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National organization

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Only engineering honor society representing the entire engineering profession

Nation’s 2nd oldest honor society

To mark in a fitting manner those who have conferred honor upon their Alma Mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as undergraduates in engineering, or by their attainments as alumni in the field of engineering, and to foster a spirit of liberal culture in engineering colleges

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Founded

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Lehigh university 1885 by Dr. Edward Higginson Williams, Jr

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of chapters

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248

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of alumnus chapters

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40 active in 16 districts 66 cities

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Initiated membership

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575,000

544, 803

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Local Chapter

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89 Louisiana gamma

Feb. 17, 1951

After the installations of Louisiana alpha at LSU and Louisiana beta at Tulane, delta alpha tho (LA Tech engineering honor society) petitioned Tau Beta Pi

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Louisiana Gamma awards

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Honorable mention for the Outstanding Chapter award in 1958-59, 1959-60, and 1970-71

Honorable Mention for the R.H. Angel Most Improved Chapters Award in 1998-99, 1999-2000

Secretaries Commendation Award 1999-2000, 2001-2002

Project Award 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002

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Honorable mention for the Outstanding Chapter Award

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Now known as the R.C. Matthews Outstanding Chapter Award

Based on how well chapter service projects fulfill the objectives of Tau Beta Pi and on the quality and promptness of chapter reports to the national headquarters

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R.H. Nagel Most Improved Chapters Award

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Recognizes major improvement in chapter development, including project work and headquarters reports, in one year compared with previous years

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Louisiana Gamma members

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Dr. Daniel Reneau, former President of LA Tech (won a 2003 distinguished alumni award - one of two in the nation)

Dr. Mel Corley, former chapter advisor (2003 national outstanding advisor award)

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Tau beta pi association scholarship program

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1998

5 awards named in honor of former secretary-treasurer Emeritus R.H. Nagel

Beginning in the fall of 1999, awards of $2000 each were made to selected undergraduate members (Tau Beta Pi Scholars) for their senior year of full-time engineering study

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Tau Beta Pi Scholars

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2007 - 135 (3 from Tech)
2011- 3 from Tech
2016 - 2 from Tech

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Fellowship Program

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Tau Beta Pi’s single most important project for the advancement of engineering education and the profession

Time-proven idea which was pioneered by Tau Beta Pi in the honor-society field

Plan was adopted by the 1928 Convention as a result of the recommendation and labors of President A.D. Moore

Purpose - to finance for a select group of members chosen for merit and need, a year of graduate study at the colleges of their choice

Distinguishing feature - as free of binding rules as possible (graduate work in any field which will enable them to contribute to the engineering profession)

Only specific duty - write a report at the completion of the fellowship year summarizing their work

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Number of fellowships awarded

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943 members

$5,300,000

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Fellowships history

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Stipends originally $750 for nine month’s work reduced to $650 in 1933 when living costs fell until 1942

Program reinstated after WWII, basic stipend set at $1000

Has increased from time to time, as living costs required (currently $10000 per recipient)

Fellows have often been successful in securing tuition scholarships at graduate institutions

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President

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John Aguillardq

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Vice President

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Rachel Hegab

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Corresponding secretary

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Dillon Benoit

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Recording secretary

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Stephen Bierschenk

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Treasurer

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Cole Dewitt

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Socials chair

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Jacob Fontenot

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Rituals chair

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Kevin dang

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Main chapter advisor

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Dr. Heath Tims

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Conventions

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1st: cleveland, Ohio May 28, 1895
112th: Dearborn, michigan October 12-14, 2017

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Code of Ethics of Engineers

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The Fundamental Principles

Engineers uphold and advance the integrity, honor and dignity of the engineering profession by: using their knowledge and skill for the enhancement of human welfare; being honest and impartial, and serving with fidelity the public, their employers and clients; striving to increase the competence and prestige of the engineering profession; and supporting the professional and technical societies of their disciplines.

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The Fundamental Canons

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  1. Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public in the performance of their professional duties
  2. Engineers shall perform services only in the areas of their competence
  3. Engineers shall issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner
  4. Engineers shall act in professional matters for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees, and shall avoid conflicts of interest
  5. Engineers shall build their professional reputation on the merit of their services and shall not compete unfairly with others
  6. Engineers shall act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance the honor, integrity, and dignity of the profession
  7. Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their careers and shall provide opportunities for the professional development of those engineers under their supervision
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The Tau Beta Pi Yell (traditional)

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Ammeter, Indicator, Wye Level Wye.
Slide Rule, Dynamo, Tau Beta Pi!

Adopted by 1908, written by R.C. Matthews, IL A 1902

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The Tau Beta Pi Yell (modern)

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Calculate, Innovate, Try, Try, Try.
Integrity, Honesty, Tau Beta Pi!

Adopted in 1978, written by H.F. Kilos Jr., PA Z 1978

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National Headquarters

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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville since R.C. Matthews moved there in 1907

R.C. Matthews served as the Secretary from 1905-1912 and Secretary-Treasurer from 1912 until his retirement in 1947

Before he assumed office in 1905, headquarters moved to wherever the offices of the secretary were located

His long service made this university the permanent headquarters

1963 - headquarters staff moved into a suite of offices designed specifically for Tau Beta Pi in the then-new Nathan W. Dougherty Engineering Building

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Dr. Edward Higginson Williams Jr

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Member of Phi Beta Kappa (first honor society)

Head of the mining department of Lehigh University when he determined to offer technical men as good a chance of recognition for superior scholarship in their field as that afforded by Phi Beta Kappa in the liberal arts and science

