Tau Beta Pi Information Book - Government

The general government of The Tau Beta Pi Association is vested in the Convention and the Executive Council in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and Bylaws. The Convention and the Executive Council have control of all matters and affairs pertaining to the Association as a whole, but may not interfere with the internal affairs of any chapter, except in matters of discipline.

The Convention

The Convention of Tau Beta Pi, normally meeting annually, is the legislative body of the Association and the final court of appeals in all matters of interpretation of the Constitution and Bylaws and of discipline. It is made up of one voting delegate from each of the collegiate and alumnus chapters, the members of the Executive Council, the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, Directors of Rituals, Fellowships, and Engineering Futures, and 16 District Directors.

The Convention elects the Executive Council and grants new chapters. It may enact the general Bylaws of the Association and may amend the Constitution, subject to ratification by the collegiate chapters. The Convention is primarily financed by assessment on the new initiates of each chapter in the previous year. A Convention Fund, established in 1978 and invested by our trustee, earns an annual return which aids in meeting the costs of attendance by the collegiate chapter delegates.

Convention Sites and Dates

Number Host City Dates
First Cleveland, Ohio May 28, 1895
Second Buffalo, New York May 23, 1896
Third Cleveland, Ohio May 22, 1897
Fourth Cleveland, Ohio May 21, 1898
Fifth Cleveland, Ohio December 2, 1899
Sixth Cleveland, Ohio November 30, 1901
Seventh Cleveland, Ohio November 28, 1903
Eighth Cleveland, Ohio November 25-26, 1904
Ninth Urbana, Illinois December 1-2, 1905
Tenth Urbana, Illinois Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 1906
Eleventh West Lafayette, Indiana November 29-30, 1907
Twelfth Syracuse, New York November 27-28, 1908
Thirteenth Bethlehem, Pennsylvania June 9-11, 1910
Quarter-centennial celebration of the founding of the Association
Fourteenth Madison, Wisconsin June 13-15, 1912
Fifteenth Ithaca, New York June 11-13, 1914
Sixteenth Berkeley, California September 2-4, 1915
Seventeenth Chicago, Illinois September 7-9, 1916
Eighteenth Ames, Iowa September 6-8, 1917
Nineteenth Cincinnati, Ohio September 16-18, 1920
Twentieth Pittsburgh Pennsylvania September 8-10, 1921
Twenty-first Ann Arbor, Michigan October 12-14, 1922
Twenty-second Lexington, Kentucky October 18-20, 1923
Twenty-third Ames, Iowa October 16-18, 1924
Twenty-fourth West Lafayette, Indiana October 15-17, 1925
Twenty-fifth Columbia, Missouri Sept. 30, Oct. 1-2,1926
Twenty-sixth Columbus, Ohio October 13-15, 1927
Twenty-seventh St. Louis, Missouri November 1-3, 1928
Twenty-eighth Iowa City, Iowa October 10-12, 1929
Twenty-ninth Bethlehem, Pennsylvania October 9-11, 1930
Thirtieth Cleveland, Ohio October 8-10, 1931
Thirty-first Washington, D.C. October 13-15, 1932
Thirty-second Chicago, Illinois October 12-14, 1933
Thirty-third New York, New York October 11-13, 1934
Thirty-fourth Detroit-East Lansing, Michigan October 10-12, 1935
Semi-centennial celebration of the founding of the Association
Thirty-fifth Syracuse-Ithaca, New York October 8-10, 1936
Thirty-sixth Austin, Texas October 14-16, 1937
Thirty-seventh Cincinnati, Ohio October 6-8, 1938
Thirty-eighth Columbia, Missouri October 12-14, 1939
Thirty-ninth Lexington, Kentucky October 3-5, 1940
Fortieth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 2-4, 1941
Forty-first Columbus, Ohio October 3-5, 1946
