Sukup to be honored as 2017 Distinguished Alumni

Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, has named the 2017 recipients of its Distinguished Alumnus Award. Now in its 21st year, the award recognizes alumni who have demonstrated adherence to the ideals of Tau Beta Pi (integrity, breadth of interest, adaptability and unselfish activity) and to fostering a spirit of liberal culture on local, national and international scales.
Lilia A. Abron, Ph.D., P.E., District of Columbia Alpha ’68; Terry D. Olberding, Tennessee Alpha ’78; Tom Scholz, Massachusetts Beta ’69; and Charles E. Sukup, P.E., Iowa Alpha ’76, are the 2017 Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Alumni. They will be honored on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the 112th annual Convention in Michigan. Tau Beta Pi President Norman Pih will present each of them with a commemorative plaque, and a $2,000 scholarship will be given in the name of each alumnus to a deserving student member of Tau Beta Pi.
Read the full article in the August 16 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.