Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

From business sessions to professional development, from celebrating excellence at the awards banquets to donning costumes for Haunt the Halls: A District Showdown – Convention reminds us what it means to be part of something extraordinary 🔧💼

Congratulations to our collegiate chapter award winners! The R.C. Matthews Outstanding Chapter was Florida Alpha, the R.H. Nagel Most Improved Chapter was Texas Theta, and the J.D. Froula Most Improved Membership Award was Minnesota Alpha.

Our Virtual Recruiting Fair is happening TODAY from 10-5 ET! Students can join and book meetings throughout the day. Download the app and schedule appointments with recruiters and graduate programs: app.careerfairplus.com/tbp_tn

Contact Erin Andrews with any questions at e.andrews@tbp.org!

Hear from Jill Tietjen, P.E., VA A ‘76, on “Engineering a Career: From Power Plants to Publishing” during the upcoming Tau Bate Talk on Oct. 19 at 4 pm ET on Zoom: www.tbp.org/static/docs/...

Learn more about our Tau Bate Talks and view previous sessions on our website: www.tbp.org/tau-bate-tal...

Spend Halloween with Tau Bates at Haunt the Halls: A District Showdown! At our Convention in Albuquerque, NM, Districts have a chance to WIN GIFT CARDS for every attendee if they commit to our door-decorating contest! Not only that - there's also a costume contest with prizes!

Congratulations to Erican Santiago, MI B ‘21, for his winning submission to the MindSET Logo Design Competition!

For more information on the K-12 MindSET Program, send an email to tbp.mindset@tbp.org or visit our website: www.tbp.org/k12-mindset....

Prepare for our upcoming Recruiting Fairs and learn "How to Target Your Resume" with Joey and Rachel Alexander on Sunday, September 28, at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT on Zoom. Register here: tinyurl.com/4u4xaw6u

"The Bulletin of Tau Beta Pi" and the TBP logo with a picture of Old Dominion University students and their engineered "Duck Lift."

The September 2025 Bulletin showcases chapter project reports from last year, such as Virginia Gamma’s Operation Duck Lift, where students engineered a solution to assist ducklings on campus. Hear it from Ivy Edwards, VA G ‘26: lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/view/tau-bet....

Convention registration closes September 15, so fill out yours now: www.tbp.org/tbpconv/

TBP’s 119th Annual Convention is Thursday, October 30 - Saturday, November 1. Learn more about this important event on our website: www.tbp.org/convention.cfm

Congratulations to GWHT PhD student Katie Broun who received the James Fife Fellowship from @taubetapi.bsky.social (TBP) for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Katie is one of thirty-one graduate students nationwide to be part of the upcoming academic year's cohort of TBP Fellows.

Tau Beta Pi's 2025 Outstanding Advisor

Tau Beta Pi's 2025 McDonald Mentor

Our Outstanding Advisor and McDonald Mentor have been announced! Learn more about them in their respective press releases.
Outstanding Advisor: www.tbp.org/memb/Outstan...
McDonald Mentor: www.tbp.org/memb/McDonal...

Our 2025 Distinguished Alumni: Daryl Armentrout, Cara Cowan Watts, and Carl Ice!

Learn more about their contributions and impact:
www.tbp.org/memb/Distigu...

Seven headshots of Tau Beta Pi 2025 Scholars

Hats off to the 2025 Tau Beta Pi Scholars! They were selected based on the competitive criteria of high scholarship, campus leadership and service, and promise of future contributions to the engineering profession.

Full list of Scholars: www.tbp.org/memb/Scholar...

"SAVE THE DATE OCT 30 - NOV 1"

Plan your trip ✈️🧳for TBP's 2025 Convention 🔗: www.tbp.org/tbpconv/

Our Convention provides professional development and career advancement through formal business meetings, Engineering Futures sessions, committee meetings, and more.

Convention details here: tbp.org/convention.cfm.

Tau Beta Pi Chapter Virigina Gamma's chapter project Operation Duck Lift

Tau Beta Pi Chapter Virigina Gamma's chapter project Operation Duck Lift

Tau Beta Pi Chapter Virigina Gamma's chapter project Operation Duck Lift

Check out Operation Duck Lift! Virginia Gamma’s chapter report left an adorable impact on their entire community - but especially the ducklings.

