For Immediate Release
July 16, 2013
Contact: Dylan Lane
865/546-4578
Tau Beta Pi Awards $404,000 to 210 Scholars
The Fellowship Board of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, announces the selection
of 210 Tau Beta Pi Scholars from 364 applicants for undergraduate study during the 2013-14
academic year. Most recipients will receive a cash award of $2,000 for his or her senior year of
engineering study, and a few will receive $1,000 for one semester. All Tau Beta Pi Scholarships
are awarded on the competitive criteria of high scholarship, campus leadership and service, and
promise of future contributions to the engineering profession. All scholars are members of Tau
Beta Pi.
Of the winners, 57 are studying mechanical engineering, 39 chemical engineering, 23 civil
engineering, 21 electrical engineering, 20 bioengineering or biomedical engineering, eight
computer engineering, five industrial & systems engineering, four aerospace engineering, four
chemical & biological engineering, four computer science, four petroleum engineering, three
architectural engineering. The others are studying various areas of engineering or combinations of
engineering.
All of this year’s scholarships are named for members or corporations. The Nagel
Scholarships are given in honor of former Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus Robert H. Nagel, P.E.,
NY  ’39. Named Editor of THE BENT in 1942, he became Secretary-Treasurer and Editor in
1947 and served until October 1982 when he was named Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus. Mr. Nagel
died in 1997 at the age of 79.
The Record Scholarships, awarded for the first time in 2001, commemorate Leroy E.
Record, KS  ’29, whose generous bequest will provide earnings to support awards in perpetuity.
The Stabile Scholarships are named for Vincent A. Stabile, NY  ’40, whose gifts to the
Association, along with gifts from the Vincent A. Stabile Foundation, have permanently endowed
scholarships.
In 2005, Henry M. Alford, MS  ’27, left a bequest to the Association sufficient to endow
permanently the Alford Scholarship. The Althouse Scholarship commemorates Ernest E.
Althouse, PA  ’26, who left a bequest in 2006. The Bloomberg Scholarship is named for
Michael R. Bloomberg, MD  ’64, whose 2006 gift funds one award for ten years. Ruth M. and
Cleveland L. Campbell, P.E., IA  ’47, made gifts to permanently endow the Campbell
Scholarships.
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A 2007 bequest from the estate of Richard A. Curtis, Ph.D., OH  ’64, permanently
endows the Curtis Scholarship. The Dodson Scholarships are sponsored by Charles R. Dodson,
MD  ’30, who made a generous gift to the Association in 1998. Placed in the C.R. Dodson
Scholarship/Fellowship Fund, its investment earnings will support the program in perpetuity. Mr.
Dodson passed away in 2003 at the age of 96.
The three James Fife Scholarships are presented in memory of the father of the late
member William Fife, CA A ’21. The Forge Scholarships are named for Charles O. Forge, CA 
’56, who left a bequest to Tau Beta Pi in 2010. The Hart Scholarship is named in memory of
Arline I. and Jack B. Hart, Sigma Tau  ’43, who included Tau Beta Pi in their estate plans.
The Mentor Scholarship is given in admiration of the 1926-46 automobile industry by
James P. Tarwater, MO  ’51. The Mitchell Scholarship is named for George P. Mitchell, TX 
’40, who made a special gift to the Association. The Kolff van Oosterwijk Scholarship is named
for H.L.J. Kolff van Oosterwijk, CA  ’50, who left a bequest to Tau Beta Pi in 2008.
The Schwaller Scholarship commemorates Shawn R. Schwaller, SD A ’95, whose friends
and family established a fund in 2007. The Scribner Scholarships are named for A. Clayton
Scribner, NY  ’29, whose bequest to the Association in 2003 permanently endows the awards.
The Sickafoose Scholarship is named for Kathleen A. and Robert D. Sickafoose, IL  ’50, who
left a bequest to the Association in 2012.
Elsa and Peter H. Soderberg, CT  ’68, sponsor the Tau Beta Pi–Soderberg
Scholarships, awarded for the fourteenth year. The Webster Scholarship is named for Charles
W. Webster, OH  ’50, who left a bequest to Tau Beta Pi in 2012.
Corporations sponsor the remaining scholarships. The Alabama Power Foundation, Inc.
made a gift in 1995, which is now sufficient to endow an Alabama Power Scholarship, awarded
for the tenth time this year. The Bose Foundation made a gift in 2012 to sponsor the seventh Bose
Scholarship. Awarded for the sixth time, the GEICO Scholarships are sponsored by GEICO
Insurance.
(See attached for names of winners.)
