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.

Iowa Alpha Alumni receive Alumni Awards

 Three from College of Engineering honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards

Tau Beta Pi menbers Dennis A. Muilenburg (BSAerE'86), Leonard C. Rodman (BSCE'71), and Richard H. Stanley (BSME/BSECpE'55) have received the Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor given to Iowa State alumni that recognizes preeminent contributions to their professions or life's work. Click on the names to read more about the recipients of the awards.


 

Iowa Alpha Member receives 2012 All-University Award

Mechanical Engineering student honored with Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award

Iowa Alpha member Chloe Dedic, a senior in mechanical engineering, was presented with the Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award during the Iowa State University Alumni Association's board of director's luncheonon on 24 February 2012. 

2010-11 Iowa Alpha Newsletter

The year 2010-11 has been a very successful year for the Iowa Alpha chapter of Tau Beta Pi.  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.

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:

 

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