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California Alpha Epsilon Installed

HE CALIFORNIA ALPHA EPSILON CHAP-TER of Tau Beta Pi was installed at the Univer-sity of San Diego on February 25, 2012. President Larry Simonson, Ph.D., P.E., was the official installing deputy of the Society’s 245th collegiate chapter, assisted by Executive Director Curtis D.

Gomulinski and District 16 Director Stacey H. Ross. The 2011 Convention granted a chapter to the Tau Alpha Zeta Engineering Honor Society, represented in Indianapolis, IN, by Joseph G. Ellis, president; Trevor C. Fortuna, vice president; and Susan M. Lord, Ph.D., NY D ’87, advisor. The University Center on campus was the site of the formal ceremonies of initiation and chapter installation, witnessed by Neal T. Bussett, CA X ’09; Jinwan Kim, CA T ’12; Phillip J. Patague, CA X ’12; Sam Rokni, CA C ’05; and Sumedha P. Weerasuriya, CA X ’13. The initiation team included: Chau T. Diep, CA T ’12; Tony T. Doan, CA T ’12; Lori J. Jue, CA Y ’11; Kathleen A. Kramer, Ph.D., CA O ’86; Daniel K.T Le, CA T ’13; David M. Malicky, Ph.D., NY D ’88; Michael S. Morse, Ph.D., LA B ’81; Rick T. Olson, Ph.D., IL A ’84; and the three national officials listed above. Sixteen undergradu-ate students and twenty-six alumni (identified on the facing page) comprise California Alpha Epsilon’s charter members. Immediately after the formal initiation, the new mem-bers were constituted a new chapter in the ceremony of installation conducted by Dr. Simonson. The ceremony included the formal election and installation of the chap-

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Chapter InstallationCharter members of California Alpha Epsilon gather with their fellow Tau Bates following initiation.

ter’s charter officers and advisors (identified in a photo-graph caption on the facing page). At a reception and banquet following the installation, Dr. Kramer, director of engineering, served as mistress of ceremonies, welcomed initiates, visitors, faculty, and friends, and stated her pleasure in having the new chapter on campus. Dr. Simonson and Mr. Gomulinski welcomed the new members into the Association and challenged them to continue their pursuit of excellence and to serve their alma mater and fellow students. Dr. Kramer thanked the 12 TBP guests and the many family and friends for making the event a success.

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Charter PresentationLarry A. Simonson, Ph.D., P.E.; Jessica M. Buckley;

and Kathleen A. Kramer, Ph.D. (left to right).

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First Officers and AdvisorsFront row (L-R): Chief Advisor Kathleen A. Kramer, Ph.D.; Recording Secretary Julie C. Birch; Corresponding Secretary Cristina Leon Here-dia; President Jessica M. Buckley. Back row:Treasurer Alvin P.M. Javier; Advisor Rick T. Olson, Ph.D.; Advisor David M. Malicky, Ph.D.; Advi-sor Michael S. Morse, Ph.D.; and Vice President Brandon A. Kopinski.

Student InitiatesNathaniel H. Scherrer, Marya Bliznyuk, Brandon A. Kopinski, Elizabeth A. Kimbrell, Andrew P. Wood, Jessica M. Buckley, Blake A. Oliaro, Cristina Leon Heredia, Julie C. Birch, Allen J. Cadreau, Alvin P.M. Javier, Kristian R. Wittman, Aaron J. Paxton, Julie A. Brown, Clark Yin (left to right). Not Pictured: Anthony E. Riesch.

Alumni InitiatesBarbara L. Hammack, Omar Damluji, Stephen A. Muller, Ramon M. Siswojo, Stephen A. Reichert, Schaffer N. Grimm, Yoshitaka Yano, Adam J. Purdy, Michelle Esteban, Zlatko A. Filipovic, Matthew Leigh, Samuel J. Stewart, Louis G. Barrios, Andrew D. Disotell, Joseph G. Ellis, Andrew W. Byrne, Adrian R. Lyons, Christina N. Aneshansley, Andrea M. Warren, Ashlee Enriquez, Spencer C. Anderson, Ali Almatrouk (left to right). Not Pictured: Patrick J. Castagna, Matthew J. Gigli, Christopher S. Steward, Dalia El Tawy.

Initiation TeamFront row (L-R): Chau T. Diep; Stacey H. Ross; Kathleen A. Kramer, Ph.D.; Larry A Simonson, Ph.D., P.E.; and Michael S. Morse, Ph.D. Back row: Tony T. Doan; Daniel K.T. Le; Lori J. Jue; Rick T. Olson, Ph.D.; Curtis D. Gomulinski; and David M. Malicky, Ph.D.