Dimension Spring 2009

Spring 2009

MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING MAGAZINE

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Riding high on theLake Express Icebreaker …

April

16 2009 MSOE Health andWellness Fair2

17 Gallery Night andGrohmann Museumexhibition begins:Wisconsin at Work:Thorsten LindbergPainting and Drawingsfrom the Milwaukee County HistoricalSociety Collection3

18 Open House1

20-22 Hydraulic Fluids and ContaminationControl Seminar4

22 Great Books Dinner and Discussion Series:Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton5

23-24 Hydraulic Systems Maintenance, Troubleshooting,and Failure Analysis Seminar4

27 Board of Regents’ meeting6

27 WMSE Spring On-air Membership Drive starts(contact WMSE, (414) 277-7247).

30 Fifth Thursday Alumni event5

May

7 Student Leadership Dinner7

11-16 Spring Fling7

13 Great Books Dinner andDiscussion Series: Into theWild by Jon Krakauer 5

20 Waukesha County AlumniChapter event at BrunoIndependent Living Aids5

22 Senior Design Show23 Spring Quarter

ends/Commencement25 Memorial Day holiday -

campus offices closed26 Summer Session begins

June

1 New student registrationbegins1

10 Great Books Dinner andDiscussion Series: Our Townby Thornton Wilder 5

15 President’s Golf Outing,Oconomowoc Golf Club5

15-19 Introduction to HydraulicsSeminar4

July

3 Independence Day observance - campusoffices closed

5-10 Discover the Possibilities ISummer Program for highschool students1

6-9 Introduction to HydraulicSystems Modeling andSimulation Seminar4

10-12 Summer in the City annualalumni reunion5

12-17 Focus on Nursing I SummerProgram for high schoolstudents1

12-17 Focus on Business SummerProgram for high school students1

12-17 Discover the Possibilities II Summer Program forhigh school students1

13-18 Private College Week1

18 Open House1

19-24 Focus on Nursing II Summer Program for highschool students1

19-24 Focus on the Possibilities: Engineering SummerProgram for high school students1

24-25 Gallery Night & Day art show:Wisconsin at Work3

27 Board of Regents’ meeting6

1Contact Enrollment Management, (414) 277-6763or (800) 332-6763

2Contact Health Services, (414) 277-75903Contact the Grohmann Museum, (414) 277-2300

4Contact Professional Education and Research Development,(414) 277-7210

5Contact Cathy Varebrook, (414) 277-45236Contact Jo Miglio, (414) 277-71017Contact Richard Gagliano, (414) 277-7228

Calendar of athletic events can be found at www.msoe.edu/athleticsCalendar 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

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Volume 23, No. 1

Spring 20092 President’s Message

3 Spotlight on LeadershipJohn Duncan, MSOE Regent, President of Off-RoadDriveline Technology and Axle Systems for ZF Group NorthAmerican Operations

4-7 Highlights

8 Faculty FeatureDr. Karl David, department chairperson and associateprofessor, Mathematics Department

9 Focus on Grohmann MuseumWisconsin at Work: Thorsten Lindberg Paintings and Drawings

10 Commencement

11 Two Weeks in Kenya

12-13 Attracting Generation Next

14-17 Quick Takes

18-19 Raiders’ Wrap-Up

20-25 Alumni Roll Call

Back Cover: Summer in the City

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On the CoverStudents from MSOE’s Architectural EngineeringInstitute (AEI) student chapter worked with theMilwaukee Admirals hockey team to construct a movingship for their mascot to ride in. The Lake ExpressIcebreaker officially set sail on Oct. 18, 2008 at thehome opener of the Milwaukee Admirals. Studentsworked all summer at the Bradley Center to constructthe vessel, which runs on a modified golf cart. See page5 for more.

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Kathy Ruehlow ’72,president, RuehlowFamily FoundationInc., has been electedto serve on the MSOEBoard of Regents. Anursing alumna, shegraduated from theMilwaukee CountyHospital School ofNursing which mergedinto MSOE in 1995.

Kathy is the widow of MSOE alumnusGerald Ruehlow ’69 who died in August2004. Jerry was vice president of Generac anda Distinguished Alumnus. Kathy is presidentof their family foundation established after thesale of Generac. She is a strong supporter ofMSOE students through a multiple-studentscholarship program established in theRuehlow family name.

Kathy Ruehlow ’72

The state of the U.S. economy is at the frontof everyone’s mind. Changes that werenever contemplated are now an everyday

reality. But as we work to rebuild confidence amidstdifficulties, some things have not changed at all.One is the importance of education and theparticular degree programs offered at MSOE. Ourmajor areas of engineering, business and nursing arethe building blocks of the economy and society,adding to the need for our graduates.

Due to the importance of the health and well-being of a huge and growing demographic of oursociety, MSOE nursing graduates remain in highdemand. Our engineering graduates are needed toliterally rebuild our infrastructure. In addition, theymust employ their creativity to develop value-addedproducts for critical export markets essential tomaintaining our standard of living. Businessgraduates must rebuild the vitality of ourcorporations; not through manipulation, but bybuilding solid companies that produce the goods andservices the world needs.

A consequence of the economic downturn is thereduced ability of our students’ families to providefinancial support. MSOE and our society cannot affordto lose these important students. Please keep them inmind as you consider your donation to our annualfund (for more information on how to donate online,turn to page 20).

MSOE was built on pragmatism and remains sotoday. We were founded to support industry andremain committed to the concept of buildingemployment, stability, entrepreneurship and wealththrough great personal effort on the part of very well-prepared graduates. We have a great need forpragmatism today; to build economic structures on afoundation of reason and reality, not on wishfulthinking and politically inspired economics.

We can rebuild and we will. It will not be easy but itcertainly will be an opportunity. In the process, MSOEgraduates will be on the forefront, leading what canand must be done.

Sincerely,

Hermann Viets, Ph.D.President

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John Duncan shares his tips for success• Focus on developing your technical and communication skills, especially

while you have the help of MSOE’s excellent teachers and labs. To excelin both the technical and teamwork sides will give you a distinct,competitive edge.

• Whether in your career or personal life, remember that relationships areextremely important. I suggest starting out right away, even while you’restill in school, to always make time to appreciate the people around you.

• If you are unsure of your career path, add up the activities that youenjoy doing. Find your passion and don’t look back.