Forty-second New York, New York October 9-11, 1947
Forty-third Austin, Texas October 14-16, 1948
Forty-fourth West Lafayette, Indiana October 13-15, 1949
Forty-fifth Boston, Massachusetts October 19-21, 1950
Forty-sixth Boulder-Denver, Colorado October 11-13, 1951
Forty-seventh Norman, Oklahoma October 2-4, 1952
Forty-eighth Clemson, South Carolina October 8-10, 1953
Forty-ninth Ames, Iowa October 21-23, 1954
Fiftieth East Lansing, Michigan October 3-5, 1955
Fifty-first Lawrence, Kansas October 11-13, 1956
Fifty-second Madison-Milwaukee, Wisconsin October 10-12, 1957
Fifty-third Boston, Massachusetts October 9-11, 1958
Fifty-fourth West Lafayette, Indiana October 15-17, 1959
Fifty-fifth Bethlehem, Pennsylvania October 13-15, 1960
Three-quarter centennial celebration of the founding of the Association
Fifty-sixth Cincinnati, Ohio October 12-14, 1961
Fifty-seventh Long Beach, California October 17-20, 1962
Fifty-eighth Rolla, Missouri October 16-19, 1963
Fifty-ninth Chicago-Evanston, Illinois October 21-24, 1964
Sixtieth College Park, Maryland October 13-16, 1965
Sixty-first Austin, Texas October 19-22, 1966
Sixty-second Ann Arbor-Detroit, Michigan October 11-14, 1967
Sixty-third Columbia, Missouri October 17-19, 1968
Sixty-fourth Houston, Texas October 9-11, 1969
Sixty-fifth Columbus, Ohio October 8-10, 1970
Sixty-sixth Knoxville, Tennessee October 14-16, 1971
Sixty-seventh College Park, Maryland October 19-21, 1972
Sixty-eighth Gainesville, Florida October 25-27, 1973
Sixty-ninth Flint, Michigan September 26-28, 1974
Seventieth Cincinnati, Ohio October 16-18, 1975
Seventy-first College Station, Texas October 28-30, 1976
Seventy-second West Lafayette, Indiana October 6-8, 1977
Seventy-third Syracuse, New York October 19-21, 1978
Seventy-fourth Lincoln, Nebraska October 18-20, 1979
Seventy-fifth Tulsa, Oklahoma October 2-4, 1980
Seventy-sixth Long Beach, California October 22-24, 1981
Seventy-seventh Moscow, Idaho-Pullman, Wash. October 14-16, 1982
Seventy-eighth Urbana-Champaign, Illinois October 6-8, 1983
Seventy-ninth Tempe, Arizona October 11-13, 1984
Eightieth Allentown-Bethlehem, Penn. October 3-5, 1985
Centennial celebration of the founding of the Association
Eighty-first College Park, Maryland Oct. 30-31, Nov. 1,1986
Eighty-second Louisville, Kentucky October 22-24, 1987
Eighty-third Ames, Iowa October 13-15, 1988
Eighty-fourth Columbia, South Carolina October 19-21, 1989
Eighty-fifth Albuquerque, New Mexico October 18-20, 1990
Eighty-sixth College Station, Texas October 17-19, 1991
Eighty-seventh East Lansing, Michigan October 8-10, 1992
Eighty-eighth West Lafayette, Indiana October 28-30, 1993
Eighty-ninth Buffalo, New York October 6-8, 1994
Ninetieth Cleveland, Ohio October 12-14, 1995
Ninety-first Rapid City, South Dakota October 24-26, 1996
Ninety-second Minneapolis, Minnesota October 2-4, 1997
Ninety-third Manhattan, Kansas October 8-10, 1998
Ninety-fourth Madison, Wisconsin October 7-9, 1999
Ninety-fifth Millbrae, California October 5-7, 2000
Ninety-sixth Columbus, Ohio October 18-20, 2001
Ninety-seventh Detroit, Michigan October 3-5, 2002
Ninety-eighth Lubbock, Texas October 23-25, 2003
Ninety-ninth Orlando, FL October 7-9, 2004
One-hundredth Salt Lake City, Utah October 6-8-2005
One-hundred-first Denver-Boulder, Colorado October 5-7-2006
One-hundred-second Dearborn, Michigan October 11-13, 2007
One-hundred-third Sacramento, California October 23-25, 2008
One-hundred-fourth New Brunswick, New Jersey October 15-17, 2009
One-hundred-fifth Valley Forge, Pennsylvania October 7-9, 2010
Quasquicentennial celebration of the founding of the Association

