March 17, 2007

The Executive Council met in Orlando, FL, on March 17, 2007.

The Council enthusiastically voted two TBP Superior Service Awards and three Resolutions of Appreciation to retiring advisors of the collegiate chapters and voted a Resolution of Appreciation to Joyce M. Boshell, assistant to the Director of Fellowships.

Executive Councillor Jason A. Huggins was appointed as Installing Deputy for the New York Upsilon installation on February 10. The status of a chapter that initiated two graduate-student candidates without submitting proof of worthiness was reviewed, but the chapter was not placed on probation for violating the Constitution.

The Council reviewed plans for organizing and conducting the TBP National K-12 Math & Science Initiative.
The Council completed reviews requested by the 2006 Convention delegates and modified plans for the 2007 Convention to be held in Dearborn, MI, on October 11-13. Proposals to amend Const. Art. VII, Secs. 2 and 3, were discussed and will be referred to the Convention.

Executive Director J.D. Froula reported on the status of the 2006 Alumni Giving Program and information-technology improvements at Headquarters; his second-quarter financial report of the fiscal year had been sent to the Council and was accepted.

The Council noted the receipt of a bequest of $138,465 from the Mary A. Hanley Trust for the Edward P. Hanley, IL B ’42, Fellowship Fund and a bequest of $2,000 from the estate of Leonard W. Donoghue, MA D ’37, and approved the naming of a Donoghue Scholar in 2007-08. The Council increased the number of ΤΒΠ Scholars to be named in April from 132 to 135.

President L.A. Simonson reviewed the minutes of the meeting of the Financial Development Committee in Knoxville, TN, on January 13, 2007, and reviewed his plans for a meeting with alumni in Naples, FL, on March 21. Russell W. Pierce, WA A ’70, was appointed to the Financial Development Committee for a term ending in June 2010, and the Council revised the FDC Charter. The Council established two new Donor Recognition Clubs: the Matthews Club at $500,000 and the Nagel Club at $250,000.

Lynn B. Farrington, ME A ’06, and Kathy L. Elias, OH G ’03, were appointed as District 1 Directors; J. Mark Landrum, P.E., TX D ’79, was appointed as District 10 Director; and Jason A. Corl, CA Q ’06, and Stacey H. Ross, CA K ’06, were appointed as District 16 Directors to terms ending June 30, 2009. District 12 Director Lindy M. Johnson, P.E., was appointed to the Laureate Selection Committee.

Councillors reported on their attendance at District Spring Conferences. The Council reviewed arrangements for the June 9 meeting of National Officers and Directors.
Dr. Velio A. Marsocci, P.E., NY E ’53, was re-appointed to the Fellowship Board for a term ending July 31, 2010. D.S. Pierre Jr., P.E., AL E ’90, was re-appointed as Director of Fellowships, and Edward J. D’Avignon, NY B ’88, was re-appointed as Director of Rituals for terms ending June 30, 2011.

The Council approved a new benefit proposal with miQuotes.com for insurance products for members. The Council approved a Charter for the Advisor Recruitment & Development Committee and appointed Dr. Marvin E. Criswell, NE A ’65, and Lynn B. Farrington, ME A ’06, to the committee for terms ending June 30, 2010, and June 30, 2009, respectively.

The Council approved a project to update the Tau Beta Pi Chapter CD and requested that a function be added to the website to allow members to look up the chapter, class year, city, and state of residence of other members.

Mr. Froula reported that the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Futures Program won the 2007 ASEE Corporate Member Council Excellence in Engineering Education Collaboration Award and that the cover of the Spring 2006 issue of THE BENT won first prize in its class in the 2006 NewsStand Resource national cover contest. The Council reviewed the progress of the Engineering Futures Planning Committee in preparing to establish a new Engineering Futures module.