For Immediate Release July 3, 2014 Contact: Dylan Lane 865/546-4578 Tau Beta Pi Awards $473,000 to 242 Scholars The Fellowship Board of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, announces the selection of 242 Tau Beta Pi Scholars from 451 applicants for undergraduate study during the 2014-15 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 recipients, 65 are studying mechanical engineering, 38 chemical engineering, 33 electrical engineering, 22 biomedical engineering, 22 civil engineering, 15 computer engineering, 7 materials (science) engineering, 6 biological engineering, 6 industrial engineering, 5 bioengineering, 4 aerospace engineering, 4 civil & environmental engineering, 4 petroleum engineering, 3 computer science, and 3 geological engineering. The others are studying general engineering, microelectronic engineering, ocean engineering, and systems science & engineering. All of this year’s scholarships are named for members or corporations. The Nagel Scholarship is 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. The Record Scholarships, awarded for the first time in 2001, commemorates Leroy E. Record, KS ’29, whose generous bequest will provide earnings to support awards in perpetuity. This year the total number of Record Scholarships awarded eclipsed 1000. 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. (more) 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. 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. The Forge Scholarships are named for Charles O. Forge, CA ’56, who left a bequest to Tau Beta Pi in 2010. 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 gifts to support two scholarships this year. 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 Spirit of Apollo Scholarship is named for Philip H. Kitchens, LA ’67, to honor the legacy of the U.S. NASA Apollo program. The Hampton Scholarship is named for Delon Hampton, Ph.D., DC A ’54; the Madni Scholarship is named for Asad M. Madni, Ph.D., CA E ’69; and the Payton Scholarship is named for Col. Gary E. Payton, Ph.D., CO Z ’71, all of whom are 2014 Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Alumni. The Walker Scholarship is named for M. Lucius Walker Jr., Ph.D., P.E., DC A ’57, who was the 2013 Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Alumnus. 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 eleventh time this year. The Bose Foundation made a gift in 2012 to sponsor the eighth Bose Scholarship. Awarded for the seventh time, the GEICO Scholarships are sponsored by GEICO Insurance. (See attached for names of winners.) _________________________________________________________________________________ Tau Beta Pi is the Engineering Honor Society, founded at Lehigh University in 1885. It has collegiate chapters at 242 engineering colleges in the United States and active alumni chapters in 39 cities. It has initiated more than 554,000 members in its 129-year history and is the world’s largest engineering society. (See www.tbp.org) TAU BETA PI SCHOLARS FOR 2014-15 Scholarship Recipient Undergraduate Institution Field of Study GEICO No. 43 Stabile No. 248 Bloomberg No. 8 Stabile No. 249 Record No. 893 Forge No. 21 Madni No. 1 Sickafoose No. 2 Record No. 894 Record No. 895 Record No. 896 Stabile No. 250 Dodson No. 56 Stabile No. 251 Alabama Power No. 11 Record No. 897 GEICO No. 44 Record No. 898 Stabile No. 252 Stabile No. 253 Record No. 899 Record No. 900 Stabile No. 254 Stabile No. 255 Stabile No. 256 Stabile No. 257 Stabile No. 258 Record No. 901 Stabile No. 259 GEICO No. 45 Record No. 902 Record No. 903 Campbell No. 29 Pubudu C. Abeysinghe Alexander L. Adams Amal A. Alam Brendon C. Allen Nicholas J. Allen Steven E. Ambers Anthony I. Ambrosio-Meir Amanda R. Anderson Brady K. Anderson Erik C. Anderson Erik S. Anderson Jackson D. Anderson Joseph L. Andros Logan M. Anteau Teiyuri Aoshima David A. Applegarth Anna J. Arnaud Dustin A. Arvola Ruhani Arya Nicholas R. Asarese Thomas L. Avant Craig C. Babiarz Christopher G. Bargoud Torrey M. Barlow Molly E. Baumann Helene N. Beauchamp Breanna L. Bence Amabella N. Bernardino Nicholas A. Bianco Molly A. Bird Daniel M. Bodily Jennifer A. Boudreaux Deanna Bousalis Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University University of Florida City College of CUNY University of Florida University of North Dakota California State Univ., San Luis Obispo Univ. of California, Los Angeles University of Kentucky Brigham Young University Bradley University Montana State University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Pittsburgh University of Toledo University of Washington Brigham Young University University of Arkansas Trine University Cornell University George Washington University University of Nevada, Reno University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Rutgers University Binghamton University The Ohio State University University of New Mexico Washington State University Seattle University University of Florida Northwestern University Brigham Young University Tulane University Florida