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