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STEM Program Branches Out Summer 2011

Campus Calendar September

November

Aug. 27-Sept. 5 Welcome Week/ Orientation1

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WMSE Fall Pledge Drive6

Great Books Dinner and Discussion Series: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese2

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Rockwell Automation Fair and alumni event, Chicago2 Opportunity Conference for high school students3

Fall Quarter ends/Commencement

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Break Week

24-25

Thanksgiving Holiday (campus offices closed)

Winter Quarter classes begin

Labor Day

Fall Quarter classes begin

Great Books Dinner and Discussion Series: Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson2

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U.S. Constitution and Citizenship Week1

Campus and Community Fair1

Nursing and Business Visit Day3

Grohmann Museum exhibit opening: Requiem for Steam: The Railroad Photographs of David Plowden4

Fifth Thursday alumni event2

Raider Day3

December

October 1

30-Dec. 1 PLTW Wisconsin Professional Development Conference7

Lost Arts Festival at the Grohmann Museum4

Career Fair 20115

Fifth Annual MSOE Oktoberfest2

Nursing and Business Visit Day3

Tenth Annual WMSE Food Slam6

Great Books Dinner and Discussion Series: Little Bee by Chris Cleave2

Open House3

Gallery Night event at Grohmann Museum: An Evening with David Plowden4

Rapid Prototyping Center 20th Anniversary Celebration. Contact John Choren, (414) 277-7384

21-23

Parents/Family Weekend1

Board of Regentsâ€™ Annual Meeting (Contact Jo Miglio, (414) 277-7101)

27-28

Raider Days3

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Womenâ€™s Weekend3

Open House3

Nursing and Business Visit Day3

Christmas recess begins at 10 p.m. through Jan. 2

1 Contact Richard Gagliano .................. (414) 277-7228 2 Contact Cathy Varebrook .................. (414) 277-4523 3 Contact Enrollment Management .... (414) 277-6763 4 Contact Grohmann Museum ............ (414) 277-2300 5 Contact Career Services ...................... (414) 277-7120 6 Contact WMSE .................................... (414) 277-7247 7 Contact Steven Salter .......................... (414) 277-7255

Calendar of athletic events can be found at www.msoe.edu/athletics Calendar of Fluid Power Professional Education Seminars can be found at www.msoe.edu/wp/seminars/ Business Excellence Consortium (BEC) calendar available at www.bec.msoe.edu/schedule or call (800) 321-6763

On the Cover MSOE Assistant Professor and Project Lead The Way Affiliate Professor Blake Wentz (standing) helped to educate PLTW high school teachers on MSOE’s campus this summer. They are, left to right: Jay Wiese of Crystal Lake (Ill.) High School, Michael Spoerke of Pewaukee (Wis.) High School and Anthony Christian of Brookfield (Wis.) Central High School. Turn to page 14 to read more about how MSOE is helping to expand the PLTW program in the Midwest.

DIMENSIONS Milwaukee School of Engineering Magazine Senior Editor: Sandra Everts Editor: JoEllen Burdue Managing Editor: Pamela Torke Design Coordinator: Leigh Ann Hass Graphic Designers: Andrea Davies, Peg Houghton Contributing Writers: JoEllen Burdue, Kyle Dlabay, Brian Gibboney, Loreen Pace, Pamela Torke, Hermann Viets, Ph.D. Photography: Paul W. Roberts Contributing Photography: Dr. Shannondoah Colton, Shawn Hunter, Kathryn LoConte Lapierre, Thomas Leonard, Steve Luecht, Medical College of Wisconsin

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Contents Volume 25, No. 2

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President’s Message

Spotlight on Leadership Jay Loewi, MSOE Regent, president and owner, The QTI Group

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Highlights

Faculty Feature Dr. Charlene Yauch P.E., associate professor and program director, industrial engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department

Senior Design

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Commencement

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Quick Takes

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Project Leads the Way to Students’ Futures

Focus on Grohmann Museum Requiem for Steam: The Railroad Photographs of David Plowden

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Raiders’ Wrap-Up

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Alumni Roll Call

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Dimensions Reader Survey

Summer in the City

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President’s Message

America is in a state of significant challenge. The problems we face are solvable but it will take significant effort and sacrifice on the part of most Americans. Since we have been living beyond our means, we will need to slow down our government spending and bring our debts under control. An additional burden is our education system. We are not producing enough graduates to replace the retiring baby boomers, particularly in areas such as engineering, nursing and technology-oriented business. One of the national organizations working to increase middle and high school students’ interest in these areas is Project Lead The Way. PLTW introduces engineering and biomedical sciences to middle and high school programs through very well designed courses taught by well-trained, enthusiastic faculty. MSOE has been very active in the PLTW initiatives, serving as the Wisconsin Affiliate. PLTW has grown into a nationally significant program now in more than 4,200 U.S. schools serving 350,000 students. An indication of PLTW’s success is that our recent graduating class consisted of approximately seven percent PLTW alumni, while the portion of PLTW students in our freshman class is nearly 30 percent. A great deal of this growth is thanks to the support of the Kern Family Foundation, which is also a strong supporter of MSOE. Recently PLTW selected Dr. Viets (left) with MSOE Regent and longtime supporter MSOE as the Wisconsin Affiliate for its new Biomedical Dr. Robert Kern. Sciences program. This fits very well with our new biomolecular engineering program and our well-established programs in biomedical engineering, nursing, medical informatics and perfusion. The MSOE effort, led by Steve Salter, includes year-round support for PLTW teachers in Wisconsin. Read more about this outstanding initiative on page 14. The efforts of PLTW are bearing fruit and this success will help to alleviate the shortages that are sure to come. The outcome will be a creative surge of new products and businesses to improve the manufacturing culture of the U.S., thereby supporting the maintenance of our standard of living. Sincerely,

Hermann Viets, Ph.D. President

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Conquering the ladder

“[MSOE grads] will be some of the leaders who help to shape Wisconsin’s economy.” workforce development, and every year we did better and better.” When embarking on their own career path, Loewi encourages MSOE students to think of their resume as a book with chapters. “Make sure it’s a good read. Every move you make should be a good short story onto itself. Your career is like a ladder, you can take little or big steps but each step should build on itself.” Loewi’s relationship with MSOE dates back to his father, the late Dr. Marshall A. Loewi, former chairman of the Board of Regents and longtime supporter of MSOE. “I am a big believer

in innovation, and I think MSOE grads will be innovators in industry. They will be some of the leaders who help to shape Wisconsin’s economy.” In his free time, Loewi runs a Christmas tree farm near his home in Madison, Wis., and has recently taken up woodworking. “I’m trying to turn an ADD personality into a fine woodworker,” Loewi joked. He makes bookshelves, benches and other furniture from wood on his property. “I like working with my hands, and I respect people who get their hands dirty.”

Spotlight on Leadership

career

Jay Loewi has a lot of great advice on starting and building a successful career. And he should know. The MSOE Regent is CEO of The QTI Group, a privately owned human resources and staffing organization. After graduating from UW-Madison with a degree in accounting and finance, Loewi worked as a credit analyst and commercial lender and then joined Bagels Forever as a production manager. But he wanted the chance to flex his entrepreneurial muscles, so he and a business partner bought The QTI Group in 1989. “People thought I was nuts, leaving a good job to start a staffing firm. When I accumulated a lot of the debt to buy in, I was nervous for a few years. But staffing has become so integral to

Jay Loewi’s tips for success: • Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty. You’ll learn from it.

• Life is a marathon, not a sprint, so always keep a long-range view.

• The time to take risks is when you’re young.

• It’s ok to make mistakes, as long as you learn from them.

• If you agree to do something, follow through and do it.

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Highlights

News Business students are best in country Garrick Jannene and Samantha Thorn finished in first place in national business competitions sponsored by the Future Business Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL). Jannene, an international business major, finished first in the International Business competition. Thorn, a management information systems major, earned first place in the Management Concepts competition. The duo was joined by a team of MSOE software engineering majors who finished in fifth place in Computer Game & Simulation Programming: Michael Altschwager, Nathan Askow and Tyler Hackbarth. A total of nine MSOE students competed at the FBLA-PBL National Leadership Conference held in Orlando. Melinda Davies, Rader School of Business lecturer, accompanied the students, and Dr. Michael Payne, associate professor, is their advisor.

