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  • February 24, 2006 - Petitions for new collegiate chapters of Tau Beta Pi have been received by Tau Beta Kappa local engineering honor society at San Francisco State University and by The West Point Engineering Honor Society at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. These petitions will go to the 2006 Convention with Executive Council approval. (more)
  • January 28, 2006 - The New Jersey Epsilon Chapter at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ, was installed as the 237th collegiate chapter. (more)
  • January 23, 2006 - Virginia Beta chapter members complete successful Katrina relief trip to Gulfport, MS during December 16-23. Return trip is being planned for March 4 - 11. See their excellent website for details and new photos.
  • 2005
  • December 2, 2005 - District 4 chapters are on their way to making a great idea turn into reality, i.e.organizing a multi-chapter clean-up effort to assist victims of hurricane Katrina. Students from Virginia Tech (VA B) returned last week from a successful visit to Gulfport, MS and have laid the groundwork for a return trip December 16-23 with at least 50 other Tau Bate volunteers who are desperately needed by this community to restore their ravaged homes. Funds to hire a bus are needed. Visit their comprehensive website describing the visit and the detailed plans for the December relief trip.
  • October 8, 2005 - Convention elects a new Executive Council to serve the 2006-10 term.(more) Learn more about the happenings at the 2005 Convention including Stephen D. Bechtel Jr.'s keynote address.
  • October 4, 2005 - Congratulations to John L. Hall, PA G '56, on being named one of 3 co-winners of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics. Currently a Fellow of JILA and lecturer in the department of physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder, he was lauded for his "contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique." (more information)
  • September 1, 2005 - Tau Beta Pi proudly announces the following awards:
    > 2005 Laureate - Clara C. Shih, California Gamma '05 (more information)
    > 2005 National Outstanding Advisor - Dr. Sally Steadman, Wyoming Alpha ’69  (more information)
    > 2005 Distinguished Alumnus - Dr. H. Vincent Poor, Alabama Alpha ’72 (more information)
  • June 10, 2005 - Dr. George H. Heilmeier, PA D '58, an electronics engineer and chairman emeritus of Telcordia Technologies Inc., is one of three winners of the 2005 Kyoto Prizes. Presented to those who"have contributed significantly to mankind's betterment", the awards cover three categories: advanced technology, basic sciences, and art and philosophy. Dr. Heilmeier will received the award for groundbreaking research in the field of crystals and direct contributions to the development of the liquid crystal display (LCD). The eighth Tau Bate to receive the Kyoto Prize, Dr. Heilmeier will be presesnted with a cash prize of $460,000, a gold medal, and a diploma on November 10 in Kyoto, Japan. (more)
  • May 17, 2005 - Tau Beta Pi has received notice of eligibility to participate in the 2005 Combined Federal Campaign.
  • May 12, 2005 - The latest Campbell matching gift challenge has been easily met by Tau Bates! Cleveland Campbell, P.E., IA A '47, and his wife Ruth, offered to match up to $12,000 in first time donations to Tau Beta Pi in 2005. It took only six weeks and 329 gifts to reach this goal. In 2003, Tau Bates successfully responded to a $10,000 challenge. The Campbells' gift will fund six new Campbell scholarships. Many thanks to our members for their generous support.
  • May 11, 2005 - Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., IN A '46, Chairman Emeritus of Bechtel Group, Inc., will address the 100th Convention during the Welcoming Dinner on Thursday, October 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the Three Seasons Ballroom of the Sheraton City Centre in Salt Lake City. (Bechtel Bio) (Convention Information)
  • April 20, 2005 - Tau Beta Pi announces 35 Fellows and a record 69 Scholars for 2005-06 academic year.
  • April 8, 2005 - The recently passed amendment to Constitution Article VIII defines the criteria that qualify a curriculum as "engineering" and provides a means of appealing to the Convention the eligibility of any curricula not meeting these criteria. The amendment, unresolved by chapter vote, was ratified by Council vote. (more)
  • April 4, 2005 - Two slates of candidates for the Executive Council of Tau Beta Pi for the 2006-10 term have been nominated. (more)
  • April 1, 2005 - TBP receives Anderson bequest of $256,000 to endow fellowship.
  • February 21,2005 - Congratulations to Bernard M. Gordon Prize winners Leah H. Jamieson, Dr. Edward J. Coyle, DE A '77, and Dr. William C. Oakes, P.E.,IN A '97 , and also to this year's winners of the Charles Stark Draper Prize: Minoru S. Araki, Francis J. Madden, Dr. Edward A. Miller, MD B '50, James W. Plummer, CA A '42, and Don H. Schoessler.
  • February 12, 2005 - California Alpha Beta at University of California, Riverside, installed as the 236th collegiate chapter.
  • October 23,2004 - James D. Froula represents Tau Beta Pi at Eta Kappa Nu's centennial celebration. (more)
  • September 29, 2004 - Congratulations to Naomi Ehrich Leonard, NJ D '85, on being named as one of 23 recipients of the MacArthur Foundation's $500,000 "Genius" awards. (more)
  • August 10, 2004 - Tau Beta Pi proudly announces the following awards:
    > 2004 Laureate - Matthew C. Rodrigue, Maine Alpha '04 (more information)
    > 2004 National Outstanding Advisor - Dr. Richard J. Smith, Iowa Alpha ’69  (more information)
    > 2004 Distinguished Alumna - Jill S. Tietjen, P.E.,Virginia Alpha’76 (more information)
  • April 20, 2004 - Tau Beta Pi announces 40 Scholars and 34 Fellows for 2004-05 academic year.
  • March 27, 2004 - Michigan Lambda at Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, installed as the 235th collegiate chapter.
  • February 25, 2004 - Congratulations to Frank S. Barnes, CO B '54, 2004 winner of the Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education.
  • January 27, 2004 - Florida Alpha Chapter initiates the first woman president of the American Society of Civil Engineers as an eminent engineer. (more information)
  • January 17, 2004 - Idaho Beta at Idaho State University was installed as the 234th collegiate chapter. (more information )
  • November 19, 2003 - More than 250 members have come forward with a donation in response to a special challenge from Cleveland Campbell, IA A'47. In January, Cleve offered to match up to $10,000 of first time donations to the Alumni Giving Program in 2003. Today that goal was met. Cleve will be sending his gift of $10,000 which will fund scholarships for senior student members of Tau Beta Pi. Thank you to everyone involved!
  • November 5, 2003 - Lubbock, Texas was the site of Tau Beta Pi's 98th annual
    Convention, attended by 428 members on October 23-25. (more information)
  • October 6, 2003 - Dr. Paul C. Lauterbur, IL A '51, is one of two scientists who won the 2003 Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). (more information)

