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The Courtyard at Delta Tau Delta International Headquarters Fishers, Indiana |
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> 2007-Beta Tau earned its 20th Hugh Shields Award for Chapter Excellence, the most prestigious award given to the top 9 out of 110 Delt chapters in the world. This continues our chapter’s record for earning the most Hugh Shields Awards in the entire Fraternity!
> Jay Keasling (Beta Tau, 1986) a professor of chemical engineering, bioengineering, and synthetic biologist at the University of California, Berkeley was named Scientist of the Year (2006) by the international science magazine, Discover. Keasling is the Director of the Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center Berkley. His work in genetics, manipulating genes and working with artificial DNA has be honored. He was also awarded a $42.6 million Gates Foundation grant in December of 2004 to create breakthrough technology to produce a cure for malaria that will be inexpensive enough to benefit the poor all over the world. Keasling hopes that the drug will be available in 2009, part of his passion to help society and the environment. Keasling said about his time in Beta Tau, “I was in Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, and I have great memories of that.” |
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Congratulations to Brother Keasling on this amazing recognition! From the March 2007 edition of The Rainbow.
> Beta Tau is proud to have worked with Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority to raise over $3,500 during the annual Safe Quarters Drive for the Friendship Home, an organization that assists and supports victims of domestic violence.
> Delt mentioned in the Daily Nebraskan campus newspaper · Delt’s M*A*S*H Philanthropy DN Article · Bob Foehlinger Memorial Fountain · Greek Life adds memories, friendship to college years · Mud Tug |