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Tau Beta Pi is the Engineering Honor Society, founded at Lehigh University in 1885. It has collegiate
chapters at 241 engineering colleges in the United States and active alumni chapters in 29 cities. It has
initiated more than 541,000 members in its 128-year history and is the world’s largest engineering
society. (See www.tbp.org)
TAU BETA PI SCHOLARS FOR 2013-14
Scholarship
Recipient
Undergraduate Institution
Field of Study
Record No. 787
Dodson No. 50
Record No. 788
Record No. 789
Sickafoose No. 1
Record No. 790
Nagel No. 41
Nagel No. 42
Record No. 791
Record No. 792
Record No. 793
Campbell No. 27
Record No. 794
Record No. 795
Stabile No. 193
Forge No. 11
Record No. 796
Record No. 797
Record No. 798
Scribner No. 21
Stabile No. 194
Record No. 799
Record No. 800
Soderberg No. 19
Record No. 801
Stabile No. 195
Record No. 802
Record No. 803
Scribner No. 22
Stabile No. 196
Record No. 804
Record No. 805
Nicholas S. Aerni
Taylor A. Albrecht
Sara M. Albritton
Philip M. Albu
R. Blake Alexander
Malia B. Amling
Robert T. Andon
Alexandra M. Arambula
Kayla S. Arruda
Arslan Arshad
Peter M. Attia
Julia A. Baaklini
A. Taylor Baldwin
Madelyn R.B. Ball
Matthew W. Barnett
Odkhuu Batmunkh
Jennifer L. Batt
Grant H. Bauer
Joanne K. Beckwith
Kelly L. Benton
R. Adam Bilodeau
Collin S. Black
Nicole L. Black
Matthew R. Boler
Spencer H. Bowen
Benjamin D. Braun
Sean R. Brown
Shannon B. Brown
Joshua D. Bryan
Ethan L. Budreau
Annicka K. Carter
Laiara R. Cerri
University of Kentucky
University of North Dakota
Clemson University
South Dakota State University
Northwestern University
Cedarville University
United States Naval Academy
University of Texas at Austin
Northeastern University
University of South Alabama
University of Delaware
College of New Jersey
Valparaiso University
University of New Hampshire
University of South Alabama
San Jose State University
California State University, Sacramento
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of Toledo
Montana Tech of the University of Montana
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Boston University
Florida A&M Univ. – Florida State Univ.
Brigham Young University
University of Kansas
Brigham Young University
University of Florida
Ohio Northern University
University of Iowa
University of Utah
Manhattan College
Electrical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Systems Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Software Engineering
Civil Engineering
Aerospace & Engineering Mechanics
Chemical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Bioengineering
Civil Engineering
1
Record No. 806
Record No. 807
Stabile No. 197
Webster No. 1
Stabile No. 198
Record No. 808
Stabile No. 199
Record No. 809
Record No. 810
Record No. 811
Record No. 812
Stabile No. 200
Record No. 813
Stabile No. 201
Stabile No. 202
Record No. 814
Record No. 815
Record No. 816
Stabile No. 203
Stabile No. 204
Curtis No. 6
Dodson No. 51
Record No. 817
Stabile No. 205
Record No. 818
Record No. 819
Stabile No. 206
Forge No. 12
Record No. 820
Record No. 821
Record No. 822
Stabile No. 207
Stabile No. 208
Record No. 823
Record No. 824
Stabile No. 209
Amanda Chen
Bingxuan D. Chua
Michael B. Cloward
Briana A. Conners
Guy J. Cordonier
Turner L. Cotterman
J. Alexander Cranney
Bria O’Lisa Crawford
Andrew J. Creighton
William A. Curbow
Nathaniel L. Decker
Danielle M. Defeo
Tyler A. Dell
Brandon M. Demerath
Nathaniel R. Devoe
Sydnee B. Dieckman
Sarah E. Divel
Ria C. Domier
Matthew O. Duffield
Kevin T. Eck
John F. Edelbrock
Youssef M. Elkady
Charles E. Elliott III
Elizabeth M. Fischer
Joshua K. Fleming
Casey M. Fontana
Christopher W. Fox
Joy A. Franco
Joshua D. Frash
Ethan C. Fryer-Ressmeyer
Eric G. Fuller
Hang Gao
Robert A. Gentile
Justin M. Gerber
Nicholas D. Glynn
Albert R. Gnadt
University of Rochester
Cornell University
Brigham Young University
University of Cincinnati
West Virginia University
Clemson University
Brigham Young University
Howard University
Arizona State University
University of Arkansas
Utah State University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Colorado State University
University of Iowa
University of Maine
Washington State University
University of Notre Dame
University of Alabama