To qualify for the national competition, these students each finished in first or second place at the FBLA-PBL state competition. Front, left to right: Steve Luecht, Zachery Zirzow, Garrick Jannene. Back, left to right: Samantha Thorn, Sidney Bickle, Nathan Askow, Jake Larson, Tyler Hackbarth, Mike Altschwager.

Students use tool batteries to power car For their senior design project, members of the SAE Formula Hybrid Team designed, fabricated and tested a Formula 1-inspired electric-hybrid race car. They repurposed 48 M28™ LITHIUM-ION Battery Packs from Milwaukee Electric Tool (the same battery packs found on common household tools) to power their car. The students competed at the SAE Formula Hybrid International Competition at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway and won first place in the HybridElectric Class and the second place GM Best Engineered Hybrid Systems Award. They also stopped in Indianapolis to participate in the Indy 500 Emerging Tech Day. While there, they took first place in the “Hybrids in Progress” Autocross!

MSOE competes in inaugural CARD MSOE’s College-Level FIRST Robotics Team competed in the inaugural College Aerial Robotics Demonstration (CARD) at the FIRST national competition in St. Louis in April. Eleven MSOE students attended, and the team won first place in the Collegiate Aerial Robotics Demo and also the FIRST Support Award, CARD’s most prestigious award, for the team members’ individual involvement with FIRST Robotics at all levels.

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Ayla Jensen receives Golden Ticket from Microsoft Computer engineering major Ayla Jensen participated in the 2011 Golden Ticket Project at Microsoft’s world headquarters in Redmond, Wash. She joined an exclusive group of 50 students from across the country identified with the potential to excel in the software industry. They participated in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the products, people and culture of Microsoft. “Ayla was an outstanding participant and highlighted the talent being fostered at MSOE! She was identified as a student with great testing aptitude and leadership abilities,” said Erin Stancik, Microsoft university recruiter.

Highlights

SAE wins Outstanding Collegiate Branch award MSOE’s student chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) was the Class 1 recipient of the 2010 SAE Honeywell Outstanding Collegiate Branch Award. This award recognizes SAE Collegiate Branches for exemplary performance in the areas of technical meetings, networking opportunities, Collegiate Design SeriesTM competitions, promoting SAE membership and community service programs. The group was recognized during the SAE 2011 World Congress where they received a plaque and $1,000 award. With 110 student members, MSOE’s SAE student chapter is the third largest in the world. SAE chapter officers are front: Jacob London, vice chairperson/treasurer (left) and Alex Zelhofer, chairperson; middle: Travis Malouf, senior design liaison (left) and Paul Gessler, program coordinator/webmaster; back: Dr. Christopher Damm, advisor (left) and Marshall Schaeffer, secretary. Not pictured: Sven Krause, fundraising coordinator.

MSOE among winners in Business Plan Competition Students from MSOE, Carthage College, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Parkside and UW-Whitewater were winners in the BizStarts Mason Wells Collegiate Business Plan Competition held April 27 at MSOE. The competition is a “contest of winners” as entrants are selected by their institutions as the best plans for each academic year. MSOE students Ashley Dzick and Garrick Jannene tied for second place with a team from UW-Milwaukee. Dzick and Jannene submitted a business plan for 72 Web Design, which provides a low-cost local, professional online solution for candidates running for public office. Dr. Jeffrey Blessing is their advisor. MSOE recognized for student activities MSOE received a number of Nick Seidler awards at the National Association for Campus Activities’ (NACA) 2011 Northern Plains Regional Programming Conference. For the second year in a row, Nick Seidler received the Outstanding Advisor Award. This is the first time someone has won the award more than once! Seidler was honored for his outstanding service to MSOE, significant involvement with the campus and/or community, creative and innovative efforts at MSOE, and involvement with NACA. In addition, MSOE won the Outstanding Delegation Award, Celebrating the Human Spirit of Programming Award, Website Design Award, Publicity Campaign Award and Themed Publicity Award.

National Science Olympiad tournament The 2011 Science Olympiad national tournament was held at UW-Madison this spring. The protein modeling event at the tournament was generously supported by MSOE’s Center for BioMolecular Modeling (CBM). The CBM developed the event and has been working with Science Olympiad for the past seven years to implement it in competitions. Three thousand teams participated in the protein modeling event throughout the country, of which 60 teams competed in Madison. Dr. Frederick Berry, MSOE vice president of academics, awarded the gold medal winners with $1,000 tuition waivers to MSOE.

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Awards galore More than 50 students were nominated for MSOE leadership awards. Winners were announced at the annual President’s Student Leadership Awards Dinner. They are: Fred F. Loock Outstanding Student Award – Stefanie Gonzalez Vincent R. Canino Outstanding Biomedical Engineering Senior Student Award – Stefanie Gonzalez Nursing Leadership Award – Dee Cha Matt W. Fuchs Outstanding AE&BC Senior Student Award – Amber Frick Thomas W. Davis Student Leadership Award – Timothy Paladin Daniel E. Sahs Award for Service – Kate Thompson Outstanding Peer Mentor Award – Kyongmin Song Resident Assistant Programming Award – Kyongmin Song Greek of the Year Award – Kate Thompson Student Employee of the Year Award – Jason Goike

The Fourth Motor FIRST LEGO League team are champs The Fourth Motor, a team of four girls ages 8-12 from East Troy, Wis., are the North American Open FIRST LEGO League Champions. MSOE is one of the team’s major sponsors, and Melissa Covert, assistant director of West Coast recruitment, paid them a visit after the competition at LEGOLAND in California (pictured). The girls built a robot out of LEGOs and programmed it to score points on a themed playing field, and also develop a solution to a problem. They developed an innovative way to combine RFID technology, microchips and a watch so kids with Type 1 Diabetes never have to prick their fingers again. The team then travelled to Washington, D.C. to present their project solution to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. They’ve since received a provisional patent.

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Students explore obesity, blood vessel growth Biomolecular engineering students Jessica Axt, Sherri Biendarra, Kirsten Mahuta, Karen Pena, Melanie Phelan, Matt Waas, Jordan Wagner and Allison Zimont participated in a 10-week internship in the Innovation Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin this summer. They explored the role proteins play in healthy and diseased cells and used mass spectrometers to research a Allison Zimont variety of topics, from the genetics of obesity to how a virus infects a cell. The students also studied blood vessel growth and how to grow artificial tissue in the lab. Faculty and staff awards

Left to right: Paul Michael, Dr. Christopher Damm, Richard Phillips and Dr. Subha Kumpaty

Three awards are given annually to faculty and staff members at MSOE who exemplify the values and beliefs of the university’s founding family. Dr. Christopher Damm, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and Paul Michael, research chemist in the Fluid Power InstituteTM, received the Karl O. Werwath Engineering Research Award; Dr. Subha Kumpaty, professor of mechanical engineering and M.S. in engineering program director, received the Oscar Werwath Distinguished Teacher Award; and Richard Phillips, mechanical engineering laboratory technician, received the Johanna Seelhorst Werwath Distinguished Staff Award. Additional faculty and staff members who were recipients of student-selected awards are: Caleb Black, admission counselor in Enrollment Management, winner of the Student Advocate Award; Kumpaty, Outstanding Mentor Award winner; and Dr. Steven Bialek, associate professor and Rader School of Business chairman, Greek Advocate of the Year.

Disaster preparedness MSOE hosted a simulated terrorist incident training exercise in mid-June. Representatives from the Milwaukee Police and Fire Departments, Milwaukee County Sheriff ’s Department, Milwaukee County Emergency Management, State of Wisconsin Department of Emergency Management, Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Federal Department of Alcohol, Tax and Firearms, Downtown Security Network Association, local hospitals, Marquette University and MSOE participated in the tabletop exercise to test response to a terrorist-related incident in the downtown area.

Improved Universal Trainer The Fluid Power InstituteTM unveiled a new Universal Trainer for its Fluid Power and Motion Control Professional Education Seminars. Designed by Dr. Medhat Khalil, the new version has additional built-in sensors and components that make it more functional and reliable. The trainer represents basic to advanced levels of fluid power and motion control technology.