Even as a small child, John Duncan ’79, had an interest in technical things.“I always tinkered with cars and mechanics,” Duncan remembered, “so by thetime I was ready for college, I knew I wanted a technical education.” Duncan,who is an MSOE Regent and the president of off-road driveline technology andaxle systems for ZF Group North American Operations, chose to get hisAssociate of Applied Science degree in Fluid Power Engineering Technology andhis Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management at MSOE because of itsreputation as a leader in fluid power education. “At MSOE I received a verypractical education,” Duncan noted. “I learned a lot about hydraulics andpneumatics and appreciated the work ethic and dedication of the teachers andstaff. I received hands-on practice in one of the most recognized fluid powerprograms in the nation and eventually became a Fellow and worked at the FluidPower InstituteTM while obtaining my bachelor’s degree.”

Despite recent economic uncertainties, Duncan still sees a market demand forpeople with engineering backgrounds. “There is a strong need in the market fortechnically educated individuals. We have to be innovative in order to grow ourbusinesses,” Duncan said. He also believes, however, that a business backgroundis important. Duncan has his master’s in business from Lake Forest GraduateSchool. “I firmly believe that students need a business understanding. Business iswhat drives the economy. Business and engineering are both very important intoday’s increasingly competitive marketplace,” Duncan said.

In his free time, Duncan enjoys riding his motorcycle with MSOE’s ExecutiveMotorcycle Club and he enjoys spending time with his wife, Beth, children andgrandchildren. “Our two grandsons are a new and constant joy to us—perhapsthey will be MSOE candidates in a few years!”

“There is a strong need in the market fortechnically educated individuals. We have to beinnovative in order to grow our businesses.”

Find success doing what you loveJohn Duncan, MSOE Regent; President of Off-Road Driveline Technology and AxleSystems, ZF Group North American Operations

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Spitzer wins awardRobert R. Spitzer, MSOE President

Emeritus, received the WisconsinManufacturers & Commerce (WMC)Continuous Leadership Award. WMC isa business association dedicated tomaking Wisconsin the most competitivestate in the nation. The award recognizesSpitzer’s ongoing involvement in WMCand its affiliates following his term aspresident of the organization from 1970to 1972.

Innovative Program AwardMSOE’s International Exchange Program in Electrical

Engineering received the Innovative Program Award from theElectrical and Computer Engineering Department HeadsAssociation (ECEDHA). The award is given to individuals ordepartments that have created, implemented and sustained asuccessful, innovative program. During the 16 years it has beenin existence, the award has been granted six times: once eachto Carnegie Mellon University and Rensselaer PolytechnicInstitute, and twice each to Drexel University and PurdueUniversity. MSOE is only the fifth university to be honored.Read more about MSOE’s international exchange programs atwww.msoe.edu/academics/study_abroad.

Bray named to Education CouncilThomas E. Bray, dean of

applied research, AppliedTechnology CenterTM, is one of 25education leaders from across thecountry named to the first-evernational Education Council. Thecouncil will help theManufacturing Institute developnational strategies to keep theAmerican manufacturingworkforce globally competitive and

create more high-paying jobs. The Manufacturing Institute isthe research, education and workforce arm of the NationalAssociation of Manufacturers (NAM).

Young named Certified Family Life EducatorLinda Young, associate professor, MSOE

School of Nursing, has received the NationalCouncil on Family Relations’ CertifiedFamily Life Educator (CFLE) designation.The credential denotes a proven backgroundand knowledge in ten Family Life Contentareas. “The certificate complements my roleas a nurse educator with a focus onsupporting/teaching families in health andillness. In our nursing curriculum here at MSOE, family isintegrated throughout the nursing courses,” said Young.

NewsNewly elected Corporation Members

Some of MSOE’s newest Corporation Members gathered for a photo at the Corporation Member Orientation Luncheonin November. Left to right: Michael J. Ebben ’82, vice president, Badger Packaging Corp.; Thomas R. Jacobson, vicepresident of operations, Bruno Independent Living Aids; David A. Klante Sr., vice president of engineering and packaging,MillerCoors; Patrick D. Keller, retired vice president, engineering centers of expertise, Harley-Davidson Inc.; Scott R. Haag,president, Moore Oil; Craig A. McArton, executive vice president and chief operating officer, FABCO; Kurt A. Drier ’91,vice president of IT, Herzing College. Not pictured: David A. Davis, president and CEO, Securant Bank; Thomas L.Kassouf, president, commercial group, Snap-on Inc.; David A. Selby ’79, ’00, vice president of engineering, MilwaukeeElectric Tool Co.; and David C. Westgate, chairman, president and CEO, Jason Inc.

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

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Athletics director honoredDan Harris, MSOE athletics

director, was inducted into theWisconsin Soccer CoachesAssociation Hall of Fame. Harriswas recognized for his manycontributions to the Milwaukeesoccer community, and wasamong the first class inductedinto the Hall of Fame.

Engineers Without Borders receive honorMSOE’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders

(EWB-USA) was selected as one of the national organization’sPremier Chapters for 2008. They excelled in many areas suchas: technical preparedness, presentation and design; culturalawareness and sensitivity; community education andparticipation; health and safety for the community andthe chapter; and they followed EWB-USA proceduresand guidelines.

SAE honors student

Mechanical engineering senior Daniel Goray was selected bySAE International to participate in the group’s fifth annualLeadership Development Program. The program recognizesindividuals who have exhibited outstanding leadership skillsthrough SAE activities on campus.

Chemistry labs to be upgradedMSOE received a grant of $250,000 from The Lynde and

Harry Bradley Foundation Inc. to renovate and upgrade itsgeneral and organic chemistry laboratories in the Physics andChemistry Department. The grant will benefit nearly all ofMSOE’s students, as chemistry and physics are required coursesin most majors. Students in all programs rely on laboratoriesthat facilitate the highest level of teaching and learning.

Business students score well above averageBusiness management students at MSOE’s Fox Valley

location recently took the Major Field Test in Business – acomprehensive undergraduate outcomes assessment designedto measure the critical knowledge and understanding obtainedby students in a major field of study. As a group, the studentsscored in the top 10 percent nationwide.

New business degreeMSOE’s Rader School of

Business will offer a newbusiness degree in Fall 2009. The Bachelor of Science inBusiness Management will prepare students to lead people,processes and technology. The new program replaces MSOE’stwo separate programs in business and management. Coursescan be completed on a part- or full-time basis and may be takenduring the day or evening, with options for Internet-hybridstudy. Visit www.msoe.edu/business for more information.

Students design holiday ornamentArchitectural engineering

students designed and built anornament to hang on a tree inthe Governor’s executiveresidence in Madison, Wis., thispast holiday season. TheGovernor and Mrs. Doylenamed one of the trees “Deckthe Halls,” which highlightedthe contributions of Wisconsin’sschools of higher education.