  • September 2, 2003 - Tau Beta Pi proudly announces the following awards:
    > 2003 Laureates - Erin E. McIntyre, New Jersy Beta '03 and Patrick D. Schmid, Pennsylvania Alpha '03 (more information)
    > 2003 National Outstanding Advisor - Dr. Melvin R. Corley, P.E., Louisiana Gamma’70  (more information)
    > 2003 Distinguished Alumni - Dr. Irwin M. Jacobs, New York Delta’56 and Dr. Daniel D. Reneau, Louisiana Gamma’63 (more information)

  • September 2003 - Tau Bate members of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity can receive a $50 reimbursement of their TBP initiation fees by sending a copy of their TBP initiation certificate to the PKA Educational Foundation. This applies only to those initiated into TBP since July 1, 2002. All PKA's initiated into TBP from now on must provide the copy within 12 months of TBP initiation. Contact Patrick Haynes, Executive Director of PKA Educational Foundation, at phaynes@pikes.org for more information. Chapters, keep this in mind as a new membership incentive.

  • June 3, 2003 - Tau Beta Pi receives Scribner bequest of $135,000 to endow Scholarships.

  • May 14, 2003 - Tau Beta Pi has received notice of eligibility to participate in the 2003 Combined Federal Campaign.

  • April 25, 2003 - Tau Beta Pi awards 35 Fellowships and 39 Scholarships

  • March 31, 2003 - A dedicated alumnus, Cleveland L. Campbell, IA A’47, has offered $10,000 during 2003 to match first-time donations to Tau Beta Pi. This means that any gift (up to $2,000) that we receive in response to this appeal will be matched, dollar for dollar, until we reach $10,000. Meeting our goal by the end of 2003 can result in an additional $20,000, half of which will fund new scholarships for young Tau Bates. More than $6,000 has been received to date. (more)

  • March 3, 2003 - The Virginia Epsilon Chapter of Tau Beta Pi was installed at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, on March 1, 2003. President Matthew W. Ohland was official installing deputy of the Society's 233rd collegiate chapter, assisted by Executive Director James D. Froula, P.E., and District 4 Director Russell L. Werneth. (more)

  • January 20, 2003 - The Third Annual Conference on Ethics and Social Responsibility in Engineering and Technology will be held at the Astor Crowne Plaza hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 15-17, 2003, with the theme Building Ethics into Professionalism, hosted by Gonzaga University in partnership with Louisiana State University. Conference topics will include:
    · Discovering Ethical Dilemmas and Communicating Ethical Resolutions
    · Ethics in Competitive Bidding and Contracting
    · Shareholder Ethics and Social Responsibility
    · Integrating Ethics into the Classroom and Workplace
    · Establishing an Ethical Organization
    For more information, contact:
    Angela Ruff
    ruff@gonzaga.edu
    1-800-986-9585, ext. 3572
    Connect to the conference web site through:www.gonzaga.edu/continuingeduction

  • September 3, 2002 - AAES is pleased to announce that 'Voices of Innovation began broadcast yesterday. The radio program about the wonders of engineering will be heard initially on about 20 stations, with listeners in the United States and abroad. (more)

  • Tau Beta Pi Executive Councillor Jerome A. Atkins, Ed. D., DC A '63, has been appointed Interim President of Baltimore City Community College effective July 1, 2002.