Executive Council and Headquarters Officers

The Executive Council is a group of alumnus members elected by the Convention to lead the Association, under the provisions of the Constitution and Bylaws and the Acts of the Convention. It guides the national programs of Tau Beta Pi through a full-time Secretary-Treasurer, whose offices at the University of Tennessee are the headquarters of the Association, and other national officials whom it appoints. All actions taken by the Council or the national officers are reported back to the Convention.

The first Council was elected by the first Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 28, 1895, at which Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Indiana Alpha were represented. Through 1923, Councils were elected annually from the alumnus membership.

In 1923 the Convention adopted the plan of having the members of the Council elected from the same locality, to serve for three years. The first "package" Council was located at the University of Michigan and served the 1924-27 and 1927-30 terms. The amendments adopted by the 1923 Convention also stipulated that the Secretary-Treasurer no longer was to be a member of the Executive Council but that the Council was to appoint an alumnus member to fill the office. R. C. Matthews, Secretary of the Council from 1905 to 1912 and Secretary-Treasurer to 1924, was appointed and continued in the position until his retirement in 1947.

World War II prevented the holding of Conventions in 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1945, and the Washington, D.C., Council continued in office until 1947. Incorporation of the Association in 1947 required enlargement of the Council to five members. The 1949 Convention increased the Council's term to four years. The 1997 Convention eliminated the "package" plan and allowed members of a Council to reside anywhere.

By action of the 1946 Convention, R. C. Matthews was retired as Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus and given a lifetime pension. He lived to the age of 99, dying in 1978. Robert H. Nagel became Secretary-Treasurer and Editor in August 1947 and served to October 1982 when he was named Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus; he died in 1997 at the age of 79. James D. Froula became Secretary-Treasurer and Editor in October 1982 and was named Executive Director in 1999.

The full-time position of Assistant Secretary-Treasurer was created by the Executive Council in 1963. Its first occupant was F. F. Lyle, Jr. who served to 1969. R. E. Warmack served from 1970-72, J. P. Kesselring from 1972-74, D. J. Soukup from 1976-84, and K. L. Martin from 1984-86. R. E. Hawks was appointed to the post in May 1986.

R. C. MATTHEWS
Illinois Alpha '02 New York Delta '39
Secretary of the Association 1905-12
Secretary-Treasurer 1912-47
Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus 1947-78
R. H. NAGEL
Editor of THE BENT 1942-82
Secretary-Treasurer 1947-82
Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus 1982-97