Campus CompactMSOE has joined Campus Compact, a national coalition of

more than 1,200 colleges and universities that are dedicated toadvancing campus-based civic and community engagement.Students at Campus Compact member schools contribute anestimated $7 billion in service to their communities each yearthrough campus-organized initiatives alone.

Lake Express IcebreakerStudents from MSOE’s Architectural Engineering

Institute (AEI) student chapter worked in conjunctionwith the Milwaukee Admirals hockey team to designand construct a moving ship (also see Dimensions cover)for “Roscoe,” the Admirals’ mascot, to ride. The studentconstruction team included, left to right: Andy Blau,Jason Goike, Josh Wilsmann and Danny Blau. Notpictured: Jacob Bagal, Jessica Phillips, Ben Pielhopand Mitch Setterman. Also pictured (far left) isMSOE’s Roscoe.

Opportunity Conference

MSOE’s 29th annual Opportunity Conference was held inNovember. Teams from Wisconsin and Illinois demonstratedexcellence in the areas of computers, mathematics and sciencein the competition. Whitefish Bay (Wis.) High School andStoughton (Wis.) High School tied for first place in thecomputer competition. Whitefish Bay High School won themath competition and Vernon Hills (Ill.) High School won thescience competition.

New scholarshipThe Thomas J. Stobbs ’85/TLX Technologies Memorial

Scholarship has been established at MSOE in memory of itsnamesake. Students seeking a bachelor’s degree in mechanicalengineering or mechanical engineering technology are eligibleto apply for the $3,000 renewable scholarship, which alsoincludes a paid internship at TLX Technologies. Stobbs wasone of the founders of TLX Technologies. More information isavailable from the Financial Aid Office.

Science Olympiad

The MSOE Center for BioMolecular Modeling (CBM)works closely with Science Olympiad, one of the premierescience competitions in the nation providing rigorous,standards-based challenges to more than 5,300 teams in 48states. In November, the Midwest Science Olympiad CoachesConference was held at MSOE. Approximately 75 middle andhigh school teachers attended to learn more about coaching aScience Olympiad team at their schools (photo above).

The CBM recently developed the Protein Modeling eventfor Science Olympiad. In this national event, teams of two tothree high school students learn about protein structure andfunction, and then use computer visualization and a mini-toober (foam-covered wire) to fashion a physical model of aspecific protein. Funding from Life Technologies and theHoward Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Precollege ScienceEducation Program will allow 2,500 teams nationwide tocompete in this event in the 2009-2010 academic year.


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MSOE Business Plan CompetitionA team of senior engineering majors took first place in

the third annual MSOE Business Plan Competition.The team received $1,500 for their wireless prematureinfant monitoring system designed to improve the careof neonatal infants. Congratulations to Andrew Bublitz,Nathan Grams and Brian Wallace. The competition issponsored annually by MSOE’s Uihlein/Spitzer Centerfor Entrepreneurship and supported by MSOE’s KernEntrepreneurship Education Network project grant.

Left to right: Dr. Steven Bialek,Rader School of Businesschairman; Andrew Bublitz;Nathan Grams; Brian Wallace;Dr. Samantha Jacques, biomedical engineering program director.

MSOE hosts NFPA Fluid Power ChallengeMore than 80 eighth-graders took part in the National

Fluid Power Association’s (NFPA) Fluid Power Challengeat MSOE in December. The competition challengedstudents to solve an engineering problem using fluidpower technology. The students designed mechanisms topick an object from one platform, rotate it and place iton another.

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Students engineer national championship

MSOE Architectural Engineering and ConstructionManagement students won the Design-Build nationalchampionship at the Associated General Contractors nationalstudent competition in San Diego on March 5. They preparedan architectural design, construction estimate, constructionschedule and sustainable design plan for an $80 millionColorado History Museum, and gave a presentation to a panelof professionals—all within a 30-hour period. “MSOE was awell-oiled machine that you could see worked exceptionallywell together,” said Brian Hansen, competition judge. In thepast 10 years, MSOE’s team has won nine regionalchampionships; had eight national top-three finishes; and wonthe national championship twice. This year they competedagainst Iowa State University, Texas A&M and Arizona StateUniversity, among others.

On the MoveNew FacultyArchitectural Engineering and Building ConstructionMichael McGann, LecturerEmad Nadi, Lecturer

Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceDr. Ruven Brooks, Adjunct Assistant Professor

School of NursingMolly A. Hendricks ’04, Adjunct Nursing ClinicalInstructorErin E. Quinnell ’07, Adjunct Nursing Clinical Instructor

Physics and ChemistryEryn L. Hassemer, Lecturer

New StaffAthleticsSally DuPont, Administrative Assistant

Development and Alumni AffairsJonathan Kowalski, DevelopmentDirector

Enrollment ManagementMatthew Martin, Admission Counselor

FacilitiesThomas Barsokine, MaintenanceTechnicianWendy Grablewski, CustodianMichael Haase, Maintenance TechnicianJames Schwartz-Ridgeway, CustodianLyterrell Stokes, CustodianPaul Szepi, Maintenance Technician

Financial AidAngela Sarni, Financial Aid Counselor

Mechanical EngineeringJames Yauch, Lab Technician

Project Lead The WaySteven K. Salter, Director

Student LifeElizabeth Gridley, Coordinator ofUniversity Disability Services andWomen’s Connections.

TRiOKelly Harrigan, Instructional CoordinatorBecky Jeffers, Upward Bound CounselingCoordinator

WMSEDori Zori, Underwriting Director

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Student wins photo contestTroy Giljohann, management information systems

junior, won the APPA/Facebook campus photo contestwith his photo of the MSOE Raiders hockey teamplaying in the Kern Center. Giljohann won $500 for hisphoto, which was featured in APPA’s Facility Managermagazine, and MSOE received $2,000. APPA is aninternational association for educational facilitymanagers. Giljohann beat out more than 300submissions from Michigan State and University ofFlorida, among others.

Left to right: Chad Kucik, Derek Burdick, Jamie Zimdahl, coachRobert Lemke, associate professor, Josh Wilsmann, Ryan Mack andChris Cichon traveled to San Diego, where they won the Design-Buildnational championship.

Find more highlights and news stories in theNewsroom at www.msoe.edu/newsroom.

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Dr. Karl David does not like to grade papers. “Ask any of mystudents, I’m the slowest grader around,” joked David. “Forme, teaching is about interacting with students and helpingthem one-on-one after class or during office hours. It’s aboutmaking sure they connected with the lecture, not about gradingpapers,” he explained.

