Tau Bates Invited to Develop "Millionaire" Exhibit Questions for 55th NCAR Meeting to be held at Disney-MGM Studios

(Only 10 questions could = 1 Tau Beta Pi coffee mug)   

    September 12, 2001 - Because of his respect for our Association's reputation for  scholarship and excellence, the program chair of the 55th National Conference on the Advancement of Research (NCAR) has asked the members of Tau Beta Pi to contribute customized questions for the conference's opening night event to be held at the new "Who Wants to be a Millionaire - Play It!" attraction at Disney MGM-Studios Florida in Orlando.  NCAR 55 will be held November 28 - December 1, 2001 at The Disney Institute in Orlando, Florida and is expected to attract more than 200 of the nation's R&D leaders from industry, government, and academe.  In addition, as a designated service project of the Florida Delta Chapter, students from the University of Central Florida will be invited to participate in select activities during the conference such as the "Millionaire" event.

    This year's program chair, Mr. Gregory A. Schuckman, (Director of Federal Relations at the University of Central Florida), conceived of the idea for a special Tau Beta Pi-inspired edition of "Millionaire" to entertain the 500+ attendees expected to participate in the game that evening.  Having collaborated with Tau Beta Pi in the past through his leadership and service to the American Association of Engineering Societies, Mr. Schuckman approached Tau Beta Pi Executive Director Jim Froula, and within weeks, Tau Bates began responding to a call for questions.  It is especially appropriate for TBP to be involved with the NCAR as it was established by the founding vice chair of the National Academy of Engineering, a prominent engineer and Tau Bate, Eric A. Walker, MA Gamma '32, who convened the first NCAR at his home institution  of the Pennsylvania State University in 1947.  This year's theme for the NCAR meeting is : "Beyond the Odyssey: A New Research Endeavor."

    As a supporter of NCAR 55 and to reward our participation in the conference, Tau Beta Pi will receive special recognition before the "Millionaire" event through a video presentation about the Society.  This video will follow a keynote address on "Imagineering the Future of Research" by the head of Disney Imagineering, Dr. Eric Haseltine, who should provide a nice segue into the role that Tau Bates have played in 'imagineering the future.'  Several successful Tau Bates, such as Kentucky Governor Paul Patton and Dr. Joseph Bordogna, Deputy Director of  the National Science Foundation, are included in the program and many more are expected to be in attendance.  For more information about the Conference visit www.ncar.org.

   As a gesture of thanks, the first ten members to submit at least 10 questions will receive a Tau Beta Pi coffee mug. There is still one mug left! (ALL members submitting questions will be recognized in The Bent.)   

    Guidelines for "Millionaire" Questions

  * By November 1, submit "millionaire-style"( multiple choice, four possible responses, only one correct ) questions that involve the theme of research -  science, engineering, technology, famous achievements, famous people and dates, etc.

* For each question, indicate the correct answer and suggest the appropriate dollar value for the question. ($100; 200; 300; 500; 1,000; 2,000; 4,000; 8,000; 16,000; 32,000; 64,000; 125,000; 250,000; 500,000; and $1 million). For example, a $100 question would be " What does the "H" stand for in "H2O" ? 1) Helium 2) Hydrogen 3) Hydroxide 4)Hummus.

* Please e-mail your questions to . Be sure to include your name, address, chapter and class.

     Have fun creating your questions and thank you!