Making News, Part II, April 2010

Purdue University has announced the appointment of Timothy D. Sands (CA A ’80), Ph.D., to be the next executive vice president for academic affairs and provost.

Currently, Sands is a professor of engineering and the Robert L. Kirk Director of the Birck Nanotechnology Center.

Read the full news release

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The North Dakota Beta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi at the University of North Dakota will host the 3rd Annual Pi Mile Fun Run next weekend, April 25.

The Pi Mile Fun Run raises money for the Dakota Science Center, a non-profit organization that supports family science activities in the Grand Forks region.

Click here, for registration and details about the Run

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April 17, the University of Kentucky’s Department of Civil Engineering will host a banquet to honor nine outstanding graduates. Read news release

Three of the honorees are Tau Beta Pi members:

Donn E. Hancher, IN A ’66 – Lifetime Achievement Award

George Daniel “Dan” Martin, KY A ’69 – Lifetime Achievement Award

Samantha Jones Wright, KY A ’96 – Young Civil Engineer of the Year Award

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