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Celebrate, Remember,Fight Back!

Scholarship Winnersare Announced

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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL:Grand Regent Michael D. Livingston

Grand Vice Regent Justin G. Wiseman

Grand Scribe Rachael L. Stensrud

Grand Treasurer J. Matthew Clark

Grand Marshal Brandon J. Satterwhite

Grand Inner Guard Amar Amin

Grand Outer Guard Jamey Vann

Student Member Yost Smith

Delegate at Large Glen A. Wilcox

THE GEAR OF THETA TAU:Editor-in-Chief Allison Pollard

J. Matthew Clark

Dan Hollinger

Ian Lacy

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Feeling Social? Volunteer!

Scholarship Recipients

Brianna Juhrend’s Interesting Summer

In the News

Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back!

Habitat is not a Hand Out, but a Hand Up

In Memoriam

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Since the last issue of The Gear, I have started a newjob, and there is a flurry of planning activities in myworkplace. A new job is a big change, and it is diffi-cult to feel settled in because we are going throughmany changes right now in our office—we are focusedon determining our roadmap for the rest of the yearand what projects will take us there. There is also asignificant amount of activity going on in the frater-nity as it is the time of year when the national officersmeet in person to review our strategic plan, evaluatethe progress we’ve made, and identify our next steps.

There are many tools and techniques to help projectsstay on schedule—Brother Mann kindly shared his experience with one in “Memories of Project Man-agement”—but our plans are rarely comprehensiveenough and accurate enough upfront to make a proj-

ect successful. New work items are discovered, risksare encountered, and our goals may change over time.For those reasons, we must be continually planning—continually communicating and adjusting our plans to make sure we achieve the right end-goal at the right time.

The fraternity and the Educational Foundation arecontinually planning to support the Theta Tau Differ-ence—the fellowship, academic support and personalgrowth our brothers experience—and need your helpto be successful. Both organizations are looking forvolunteers to help locally, regionally, and at the national level to strengthen our brotherhood. Read on to learn about two new opportunities to assist theEducational Foundation, and look for more opportu-nities to be publicized in upcoming issues of The Gear.

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Allison Pollard, Tau Beta ’05

“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.” - Dwight D. Eisenhower

In January 1960 when employed at Aerojet General Corp. in Sacramento, CA, I transferred into the Dyna-Soar Booster Program Office. My newboss threw a 20-foot blue line full of circles and lines on my desk and said, "That is called a PERT network—you are now the expert." Dyna-Soar was the third DoD program to use computerized scheduling.

To show you what good use we made of it, in 1962 I was recruited by The Aerospace Corporation, a Systems Engineering Consultant to theUS Air Force, to assist the Air Force in the development of the Titan III Space Launch Vehicle. Using PERT in the design, build and test of thefirst vehicle, we planned for a thirty-six month effort. We missed the contractual launch date by four days--the result of a hurricane giving theCape a near miss.

For most of the next 35 years I was using computerized scheduling in the aerospace, electronics and automotive industries moving upward frompure time planning to integrated time and cost (and regressed back to pure time in the automotive world—they were 20 years behind every-body else). I thought the system was a magnificent planning tool in 1960 and never saw anything to make me change my mind.

Memories of Project ManagementRobert A. Mann, Epsilon ’57

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EPSILON INSTALLATIONSam Lee, Epsilon ’11In the 1970s, the Epsilon Chapter of ThetaTau at the University of California, Berkeley became inactive after trying unsuccessfully foryears to attract an adequate number of engi-neering students. More than 30 years later, agroup of 11 engineering students decided toresurrect the chapter, and on May 18, 2008,the Epsilon Engineers of Berkeley officially became a colony of Theta Tau.

In the spring of 2010, the Berkeley Colonyheld the campus’s first Rube Goldberg machine contest. This long tradition of ThetaTau traces its roots back to the UC Berkeleycampus, where Mr. Rube Goldberg was an undergraduate student pursuing an engi-neering degree in the College of Mining. Thecontest was a huge success, with ten teamscompeting and more than 600 people present.

During the same semester, the colony hostedthe first annual Discovery Expo, a science/engineering fair planned with other campusprofessional and mentoring groups wherelocal elementary school students are invited tocampus to spend an afternoon filled with exciting activities that attempt to spark an in-terest in science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) education. The eventwas awarded with the UC Berkeley OSKI forLeadership in Education, an award given tooutstanding student leaders, organizations,and programs.

In the fall of 2010, the Berkeley colony hostedthe first-ever California Professional Develop-ment Conference, where more than 70 chapter and colony members from UC Davis, UC San Diego, UC Merced, and the

University of the Pacific attended. The colonyleveraged its proximity to the Silicon Valleyand the networks it had established to bringtogether speakers from companies such asCisco Systems, National Instruments, andNorthrop Grumman to deliver a wealth of in-formation that would further the attendees’career development.

By the beginning of spring 2011, the BerkeleyColony had reached more than 60 members, initiated its fifth class, and become one of themost prominent engineering organizations onthe UC Berkeley campus. After such success asa colony, Epsilon Chapter of Theta Tau was re-installed on January 22, 2011, almost exactly100 years after the original installation of theEpsilon Chapter at UC Berkeley.

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ETA DELTA INSTALLATIONAndy Ross, Eta Delta ’11, Vice RegentOn March 5, 2011, the University of Maryland Colony at College Park was installed as the Eta Delta Chapter of ThetaTau. Since it first became a colony in June2008, the group has initiated over 60 pledges,including an impressive spring 2011 class of18. The Eta Delta Chapter has developed a larger presence on campus and become aninfluential part of the engineering school asevident in the chapter’s recent planning andexecution of “Geek Week” at the Universityof Maryland, which is comparable to a socialfraternity’s “Greek Week.”

The brothers of Eta Delta have begun semi-annual traditions such as a family potluck andcamping trip. They have also started a housingfund for future generations of brothers andcelebrated the graduation of their first alumniclass. The brothers of Eta Delta would like tothank everyone who came to their installationand for welcoming them to Theta Tau!

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE CERTIFICATIONMichael Easterby, University of MaineColony ’14The University of Maine Colony of Theta Tauwas certified on March 19, 2011. We havequickly come to be recognized by the manyleaders in the University’s School of Engineer-ing. Garnering support from the deans, faculty and staff through philanthropy and a drive to reach out to our peers, we hope tobecome a strong pillar of support for our engineering community.

Despite limited space and resources, we’vemanaged to make great strides toward ourgoals. The support of national officers and encouragement from brothers have made ourprogress possible. Our renewed motivationand support system will surely propel us forward in both the strengthening of our programs as well as in our dream of becominga chapter of Theta Tau.

The brothers of the University of Maine colonyextend a sincere and exuberant thank you toall who have made this success possible.

University of Maine Colony members.

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The Educational Foundation’s successes are dueto your thoughtful support, and we need yourhelp to share the Foundation’s stories online andin person to promote the value of Theta Tau toour donors and inspire others to act.

The Theta Tau Educational Foundation was established to further the goals of the Fraternitywhile focusing on the personal development of its members through the formation of schol-arships and the delivery of leadership training.

Since the establishment of the Foundation in1998, several generous alumni have set asidesubstantial sums to assist our Theta Tau studentmembers in their academic pursuits, and thiskind of goodwill has helped provide more academic scholarships than ever before to reward some of our hardest-working under-graduates. The Foundation has also establisheda Leadership Academy to train membersthrough a highly interactive program built onthe Leadership Challenge model by Kouzes andPosner. The Academy provides participants a

core understanding of leadership practices, theirpersonal strengths and weaknesses, and a funenvironment to practice new skills to transformtheir chapters and workplaces. To date, wellover 1,000 members have graduated from theFoundation's national (three-day) or regional(one-day) leadership training academies.

