and William S. Johnson, Rho '42, scholarship funds. In addition to scholarships, the Educational Foundation has graduated over 1,000 student members from its signature leadership academy training based on the Kouzes-Posner The Leadership Challenge model. Accomplishments of the Foundation To provide student scholarships (including named, memorial, academic, need-based, or based on other desirable characteristics) Host a biannual, high-quality Theta Tau National Leadership Conference encouraging high attendance of student members from every chapter Encourage excellence through the continued operation of the Theta Tau Alumni Hall of Fame To increase availability of housing loans for chapters and their house corporations Assist chapters that desire to make educational improvements to their chapter houses As the Foundation resources grow Traveling National Leadership Trainers will visit chapters enabling more students to gain through participation in presentations, workshops, and projects to develop their professional and leadership capabilities Attendance at the National Leadership Conference will be made more affordable for all student members through Foundation financial support Use of Foundation funding for nationally recognized "outside" speakers and for "named" lecture series Programs Leadership Academy In 1999, the Theta Tau Educational Foundation established the Theta Tau Leadership Academy as a highly interactive program, built on The Leadership Challenge model by Kouzes and Posner, which provides participants a core understanding of leadership practices, their personal strengths and weaknesses, and a fun environment to practice new skills so they can more effectively transform their chapters and workplaces. Scholarship Program The Theta Tau Educational Foundation Scholarship Program has been established and regularly awards scholarships to student members of Theta Tau to enable them to continue their engineering education. The recipients are selected on the basis of their academic achievements, their participation in campus and community activities, and/or on financial need. Theta Tau's goals of assisting our Brothers and recognizing and fostering high academic achievement among members is strengthened through this program. Board of directors Student societies in the United States