Executive Council Members by Term of Office

Term Council Members
1895-96 President -- H. B. Evans
Secretary -- E. J. Fermier
Treasurer -- C. C. Pashby
1896-97 President -- E. J. Fermier
Secretary -- R. C. H. Heck
Treasurer -- C. C. Pashby
1897-98 President -- E. J. Fermier
Secretary -- R. C. H. Heck
Treasurer -- B. C. Clark
1898-99 President -- E. J. Fermier
Secretary -- R. C. H. Heck
Treasurer -- W. C. Maul
1899-1901 President -- E. J. Fermier
Secretary -- A. H. Neureuther
Treasurer -- M. Van G. Smith
1901-03 President -- M. Van G. Smith
Secretary -- B. C. Waldenmaier
Treasurer -- O. A. Leutwiler
1903-04 President -- M. Van G. Smith
Secretary -- B. C. Waldenmaier
Treasurer -- H. T. Plumb
1904-05 President -- L. P. Breckenridge
Secretary -- G. A. Goodenough
Treasurer -- E. J. Fermier
1905-06 President -- G. A. Goodenough
Vice Pres. -- J. F. Shipp
Treasurer -- R. C. H. Heck
Secretary -- R. C. Matthews
1906-07 President -- R. C. H. Heck
Vice Pres. -- L. E. Moore
Treasurer -- J. F. Shipp
Secretary -- R. C. Matthews
1907-08 President -- R. C. H. Heck
Vice Pres. -- W. G. Haldane
Treasurer -- L. E. Moore
Secretary -- R. C. Matthews
1908-10 President -- L. E. Moore
Vice Pres. -- H. H. Higbie
Treasurer -- W. G. Haldane
Secretary -- R. C. Matthews
1910-12 President -- L. E. Moore
Vice Pres. -- W. G. Haldane
Treasurer -- H. H. Higbie
Secretary -- R. C. Matthews
1912-15 President -- H. H. Higbie
Vice Pres. -- E. F. Gillette
Councillor -- L.E. Moore
Secy.-Treas. -- R. C. Matthews
1915-16 President -- H. H. Higbie
Vice Pres -- J. L. Harrington
Councillor -- E. F. Gillette
Secy.-Treas. -- R. C. Matthews
1916-17 President -- J. L. Harrington
Vice Pres. -- M. S. Ketchum
Councillor -- H. H. Higbie
Secy.-Treas. -- R. C. Matthews
1917-20 President -- M. S. Ketchum
Vice Pres. -- J. T. Faig
Councillor -- J. L. Harrington
Secy.-Treas. -- R. C. Matthews
1920-21 President -- J. T. Faig
Vice Pres. -- O. P. Hood
Councillor -- M. S. Ketchum
Secy.-Treas. -- R. C. Matthews
1921-22 President -- O. P. Hood
Vice Pres. -- D. S. Kimball
Councillor -- J. T. Faig
Secy.-Treas. -- R. C. Matthews
1922-23 President -- D. S. Kimball
Vice Pres. -- L. A. Ashley
Councillor -- O. P. Hood
Secy.-Treas. -- R. C. Matthews
1923-24 President -- L. A. Ashley
Vice Pres. -- A. D. Moore
Councillor -- D. S. Kimball
Secy.-Treas. -- R. C. Matthews
1924-27;
1927-30
President -- A. D. Moore
Vice Pres. -- H. H. Higbie
Councillor -- C. T. Johnston
(Located at Univ. of Mich.)
1930-33;
1933-36
President -- P. W. Ott
Vice Pres. -- F. W. Marquis
Councillor -- W. T. Magruder (d. 1935)
Councillor -- W. L. Everitt (1935-36)
(Located at Ohio State Univ.)
1936-39;
1939-42;
1942-47
President -- C. H. Spencer
Vice Pres. -- Myron Creese (d. 1945)
Vice Pres. -- R. B. Allen (1945-47)
Councillor -- J. D. Fitch
(Located in Washington, D.C.)
1947-50 President -- M. M. Cory
Vice Pres. -- E. R. Moore
Councillor -- H. M. Merker
Councillor -- R. H. McCarroll (d. 1948)
Councillor -- T. C. Hanson (1948-50)