The Educational Foundation needs alumni volunteers for two new committees:

Web CommitteeGoals: Create a unique Foundation presenceand increase awareness of activities and valuethrough website and social networking. Buildon existing Fraternity web initiatives and ensurecoordination between Foundation and Frater-nity web initiatives.

Methods: Activities will primarily be coordinatedthrough email with occasional conference-callplanning sessions. Face-to-face planning concur-rent with Fraternity activities as appropriate.

Qualifications: Interest in web and social mediabest practices, particularly for nonprofit organ-izations; organizational, critical thinking and reporting skills; ability to think strategically toaccomplish outcomes individually and in a teamenvironment.

Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Development CommitteeAbout the program: We seek to develop a program that creates value unique to early careerists such as training, educational tools,networking, and mentoring. New program thattargets gifts from alumni in their 20s and 30s.More personal approach involving local eventsand personal contact.

Goals: Develop a plan for creating value-uniqueprofessional, personal and career developmentto early careerists. Promote the GOLD programin concert with Foundation donor programs.Build awareness and recognition for GOLDparticipants. Identify and leverage opportunitiesto collaborate with Fraternity and Foundationprograms.

Methods: Activities will primarily be coordinatedthrough email with occasional conference-callplanning sessions. Face-to-face planning concur-rent with Fraternity activities as appropriate. Participation is NOT limited to recent graduates.

Qualifications: Ability to educate and motivateothers; organizational, critical-thinking, and reporting skills; ability to think strategically toaccomplish outcomes individually and in a teamenvironment. Outgoing/friendly personality.

For more information or to volunteer, please con-tact Janice Wiitala at [email protected].

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Omicron Gamma Chapter has seen tremen-dous success hosting biannual EIT/FE Review Sessions for the University of California, Daviscampus. During a discussion of how studentsstudy for the exam in our professional respon-sibilities of engineers class, Theta Tau’s nameand review sessions were mentioned as a studyaide by past attendees. The review sessionshave become a staple for us and offer academic, professional, and financial benefits.

The review sessions are taught by professorswho donate their time by lecturing on a specific subject for the exam. Our review sessions are free for brothers, which helps ourchapter academically. We also develop strongbonds with the faculty, student advisers, andthe College of Engineering as a whole, boost-ing our professional image. Financially, weearn money from hosting these sessions, andwe attract people by offering discounted studymaterial provided by deals granted by ThetaTau’s partnerships.

The biggest key is to develop strong lasting tieswith the faculty and professors. Every term, wegenerously get help from student advisers whoemail all of the engineering students to informthem of our review sessions and work to develop a good reputation with the professorswho have taught the sessions in the past. Byhaving a strong foundation, it is not difficultto continue hosting review sessions for yourchapter and your school annually.

Getting the Fundamentals Right–HostingEIT/FE Review Sessions

I finally broke out of my Greater Cincinnaticage to fly off to bluer horizons to work in thelab of Professor Vitaliy Lomakin, a teacher ofelectrical engineering and expert in the area ofresonant nanoparticles. I got the job throughthe Center for Intelligent Access Networks(CIAN) Research Experience as an Under-graduate (REU) program and worked in the area of optics, or more specifically, signalpropagation through a chain of gold nanos-pheres. If the research is successful, it wouldmean faster transmission of data across longdistances. Some of the more fanciful future applications of this technology include more

precise methods of fighting cancer and the cre-ation of invisibility cloaks. The technologies Istudied are also present in some artifacts of thepast–these nanoparticles are present in manyClassical stained glass windows that changecolor depending on the orientation and inten-sity of the incident sunlight. Light and the wayit propagates is an extremely powerful subjectthat is not yet fully understood by scientists.

At the end of the program, I gave a presenta-tion to a panel of my peers, professors, advis-ers, and other important people. The programalso included a GRE prep course and weekly

workshops on how to get into graduate school,get funded, avoid plagiarism, give presenta-tions, and other essential graduate schoolskills. I also met Theta Taus from all over theWest Coast, and it was interesting to hearabout how their chapters were run and someof their chapter activities. My summer researchexperience was great, and I would encourageany Theta Tau to apply for a research experi-ence at any university with summer researchopportunities.

Summer of Research in California

Ranelle Reyes, Omicron Gamma ’12

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The Theta Tau Educational Foundation makes scholarship awards to recognize and reward the scholastic achievement of Theta Tau members.In addition to scholarships, the Foundation promotes leadership training of members through its Leadership Academy. Theta Tau ProfessionalEngineering Fraternity is pleased to announce its 18 scholarship recipients for 2011 are:

GEORGE KALV SCHOLARSHIPFranklin Ventura, Chi ’12

SIMON RAMO SCHOLARSHIPChristopher Luong, Epsilon ’11

JB LADD SCHOLARSHIPErik Deddens, Zeta ’13

JEREMY CHAN SCHOLARSHIPYalei Song, Mu Gamma ’12

WILLIAM S. JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIPGreg Bennett, Rho ’11

ROBERT L. MILLER SCHOLARSHIPAllison Moran, Kappa ’12

FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship Recipients

MICHAEL R. LINDEBURG, PE SCHOLARSHIP

IOTA BETA SCHOLARSHIP

Christopher King,Tau Beta ’13

Cristina Kubicki,Zeta Delta ’11

Siva Nalla,Kappa ’11

Andrew Steinmetz,Mu ’12

Graham Barnett,Phi ’13

Jennifer Fugate,Tau Beta ’13

Kevin Leung,Epsilon ’11

Tammy Wang,Omicron Gamma ’12

Bradley Gibson, Sigma ’11

Daniel Nye, Sigma ’11

Charlie Kiley, Sigma ’12

Gukhee Youn, Sigma ’14

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Patrick Marcus, Chi ‘99, an alumnus of theUniversity of Arizona College of Engineering,has been selected as a future civic leader in thestate of Arizona.

The Phoenix-based Arizona Center for CivicLeadership announced March 2 that Marcusis one of 25 fellows in the inaugural class ofthe Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy,which is sponsored by the Flinn Foundationand the Thomas R. Brown Foundations.

The Flinn and Brown foundations created the statewide civic leadership center because,although Arizona has local and regional organizations that train civic leaders, the foun-dations perceived no such organizations at thestate level.

Marcus graduated from UA in 2006 with adoctorate in biomedical engineering, with a minor in neurosciences. He also got hisbachelor’s in electrical engineering from UA,and is a graduate of the Eller College McGuireCenter for Entrepreneurship.

He is currently vice president of engineeringat Tucson-based MC Power Systems, whichhe recently spun off from parent companyGeneral Plasma, which is also based in Tucson. MC Power Systems designs plasmapower supplies for the solar, architecturalglass, and liquid crystal display industries.

“I grew up here, and Tucson and the UA arevery dear to me,” Marcus said. “I’d love tocontribute and make a difference to Arizona'sfuture.”

Marcus is well aware that his civic fellowshipwill make him visible on the statewide politi-cal radar. “Hopefully, this political exposurewill enable me to provide the often overlookedperspective from the trenches,” Marcus said.

“In this way, I can keep scientists, engineersand small technology business owners at thetop of the Arizona agenda for jobs, start-upsand life-enhancing R&D.”

Marcus already has some experience in thepublic policy arena, in that he has workedwith Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords’ officeto promote solar energy. He has also partici-pated in a solar round-table discussion withGiffords that included Tucson Mayor BobWalkup, Tucson Electric Power CEO PaulBonavia, and Tucson International AirportCEO Bonnie Allin.

Kathleen Perkins, chair of the UA BIO5 Insti-tute's business advisory board, has no doubtthat Marcus can make a heavyweight contri-bution to Arizona’s business and technologyfuture. “Patrick is impressive,” Perkins said.“While completing his PhD he helped growone of Arizona’s leading solar companies, gotmarried, and launched a major arts effort, andis now ready to roll up his sleeves and add hiscritical thinking skills and his focus to makeArizona better.”

