| Theta Tau Leadership
Academy has been established and held its inaugural session
at The Ohio University in August 1999. Over 100 student members
of Theta Tau chapters and colonies participated in this first Academy.
Due to the positive response to the inaugural Academy, a condensed
version of the program was presented at the 2000 Convention of the
Fraternity. Subsequent Leadership Academies have been held in the
summer of each year at Ohio State,Vanderbilt, and Washington University.
The core Academy curricula is based on The Leadership Challenge
(Kouzes-Posner) with additional elements having been recently added
from the Who Moved My Cheese (Johnson). In the fall of
2005, the Foundation tested holding mini-Academy at 2 Regional Conferences.
Both were greatly successful reaching more students than could otherwise
attend the national/summer presentations. In the years just ahead,
the Foundation hopes to continue to reach more student members with
this valuable leadership training at the chapter and regional level.
Rube Goldberg™ Machine Contest is sponsored by the Educational
Foundation with financial support from Dell Computer and other sponsors.
Local contests are held at various universities throughout the country,
and local winners are eligible to compete in the national contest.
The national contest is administered by Phi Chapter and held near
Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. The 2006 national contest
will be held April 1 with the task of cutting or shredding into
strips 5 sheets of 8.5" x 11" 20 lb paper individually
with a shredder in 20 or more steps. Visit www.rubemachine.com
for more information.
The Theta Tau Educational Foundation Scholarship Program has been
established and regularly awards scholarships to student members
of Theta Tau to enable them to continue their engineering education.
The recipients are selected on the basis of their academic achievements,
their participation in campus and community activities, and/or on
financial need. Theta Tau's goals of assisting our Brothers and
recognizing and fostering high academic achievement among members
is strengthened through this program.
Over the years, over $15,000 in scholarships has
been awarded to the following deserving students:
Derek Andreas, Tau Beta 2002
Greg Arkwright, Phi Beta 2001
James M. Baker, Lambda Beta 2005
Stephanie M. Ekern, Xi 2003
Greg M. Franzer, Phi 2003
David A. Geswein, Phi 2002
Jeffrey T. Goodney, Beta 2001
Brandon Kelly, Beta 2001
Angela M. Kleman, Chi Beta 2004
Michael Larson, Omicron 1999
Anthony Marciniak, Pi Beta 2006
Brian P. McGowan, Phi 2002
Michael McGrath, Omega Beta 2003
Patrick A. Nelson, Phi 2004
Jennifer O'Meara, Xi 1999
Suzanne M. Paden, Rho Beta 2002
George Parrino, Xi 1999
Kevin Ray Patterson, Kappa Beta 2000
Kathryn Riddle, Eta Gamma 2000
Josh Rothenberg, Psi Beta 2000
Kevin Ryan, Jr., Rho 2007
Christopher W. Schnarr, Phi 2001
Laura Ann Smith, Chi Beta 2002
Paul M. Verdugo, Chi 2002
Caleb Waddle, Lambda Beta 2005
David Weaver, Chi Beta 2000
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