June 15 marks the 131st anniversary of the first undergraduate student being initiated as a member of Tau Beta Pi. In 1885, Irving Andrew Heikes, PA A 1885, was initiated and became the first member of Tau Beta Pi. You can read a detailed account of the founding and early history of Tau Beta Pi... Continue Reading →
Academic All-Americans (June 2016)
Four male Tau Bates were recently selected for the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I At-Large teams. Click here for the All-America Division I At-Large first, second, and third teams. Evan A. Bader – OH X 2017, a double major in chemical engineering and chemistry at Miami University (OH) and first team All-American. He is... Continue Reading →
Profiles: Influential Women, Academic-All Americans, Performing Engineer
Julie A. Fream, MI B '83, was recently selected as one of the "100 Most Influential Women" by Crain's Detroit Business (MI). Fream is currently president and CEO of Original Equipment Suppliers Association. She previously worked at General Motors and Ford Motor where she rose to VP of the North America Customer Business Group Strategy.... Continue Reading →
STAR Director, REPID Scholar, & SE Manager (June 2016)
Dick Layton, NY L '63, has been announced as the new director of the STAR Institute for Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). The STAR Institute is the newly merged organization of STAR Center and SPD Foundation. According to the press release, the newly defined vision of the STAR Institute is "a world in which all people... Continue Reading →
Academic All-American, 2016 Convention Schedule, & Athletics Hall of Fame (June 2016)
Tau Bate Nolan M. Lodden, IN D 2016, has been selected for the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I Baseball team. Click here for the All-America Division I first, second, and third baseball teams. Lodden is a senior electrical engineering major at Valparaiso University and first team All-American. He plays outfield for the varsity baseball... Continue Reading →
Molecular Air Purifier, Optical Science & Engineering, & Alumni Events (June 2016)
The Tampa Bay Times (FL) recently profiled a new molecular air purifier developed by professor and co-director of the Clean Energy Research Center at the University of South Florida. Yogi Goswami, Ph.D., P.E. (AL A '75), recently unveiled the 2-ft tall aluminum cylinder, which took more than two decades to perfect. Dr. Goswami started working... Continue Reading →
Player of the Year, Academic All-Americans, & Big Ten Medal
At the recent reception for the Women's College World Series of softball, Kasey M. Cooper, AL A 2018, was named the ELITE 90 award winner. The award is given annually "to an athlete that has achieved the highest cumulative GPA among her peers, while competing at a championship level." Cooper has a 4.0 GPA while... Continue Reading →
Jobs, AAES Award, & Citizenship Award (June 2016)
Here is a list of current job opportunities: 1. Chief Engineer Military Product Engineering at MOOG in Buffalo, New York 2. Commodity Engineering Specialist at Siemens in Norcross, Georgia 3. Transportation Engineer with AECOM, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin 4. Software Verification Engineer with Xilinx in Ireland 5. Full/ Associate Professor, Hydrologic Sciences at the University... Continue Reading →
Academic All-District Track/Cross Country & First In Class (2016)
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has announced the 2016 Academic All-District Men's Track & Field/Cross Country 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 14 Tau Beta Pi members that have been named to... Continue Reading →
New President, Joint Picnic, & Founding Dean (May 2016)
John Y. Walz, Ph.D. (LA B '82), will be the next president of the Milwaukee School Engineering (MSOE), beginning July 1, 2016. Currently, Dr. Walz is dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky. Previously, he served as professor and head of the department of chemical engineering at Virginia Tech and worked... Continue Reading →
The Official Blog of Tau Beta Pi 