As a fellow at the Flinn-Brown Civic Leader-ship Academy, Marcus will start with 12 daysof intensive training in Arizona state govern-ment and public policy. Topics covered will include water, energy, environment, education,and job creation.

“Lots of networking” is how Marcus antici-pates his role as civic fellow will play out.“Though I’m an engineer at heart, I’ve learnedhow to run a business, which has given me afeel for how different groups interact,” hesaid. “Business people, politicians and engi-neers see things differently, and I can helpthem speak the same language.”

Marcus is no stranger to bridging cultural andprofessional divides. When he's not managingmultiple solar manufacturing installations,he's working as part of an organization calledSolar Sculptures with artist partner StephenFairfield on creating interactive, computer-controlled public sculptures.

Public installations include Skyburst 2 at PlazaColonial in Tucson, Ariz. As people approachSkyburst, a motion detector sets off rapidlyflashing light-emitting diodes to grab their attention. Marcus designed and built the electronics and wrote the computer programthat operates the motion detector and controlsthe LEDs. Fairfield came up with the originalconcept and built the physical structure.

Marcus has incorporated his neuroscience expertise into the light sculptures, in the form ofpsychophysical algorithms that conserve energywhile creating the intense optical effects.

“It has actually been a pretty exciting month,”Marcus said. “In addition to being selected asa civic fellow, my art partner and I receivedtwo sculpture commissions: one for the Glen-dale Jazz and Blues festival and another for abig river underpass project in Green Bay.”

Patrick Marcus is a Theta Tau member from

Chi Chapter.

UA Engineering Alum Tipped for AZ Leadership

Patrick Marcus, UA College of Engineering alumnus

and inaugural fellow at the Flinn-Brown Civic Lead-

ership Academy, stands by the light sculpture he

created with art partner Stephen Fairfield.

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University of the Pacific civil engineering student Brianna Juhrend, 20, is about to embark on a rigorous journey. She is one of 15students around the world to be accepted intothe highly competitive Tahoe-Baikal Institute’sSummer Environmental Exchange (SEE).

SEE is an eight-week “watershed education andleadership development program” that beginsin Lake Tahoe and ends in Lake Baikal inSiberia, Russia, according to the Tahoe-BaikalInstitute’s Website. Students take part in research and restoration projects, learn aboutcurrent environmental issues and policies, andencourage locals to support environmental protection, among other responsibilities. Theprogram is in its 21st year of developing futureleaders.

Juhrend and her fellow colleagues will be conducting research on “many different topics,” Juhrend said, “…from water quality tothe fire, projects on the culture and howtourism will affect that region (Lake Baikal),since it’s not as developed.”

QUALIFYINGOne has to be fluent in English or Russian toapply and write three qualifying essays. Thefirst half of the program takes place in LakeTahoe. The second part continues in Russia,and this year the program is extending an extraresearch opportunity to Mongolia. Juhrend isone of five Americans accepted to the program,according to an e-mail she received.

When Juhrend inquired about the program toone of her professors, she was encouraged toapply, but told that usually upper classmen andgraduate students have a stronger chance of acceptance, Juhrend said. She is a second-year undergraduate.

A CHALLENGE“I think it’s going to be a really challenging pro-gram,” Juhrend said, “…there are a lot of un-knowns…the unknown is scary.”

To prepare for her program, Juhrend is currently learning conversational Russian. Sheis looking forward to interacting with other students from around the world because shehas always enjoyed learning about different cultures.

Juhrend has been building a resumé of traveland cultural experience since she was a teenager.A 2009 graduate of Ponderosa High School (located in Shingle Springs, CA), she foundedthe school’s People to People (PTP) chapter in her senior year, a program that promotes educational travel opportunities to young people while promoting cultural awareness, according to the People to People Website.

Through PTP, Brianna traveled to Russia andNew Zealand. She has also explored theNetherlands and the United States.

SUCCESSFUL ASPIRATIONSJuhrend has succeeded in accomplishing manyof her aspirations because she has never beenafraid of being herself. “Being yourself” is asimple concept, yet difficult to uphold, espe-cially through high school. “She never got intotrying to please her peers,” said Juhrend’s mom,Lisa Juhrend. “She’s just always been herself.We never discouraged her. We told our kids thatthey could do whatever they wanted.”

Reflecting on her youth, Juhrend said thatbuilding strong relationships with her parentsand teachers helped her continue to be herself.

“They’ve (her parents) always been really encouraging and supportive. My mom was actually able to stay at home, read with us andplay with us all the time. That was positive thatshe was able to be with us,” Juhrend said.

She continued, “My dad is a successful engineerand a really good role model. He did not pushus too much and always gave good encourage-ment.”

Talking about her high school environment atPonderosa, Juhrend mastered early a funda-mental concept that some youth are unfortu-nately too shy to take advantage of: askingquestions and building relationships with thefaculty and staff. Having this curiosity allowedJuhrend to learn about the many opportunitiesavailable to her.

“I always had a good relationship with Mrs.Crapuchettes, the career counselor, and withMrs. Dwyer, the school counselor,” Juhrendsaid. “And Mrs. Potter in environmental science–her class was pretty pivotal in mychoosing civil engineering.”

COLLEGE LIFENow, Juhrend has successfully completed another quarter at Pacific where she is involvedin Greek life, both in a professional engineer-ing fraternity and a social sorority, is in thefreshman honor society and engineering honorsociety, and is a resident assistant for a studentapartment.

This quarter, Juhrend is traveling to the University of San Diego in April to participatein the Clinton Global Initiative, which bringstogether students who like to take on globalchallenges. She committed to helping homeless

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and disadvantaged people in the Stockton community for her part in the initiative.

The initiative gives “resources, tools, and encouragement to go out and make a differencein the community,” Juhrend said about theevent.

OPPORTUNITIESTo other young women who want to make a difference in their education and in their community, Juhrend had some insight for them.

“I think you have to get connected with peopleon campus. For me, the career counselor washelpful. Take advantage of what opportunitiesyou have when you are younger,” she said.

“Apply (to programs): you never know whatyou’ll get accepted to,” Juhrend continued.“Those relationships you have with teachers,counselors and faculty members can be reallyhelpful to find scholarships and programs.”

Juhrend is thankful for the SEE opportunityand is honored to be accepted to the program.

She has a busy and influential year ahead of her,but said that she is not overwhelmed by it.

“I guess I’ve always just thrived on being busy;I’ve always enjoyed being active,” Juhrend said.

Brianna Juhrend is a colony member from the

University of the Pacific Colony.

Story reprinted by permission from the Moun-tain Democrat, mtdemocrat.com.

Brianna Juhrend of Cameron Park will be traveling to Russia and Mongolia over the summer to work on the Summer Environmental Exchange organized by the Tahoe-Baikal Institute. She will take part in research and restoration projects, learn about current environmental issues and policies, and encourage locals to support environmental programs.


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Once again Chi Chapter participated in thetradition of designing and building a float forthe University of Arizona homecoming parade. This year homecoming was on theweekend of October 23, and the theme was“One for the Ages.” We decided to add atheme of “Back to the Future” on top of thisto create another award-winning float. Sincewe have won the design competition the majority of the past two decades, we receiveda significant amount of publicity, making itinto UA News (the campus news station), theDaily Wildcat (the campus newspaper), and even the Arizona Daily Star (Tucson’s primary newspaper).

The design of our float consisted of a ten-foottall structure out of which rose a near life-sizeDeLorean, the time machine from the Backto the Future series. Nathan Oxnam, dressedas Marty McFly on a hoverboard, hung offthe front of the structure, and on the back ofthe structure stood Brandon Reks (Chi ’13),dressed as Doc Brown. We also had our ownWilbur, played by Manuel Triana (Chi ’14).The structure was decorated with the clocktower from the movie, a flux capacitor, gears,pictures from the movie and UA’s past, and alarge “A” painted in silver and sage in honorof the University’s 125th anniversary.