Worked alone

Late spring 1885 invited the valedictorian of senior class Irving Andrews Heikes to membership and he accepted, becoming the first student member of Tau Beta Pi (no time to initiate the rest of the eligible men from the class of 1885)

Mr. Heikes returned for graduate work and in the fall of 1885, he, Dr. Williams and two alumni who had earlier accepted membership, initiated the eligible men from the class of 1886 and organized the chapter

Born at Proctorsville, Vermont on Sept. 30, 1849; died at Woodstock, Vermont on Nov. 2, 1933

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Parent chapter

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Alpha of Pennsylvania

Existed alone until 1892 when Alpha of Michigan was founded at Michigan State University

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Phi Beta Kappa

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Organized in 1776

No thought was given to its proper field, since all colleges then in existence were for the training of men for “the service of the church and the state”

With the expansion of education into new fields, the society elected to operate in the field of the liberal arts and science (1898)

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Edwin S. Stackhouse

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Wrote a detailed account of the founding and early history of Tau Beta Pi (THE BENT April 1941)

Pennsylvania Alpha ‘86

Records of essential dates were lost but he deduced that June 15, 1885 was the day on which the first undergraduate student was initiated (evidence discovered in 1943)

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The Associated was incorporated under the laws of Tennessee on ___

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Dec. 1, 1947

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Official name

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The Tau Beta Pi Association, Incorporated

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The Tau Beta Pi Association, Incorporated

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A not-for-profit educational organization

No stock-issuing power

Assets are held in its corporate name or in trust

Classified under Section 501 (c) (3) of the US Internal Revenue Code

Gifts and bequests to it are tax deductible}

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Official badge

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A watch key in the form of the bent of a trestle, engraved on the reverse side with the member’s name, chapter, and class

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Colors of the seal

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Brown and white

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Official quarterly magazine

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THE BENT

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The work key

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Describes the insignia of many organizations

Comes from the fact that it was first designed, in the late eighteenth century, to include a pocket watch winding feature, hence key

The bottom stem, added to the basic insignia, had a tapered square hole fitting the common sizes of watch-winding shafts

The top stem and ring were added so that the key could be worn as a pendant from a chain, rather than as a pin or badge, thus easily used to wind watches

When the “stem-winder” watch was introduced in the late nineteenth century, it replaced the key-winder

The insignia key remained, although a vestigial hole now round for manufacturing ease and economy

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Merger with Sigma Tau

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January 1, 1974

Action was taken by the collegiate chapters of the two organizations following lengthy study and recommendation by their councils

Basis of merger - conviction that a single, strong honor society would better serve the engineering profession

The 22 Sigma tau chapters at institutions formerly without Tau Beta Pi began functioning under Tau Beta Pi rules on Jan. 1 1974 converted to chapters by formal ceremonies

12 chapters co-existing on campus merged by initiation of their active members early 1974

National headquarters office of Sigma Tau in Lincoln, Nebraska was closed on June 30, 1974; records were transferred

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Sigma Tau

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Founded in 1904 at the University of Nebraska as an engineering honor society

Had 34 chapters and 45,000 initiated members

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Merger with Sigma Tau: financial assets

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Were used in meeting the costs of converting and merging its chapters, of giving its initiated active members all the insignia and materials regularly going to new members of Tau Beta Pi, and of extending all paid Sigma Tau magazine (The Pyramid) subscriptions to subscriptions to THE BENT

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The Sigma Tau Foundation, Inc

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Was dissolved and its assets were transferred directly to Tau Beta Pi’s Fellowship Fund

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Last national officers of Sigma Tau Fraternity

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President G.W. Forman
V.P. H.H. Bartel
Secretary-Treasurer J.P. Colbert
councilors C.W. Leihy, R.P. Moser, R.E. Peterson, and J.W. Straight

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Executive council (board of directors)

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Group of alumnus members elected by the Convention to lead the association

Guides the national programs of Tau Beta Pi through a full-time Executive Director

All actions taken by the council or officials are reported back to the Convention

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Executive council (board of directors): President

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Norman Pih

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Executive council (board of directors): VP

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Susan L.R. Holl

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Executive council (board of directors): Executive Director & Editor

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Curtis D. Gomulinski

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Executive council (board of directors): Councilors

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George J. Morales - Secretary
Alan J. Passman - Treasurer
George Youssef

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Preamble to the Constitution of Tau Beta Pi

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The Tau Beta Pi Association was founded at Lehigh University in 1885 by Edward Higginson Williams, Dr., “To mark in a fitting manner those who have conferred honor upon their Alma Mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as students in engineering, or by their attainments as alumni in the field of engineering, and to foster a spirit of liberal culture in engineering colleges.”

Until 1969, membership was limited to men, although qualified women were offered an award called the Women’s Badge

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Government

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Vested in the Convention and the Executive Counvil in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and Bylaws

The Convention and the Executive Council have control of all matters and affairs pertaining to the Association as a whole, but may not interfere with the internal affairs of any chapter, except in matters of discipline

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The Convention

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Normally meeting annually, is the legislative body of the Association and the final court of appeals in all matters of interpretation of the Constitution and Bylaws and of discipline.

Made up of one voting delegate from each of the collegiate and alumnus chapters, the members of the Executive Council, the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, Directors of Rituals, Fellowships, and Engineering Futures, and 16 District Directors

Each chapter required to send one delegate to the Convention, usually the President

Elects the Executive Council and grants new chapters

May enact the general Bylaws of the Association and may amend the Constitution, subject to ratification by the collegiate chapters

Financed by assessment on the new initiates of each chapter in the previous ye

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Convention Fund

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Established in 1978

Invested by our trustee

Earns an annual return which aids in meeting the costs of attendance by the collegiate chapter delegates

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