Highlights

Planned giving initiative Scott C. Weaver, JD has been named MSOE’s new planned giving director. Weaver was hired as part of the John and Linda Mellowes Planned Giving Initiative, with funding provided by the Charter Manufacturing Company Foundation Inc. With this new initiative, the university wants to encourage alumni and other supporters to include MSOE in their financial and estate planning. Read more about planned giving on page 26.

Professor pens history book Dr. Patrick Jung, associate professor in the General Studies Department, recently completed his second book, The Battle of Wisconsin Heights 1832: Thunder on the Wisconsin. The book was published by The History Press and is the first full account of the one true large-scale battle of the Black Hawk War: the Battle of Wisconsin Heights.

MSOE offers hydraulics training to U.S. Navy Sixteen members of the U.S. Navy recently attended MSOE’s Introduction to Hydraulics course. Dr. Medhat Khalil, MSOE’s director of professional education and research development, travelled to Washington, D.C. where he taught the course. Class attendees wanted to learn more about hydraulics, control systems, and the relationship between hydraulic systems for use in Navy systems for improved reliability and operation.

President Hermann Viets (left) posed with Dr. Medhat Khalil in front of the new Universal Trainer.

On the Move New faculty Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Dr. Zaid Altahat, Adjunct Assistant Professor Erik Lange ’06, Adjunct Assistant Professor Andrew J. Wozniewicz, Adjunct Assistant Professor General Studies Yuko Kojima, Lecturer

New staff Center for Working Professionals and Graduate Studies Katie Gassenhuber, Community Outreach Facilitator Development and Alumni Affairs Scott C. Weaver, JD, Director of Planned Giving Enrollment Management Kacey Cribari, Admission Counselor Facilities David Ziegler, Custodian Scott C. Weaver

Find more highlights and news in the Newsroom at www.msoe.edu/newsroom.

Public Safety Desiree McMillan, Dispatcher

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Faculty Feature

A world of opportunity “I like the focus that MSOE students have. They’re very career oriented and want to succeed in industry.” Dr. Yauch (left) with industrial engineering sophomore Kira Hansen.

Like many people, Dr. Charlene Yauch, P.E., did not know what she wanted to do when she grew up. After graduating from Purdue University with a bachelor’s in industrial engineering (IE) she even found herself interviewing for a position at a bank on Wall Street. “That was a fun interview because it was in New York, but I didn’t get the job,” joked Yauch, associate professor and IE program director. After six years in various industry positions, Yauch was ready for a change. “I didn’t see a career path in industry that I wanted to follow, but I was also ambitious and wanted to advance my career.” Yauch enrolled in a class and took several personality tests to help her determine a new career path. “I scored strongly in data and people, so I decided to go back to graduate school and become a professor.” Yauch pursued a master’s in sociology from UW-Madison because, “I’m very interested in things like race, gender and education.” Yauch has experienced firsthand the difficulties women sometimes face in a male-dominated field, and tries to support female students. “Within the Mechanical Engineering Department we

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have lunches once a quarter with female students to network, provide support and make them aware that there’s a place to go if they need help.” After receiving her Ph.D. in IE, she spent six years at Oklahoma State where she won several teaching awards. Her desire to work at a teaching-focused institution led her to pursue an opening at MSOE. “I like the focus that MSOE students have. They’re very career oriented and want to succeed in industry. I also like MSOE’s connection to industry, we do so many real-world projects,” said Yauch. She values one-on-one interaction with students, saying “students know that they can stop by my office if they have questions, and I will make time for them.” In her free time, Yauch enjoys hiking, traveling and spending time with her husband Jim, who works at MSOE as a laboratory technician. She also lends her engineering expertise to the state of Wisconsin, serving as a member of the Advanced Manufacturing sub-committee for the state’s Governor’s Council on Workforce Investment.

One on One: What is the best advice you’ve ever received? The plan is the plan until the plan changes, meaning don’t let uncertainty and indecision prevent you from changing course. What’s your idea of the perfect day? Sleeping in, hiking somewhere beautiful, having a great dinner and spending time with my husband. What’s your favorite restaurant in Milwaukee? Royal India, but I like to try new places.

SENIOR

Design

Biomedical engineering student Stefanie Gonzalez demonstrated her teamâ€™s project to a guest. The team developed a mouse and keyboard that can be controlled with eye movement, thus allowing those with limited mobility to use a computer.

MSOE nursing students presented their projects to guests in the Todd Wehr Auditorium. Many projects involved students developing ways to improve processes and reduce errors in hospital and clinic settings.

Matthew Cummings (left) and Michael Neidinger (center), members of team Water Warriors, demonstrated their project, an Android app that allows users to play a water-themed laser-tag game. Cummings and Neidinger are both software engineering majors.

Ben Hansen (left) explained his teamâ€™s unique biomedical engineering Senior Design project, which is a toilet seat that measures physiological factors like respiration, heart rate and blood pressure while the patient uses the toilet. Itâ€™s designed to make home health care easier and less intrusive for elderly patients, and to maximize user compliance with medical devices in the home.

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Spring Commenc At this year’s Spring Commencement, 386 undergraduate and 47 graduate students crossed the stage to become MSOE alumni. Seth B. Pollen, software engineering major graduating with high honors, was the class respondent, telling his fellow graduates, “We can’t go back, and we don’t have to. We have all come into our own and found our successes.” Dr. Timothy W. Sullivan, MSOE Regent and former CEO of Bucyrus International Inc., delivered the keynote address at Commencement and received an Honorary Doctor of Business and Economics degree. Sullivan encouraged graduates to take risks in their careers, and to not give up on an idea they think will make a product or service better.

Patrick Coffey ( far right), vice president for student life/dean of students and master of ceremonies for Commencement, gave students one last pep talk before they crossed the stage to become MSOE alumni.

In addition to serving as class respondent, Seth Pollen is one of only a handful of students in MSOE’s history to graduate with a perfect 4.00 cumulative grade point average. He also served as a member and president of MSOE’s Engineers Without Borders organization, working to design three bridges for rural communities in Guatemala in 2008 and 2009.

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cement Dr. Timothy W. Sullivan, MSOE Regent and former CEO of Bucyrus International Inc., delivered the keynote address at Commencement and received an Honorary Doctor of Business and Economics degree. Sullivan told attendees, “I knew MSOE had it right when I discovered there were more labs than lecture halls. That’s why we recruit here more than any other engineering school in the country.”

Ryan May (left), and Seth Pollen (center), class respondent, both received the MSOE Alumni Association Award for Student Achievement presented by Alumni Association President Sarah Alt ’99.

Commencement marshals were Laboratory Technician Richard Phillips (left), recipient of the 2011 Johanna Seelhorst Werwath Distinguished Staff Award; biomedical engineering student Stefanie Gonzalez (center), 2011 Fred F. Loock Outstanding Student Award recipient and Dr. Subha Kumpaty (right), 2011 Oscar Werwath Distinguished Teacher Award winner, professor and (M.S.) engineering program director.

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Quick Takes

MSOE students competed in the American Society of Civil Engineersâ€™ Great Lakes Student Competition this spring. They built a waterworthy concrete canoe (pictured) and a steel bridge. Nearly 400 students from the Midwest attended, and MSOE placed fourth overall, beating UWMilwaukee, Rose-Hulman and Marquette.

Visitors to the Grohmann Museum enjoyed a Gallery Talk and exhibition opening of Milwaukee Mills: A Visual History of Milwaukee Iron Company. Museum Director John H. Kopmeier Jr. (standing, left) gave the opening talk.

MSOEâ€™s School of Nursing held its honor society induction ceremony in May. Undergraduate inductees are required to have completed half of the nursing curriculum, have at least a 3.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale, and meet the expectation of academic integrity.

Nancy Olmsted, instructor in the Mathematics Department, spoke at the second annual Last Lecture series in April. Olmsted retired in May after 18 years of service at the university. She reflected on her time at MSOE and also shared her life experiences and accomplishments.

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MSOE students like Aaron Keil (center) spent time at all-girls St. Joan Antida (SJA) High School, tutoring the girls in their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) courses. SJA held its first Girls in Engineering Fair in May, where the same SJA students shared their new-found knowledge with more than 50 female middle school students.