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Back to the Future at University of Arizona Homecoming Nathan Oxnam, Chi ’11

Chi Chapter members in front of their homecoming float.

2011 SHRIMP FEAST Hosted by the NationalCapitol Section Alumni ClubThe Alumni Club Shrimp Feast goes back to the 1950s when theGamma Beta chapter alumni hosted a Shrimp Boil for the local students every spring. Since its formation in the early 1990s, theNational Capital Section Alumni Club has taken up the mantle ofthis tradition. The Shrimp Feast took place on Saturday, April 16,2011 and was enjoyed by student members and alumni.

The National Capitol Alumni Club exists to benefit Theta Tauswho live around or visit the nation’s Capital, and the club aims to hold at least one event per month. For more information aboutupcoming events, contact Alex Rosenheim, Gamma Beta ’96, Sec-retary, at [email protected], like the group on Facebook,or visit the club’s blog at http://thetatau-ncac.blogspot.com/.

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Saying that it was a busy semester for Psi Beta, as y’all know, doesn’tmean a whole lot since EVERY semester is busy! We got things startedin 2011 with a renewed focus on rush and some fresh ideas to improveour spring recruitment process. The changes paid off with nineteen engineers pledging to our chapter, one of the largest spring classes we’veever had.

Before we knew it, E-Week (and the ensuing Rube Goldberg contest)was upon us. While our machine was not the most glamorous in theUniversity of Texas competition, it was the most effective, ensuring ourchapter a place at the national contest for the first time since 2006. A fewweeks later, a completely overhauled machine made the 1,100 mile trekto Purdue University and took third place overall. Between various social events, fundraisers, and volunteering, we’ve made it to the end ofanother term.

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Success is BIGGER in Texas Ari Gernaat, Psi Beta ’12, Treasurer

Psi Beta members at the National Rube Goldberg competition.

“The Hammer of Rho Alumni Club,” other-wise known as THOR, was founded at the2010 Rho Chapter beach trip. A petition wassigned and those charter members unani-mously ratified the proposed bylaws. BrotherMichael Thompson was elected President andBrother Kenneth Ritchie, Rho ‘03, was electedSecretary. We recently held our first AnnualMeeting in conjunction with the chapter’sHousing Corporation and re-elected thosesame officers.

The club is simple with no dues and a mini-mum of three meetings per year. Two of thosemeetings are held at the chapter’s beach andcamping trips.

Over the past year, we have attended the National Convention with the chapter, assistedin speaking roles in initiation, held NCSU football events for the alumni, and continuedthe annual July 4th Cookout, now in its twelfthyear. The club was also able to help at Christ-mas with a request to provide gifts and cardsfor troops in Afghanistan, assisted by the chap-ter and little sisters. Another continuing event isa monthly after-work meeting at the FlyingSaucer in downtown Raleigh. Next fall we willbe assisting with a lucrative fundraiser at homefootball games to benefit both the chapter’s operations and Housing Corporation’s goal of purchasing a house.

We look forward to continuing and expandingour operations in 2011 and helping to strengthenthe bond of brotherhood within the Theta Taumembers of the Research Triangle area.

Update from The Hammer of Rho Alumni ClubMichael Thompson, Rho ’01, THOR President, NAC Atlantic Regional Alumni Representative


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KATHERINE TANNER, PSI BETA ’09Relay for Life was held at Katy Park, near Houston,TX, where 75 teams and over 1000 participantsgathered to “Celebrate, Remember, and FightBack.” This was just one of the many Relays that was held across the country this year, and it contributed over $250,000 to the American Cancer Society.

BP was an event sponsor. Katherine Tanner, PsiBeta ’09, and Kyle Wolski, Phi Gamma ’09, attended with one of the BP teams led by new-hires (“Challengers”). Tanner has worked at BP asa Reservoir Engineer since August 2009.

After the welcome ceremony at 7pm Friday, therelay officially began with the Survivors Lap. Team

members then took turns walking laps around atrack lined with luminaria, each one lit in memoryor in honor of a loved one who had battled cancer.Tanner was walking in honor of her mother whois a breast cancer survivor.

This family-friendly evening was full of raffles,auctions, musical performances, dancing, and evena magician! Many teams set up booths and sold avariety of items to raise additional funds for cancer research.

There was at least one representative from eachteam on the track at all times throughout the nightto represent that cancer never sleeps. The closingceremony began at 6am Saturday morning as participants finished the final laps.

Although Brothers Tanner and Wolski left at 1am,they plan to participate again next year and hopeto last the whole night! It was a fun and reward-ing event, and they encourage other brothers toparticipate in their local Relay to support this veryimportant cause.

CLAUDIA (JOHNSON) HERMAN, TAU BETA ’04In 2004, my mom decided to join with co-workerswho were volunteering with the Relay For Life ofCoppell. I was home from college for the weekendand joined my mom. After the Relay was over, mymom told me more about the great things Relayfor Life accomplishes. The following year, I toldmy family we should have a team in support of a

Celebrate, Remember, FIGHT BACK

Katherine Tanner, Psi Beta ’09, and Kyle Wolski, Phi Gamma ’09, participated in the 2011 Katy Relay for Life on April 8-9.


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family friend, Aniela Newman. She was in highschool at the time and going through cancer treat-ment–she was diagnosed with Leukemia herfreshman year. So in 2005, we had our first teamand helped one of the committee members whowas doing Luminaria. We’ve had a team everyyear since. I joined the planning committee in2006 and have been a part of it ever since. Ourmain reason to Relay was Aniela, and of course,other family and friends that have had cancer;some have passed away and others are still withus. We are fortunate to have Aniela in our lives tothis day, and she is cancer free! In 2008, my momwas diagnosed with lung cancer, and since then,she’s been my reason and motivation to give

Relay my best and make a difference. She’s thereason why I became the event chair in 2010 andcontinue to do it through 2011.

KRYSTAL POWELL, RHO GAMMA ’14The Rho Gamma Chapter participates in Relayfor Life at the University of Central Florida everyspring. Many brothers have some tie to cancer,and as a chapter, we feel that taking time to raisemoney for cancer research is only the first step to giving to such a great cause. This spring wehad 96% student member participation, plus all seventeen pledges and help from some of ouralumni. Together we raised almost three-hundreddollars for the American Cancer Society.

Relay for Life is an event that not only benefits a cause, but also the people who take part. Asteam captain, I spent countless hours with mycommittee preparing for the event. Along withthe preparation time, the eighteen hours spent atthe actual event contribute to the growth ofbrotherhood. The beginning of the event is funand games, and as the sun sets and everythingwinds down, everyone crammed under a singletent laughing and telling stories back and forth,making the bonds within our chapter stronger.

Above (left and right): Rho Gamma membersparticipate in Relay for Life every spring. Left:Claudia and her husband are shown in thegreen shirts with their daughter; the two teamcaptains are shown in blue, and the three inpurple are their team survivors (Claudia’smom (next to a team captain), a friend of hersand a son of a family friend).


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That is Habitat for Humanity’s motto. Theirmission is to provide a helping hand to quali-fied, low-income families by building safe anddecent homes. Habitat relies on its donors, volunteers, and home-buyers joining togetherto provide the financial and human resourcesneeded to build affordable homes for thesefamilies. Through the faithful support of theirpartners, Flagler Habitat has built 64 houses inFlagler County. This year, I got the chance tohelp Habitat build a house in Flagler Beach,Florida for a single mother of two.

