June 2, 2006

The Executive Council met in San Antonio, TX, on June 2 , 2006 .

The Council enthusiastically voted one Tau Beta Pi Superior Service Award and three Resolutions of Appreciation to retiring advisors of the collegiate chapters.

The Council cast ratification ballots for those chapters that had not voted on the Constitution amendment from the 2005 Convention and ratified one amendment that revised the responsibilities of the trustee.

The Council reviewed the preliminary petition for a new collegiate chapter from the local engineering honor society at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and President-elect Larry A. Simonson, P.E., was named to represent the Council on an inspection visit. The Council reviewed a preliminary petition for a new collegiate chapter from a local engineering honor society in Massachusetts, but determined that the number of students currently enrolled is insufficient to support a chapter.

The Council reviewed the inspection report of the visit to a petitioning group at Miami University; that petition will be presented to the 2007 Convention.

The Council reviewed the status of a collegiate chapter in Michigan that had requested a change from a 501(c)(7) organization to 501(c)(4) status and reviewed correspondence from the Association to the U.S. Department of the Treasury to report a change in the method of operation of a subordinate chapter. The status of two chapters that could be placed on probation on August 1 for failure to hold an initiation was discussed. The current status of available initiation equipment was reviewed.

The Council voted a Resolution of Appreciation to retiring Engineering Futures Facilitator B.T. Wenning and Distinguished Service Awards to retiring Facilitators M.T. Barry, S.M. Botwinik, and C.M. Harrison. Re-appointed as Facilitators for 2006-07 were: M.D. Burness, M.D. Czebatul, S.C. Dao, M.D. Lauer, R. Singhal, S.M. Willems, and E.R. Whisler; and for 2006-09: K.L. Colbry, S.V. Eckersall, C.M. Gorzkowski, W.A. Harper, D.L. Himes, J.A. Kopczynski, C.L. Thomas, and D.J. Tyner.

The Council re-appointed as District Directors for 2006-09: S.J. Houghton, A.J. Pinkus, R.L. Werneth, R.C. Rogers, S.L. Forkner, J.G. Macro, D.A. Kamat, and T.E. Schwaller. The Council voted Distinguished Service Awards to retiring District 6 Director J.J. Hanby, District 12 Director L.A. Simonson, and District 16 Directors A. Klinger, and F. Najmabadi. Lindy M. Johnson, P.E., WY A ’01, was appointed as District 12 Director to a term ending June 30, 2009.

The Council reviewed final arrangements for the June 3 meeting of National Officers and Directors. Councillors reported on their attendance at District Spring conferences. Executive Director J.D. Froula reported on his participation in the annual meeting of the Association of College Honor Societies in Portland, OR, on February 23-25.

The selection of Dr. Robert E. Barnes, NY N’84, Advisor to the New York Nu Chapter, as the 2006 Tau Beta Pi National Outstanding Advisor was accepted. District 8 Director Stacey L. Forkner, Chair of the 2006 Laureate Committee, reported that her group had selected one Laureate from six nominees. The selection of MG William A. Anders, OH H’62, as the 2006 Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Alumnus and the selection of Dr. Carter J. Kerk, P.E., SD A’81, as the winner of the 2006 Tau Beta Pi -McDonald Mentoring Award were accepted.

The Council reviewed and modified plans for the 2006 Convention to be held in Denver, CO, on October 5-7. A proposal to allow a chapter to suspend a delinquent officer was reviewed and will be sent to the Convention. The Council appointed a permanent Convention Chair and a Parliamentarian for the 2006 annual meeting.

President M.W. Ohland reported on his attendance at the convocation of the National Academy of Engineering on May 8-9, and President-elect L.A. Simonson was appointed to represent the Association at the NAE Convocation in September in Washington, DC. Councillor Russell W. Pierce reported on his participation in the meeting of the Trust Advisory Committee in New York City on May 19 with Mr. Froula and Councillor-elect Norman Pih and on the meeting of the Tau Beta Pi Financial Development Committee in Vonore, TN, on May 20. The Council modified the trust spending-guide to be five percent of the 36-month rolling average valuation of the trust fund.

Mr. Froula reported on the status of the 2006 Alumni Giving Program and information-technology improvements at Headquarters; his third-quarter financial report of the fiscal year had been sent to the Council and was accepted. The Council approved the 2007 budget, approved a plan for the year-end allocations to the trust funds, and established the Elizabeth P. and Ernest E. Althouse (PA A ’26) Scholarship Fund as a result of a bequest of $50,000. Funds were allocated from the Col. Louis Duenweg (IN B ’36) bequest for two new named Duenweg Scholarships in 2007-08.

Assistant Secretary-Treasurer R.E. Hawks reviewed the status of collegiate-chapter curriculum limitations on the membership eligibility-report system.

The existing policy prohibiting the Association from participating in proposals for rental-car discounts to members was rescinded.