MSOE nursing student Breanna MacDonald (center) took a blood sample from Michael Siergiej ’11 at the MSOE 2011 Health Fair held in April. The annual fair, held in the Kern Center, educated visitors on how to lead healthy lifestyles.

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Justin Cosgrove ( far right) put the finishing touches on a five-foot tall replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa— constructed of nearly 18,000 LEGOs®. The structure was built by members of MSOE’s student chapter of the Architectural Engineering Institute and was displayed at Milwaukee’s Festa Italiana in July.

Fatuma Shale (left), a sophomore at Milwaukee’s South Division High School, received biology tutoring from electrical engineering technology junior Santiago Onuchuku. MSOE students tutored local high school students as part of a Servant-Leadership initiative.

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Project Leads the Way to Students’ Futures One of the most successful programs to encourage middle and high school students to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is expanding in Wisconsin. Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is a leading provider of rigorous and innovative STEM education curricular programs used in middle and high schools across the U.S. The hands-on, project-based engineering and biomedical sciences courses engage students, expose them to areas of study that they typically do not pursue, and provide them with a foundation and proven path to college and career success. There is major employment potential now and in the future for those with STEM-related degrees. Since PLTW came to Wisconsin in 2004, MSOE has served as the national affiliate university for the state, and the Kern Family Foundation has been a major proponent of the program. As the affiliate, MSOE’s role is to train middle and high school teachers in the curriculum so they can teach it in their respective schools; serve as an accreditation agent; educate high school counselors about the program and what it involves; provide transcripted undergraduate course credit for high school students who complete the PLTW classes; and advocate for and raise awareness of the program throughout the region. Since 2004, the main focus of PLTW in Wisconsin has been in engineering. However, in May, MSOE was chosen as the Midwest affiliate for the new PLTW Biomedical Sciences (BMS) Program. MSOE is only the seventh BMS affiliate in the nation for this growing program. The BMS Program prepares students for careers in health and science. The program is modeled after the PLTW Engineering Program and administered in the same fashion. The BMS courses include: • Principles of the Biomedical Sciences • Human Body Systems • Medical Interventions • Biomedical Innovation Currently there are 20 high schools in Wisconsin teaching the BMS curriculum. Now that MSOE is the affiliate, the program will grow much more quickly in Wisconsin and the Midwest. At

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Greendale High School teacher Terri Tessmann (left) helped Kate Ream practice her suturing skills in the Medical Interventions class.

Greendale (Wis.) High School, Terri Tessmann has been teaching PLTW engineering courses for eight years. When she discovered the program was expanding to include classes in biomedical sciences, she quickly learned the curriculum so she could offer the BMS Program to her students. “I was so impressed with the BMS Program that I told (hounded might be closer to it), our administration to start this program,” said Tessmann. The administration listened to her, and they applied for and were granted one of the limited spots to offer the BMS program outside of the core seven states. Tessmann has been teaching the BMS program for four years now. PLTW has had a tremendous impact on Tessmann’s students, and she said there are endless opportunities, “aha” moments and success stories in her classrooms. At the end of the school year her students had written that the courses have changed their lives. “I had one student who was a habitual truant. She started

Student Kennedy Ringelberg coming to school for the first year BMS built a model of organ systems program, because it ‘got her out of bed in his Human Body Systems because she didn’t want to miss anything.’ class at Greendale High School. She was one of the first in her family to graduate high school, and she is now attending college for nursing.” Efforts are paying off. Seven percent of the students who graduated from MSOE in May took PLTW courses prior to coming to MSOE. That number is increasing each year. Of the 2010-11 freshman class, nearly 30 percent of the students Engineering is so broad and includes so many have PLTW in their different applications that it is likely almost anyone background. can find an area that suits them.” Eric Deering just “PLTW is a great program,” said Matthew graduated from MSOE Tadisch ’06, Wisconsin PLTW executive council with a bachelor’s degree in member and project manager at Gilbane Building mechanical engineering Co. “It allows students to explore the various types and works as a product Dr. Steve Williams (center), MSOE’s electrical engineering of engineering and truly make an informed decision program director, taught the Digital Electronics course this engineer for J.W. Speaker summer to high school teachers Lisa O’Neill and Tony White when they begin college. It also gives the students a Corp. in Germantown, Wis. from Neenah (Wis.) High School. leg up when entering college because they He said taking PLTW understand some of the basic principles.” classes in high school “We are excited to bring the BMS Program to strengthened his interest in Wisconsin,” said Steve Salter, PLTW affiliate director. “We engineering. anticipate teacher training sessions will begin in June 2012 at When asked if he would recommend PLTW classes to high MSOE, which means more Wisconsin schools will be able to offer school students, Deering said, “Yes. Even if you think you are not the program as early as the 2012-2013 academic year.” interested in engineering, I would suggest trying PLTW classes.

Did you know?

Male and female achievement levels on end-of-course exams are equal in all courses.

PLTW classrooms are in more than 4,000 schools in all 50 states, serving more than 350,000 students.

Nick Meythaler performed a mock laparoscopic kidney transplant as part of his Medical Interventions class at Greendale High School.

In the 2010-11 academic year, 33,000 Wisconsin students were enrolled in PLTW courses.

A Science of Success

Wisconsin is the fourth largest state in the union, in terms of number of schools that have adopted the PLTW curriculum. (It’s the third largest on a per capita basis.)

MSOE is the second largest PLTW teacher training site in the nation, and has trained nearly 1,000 teachers.

Native American and Hispanic students, traditionally underrepresented in math and science courses nationwide, are proportionately represented in PLTW.

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Photo: David Plowden

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Grohmann Museum REQUIEM FOR STEAM: The Railroad Photographs of David Plowden Sept. 23 – Dec. 11, 2011 As a child, David Plowden received an inexpensive box camera as a gift, and it wasn’t long before he began to photograph railroad trains. As he got older his passion for shooting trains, specifically steam locomotives, grew. But by the beginning of the 1960s steam engines were eclipsed by diesel engines, and the steam era came to a close. We invite you to view a collection of Plowden’s photographs, which capture a vital and often-forgotten era in this country’s history. Join us for a special Gallery Night event on Friday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. for an evening with David Plowden. The Center for Railroad Photography and Art (www.railphoto-art.org); David Plowden, author of Requiem for Steam: The Railroad Photographs of David Plowden (W.W. Norton and Company); and the Valley Railroad Company have collaborated to present this exhibition. For more information on this and other exhibits, visit www.msoe.edu/museum.

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Upcoming Events Lost Arts Festival Saturday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The Grohmann Museum will host its second festival celebrating the activities and ways of work captured in the paintings and bronzes in the museum’s collection, including painting, pottery and more. Regular museum admission applies. Piano Portraits: The music of Dr. Jeffrey Hollander “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” Tuesday, Nov. 15, 5:30 p.m. The concert series was created specifically for the Grohmann Museum, and takes thematic inspiration from the collections. Enjoy a celebration of the music a traveler might hear as the train moves through America and Europe. Tickets available at the door, $15 for museum members, $20 for general public.

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Emily Dieringer

Raiders’ Wrap-up

MSOE men’s golf returns to NCAA Championship The Raiders competed in the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship in Greensboro, N.C., for the second time in three years this past spring, finishing 25th. They are the first MSOE athletic team to make a second appearance in an NCAA tournament. The Raiders shot a combined 19-over par 307 on the final day of the event after carding a 305 in their first round. Junior Dane Zachman and senior Peter Eich both shot a one-over 73 in the second round. Zachman finished the event in a tie for 34th while Eich finished tied for 47th. MSOE trailed conference foe Edgewood College by ten strokes entering the two-day Northern Athletics Conference Spring Automatic Qualifier Meet. MSOE defeated Edgewood by eight strokes in the four-day combined event to earn a spot in the NCAA Championship. Despite playing in horrible weather conditions, Zachman was the medalist of the spring qualifier portion of the event with a 36hole score of 144, shooting an even par to pace the field.

Dieringer named Academic All-District

Andrew Rajek

Men’s lacrosse program handles rough conference schedule The MSOE Raiders men’s lacrosse program tackled its second year in the evergrowing Midwest Lacrosse Conference (MLC). Despite a 0-10 record, the Raiders showed improvement on the field, as they were led in scoring by senior Andrew Rajek with six goals and two assists. Senior Lucas Marshall and sophomore Brian Power each logged three goals on the year. In 2013, four new members will join the MLC to bring the conference to 14 teams.

