William M. Lee, NC A '06, was profiled by WRAL (Sports Radio) for living his childhood dream as a race engineer at Stewart-Haas Racing for the No. 10 car driven by Danica Patrick. He began as an intern after receiving his mechanical engineering degree from North Carolina State University (NC State). At NC State, Lee... Continue Reading →
TBP Scholars, Innovation Prize for Africa Finalist, & P.E. Licensure (July 2017)
Tau Beta Pi has announced the 2017-18 class of Association Scholars. This year 271 students were selected to receive cash awards for their senior year of engineering study. This is the largest class of scholars in program history with more than $500,000 being awarded! Read the press release for more information, including the names of... Continue Reading →
Jobs, Alumni Events, & Joint BME Chair (July 2017)
Here is a list of current job opportunities: 1. Facility Mechanical Engineering Senior with Lockheed Martin in Littleton, Colorado 2. Aviation Logistics Engineer 3 at Northrop Grumman in Huntsville, Alabama 3. IMG CoreMedia VR Pipeline Engineer at Apple, Inc. in Santa Clara Valley, California 4. Production Engineer at Tate & Lyle in Loudon, Tennessee 5.... Continue Reading →
IPP at Cornell, Engineers in Medicine, & Project Engineer Promotion (July 2017)
Cornell University (NY) has named Frederick F. Burgess, P.E. (IN G '87), vice president for infrastructure, properties and planning, effective September 1, 2017. Burgess has served, since 2015, as the commanding officer of Naval Facilities Engineering Command in Washington, D.C. According to the press release, he has nearly 25 years experience in "managing complex facilities,... Continue Reading →
Student-Athlete Profile, MIT TBP, & URI Excellence Award Winners (June 2017)
Montana State Athletics recently profiled Christie L. Schiel, MT A 2016, for being the school's nomination for NCAA Woman of the Year for the 2016-17 year. Schiel is a recent graduate with a degree in industrial & management systems engineering. According to the news article, she won back-to-back Big Sky Conference Outdoor 800-meter titles as... Continue Reading →
Passing of Mallory Ivanowsky
Tau Beta Pi has learned of the unexpected passing of Mallory Downs Ivanowsky on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. She lived with her husband, Roger, in Lee, Massachusetts. Their first son Emmett was recently born. Ivanowsky joined Tau Beta Pi while earning her bachelor’s degree in computer science & engineering from Norwich University. She served as... Continue Reading →
TBP Executive Council Slate, ASEE President, & HQ Team (June 2017)
Four Tau Bates were nominated to serve on the Association's Executive Council. Three of the four will be elected by the 2017 Convention to serve a term from 2018-20. The Executive Council is Tau Beta Pi's board of directors and consists of eight (nine starting in 2018) members who are alumni and serve a three-year... Continue Reading →
UTEP Dean, Woman of the Year Nominee, & PrISUm Solar Car (June 2017)
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has named Theresa A. Maldonado, Ph.D. (GA A '81), as the Dean of the College of Engineering and professor of electrical engineering. Dr. Maldonado has been serving as the founding senior vice president for research, innovation and economic development at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.... Continue Reading →
Navy Lead Tester, Academic All-Americans, & New City Engineer (June 2017)
The Department of the Navy has recognized Paul Valdez Jr., KS A '02, as the 2016 Test and Evaluation Lead Tester of the Year "for his role in ensuring the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite constellation's success." According to the announcement, MUOS is the Department of Defense's next generation Ultra High Frequency (UHF) satellite... Continue Reading →
Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-Americans & Distinguished Alumnus (June 2017)
Four Tau Bates were recently selected for the 2017 Capital One Academic All-America® Division III Men's Track & Field/ Cross Country teams. Click here for the All-America Division III first, second, and third men's teams. Arinze C. Okeke – MA B 2017, a recent biological engineering graduate from MIT and first team All-American; he is... Continue Reading →
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