Councillor -- L. W. Lentz
(Located in Detroit, Mich.)
1950-54 President -- E. R. Moore
Vice Pres. -- T. C. Hanson
Councillor -- M. M. Cory (d. 1953)
Councillor -- H. M. Merker
Councillor -- L. W. Lentz (d. 1953)
Councillor -- C. J. Freund (1953-54)
Councillor -- Axel Marin (1953-54)
(Located in Detroit, Mich.)
1954-58 President -- H. M. King
Vice Pres. -- W. C. Voss
Councillor -- L. W. Bass
Councillor -- H. K. Brown
Councillor -- C. F. Muckenhoupt
(Located in Boston, Mass.)
1958-62 President -- D. A. Dahlstrom
Vice Pres. -- A. W. Consoer
Councillor -- G. G. Lamb
Councillor -- R. G. Owens
Councillor -- L. C. Rogers
(Located in Chicago, Ill.)
1962-66 President -- D. S. Clark
Vice Pres. -- E. P. Coleman
Councillor -- R. L. Mannes
Councillor -- H. N. Marsh (d. 1964)
Councillor -- C. R. Dodson (1965-66)
Councillor -- D. R. Stern
(Located in Southern California)
1966-70 President -- H. R. Chope
Vice Pres. -- J. L. Jones
Councillor -- A. B. Bishop
Councillor -- D. C. Minton, Jr.
Councillor -- R. S. Paffenbarger
(Located in Columbus, Ohio)
1970-74 President -- G. P. Palo
Vice Pres. -- M. W. Milligan
Councillor -- J. T. Price
Councillor -- T. J. Rentenbach
Councillor -- S. R. Sapirie
(Loc. in Knoxville -- Oak Ridge, Tenn.)
1974-78 President -- T. M. Linville (1974-76)
President -- E. T. Misiaszek (1976-78)
Vice Pres. -- E. T. Misiaszek (1974-76)
Vice Pres. -- L. J. Hollander (1976-78)
Councillor -- L. D. Wechsler
Councillor -- J. R. Loveland
Councillor -- L. J. Hollander (1974-76)
Councillor -- T. M. Linville (1976-78)
(Located in upper New York State)
1978-82 President -- D. L. Bender
Vice Pres. -- W. J. Mikols
Councillor -- T. R. Howard
Councillor -- J. Law
Councillor -- R. L. Turner
(Located in the Pacific Northwest)
1982-86 President -- P. H. Robbins
Vice Pres. -- R. L. Werneth
Councillor -- G. H. Schlimm
Councillor -- D. A. Snyder
Councillor -- D. W. Vannoy
(Located in Maryland)
1986-90 President -- M. S. Martin
Vice Pres. -- L. E. Sissom
Councillor -- J. W. Johnson, Jr.
Councillor -- J. W. Prados
Councillor -- L. D. Tyler
(Located in Kentucky/Tennessee)
1990-94 President -- J. W. Johnson, Jr.
Vice Pres. -- R. W. Cantrell
Councillor -- W. L. Grecco
Councillor -- M. S. Martin
Councillor -- D. B. Wallace
(Located in Alabama/Tennessee)
1994-98 President -- E. D. Basta
Vice Pres. -- E. W. Beans
Councillor -- R. O. Barr, Jr.
Councillor -- M. K. Brennan
Councillor -- J. R. Luchini
(Located in Michigan/Ohio)
1998-2002 President -- D. M. Green
Vice Pres. -- E. J. D'Avignon
Councillor -- J. A. Atkins
Councillor -- G. D. Peterson
Councillor -- C. P. Rice
(Located in Maryland/New York)
2002-2006 President -- M. W. Ohland
Vice Pres. -- E. D. Styles
Councillor -- A. L. Hu
Councillor -- R. W. Pierce
Councillor -- D. J. Tyner
(Located in five states)
2006-2010 President -- L.A. Simonson
Vice Pres. -- S. C. Dao
Councillor -- J. F.K. Earle
Councillor -- J. A. Huggins
Councillor -- N. Pih
(Located in FL, AZ, & SD)