A&M - Florida State University Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Engineering Microelectronic Engineering Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Biological Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Engineering Aeronautical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering 1 Walker No. 1 Stabile No. 260 Scribner No. 25 Stabile No. 261 Stabile No. 262 Record No. 904 Record No. 905 Stabile No. 263 Spirit Apollo No. 3 Record No. 906 Stabile No. 264 GEICO No. 46 Record No. 907 Record No. 908 Payton No. 1 Scribner No. 26 Stabile No. 265 Stabile No. 266 Soderberg No. 21 Stabile No. 267 Record No. 909 Dodson No. 57 Stabile No. 268 Stabile No. 269 Forge No. 22 Stabile No. 270 Stabile No. 271 Stabile No. 272 Record No. 910 Hampton No. 1 Forge No. 23 Stabile No. 273 Record No. 911 GEICO No. 47 Record No. 912 Record No. 913 Stabile No. 274 Mohamed Amine Bouzaghrane Lynda M. Brady Katherine E. Brock Savannah R. Brown Ian H. Buckley Jake R. Buckmiller Trevor L. Buckner Travis G. Buse Jordan C. Butler Jeffrey R. Buxton Matthew J. Byrd Daniel C. Cambron Jesse D. Carlson Wadie R. Chalgham Edmund A. Charlton Feiran Chen Peishi S. Cheng Nicholas E. Civetti Joshua M. Cohen Benjamin T. Connair Kendall M. Covington Bradley H. Cruickshanks Melissa E. Dery Christopher M. Diaz Dylan A. Dickstein Brent N. Dimmig MeiXing Dong Caleb J. Donnelly Austin J. Dorenkamp Joseph M. Dowell Jonathan T. Earl Allison M. Ecker Andrew T. Eerdmans William J. Eerdmans Ryan J. Egbert Jeffrey W. Epperson Andrew J. Estrup Howard University Syracuse University Duke University Kettering University Clemson University South Dakota State University Brigham Young University South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Clarkson University Brigham Young University Clemson University University of Kentucky Brigham Young University University of Louisiana at Lafayette Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Cornell University University of Florida The Catholic University of America Binghamton University University of Cincinnati Duke University University of Alaska Fairbanks Worcester Polytechnic Institute University at Buffalo California State Univ., San Luis Obispo Rochester Institute of Technology Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Northeastern University Iowa State University Prairie View A&M University University of California, Davis University of Dayton University of North Dakota University of North Dakota Brigham Young University Washington State University University of Maine Civil Engineering Biomedical Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Petroleum Engineering Aerospace Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering Materials Science & Engineering Biomedical Engineering Bioengineering Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Petroleum Engineering Chemical Engineering Industrial Engineering Aerospace Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Systems Engineering Chemical Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Petroleum Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering 2 Forge No. 24 Record No. 914 Stabile No. 275 Stabile No. 276 Stabile No. 277 Record No. 915 Record No. 916 Record No. 917 Stabile No. 278 Record No. 918 Record No. 919 Stabile No. 279 Stabile No. 280 Record No. 920 Stabile No. 281 Stabile No. 282 Record No. 921 Record No. 922 Stabile No. 283 Stabile No. 284 Stabile No. 285 Record No. 923 Stabile No. 286 Record No. 924 Stabile No. 287 Record No. 925 Record No. 926 Record No. 927 Record No. 928 GEICO No. 48 Record No. 929 Record No. 930 Stabile No. 288 Record No. 931 Stabile No. 289 Record No. 932 Record No. 933 Niklaus H. Evitt Matthew C. Fahrbach Joseph M. Feeney Michael R. Flanagan Kyle A. Flenar Greg H. Fong Zachary S. Foster Whitney C. Fowler Benjamin R. Frances Nathan K. Fritz Michael B. Fromandi Brittany L. Gallagher Jonathan M. Gallant Max C. Gallant Raul G. Garay Romero Joel George Matthew W. George Michael J. Gerber Tyler I. Gerhardson Helen C. Gerlach John P. Gillis Ryan J. Gillis Jonathan R. Glandorf Tyler A. Glenn Alexandra G. Glover William J. Gooding Brandon T. Graham Colton P. Graham Jake T. Gray John S. Grinalds III Carina E. Hahn Sarah K. Hansen Andrew M. Harbach Aura Lee L.M. Harper-Smith Douglas P. Harriman II Patrick G. Harvey Christie Hasbrouck Stanford University University of Kentucky West Virginia University University of Cincinnati University of Cincinnati Marquette University University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vanderbilt University Penn State Erie Montana State University University of Colorado at Boulder Drexel University University of New Hampshire University of Utah University of Portland Kettering University Brigham Young University Washington State University Western New England University University of Florida Michigan State University Brigham Young University University of Cincinnati Brigham Young University Michigan Technological University Washington University Washington State University Brigham Young