Tau Beta Pi News
April 2023
February 2023
- NAE announces the election of 106 new members and 18 International Members.
Twenty-eight of the new NAE members are Tau Bates. Click here for the full list
September 2022
- No Laureates were selected.
- Congratulations to the 2022 Distinguished Alumni: Makola Abdullah, DC Alpha '90, and
Katherine Bouman, Michigan Gamma '11. Read the press release
- Ohio Delta Chapter advisor Monica M. Burdick, NY K '98, is the 2022 TBP Outstanding Advisor.
Read the press release
- The 2022 McDonald Mentor is Asad M. Madni, CA E '69. Read the press release
August 2022
May 2022
- The Association has announced the selection of 31 graduate Fellowships for 2022-23.
Read the Fellows press release and view the list of Fellows here.
March 2022
- It is with great sadness that the Association announces the passing of Roger E. Hawks, NY L '75,
on February 28, 2022, at the age of 69. He was the Assistant Executive Director Emeritus and
worked for 30+ years at TBP HQ in Knoxville, TN. Read more here
February 2022
- NAE announces the election of 111 new members and 22 International Members.
Thirty of the new NAE members are Tau Bates. Click here for the full list
September 2021
- The 2021 Laureates are Kara Combs, OH M '21; Carissa Dopman, NY S '21;
Tyler Kleinsasser, SD A '19; and Michael Ustes, MI I '22. Read the press release
- Congratulations to the 2021 Distinguished Alumni: Neal McCaleb, Oklahoma Gamma '57;
James Momoh, DC Alpha '75; Richard Spontak, Pennsylvania Beta '83;
Martin Jischke, Iowa Alpha '63;
and Edward Kaplan, Illinois Beta '65. Read the press release
- California Upsilon Chapter advisor Sue L.R. Holl, CA L '76, is the 2021 TBP Outstanding Advisor.
Read the press release
- The 2021 McDonald Mentor is James C. Williams, NM B '76. Read the press release
August 2021
May 2021
- The Association has announced the selection of 28 graduate Fellowships for 2021-22.
Read the Fellows press release and view the list of Fellows here.
April 2021
February 2021
- NAE announces the election of 104 new members and 24 International Members.
Twenty-nine of the new NAE members are Tau Bates. Click here for the full list
August 2020
- The 2020 Laureates are Kevin Ptak, SD A '19, and Natalie J. Turco, NY S '20. Read the press release
- Congratulations to the 2020 Distinguished Alumni: Jerry Holmes, Oklahoma Alpha '58;
Paul Plotkowski, Michigan Theta '80; Ronald Rousseau, Louisiana Alpha '66;
and Dale Zimmerman, Florida Alpha '65. Read the press release
- Iowa Alpha Chapter advisor Amy L. Kaleita, PA B '97, is the 2020 TBP Outstanding Advisor.
Read the press release
- The 2020 McDonald Mentor is Dean S. Papajohn, IL A '85. Read the press release
July 2020
May 2020
- The Association has announced the selection of 30 graduate Fellowships for 2020-21.
Read the Fellows press release and view the list of Fellows here.
April 2020
- The 2020 Goldwater Scholars have been announced. Click here for the list of 27 Tau Beta Pi Goldwater scholarship winners.
February 2020
- NAE announces the election of 87 new members and 18 foreign associates.
Twenty-two of the new NAE members are Tau Bates. Click here for the full list
January 2020
- Congrats to C. Dan Mote Jr., Ph.D., CA A '59, for being awarded the 2020 Benjamin Franklin Medal. Read more
August 2019
- The 2019 Laureates are Casey Main, IN D '19; Kendra Noneman, ID G '20; Rose Ridder, PA K '20; and Kelli Swenson, WI G '19. Read the press release
- Congratulations to the 2019 Distinguished Alumni: Wayne Davis, TN A '73; David Ford, IA A '67; Bill Jennings, GA A '85; and Abdallah Yabroudi, NY B '78. Read the press release
- Oklahoma Gamma Chapter chief advisor Kurt P. Rouser, OH H '11, is the 2019 TBP Outstanding Advisor. Read the press release
- The 2019 McDonald Mentor is Martha C. Mitchell, WI A '89. Read the press release
July 2019
May 2019
- The Association has announced the selection of 36 graduate Fellowships for 2019-20.
Read the Fellows press release and view the list of Fellows here.
April 2019
- The 2019 Goldwater Scholars have been announced. Click here for the list of 37 Tau Beta Pi Goldwater scholarship winners.
February 2019
- NAE announces the election of 86 new members and 18 foreign associates.
