2017 Executive Board
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President
Deron Johnson is an active duty Marine who has served seven and a half years and completed two tours in Afghanistan. He is attending Texas A&M as a part of the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program. He is currently part of several student organizations that include: the Semper Fi Society, the Pre-Law Society, and the NROTC where he is also the executive officer of Mike Company.
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Vice President
Tanner Hilton is a senior engineering student who has served previously as Chapter President and currently sits on the international board serving to further programs within the international Fraternity. He is the second place winner of the annual sales competition and is a distinguished member of the Professional Association for Industrial Distribution, where he also serves as a program recruiter.
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Vice President of Health and Safety
Dustin Appleby is a senior at Texas A&M University. He started the first two years of his college career at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi studying business. He transferred to the College Station campus to further pursue his degree and better his education. As Vice President of Health and Safety, Dustin's primary duty is to oversee the health and well-being of his brothers and their guests. He does this by maintaining a strong relationship with mental health counselors on campus and attending special training to handle situations that may arise internally with brothers of his fraternity. Dustin is charged with the task of help spreading the word for certain issues in campus society through recruiting special guest speakers and hosting events to raise awareness.
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Treasurer
David Braun is a junior at Texas A&M pursuing a degree in Economics. He will be graduating in May 2018 and was the top of Delta class of new members in Fall 2016. David uses his connections in the Moneywise Aggie program to promote financial discipline and stability in the organization through speakers and training programs. He is adamant in ensuring the fiscal responsibility through careful planning and budgeting.
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Secretary
George Jaimes is a 3rd semester Aggie Research Scholar currently working in a genetics research lab studying the effect of tumor suppressor genes in mice. Upon graduation from Texas A&M, he hopes to teach high school level science for 2 years followed by medical school in an effort to one day become a physician.
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Marshal
Jack Tadvick is a Junior Industrial Distribution major from Abilene, Texas. This summer Jack will be working as a category consultant intern for Altria Corporation, which is currently ranked #149 on the Fortune 500 list. Jack is currently an active member of the Professional Association for Industrial Distribution. He has held the positions of Recruitment Chairman, Social Chairman, and New Member Educator for Theta Chi here at Texas A&M. He seeks to advance his own personal qualities through leadership in the fraternity as well as involvement at Texas A&M.
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First Guard
Tom Ayers is a 5th year MMET student and Army ROTC cadet. He completed 4 years in the Corps of Cadets where he served as outfit on both the Corps soccer and lacrosse teams across 7 seasons. Upon graduation, he will commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army and hopes to be a field artillery officer. His goal for the chapter is to hold our members to the high standards set by our national headquarters and help them present themselves as resolute men and gentlemen of character to the student body.
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Executive Board Member at Large
Mason Owen is an active member of Theta Chi and has previously served on the executive council as the Marshal of the new members. Mason has received the award of Eagle Scout and truly gives back to the community through community service. He plans to pursue a Masters in Finance at Texas A&M. Mason aspires to work with organizations on campus to help benefit the community that has given him so much through his tenure at Texas A&M.
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Recognized Brothers
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Chandler O'Leary"I began research my freshman year working in the Biochemistry Department studying viral biology. In particular, two proteins in the model lysogenic bacteriophage Lambda. The two proteins interact in the lyse bacterial cells and release viral particles into the environment. Previous research had suggested the importance of the coiled-coil domains in these proteins but had failed to characterize the specific nature of biochemical interaction. Using reverse genetics we generated lysis defective phages and suppressors to determine many of the exact amino acids interactions necessary for proper function. Proper characterization of phages is important because they are the last resort to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria. The paper was published this February in the Journal of Genes, Genomes, and Genetics. I am working with a team to draft a follow-up paper that will hopefully be published in the same journal."
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Cole Reynolds"During my sophomore year, I applied for an REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) through Rice University which funded 14 students to travel to Japan and conduct research at a Japanese University over that summer. One of the 14 research projects was in theoretical physics, and since I was deemed most knowledgeable in theoretical physics (being a mathematics/physics double major), I was chosen for the project. Within 2 weeks, I had completed my REU project, so my mentors let me work on harder questions the lab wanted to answer. By the end of the summer, I proposed a way for 2 layers of graphene (graphene is a 2D sheet of carbon with single atom thickness) to absorb nearly 100% of an incoming Terahertz electromagnetic wave. My theory was confirmed by prior experimental data, and the lab wanted to publish my theory with me as the first author. After spending the first semester of my Junior year getting the paper edited, it ended up being published on April 16th, 2016 in the Journal of Physics."
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