Congratulations Christopher W. Stivers
Christopher W. Stivers, a 2009 Mechanical Engineering graduate, has been awarded a Tau Beta Pi graduate Fellowship. He plans on pursuing a degree in Biomedical Engineering.
Chris has received his BS in ME from Northeastern, whre he was Tau Beta Pi Corresponding Secretary. He plans to begin graduate studies in biomedical engineering at Stanford University. The insulin pump he uses as a Type 1 diabetic has helped his awareness of the benefits from this type of technology. He has already enjoyed classes in areas like biomechanics and has undertaken a capstone project to design and prototype a bionic ankle. Captain of the wrestling team, he participated in the cooperative education program, which strengthened his desire to ender the medical-device area. Chris also worked on designing, building and testing prototypes, project management, and dealing with customers. His ultimate career goal is to becme an entrepreneur and create his own medical-device company. After graduate school he will seek employment to develop leadership skills. He has been a treasurer, secretary, and vice president of Tau Beta Pi and is a member of Engineers Without Borders.
The Fellowship Program is Tau Beta Pi's single most important project for the advancement of engineering education and the profession. It is a time-proven idea which was pioneered by Tau Beta Pi in the honor-society field. The plan was adopted by the 1928 Convention as a result of the recommendation and labors of President A. D. Moore. Since the beginning, the purpose has been to finance, for a select group of members chosen for merit and need, a year of graduate study at the colleges of their choice. A distinguishing feature of Tau Beta Pi fellowships has always been that they are as free of binding rules as possible. Tau Beta Pi fellows are free to do graduate work in any field which will enable them to contribute to the engineering profession. The only specific duty of awardees is to write a report at the completion of the fellowship year summarizing their work.