David, who is the chair of MSOE’s MathematicsDepartment, moved to Milwaukee with his wife ten years ago.He previously taught at Wells College in New York, a smallliberal arts college. David became the department chair atMSOE after two years of teaching. Admittedly, the transitionfrom teaching at a women’s-only (at the time) liberal artscollege to a mostly male, technology-focused university tooksome getting used to for David. “I struggled with it at first,”said David, “but I enjoy teaching a mixture of classes forengineering, nursing and business students. I like to reach awider audience.”

For David, watching students grow and become successful isa rewarding aspect of his job. “I like to tour the senior projectsat the end of the year. I love to see a student who I had as afreshman give a really polished presentation on a complicatedmatter. It makes me feel confident and proud to know that thatstudent will do a good job in his or her career. MSOE educatesour students to work hard and be independent. The studentshave a lot of responsibility for doing things on their own, moreso than at most other universities.”

In his spare time, David enjoys bird watching, spending timewith his wife and working on Sudoku and crossword puzzles.He has honed his artistic talents by acting, taking adult pianolessons and singing in a chorus. Currently he spends a lot oftime at the gym and works with a personal trainer. “She givesme the same advice about my diet that my wife has for years,but I guess I have to pay for it to feel accountable!”

One on One:What is the last book you read?The Singing Life of Birds by Donald Kroodsma.

What can a student do to get on your bad side?Raise their hand and ask me, “When will I ever usethis?” Career responsibilities change quickly andyou have no idea what you might be responsiblefor 10 or 15 years from now. It’s important to bebroadly educated.

What can a student do to get on your good side?Smile and work hard.

What is your favorite thing to do in Milwaukee?A perfect day for me would be going to an MSOEbasketball game with my wife, then eating dinnerat Eagan’s on Water and maybe going to the operaor symphony afterwards.

What is the best advice you’ve ever gotten?Listen more often to my wife. She probably knowsme better than I do myself, and whenever I don’ttake her advice, I usually end up regretting it!

Mathematics Departmentchair makes a lasting impression

“For me, teaching is aboutinteracting with students andhelping them one-on-one afterclass or during office hours.”


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Wisconsin at Work: Thorsten Lindberg Paintings and DrawingsThorsten Lindberg (American, 1878-1950) was a Wisconsin artist who flourished

during the 1930s and 40s completing paintings as part of the Works ProgressAdministration (WPA). Many artists contributed to the WPA, and many local artistssaw their careers develop and transform during this time. Lindberg in particulardocumented the work of human industry, particularly that of rural Wisconsin andMilwaukee, in several large-scale paintings and sketches from the Milwaukee CountyHistorical Society. The murals featured in Wisconsin at Work, currently on display atthe Grohmann Museum, were commissioned by the Milwaukee Public Museumfrom 1937 to 1940. They are but a fraction of the murals that were produced byLindberg, detailing Milwaukee, Wisconsin, international industries and historicevents. Also featured are a number of drawings documenting the creation ofMilwaukee’s Park System. This exhibit runs through Aug. 14, 2009.

Don’t miss the upcoming exhibit, Midwest Murals: Joe Jones and J.B. Turnbullfrom the Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Sept. 4 – Dec. 6, 2009.Enjoy scenes of agriculture from the Midwest in the 1930s as depicted in large scalemurals by two of the most prominent regional painters of their time.

Grohmann MuseumGrohmann Museum

Experience the mostcomprehensive collectiondepicting the history ofindividual labor, trades,industry and technologywith Man at Work: 400Years in Paintings andBronzes. This full-color,hardcover book is newly

updated with additional text and photography—abeautiful addition to any collection.

To order, visit www.bookstore.msoe.edu, call(414) 277-7173 or purchase at the GrohmannMuseum gift shop.

Winter CommencementMore than 35 students became MSOE graduates

at the 2009 Winter Commencement on Saturday,Feb. 28. “Thanks to MSOE’s Working Professionalsprogram, a 45-year-old is able to work full time andget a world-class degree,” said class respondentSteven Van Camp. He completed most of hisBachelor of Science in Management course work atMSOE’s Fox Valley outreach campus and throughthe Business Excellence Consortium.

Edgar Hotchkin ’51, retired founder of AnchorWest Financial, received the Honorary Doctor ofEngineering degree. Hotchkin received a degree inelectrical engineering from MSOE and, after holdingengineering positions at Davies Laboratories, IBM,Midwestern Instruments and more, developed asuccessful real estate business in Glendale, Calif.

Mechanical engineeringgraduate Chelsey Jelinskiposed for pictures withPaul Michael, researchchemist in the FluidPower Institute™.Jelinski graduated withhonors and wasnominated “Who’s WhoAmong Students inAmerican Universitiesand Colleges.”

Class respondent Steven Van Camp spokeproudly of his MSOE education and thebenefits he has already reaped.

MSOE’s student-run symphony orchestra provided music duringthe 2009 Winter Commencement.

Left to right: Dr. John A. Mellowes,chairman of the Board of Regents;Dr. Owe Petersen, department chair,electrical engineering and computer science;Dr. Edgar Hotchkin ’51, honorary degreerecipient; David Doerr, MSOE Regent.

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Just because MSOE students get a two-week break for the holidays doesn’t mean thatthey stop working. Take for example nursingstudents Cathy Brabeck and Kristine RadtkeNorris. Together with Project Kenya, a non-profit organization based out of Jackson,Wis., they traveled to Kenya to help providemedical assistance to several poor, strugglingcommunities throughout the country. “I havealways wanted to go to Africa, and I wouldlike to work in international health when Igraduate,” said Radtke Norris. Brabeck’sobjective was to use the skills she learned atMSOE to help as best she could, and to visit a ThirdWorld country to experience health care in a completelydifferent culture.

Using the skills they learned in classes and labs oncampus, the students were able to practice basic healthassessments, read vital signs, assist in distributingmedication and provide support and attention. “The mostrewarding experience was playing with children in Nairobiand giving them much needed hugs and kisses. They oftentimes don’t receive the love and care they so desperatelyneed,” said Radtke Norris.

Both students received hands-on experience and learnedvaluable lessons while in Africa. “We learned how to workaround the language barrier, how to assess skin conditionson darker skin, and learned the signs and symptoms ofvarious tropical diseases like malaria. We also became awareof the many things that we as Americans take for granted,including clean water,” said Brabeck.

For anyone interested in more information, please visitwww.project-kenya.org. While both students recommendthis type of experience, it wasn’t easy. “The trip wasphysically, mentally and emotionally challenging. It took alot out of us and the recovery process has been verydifficult,” noted Radtke Norris. “But we learned a lot andmade a really big difference in the lives of many adults andchildren. We will forever remember this time with them,and we know that they will remember us.”