If you’d like to share a chapter project, send photos and details to Renea Lewis at r.lewis[at]tbp.org!

"The Bulletin of Tau Beta Pi - June 2025: A publication for collegiate chapters & advisors" Pictured is student Oliver Zhao.

The June Bulletin is live! Read about Oliver Zhao’s, AL A ’21, inspiring recovery journey, “Half a Skull, Whole a Life,” celebrate our 2025 Fellows, register for the 119th Convention, and so much more!
Read it all here: lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/view/tau-bet....

Did you know that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel managed recovery efforts after the January wildfires in California? Read about engineering efforts in the 2025 USA Today publication, supported by Tau Beta Pi with an ad on pg. 59: usatodayspecial-va.newsmemory.com?special=Army....

"2025 TBP CONVENTION REGISTRATION click the link in bio!" The picture consists of many students at the 2024 Tau Beta Pi Convention in Rapid City, South Dakota. Behind them is The Monument.

Tau Bates, Convention registration is open now for a limited time! Fill out yours today: www.tbp.org/tbpconv/.

Learn more about the trip on our website: tbp.org/convention.cfm.

"Bentspedition Finale" Pictured is a map with routes to each Tau Beta Pi Chapter in North America, the Tau Beta Pi logo, and an image of Nicholas Divilbiss with one of the Bents he visited.

Get excited for the "Bentspedition Finale," a 'monumental' adventure feature article by Nick Divilbiss, KS G '25, in The Bent Summer issue. Subscribe to the Bent for more: www.tbp.org/bent.cfm#ben....

"25-26 Tau Beta Pi Fellows; Check out last year's Fellow Reports!" The Tau Beta Pi Logo is pictured along with 10 headshots of the 2025-26 Fellows.

Congratulations to the 2025-26 Tau Beta Pi Fellows! Read about them in our press release: www.tbp.org/other/Fellow...
Curious about last year’s Fellows? Read their reports: www.tbp.org/memb/FellowR...

Meet Our New Class Each year, the National Inventors Hall of Fame® Inducts a new class of great inventors. Discover the stories of the newest inspiring Inductees.

Congrats to the Tau Bate inductees selected for the 2025 National Inventors Hall of Fame:
James Fujimoto, Ph.D., MA B ’79
David Huang, M.D., Ph.D., MA B ’85
Eric Swanson, MA Z ’82

Read about their contributions here: www.invent.org/inductees/ne....

Shoutout to Massachusetts Alpha for 115 years of engineering excellence! Founded in 1910, the Massachusetts Alpha Chapter was the first chapter established in New England at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).

"Member Purchase Program Gift Giving Gifts for every occasion. Innovative technology everyone loves, now up to 5% off with your member discount. Dell Technologies" A man and a boy smile while sitting on a couch with a Dell laptop in their lap.

The season of gifting is upon us, and Dell is here to make it unforgettable with their Seasonal Gifting Sale! Perfect gifts for every occasion - ONLY for a limited time from 5/5 - 6/2 💻⚡SHOP 24/7: www.tbp.org/dell-request...

Advisors, we need your feedback! Help us gather data on our chapters’ strengths, challenges, and needs by filling out our new and improved Advisor Evaluation Survey, closing on June 1st: www.tbp.org/advisoreval/.... (Not an advisor? Send this to one!)

"2025 IEEE Medal of Honor goes to... Henry Samueli, Ph.D., CA E '75" A headshot of Henry Samueli, the IEEE Medal of Honor coin, and the Tau Beta Pi logo is pictured.

Congratulations to Henry Samueli, Ph.D., CA E '75!

Learn more about Dr. Samueli from his alma mater, UCLA, here: samueli.ucla.edu/henry-samuel....

Keep making great strides, students! Rebekah Pase, NM A '26, participated in a team of civil engineering students from New Mexico State University (NMSU). They presented Arid Elements, an innovative startup focused on sustainable construction materials, at the Hult Prize competition in Boston.

Welcome to BlueSky, Tau Bates!