TBP Iowa Alpha
The national engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi, was founded at Lehigh University in 1885 by Dr. Edward Higginson Williams Jr. to honor exemplary character as undergraduates in engineering and high achievement in the field of engineering. The Iowa Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi was founded on December 20, 1907 and has since initiated more than 6,000 members.
TBP Member becomes Head of the ISU Biobased Industry Center
Sat, 09/26/2009 - 23:35 — adminJames B. Bushnell, the new head of the Iowa State University Biobased Industry Center and Iowa State University's first Cargill Endowed Chair in Energy Economics is a Tau Beta Pi member. He received a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1989, a master's degree in operations research from the University of California, Berkeley in 1990 and a doctorate in industrial engineering and operations research from California, Berkeley in 1993 and was initiated by the University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI A). Following is a link to the announcement of his appointment: <http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2009/sep/cargillchair>.
TBP Student earns Carver Scholarship for Biorenewables Research
Thu, 09/17/2009 - 14:31 — adminMark Mba Wright, a TBP member and doctoral student in mechanical engineering with a chemical engineering minor, has been awarded the 2009 George Washington Carver Scholarship Prize for Outstanding Student Achievement in Biorenewables. (News release - http://news.engineering.iastate.edu/?p=197)
Richard H. Stanley - 2009 Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Alumnus
Fri, 09/11/2009 - 07:56 — admin
Iowa Alpha 2008-09 Newsletter Now Available
Tue, 08/25/2009 - 13:43 — adminThe Iowa Alpha Chapter of TBP had an exciting and busy year in 2008-09. Please read more about it in our newsletter at the following link:
TBP Faculty Members Win ARRA Grants
Tue, 08/25/2009 - 13:30 — admin
Congratulations Graduates!!!
Mon, 05/11/2009 - 13:45 — AnonymousOn May 8th and 9th a total of 43 Tau Beta Pi - Iowa Alpha members received degrees from Iowa State University. 3 PhDs and 6 Masters were awarded on May 8th and 34 Bachelor's degrees were awarded on May 9th. Of the undergraduates 9 graduated Summa Cum Laude, 14 were Magna Cum Laude, 10 were Cum Laude, and 4 completed the Honor's Program. The Iowa Alpha chapter would like to wish all of these students the best of luck and thank them for making a huge contribution to the chapter and the university. We look forward to hearing what their futures hold.
Join TBP IA-A on Facebook!
Iowa Alpha now has a group on Facebook! Click on the following link to join the group and get connected with other TBP members at ISU.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2201558750
Also, check out the Links page to find other useful websites related to TBP.
TBP Newsletter 2007-2008
It has been an exciting year for the Iowa Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi at Iowa State University! The Chapter celebrated its centennial in December 2007 and our membership grew to over 6,800 current students and alumni. Additionally, we remain one of the most active of the more than 230 Tau Beta Pi Chapters in the nation.
To learn more about the the chapters recent activites, read our alumni newsletter for 2007-2008 here: (pdf)
