Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honor Society

Fellow Iowa State Engineering @ISU_CoE and @TauBetaPi alumni! If you’d like to give to the TBP Endowed Scholars Program for @ISUFoundation’s #ForeverTrue Day, you can use my “influencer” link below. Just 10 donations will unlock a $10K donation to an endowment that provides two annual scholarships to students from each engineering department for both freshman and sophomore classes. No amount is too small! forevertrueday.com/ftd/donate?dep…

Tau Beta Pi Headquarters offices will be closed from Thurs., February 27th to Tues., March 4th due to an urgent construction project. HQ staff will be available remotely and most operations will continue without interruption. Some shipments or processing may experience a delay.

Hurry, these limited-time deals are only available until 2/24! Verify your membership, retrieve your exclusive discount code, and get shopping by starting here: tbp.org/dell-request.c….

Register for the Tau Bate Talk “From Gig Worker to Tech Firm CEO: Scaling Your Dreams,” presented by Scott Eckersall, CA I ’96, on February 23rd at 4pm ET on Zoom! 🖥️tbp-org.zoom.us/meeting/regist… 🔹Everything from organic startup strategies to long-term growth 📈

Here at Headquarters, we are sad to say goodbye to our beloved Pat McDaniel, Director of Marketing & Communications, who retires at the end of the week after 25 years of dedicated service to Tau Beta Pi. May her retirement be filled with joy, adventure, and time with loved ones!

Have you missed #ThrowbackThursday? Today’s post is about the initiates of the Iowa Alpha Chapter at Iowa State University, who were collecting signatures from fellow candidates, chapter officers, and active members back in 1996. Follow for more Tau Beta Pi photos and history!

Congratulations to Lt. Matthew Fann, SC G ’12, for receiving the 2024 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year Award. Lt. Fann identified a life-threatening shock hazard and initiated a Technical Engineering decision to ensure the safety of the crew and equipment. mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article/4…

Interested in being involved with our Student Advisory Board (SAB)? The application for new members is due by February 16: forms.gle/StvNint3xZGGwH….

Sarah Orton, Ph.D., P.E., TX A ’00, is busy researching ways to keep our architectural structures secure by analyzing patterns in falling debris to avoid crumbling buildings and prevent potential injuries and fatalities. engineering.missouri.edu/2024/planning-….

Happy New Year from Tau Beta Pi! Here are a few resolution ideas: ☑️Attend a TBP event ☑️Decorate your campus Bent ☑️Submit an application for a TBP scholarship (due in April) or fellowship (due in February) ☑️Celebrate Pi Day on March 14

Welcome to our 2024 initiates! Because of their exemplary academic performance in engineering, personal integrity, and breadth of interest both inside and outside engineering, these students have joined the prestigious family of Tau Beta Pi.

Did you know that today in engineering history… a patent for the two-path FM radio was granted to Edwin H. Armstrong, NY A 1913, on December 26, 1933. The invention’s wide frequency range allowed for the first high-fidelity broadcasting.. Follow for more!

Happy Holidays, Tau Bates! Headquarters wishes you and yours a season of joyous peace. Tau Beta Pi HQ will be closed on Dec. 24 and 25 for the Christmas Holiday and Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 for the New Year’s Holiday. We will be operating with limited staff on Dec. 26- 27 and 30.

Congratulations to Mung Chiang, Ph.D., CA G ’00, Purdue University president and the Roscoe H. George Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, for receiving the 2025 IEEE Founders Medal!

Interested in being involved with our Student Advisory Board (SAB)? The application for new members is now open here: forms.gle/StvNint3xZGGwH…. If there are any questions for the SAB, feel free to reach out to the current officers at sab.officers@tbp.org.

Have you ever wondered what Convention looks like to recent liberal arts grad who landed in the world of the top engineers? Read “Convention from an Outside Perspective” by Renea Lewis, Marketing & Communications Specialist at TBP Headquarters: taubetapiathq.com/2024/12/12/con….

Congratulations to Dr. Amrika Deonarine, FL Q ’05, assistant professor of environmental engineering at Texas Tech University, for receiving the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering Charles L. Burford Faculty Award!

The winter Bulletin is here! Celebrate the chapter awards from Convention, shop our holiday tech discounts with Dell and HP, check out the events chapters hosted this semester, apply for a TBP Fellowship, and more. Read it all here: lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i….

Do you know a TBP alum who deserves to be recognized for their ability to uphold the ideals of Tau Beta Pi and foster a spirit of liberal culture throughout their lives after their college years? If so, please nominate them for 2025 Distinguished Alumnus! tbp.org/awards.cfm?key…

Congratulations to the engineering team at Northwestern University for receiving the 2024 Artemis Award, the highest honor at NASA’s 2024 annual Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-Changing Idea Challenge forum on November 12. Read more: dailynorthwestern.com/2024/11/24/lat….