Other National Officials

In addition to the Executive Council members, the Secretary-Treasurer, the Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, and the publication boards of THE BENT and THE BULLETIN, listed elsewhere herein, the following positions have been created by the Convention and the officials have been appointed by the Executive Council.

Director of Alumni Affairs

The office of Alumni Representative was created by the 1925 Convention. The title of the post was changed by the 1972 Convention to Director of Alumni Affairs, but the office was eliminated in 1978 with adoption of the District Program. The duties of the office were to stimulate and maintain alumni interest and support for Tau Beta Pi, to encourage the formation of alumnus chapters, and to represent the alumni at the Convention and before the Executive Council. Directors of Alumni Affairs were:

Term Director
1925-26 E. T. Mehren 
1926-27 J. F. Fairman 
1927-30 F. Burton
1931-32 A. D. Moore 
1932-36 C. H. Spencer 
1936-41 W. E. Jessup 
1942-48 J. E. Jagger
1948-55 R. B. Allen
1956-63 M. V. Burggraaf
1963-66 R. W. Gunther
1966-71 J. M. Kane
1971-73 D. J. Jay
1974-78 J. W. Jimenez

Director of Rituals

The position of Master of Rituals was created by the 1927 Convention, after a one-year trial period. The title of the post was changed by the 1972 Convention to Director of Rituals. The duties of the office include keeping watch over the form, phraseology, and physical make-up of the rituals, receiving and digesting suggestions for changes, and in general, handling all matters in connection with the rituals and related ceremonies. Directors of Rituals have been:

Term Director
1926-49 W. N. Espy 
1948-57 L. T. Monson 
1957-79 H. F. McGaffey
1979-81 L. D. Wechsler
1981-83 D. A. Snyder
1983-91 R. L. Turner
1991-93 D. A. Snyder
1993-03 A.R. Hirsch
2003- E.J. D'Avignon

Fellowship Fund Trustee

The office of Fellowship Fund Trustee was created by the 1930 Convention and was replaced with a corporate trustee under the direction of a three-member Trust Advisory Committee by the 1964 Convention. The duties of the office included holding, investing, conserving, increasing, and expending the monies of both Tau Beta Pi's Fellowship and BENT Life Subscription Funds as the Constitution and Bylaws required and as the Convention and the Executive Council ordered. Fellowship Fund Trustees were:

Term Director
1930-63 Melvin De Groote
1963-65 E. E. Tuttle

Trust Advisory Committee

The Trust Advisory Committee, created by the 1964 Convention, is charged with issuing instructions to Tau Beta Pi's corporate trustee for the purchase and sale of assets held by the trustee in THE BENT Life Subscription, Fellowship, Greater Interest in Government, Convention, Engineering Futures, Scholarship, and Program Development Funds. The trustee has the responsibility of making periodic recommendations to the Committee for investing and reinvesting assets to meet the objectives of the funds as stated in the Constitution and Bylaws. Members of the Trust Advisory Committee have been:

Term Director
1965-72 E. E. Tuttle (chairman), H. Hoover, Jr. (died 1969), T. G. Myers, C. R. Dodson (1969-72)
1972-74 C. R. Dodson (chair), T. G. Myers, L. T. Monson (died 1974)
1975-83 C. R. Dodson (chair), G. P. Palo, H. F. Pierce
1983-85 C. R. Dodson (chair), H. F. Pierce, R. F. Smith
1985-86 R. F. Smith (chair), F. P. Linaweaver, H. F. Pierce
1986-89 R. F. Smith (chair), F. P. Linaweaver, G. H. Schlimm
1990-95 R. F. Smith (chair), R. C. Clark, G. H. Schlimm
1995-00 R. F. Smith (chair), R. C. Clark, J. W. Johnson Jr.
2001-03 R. F. Smith (chair), J. W. Johnson Jr., J. A. Runde
2004-06 R. F. Smith (chair), J. W. Johnson Jr., M. A. Di Flora
2007- R. F. Smith (chair), J. W. Johnson Jr., H. W. Lange

Director of Fellowships

The position of Director of Fellowships was established by the 1932 Convention, the Alumni Representative having fulfilled the duties of the office in 1929-32. The Director is charged with the administration of Tau Beta Pi's Fellowship Program. Directors of Fellowships have been:

Term Director
1933-46 A. D. Moore 
1946-47 P. A. Singleton 
1947-79 P. H. Robbins
1979-92 L. J. Hollander
1992-94 D. R. Reyes-Guerra
1994- D. S. Pierre Jr.

