Tau Beta Pi Programs - National Outstanding Advisor

( .pdf of announcement bulletin )

After a trial program of three years, the 1996 Convention established the National Outstanding Advisor Award to be given at each Convention. The prize, which includes a plaque, $1,000 to the winner, and $1,000 in the name of the winner to the dean's discretionary fund, recognizes outstanding performance among the chapter advisors of Tau Beta Pi.

A nominating committee from the chapter, excluding but in consultation with the nominee, should prepare the nomination and send it to the Secretary-Treasurer by April 1.

The winners have been:

Year	Recipient	Chapter
1994	James C. Hill, California Gamma '62	Advisor to Iowa Alpha.
1995	John M. Kuhlman, Ohio Alpha '70	Advisor to West Virginia Alpha.
1996	Robert P. Van Til, Michigan Alpha '79	Advisor to Michigan Theta.
1997	Dennis J. Tyner, Massachusetts Epsilon '85	Advisor to Vermont Beta.
1998	John A. Tucker, Massachusetts Epsilon '49	Advisor to Mass. Beta.
1999	Eddie R. Fowler, Kansas Gamma '57	Advisor to Kansas Gamma.
2000	William W. Mendenhall, Jr., New York Delta '48	Advisor to Alaska Alpha.
2001	Louis F. Geschwinder, Jr., New York Gamma'67	Advisor to Pennsylvania Beta.
2002	Larry A. Simonson, South Dakota Alpha '69	Advisor to South Dakota Alpha.
2003	Melvin R. Corley, Louisiana Gamma '70	Advisor to Louisiana Gamma.
2004	Richard J. Smith, Iowa Alpha '69	Advisor to Iowa Alpha.
2005	Sally J.Steadman, Wyoming Alpha '69	Advisor to Alabama Epsilon
2006	Robert E. Barnes, New York Nu ’84	Advisor to New York Nu
2007	Thomas E. Wade, Florida Alpha ’67	Advisor to Florida Gamma
2008	Richard B. Hayter, South Dakota Beta ’65	Advisor to Kansas Gamma