Elias M. Sabbagh pur35asc entered Chapter Eternal on April 3, 1985 at age 83.
He had been an advisor to the Triangle Chapter at Purdue for 33 years.
In 1986, the Purdue Chapter and the Education Foundation instituted the Elias M.
Sabbagh Memorial Scholarship, to be awarded annually to an outstanding member of
the chapter. The first award of $1,000 was made on April 4, 1987. The winner's
name and all subsequent winners' names are inscribed on a memorial plaque
maintained at the chapter house.
Brother Sabbagh came to the United States from Lebanon at age 21 with little
knowledge of English. By age 27 he had received degrees from Ohio State and
Michigan State and had arrived at Purdue where he earned his doctorate six years
later. He taught electrical engineering there for 42 years, retiring in 1970. In
1946 he was presented the university's Best Teacher Award.
He was named a Top Triangle in 1965 and in the TRIANGLE REVIEW of February 1969
was hailed as "Triangle's No. 1 Advisor."
Both of Dr. Sabbagh's sons are Triangles. They are Harold A. Sabbagh pur55 and
L. David Sabbagh pur60.
Ean H.C. Hong Memorial Scholarship
(from TRIANGLE REVIEW, Winter 1995)
His laughter was better than birds in the morning;
His smile turned the edge of the wind;
His memory disarms death and charms the surly grave.
Early he went to bed, too early we saw his light put out.
Yet we could not grieve more than a little while
For he lives in the earth around us, laughs from the sky.
So read the tribute placed in the Penn State Daily Collegian by friends of Ean Heng
Chung Hong ps94. Ean died October 14, 1994, following a short illness. He was a
Nuclear Engineering student at Penn State, and a beloved member of the Penn State
Chapter of Triangle. As the chapter said in its tribute, "We will never forget his
dedication toward education, scholarship, and the brotherhood he found in
Triangle."
Ean was the only child of Edward and Min Hong of Singapore, and the tragedy of his
death has had a significant impact on the Hong family as well as on the Penn State
Chapter. But the story doesn't end there.
Following Ean's death, his parents expressed interest in providing an endowment
fund for the Penn State Chapter of Triangle in Ean's memory. Because of their
generosity, Ean will live forever in the chapter. Starting in the Fall of 1995,
scholarships will be awarded by Triangle Education Foundation to
deserving members of the chapter. Selections are to be made, initially, by a
committee composed of members-at-large of the Penn State Alumni Board and the
Penn State Chapter Faculty Adviser, subject to approval by the Foundation Board.
The criteria for selection utilize a combination of need, scholastic achievement, and
chapter contributions. For the first year, applications will be limited to senior
engineering students, but thereafter, all members of the chapter will be eligible to
apply.
We are grateful to the Hong family for their desire to perpetuate their son's
memory. The Ean H.C. Hong Memorial Scholarship Fund will provide a major
boost to the chapter, because it creates a mechanism for recognizing those
individuals who contribute so greatly to the chapter's successes. We have no doubt
every chapter could benefit from a designated scholarship fund, for the same
reasons.
Pierce E. Healey Memorial Scholarship
Pierce E. Healey conn82, a UConn chapter member, died September 26, 1986 in a car
accident at the University of Connecticut during a visit back to Triangle. He
had just graduated in May 1986 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and had
just begun his career with an engineering position at Hamilton Standard. Pierce
had been a Triangle since his freshman year and was very highly regarded by his
brothers. His death profoundly affected his chapter, as well as his family.
Pierce left his mother and father, Pierce and Mary Healey, along with his
sister, Susan, and brothers, Michael and Paul. Paul is also a Triangle, Uconn91.
Because Triangle was such a large part of Pierce’s life, his mother and father
decided to establish a scholarship in his name for the benefit of the UConn
chapter undergraduates. This is one way they thought to keep his memory alive as
well as help both the family and the chapter heal. Pierce was just starting his
career and a scholarship to help another brother in the same place in life was
the inspiration.
Over the years, the receipt of this scholarship has become an honor and a
privilege. His parents are grateful that Pierce is still remembered today.
Living Oak Members
Updated as of 6/30/10
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Benziger ill61
Mr. Williard B. Buck minn47
James J. & Elizabeth Craig minn69
Mr. & Mrs. Randall Drew rose67
Dr. Wayne F. Echelberger, Jr. sdm54
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy L. Eiler minn87
Mr. James R. Favor
Mr. Thomas A. Grate pur84
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Guthrie ar43
Mr. Donald S. Hatfield msu88
Mr. Robert Hoel ar67
Robert & Ellen Hostetler pur62
Mr. Brian Jarman pur01
Dr. Richard & Lois Kenyon ill51
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Kull marq50
William & Mary McGovern marq55
Mr. Carl Meglan os56
Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick R. Meyer pur46
Mr. James I. Morgan marq46
Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. O’Connor marq05
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Rosenberg ar55
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Robertson marq92
Mr & Mrs. Alan Silver ucla61
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Stauble ps43
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sudheimer minn52
Anonymous Commitments: 5
Deceased Members:
Robert R. Bengel
Lloyd M. Bredvold
John R. Clifton
Mrs. Ness Cooper
Wilfred D. Darling
Mrs. Margaret Dennis
C. Fred Feindt
Mr. & Mrs. Jacob G. Gantner cin36
Mrs. Millicent Kepke
Harold & Maxine
Kolb pur37
Frank A. Larson
Harold H. Layritz cin21
Richard H. Long
A. Harold Long
John Lonnberg
Gordon E. McCallum
Mrs. Bernice Porsch
Lawrence T. Sogard
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