Scholars & Events

The Rhodes Trust recently announced the thirty-two American men and women selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2013. Joseph W. Thiel, MT A 2013, was selected as a Rhodes Scholar in District 14. Currently, he is a senior majoring in chemical engineering at Montana State University. He also plans to graduate with a B.A. in liberal studies. He will study economics for development at Oxford University. Read the profiles of all 32 Rhodes Scholars

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Tau Beta Pi president, Dr. Larry Simonson, P.E. will host a dinner reception for Tau Beta Pi members in Mumbai, India, on November 28. Dr. Simonson, SD A ’69, will host the alumni reception at the Hotel Novotel at Juhu Beach. For more information on Tau Beta Pi alumni gatherings, please visit our alumni web page

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In a news article from the University of Wyoming (UW), the demand for petroleum engineers was highlighted and two students were profiled.

Everett N. Koelling, WY A 2011, is a recent petroleum engineering graduate that now works for EOG Resources. Brad Brinkerhoff comes from a family of oil and gas industry workers. He is currently a senior petroleum engineering student that has been elected to join Tau Beta Pi. Here is what he had to say about the UW petroleum engineering program:

“The UW petroleum engineering course work is a challenging and is a rigorous undergraduate program,” said Brinkerhoff. “These challenges have helped shape me into the young engineer I’ve wanted to become, while giving me the confidence and assurance that I will be a great engineer in the future.”

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