I travelled to Flagler Beach with a group ofUniversity of Cincinnati alumni and a fewTheta Tau student members. We met up withstudents from other chapters of Theta Tau towork together to build a house for this familyof three.

When we arrived at the house on our first day,there was only a frame with windows. Nodoors, no roof, no drywall–just the frame. Ourtask for the week was to install a roof anddoors on this house. We started each day witha “motivational circle” where we discussed ouraccomplishments and tasks for the day. Thefirst day we were there, we managed to installall of the trusses of the roof frame and securethem in place.

On the second and third days, we decked theroof by securing plywood on top of the trussesand installed doors in the front and back of thehouse. The first half of the morning, I was incharge of sawing the plywood and 2x4s whenit was needed. In those two days, we also gotthe chance to work on two of the other Habi-tat homes in Flagler Beach where we tiled thefloor of a second house and insulated a third

house. On the final day, we finished deckingthe roof of the first house and completed smalltasks that needed to be finished before we left. We stopped around 2:00 pm every day,leaving us plenty of time to enjoy the beach,which was a one-and-a-half minute walk fromwhere we stayed. It was a very fulfilling expe-rience, and Habitat for Humanity is truly anorganization which would not exist but for the numerous dedicated individuals who give theirtime, their talents, and their hearts. I can’t waitto go back next year!

Plans are being made now for spring break 2012. If interested, please contact [email protected]

“Habitat is not a Hand Out, but a HAND UP”Bethany Carson, Iota Gamma ‘10


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Brad S. Clark, PE, Rho Beta ‘03, has joinedStantec’s Cincinnati, Ohio office as a seniorproject engineer in the Water practice area. A registered professional engineer, Clark hasmore than seven years of experience in design,project management and regulatory complianceconsulting for the private and public sector. His project experience includes sanitary andstormwater collection systems, land develop-ment, roadway design and water distributionmodeling, wastewater treatment plants, and infrastructure rehabilitation.

Clark is a graduate of Ohio University inAthens, Ohio with a Bachelor of Science degreein Civil Engineering.

Stantec’s 65-person Cincinnati office offers services primarily in water infrastructure, environmental management, and geotechnicalengineering.

Stantec provides professional consulting serv-ices in planning, engineering, architecture, inte-rior design, landscape architecture, surveying,environmental sciences, project management,and project economics for infrastructure and facilities projects. We support public and privatesector clients in a diverse range of markets in theinfrastructure and facilities sector at every stage,from initial concept and financial feasibility toproject completion and beyond. Our services areoffered through approximately 10,500 employ-ees operating out of more than 160 locations inNorth America. Stantec trades on the TSX andthe NYSE under the symbol STN.

Brad Clark is a Theta Tau member from Rho

Beta Chapter.

Brad Clark Joins Stantec in CincinnatiMarti Mueller, Team Lead, Marketing Communications, Stantec

Congrats to Sean Walsh, Gamma Beta ’76, for receiving George Washington University’s AlumniOutstanding Service Award from the EngineeringSchool on April 28, 2011.

Sean P. Walsh, SEAS BSME ’76, is a senior principalnaval architect with Gibbs & Cox, Inc., an inde-pendent engineering and design firm specializing innaval architecture, marine engineering, managementsupport and consulting engineering. Mr. Walsh servedas an engineering duty officer in the U.S. Navy in a variety of assignments until 1994. Since his retirementfrom active duty, he has continued his career with afocus on ship design, primarily on projects for the U.S.

Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. He is a past president ofthe GW Engineer Alumni Association and has servedas an alumni volunteer with student networkingevents and as an adviser to Gamma Beta Chapter ofTheta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity.

The Alumni Outstanding Service Award is given toalumni who advance the mission of the universitythrough dedicated volunteer efforts in support of itsprograms, thereby ensuring the university’s impact onour community and future generations of students.

Gamma Beta Alumnus Receives University’sAlumni Outstanding Service Award

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Business-Minded Education Reformer NamedSmall Business Person of the YearThe Founder & CEO of Charter School Business Management (CSBM), Raj Thakkar,Omega Beta ‘96, pioneer of financial empow-erment and fiscal accountability of charterschools, has just been announced as the SmallBusiness Person of the Year by the U.S. SmallBusiness Administration’s New York district.

With thousands of companies and individualsdeclaring bankruptcy, the continued high unemployment rate and the huge bonuses of bailed-out Wall Street executives, fiscal accountability is at the center of the nationaldialogue. At the same time, the need for education reform and the rapid expansion ofcharter schools nationwide are also highly-de-bated hot topics.

“Financial mismanagement has been the mainreason for the shutdown of the majority of the600+ charter schools since the birth of themovement in 1992. Charter schools are typi-cally launched by educators who often do notrealize that they’re running rapidly expanding,multi-million dollar businesses. At CSBM,we’re incredibly proud of the hard work ourteam members do every day to financially empower the charter schools we support. Ourwork allows school leaders to stay focused onwhat’s most important – student achievement.”Raj Thakkar, Founder & CEO, remarked afterthe announcement of the award. “CharterSchool Business Management is a proof-pointthat charter schools around the country can be financially stable and self-sufficient if theyvalue their financial and operational responsi-

bilities right alongsideteacher quality and student performancedata.” The U.S. SmallBusiness Administra-tion’s recognition ofMr. Thakkar’s entrepreneurship and business acumen demonstrates the greater need of otherindustries to be held accountable. CSBM hasset up the financial infrastructure for newschools around the country, as well as prevented numerous financial disasters, ultimately ensuring thousands of economicallydisadvantaged students to continue to receivea top-notch education.

Raj Thakkar is a Theta Tau member from

Omega Beta Chapter.

Coil Named Riverside Volunteer of the YearHenry Coil Jr., Epsilon’54, a lifelong Riversideresident and formercouncilman, was giventhe Roy Hord Volun-teer of the Year Awardby the Riverside Down-town Partnership. Coil

was honored by the partnership at its 24thAnnual Meeting and Awards Ceremony onFeb. 17 at the Marriott Riverside.

The Roy Hord Volunteer of the Year awardwas established in 2003 in honor of the lateRoy Hord, a former partnership board mem-

ber who served in the community for morethan 25 years. Coil, a past president of Tilden-Coil constructors who served on the CityCouncil from 1963-1967, was also recognizedin 1988 as Riverside County's DistinguishedCitizen and inducted into the Theta TauAlumni Hall of Fame in 1995. He has servedas a volunteer for many groups in Riversideas well as many public and private institutionsand agencies; including the Riverside ArtsFoundation, the American Red Cross, theCommunity Foundation, the Mission InnFoundation, Family Service Association, andthe Youth Opportunity Center.

Deeply committed to education institutions,Coil has served as an active board memberand leader of Riverside Community CollegeDistrict Foundation (three terms), the UCRFoundation, and as a Trustee for La SierraUniversity and University of Redlands. He isparticularly passionate about his service to theBoy Scouts, earning the Distinguished EagleAward recognizing his 50 years of continuousservice. He continues to be a major supporterof community projects including the recentRCC Aquatic Center and many others, someas an anonymous donor.