Brigham Young University
Mercer University
Case Western University
University of Texas at Austin
University of South Alabama
Rochester Institute of Technology
Cedarville University
College of New Jersey
Cedarville University
San Jose State University
Ohio University
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Brigham Young University
University of Iowa
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
University of Iowa
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Polymer Science & Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical & Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
2
Record No. 825
Jillian K. Gorski
Kolff van Oosterwijk No. 5 Jenafer L. Graham
Record No. 826
Tawna M. Groom
Record No. 827
R. Jordan Hall
Stabile No. 210
Zachary A. Hamann
Stabile No. 211
Abraham W. Hamilton
Record No. 828
Erika D. Handly
Forge No. 13
Jared H. Hara
Stabile No. 212
Mark G. Harries
Bloomberg No. 7
Kazi Y. Helal
Record No. 829
Clarissa L. Hernandez
Alabama Power No. 10 Logan D. Hopper
Scribner No. 23
David L. Hutchins
Stabile No. 213
Ellen M. Ibister
Record No. 830
Joshua D. Jacobson
Stabile No. 214
Trevor C. Jobst
Stabile No. 215
Benjamin R. Johnson
Forge No. 14
Jennifer N. Johnson
Stabile No. 216
Kati J. Johnson
Record No. 831
Kevin R. Johnson
Stabile No. 217
Joshua D. Jones
Stabile No. 218
Tyson D. Kesler
Record No. 832
Sara A. Khalek
Stabile No. 219
Seth Kijewski
Dodson No. 52
Claire E. Kilmer
Althouse No. 5
Anna D. Koch
Stabile No. 220
Daniel P. Koch
Record No. 833
Reed A. Kopp
Record No. 834
Garrison B. Kubis
Record No. 835
Linda C. Kuenzi
Record No. 836
Neeldev Kunjur
Dodson No. 53
Aimee V. Kuntz
Record No. 837
Michael A.A. Kuprenas
Record No. 838
Minnie Lahoti
Stabile No. 221
Jill E. Langlas
Record No. 839
Bradford J. Lapsansky
University of Pittsburgh
University of Portland
Boise State University
Clemson University
University of North Dakota
University of Maine
Brigham Young University
Santa Clara University
University of North Dakota
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
University of South Alabama
University of Alabama
Montana Tech of The University of Montana
University of Minnesota, Duluth
Northwestern University
Montana State University
South Dakota School of Mines & Tech.
University of the Pacific
South Dakota School of Mines & Tech.
University of Iowa
Georgia Institute of Technology
Utah State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
South Dakota School of Mines & Tech.
North Carolina State University
Oregon State University
Brigham Young University
Pennsylvania State University
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Arizona State University
Northwestern University
Montana Tech of The University of Montana
University of South Carolina
University of Alabama
University of Kansas
Pennsylvania State University
Bioengineering
Computer Science
Civil Engineering
Bioengineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Bioengineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Computer Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Computer Science
Aerospace Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Science
3
Scribner No. 24
Soderberg No. 20
Record No. 840
Alford No. 8
Record No. 841
Record No. 842
Record No. 843
Record No. 844
Forge No. 15
Record No. 845
Record No. 846
Mentor No. 10
Record No. 847
Record No. 848
Forge No. 16
Bose No. 7
Record No. 849
Record No. 850
Record No. 851
Stabile No. 222
Record No. 852
Record No. 853
Record No. 854
Record No. 855
Record No. 856
Stabile No. 223
Record No. 857
Record No. 858
Schwaller No. 3
Dodson No. 54
Record No. 859
Stabile No. 224
Record No. 860
Stabile No. 225
Stabile No. 226
Record No. 861
Alexa J. LaQua
Jin W. Lee
Sangmin Lee
Stephen J. Lee
Yoon H. Lee
Jacob R. Leins
Andrew M. Liebendorfer
Shuwen Lin
Connor J. Lind
Qinye Liu
Wuli Liu
Cody J. Lundie
Joshua G. Mangelson
Nathaniel R. Marchant
Walid Mefteh
Shivani S. Mehta
Jorge D. Mena
Vincent J. Micek
Aaron J. Miller
Jacob D. Miller
Amani U. Moin
Jacob P. Monagle
Joshua D. Moon
Benjamin H. Morrell
David P. Mysona
Jay C.C. Nair
Connor P. Nash
Ashley N. Ng
Kara L. Ninke
Adesuwa Nosakhare
Thomas J. Notchick
Max L. Olender
Ahmad H. Omar
Kevin T. Orbine
Jose L. Ortiz
Edward J. Overy Jr.
