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.

Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup Fall 2011

Iowa Alpha's biannual Adopt-a-Highway cleanup took place this past weekend on Sunday, October 23rd.  Adopt-a-Highway is one of many activities that our chapter runs and helps keep the Iowa State area clean and attractive. 

You can read more information about the event and view pictures on the Adopt-a-Highway project page.

Iowa Alpha member to speak at National Summit of Influential Women

Meredith Gibson, a junior in chemical engineering and an Iowa Alpha member, will be a guest speaker at the Fortune Magazine "Most Powerful Women Summit" in Washington, D.C.  Meredith is one of the original Tau Beta Pi - Iowa Alpha Scholars and was the first Iowa Alpha scholar to become a Tau Beta Pi member in Fall 2009. For more information see: http://news.engineering.iastate.edu/?p=2438

2009-2010 Newsletter now available

It has been another very eventful year for the Iowa Alpha chapter. Some of the highlights are covered in our Newsletter. We hope you enjoy it. Please contact us if you would like any more information about what our chapter has been up to.

TBP Member becomes Head of the ISU Biobased Industry Center

James 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

Mark 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

The Tau Beta Pi Association has announced that in recognition of outstanding lifetime achievements, Richard H. Stanley, P.E., Iowa Alpha ’55, is the 2009 Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Alumnus.  Below is a link to the announcement:
 
Richard Stanley was nominated by the Iowa Alpha Chapter and will presented with his award during the 2009 Tau Beta Pi National Convention 15-17 October 2009 in East Brunswick, New Jersey. 

Iowa Alpha 2008-09 Newsletter Now Available

The 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

Three College of Engineering Faculty, who are Tau Beta Pi members, are the recipients of over $2.6 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants.  The 3 faculty members are: Jackie Shanks, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Eric Cochran, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Jeramy Ashlock, Assistant Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.
Link to the ISU new release is: http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2009/aug/ARRAgrants 

Congratulations Graduates!!!

On 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.

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