MSOE women’s track and field junior Emily Dieringer was named to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team for District 5 in the College Division. Dieringer is a biomedical engineering major with a 3.91 GPA. Athletically, Dieringer is one of MSOE’s brightest stars. At the 2011 Northern Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships, she took the top spot in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.11 seconds and also won the 100-meter hurdles at 15.90 seconds. Dieringer was second in the pole vault at 2.90 meters. The Raiders scored 77.5 points at the NAC Outdoor Championships to place fifth. Sophomore Katelyn Herrmann placed third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at 12:12.99 to best her own school record by over two seconds. Freshman Shana Cook was also second in the javelin throw at 32.19 meters. Sophomore Karly Nehls came in second in the high jump with a mark of 1.46 meters.

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Emery Hull

Men’s tennis players earn spots on All-NAC Team Four members of the MSOE men’s tennis team earned spots on the AllNAC Team. Senior Dustin Holzhauer and juniors Juan Montenegro and Mark Schadler were named All-NAC on the singles side. Holzhauer, Montenegro, Schadler and freshman Eric Klamrowski garnered All-NAC honors on the doubles side. At the NAC Individual Championship in singles competition, Holzhauer reached the semifinals where he fell to Brian Tresedder of Concordia-Wisconsin, who ended up winning the championship. Holzhauer was 3-1 during the tournament. During the regular season, Schadler went 8-1 during NAC duals while Montenegro was 7-1 and Holzhauer was 7-2. In doubles, Holzhauer was 8-1 while Montenegro was 7-1 and Schadler was 8-1. Dustin Holzhauer

Ricciardi, Jordan and Opalewski earn NAC honors Three Raiders garnered NAC honors during the 2011 baseball season. Junior infielder Mike Ricciardi was named Honorable Mention while freshman outfielder Derek Jordan was selected to the All-Freshman Team. Senior outfielder Jordan Opalewski was picked as a member of the All-Sportsmanship Team. Ricciardi was 8th in slugging percentage at .589 in NAC games. His .330 batting average for the entire season was second best on the team. Ricciardi drove in 22 runs and had an on-base percentage of .398. Jordan was tied for sixth in the NAC with four home runs. Jordan led the Raiders with 33 RBI and was tied for the lead with nine doubles. Senior Emery Hull finished his MSOE career placing third in the NAC with seven home runs, fifth in slugging percentage at .583 and fifth in walks with 26. Hull led the Raiders with 28 runs, a .341 batting average and a .453 onbase percentage and was tied for first with nine doubles. He was second with 26 RBI.

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Rowing reaches semifinals at Dad Vail Regatta; wins Kilbourn and Juneau Cups In the semifinals of the men’s Frosh/Novice Four with Cox at the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, the Raiders placed fourth with a time of 7:24.22. MSOE was 18.89 seconds off the pace of Rollins, the top team in that race. In the semis of the Men’s Pair without Cox, the Raiders placed fourth with a mark of 7:48.92. In April, MSOE won both the Kilbourn and Juneau Cups in Milwaukee. MSOE’s Varsity Eight had a time of 4:54.73 to beat Marquette and win the Kilbourn Cup. Also, the Raiders’ Varsity Four won their event with a time of 5:29.66 to take home the Juneau Cup. MSOE’s Novice Eight took the top spot at 5:06.79, beating out Marquette and Northern Michigan. The Raiders were both first and second in the Novice Four.

Alex Harbour

Men’s volleyball places second in regular season, collects second most number of wins

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Windish named Second Team All-NAC; softball team raises almost $3,000 for American Cancer Society Sophomore outfielder Julie Windish was selected as Second Team All-NAC for softball. Windish led MSOE with three triples, a batting average of .413 and a slugging percentage of .522. She was seventh in all of the NAC for batting average and tied for seventh in triples. Windish also was second on the team with 38 hits and on-base percentage of .426. Sophomore catcher Lianna Campos was named to the AllSportsmanship Team. Campos led the Raiders with an on-base percentage of .452 and 39 hits. Campos was eighth in the conference for on-base percentage. She was second on the team with eight doubles and also had 18 RBI and scored 20 runs. The MSOE softball team raised $2,862 for the American Cancer Society’s Strikeout Cancer event. MSOE joined together with the teams from Alverno and Wisconsin Lutheran to help this cause. Julie Windish

Diederich finishes ninth at NCAA Championships; Raiders win NAC outdoor title

Senior Kevin Diederich finished ninth at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the decathlon in late May. Diederich had 6,431 points for the ten events, which took place at Ohio Wesleyan in Delaware, Ohio. The MSOE men’s track and field team took the title at the NAC Outdoor Championship in Lisle, Ill. The Raiders won nine events and logged 176.5 points. First place finishers were named All-Conference and second and third place finishers earn Honorable Mention. Sophomore Jordan Werner defended his titles in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. Werner, sophomore Chris Neja, freshman Matt Weach and junior Mark Van Alystyne won both the 4x100-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay. The four broke their own MSOE record for the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 42.37 seconds. Waech was first in the pole vault at 4.12 meters. Diederich won the 110meter hurdles at 15.04 seconds and also took the top spot in the long jump at 6.76 meters. Senior Brent Verhyen and Diederich were the top two finishers in the discus throw. Senior Michael Jasperson won the hammer throw at 52.12 meters.

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The MSOE men’s volleyball team finished the season with their second best record ever. The Raiders’ 12-17 mark is slightly misleading as they actually carried a 10-6 NCAA Division III record, spending most of the season ranked in the top 15. Three players landed on the Midwest-III Volleyball AllConference team: Max Martin (MSOE’s only first team selection), Jack Geary and Alex Harbour (both garnered second team honors). Martin finished the season ranked 20th in the nation with 40 service aces, averaging .43 aces per set. He is also ranked nationally in kills per set, blocks per set, hitting percentage and digs per set. Martin led the team in points (370), service aces (40) and second on the team in digs (159) and total blocks (61). Geary, a 6’4” middle hitter, was the 2010 Midwest-III Freshman of the Year and All-Conference selection. In 2011, he ranks ninth in blocks per set (1.0) nationally.

New Assignments 1970s Sally (Gawronik) Hoffmann ’70 NU, CEO-resources and regional director at Kindred Healthcare – Hospital Division, Louisville, Ky.

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1980s Stephen Kuczynski ’84 EET/CET, chairman, president and CEO of Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Co., Atlanta Nadine Love-Filer ’89 AE, president of A&A Erecting Co. Inc., a subsidiary of Anderson-Ashton, New Berlin, Wis.

1990s David Elizondo ’90 BE, chief development officer at Direct Flow Medical Inc., Santa Rosa, Calif. Craig Rendahl ’90 EET, manager of client services – IT department, Pima County, Tucson, Ariz. Gary Vroman ’91 MSEM, MSOE Regent, executive vice president of High Performance Forgings and Castings and president of ATI Ladish business unit, Allegheny Technologies Inc., Cudahy, Wis. Erhardt Wowerat ’95 EET, ’11 MSE, electrical engineer, John Deere, Horicon, Wis. Christopher Luedtke ’98 AE, manager, Huron Consulting Group, Chicago Christopher Lange ’99 ME, ’05 MSEM, director of engineering, Pentair Water, Delavan, Wis. Timothy White ’99 ME, ’05 MSEM, owner, Snowshoe Gear LLC, Kohler, Wis.

2000s Michael Jagemann ’00 ME, manufacturing manager, Jagemann Stamping, Manitowoc, Wis. Jessica Reinert ’01 EE, senior systems engineer, QinetiQ North America, Fairview Park, Ohio

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Reginald Zeller ’02 EE, global strategy leader, General Electric, Plainville, Conn.

Martin Anderson ’11 BE, research and development engineer, Merz Aesthetics, Franksville, Wis.

Robert Bergmann ’03 CM, project manager, J.H. Findorff & Sons Inc., Milwaukee

Thomas Antoine ’11 ME, engineer I, Manitowoc Ice, Manitowoc, Wis.

