Stevens Institute of Technology has announced that recent grad David J. Evans, NJ A 2015, has been named the Sigma Nu Fraternity Athlete of the Year. Evans graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. His accomplishments as a student-athlete are many, including team captain of the men's volleyball team that won the 2015 NCAA Division... Continue Reading →
Campus Merger, Engineering Sisters, & BYU Scholars (September 2015)
The Daily Texan newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin reported on the opening of the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) campus this week. The new campus was formed through a merger of the University of Texas-Pan American and the University of Texas-Brownsville. According to the article, the Texas Legislature created UTRGV campus... Continue Reading →
Tau Bates Making News (September 2015)
Tau Beta Pi is excited to announce that Nicholas M. Donofrio, NY G '67, will be the scheduled keynote speaker at the Welcoming Dinner of the 2015 TBP Convention in Providence, Rhode Island, on Thursday, October 29. Donofrio is an IBM Fellow Emeritus, previous IBM Executive Vice President Innovation and Technology, and "led the development... Continue Reading →
Jobs, Contests, & Opportunities (September 2015)
Here is a list of current job opportunities: 1. Engineer at Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in D.C. 2. Sr. Process Engineer with BASF in Sparks, Georgia 3. Quality Engineer at Radio Systems Corp. in Knoxville, Tennessee 4. Dean, College of Science and Engineering at Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) 5. Principal Engineer Bridges... Continue Reading →
Alumni Event, Distinguished Alumnus, & Chapter Fundraiser (August 2015)
The Research Triangle (North Carolina) Alumni Chapter of Tau Beta Pi will host a fall picnic on Sunday, September 13, at the Fred G. Bond Metro Park in Cary, North Carolina. The pot luck will take place at the Buehler Shelter. Attendees are asked to bring finger foods to share, $2 to help cover shelter... Continue Reading →
Graduate Fellowships & Eng’g Building Named (August 2015)
Two recent engineering student graduates from Michigan Technological University will begin graduate studies at Iowa State University this fall as Dwight David Eisenhower Graduate Fellows, a national graduate student award that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsors. Both Ellen Nightingale, MI B 2015, and Patricia A. Thompson, MI B 2015, will pursue master's degrees in... Continue Reading →
TBP Program Directors & Student Awards (August 2015)
Tau Beta Pi has announced four members as Program Directors for terms to expire in 2019. Two Directors were reappointed, Tricia E. Gomulinski, SD A '98, and Edward J. D’Avignon, NY B '88, as Director of Alumni Affairs and Director of Rituals, respectively. In addition, Kathleen (Katy) L. Colbry, Ph.D. (MI A '99), is the... Continue Reading →
Chapter Scholars Recognized & Other Campus News (August 2015)
The University of South Alabama (USA) recently recognized the nine engineering students that were selected as 2015-16 TBP Scholars. Of the 261 Scholars, no other university in Alabama had more than two recipients and the USA contingent was the second-largest university representation in the country. USA Dean of the College of Engineering John W. Steadman,... Continue Reading →
Engineer Award, Alumni, & Scholar (August 2015)
Missouri University of Science and Technology adjunct professor of civil, architectural, and environmental engineering Robert R. Holmes Jr., Ph.D., P.E. (MO B '87), will receive the 2015 Government Civil Engineer of the Year award on October 13 in New York. Dr. Holmes is also the national flood hazard specialist and coordinator with the U.S. Geological... Continue Reading →
Engineering Jobs & Engineers, August 2015
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board oversees the defense nuclear complex operated by the Department of Energy. The Board is seeking (Tau Bate) engineers with education and work experience related to the review of all aspects of nuclear safety analyses for defense nuclear facilities, including hazard and accident analysis; functional classification of safety-related structures, systems,... Continue Reading →
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