History was made at this year's Florida International University (FIU) spring commencement. A service dog, Kali, was recognized by FIU's disability resource center with a certificate of completion. Kali's owner is graduate Tiffany Ascanio, FL Q 2018, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. The image above was included in the news article... Continue Reading →
ODU Profile, Y-12 NSC Speaker, & Clarkson Grad Award (May 2018)
Humberto Arreguin Garcia, VA G 2018, was profiled by Old Dominion University ahead of his graduation with a B.S. in civil engineering. He maintained a 4.0 GPA earning his department's academic excellence award. Garcia also received the ODU Alumni Association Outstanding College Scholar award and will be the flag bearer for the College of Engineering... Continue Reading →
Academic All-District Baseball & Softball and Images of Tau Beta Pi (May 2018)
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has announced the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District® Baseball 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 four Tau Beta Pi members, and two elected for membership, that have... Continue Reading →
SUNY Provost, Detroit Mercy Student-Athletes, & ASME Medal (May 2018)
SUNY The State University of New York has announced the appointment of Tod A. Laursen, Ph.D. (OR A '86), as senior vice chancellor and provost. Currently, Dr. Laursen is the founding president and leader of Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Click here to read the announcement for more information on Dr. Laursen... Continue Reading →
TBP Fellows 2018, UH Grad Highlight, & ASEE Awards (May 2018)
Tau Beta Pi would like to congratulate the 31 Fellows that comprise the 85th class of Tau Beta Pi Fellowships. Twenty-nine of this year's Fellows will receive a $10,000 stipend for the 2018-19 year of graduate study. Read the press release to see the full list of this year's Fellows. Short bios will be published... Continue Reading →
UA Student Speaker, FAU Outstanding Leader, & ASCE Distinguished Member (May 2018)
On their Instagram account, the University of Arizona College of Engineering posted the below image of Bailey Bellaire, AZ A 2018, as he provided inspiring remarks during the recent da Vinci Circle annual dinner. Bellaire is a graduating biosystems engineering major and Engineering Ambassador. Τ Océane E. Boulais, FL E 2017, is graduating today cum... Continue Reading →
NC State Honors, CSUN 50-year Event, & Student Profile (May 2018)
The department of biological and agricultural engineering at North Carolina State University highlighted four student recipients of senior awards, three of whom are Tau Bates. Click here to read the announcement. Lauryn M. Kabrich (NC A 2018) - Humanities Award and past TBP chapter VP. Matthew G. Parker (NC A 2018) - Citizenship and Service... Continue Reading →
Distinguished Speaker, EC Council at GW, & UP Senior Honors (May 2018)
Jill S. Tietjen, P.E. (VA A '76), is president and CEO of Technically Speaking, Inc., an electrical engineer, and a top historian in the country on scientific and technical women. Tietjen has agreed to present two professional development sessions at Tau Beta Pi's 113th annual Convention this year in Denver, Colorado. Her topic is "Navigating... Continue Reading →
Alumni Texas Volunteer Event, UK COE Awards, & 254th Collegiate Chapter (April 2018)
On Saturday, the North Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth) Alumni Chapter of Tau Beta Pi hosted a volunteering event at the North Texas Food Bank. The 10+ volunteers managed to sort and package 357 boxes equaling 11.9 palettes, 10,222 pounds, and 8,518 meals for people in need in North Texas! The image above was posted to the... Continue Reading →
SDSU Profile, Columbia Valedictorian, & TN Alpha Initiation (April 2018)
The mechanical engineering department at San Diego State University recently profiled Brianna B. Manns, CA X 2018, graduating in May 2018. She was an awarded scholar athlete for the two years on the Div. I women's lacrosse team at SDSU. Manns serves as CA X Chapter recording secretary and has accepted an offer to work... Continue Reading →
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