Two Weeks in KenyaMSOE nursing students find volunteer work life-changing

“We will foreverremember this time withthem, and we know thatthey will remember us.”

Two Weeks in Kenya

Kristine Radtke Norris and Cathy Brabeck.

Opportunity Conference

Catalyst for Future Success

Future City competition SMART Teams competition

Rube Goldberg competition

National Engineers Week Future City competition

MSOE studentsvolunteered at WestsideAcademy II to help withmultimedia presentations.


To introduce younger generationsto engineering and its exciting careeropportunities, MSOE has long partneredwith area junior high and high schoolsthrough a number of different programsand competitions. These programsreach out to bright, talented studentswho wouldn’t otherwise consider a careerin engineering.

In the Students Modeling A ResearchTopic (SMART) Teams program, offeredthrough MSOE’s Center forBioMolecular Modeling, high schoolstudents are paired with local researchscientists to learn about proteinstructures. They use software to generatevirtual images of proteins and create amodel of the protein using MSOE’sRapid Prototyping Center. This programintroduces high school students to scienceand biomolecular engineering and enablesthem to meet someone in the field andwork in a real laboratory setting.

“It provides multiple venues forstudents with different learning styles andintelligences,” said SMART Teams coachDavid Stack.

MSOE’s Upward Bound (UB)program helps qualified area high schoolstudents find academic success in highschool and prepare them for success incollege. MSOE students help participantswith homework and developing academicskills throughout the school year. Duringthe summer, UB students live on campus

for six weeks and take courses in math,science, language arts and study skills.MSOE students serve as UB tutors andcounselors and live in the residence hallswith the high school students.

Competitions are another way MSOEattracts high school students to campus.The Opportunity Conference putsstudents’ computer, math and scienceskills to the test in a team competition.MSOE also hosts the Tests ofEngineering Aptitude, Mathematicsand Science (TEAMS) competition forhigh school students from across thecountry to prove who can use theirknowledge of math, chemistry, physics,biology and computer applications best ina real-world situation.

Hundreds of thousands of studentsacross the country are introduced toengineering in their middle and highschools through Project Lead The Way(PLTW). This national program addressesthe country’s increasing shortage ofengineers, and MSOE is the NationalAffiliate University of PLTW inWisconsin. Teachers come to MSOE eachsummer to learn the PLTW curriculum,and they return to their schools to teachthese engineering courses.

Every year hundreds of high schoolstudents explore a world of careeropportunities through MSOE’s summercamps: Discover the Possibilities andFocus on the Possibilities. They learn

how engineering, business and nursingwork in the real world and experiencecollege life for a week.

It is through these programs, and manymore, that MSOE seeks to promoteengineering, business and nursing careersto middle- and high-school students whowouldn’t necessarily consider them. Theseprograms not only get younger studentsexcited about rewarding, in-demandcareers, but they also address the criticalshortage of engineers, nurses and businessleaders this country faces.

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Generation NextDeciding where to go to college and what to major in is not easy. A recent study by the American Society for

Quality found that 85 percent of students aged eight to 17 are not interested in a career in engineering. Ofthose surveyed, 44 percent simply don’t know much about engineering. MSOE is working to change that.

It’s no secret that MSOE alumni lead successful and rewarding careers, but how did they get interested intheir fields in the first place?

Read more on the Web: www.msoe.edu/high_school_students/index.shtml

Additional programssponsored by MSOE:

College Readiness 21Construction ChallengeEntrepreneur and Business

Strategy CompetitionFIRST Robotics CompetitionFluid Power ChallengeMath CountsMEDAL Career Exploration SeriesOpen HousesRaider DaysScience BowlScience OlympiadShadow DaysWomen’s Weekend


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MSOE celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. dayin January. During the opening ceremony,students (left to right) Maya Bates, Jeff Chan,Catherine Weitenbeck, Akshat Vasudev andMike Carrillo lit a candle while listening toan excerpt of a recording of Dr. King’s famous“I Have a Dream” speech.

Students handed out hot chocolate to passersby on a cold day in February aspart of SUB-Zero days sponsored by the Student Union Board. The week-long event offered students a break from mid-winter drudgery and featuredfun events like a mini-golf course in the Campus Center and chances toride Segways.

Brian Rinke ’95 AE, ’07 MSST (right) with The Matrix Group Engineering Consultants spoke to students at theArchitectural Engineering and Building Construction Department’s annual Career Night. Students met potentialemployers from 36 top businesses, including Siemens Building Technologies and X-nth, who were looking for a widevariety of experience levels for both internships and full-time positions.

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MSOE men’s basketball hosted the third Engineers Classic basketball tournament in November,which featured four of the nation’s most prominent engineering institutions. MSOE defeated

Rensselaer Polytechnic (RPI), and MIT moved past Rose Hulman for their places in the championshipgame. MSOE won the championship for the first time, beating MIT 69-64. Rose Hulman won theconsolation game against RPI by a score of 67-63.

Students kicked off Homecoming week witha march through downtown Milwaukeefinishing at the Kern Center to watch theMSOE Raiders hockey team take onAdrian College.

MSOE’s Theatre Troupepresented the play “The Pirates

of the Great Lakes” in December,a comedy about a man who makesa deal with a pirate to save hisfamily business.


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Local golf pro Mike Vance worked withbiomedical engineering students on a researchproject for Dr. Fennigkoh’s Biomechanics class.Students Dave Brody, Matt LaValley, Dan Miller,Olaf Rogness and Dan Van Domelen joined forceswith local custom club fitter Henry Fink of Tee ToGreen in New Berlin, Wis., to assess the effectsof wrist angle on a golf swing.

Rockford (Ill.) Auburn High School won the WisconsinRegional Championship of the U.S. Department ofEnergy’s National Science Bowl® held at MSOE inJanuary. They will travel to Washington, D.C., to competeagainst 67 other regional winners. Left to right: CoachJim Parker, Christian Zarnke, Jordan Hoffmann, ZahedHaseeb, Ian Douglass andSivia Sundaram.

The Society of Model Engineers(SOME) hosted their annual TrainTime show in March. Familiesgathered in the CC building toview trains of all scales built bylocal railroad clubs.

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WMSE 91.7 FM raised more than $32,000 at the 7th Annual Rockabilly Chili contest,which featured more than 50 varieties of chili. More than 2,000 people gathered in the KernCenter to vote for the following winners: Best Meat Chili: Old German Beer Hall; BestVegetarian Chili: Riverwest Co-Op; Best Heat: Bremen Café.