Kelly (Beck) Braunschweig ’03 BE, quality assurance leader–GPRS, GE Healthcare, Waukesha, Wis. Jeffrey Papendorf ’03 CE, engineering manager, Fastek International, Brookfield, Wis. Brian Vande Zande ’03 AE, regional sales manager, Novum Structures LLC, Dallas Scott Drees ’04 CM, project manager, J.H. Findorff & Sons Inc., Milwaukee Jason Masterson ’04 B&CS, systems analyst, Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., Brookfield, Wis.

Robert Baitinger ’11 EET, test equipment engineer, Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Ryan Barnett ’11 CE, embedded software engineer, Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Eric Berglund ’11 EET, electrical engineer, Maintenance Service Corp., Milwaukee Nicholas Blasel ’11 ME, engine design engineer, Honda R&D Americas Inc., Raymond, Ohio Ashley Blise ’11 NU, general nurse, United Hospital System, Kenosha, Wis.

Maurice Rowe ’04 EET, senior network designer, Fiserv, Brookfield, Wis.

Jacob Bolda ’11 AE/MSST, reserve specialist in training, Reserve Advisors, Milwaukee

David Stockton ’04 EE, global marketing & sales manager, ABB, Ludvika, Sweden

Joseph Bosas ’11 SE, software quality engineer, Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Brandon Troc ’05 AE/CM, director of global engineering operations, Fire & Pump Service Group, Carson, Calif.

Zachary Bower ’11 ME, system integration engineer, ACS Inc., Madison, Wis.

Russell Dudan ’09 MSEM, chief executive officer, Advantage Refrigeration LLC, New Berlin, Wis.

Heidi Brehmer ’11 AE, civil engineer with rank of ensign, U.S. Navy

Allison Friedli ’09 AE, electrical engineer, Leedy & Petzold Associates LLC, Elm Grove, Wis. Joshua Severson ’09 ME, mechanical design engineer, Key Technical Solutions, Wauwatosa, Wis.

Henry Brengel ’11 EE, electrical engineer, Tier Electronics LLC, Milwaukee Andrew Brophy ’11 AE, energy management analyst, Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc., Milwaukee

2010s

Michael Brunette ’11 ME, mechanical engineer, Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis.

Amanda Reda ’10 NU, registered nurse, Select Specialty Hospital, Milwaukee

Michael Buhrow ’11 EE, associate engineer, ArcelorMittal, Warren, Ohio

Allie Rupp ’10 NU, graduate nurse, Milwaukee VA Medical Center, Milwaukee

James Burns ’11 ME, sales engineer, Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee

Justin Stuchlik ’10 AE/MSST, engineer I, Larson Engineering, Chicago

Shawn Campbell ’11 AE, electrical engineer and CAD manager, Henneman Engineering Inc., Madison, Wis.

Lee Van Dehy ’10 SE, localization engineer, Iverson Language Associates, Milwaukee

James Carney ’11 ME, mechanical engineer, Fabrication Technologies, Libertyville, Ill.

Steven De Young ’11 SE, software engineer, Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Stephanie Drozek ’11 ME, sustaining engineer, Kenall Manufacturing, Gurnee, Ill.

Aaron Crass ’11 AE/MSST, structural engineer, Kiewit Corp., Lenexa, Kan.

Laura Dickinson-Lee ’11 NU, graduate nurse – neurosurgical ICU, Aurora St. Luke’s Hospital, Milwaukee

Justin Eaton ’11 ME, associate engineer – product development and global technology division, Caterpillar, Joliet, Ill.

Kevin Diederich ’11 ME, manufacturing engineer, Snap-on Inc., Kenosha, Wis.

Douglas Elgersma ’11 AE, senior technician, Excel Engineering Inc., Fond du Lac, Wis.

Patrick Donlan ’11 SE, IT analyst – technical development program, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Portsmouth, N.H.

Linnea Elliott ’11 ME, engineer I, United Conveyor Corp., Waukegan, Ill.

Matthew Cummings ’11 SE, IT analyst, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Indianapolis Jacob Czechan ’11 AE, mechanical consulting engineer, Environmental Systems Design, Chicago Ryan Dedrickson ’11 ME, mechanical engineer – engineering leadership development program, Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., Brookfield, Wis. Eric Deering ’11 ME, product engineer, J.W. Speaker Corp., Germantown, Wis. Sam Deligio ’11 EE, engineer in training, Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee

Joshua Douma ’11 NU, registered nurse, Wheaton Franciscan-St. Joseph Hospital, Milwaukee Aaron Dropp ’11 AE, mechanical engineer, Affiliated Engineers, Phoenix Tyler Drouin ’11 AE/MSST, structural engineer, Computerized Structural Design SC, Milwaukee

Nathan Emlen ’11 EE, electrical design engineer, Telsmith Inc., Mequon, Wis. Megan Emmer ’11 SE, software engineer, Dematic Corp., New Berlin, Wis. Christopher Endicott ’11 AE, project designer, Leedy & Petzold Associates LLC, Elm Grove, Wis.

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Michael Cerny ’11 ME, manufacturing engineer, Abbott Laboratories, Redwood City, Calif.

Biomedical engineering graduate Amy Horst ’02 loves to run. “If someone offered me a million dollars to stop running, I wouldn’t take it,” she said. “I wouldn’t be happy without running.” While studying at MSOE, Horst ran for the cross country and track and field teams, and also served as an assistant coach for several years. After graduation Horst worked for GE Healthcare, where she represented GE in a variety of races around the country. The competitions took her and three other GE employees all the way to Johannesburg, South Africa, where they competed in, and won, the J.P. Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge road race. In 2010 Horst left her job at GE to pursue a head coaching position for the Division I track and field team at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore. She credits her MSOE education with preparing her for both jobs, despite their differences. “Engineering is all about learning the fundamentals and how to apply them to solve a problem, and coaching isn’t much different. MSOE taught me how to learn, and also how to thrive in a male-dominated field. At GE, I was one of two females (initially) on a team of 30, and coaching isn’t much different. I was better prepared for it thanks to my experience at MSOE.” Horst advises students to pursue their passion. “Don’t just chase a degree or job because of the money, or because society told you it is a good career. Do whatever you do with passion and you’ll be happy and have success.” In her free time, she enjoys exploring Baltimore with her two dogs, or taking the train down to Washington D.C. to explore the monuments and museums. In ten years, she hopes to still be coaching. “Being part of athletics while in college is significant for the development of a young individual, and to have this opportunity now is more than I could have dreamed of.” Dimensions Summer 2011

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Ryan Enot ’11 ME, associate engineer – leadership and technical development program, Caterpillar, Joliet, Ill.

Merissa Harry ’11 NU, nurse, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Shawn Lenagh ’11 ME/BSM, engineer, Norman Equipment Co, New Berlin, Wis.

Daniel Ertl ’11 EE, systems engineer, Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Hillary Hausler ’11 TC, technical writer, API Healthcare Corp., Hartford, Wis.

Peter Liebl ’11 CM, field engineerestimator, Kiewit Corp., Kansas City, Kan.

Merrick Ertmer ’11 IE, process engineer, Tramont Corp., Milwaukee

Volodymyr Hirnyj ’11 EE, analog design engineer, Plexus Corp., Neenah, Wis.

Anthony Love ’11 SE, IT analyst, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Wausau, Wis.

Alexander Foran ’11 SE, programmer analyst, FIS, Milwaukee

Benjamin Holter ’11 ME, mechanical design engineer, HUSCO International, Waukesha, Wis.

Talea Lund ’11 IE, manufacturing engineer, Harley-Davidson Motor Co., Menomonee Falls, Wis.

Joshua Holtz ’11 SE, software engineer, Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Anthony Marzetta ’11 AE, assistant project manager, J.F. Ahern & Co., Menomonee Falls, Wis.

Amber Frick ’11 AE/CM, electrical engineer, Affiliated Engineers Inc., Rockville, Md. Lucas Garcia ’11 EE, technical service engineer, Caterpillar Inc., South Milwaukee, Wis.

Andrew Huebner ’11 AE/MSST, staff engineer, Computerized Structural Design, Milwaukee

Dale Garfield ’11 AE, engineer, Raasch Associates Inc., Green Bay, Wis.

Joseph Iberl ’11 ME, application engineer, Poclain Hydraulics, Sturtevant, Wis.