  • The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA), a non-profit educational initiative, is seeking proposals for the development & support of innovation, invention, and technological entrepreneurship at U.S. colleges and universities. Application deadline is May 15. More information available at http://www.nciia.org

  • February 19, 2002 - Robert S. Langer, NY D '70, professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at MIT, has received the 2002 Charles Stark Draper Prize for his invention of medical technologies that help prolong lives and ease suffering. Eli Fromm, PA Z '62, is the first recipient of the Bernard M. Gordon Prize for inventiveness in engineering and technology education.
    NAE news release

  • February 15, 2002 - Congratulations to the new members of the National Academy of Engineering!

  • January 25, 2002 - AlumNet continues to grow! The program's administrator, Amy Kaleita, PA B '97, reports that "Things are going really well - with a fairly diverse 285 people in the database as of today.  I haven't had a request I couldn't process, one way or another, in quite awhile.  Still, there aren't as many students using the service as I would  like. " Chapter presidents will soon be asked to remind student members to take advantage of this valuable service.

  • January 18, 2002 - Four new chapters will be installed this winter:     
            MO Delta (University of Missouri-Kansas City) - 1/26/02
             OR Gamma (University of Portland) - 2/9/02
             NH Beta (Dartmouth College) - 2/23/02
             TX Mu (University of Texas at San Antonio) - 3/2/02

  • October 20, 2001 - The 96th Convention elects 2002-2006 Executive Council slate. (more information and photo)

  • September 12, 2001 - Tau Bates invited to develop "Millionaire" exhibit questions for the 55th NCAR meeting to be held at Disney-MGM Studios. (more information)

  • September 12, 2001 - Ford Foundation Fellowships for Minorities.  The Foundation announces approximately 60 predoctoral, 40 dissertation, and 30 postdoctoral fellowships sponsored by the Ford Foundation and administered by the National Research Council. (more information)

  • September 5, 2001 - Tau Beta Pi sponsors Society of         Automotive Engineers (SAE) scholarships for engineering freshmen. Deadline to apply: December 1, 2001. (more information)

  • July 17, 2001 - Tau Beta Pi proudly announces the following awards:

        2001 Laureates - Laura Miyakawa, Pennsylvania Gamma '01 and Matthew T. Reiter, Pennsylvania Theta '01 (more information)
        (more information)
        2001 National Outstanding Advisor - Dr. Louis F. Geschwindner, Jr.,    New York Gamma '67  (more information)
          2001 Distinguished Alumnus - Dr. James E. Drewry, Virginia Alpha '60 (more information)

  • May 15, 2001 - The Fulbright Scholar Program is offering 99 lecturing/research awards in engineering for the 2002-2003 academic year.  Awards for both faculty and professionals range from two months to an academic year or  longer.  While foreign language skills are needed in some countries, most Fulbright lecturing assignments are in English.  Application deadline for 2002-2003 awards is August 1, 2001. For more information, visit website at www.iie.org/cies

  • May 15, 2001 - Fulbright fellowships offered in Finland and Ireland. (more information)

  • April 3, 2001 - Recognizing that the demand for professional engineers is high and engineering enrollment is low, the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) launches "The American Engineering Campaign." (more information) 

  • April 2, 2001 - One slate of candidates for the Executive Council of Tau Beta Pi for the 2002-06 term has been nominated. (more information)

  • March 3, 2001 - Ohio Nu Chapter of Tau Beta Pi installed at Cedarville University. (more information)

  • February, 2001 - Tau Beta Pi to receive 'Record' bequest. Funds restricted to Scholarship program.

The Tau Beta Pi Association will soon be the recipient of more than $3 million from the estate of Leroy Emmett Record, Kansas Alpha '29.  This gift marks the largest bequest ever received in the history of Tau Beta Pi.  (more information)

  • February, 2001 - Largest single corporate Convention contribution received.

Duke Energy kicked off the 2001 Convention corporate campaign with the largest donation in the history of the Convention. (more information)

  • Greater Interest in Government grant to be awarded to South Dakota Alpha to help sponsor South Dakota School of Mines and Technology program, Youth Engineering Adventure. (more information) 

  • South Dakota Alpha project brings more Sigma Tau's into the fold. (more information) 

  • Corporations provide new Scholarships.

  • Jacobs Engineering, Merck & Company, Inc., and Fluor have contributed $2,000 each to fund three scholarships for senior engineering students for the 2001-2002 academic year. The winners were announced in April, 2001. (Names of Scholars)

  • October 10, 2000 - Congratulations to Jack S. Kilby, Illinois Alpha '47, co-winner of  the Nobel Prize for Physics.

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