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GAMMA

Charles R. FitchClass of 1949, Roll No. 692

Thomas Connelly MachClass of 1965, Roll No. 997

John Duncan McIverClass of 1950, Roll No. 718

Wendell Jones McQuinnClass of 1946, Roll No. 648

Robert G. PiperClass of 1949, Roll No. 689

Douglas Leroy ReeseClass of 1950, Roll No. 709

William Fletcher SheltonClass of 1943, Roll No. 581

Earl Loyd SpielesClass of 1948, Roll No. 676

Kenneth Watts WardClass of 1942, Roll No. 572

Clark Louis WollenweberClass of 1963, Roll No. 971

DELTA

Joseph AlexanderClass of 1959, Roll No. 937

David Richard BagemihlClass of 1946, Roll No. 594

Casimir Paul BlicherClass of 1946, Roll No. 584

Robert Howard EllisClass of 1947, Roll No. 629

Edward Tapley GeddesClass of 1957, Roll No. 909

Ralph Raymond HerriesClass of 1952, Roll No. 798

Bertram HerzogClass of 1949, Roll No. 652

William George HulbertClass of 1949, Roll No. 684

Gary Barton KumlerClass of 1955, Roll No. 888

David Harold LiechtyClass of 1946, Roll No. 571

Walter Endre NoremClass of 1960, Roll No. 977

Edmund William SamuelClass of 1945, Roll No. 555

James Joseph SchillerClass of 1955, Roll No. 870

Robert Homer TaylorClass of 1947, Roll No. 660

Milton Frank WeiseClass of 1944, Roll No. 528

Anthony Ralph YappelClass of 1947, Roll No. 621

EPSILON

George Richard AugustClass of 1941, Roll No. 480

Edward Munroe BensonClass of 1942, Roll No. 473

Victor Richard BoissereeClass of 1947, Roll No. 597

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Nkiru Amene, Chi ’06Nkiru Amene, Chi ’06, died in a car accident in Nigeria where she was attendinga wedding. Brother Amene graduated fromthe University of Arizona with a bachelor’sdegree in electrical engineering with a 4.0GPA, received a master’s degree from theUniversity of Michigan, and was about to begin an MBA program at Harvard

Business School. She was loved by all Chi Chapter members and servedin a number of leadership roles within the chapter.

Anthony Erick, Sigma ’12While on spring break in Miami Beach, Anthony Erick, Sigma ’12, appears to havefallen fifteen stories to his death.

Anthony was born on December 19, 1989in Oberlin to Christina and the late AnthonyFortier. Anthony graduated from Welling-ton High School in 2007 and currently

attended The Ohio State University in Columbus where he majored inchemical engineering. A light hearted young man, Anthony enjoyedskateboarding and spending time with his many friends. He also lovedmusic and played the guitar. Anthony will be remembered for his ability to make people laugh in any situation.

Nick Croce, Omega Beta ’95It is with a heavy heart we share with younews that Nick Croce, Omega Beta ‘95, acharter member of Omega Beta Chapter at Hofstra University and former StudentMember of the Executive Council (1994-96),passed away in March. Nick had been diag-nosed with a very rare form of liver cancer.A few months earlier, Croce was diagnosed

with Cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and slow-growing form of liver cancer that typically goes undetected. While most of the only 5,000 people who are diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma are over 65 yearsold, Croce was 38.

A wunderkind entrepreneur in the information technology field, Crocewas a 2002 Long Island Business News 40 Under 40 award winner.Croce was president of DOAR Communications, later DOAR LitigationConsulting. He went on to found Inference Data, a litigation data company that was acquired by DOAR in April 2010.

After finding out he had months to live, Croce underwent a 12-hour surgery that removed a large portion of his liver and all or part of fourother organs, before beginning chemotherapy


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Arthur Kirkwood BourretClass of 1940, Roll No. 475

John William CosgriffClass of 1958, Roll No. 810

Garry Brandwood DakinClass of 1950, Roll No. 674

George Bernard FlemingClass of 1933, Roll No. 334

Charles Virgil FulmerClass of 1950, Roll No. 608

Leo John HerreraClass of 1951, Roll No. 669

Frederic Richard KelleyClass of 1935, Roll No. 375

Richard Childs MielenzClass of 1936, Roll No. 417

Robert Montgomery PeckhamClass of 1951, Roll No. 691

Donald Cattanach PerryClass of 1924, Roll No. 221

Charles Clifford RoripaughClass of 1925, Roll No. 190

Melvin Delbert SomertonClass of 1950, Roll No. 651

Don Thayer Van ZandtClass of 1940, Roll No. 488

Howel WilliamsClass of 1920, Roll No. 276

ZETA

Arthur Grant BanksClass of 1933, Roll No. 306

William Richard CarterClass of 1935, Roll No. 335

Julius DarigoClass of 1951, Roll No. 529

Francis Julian DomingoClass of 1942, Roll No. 431

Edwin Ashley ElliottClass of 1934, Roll No. 312

Glenn Bernard FosterClass of 1953, Roll No. 555

Robert Jordan GreenwellClass of 1950, Roll No. 512

John Wesley GristClass of 1937, Roll No. 359

Edward Phillip HansenClass of 1948, Roll No. 504

Vernon Kay JohnsonClass of 1955, Roll No. 551

George Herbert LarsonClass of 1939, Roll No. 385

Carl Albertus PoppinoClass of 1926, Roll No. 188

THETA

Anthony Joseph BiegenClass of 1951, Roll No. 485

Drought D DavisClass of 1936, Roll No. 214

Charles Salvatore DorsaClass of 1941, Roll No. 309

Frank Edward EversClass of 1953, Roll No. 504

Edwin HalpernClass of 1951, Roll No. 472

Selden C. HayesClass of 1941, Roll No. 285

William Brendan HayesClass of 1948, Roll No. 436

Menutcher Feridoun KiachifClass of 1942, Roll No. 332

Otto Herman KortegastClass of 1932, Roll No. 178

Fred Werner KramerClass of 1955, Roll No. 576

William B. PegramClass of 1934, Roll No. 182

William Weidman PiperClass of 1946, Roll No. 385

William Michael SheehanClass of 1938, Roll No. 229

Richard LeRoy SignorelliClass of 1957, Roll No. 626

Remo StellaClass of 1952, Roll No. 511

Edward Griffin UnderhillClass of 1936, Roll No. 213

George WascheckClass of 1926, Roll No. 106

IOTA

George Alvin AllisonClass of 1947, Roll No. 434

Searles Thomas AndersonClass of 1954, Roll No. 714

Wilford Maurice AshleyClass of 1954, Roll No. 726

Robert Wayne BuelClass of 1949, Roll No. 571

George Paul DahmClass of 1942, Roll No. 417

Edward Steve FrisClass of 1943, Roll No. 426

Theodore W. HuntClass of 1933, Roll No. 277

Raymond Bolin JonesClass of 1946, Roll No. 521

Robert Greig LivingstonClass of 1939, Roll No. 367

Grover John MurphyClass of 1960, Roll No. 823

Nicholas MushovicClass of 1943, Roll No. 440

Robert Harold NeustaedterClass of 1950, Roll No. 603

Elmer Jacob NickelClass of 1935, Roll No. 306

Seymour OrlofskyClass of 1944, Roll No. 501

Lowell E. ReeveClass of 1931, Roll No. 208

Howard Leslie RobersonClass of 1953, Roll No. 686

David Donalds SandlerClass of 1961, Roll No. 852

Floyd Eugene SewellClass of 1928, Roll No. 177

Irvin E. ShanfeldClass of 1939, Roll No. 370

James Russell SnowdenClass of 1947, Roll No. 524

Maurice Robert TopelClass of 1953, Roll No. 682

Donald Lee TrischClass of 1941, Roll No. 378

Gary Emmitt WoleyClass of 1960, Roll No. 807

Charles Davis WoodwardClass of 1966, Roll No. 1000

KAPPA

Carl Adam GrothClass of 1936, Roll No. 434

Gordon Lutz JeppesenClass of 1936, Roll No. 433

Marion M. McClellandClass of 1924, Roll No. 173

Wendell William NagelClass of 1939, Roll No. 445

LAMBDA

Robert Barlow BarkerClass of 1943, Roll No. 461

William Francis DeasonClass of 1957, Roll No. 692

John S. DuderClass of 1937, Roll No. 358

John Alexander EdwardClass of 1948, Roll No. 582

R. Walter FowlerClass of 1935, Roll No. 319

Richard John HathawayClass of 1963, Roll No. 799

Dale H. JohnsonClass of 1947, Roll No. 553

Robert Douglas LambourneClass of 1948, Roll No. 560

Maurice Nilsson McKendrickClass of 1936, Roll No. 303

William Henry PhillipsClass of 1952, Roll No. 635

Paul Griffith RichardsClass of 1948, Roll No. 585

Bill James RosenhanClass of 1957, Roll No. 705

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Richard David ShillingClass of 1939, Roll No. 369