Students had many activities and contests to choose from during St.Patrick’s week in March. (Left) Jordan Balcerzak ME, competed inthe Engineering O’lympics to build the tallest structure out of pastaand marshmallows. (Above) Freshmen Jon Collins and JeffScarpelli, “Team Waldo,” worked to build a device used to protectan egg during a three-story fall as part of the St. Patrick’s eggdrop competition.


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Women’s basketball hasfirst .500 season

MSOE women’s basketball had the most wins in a seasonand garnered its first .500 record. Head coach Jessica Ottturned around a 1-24 team from last year to a team that was13-13 overall and made the Northern Athletic Conference(NAC) playoffs for the first time. For her effort, theconference coaches honored her as the 2008-09 NAC Coachof the Year. The team accumulated a 10-8 conference recordand placed third in the NAC South Division.

Freshman forward Carol Cayo was named the NACRookie of the Year, and was on the All Rookie team and asecond team All NAC selection. For the season, Cayoaveraged double-double figures: 13.4 points per game and11.3 rebounds. She finished the year eighth in the nation inblocks (3.5) and 25th in the nation for rebounds.

With an average of 12.6 points per game, freshman guardMegan Syverson joined Cayo on the All Rookie team.Marguerite Wellstein was chosen to the NAC AllSportsmanship team.

Men’s basketball wins EngineersClassic; garners first 18-win season

The third time’s a charm for the MSOE men’s basketballteam as they won the third Milwaukee Engineers Classicafter finishing second the previous two tries. The 69-64victory over MIT was highlighted by Jamel Sabree’s 29-point effort, giving him the Most Valuable Player honors.

The Raiders finished the season with an 18-8 mark, theteam’s best record ever. Under head coach Brian Miller,they carried an 11-5 NAC record and placed second amongNAC South Division opponents.

Austin Meier and Jeremy Off were named to the NACfirst and second team, respectively. Andy Voigt was selectedto the NAC All Sportsmanship team. Meier averaged 13.8points and 7.8 rebounds per game in conference contests.He is also ranked ninth in the nation with 84 steals and anaverage 3.2 steals per game. Off averaged 14.7 points and7.7 rebounds per game against NAC competition, and issecond in the nation with a 67.3 field goal percentage.

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Raiders walking woundedfall in conference finals

Despite injuries and sickness, theRaiders were able to will their way intothe conference finals, before bowing tonationally ranked Adrian College in thetitle game. To get there, the Raidersovercame a first round struggle bydefeating Minnesota–Crookston in atightly contested battle. In the semifinals,the Raiders played with only 11 healthyposition players (non-goalies) to defeatLawrence 3-2 and advance to the HarrisCup final. Michael Soik and Jason Wollwere named to the All Tournament team.

The Raiders finished their season with a15-12-2 overall record. Their 12-7-1MCHA South Division record was goodenough for a second place finish in thedivision, third overall among conferenceteams.

Other individuals recognized by theconference were Woll and StephenSmiddy, who were named to the 12-person All MCHA team. This was Woll’sfourth time receiving the honor, while it isSmiddy’s first selection. Freshmen selectedto the league’s All Rookie team were BrockKing, Ryno Linder and Connor Toomey.

Wrestling does well in championshipsVirgil Pope became the fourth wrestler in MSOE history to participate at

the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. Wrestling at 141pounds, he competed against two eventual All Americans at the meet. Atthe Great Lakes Regional, Pope took third place in the 141-pound divisionand was voted by the coaches to one of six at-large qualifiers to the NCAAtournament. Pope was the first MSOE wrestler to make the trip to nationalssince 2004.

Other Raiders that fared well at regionals include Matt Olsen, whoplaced fifth overall in the 165-pound division, while Sammy Deligio (125)and Adam Chaulklin (174) each won one match on the day.

The Raiders claimed a third place finish at the 2009 Northern WrestlingAssociation Championship. Joel Vande Boom, wrestling at 157 pounds,defeated a nationally ranked opponent to win the crown, and was honoredas the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. Teammate Pope won the 141-pound weight class.Coach Kevin Morin was chosen by his peers as the conference Coach of the Year, while Vande Boom wasselected by the National Wrestling Coaches Association to receive Academic All American honors.

Cincinnati Cyclones sign Jason WollMSOE hockey defenseman Jason Woll was signed to the 2008 Kelly Cup champions, the Cincinnati

Cyclones. Woll, 24, has begun his professional hockey career, and will graduate this fall with a B.S. inbusiness. The Cyclones are the ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators.

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1973John Zuk MET, director of applicationdevelopment center, Mack Molding Co.,Burlington, Vt.

1976Curtis Olsen ABCET, ’84 MSEM,managing director, Axenic Enterprise,Camarillo, Calif.

1982Michael Brucki EET, director of globaloperations – quality, NCR Corp.,Dayton, Ohio

James Guirsch ECET, agent, CompassInsurance Group, Milwaukee

1983Edwin Neckar ETM, chief mechanicalengineer/planner, Wisconsin Departmentof Health Services, Madison, Wis.

1985Kevin Schuld EET, director of assemblytechnology, IPC Association,Bannockburn, Ill.

1986Kurt Spilger ME, associate III, BoozAllen Hamilton, Bellbrook, Ohio

1989Nannette Wellstein BSM, humanresources manager, Sisters of St. Dominic– Siena Center, Racine, Wis.

1990Scott Hartman EE, vice-president ofcorporate outsourcing, Regus Group,Addison, Texas

1993Steve Redlich EE, regional salesmanager, OTTO Engineering Inc.,Carpentersville, Ill.

Daniel Schmidt ME, global R&Ddirector, materials engineering, DowChemical Co., Midland, Mich.

1994David Garski ME, engineering manager,Magline Inc, Pinconning, Mich.

1995Kevin Denton EE, attorney, Law Officeof Kevin Denton, San Diego

Richard Sievert MET, director-Asiabusiness development, HuscoInternational Inc., Waukesha, Wis.

1996Susan Lasecki AE, MSST, senior projectmanager, Symbiont, West Allis, Wis.

1997Sandra (Garbisch) Howe IEMS,manufacturing engineer, Graco Inc.,Rogers, Minn.

1998David Dahleen MSE, seniormanufacturing engineer, ManitowocCranes Inc., Manitowoc, Wis.

Ilene Jauquet IE, manufacturingsystems engineer, P&H MiningEquipment Corp., Milwaukee

1999William Demshar CM, estimator, MSIGeneral, Oconomowoc, Wis.