University of North Dakota
Binghamton University
University of Michigan
Tulane University
Northwestern University
Colorado State University
Case Western Reserve University
Tulane University
University of San Diego
Pennsylvania State University
Clarkson University
South Dakota School of Mines & Tech.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
San Jose State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
Bradley University
University of Utah
Cedarville University
Colorado State University
University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Alabama
Brigham Young University
University of South Carolina
University of Idaho
Colorado State University
University of Cincinnati
Colorado School of Mines
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Western New England University
University of Michigan
University of South Alabama
Rutgers University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Brigham Young University
Geological Engineering
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Software Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Bioengineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Chemical Engineering
General Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Chemical Engineering
4
Forge No. 17
Record No. 862
GEICO No. 36
Record No. 863
Stabile No. 227
Record No. 864
Stabile No. 228
Stabile No. 229
Record No. 865
Forge No. 18
Record No. 866
Record No. 867
GEICO No. 37
Record No. 868
Stabile No. 230
GEICO No. 38
Record No. 869
Campbell No. 28
Stabile No. 231
Dodson No. 55
Stabile No. 232
Record No. 870
Stabile No. 233
Stabile No. 234
GEICO No. 39
Record No. 871
Record No. 872
Stabile No. 235
Record No. 873
Record No. 874
Stabile No. 236
Record No. 875
Record No. 876
Record No. 877
Stabile No. 237
Stabile No. 238
Tawni M. Paradise
Melanie R. Payne
Hector D. Perez Parra
Kevin A. Perkins
Ethan R. Perry
Kristen L. Perry
Sarah A. Perry
Thomas A. Peterson
Jeffrey W. Pettyjohn
Cody R. Phelps
Wiphawi S. Phifer
Vinh T. Phung
Jessica M. Piper
Christopher V. Poulton
Samuel M. Prentiss
Aaron Z. Priluck
Srinidhi J. Radhakrishnan
Karly D. Rager
Juan D. Ramirez
Hilary L. Ramseier
Jonathan P. Reardon
Matthew F. Reardon
Victor M. Rosario-Melendez
Hannah K. Ross
Jason A. Ross
Ryan L. Rossiter
Noah T. Sandoval
Justine E. Schaper
Eric S. Schlabs
Daniel E. Schwab
Jordan M. Senff
Caroline E. Seng
Neel P. Shah
Nathan M. Shay
Scott R. Sheahan
David L. Smith
University of San Diego
Clemson University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Montana State University
Oklahoma State University
Auburn University
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of California, Davis
South Dakota State University
University of Houston
Arizona State University
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Maine
University of Michigan
University of Colorado at Boulder
Iowa State University
Florida Atlantic University
Montana Tech of The University of Montana
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Military Institute
University of Puerto Rico
Tennessee Technological University
University at Buffalo
South Dakota University
Colorado State University
University of Missouri-Columbia
George Washington University
Iowa State University
University of North Dakota
Duke University
Northeastern University
Ohio Northern University
Brigham Young University
University of Kentucky
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Civil Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Civil Engineering
Ocean & Electrical Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Engineering Science
Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Construction Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Record No. 878
Fife No. 21
Fife No. 22
GEICO No. 40
Stabile No. 239
Forge No. 19
Stabile No. 240
GEICO No. 41
Record No. 879
Record No. 880
Stabile No. 241
GEICO No. 42
Stabile No. 242
Record No. 881
Stabile No. 243
Mitchell No. 4
Record No. 882
Record No. 883
Stabile No. 244
Record No. 884
Stabile No. 245
Hart No. 1
Forge No. 20
Record No. 885
Fife No. 23
Stabile No. 246
Record No. 886
Record No. 887
Record No. 888
Record No. 889
Stabile No. 247
Record No. 890
Record No. 891
Record No. 892
Michelle J. Song
Cassandra K. Stallbaumer
Kristin M. Stewart
Janelle Strampe
Bryan J. Stringham
Phoebe Sulzen
Steven R. Sundberg
Ki-Joo Sung
Peter Sutor Jr.
Divyagash Swargaloganathan
Brian P. Tallman
Patrick T. Tate
Lily M. Thomas
R. Lucas Thomas
Sarah E. Thomson
Tam T. Tran
Brandon J. Tripp
Chi H.K. Truong
Kyle S. Tyson
Allen L. VanMeter
Tyler A. Voegele
Justen K. Vrabel
Said M. Wahab
R. Ryan Waked
Ryan T. Whelchel
Luke Wilson
Elissa K. Wolf
Stephen J. Wood
Rebecca Wozniak
Wells Yang
David L. Yoder
Jennifer S. Youngpeter
Chih-Chieh Yu
Xing J. Zhong
Case Western Reserve University
Kansas State University
Kansas State University
South Dakota School of Mines & Tech.
Utah State University
California State University, Los Angeles
University of Wyoming
University of Michigan
Pennsylvania State University
Rutgers University
University of Minnesota, Duluth
Montana State University
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
University of Alabama
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Texas Tech University
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Maine
University of New Orleans
Case Western Reserve University
University of North Dakota
Youngstown State University
University of California, Davis
University of Dayton
Kansas State University
South Dakota School of Mines & Tech.
University of Pennsylvania
Brigham Young University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Georgia Institute of Technology
Cedarville University
University of South Alabama
University of Pennsylvania
University of Colorado at Boulder
Polymer Science & Engineering
Architectural Engineering
Architectural Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Computer Science
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Civil Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Architectural Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Bioengineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering
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