Chief Advisor of the Massachusetts Epsilon Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, Tom Sheahan, Sc.D., P.E. (NY M '81), and chapter president Ashley M. Testa, MA E 2017, commemorated the 75th anniversary of the installation of the MA Epsilon Chapter. The 78th chapter of Tau Beta Pi, MA Epsilon, was established on December 13, 1941. Dr.... Continue Reading →
Association News, Academic All-American, & Clemson Initiation (Dec. 2016)
The Ratification Ballot on Constitution and Bylaw Amendments approved by the 2016 Convention is now available. Alumni and collegiate chapters of Tau Beta Pi have until April 1, 2017, to vote on the amendments and submit their ballot to TBP HQ. In addition, the schedule for the Association's 2017 District Conferences has been released. Each... Continue Reading →
IIT Guest Speaker, Alumni Events, & Virtualized Testing Webinar (Nov. 2016)
The Illinois Beta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi at the Illinois Institute of Technology will host guest speaker Steven Kleinman, FL A '80, for a presentation on "The Refining Business Environment" on Wednesday, November 30, from 12:40-1:50 p.m. in the John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center Auditorium. The event is free and lunch will be provided.... Continue Reading →
TBP Bulletin & All-Academic Team (Nov. 2016)
The November issue of The Bulletin is now available. The issue includes a recap of the 2016 Tau Beta Pi Convention, dates and locations of (2017) District Conferences, and details on applying for the Student Advisory Board. In addition, find details about the Convention Ratification Ballot, how to nominate a Distinguished Alumnus, an article from... Continue Reading →
Student Profile, Civil Engineering Faculty Positions, & Haiti Awareness
Pearson Education recently profiled mechanical engineering student Amanda C. Haynes, TX Q 2018, and her aspirations to become a Disney Imagineer. Haynes is a junior at the University of Texas at El Paso where she uses "her passion for engineering and love of learning (to) help keep her motivated." In the article, she talks about... Continue Reading →
GIS Hall of Fame, NASA Habitat Challenge, & UCF STEM Day
Mark Monmonier, Ph.D. (MD A '64), has been inducted into the GIS Hall of Fame at the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) annual meeting in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Monmonier is a distinguished professor of Geography at Syracuse University. According to his URISA GIS Hall of Fame bio page, he is one of the... Continue Reading →
2016 Convention Press Release, Bent Monument, & New President (Nov. 2016)
The press release for Tau Beta Pi's 2016 Convention has been published. Click here to read it. The minutes and ratification ballot from Convention should be posted in early November. You will be able to view most of the Convention images online. More will be added daily. You may request large resolution images, if needed.... Continue Reading →
2017 District Conferences, Scholarship Tribute, & Jobs
Tau Beta Pi student members and Association Officials have decided on the locations for the 2017 District Conferences. Each of TBP’s 16 districts will host a conference in the spring of 2017 to provide retiring and new officers opportunities to improve chapter operations and socialize. Chapters are urged to elect new officers before their district... Continue Reading →
Rocket Engineer, McDonald Mentor, & NASA Chief Keynote (October 2016)
Avionics hardware subsystem manager of space launch system stages at NASA's Marshal Space Flight Center, Markeeva A. Morgan, MS B '01, was recently profiled for overseeing "a team developing the critical avionics components of the new Space Launch System's core stage." Morgan is a rocket engineer who has been at NASA since 2007. Before that... Continue Reading →
TBP Chapter Projects & Alumni Reception (October 2016)
The Tennessee Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi at the University of Tennessee (UT) hosted the 104th UT Engineers Day on Thursday, October 24. More than 1,500 high school students were on hand "to learn about engineering fields and what they can do in the profession." TN Alpha president, John A. Dooley (TN A 2017),... Continue Reading →
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