Twenty-seven of the new NAE members are Tau Bates. Click here for the full list
January 2019
- Congrats to Joseph Le Doux, Ph.D., NY D '86, and colleagues at Georgia Tech for being awarded
the 2019 Bernard M. Gordon Prize. Read more
August 2018
- The 2018 Laureates are Amy Kurr, IA A '18; and Krista Stribling, IN D '18. Read the press release
- Congratulations to the 2018 Distinguished Alumni: Bill Collins, FL G '75; Aprille Ericsson, DC A '86; James Halligan, IA A '62; and
Gary Hoover, IA A '61. Read the press release
- The 2018 McDonald Mentor is James C. Hill, CA G '62. Read the press release
July 2018
May 2018
- The Association has announced the selection of 31 graduate Fellowships for 2018-19.
Read the Fellows press release and view the list of Fellows here.
April 2018
- Oregon Delta at Oregon Institute of Technology was installed as the 254th Chapter of Tau Beta Pi
on April 14, 2018 in Klamath Falls, OR.
- The 2018 Goldwater Scholars have been announced. Click here for the list of 23 Tau Beta Pi Goldwater scholarship winners.
February 2018
- NAE announces the election of 83 new members and 16 foreign associates.
Nineteen of the new NAE members are Tau Bates. Click here for the full list
August 2017
- The 2017 Laureates are Kasey M. Cooper, AL A '18; Kevin Fraser, NC G '17; and Simone M. M. Stanley, DC A '17. Read the press release
- Congratulations to the 2017 Distinguished Alumni: Lilia Abron, DC A '68; Terry Olberding, TN A '78; Tom Scholz, MA B '69; and Charles Sukup, IA A '76. Read the press release
- Iowa Alpha Chapter chief advisor LeVern W. Faidley, IA A '67, is the 2017 TBP Outstanding Advisor. Read the press release
- The 2017 McDonald Mentor is Daniel F. Dolan, MN A '70. Read the press release
July 2017
May 2017
- The Association has announced the selection of 25 graduate Fellowships for 2017-18. Read the Fellows press release and
view the list of Fellows here.
March 2017
- Idaho Delta at Brigham Young University-Idaho was installed as the 253rd Chapter of Tau Beta Pi
on March 4, 2017 in Rexburg, ID.
- The 2017 Goldwater Scholars have been announced. Click here for the list of 27 Tau Beta Pi Goldwater scholarship winners.
February 2017
- NAE announces the election of 84 new members and 22 foreign associates. Seventeen of the new NAE members are Tau Bates. Click here for the full list
January 2017
- Congrats to Julio M. Ottino, Ph.D., PA Z '68, and Northwestern University for being awarded
the 2017 Bernard M. Gordon Prize. Read more
October 2016
- Tau Bates Mildred S. Dresselhaus, Ph.D., SC G '51; & Nick Holonyak Jr., Ph.D., IL A '50, were among the eight 2017 Franklin Institute Awards Laureates. Dr. Dresselhaus received the Benjamin Franklin Medal in materials science & engineering and Dr. Holonyak received the Benjamin Franklin Medal in electrical engineering.
Read the press release
August 2016
- The 2016 Laureates are Nathan J. Ferraro, OK A '16; Angadbir S. Sabherwal, IA A '16; and Kiersten K. Wang, FL A '16. Read the press release
- Congratulations to the 2016 Distinguished Alumni: N. Jan Davis, AL A '77; Eugene DeLoatch, DC A '59; and Michael Griffin, MD B '77. Read the press release
- Colorado Beta Chapter chief advisor Sandra B. Pitzak, CO B '00, is the 2016 TBP Outstanding Advisor. Read the press release
- The 2016 McDonald Mentor is Antonette M. Logar, Ph.D., SD A '78. Read the press release
July 2016
May 2016
- The Association has announced the selection of 24 graduate Fellowships for 2016-17.
Read the Fellows press release and view the list of Fellows here.
March 2016
- North Carolina Zeta at East Carolina University was installed as the 252nd Chapter of Tau Beta Pi.
- The 2016 Goldwater Scholars have been announced. Click here for the list of 31 Tau Beta Pi Goldwater scholarship winners.
February 2016
- NAE announces the election of 80 new members and 22 foreign associates. Twenty-one of the new NAE members are Tau Bates. Click here for the full list
- Andrew J. Viterbi, Ph.D., MA B '57, has been named the recipient of the 2016 Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering. Read more from the NAE awards website.
January 2016
- Congrats to WPI and Diran Apelian, Ph.D., PA Z '68, and Richard F. Vaz, Ph.D., MA A '79, for being awarded the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize. Read more
November 2015
August 2015
- The Association has announced four members as Program Directors for terms to expire in 2019.