University Washington State University Cedarville University University of Utah University of Virginia University of Dayton Valparaiso University Wayne State University Colorado State University Trine University Chemical Engineering Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering Materials Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering Materials Science & Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Agricultural & Biological Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Materials Science Engineering Mechanical Engineering Bioengineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Electrical Engineering Materials Science & Engineering Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering 3 Record No. 934 Record No. 935 Stabile No. 290 GEICO No. 49 Record No. 936 Record No. 937 Forge No. 25 Record No. 938 Forge No. 26 Stabile No. 291 Schwaller No. 4 Stabile No. 292 Record No. 939 Forge No. 27 Record No. 940 Record No. 941 Record No. 942 Record No. 943 Record No. 944 Record No. 945 Record No. 946 Stabile No. 293 Campbell No. 30 Mitchell No. 5 Record No. 947 Record No. 948 Record No. 949 Stabile No. 294 Record No. 950 Record No. 951 Record No. 952 Record No. 953 Stabile No. 295 Forge No. 28 Stabile No. 296 Stabile No. 297 Stabile No. 298 Hayden M. Hast John O. Haugland Spencer R. Helmick Wyatt J. Hepler Marc A. Higginson-Rollins Jordan C. Hill Samuel H. Honch McKenzie M. Horner Blake E. Howell Ziyin Huang Alexis R. Humann Dylan De Antonio Hutchison Abigail W. Huyler Emily P. Iskin Bryce A. Johnson Frank A. Johnson Ophelia L. Johnson Rebecca D. Johnson Lucas A. Johnston Bahaar Kalra Marissa N. Karpack Jonathan G. Kearney Emilio A. Kenny Dong Yeob Kim Allison M. Kindig Whitney King David M. Klawitter Timothy W. Knowles Kevin R. Kofford Alexander J. Kordas Matthew R. Kowalski Takami R. Kowalski Isaac K. Kreft John H. Krienen Rachel M. Krohn Rachel L. Kuprenas Cassidy A. Laird Valparaiso University Marquette University Cedarville University Brigham Young University University of Kentucky Brigham Young University University of San Diego Gonzaga University University of Memphis Drexel University Colorado School of Mines Stevens Institute of Technology University of Wyoming University of California, Davis Washington State University Brigham Young University University of Alabama at Birmingham Montana State University Duke University Brigham Young University University of Washington Cedarville University Florida A&M - Florida State University Texas Tech University University of Iowa Brigham Young University University of Illinois at Chicago University of Florida Brigham Young University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Notre Dame Brigham Young University University of Portland Washington State University South Dakota School of Mines & Technology University of South Carolina Clemson University Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Materials Engineering General Engineering Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering Biological Systems Engineering Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Industrial & Management Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Civil Engineering Biosystems Engineering 4 Stabile No. 299 Record No. 954 Forge No. 29 Record No. 955 Record No. 956 Record No. 957 Record No. 958 Record No. 959 Stabile No. 300 Curtis No. 7 Record No. 960 Bose No. 8 Record No. 961 Record No. 962 Campbell No. 31 Record No. 963 Record No. 964 Forge No. 30 Mentor No. 11 Mitchell No. 6 Record No. 965 Forge No. 31 Record No. 966 Record No. 967 Record No. 968 Stabile No. 301 Stabile No. 302 Stabile No. 303 Record No. 969 Record No. 970 Record No. 971 Record No. 972 Stabile No. 304 Alford No. 9 Althouse No. 6 Record No. 973 Record No. 974 Anne G. Lally Rebecca M. LaPorte Kevin Ho-Yin Leung Matthew S. Leung Benjamin L. Levy-Wendt Nicholas R. Lewis Kevin J. Liang David B. Lindell Joseph T. Livecchi Alan E. Long Minh D. Lu Caitlin A. Mackey Ryan R. Mahutga Patrick A. Mannon Anne K. Mayer Clara H. McCreery Ian S. McInerney Samantha A. McPeak Alyson M. McPhetres Tesla P. Medina Berrios Stephanie L. Messina Laura K. Metrulas Matthew J. Meyers Stephen T. Milton Samuel E. Moffat Julieta Moradei Koji Muto Brendan F. Nagle Daniel A. Needs Mai T.K. Ngo Liam P. Nolan Jelena Notaros Kendal L. Novak Jared T. Oakley Nathan M. Opalinski Max H. Orenstein Crystal E. Owens Northeastern University Louisiana State University University of California, Davis Northwestern University Seattle University Brigham Young University Duke University Brigham Young University University of Toledo Case Western Reserve University University of South Alabama Massachusetts Institute of Technology South Dakota State University Washington University University of North Dakota Stanford University Iowa State University University of Alabama University of Alaska Fairbanks University of New Orleans Tulane University University of California, Davis Brigham Young University Auburn University Brigham Young University Northeastern University