Maury Maverick Jr., attorney, Texas state legislator and longtime columnist for the San Antonio Express-News George Berham Parr, the 'Duke of Duval County', South Texas political boss. US Rep. Lamar S. Smith, representing the 21st Congressional District from 1987–present Milton H. West, seven-term Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives (1933–48) Bob Wheeler, member of Texas House of Representatives Military Horace Clyde Balsley, pilot of the Lafayette Escadrille, recipient of the Croix de guerre and the Médaille militaire Lt General John B. Coulter, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations 1953-58 Lt General (retired) Robert Gard, Chairman of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation General Ralph E. Haines Jr., Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army; commander of United States Army Pacific General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers etc., recipient of the Medal of Honor Lt General (retired) Michael L. Oates, former Commanding General of the 10th Mountain Division Brigadier General John L. Pierce, holder of various armored commands in the Second World War. Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross Lieutenant James Siman, class of 1912 Captain Tobin Rote, class of 1913 Major Edgar Tobin, class of 1914, first World War air ace, pioneer of aerial mapping Brigadier General David Lee "Tex" Hill, class of 1932, air-ace, member of Flying Tigers Sport Sherry Blakley, NASCAR driver Ross Youngs, Hall of Fame professional baseball player Pato O'Ward IndyCar driver Notable faculty members Frederick Ahl — Latin and prize-winning translator of Vergil, now Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow at Cornell University Page Morris - Mathematics Josef R. Sheetz — Interim Headmaster in 1954 History of the School Name 1893 - West Texas Military Academy (WTMA) 1926 - Texas Military Institute (WTMA merged with the upper school of San Antonio Academy and the school was renamed Texas Military Institute) 2004 - TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas 2017 - TMI Episcopal (adopted in November 2017) See also Marine Military Academy Peacock Military Academy