Read the press release
- The 2015 Laureates are Ashley Armstrong, IN G '15; Michael Holloway, TN A '16; Pedro Vallejo Ramirez, NY K '16; Megan Waytashek, SD B '15; and David Zoltowski, MI A '15. Read the press release
July 2015
- The Association has announced the selection of 261 Scholars for 2015-16. Read the press release
- Congratulations to the 2015 Distinguished Alumni: Gil Amelio, GA A '65; Cheick Diarra, DC A '85; Patrick Harker, PA D '81; Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, CO Z '81; and Ray Rothrock, TX D '77. Read the press release
- The 2015 McDonald Mentor is Lt. Col. Rusty Powell, Ph.D., P.E., CO D '97. Read the press release
- South Carolina Alpha Chapter advisor Beth Stephan, Ph.D., OH K '93, is the 2015 TBP Outstanding Advisor. Read the press release
April 2015
- The Association has announced the selection of 30 graduate Fellowships for 2015-16.
Read the Fellows press release and view the list of Fellows here.
- Arizona Delta at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott was installed as the 251st Chapter of Tau Beta Pi.
March 2015
- Indiana Zeta at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis was installed as the 250th Chapter of Tau Beta Pi.
- The 2015 Goldwater Scholars have been announced. Click here for the list of 36 Tau Beta Pi Goldwater scholarship winners.
February 2015
- NAE announces the election of 67 new members and 12 foreign associates. Fifteen of the new NAE members are Tau Bates. Click here for the full list
October 2014
July 2014
- The Association has announced the selection of 242 Scholars for 2014-15. Read the press release
- The 2014 Laureates are Dennis Chua, NY D '14; Christopher Douglas, IL D '14; Lisa Garrett, IA A '14; Erika Pliner, WI G '14; and Tonya Whitehead, MI E '15. Read the press release here
- Congratulations to the 2014 Distinguished Alumni: Delon Hampton, DC A '54; Asad Madni, CA E '69; and Col. Gary E. Payton, CO Z '71. Read the press release here
- The 2014 McDonald Mentor is Brendan O'Toole, NV B '86. Read the press release here
- Colorado Delta Chapter advisor Marvin Criswell, NE A '65, is the 2014 TBP Outstanding Advisor. Read the press release here
April 2014
- The Association has announced the selection of 25 graduate Fellowships for 2014-15.
Read the Fellows press release and view the list of Fellows here.
March 2014
- The 2014 Goldwater Scholars have been announced. Click here for the list of 34 Tau Beta Pi Goldwater scholarship winners.
- Texas Nu at The University of Texas-Pan American was installed as the 249th Chapter of Tau Beta Pi.
February 2014
- NAE announces the election of 67 new members and 11 foreign associates. Twenty-two of the new NAE members are Tau Bates. Click here for the full list
November 2013
August 2013
July 2013
June 2013
- The 2013 Laureates are Michael Lacey, SC G '13; Darick LaSelle, CO E '13; Benjamin Macy, In D '13; Glenn Miltenberg, CO Z '13; and Adam Pizzaia, NJ B '13.
Read the press release here
- Congratulations to Dr. Bruce L. Walcott, Indiana Alpha 1981, for being named the 2013 Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Advisor.
May 2013
- The Association has announced the selection of 40 graduate Fellowships for 2013-14.
Read the Fellows press release and view the list of Fellows here.
April 2013
March 2013
- Congratulations to four Tau Bates inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame 2013 class. Donald L. Bitzer, Ph.D., - IL A '55; Irwin M. Jacobs, Sc.D., - NY D '56; Robert A. Moog, Ph.D., - NY A '57; & Andrew J. Viterbi, Ph.D., - MA B '57. Read the press release
- Missouri Epsilon at Saint Louis University was installed as the 248th Chapter of Tau Beta Pi.
- Dr. Robert E. Kahn, NY H '60, is one of five winners of the first Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for major contributions to the development of the Internet.
- New Jersey Zeta at The New Jersey College was installed as the 247th Chapter of Tau Beta Pi.
February 2013
- NAE announces the election of 69 new members and 11 foreign associates. Eighteen of the new NAE members are Tau Bates. Click here for the full list
January 2013
November 2012
October 2012
- The 2012 Laureates are Carl Kirpes, IA A '12; Steven Limpert, AZ B '12; Jason Metzger, MD G '12; Steven Prendergast, IN G '12; and Kyle Zobeck, IN D '12.
Read the press release here
- Congratulations to Dr. Derrick K. Rollins, Iowa Alpha 1979, for being named the 2012 Tau Beta Pi-McDonald Mentor, and to Dr. Abigail M. Richards, Washington Beta 1999, for being named the 2012 Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Advisor.
May 2012
- The National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellows for 2012 have been announced. See the list of Tau Bate NDSEG Fellows
April 2012
- The Association has announced the selection of 200 Scholars and 40 graduate Fellowships for 2012-13.
Click here for the Scholars press release and list and here for the Fellows press release with list.
- The 2012 Goldwater Scholars have been announced.
Click here for the list of 32 Tau Beta Pi Goldwater scholarship winners.
February 2012
September 2011
