For the Record
The Alpha Iota chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity won several awards recently at the fraternity’s 165th general convention in Atlanta. The chapter was honored with the John Reilly Knox Chapter Excellence Award, Sisson Award, Recruitment Program award and Campus Involvement award. The chapter was one of just eight to earn the Knox award out of 122 chapters in the United States and Canada. It is the highest distinction a chapter can receive. …
Rafael McDonald, doctoral candidate in environmental engineering science, has been awarded first place in the Air & Waste Management Association’s 2004-05 Scholarship Program. McDonald is pursuing his doctoral degree in environmental engineering science under the direction of Pratim Biswas, Ph.D., the Stifel and Quinette Jens Professor of Environmental Engineering Science and head of the environmental engineering science program. The Air & Waste Management Association is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional organization that provides training, information, and networking opportunities to more than 9,000 environmental professionals in 65 countries. The association’s goals are to strengthen the environmental profession, expand scientific and technological responses to environmental concerns, and assist professionals in critical environmental decision making to benefit society. …