Winter 2016 Officers

Ryan Scannell - President
Ryan is a junior from Grand Blanc, MI who enjoys laminar flow - probably why he’s also the co-captain of the U of M Men’s Water Polo Team. He enjoys laminar flow and binge-watching the show Narcos, and has once run from the North to South rim in the Grand Canyon. If you’re looking for Ryan, you most definitely will not find him at Quiznos for reasons still unknown.

Cathy Griffith - Vice President
Cathy is a Junior studying ChE. She’s a big fan of both Robert and Thermodynamics as well as the Bieber original hit, One Time. She became one less lonely girl when she once fit seven people in single bed during her time abroad in Germany. This Queen of ChemE is someone to keep your eye on.

Robert Polik - Secretary
Robert is a senior from Holland, MI who will be taking his talents to the Twin Cities in MN to work for 3M full-time. His favorite song is "Same Old Love" by Selena Gomez, and his favorite ChE class was reactions! When Robert isn't studying chemical engineering, he can normally be found at the Creature Conservancy, talking to the parrots.

Lauren Warren - Treasurer
Lauren is from Holland, Michigan and will be working for Anheuser-Busch in their Global Management Training program after graduation this semester. Lauren is minoring in business at Ross and loves running! She has lived in six states and frankly, cannot live without Susan Montgomery.

Katy Culver - Social and Media Chair
Katy is a junior from Rochester, MI who loves meeting new people and has once been called “spunky”. She appreciates Prof. Scott’s perfect Thermo notes, and enjoys representing the College of Engineering as a member of Central Student Government. When she’s not posted up at the law library, she enjoys watching The Office and frequenting Espresso Royale.

Howard Hsu - Service Chair
Howard is a junior who describes himself as adventurous. He is a hands on kind of guy, which is why he liked learning how actual equipment works in Separations, not just the theory. Once he even bowled a perfect game of 300, which is probably easy if you’re as suave as Howard is. He also really enjoys watching the show Scrubs.

Matthew Hartwig - Tutoring Chair
Matthew is a junior, an avid fisherman and outdoorsman, and a Jim Harbaugh idolizer. He can often be found at Michigan sporting events, sipping “nectar from the Gods” aka Dr. Pepper. It’s odd that his favorite ChE class is Separations because he can’t bear to be separated from his fat beagle named Lily.

Past Officers

History of OXE

1931 - The first practical idea for establishing an organization that would recognize juinors and seniors who displayed academic excellence and leadership came about in 1931 when a group of chemical engineering students at the University of Illinois met. During this time, they designed a key and petitioned for recognition from the University of Illinois' administration. The University of Illinois became the Alpha Chapter of Omega Chi Epsilon.

1932 - Iowa State University was granted a charter from the Alpha Chapter. With that the Beta Chapter of Omega Chi Epsilon was formed.

1941 - An additional five chapters had been formed by OXE's tenth anniversary.

1961 - Records show that 105 chemical engineering students had been initiated from 10 chapters.

1967 - OXE became a member of the Association of College Honor Societies.

1981 - OXE's 50th anniversary. By this time OXE has grown to 705 members and 39 chapters.

1985 - "Lorraine. My density has brought me to you." -George McFly

1996 - The Beta Theta chapter was established at the University of Michigan.

Present - Live in the moment. OXE currently has over 20,000 members and ~67 chapters.

Future - "Your future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one." -Doc Brown

OXE and the Key

What is OXE?

Omega Chi Epsilon is the national honor society for chemical engineering. This society promotes high scholarship, encourages original investigation in chemical engineering, and recognizes the valuable traits of character, integrity, and leadership. It serves both undergraduate and graduate students and fosters meaningful student-faculty dialogue.

The name is based upon our motto: Ode Chrototos Eggegramai which means In this Society, professionalism is engraved in our minds. The letters OXE, represent Order of Chemical Engineers.

Omega Chi Epsilon is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. The Society also has many common goals with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE); we support the AIChE with funds for student awards. We further share many goals with the American Society for Engineering Education. Omega Chi Epsilon has over 60 active university chapters and total membership of nearly 20,000 men and women. While the chapters are primarily composed of Junior and Senior students, it is open to graduate students and faculty as well. In recent years, 2-4 new chapters have been chartered each year.

The OXE Key

The key represents the objectives of Omega Chi Epsilon. The four arms of the Maltese cross represent the first four objectives:

1. RECOGNITION to recognize excellence in chemical engineering

2. INVESTIGATION to promote original investigation and innovation in chemical engineering

3. SERVICE to provide service to the chemical engineering department or school and its student body

4. COMRADESHIP to promote comradeship among chemical engineering

These four are bound intimately together by the fifth,

5. PROFESSIONALISM to promote honesty, integrity and social responsibility: the hallmarks of professional ethics which is represented by the circular maroon crest in the shape of a globe, reminding us of the world-wide scope of chemical engineering. The gold Greek letters, Omega Chi Epsilon, are inscribed on a white band encircling the globe. The crossed retorts, the integral sign, and the bolt of lightening represent the three main tools of the chemical engineer: chemistry, mathematics, and physics.

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