University of Rochester Dartmouth College North Carolina State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ. Tulane University of Louisiana University of Colorado at Boulder Oakland University Mississippi State University Bucknell University Duke University Duke University Industrial Engineering Civil Engineering Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Systems Science & Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Geological Engineering Civil Engineering Biomedical Engineering Biological Systems Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Engineering Biomedical Engineering Ocean Engineering Biomedical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering 5 Record No. 975 Record No. 976 Record No. 977 Record No. 978 Stabile No. 305 Record No. 979 Stabile No. 306 Record No. 980 Stabile No. 307 Stabile No. 308 Record No. 981 Stabile No. 309 Record No. 982 Stabile No. 310 Stabile No. 311 Record No. 983 Record No. 984 Record No. 985 Stabile No. 312 Record No. 986 Record No. 987 Record No. 988 Record No. 989 Stabile No. 313 Record No. 990 Record No. 991 Stabile No. 314 Record No. 992 Record No. 993 Record No. 994 Record No. 995 Scribner No. 27 Stabile No. 315 Record No. 996 Stabile No. 316 Record No. 997 Stabile No. 317 Nikunj R. Patel Shane C. Pederson Mobuayo O. Pedro-Egbe Kieran A. Peleaux Dallas C. Perkins Joseph C. Petersen Brian D. Peterson Rachel L. Philiph Jacquline C. Plyler Stephen T. Powell Tyler D. Przybylski Sathvika D. Ramaji Bryan A. Ricksecker Paige N. Riley Julian Ringhof Brandi M. Ritenour Brandon M. Rittelmeyer Eduardo D. Robison Rivera Patrick T. Rogers Jacob W. Roske Fletcher D. Rydalch Brandon T. Sander Corey D. Schaal Zachary M. Scheuffele Johanna H. Schleinitz Cory A. Seidel Danielle M. Shaffer Ravinder Singh David C. Sloas Darrin M. Sorem Jesse M. Spackman Patrick T. Spiller Shriya S. Srinivasan Maxwell M. Taggart Michael R. Tapia Haider S. Tarar Anatoliy A. Tereshchuk University of South Alabama South Dakota State University University Of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Pittsburgh Florida A&M - Florida State University Brigham Young University Clemson University Iowa State University University of South Carolina Oakland University University of North Dakota University of Miami University of South Alabama University of Oklahoma University of San Diego Pennsylvania State University University of South Alabama Auburn University University of South Carolina Montana State University United States Naval Academy University of Kentucky University of Mississippi South Dakota School of Mines & Technology University of South Alabama Saint Louis University Kettering University Mississippi State University Tulane University of Louisiana University of Kansas Utah State University University of Louisiana at Lafayette Case Western Reserve University University of Utah Cedarville University University of Kansas University of Massachusetts at Amherst Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Bioengineering Materials Engineering Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Geological Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Bioengineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering 6 Record No. 998 Record No. 999 Scribner No. 28 Record No. 1000 Stabile No. 318 Record No. 1001 Record No. 1002 Record No. 1003 Record No. 1004 Record No. 1005 Nagel No. 43 Record No. 1006 Stabile No. 319 Record No. 1007 Record No. 1008 Record No. 1009 Record No. 1010 Stabile No. 320 Stabile No. 321 Stabile No. 322 Record No. 1011 Record No. 1012 Record No. 1013 Soderberg No. 22 Jocelyn N. Todd Tran N.Q. Ton Rebekah M. Tsigonis Mikkel A. Unrau Alex G. Varvel Zachary D. Verham Justin T. Vogel Jordan C. Walker Karl M. Wallace Kent J. Warren Bridget A. Wesson Kirk A. Weston Jeffery F. Wientjes Erik J. Wislinsky Caitlyn M. Wolf Lacey K. Woodfield Devin J. Wortman Ryan Wu Ling Yang Ethan T. Yen Rohit S. Zambre Sanam Zarei John L. Ziadat Stacie M. Zwolski University of Iowa Mississippi State University University of Alaska Fairbanks Brigham Young University University of Portland University of Virginia University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Utah University of Florida Valparaiso University Florida A&M - Florida State University North Carolina State University South Dakota School of Mines & Technology University of Colorado at Boulder University of North Dakota Brigham Young University University of Nebraska-Lincoln Binghamton University University of Rochester Cornell University Iowa State University University of Iowa South Dakota School of Mines & Technology University of Rochester Biomedical Engineering Electrical Engineering Geological Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Bioengineering Agricultural & Biological Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Electrical Engineering Industrial Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Engineering Biomedical Engineering Environmental Engineering Electrical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering 7