William Budworth SpencerClass of 1942, Roll No. 428

James Warren SumnichtClass of 1943, Roll No. 471

David Hughes SwensonClass of 1962, Roll No. 796

John Fred VanWoerkomClass of 1935, Roll No. 316

George Reynold WatkinsClass of 1920, Roll No. 1

Robert Gerald WhiteClass of 1966, Roll No. 864

William Robert WhiteheadClass of 1948, Roll No. 591

Hardin Austin WhitneyClass of 1925, Roll No. 140

Don Russell WilsonClass of 1950, Roll No. 613

MU

Robert Louis BroadClass of 1951, Roll No. 491

Jack Cole BrownClass of 1952, Roll No. 492

Robert B. BuchanClass of 1938, Roll No. 209

James Benton CarrClass of 1950, Roll No. 513

Warren Rea CarsonClass of 1939, Roll No. 215

Richard Harvey CordClass of 1953, Roll No. 576

Bennie Gene CulpepperClass of 1957, Roll No. 657

George Ross DiGiorgioClass of 1958, Roll No. 661

John Herman GreeneClass of 1941, Roll No. 285

Arthur Buck HarrisClass of 1936, Roll No. 151

Frank Charles HedderichClass of 1945, Roll No. 400

Melvin Lee HomanClass of 1963, Roll No. 777

Harold Alarick JohnsonClass of 1943, Roll No. 290

William Ditmer JordanClass of 1970, Roll No. 909

Roy William KillingsworthClass of 1948, Roll No. 375

Donald Eugene MaceClass of 1957, Roll No. 641

Felix Ray MossClass of 1944, Roll No. 320

Jake Thomas NolenClass of 1938, Roll No. 217

Luther B. OwensClass of 1951, Roll No. 564

Brady Hugh PatrickClass of 1962, Roll No. 769

Lewis Edward RayfieldClass of 1961, Roll No. 753

Robert Francis ReyClass of 1951, Roll No. 501

Guy Joseph SandersClass of 1949, Roll No. 457

Gregory Jackson SkinnerClass of 1938, Roll No. 225

Richard Hanna WallClass of 1949, Roll No. 504

James Clay WellbornClass of 1948, Roll No. 409

Thomas Wingate WilderClass of 1946, Roll No. 393

NU

Lawrence Marion BaughClass of 1931, Roll No. 167

Wallace Marshall BeckstromClass of 1942, Roll No. 351

Evan Williams CheesemanClass of 1936, Roll No. 252

Thomas Joseph CrowleyClass of 1949, Roll No. 505

Thomas Gordon FergusonClass of 1950, Roll No. 507

Joseph Herman FieldClass of 1940, Roll No. 305

Charles Jacob GeissClass of 1939, Roll No. 286

Joseph John LinkClass of 1940, Roll No. 306

Melvin MorrisonClass of 1936, Roll No. 256

William Jerome PetersonClass of 1934, Roll No. 275

Thomas Eugene RalstonClass of 1940, Roll No. 309

Harry Francis RobeyClass of 1937, Roll No. 262

Louis Richard ShafferClass of 1950, Roll No. 512

William Kent ShafferClass of 1938, Roll No. 277

Alex ShermanClass of 1947, Roll No. 431

Frank Lem StulenClass of 1942, Roll No. 347

Arthur F. TuthillClass of 1938, Roll No. 298

XI

Allan Erwin HeinrichClass of 1952, Roll No. 132

Gerald Leroy NuttallClass of 1949, Roll No. 87

Robert Oscar SchindelholzClass of 1949, Roll No. 67

OMICRON

James Burton CotterClass of 1949, Roll No. 334

Frederick Martin EggersClass of 1970, Roll No. 765

Terrence Lee FisherClass of 1957, Roll No. 502

Edward James HronikClass of 1965, Roll No. 682

Ronald Paul LarsonClass of 1950, Roll No. 338

Lester Willard PetersonClass of 1949, Roll No. 342

William Elbert ThompsonClass of 1953, Roll No. 399

PI

Emlyn David ArtersClass of 1942, Roll No. 250

William Addison DorierClass of 1938, Roll No. 182

Marvin Henry HiltonClass of 1959, Roll No. 594

Donald Eugene HoodClass of 1949, Roll No. 374

James Richard IdenClass of 1945, Roll No. 282

John Orren KoegelClass of 1948, Roll No. 377

Edwin Bruce LauriaultClass of 1940, Roll No. 201

Clifton Harmanson LeatherburyClass of 1945, Roll No. 315

Samuel Lewis LionbergerClass of 1932, Roll No. 118

Carlton Harrison LoweClass of 1942, Roll No. 243

Stephen Leaton OchoaClass of 1944, Roll No. 274

George Ross ParrishClass of 1963, Roll No. 629

Frank Anthony RomeoClass of 1968, Roll No. 753

John Parke SimpsonClass of 1940, Roll No. 173

Edward John SzczebakClass of 1951, Roll No. 458

Taylor Fitz-Hugh TurnerClass of 1956, Roll No. 517

Carol Gray WaltonClass of 1956, Roll No. 518

Bruce Benton WhiteClass of 1948, Roll No. 384

William Robert WimbrowClass of 1943, Roll No. 295


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Arthur Joseph WittstockClass of 1945, Roll No. 303