Benjamin Gartland ’11 CE, software engineer, Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Charles Mathieu ’11 EE, controls engineer, Dematic, New Berlin, Wis. Matthew McGrath ’11 ME, product engineer, Douglas Dynamics, Milwaukee

Emily Johnson ’11 TC, training consultant, We Energies, Milwaukee

Rachel Mikulsky ’11 NU, registered nurse, Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital, Milwaukee

Ian Gesme ’11 ME, technical service engineer, Caterpillar Inc., South Milwaukee, Wis.

Matthew Jungers ’11 AE, engineer, Architectural Expressions LLC, Forsyth, Ill.

April Miller ’11 EE, field service engineer-in-training, Rockwell Automation, Cleveland

Paul Gibelev ’11 EE, technical services engineer, optek-Danulat Inc., Germantown, Wis.

Cole Kasten ’11 EET, associate electrical engineer, Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wis.

Chaley Morris ’11 TC, technical writer, Curt G. Joa Inc., Sheboygan Falls, Wis.

Joseph Gnutek ’11 ME, applications engineer, Parker Hannifin Corp., Cleveland

Christopher Keller ’11 BUS, marketing management development program, Actuant Corp., Milwaukee

Sarah Goetz ’11 NU, graduate nurse – intensive care unit, Milwaukee VA Medical Center, Milwaukee

Nicholas Kerchner ’11 AE/CM, site engineer, J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., Verona, Wis.

Robert Greco ’11 ME, project certification engineer, DeltaHawk Engines Inc., Racine, Wis.

Kyle Kurtz ’11 CE, software engineer, Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Amy Green ’11 BE, service and support engineer, NordicNeuroLab Inc., Milwaukee Kendra Grosklaus ’11 NU, registered nurse, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Deanne Landvatter ’11 NU, staff nurse – orthopedics, Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital, Franklin, Wis. Raymond Larsen ’11 ME, application engineer, Modine Manufacturing Co., Racine, Wis.

Meghan Guiney ’11 NU, registered nurse, Aurora Healthcare, Milwaukee

Christopher Larson ’11 MET, mechanical design consultant, Core Consulting LLC, Thiensville, Wis.

Michael Halverson ’11 EE, electrical engineer, Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., Brookfield, Wis.

Peer Larson ’11 ME/MIS, resource engineer, Core Consulting LLC, Thiensville, Wis.

Andrew Hanna ’11 CM, field engineer/estimator, Kiewit Corp., Lenexa, Kan.

Jake Lathers ’11 AE/CM, field engineer, Kiewit Corp., Lenexa, Kan.

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Landon Much ’11 AE, mechanical engineer, Althoff Industries Inc., Crystal Lake, Ill. Zachary Neill ’11 AE/CM, electrical designer, Teng & Associates Inc., Chicago Brian Nguyen ’11 ME, sales engineer, Johnson Controls Inc., Philadelphia Katherine Nie ’11 NU, registered nurse, OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, Ill. Kaitlyn Oakley ’11 BSM, membership director, Zimmerman Ventures, Milwaukee Matthew Olsen ’11 AE/CM, assistant engineer, Turner Construction Co., Chicago Harrison Palzewicz ’11 CE, engineer I, Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee Stephen Panaro ’11 AE, BIM content creator, Eppstein Uhen Architects, Milwaukee Justin Pipol ’11 ME, production engineer, Nordco Inc., Oak Creek, Wis.

Dave Forseth ’94 enjoyed the annual Milwaukee Brewers’ spring training tailgating event in Phoenix with his wife, Holly, and sons, Brandon and Noah.

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The event brought alumni of all ages to enjoy good food, camaraderie and sunshine.

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Left to right: Fred Dahnke ’63, Frank Weiler ’69 and Chuck Weidner ’83 served as the cooks for the day, grilling hot dogs and hamburgers for the crowd.

Graham Place ’11 EE, electrical design engineer I, Phillips Healthcare, Milwaukee

Kevin Rode ’11 ME, design engineer, HUSCO International, Waukesha, Wis.

Nicholas Prato ’11 ME, design engineer, Snap-on Tools Inc., Kenosha, Wis.

Lindsay Shea Rollins ’11 NU, 2nd lieutenant, United States Army – Army Nurse Corp., San Antonio

Michael Press ’11 EET, electrical test engineer, Danfoss Drives, Loves Park, Ill.

Brad Roth ’11 EET, controls systems engineer, Dematic Corp., New Berlin, Wis.

Nathan Radtke ’11 SE, software engineer, Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Chase Saylor ’11 EE, applications engineer, Parker Hannifin, Elk Grove, Ill.

Cameron Rate ’11 EE, project engineer, Banner Welding Systems, Germantown, Wis.

Paul Schemenauer ’11 SE, software engineer, Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee

Christopher Reininger ’11 AE, inside sales, Hydro-Flo Products Inc., Brookfield, Wis.

Timothy Schilling ’11 CE, software engineer I, Direct Supply Inc., Milwaukee

Tina Schingeck ’11 NU, nurse, Wheaton Franciscan All Saints Hospital, Racine, Wis. Todd Schluechtermann ’11 MIS, web application developer, Ascedia, Milwaukee Alexander Schmig ’11 ME, process control engineer, S&S Cycle, Viola, Wis. Trevor Scholtens ’11 AE, HVAC engineer, Henneman Engineering, Madison, Wis. Joshua Schroeder ’11 MSEM, manager – North America field quality, Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee

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President’s Golf Outing 2011

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Sharon Haverstock, executive vice president of Scot Forge Co., participated in the 29th annual President’s Golf Outing held at the Oconomowoc Golf Club in June.

Participants in the golf outing fit in a few practice shots before the main event. The outing raised money for scholarships for MSOE students.

Left to right: MSOE Regent John Cain, president and CEO of Scot Forge, joined Dr. Peter Georgeson, chairman of Scot Forge, Tom Phillips and Dr. Timothy Sullivan, MSOE Regent and former CEO of Bucyrus International Inc.

Blaine Schwalbe ’11 ME, design engineer, Miller-St.Nazianz, St. Nazianz, Wis.

David Swanson ’11 ME, international applications engineer, Telsmith Inc., Mequon, Wis.

Zachary Verbick ’11 ME, mechanical engineer, Karges Faulconbridge Engineering Inc., St. Paul, Minn.

Michael Siergiej ’11 NU, graduate nurse/registered nurse, Aurora St. Luke’s Hospital, Milwaukee

Zeke Tessmer ’11 AE, field engineer, Kiewit Corp., Lenexa, Kan.

Michael Villarreal ’11 AE, HVAC engineer/estimator, HVA Products Inc., Mequon, Wis.

Jack Sobol ’11 EE, engineering development program, Cooper Power Systems, Milwaukee

Julie Tews ’11 NU, registered nurse, Aurora West Allis Medical Center, West Allis, Wis.

Michael Wagner ’11 CE, software engineer, Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Jay Stasiak ’11 IE, quality engineer, GKN Sinter Metals, Germantown, Wis.

Smith Theiler ’11 ME, design engineer, Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., Brookfield, Wis.

Edward Stoginski ’11 MIS, production supervisor, Pentair Residential Filtration LLC, Brookfield, Wis.

Kristin Tiarks ’11 ME, development hardware engineer, Rockwell Automation, Mequon, Wis.

Darin Weffenstette ’11 CE, research and development software engineer, Agilent Technologies Inc., Colorado Springs, Colo.

Andrew Streim ’11 ME, engineer I, HB Performance Systems, Mequon, Wis.

Aaron VandenHeuvel ’11 EE, control systems engineer, Dematic Corp., New Berlin, Wis.

Timothy Williams ’11 EE, power electronics engineer, Radyne Corp., Milwaukee

Daniel Vander Zanden ’11 EE, design engineer, Cooper Power Systems, Milwaukee

David Woods ’11 ME, mechanical engineer – new product development, Rexnord Industries LLC, Milwaukee

Jordan Stumpf ’11 ME, mechanical design engineer, ATI Ladish Forging, Cudahy, Wis.

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Anna Ward ’11 NU, registered nurse, Aurora St. Luke’s Hospital, Milwaukee

Charles Yamat ’11 SE, software engineer I, RedPrairie, Waukesha, Wis.

Eric Nickel ’04 BE married Ruth Quintana on Aug. 2, 2010.

