Tau Beta Pi Scholarship recipients Treyton Dorrell and Mary Dunbar

Two CEAT students awarded Tau Beta Pi Scholarships

Thursday, September 19, 2024

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The Fellowship Board of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, announced that two students from the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at Oklahoma State University received Tau Beta Pi Scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. Treyton Dorrell, an aerospace engineering student and Mary Dunbar, a chemical engineering student were two of 253 engineering students from 1,328 applicants for undergraduate study.

Most recipients will receive a cash award of $2,000 for one year and a few will receive $1,000 for one semester. All TBP 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 the association. These awards bring the total to 4,401 scholarships granted since the program began in 1998.

Tau Beta Pi is The Engineering Honor Society, founded at Lehigh University in 1885. With 257 collegiate chapters and 51 active alumni chapters, it has initiated 640,000 members in its 139-year history and is the world’s largest engineering society (see www.tbp.org).

The following scholarships are named for members:

Linda Abriola, Ph.D., PA Z ’76, and her brother Joseph L. Abriola Jr., TN B ’80, established the Gloria and Joseph L., PA Z ’48, Abriola Scholarship in memory of their parents.
Henry Alford, MS A 1927, left a bequest sufficient to permanently endow the Alford Scholarships.
The Althouse Scholarship honors Ernest Althouse, PA A 1926, who left a bequest in 2006.
The Badiru Scholarship is in recognition of Adedeji Badiru, Ph.D., P.E., TN G ’79, a 2024 recipient of the TBP Distinguished Alumnus Award.
Past Association vice president Bill Beans, D., OH G ’53, established the William and Zelda Beans Scholarship, given for the second time.
Thomas Berthold, IL A ’70, made gifts to the Association, in 2018, to fund the Berthold Scholarship.
The Bloomberg Scholarship is named for Michael Bloomberg, MD A ’64, whose gifts have funded one award for 17 years.
Marian and John H. Brems Jr., MI G ’46, left a bequest in 2016 to fund the Brems Scholarships.
Ruth and Cleveland L. Campbell, P.E., IA A ’47, made gifts to permanently endow the Campbell Scholarships.
The Dechman Scholarship was established by David, VA B ’82; Ken, and Jim Dechman, TX A ’89; to honor their father, Don A. Dechman, TX A ’57, on his 80th birthday.
The Dodson Scholarships are sponsored by the late Charles Dodson, MD B ’30, who made gifts to the Association in 1998 and 1999.
The Elovitz Scholarship is funded through a gift of stock by Kenneth Elovitz, P.E., J.D., PA A ’75, given for the first time.
Nick Farmer, MD B ’68, made a gift in 2019 to establish the Farmer Family Scholarship.
Charles Forge, CA G ’56, left a bequest in 2010 to support the Forge Scholarships.
The first Fue Scholarship recognizes Harcold Fue, IL A ’57, who left a bequest in 2022 and 2023.
The Goodin Scholarship is in recognition of William Goodin, Ph.D., CA E ’75, a 2024 recipient of the TBP Distinguished Alumnus Award.
James Lugannani, NJ D ’81, established the Dorothy Hopp Lugannani and Robert Lugannani Scholarship to support 1^st generation college students and immigrants/refugees.
The Lyons Scholarship is given in memory of Eddie Lyons, CA P ’76, thanks to gifts from his wife Nancy E. Zeigler-Lyons.
The Nagel Scholarship is given in honor of Robert H. Nagel, E., NY D ’39, for his service as Editor & Secretary- Treasurer from 1942-82 and as Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus from 1982-97.
Thomas Nelson, CA D ’49, left a bequest to establish the Nelson Scholarship to support students in need of financial aid.
The second Pasadyn Scholarship has been awarded through a gift from Ronald Pasadyn, P.E., OH E ’70, to establish the Judith L. and Ronald C. Pasadyn Scholarship Fund.
The Record Scholarships commemorate Leroy Record, KS A ’29, whose generous bequest will provide earnings to support awards in perpetuity.
The first three Rushing Scholarships have been awarded through a gift from Jay Rushing, Ph.D., TX D ’76.
The Schwaller Scholarship commemorates Shawn Schwaller, SD A ’95, whose friends and family established a fund in 2007.
A bequest from Clayton Scribner, NY Γ ’29, permanently endows the Scribner Scholarship.
The Sickafoose Scholarship is named for Kathleen and Robert D. Sickafoose, IL B ’50, who left a bequest in 2012.
Glenn Skaggs, MD B ’57, left a bequest in 2017 to permanently endow the Skaggs Scholarships.
The three Soden Scholarships are named for Archie Soden, CA D ’51, who made gifts to TBP to fund scholarships in perpetuity.
The Spirit of Apollo Scholarship is supported by an anonymous donor to honor the legacy of the S. NASA Apollo program.
The Stabile Scholarships are named for Vincent Stabile, NY L ’40, whose gifts to the Association have permanently endowed scholarships.
The Steadman Scholarship is in recognition of John Steadman, Ph.D., P.E., WY A ’64, a 2024 recipient of the TBP Distinguished Alumnus Award.

A corporation sponsors the remaining scholarship:

The Alabama Power Foundation, made a gift in 1995 to endow an AL Power Scholarship, awarded for the 21st time.