Purdue University

2010: Year in Review

The 2010 school year

was an eventful one for the Chi Epsilon chapter at Purdue University. In the spring, Chi Epsilon, along with Civil Engineering Stu-dent Advisory Council and ASCE student chapter, held a date auction at Boiler Mar-ket to raise money for Relay for Life. The date auction was a huge success. Along with the date auction, mem-bers of Chi Epsilon also par-ticipated in the actual relay which benefitted the

American Cancer Society.

In March, Ashish Sogani and Cal Bearman attended the National Conclave in

Tuscaloosa Alabama. At the conclave, the delegates voted on many different

legislatures that were proposed to the atten-

dees.

The faculty breakfasts were held in February and October and, as al-ways, they were a great success. It was a won-derful opportunity for students and faculty to get to know each other better and for pledges and officers to interact. We also welcomed the new civil engineering faculty to the breakfast. The pledge retreats were held in April and Novem-ber at Happy Hollow Park in West Lafayette. The weather for the retreats was perfect. The pledges enjoyed sunny skies to

play Frisbee, grill out and

got to socialize.

During the fall semes-ter, Chi Epsilon held a graduate school informa-tion session for prospec-tive graduate students. Dr. Rao S. Govindaraju discussed what to expect from graduate school and steps for application. A student panel of current graduate students was also available to answer questions and share their

experiences.

A minimum of three hours of service was es-tablished as a new re-quirement for active Chi Epsilon Members. As part of this requirement, Chi Epsilon held tutoring

Fall 2010 Issue C h i E p s i l o n

Chi Epsilon Scholarship, Character, Practicality and Sociability since 1929

sessions on Wednesdays for students needing help with their class

work.

Chi Epsilon held re-view sessions for stu-dents preparing for the Fundamentals of Engi-neering Exam. Profes-sors from different em-phasis areas led reviews for their respective sub-

jects.

Both the spring and fall semesters con-cluded with the initiation of pledges and the semi-annual banquets at the Purdue Memorial Union. We were pleased to have a great turnout to honor our newest members and

award recipients.

Spring 2010 At Jake’s Upholding the Pillar

of Sociability

Spring 2010 Pledge Board Making

Spring 2010 Officers at Initiation

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Leonard and Margaret Wood

Award dents and faculty members, and the recipient is selected by a panel consisting of the trustees, the faculty advisor, and the president. The win-ner is honored at the ban-quet and receives a mone-tary award. The recipient of the Leonard and Margaret Wood Award for Fall 2010

was Mr. Dan Cronin . The Spring 2010 recipient was Ms. Brittany Scherer . Con-gratulations to these stu-dents for their hard work,

dedication, and leadership!

The Leonard and Marga-ret Wood Award is an honor given to a student(s) in Chi Epsilon that best exemplifies excellence in both academ-ics and leadership activities. This award is made possible through the generosity of the Wood family. Candidates are nominated by both stu-

CCCCongratulations!

Fall 2010 Initiates:

Basel G. Awwad

Nathan D. Boltz

Eric A. Bozzo

Caleb R. Butler

Ramon D. Crespo

Michael R. Dargham

Sara K. Greer

Emily F. Grimm

Justin L. Hess

Zed Z. Hott

Matthew W. Kuehn

Christopher S. Lawrence

Rafael G. Luck

Daniel L. Morton

Alec C. Pack

Susan G. Refai

Jonathan P. Solan

Elizabeth S. Stover

Kendall M. Troesch

Ryan V. Yee

Chapter Honor Member

Dr. Vincent Drnevich

CHI EPSILON

FFFFall 2010 Officers

Jeff Hunter President Ashish Sogani Vice President Francisco Martin Treasurer

Tao Liao Secretary Tom Avram Editor Tim Barrett Editor

Elizabeth Hausheer Marshall Michael Mertz Marshall Joseph Hohlier Pledge Coordinator

David Sawyer Pledge Coordinator Dr. Rao S. Govindaraju Faculty Advisor

Fall 2010 Mrs. Margaret Wood addresses the

audience

Spring 2010 Wood Award Recipient Ms. Brittany

Scherer with Mrs. Margaret Wood

Fall 2010 Pledge Class

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The Burke Awards

showing concern for stu-dents. We are proud to an-nounce that Dr. Ayhan Irfanoglu was the recipient of this award for the 2009-

2010 academic year.

Each semester, our chap-ter recognizes the graduat-ing senior with the highest GPA with the Rosemary K. Burke Outstanding Student

Award. The recipient of the Rosemary Burke Award for Spring 2010 was Cal Bear-man , and the recipient for

Fall 2010 was Kelly Dailey.

We thank the Burke fam-ily for their generosity, and congratulations award recipi-

ents!

Each spring, the Purdue University Chapter of Chi Epsilon honors a member of the faculty with the Edmund M. Burke Outstanding Civil Engineering Professor Award. Professors are nomi-nated by students based on the following criteria: willing-ness to counsel, freely giving of their time, participating in undergraduate activities and

Congratulations!

Spring 2010 Initiates:

Hyung Ahn tefanie Kalkstein

Joe Alexander Joseph Kauzlarich

Steven Armstrong Rebecca Linn

Patrick Axon Eric Louden

Timothy Barrett Bruce Mahlie

Brandon Brookbank Alexander Paterakis

Ryan Carroll Arief Purnoko

Raymond Chou Robert Staton

Scott DeGan Andrew Szabat

Danielle Eckert Jack Volk

Richard Freije Teresa Washeleski

Emily Hendrickson Martine West

Wesley Jones Jessica Zartman

Chapter Honor Member

Mr William Dudley

Spring 2010 Officers

Cal Bearman President Mallory Schaus Vice President Brittany Scherer Treasurer

Eman Sabah Secretary Tom Avram Editor Ashish Sogani Editor

Jeff Hunter Marshall Jeff Hunter Marshall Danny McPheron Pledge Coordinator

Daniel Ackman Pledge Coordinator David Sawyer Pledge Coordinator

Dr. Rao S. Govindaraju Faculty Advisor

Spring 2010 Pledge Class Fall 2010 Officers

Josh Zvolanek

Edmund M. Burke Outstanding Professor for 2010

presented to Dr. Ayhan Irfanoglu by Mallory Schaus

Rosemary M. Burke Outstanding Students for 2010Rosemary M. Burke Outstanding Students for 2010Rosemary M. Burke Outstanding Students for 2010Rosemary M. Burke Outstanding Students for 2010

Spring 2010: Cal Bearman receives award from Mallory Schaus

Fall 2010: Kelly Dailey and Mr. Dan Cro-

nin after receiving their awards

From the Object and Purpose of Chi Epsilon:From the Object and Purpose of Chi Epsilon:From the Object and Purpose of Chi Epsilon:From the Object and Purpose of Chi Epsilon:

“...Engineering, the application of scientific principles

to the practical needs of the society, is assuming a

constantly increasing responsibility for the physical

well-being of all people, and thus calling for compe-

tence of the highest order. The responsibility can be

discharged only by a professional group whose mem-

bers are possessed of a good basic technical ability,

intelligence, moral integrity and effective social poise

in their relationship with the larger community of

which they are a part…”

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