Patrick Pope ’09 BSM married Mary Donovan on Oct. 1, 2010.

Nathan Yolitz ’11 ME, engineer I, RFA/Minnesota Engineering, Horicon, Wis.

Christopher Zwicky ’04 AE married Laura Olarte on Oct. 1, 2010.

Lue Yang ’09 MIS married Melanie Wolf on July 3, 2010.

Tory McNeil ’06 AE married Patricia Hulett on Nov. 13, 2010.

Michael Brunette ’11 ME married Hope Carli on Nov. 20, 2010.

Brittany Zimmerman ’11 ME, systems engineer, Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Sara Theodore ’06 AE married Matthew Frisch on April 11, 2011. Erik Zuroski ’06 CE married Vanessa Mann on Aug. 21, 2010. Nicholas Galich ’07 BUS married Melissa Rodenberg on April 23, 2011.

Natalie Wolski ’89 IE married Brian Kieffer on May 29, 2010.

Amanda Wisinski ’07 EE married Kyle Kadell on Oct. 16, 2010.

Craig Rendahl ’90 EET married Karla Konrad on Oct. 30, 2010.

Matthew Fastelin ’08 ME married Sarah Hoepner on June 12, 2010.

Valerie Wehnau ’02 AE married Mark Marshall on May 7, 2011.

Emily Knowlen ’09 AE married Andrew Smith ’10 ME on April 30, 2011.

To Rebekah and Gregory Drewiski ’91 EE, a son, Isaac, born on March 28, 2011. To Jennifer and Daniel Guenin ’96 AE, a daughter, Sophia Elizabeth, born on Jan. 27, 2011. To Anne and Christopher Schlies ’99 EET, a son, Dennis Joseph, born on April 12, 2011.

To Joel and Misty (Schunk) Barthel ’05 MIS, a daughter, Adriel Geun-Yeong, born on April 16, 2010, adopted on April 27, 2011.

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Marriage Announcements

Birth Announcements

To Emma and Sean Flahavin ’06 MIS, a daughter, Natalie, born on Feb. 12, 2011. To Trisha and David Meyers ’00 CE, a son, Luke Joseph, born on Feb 8, 2011. To Karissa and Dr. Cory Prust ’01 EE, a daughter, Lyla Claire, born on June 7, 2011.

To Kelly and Jared Wentz ’11 EET, a son, Connor, born on Sept. 21, 2010. Dimensions Summer 2011

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To Jennifer and Jay Volovsek ’00 CE, a daughter, Cameron Jolee, born on Sept. 15, 2010.

for the 567th Red Horse Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina.

Mark Harrig ’06 AE, has received a master’s degree in structural engineering from MSOE.

To John and Lisa (Myers) Koeune ’01 AE, a son, Joshua Patrick, born on March 5, 2011.

David Schlevensky ’95 BE, has assumed command of the 628th Medical Support Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

Nicholas Galich ’07 BUS, has received an MBA from Loyola University – Chicago.

To Erin and Jayson Davis ’07 AE/MSST, a daughter, McKenna, born on March 3, 2011.

Erhardt Wowerat ’95 EET, has received a master’s degree in engineering from MSOE.

Matthew LaValley ’09 BE, has received a master’s degree in perfusion from MSOE.

Achievements

Robert Nordstrom ’00 MET, has received a master’s degree in engineering from MSOE.

In Memory

Joseph Rencis ’80 ABCET, has been elected as the 2011-14 chair of Professional Interest Council (PIC) III for the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). Frank Hass ’93 EET, recently completed the programming of the ride “Speed of Magic” for the new Ferrari Park in Abu Dahbi, United Arab Emirates.

Jonathan Evans, ’02 ME, has been named to the Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s “40 Under 40” list for 2011.

Alfred Bartkowski ’47 RHACS

John Fico ’02 MSEM, has received certification in Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from Villanova University.

William Bradburn ’50 EEP

Jose Calderon ’03 B&CS, has received an MBA in project management from Saint Xavier University.

Frank Lederer ’49 EEP Lester Torsrud ’49 RHACT Edward Fuhreck ’50 EEP Charles Christie ’51 EEE Duane Emmons ’51 RATT Louise (Poppy) Weidner ’52 NU

Nathan Brinkman ’04 ME, has received a master’s degree in engineering from MSOE.

Marlo Bahnson ’54 RTC

Michelle Wilson ’94 AE, has received the rank of Fellow of the American Concrete Institute.

Eric Nickel ’04 BE, has received a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University.

Morton Spence Jr. ’58 RS

Cheryl (Pavic) Henner ’95 AE, has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Reserve. She is currently serving as Deputy Commander

Jeremy Lore ’05 EE, has received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from UW–Madison.

Thierno Alimou Diallo ’77 EE

Alan Sumner Jr. ’93 ME, has received a master’s degree in engineering from MSOE.

Ronald Fieulleteau ’54 EEE Edward Luther ’58 INDT Cyril Carney ’63 AIM John Aegerter ’71 EE Patricia Hellmich ’79 NU Edward Lewandowski ’87 BIM

Planning today will help us tomorrow MSOE is committed to sustaining its future, the future of Milwaukee and the future of this country. One of the ways in which MSOE prepares for its future, and that of its students, is through securing planned gifts from its constituents. Planned gifts can be as straightforward as a bequest in your will or the inclusion of MSOE as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy, or as complex as a charitable trust, a gift of appreciated securities and real estate or a transfer of closely held stock in a family business. Planned giving donations ensure that outstanding opportunities are available for students in generations to come. Whatever the format, MSOE is equipped to help you meet your goal of providing for loved ones and for the university. Scott Weaver, JD has joined MSOE’s Development and Alumni Affairs Department as the director of planned giving and is available to work with alumni and other donors in their financial and estate planning. When donors make a planned gift, they take a major role in helping MSOE build its endowment. Endowment growth is essential for the university to maintain its competitive advantage as students decide whether to enroll at MSOE or one of its peer institutions. For more information, please contact Scott Weaver at (414) 277-7148 or weaver@msoe.edu. Through your generosity, you have the ability to touch the future. A planned gift is a gift that anyone can afford to give and a gift that MSOE cannot do without.

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Summer in the City MSOE alumni enjoyed an abundance of camaraderie and beautiful weather during the annual Summer in the City weekend. They participated in many fun activities for the whole family, including dinners, boat rides and a tour of Miller Park.

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MSOE alumni got a behind-thescenes look at Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers. The tour focused on the technical side of the park, including the architecture, stadium control room and HVAC system.

Right and below right: Members from the class of 1961 (MSOE and Milwaukee County School of Nursing) gathered for photos during Summer in the City.

Michael Erwin ’94, Corporation member and president of Tailored Label Products, was a panel member during “Jobs-driven Economy: Checking Reality, Imagining the Future.” The interactive forum was hosted by MSOE’s Rader School of Business.

MSOE President Viets (left) and Sarah Alt ’99 (right), president of the Alumni Association, awarded MSOE Regent Robert A. Wagner ’64 (center) with the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year award during Summer in the City. Wagner is chairman and CEO of R&B Wagner Inc.

See more Summer in the City photos at www.msoe.edu/alumni/events_and_news/.

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MSOE is revamping the application and admission process. In the past few years it has become increasingly difficult to reach high school students through traditional methods: phone, mail and email. MSOE admission counselors are taking a proactive approach and meeting students where they are comfortable—in an online community. The Bridge, MSOE’s new online admissions community that will launch in September, is designed to streamline the application and admission process for high school students. Working with 7Summits, a Milwaukee-based social media agency, MSOE developed an online community where prospective students can learn more about the university, complete an application, monitor their admission progress, and, most importantly, ask questions and chat with their admission counselor, other prospective students and current MSOE students and faculty. “The college search for students is about two things, ‘Do you have the major I am looking for?’ and ‘Will I fit in?’” said Dana Grennier, director of admission. “Prospective students can use the Bridge to find others like them and realize that MSOE is the university of their dreams.” It’s easy to access the Bridge by visiting admissions.msoe.edu. Users can create their own login, or simply log in with their Facebook credentials. MSOE alumni are welcome to join and help inform prospective students about MSOE and what an MSOE education can do for them. Contact Dana Grennier at (414) 277-6761 for more information.

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