The 2013 Capital One Academic All-District Men's and Women's Soccer teams have been announced. This honor "recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. First-team Academic All-District honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All-America team ballot." This year there are five All-District Women's team members that are Tau... Continue Reading →
Recognition & News
This week the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of The National Academies announced 70 new members and ten foreign associates. Election to the IOM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. The new members were announced... Continue Reading →
Announcements & Events, October 2013
Stanley Consultants has announced that Chair Emeritus Richard (Dick) H. Stanley, P.E., has retired from the company. Stanley, IA A '55, continues to be active as chair of The Stanley Foundation, "a private operation foundation that advances multilateral action to create fair, just, and lasting solutions to critical issues of peace and security." He joined... Continue Reading →
Engineering FYI, October 2013
This month the new President-Elect and Secretary of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) will be inaugurated. K.J. (Jaime) Rogers, Ph.D., P.E., is the 2013-14 President-Elect. Dr. Rogers, MO A '79, is a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington and began her ABET service as an evaluator for industrial engineering... Continue Reading →
On Campus, October 2013
Emily L. Allen, Ph.D., has been appointed as the Dean of the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology (ECST) at California State University, Los Angeles. Dr. Allen, NY A '84, will begin her position on November 12, 2013. Since 2008, Dr. Allen has been associate dean in the college of engineering at San Jose... Continue Reading →
In the News, October 2013
In conjunction with the 40th anniversary of Skylab, a historic photo of Wernher von Braun, MI G '32, was donated to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL. The photo of von Braun, the "Father of Rocket Science," was presented by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. (CO). The timing was also important as... Continue Reading →
Leaders in Engineering, October 2013
Tau Beta Pi remembers Douglas M. Green who passed away on September 29, 2013, at the age of 71 due to end-stage liver disease. Green, Ph.D., P.E. (TX B '65), was dean of the Marquette University College of Engineering (1999-2003) and most recently served as dean of academic program planning and development at Texas A&M-Texarkana.... Continue Reading →
Women in Engineering, October 2013
The International Society of Engineering Education has awarded Susan M. Lord, Ph.D. (NY D '87), with the Nikola-Tesla Chain "for outstanding achievements in education and pedagogy." The ceremony took place in Kazan, east of Moscow, and Lord described the event for The San Diego Union-Tribune, LLC. Read the article for more on Dr. Lord who... Continue Reading →
In Memory of, October 2013
Tau Beta Pi remembers John R. Luchini who passed away on September 27, 2013, at the age of 64, after a short illness. Luchini, Ph.D., P.E. (MI G '71), retired in 2011 as a senior research scientist and engineer with Cooper Tire and Rubber Company. During his 44 years of dedicated service to Tau Beta... Continue Reading →
On Campus News, September 2013
The Michigan Daily, the campus newspaper of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, featured the return of the annual Society of Women Engineers and Tau Beta Pi Career Fair being held September 23-24. The student-run career fair is one of the largest in the country and attracts nearly 300 companies. There are four student... Continue Reading →
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