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Founded in 1885, Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society, recognizes those who have conferred honor upon their alma mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as undergraduates in engineering, or by their attainments as alumni in the field of engineering, and fosters a spirit of liberal culture in engineering colleges.
(Note: Marquis Scholars, selected from among Lafayette’s most-promising applicants, receive a special financial-aid award and other important benefits.)
Members of the Class of 1999 elected this year:
Efe B. Arkayin (mechanical engineering), Istanbul, Turkey
Weng Fang Cao (chemical engineering), Westerly, R.I. (Marquis Scholar)
Jeffrey M. Di Stasi (civil and environmental engineering), Schenectady, N.Y. (Marquis Scholar)
Christopher A. Fullenwider (chemical engineering), Whitehall, Pa.
Yoek Nam Khor (electrical engineering), Penang, Malaysia
Lucy W. Kuria (electrical engineering), Nairobi, Kenya
Rajesh R. Nadakuditi (electrical engineering), Maharashtra, India
Karen B. Schoch (mechanical engineering), Carle Place, N.Y.
Kelly L. Strickler (civil and environmental engineering), Dallastown, Pa.
Members of the Class of 1999 elected last year:
Brett T. Atkinson (mechanical engineering), Norfolk, Mass. (Marquis Scholar)
Karen L. Berrier (mechanical engineering), Mount Laurel, N.J. (Marquis Scholar)
Larissa N. Dodson (chemical engineering), Sellersville, Pa.
Mary K. Edwards (chemical engineering), Chester, N.J.
Jennifer R. Mackey (civil and environmental engineering), Clifton Park, N.Y. (Marquis Scholar)
Michael C. Steeber (mechanical engineering), Belle Vernon, Pa.
Yang Teng (chemical engineering), Harbin, China
Renaldo A. Trancoso (mechanical engineering), Brooklyn, N.Y.
Members of the Class of 2000 elected this year:
Jeremy M. Brodney (civil and environmental engineering), Lincoln, Mass.
Stephen E. Dorsch (chemical engineering), Baltimore, Md. (Marquis Scholar)
Brian P. Guzas (civil and environmental engineering), Westford, Mass.
Keri R. McCarraher (chemical engineering), Boyertown, Pa. (Marquis Scholar)
Peshala V. Pahalawatta (electrical engineering), Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Rachel E. Pilling (five-year, two-degree program in International Studies and engineering), Deer Isle, Maine (Marquis Scholar)
John J. Reap (mechanical engineering), Shavertown, Pa. (Marquis Scholar)
Ian A. Rippke (electrical engineering), East Petersburg, Pa. (Marquis Scholar)