TBP Past Presidents' Theme Page
Welcome to the TBP Past Presidents' Theme Page! This page is an archive of the themes and goals of past presidents of the California Alpha Chapter. It is intended to provide future presidents with insights to the history of our chapter, as well as guide them on the path to a stronger TBP. Here, you will learn about the hard work of many presidents and their very dedicated officer corp. You will also find out when certain "traditions" that you're so used to were started. The last thing I would like to mention is, our chapter would not be where it is right now without the help of the OFFICERS!!! Even though this page is about what the presidents' themes for their semester are, I would like to acknowledge the hard work of all the past officers of TBP for making our chapter the best it can be! I also hope that this will be beneficial to the new president's term! - Bernie L.
Please click on the presidents' pictures for a detailed summary of their term!
Questions? Comments? E-mail: Bernie and he'll try to write back!
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Jenn Cheung (President Fall 2002)
More info will be posted shortly. Send her an e-mail: jccheung@tbp.berkeley.edu |
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Yuh Meei Seah (President Spring 2002)
Yuh Meei spoke softly, but carried a big stick. She is moving out of the country to Singapore! Send her an e-mail: ymseah@tbp.berkeley.edu |
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Shyam Patel (President Fall 2001)
Shyam headed up the F01 semester. He couldn't escape Cal, and as such is staying for graduate school in BioEngineering. Send him an e-mail: shyam@tbp.berkeley.edu |
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Carl Wang (President Spring 2001)
Carl still has to serve one more year of his 4-year sentence in Cory Hall. He's into Star Wars and other sci fi stuff. Carl's from Cupertino, CA, but, like Jo Kay, he's originally from Canada, eh? That's a crepe he's holding in his hand. It was tasty. Send him an e-mail: calwang@tbp.berkeley.edu |
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Caroline Lau (President Fall 2000) Summary coming soon!
Caroline graduated in May 2001 and is heading across the country to MIT. |
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Susheem Gupta (President Spring 2000) Summary coming soon!
Susheem graduated in May 2001 and is heading across the bay to Stanford. |
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David Cwiertny (President Fall 1999)
E-mail: dcwiertny@yahoo.com |
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Name: Jo Kay Chan Major: Bio E
Jo Kay is a 4th year Bioengineering major. She says she's from Santa Ana
(as in the winds or "the 5" freeway), but she's originally from Canada,
where 25% of the population suffers from mental disorders. Jo Kay strives
to be a part of the 75%. As if schoolwork and Tau Beta Pi weren't enough
to keep her busy, she tries to find time for hobbies--swing dancing,
random music, restaurant tasting, puzzles, etc. She is a recovering
coffee addict, and has developed a liking for Coke. - Last updated 10/99 |
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Name: Bernie Lin Major: EECS Bernie enjoys a variety of activities such as violin playing, classical music, ice skating, tennis, volleyball, sci-fi books, computer games, any racket sport, and astronomy. His favorite genre of music is classical, but he can listen to just about any type of music, including *country*! He picked up photography as a hobby a few years ago and takes lots pictures (along with Mike M.). If you see a guy with a camera snapping photos at you, there's a large chance it'll be him.
If you want to know more about Bernie, or just want someone to talk
to, he has an internet e-mail address at
Bernie Lin. He also has a webpage
here. - Last updated 5/10/01 |
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Name: Alvin Y. Chen Major: EECS Alvin Chen has a number of hobbies. Among them are singing (especially
musicals), running, hiking, swimming, computer-related activities, reading,
playing games, and talking with his friends. He is also something of a
storyteller. Alvin is currently pursuing a PhD at UCLA in CS. - Last updated 5/10/01 |
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Name: Sayali Vinayak Upasani Major: Bio E There is a moderate amount of information about the ex-Prez of TBP. Apparently, this ex-resident of the
Bay Area is a fan of "The Beatles", and enjoys mythological stories.
She hopes to go into medicine, and has a distinct fondness for mint-chocolate
chip ice-cream. Sayali is currently studying for an MD at UCLA medical school. - Last updated 5/10/01 |
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Name: Omid Shakernia Major: EECS
Omid Shakernia professes to enjoying mountain biking, skiing,
chess, and playing the classical guitar. A resident of Palo Alto, his more select pieces of literature
include "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", "The Hitchhiker's Guide
to the Galaxy", Catch-22", "Fountainhead", and "Franny and Zooey"; he enjoys
Asturias, by Isaac Albeniz, and is a great fan of "The Usual Suspects". He is currently a PhD student in the EECS department at UC Berkeley. - Last updated 5/10/01 |
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Name: Tai-Ping Yu Major: EECS
Tai-Ping is currently working on a PhD in the EECS department at Berkeley. He also spends some time helping the TBP ultimate frisbee team out and led them to a gold medal finish at the EJC mini-olympics. - Last updated 5/10/01 |
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Name: Mason Freed Major: ME
Mason is currently working on a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley. - Last updated 5/10/01 |
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Name: Babak Razani Major: EECS
Babak is currently doing an MD/PhD program at Albert Einstein College of
Medicine in New York City sponsored by NIH. He's in his 5th year of the
program. - Last updated 5/10/01 |
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After graduating in '95, James worked at Agilent Techonlogies (formerly
Hewlett Packard) as a Sales Support Engineer and Product Manager in the
wireless telecommunications sector. He left Agilent to earn his MBA at the
Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley (James is 100% Golden Bear, and proud
of it). Most recently, he co-founded RedLadder.com, an online marketplace
for the construction industry. He is currently one of the founders of the popular website, "Am I Hot or Not". Check out this link! http://www.hotornot.com/pages/about.html
Feel free to e-mail at James Hong |
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Contact info: Andy Wang |
Last updated Spring 2003. If you notice any inaccurate info, please mail Bernie Lin and he'll correct it ASAP, thanks!