2000Richard Showers MSEM, director ofproduct management – walk-indivision, Manitowoc Foodservice,Manitowoc, Wis.

2003Tim Bulgrin AE, electrical engineer,Goetting & Associates, Austin, Texas

Matthew Payne BSM, network engineerIII, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee

Jayme (Lang) Radomski AE, director ofemployee development, ReserveAdvisors, Milwaukee

2004Matthew Jacobson B&CS, interactivemarketing specialist, Pinstripe,Brookfield, Wis.

2005Jacklyn Bohman BE, engineeringintern, Milwaukee VA MedicalCenter, Milwaukee

Monica (Wiermanski) Cain NU, nurseclinician, American Family Children’sHospital, Madison, Wis.

2007Albert Ottow CM, field superintendent,FJA Christiansen Roofing, Milwaukee

2008Andrea Batzler NU, registered nurse,Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center,Milwaukee

Elizabeth (Butek) Beasley MSEM,project engineer, Pro-Health Care,Waukesha, Wis.

Andrew Bronson BSM, servicescoordinator, Wisconsin InnkeepersAssociation, Brookfield, Wis.

Brett Duebner NU, registered nurse,Loyola University Medical Center,Maywood, Ill.

Amanda Endres AE, MSST, structuralengineer, Canon Design, St. Louis

Brad Felber BSM, vice-president –industrial group, Price Engineering Co.Inc., Hartland, Wis.

Donate Today …Planned gifts to MSOE can make the dreams of our students come true. Donations support scholarships that enable

outstanding students to achieve greatness by receiving an MSOE education. The current economic climate has madeplanned giving more popular than ever, and proper estate planning can support MSOE’s students while still providingfor your loved ones. MSOE can assist donors with many types of gifts including bequests, charitable remainder trustsand pooled income funds. For all giving questions visit www.msoe.edu/alumni/support_msoe/ or call (414) 277-7259.International donations are now accepted at www.msoe.edu/alumni/support_msoe/donate_intl.shtml.

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Robert Geboy SE, software engineer,Metavante, Milwaukee

Gregory Heise NU, surgical ICU nurse,Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center,Milwaukee

Travis Hoffman MIS, informationsystems technician, Horizon RetailConstruction Inc., Racine, Wis.

Paul Hoormann EET, electricalcontrols engineer, HK Systems Inc.,New Berlin, Wis.

Hendrik Jaeger ME, engineer, ShellGlobal Solutions, Gummersbach,Germany

Andrew Jarosinski BSM, aviationdirectorate support, Wisconsin ArmyNational Guard, Madison, Wis.

Cedric Leach IE, dock engineer, FedExSmartpost, New Berlin, Wis.

Scott Leis MET, manufacturingengineer, M-B Companies Inc.,Chilton, Wis.

Leah Leja NU, registered nurse, KadlecMedical Center, Richland, Wash.

Amir Mahmoud MET, sales applicationengineer / account manager, The EdwardD. Newell Co., Bristol, Wis.

Tyler Malzahn AE, electrical designer,X-nth, Milwaukee

Jonathan McIntire EE, electricalengineer I, KHS, Waukesha, Wis.

Kristin Okruhlica NU, registerednurse, Aurora St. Luke’s MedicalCenter, Milwaukee

Jenny Pfaff ME, design engineer, TheMatrix Group, Milwaukee

Cory Powers AE, plumbing designer,HGA, Milwaukee

Christopher Riedl EET, electricalengineer, LS Research LLC,Cedarburg, Wis.

Steven Schumacher EE, electricalengineer, HGA, Milwaukee

Michael Sobczak MET, manufacturingengineer, Silgan Container,Oconomowoc, Wis.

Tim Triscari MET, manufacturingengineer, Bucyrus International,Milwaukee

Matthew Wanke MIS, support servicesanalyst, Red Prairie Corp., Waukesha, Wis.

Jeffrey Weaver MSEM, quality engineer,Boeing Co., St. Louis

MarriageAnnouncementsPaul England ’96 CE, was married toLorrie Brown on Oct. 11, 2008.

David Hohensee ’96 BE, was marriedto Katy O’Leary on Oct. 10, 2008.

Thomas Smith ’00 BE, was married toWhitney Widder on Sept. 27, 2008.

Suzannah Klug ’01 AE, was married toAlex Deneau on Sept. 12, 2008.

MSOE alumni and friends joined industry leadersat the Rockwell Automation Fair in Nashville.Present at the event were (left to right) GhulamKhan ’05, Kou Vang ’04 and Phil Kaufman.

Many alumni gathered at the event, including (left to right)Todd Sauve ’89, Rick Hoadley and Roman Lichon ’73.

The event was an opportunity for guests to meet RockwellAutomation scholars, network, socialize and learn about thenewest and best innovations in automation technology. Leftto right: Kristin Tiarks, MSOE Corporation Member NealWunderlich ’74, Dr. Steve Williams, EE program director.

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Michael Libby ’01 EE, was married toCari Icenogle on July 5, 2008.

Kristine Rauch ’01 IE, was married toDr. Keith Ellis on June 14, 2008.

Edward Thompson ’01 ME, wasmarried to Ellen Wiese on Oct. 18, 2008.

Jonathan Eklund ’02 CE, was marriedto Diana Goluch on Oct. 9, 2008.

Tamara Mauer ’03 AE/CM, wasmarried to Jesse Ames on Oct. 18, 2008.

Eric Strangeway ’03 EE, was married toAmy Roon on Oct. 4, 2008.

Thomas Hoppert ’05 AE, was marriedto Kimberly Chlan on July 19, 2008.

Michael Marty ’05 ME, was married toRuth Herbst on Aug. 16, 2008.

Annie Latzig ’06 AE, was married toBradley Johnson on Jan. 3, 2009.

Jennifer Wisniewski ’07 MSEM,was married to Tom Misiewicz onNov. 8, 2008.

Ashley Harmeyer ’08 NU, was marriedto Robert Haas Jr. on Aug. 23, 2008.

Adam Patterson ’08 SE, was married toRachel Martin on Aug. 16, 2008.

Birth AnnouncementsTo Susan and Thomas Freise ’88 ME, adaughter, Hannah, born Feb. 28, 2008.

To Amy and Mark Simons ’95 B&CS,a son, Benjamin, born Aug. 19, 2008.

To Marcia and Nathan Gurgel ’99 BE,a daughter, Gwyneth, born Sept. 4, 2008.

To Laura (Schneider) ’99 AE andJosh ’01 CE Toepfer, a son, Benjamin,born Feb. 15, 2008.

