Dr. Larry A. Simonson, P.E., South Dakota Alpha '69, has served as President of ΤΒΠ since 2006. He received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and returned to his alma mater as a member of the faculty after working for Texas Instruments for three years. He has served as departmental chair and is now working as associate dean for advancement on strategic planning for the university's current capital campaign, “Building the Dream.” He has been actively involved in alumnus relations and travels extensively to meet with alumni and corporate officials throughout the country.
     He was initiated into Sigma Tau in 1968 and has served ΤΒΠ as Chief Advisor of South Dakota Alpha since 1986, District 12 Director in 1994-2006, and Engineering Futures Facilitator during 1990-2006. He was recognized by his university as the presidential outstanding professor in 2004 and by ΤΒΠ as the 2002 National Outstanding Advisor.
     Dr. Simonson is a registered professional engineer in the state of South Dakota and has served as president of the South Dakota Electrical Commission since 1996. In 2001, he founded YEA (Youth Engineering Adventure), an on-campus, week-long summer program for high-school students interested in mathematics and science.

Solange C. Dao, P.E., Florida Alpha '95, a graduate of the University of Florida with a B.S.C.E, has served since 2006 as Vice President of the Executive Council.
     On campus, she was active in SWE, ASCE, Chi Epsilon, and ΤΒΠ , serving as Vice President and then President of the Florida Alpha Chapter. After graduation she joined Dao Consultants, Inc., founded in 1989 by her father and has worked with him in developing commercial and multi-family sites in Central Florida.
     President of her firm and a certified provider with the Florida Board of Professional Engineers to present professional development seminars for continuing-education credit, she also sits on the City of Orlando's municipal planning board, Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations, and the BETA Center (a school, shelter, and counseling center for young teen mothers) board.
     She is a ΤΒΠ Engineering Futures Facilitator and has presented more than 160 sessions since 1997. Serving as a Chapter Advisor to Florida Delta (UCF) since 2000, she watched the chapter grow into a co-host of the 2005 Convention.

Dr. Jonathan F.K. Earle, P.E., Florida Alpha '65, has served as ΤΒΠ Executive Councillor since 2006 and retired in 2007 as associate dean for student affairs in the college of engineering and associate professor of agricultural & biological engineering at the University of Florida (UF).
     He holds a B.S.C.E. from the University of London, England, and M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in environmental engineering from UF. His professional, teaching, and research interests are in higher-education engineering administration, pollution control, water-resources management, engineering education, solid- and hazardous-waste control, and wastewater engineering.
     Prior to joining academia, he worked in the consulting-engineering industry in environmental systems management. He has consulted internationally for the U.S. Agency for International Development and is a chartered civil engineer in the U.K. and a registered professional engineer in Florida.
     He is a member of the ASEE, ASCE, American Water Works Association, National Association of Minority Engineering Program Administrators, Gamma Sigma Delta, and Phi Kappa Phi. Dr. Earle is a mentor for students and faculty and is Advisor to the ΤΒΠ Florida Alpha Chapter, Benton Engineering Council, engineering ambassadors, and engineering student advisory council.
     His awards include a 2007 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, Wolfson faculty award for outstanding service to students, SECME global vision award, student government faculty advisor of the year, National Society of Black Engineers faculty of the year award, and USDA unit distinguished service award for solid-waste management.

Jason A. Huggins, P.E., Florida Alpha '96, holds a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida, where he was active in Pi Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi and served as Secretary, Vice President of Electee Process, and President of Florida Alpha.
     He worked as a mechanical engineer with Armstrong World Industries, Inc., at the firm's Marietta, PA, St. Helens, OR, and Macon, GA, ceiling plants. A registered professional engineer in Florida, Jason serves as plant engineering manager at the ceiling facility in his hometown of Pensacola, FL.
     He has served as a ΤΒΠ Engineering Futures Facilitator since 1998 and as a member of the Interactive Chapter Exchange Committee during 2000-04. He is Secretary of the 2006-10 Executive Council. He lives in Gulf Breeze, FL, with his wife of 16 years, the former Nancy L. Watson, and their son, John Michael.

Norman Pih, Tennessee Alpha '82, has served as ΤΒΠ Executive Councillor since 2006 and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a B.S.Ch.E. and the University of Delaware with an M.S.Ch.E.
     On campus, he was active in the AIChE, Alpha Chi Sigma, and Tau Beta Pi, serving as Recording Secretary and then as President of the Tennessee Alpha Chapter. He joined the DuPont Company's field-engineering program in the polymer products division, medical division, and central research and development and then joined W.L. Gore & Associates, maker of Gore-Tex® products, in the medical products division in Flagstaff, AZ.
     He is a liaison between the intellectual property and R&D groups. Norman became a ΤΒΠ Engineering Futures Facilitator in 1989, served on the EF Program Committee and as a District 3 Director, and is an Advisor of the Arizona Gamma Chapter (NAU). He is a member of the Master Chorale of Flagstaff, a 110-voice community choir, as well as being in his church choir. He completed a triathlon and enjoys hiking and cycling.

Curtis Gomulinski, Michigan Epsilon '01, is the Executive Director, Secretary-Treasurer, and Editor of The Tau Beta Pi Association. He succeeded Jim Froula at the close of the 2011 Convention. He is the fourth person to hold this position.
     He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining Tau Beta Pi, Curt spent eight years at the University of Michigan serving in a variety of roles including system administrator, project engineer, and interim manager. He was responsible for numerous server systems and departmental applications as well as leading an array of infrastructure projects including the execution of virtualization, storage, networking, and database solutions serving the needs of plant operations.
     He was initiated into Tau Beta Pi in 1998, served for two years as Chapter President, and spearheaded the successful bid to host the 2002 Convention in Detroit. In 2002, he assisted local alumni to reactivate the Southeastern Michigan Alumnus Chapter and began his volunteer role of District 7 Director. In 2008, he assumed the role of Chapter Advisor to Michigan Gamma at the University of Michigan. He served as a District Director and Chapter Advisor until July 2011.
     He lives in Knoxville, TN with his wife, Tricia Gomulinski, South Dakota Alpha '98. He and his wife met through their mutual involvement as District Directors, and he proposed to her at the 2010 District Conference in Laramie, WY. They were married on New Year's Eve, 2010, in metropolitan Detroit. He enjoys traveling, hiking, and learning to play the piano.

Jim Froula, P.E. (ret.), is the Executive Director Emeritus of The Tau Beta Pi Association. He was named Secretary-Treasurer in 1982 and served until 2011 as Executive Director. Jim is the third person to hold this position.
     Prior to joining ΤΒΠ , Jim spent 12 years in design, development, and engineering management for the IBM Corporation in Lexington, KY, and Boulder, CO, receiving a first-level invention achievement award and an outstanding innovation award as mechanical manager for the Model 60 Copier.
     His career began at Union Carbide Corporation's Y-12 nuclear plant as an engineering co-op student. He served as a lieutenant in United States Army ordnance corps at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, Rock Island Arsenal, IL, and in the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam and was awarded the bronze star and the army commendation medal.
     Jim earned a B.S. and his M.S. in mechanical engineering at the University of Tennessee, where he was elected to Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Tau Sigma, and Tau Beta Pi, serving as President of Tennessee Alpha. His graduate work was completed under an NSF fellowship. A former District 12 Director, Jim received the TBP Distinguished Service Award in 1982. Former president and vice president of the Association of College Honor Societies, he served on the award selection committee of the American Association of Engineering Societies.
     A licensed professional engineer in Tennessee, he is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and also a member of Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Xi, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Engineering Education, National Society of Professional Engineers, Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers, and Technical Society of Knoxville.