Fellowship Board

The Fellowship Board was created by the 1932 Convention to aid the Director of Fellowships, especially in the selection of fellowship awardees. The Alumni Representative and the Executive Councillors served as the Fellowship Board in 1929-32. Since 1932, the board has consisted of the Director of Fellowships and the following alumnus members:

Term Director
1933-37 A. H. Aldinger, Frank Burton, C. F. Hirshfeld
1938 Frank Burton, C. F. Hirshfeld
1939 Frank Burton, J. W. Parker
1940-41 Frank Burton, P. W. Ott, W. B. Stout
1947 R. A. Kampmeier, J. C. Wagner, W. C. White
1948-52 C. G. Fink, R. S. Healy, J. C. Wagner
1953-69 R. S. Healy, E. A. Salma, J. C. Wagner
1969-70 D. C. Fullarton, E. A. Salma, J. C. Wagner
1970-77 D. C. Fullarton, E. A. Salma, K. H. Strauss
1978-79 L. J. Hollander, E. A. Salma, K. H. Strauss
1979-83 W. E. Moore Il, E. A. Salma, K. H. Strauss
1983-87 W. E. Moore II, E. A. Salma, D. R. Reyes-Guerra
1987-89 V. A. Marsocci, E. A. Salma, D. R. Reyes-Guerra
1989-92 J. W. Hollenberg, V. A. Marsocci, D. R. Reyes-Guerra
1992-96 L. J. Hollander, J. W. Hollenberg, V. A. Marsocci
1996-2003 H. J. Chaya, S. L. Holl, V. A. Marsocci
2003-2008 S. L. Holl, L. J. Hollander, V. A. Marsocci
2008- S. L. Holl, L. J. Hollander, J. L. Jamieson

Director of District Programs and District Directors

The position of Director of District Programs was established by the 1978 Convention after the District Program had been in experimental use for three years, during which time J. T. Pedersen served as Director. The office was eliminated in 1991 when the Executive Council assumed oversight responsibility. As part of the program, 16 geographical Districts have been established, with each of the collegiate and alumnus chapters assigned to a District, each headed by one or more District Directors. The Directors of District Programs were:

Term Director
1978-82 T. R. Howard
1982-83 R. L. Werneth
1983-87 J. R. Luchini
1987-91 J. W. Johnson, Jr.

Director of Engineering Futures and Facilitators

The position of Director of Engineering Futures was established by the 1993 Convention after the Engineering Futures Program had been in experimental use for four years, during which time M. S. Polston served as Director. As part of the Futures Program, approximately 40 trained teaching Facilitators have been appointed throughout the 16 Tau Beta Pi Districts. The Directors of Engineering Futures have been:

Term Director
1994-95 A. C. Hwang 
1995-99 R. M. Hickling
1999-2002 R. W. Pierce
2002-2008 A. M. Brenner
2009- R. W. Pierce

Director of Chapter Development

The position of Chapter Coordinator was established by the 1947 Convention after having been in unofficial and experimental existence for ten years. The title of the post was changed by the 1972 Convention to Director of Chapter Development. The office was eliminated in 1976 with adoption of the District Program. The duties of the position were to encourage proper chapter operations under the Constitution and Bylaws, to provide for the exchange of information on projects and activities through publications and Convention programs, and to conduct an annual chapter survey. Directors of Chapter Development were:

Term Director
1937-46 P. A. Singleton 
1946-59 M. E. Van Valkenburg
1959-71 J. R. Young
1971-76 G. R. Ames 
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