Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Alumnus
The Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Alumnus Award Program was inaugurated in 1993 to recognize alumni who have continued to live up to the ideals of Tau Beta Pi as stated in our Eligibility Code and to foster a spirit of liberal culture throughout their lives after their college years. The program is an opportunity to mark in a fitting manner exemplary performance by alumni. Each winner receives a recognition plaque and is invited to the Convention and a $2,000 scholarship named in his or her honor is given to a student (since 2003).
Any chapter or member of Tau Beta Pi may nominate one (or more) alumnus member(s) for the award. A nomination must be submitted by February 1. Selection is made by a committee of Association Officials. Read the information sheet & Download a Distinguished Alumnus nomination form.
The winners have been:
Year |
Recipient |
Year |
Recipient |
2018 |
William Collins, FL G '75; Aprille Ericsson, DC A '86; James Halligan, IA A '62; & Gary Hoover, IA A '61 |
2007 |
Robert H. Foglesong, West Virginia Alpha ’68 |
2017 |
Lilia Abron, DC A '68; Terry Olberding, TN A '78;
Tom Scholz, MA B '69; & Charles Sukup, IA A '76 |
2006 |
William A. Anders, Ohio Eta ’62 |
2016 |
N. Jan Davis, AL A '77; Eugene DeLoatch, DC A '59;
& Michael Griffin, MD B '77 |
2005 |
H. Vincent Poor, Alabama Alpha ’72 |
2015 |
Gil Amelio, GA A '65; Cheick Diarra, DC A '85;
Patrick Harker, PA D '81; Michelle Johnson, CO Z '81;
& Ray Rothrock, TX D '77 |
2004 |
Jill S. Tietjen, Virginia Alpha ’75 |
2014 |
Delon Hampton, DC A '54; Asad M. Madni, CA E '69;
& Col. Gary E. Payton, CO Z '71 |
2003 |
Irwin M. Jacobs, New York Delta ’56 &
Daniel D. Reneau, Louisiana Gamma ’63 |
2013 |
M. Lucius Walker, DC Alpha '57 |
2002 |
Lyle D. Feisel, P.E., Iowa Alpha ’61 |
2012 |
None Awarded |
2001 |
James E. Drewry, Virginia Alpha ’60 |
2011 |
Richard G. Higgins, Maine Alpha ’79 |
2000 |
Chang-Lin Tien, California Alpha ’55 |
2010 |
Merl Baker, Kentucky Alpha ’45 |
1999 |
Robert T. Herres, Ohio Eta ’60 |
2009 |
Richard H. Stanley, Iowa Alpha ’55 |
1998 |
William T. Snyder, Tennessee Alpha ’54 |
2008 |
Stephen D. Bechtel, Indiana Alpha ’46 &
Warren G. Schlinger, California Beta ’44 |
1997 |
John W. Mincy, Alabama Epsilon ’70 &
Chandra S. Brahma, California R ’62 |