RHO

Marshall Luther BarnhardtClass of 1929, Roll No. 84

Robert Stuart BlackwoodClass of 1938, Roll No. 220

Max Gordon BrittainClass of 1954, Roll No. 483

John Ward ByrumClass of 1936, Roll No. 187

Douglas Alwyn CravenClass of 1943, Roll No. 288

David Van GurleyClass of 1956, Roll No. 519

Robert Edward HadlowClass of 1952, Roll No. 446

Horace Howard HartmanClass of 1931, Roll No. 147

Jimmie Roads HeathClass of 1978, Roll No. 879

Charles Eugene HutchensClass of 1960, Roll No. 596

Ralph Norman JonesClass of 1951, Roll No. 430

James Brantley LambethClass of 1944, Roll No. 293

James Bernard LasleyClass of 1939, Roll No. 233

Walter Wiley MorrisClass of 1962, Roll No. 611

Vernon Dougal NivenClass of 1959, Roll No. 588

Lamont Allen ShinnClass of 1957, Roll No. 522

Charles Bernard TateClass of 1929, Roll No. 99

Richard Lamar TatumClass of 1941, Roll No. 241

Robert Edward WootenClass of 1946, Roll No. 334

SIGMA

Perry Elmer BorchersClass of 1941, Roll No. 208

Richard Michael DeminskiClass of 1952, Roll No. 362

Anthony Robert ErickClass of 2012, Roll No. 922

Vernon Anthony RybskiClass of 1951, Roll No. 345

Raymond Charles SarafinClass of 1955, Roll No. 399

David Archibald WilliamsClass of 1948, Roll No. 286

Donald Selmar WolfordClass of 1934, Roll No. 157

TAU

Julius August BrennerClass of 1944, Roll No. 282

Leo Michael BurbridgeClass of 1939, Roll No. 184

Walter H. CarleClass of 1935, Roll No. 138

Jack Edward DouglasClass of 1954, Roll No. 548

John Frederick EtheringtonClass of 1951, Roll No. 511

Daniel Rex FisherClass of 1943, Roll No. 255

Richard Herman FreybergClass of 1937, Roll No. 142

Americo Joseph GiralicoClass of 1954, Roll No. 571

Richard Jay HappickClass of 1948, Roll No. 392

Daniel Shepherd HoagClass of 1948, Roll No. 383

Ludwig Lothar KarlClass of 1952, Roll No. 516

Burton Morton KozelClass of 1960, Roll No. 618

George Thomas LewisClass of 1949, Roll No. 431

Robert Charles MachellClass of 1958, Roll No. 605

Vincent Joseph MarcalusClass of 1956, Roll No. 588

Attilio Anthony MasconeClass of 1948, Roll No. 410

Martin Edward MullenClass of 1960, Roll No. 626

Robert Edward MurphyClass of 1949, Roll No. 434

Robert PierceClass of 1948, Roll No. 343

Charles Edward RogersClass of 1956, Roll No. 561

Alan Keith StoutClass of 1948, Roll No. 317

John Van PuttenClass of 1951, Roll No. 524

UPSILON

Nolan Byrd AllisonClass of 1948, Roll No. 173

Ruby Carroll BeaverClass of 1954, Roll No. 393

William Dell GammillClass of 1951, Roll No. 355

Jackie Lee GriffinClass of 1950, Roll No. 327

David Eugene LashleyClass of 1954, Roll No. 411

Omer Cole NorthClass of 1951, Roll No. 294

Louis David TragerClass of 1958, Roll No. 465

Joseph WeisigerClass of 1944, Roll No. 172

Charles Fitchgerald WilsonClass of 1986, Roll No. 919

PHI

F. Douglas BakerClass of 1948, Roll No. 172

Emil BreazClass of 1950, Roll No. 256

Howard Richard CorryClass of 1951, Roll No. 242

Richard Henry CousineauClass of 1957, Roll No. 312

Kenneth Robert CrouchClass of 1941, Roll No. 153

George William DicksClass of 1945, Roll No. 187

CHI

Willis Jospeh AlborgClass of 1939, Roll No. 156

Nkiru Jennifer AmeneClass of 2006, Roll No. 1206

Otto John BejcekClass of 1938, Roll No. 138

Robert Edward BogleClass of 1945, Roll No. 262

Robert Hodgson ButlerClass of 1951, Roll No. 371

Edward Jerome CaldwellClass of 1940, Roll No. 172

Jack Keith DavisClass of 1956, Roll No. 489

Harry Bernard DierkesClass of 1951, Roll No. 384

Charles Benjamin DotenClass of 1975, Roll No. 817

Bruce Warren FarmerClass of 1967, Roll No. 669

Frank Walford FergusonClass of 1938, Roll No. 115

Neil David GrahamClass of 1956, Roll No. 508

Lars HolmquistClass of 1948, Roll No. 320

Waldo Orson HuberClass of 1932, Roll No. 60

Jack Odiorne LyonsClass of 1941, Roll No. 173

David Ladriere ManionClass of 1967, Roll No. 654

C. Frank NanceClass of 1943, Roll No. 257

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Vinton Douglas PierceClass of 1949, Roll No. 330

David Alan PrinceClass of 1959, Roll No. 578

Paul Jerome RoemmeltClass of 1961, Roll No. 608

Eric Lee ShultzClass of 2000, Roll No. 1133

William Lee SparksClass of 1947, Roll No. 205

David Monroe Walter|Class of 1974, Roll No. 785

Robert Henry WebbClass of 1950, Roll No. 358

PSI

Arden Francis BlairClass of 1946, Roll No. 200

John Elmer BlixtClass of 1931, Roll No. 2

Eddie J. ChadesClass of 1940, Roll No. 103

Bruce William EmersonClass of 1949, Roll No. 233

Merle Wayne EmmertClass of 1950, Roll No. 243

Gordon Shaw FayClass of 1939, Roll No. 88

William Clifford HarrisClass of 1964, Roll No. 441

Robert Lohse LundClass of 1951, Roll No. 269

Lawrence James McCarthyClass of 1955, Roll No. 327

J. Gary MittonClass of 1955, Roll No. 351

Robert Irvin MoreenClass of 1941, Roll No. 124

Philip Jeffrey NichollsClass of 1969, Roll No. 503

August Fred RambosekClass of 1940, Roll No. 102

Robert Lee RitcheyClass of 1948, Roll No. 262

Robert Richard WillsonClass of 1941, Roll No. 116

Gordon Frederick ZiesingClass of 1959, Roll No. 402

OMEGA

Douglas Dean BrannanClass of 1983, Roll No. 857

Harold Wayne BrownClass of 1951, Roll No. 335

William Kristian CareyClass of 1936, Roll No. 70

Larry Stephen DossClass of 1969, Roll No. 649

Howard Lewis HealdClass of 1937, Roll No. 79

Robert Shane JonesClass of 1948, Roll No. 252

Kasmier Dominic KubikClass of 1944, Roll No. 222

William Ralph MannickClass of 1935, Roll No. 42

Thomas Carl MohrClass of 1952, Roll No. 382

Donald Buckentin MucklerClass of 1938, Roll No. 67

Douglas Dwight RamesClass of 1965, Roll No. 599

Donald Earl RedmonClass of 1944, Roll No. 202

David Laurel RobbinsClass of 1955, Roll No. 426

Joseph James RowettClass of 1943, Roll No. 185

Ronald Bud StotelmeyerClass of 1956, Roll No. 440

Richard Louis TaylorClass of 1944, Roll No. 188

Jason John ThompsonClass of 2002, Roll No. 1097

Francis Raymond VersawClass of 1937, Roll No. 53

Arnold Leroy WilcoxClass of 1943, Roll No. 172

GAMMA BETA

Dwin Richardson CraigClass of 1948, Roll No. 169

Merritt DowningClass of 1949, Roll No. 193

Keith Stuart HordClass of 1952, Roll No. 268

Arthur Edward MitchellClass of 1971, Roll No. 518

Harlan J. OelkeClass of 1956, Roll No. 326

DELTA BETA

Ellis Owen BarnesClass of 1943, Roll No. 58

Earl Robert GerhardClass of 1943, Roll No. 59

Gene Michael GoochClass of 1967, Roll No. 371

William Thomas HurleyClass of 1973, Roll No. 441

Charles Franklin SandersClass of 1954, Roll No. 238

Robert Lee SmithClass of 1946, Roll No. 142

Irvin WaldmanClass of 1950, Roll No. 190

George Kenneth WeberClass of 1945, Roll No. 89

EPSILON BETA

Rogelio MendozaClass of 1960, Roll No. 125

ZETA BETA

David Wright HarrisClass of 1962, Roll No. 19

Martin David MatzClass of 1962, Roll No. 20

ETA BETA

Steven H GodkinClass of 1970, Roll No. 152

David Eugene LindClass of 1971, Roll No. 177

Ronald Wayne SaumsClass of 1967, Roll No. 193

IOTA BETA

John Louis AddyClass of 1939, Roll No. 55

Frederick Henry DownsClass of 1965, Roll No. 18

KAPPA BETA

Michael Charles BallClass of 1991, Roll No. 420

Thomas Howard ParkerClass of 1967, Roll No. 34

LAMBDA BETA

David Lee HawkinsClass of 1976, Roll No. 114

NU BETA

Ronald James BrownClass of 1978, Roll No. 45

SIGMA BETA

Matthew Stephen HuntClass of 1994, Roll No. 54

OMEGA BETA

Nicholas Christopher CroceClass of 1995, Roll No. 5


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If the addressee has moved or is deceased, please return to Theta Tau this portion of the cover showingnew address or date of death. Thank you.

SIGMA CHAPTER MEMBERS recently tested the strength of their new back porch.

It was replaced this spring following an inspection that raised concern about separation of

the porch from the building, increased concrete cracks, and rust corrosion of the structure.

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