Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, recently inducted 28 new members into the West Virginia University chapter.
“Our fall initiation class more than doubled from fall 2013, when 11 were inducted,” said Melissa Morris, teaching assistant professor and advisor for the chapter. “It’s amazing to see the sense of pride and accomplishment our students feel when they lined up, wearing their polished bents around their necks.”
In order to be inducted, juniors must rank in the top eighth of their class and seniors must rank in the top fifth of their class. Graduate students who have completed at least 50 percent of their degree requirements and who rank in the top fifth of their class are also eligible to become candidates for membership. All initiates were required to complete five hours of community service this semester prior to initiation.
The 14 seniors selected for induction, with their majors and hometowns, include:
• Mark Swisher, computer engineering and electrical engineering, from Parkersburg
• Eric Roger, civil engineering, from Morgantown
• Daniel Ridenour, mining engineering, Smithsburg, Maryland
• Thomas Smith, computer engineering and electrical engineering, Parkersburg
• Erika Allen, chemical engineering, Wheeling
• David Billups, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Mechanicsville, Virginia
• Justin Schrout, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Westover
• Quinn Jones, computer engineering and computer science, Fairchance, Pennsylvania
• Charles Gray, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Sissonville
• Cuong Vo, mechanical engineering, Mason
• Dylan Curtis, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Wheeling
• Matthew Floyd, industrial engineering, Buckhannon
• Michael Forester, mechanical engineering and mathematics, Wheeling
• Raymond Nevling, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Altoona, Pennsylvania
Juniors selected for induction were:
• Drew Michael, mechanical engineering, Martinsburg
• Molly Carr, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Midlothian, Virginia
• Blake Lillard, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Morgantown
• Cody Lester, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Charleston
• Seth Theeke, computer engineering, Morgantown
• Brek Jeffrey, mechanical engineering, Parkersburg
• Connor Anderson, computer science, Inwood
• Ryan Beske, electrical engineering, South Charleston
• Taylor Gosnell, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Oakland, Maryland
• Ryan Hughes, chemical engineering, Moundsville
• Jamin Jones, chemical engineering, Kenna
• Keenan Kocan, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Morgantown
• Austin Shahan, computer science, Kingwood
• Perry Shumate, industrial engineering, Mount Hope
Founded in 1885, Tau Beta Pi is the second oldest Greek-letter honor society in America. The society was founded when the nation’s oldest honor society, Phi Beta Kappa, sought to restrict its membership to students in the liberal arts.
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mcd/12/17/14
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