At the 2015 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Conference last week, the annual STAR awards were announced "honoring key contributors in the Hispanic community in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)." This year there were 21 STAR Award winners, several of which are Tau Bates, including: Brian Vazquez (CA I '08)... Continue Reading →
Marshall Scholar Finalist, Initiations, & Executive Director’s Report
According to the University of Alabama at Birmingham news, recent graduate Ophelia L. Johnson, AL G 2015, has been selected as a finalist for the Marshall Scholarships program. The award would allow Johnson to spend a year studying medical device design and entrepreneurship at Imperial College London. She graduated from UAB with a degree in... Continue Reading →
Provost, Board of Trustees, & NSF Grant (November 2015)
Current dean of the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Rochester, Robert L. Clark, Ph.D. (VA B '87), has been named the next provost at Rochester beginning July 1, 2016. Dr. Clark will step down as engineering dean, but will serve in dual roles as provost and senior vice president... Continue Reading →
Jobs, MindSET, & Engineering Gift (November 2015)
Here is a list of current job opportunities: 1. Group Lead for Nuclear Programs and Analysis with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in Washington, DC 2. Electrical Engineer at Athens Utilities in Athens, Alabama 3. Manager, Engineering with Vermont Energy Investment Corp. in Columbus, Ohio 4. Summer Associate at Viacom in New York 5.... Continue Reading →
Innovator, Top Chapters & Suit Award
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) recently named Jeremy P. Hitchcock, MA A '04, as WPI's 2015 Innovator of the Year. Hitchcock is co-founder and CEO of Dyn Corporation, a leading online traffic management and Internet performance provider. He co-founded Dyn as a WPI undergraduate in 2001. According to the news article, Hitchcock was recognized for "creating... Continue Reading →
Engineers & Student-Athletes (November 2015)
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has announced the 2015 Academic All-District™ Women's Volleyball teams, including Division I, II, III, and college (division). All First Team Academic All-District selections advance to the national Capital One Academic All-American ballot. There are three Tau Beta Pi members that have been named to the 2015 Capital... Continue Reading →
2015 Convention Images
Congratulations to the initiates from the Massachusetts Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The image below was taken shortly after their initiation at the 2015 Convention in Providence, Rhode Island. They are joined by MA Alpha Convention delegate Courtney M. Jones, MA A 2016, and MA Alpha chief advisor Stephen J.... Continue Reading →
NFF Scholar Athletes & TBP Laureate Images
Jordan M. Dobrich, NV A 2016, was recently inducted into the 2015 National Football Foundation (NFF) National Scholar-Athlete Class, earning an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship, and is a finalist for the 2015 William V. Campbell Trophy. Dobrich is a senior at the University of Nevada, Reno, majoring in mechanical engineering, and plays as a linebacker on... Continue Reading →
Positions and TBP Events on Campus (November 2015)
The Colorado School of Mines has multiple tenure track faculty position openings in the Colleges of Applied Science and Engineering, Engineering and Computational Sciences, and Earth Resources Sciences and Engineering. Learn more about the preferred candidate values, about Mines, and the positions to be filled beginning in the fall of 2016. Τ On Sunday, November... Continue Reading →
Engineer Awards from SWE, AEE, & in Teaching
Carina E. Hahn, UT A 2016, has been selected for the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Outstanding Collegiate Member award. She was chosen for her "extraordinary commitment to mentoring young girls and women engineering students, for dedications to SWE, and for working towards advances in materials science and engineering." Hahn is pursuing combined bachelor's and... Continue Reading →
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