Announcements, Events, & Honors

The 2015 Class of George J. Mitchell Scholars was recently selected by the US-Ireland Alliance. Only twelve scholarships are available and nearly 300 applications apply. “Recipients are chosen on the basis of academic distinction, leadership and service. Recipients spend a year of post-graduate study at institutions of higher learning in Ireland and Northern Ireland.” This year there were two Tau Beta Pi members that were awarded scholarships:

1. Travis A. Davis (SD Alpha 2013) – is a mechanical engineering senior at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and will study bioengineering at Trinity College Dublin.
2. Destenie S. Nock (NC Epsilon 2014) – is a senior electrical engineering and applied mathematics major at North Carolina A&T State University and will study sustainable electrical energy systems at Queen’s University Belfast.

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Tau Beta Pi is pleased to announce an initiative to make March 14, 2014, Pi Day, a nationwide event for its members. The new Tau Beta Pi Day will include collegiate and alumni chapter events, a design contest, and image awareness for the Association. The design contest is open to all TBP members to design up to two entries. The winning design will be printed on t-shirts, hoodies, and knit shirts to be purchased and distributed for events on Pi Day. Design contest rules can be found here

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The 2013 Capital One Academic All-America® Men’s and Women’s Soccer Teams have been announced. The NCAA Div. I teams included three Tau Beta Pi men’s soccer athletes. They are:

1. Joseph M. Meyer, PA H 2014, mechanical engineering major at Bucknell University
2. Tyler H. Riggs, KY A 2013, University of Kentucky mechanical engineering major and two-time Academic All-America® first team selection.
3. Todd M. Vervynckt, IN D 2014, mechanical engineering major at Valparaiso University

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