To Brian ’00 AE and Shari (Gorr) ’02CE Hess, a son, Jacob, born Oct. 6, 2008.

Alum serves his country and his future“I’m an engineer with a math minor, which is

ironic because I hate math,” joked ThomasSimmons ’08 ME. Simmons knew he wanted to bean engineer, saying “I’ve always been interested inlearning why and how things work the way theydo.” But he wasn’t always sure how he would pay forhis education. To help offset tuition, Simmonsjoined the Army and was stationed in Iraq during2003. When asked what kept him motivated whileoverseas, Simmons remarked, “I knew I wanted toget home and go to college and be the first in my

family to get a degree, but it was more abouteveryone else. My main concern was making surenobody in my troop got hurt.”

Simmons’ time in the military gave him valuablereal-world experience, similarly he appreciatesMSOE’s applications-on focus. “All of my classeshad a world-use focus, and all of my professors hadreal-world experience that they related in theclassroom. They reinforced what they taught,instead of just giving us a problem to work on.There’s lot of hands-on experience that I wouldn’thave gotten at another university,” he noted.

There is a saying Simmons carried with himduring his time in Iraq, which states “The eternity

of thought is often defined by a single,instantaneous action.” According to Simmons,“This is the same saying I told troops who were inmy command, who looked to me for answers andguidance. What this means to me is that you canplan and plot and scheme and think on a subject foras long as you want, but it means nothing if you donot act to make it happen. Without taking action, alifetime of thought means nothing.” For someonewho risked his life for his education, Simmonsseems to have a knack for educating others.

“All of my classes had aworld-use focus, and all of myprofessors had real-worldexperience that they relatedin the classroom.”

Thomas Simmons ’08 (left) and a fellow soldier relaxed for thecamera while stationed in Iraq.


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To Anna and Garrett Ebey ’01 ME, adaughter, Audrey, born Dec. 10, 2008.

To Jill and Matt Lininger ’01 AE, a son,Alexander, born Sept. 30, 2008.

To Shannon and Rick Brooks ’03 EE, ason, Parker, born Oct. 8, 2008.

To Jayme (Lang) ’03 AE, ’04 MSEVand Matthew Radomski ’04 IE, a son,Gabriel Matthew, born Oct. 24, 2008.

To Brooke and Seth Patin ’05 CE, adaughter, Emma, born March 22, 2008.

To Rosanne and Daniel Tetzlaff ’05 CE,a son, Elliot, born Sept. 3, 2008.

To Melissa and Ronald Covert ’07 ME,a daughter, Naomi, born Dec. 18, 2008.

AchievementsRichard Losee, P.E. ’76 ABCET,received LEED accreditation from theU.S. Green Building Council.

Thomas Terrill ’98 CE, received amaster’s degree in software engineering,summa cum laude, from CarnegieMellon University in August 2008.

Rupesh Agrawal ’99 CE, was namedby Milwaukee Magazine as one of 36young Milwaukeeans who will helplead the city into the future. He alsoearned a spot on the MetropolitanMilwaukee Association of Commerce’s“Future 50” list.

To Anne and Christopher Schlies ’99 EET,a daughter Caroline Elizabeth, bornFeb. 9, 2008.

To Michelle and Chadwick Beeler ’05 AE, a daughter, Hailey Michelle (right), born Oct. 1,2008, and to Laura and Jason LaRosh ’05 AE, a daughter, Aleena (left), born Nov. 11, 2008.

To Vanessa and Anthony Janke ’02 EE, ason, Talan, born Oct. 19, 2007.

To Jeffrey and Laurel (Ward) Jones ’05 CM,a son, Jayden, born Aug. 2, 2008, seen herewith his older brother Keeden.

To Jason and Monica (Wiermanski) Cain’05 NU, a daughter, Felicity Hope, bornJan. 10, 2008.


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lBrian Barker ’99 BE, received a master’sdegree in medical informatics fromMSOE in November 2008.

Eric Modrynski ’00 MFG, received amaster’s degree in engineeringmanagement from MSOE inNovember 2008.

Philip Nemeth ’01 ME, received amaster’s degree in global automotiveand manufacturing engineering fromthe University of Michigan inDecember 2008.

Heather Turner-Loth ’01 AECM, wasnamed Project Director of 2008 by MSIGeneral Corp. of Oconomowoc, Wis.

Garth Van Deslunt ’01 MFG, receiveda master’s degree in engineeringmanagement from MSOE inNovember 2008.

MSOE alumni had a chance tobring family and friends to theKern Center and skate withmembers of the MSOE hockeyteam after their game againstNorthland College.

Guests enjoyed a complimentary chili bar and a host of otherdelicious goodies.

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John Fico ’02 MSEM, recentlycompleted Design for Six Sigma BlackBelt certification.

Joseph Roethle ’03 ME, received amaster’s degree in engineeringmanagement from MSOE inNovember 2008.

Eric Strangeway ’03 EE, earned hisProfessional Engineer license from thestate of Wisconsin in 2008.

Brenda (Herther) Wittrock ’03 IE,received a master’s degree in businessadministration from MarquetteUniversity in 2008.

Robert B. Thomas ’04 CE, received amaster’s degree in businessadministration from Griffith University,Brisbane, Australia in 2008.

Kathlyn Videkovich ’06 AE, received amaster’s degree in civil engineering fromIowa State University in 2008.

In Memory

Charles Bertermann ’36 WELD

Elaine (Wildrick) Miller ’37 NU

Delbert Bonville ’42 CRE

Arthur Lindquist ’42 EEP

Arnold J. Arnold ’43 EEP

Werner Brunner ’45 WELD

Carroll Campbell ’46 RHAC

Kenneth Stenulson ’46 RHACT

Richard Mamayek ’47 RHACT

Frank “Dick” Cerk ’48 ELTNT

Leif Strand ’49 CPE

Noboru Iwami ’50 EEP

Arthur Johnston ’50 EEE

Thomas Griffin ’51 RHACT

Donald Wehmeyer ’52 ELTNT

Albert Yarzebinski ’53 RTT

Robert Dega ’54 RTS

Dale Heidenreich ’54 RTT

Christian Norberg ’54 RTT

Thomas Giebel ’56 ACT

Donald Grassell ’57 EEE

Charles Salkowski ’57 ME

Donna Albrecht ’58 NU

Richard Kaufmann ’58 ACT

Ray Kolp ’60 BEE

Richard LaBerge ’60 BA

Richard Jagodinski ’66 AIM

Donald Pieper ’66 EE

Charles Albion ’68 ME

Joseph Klingseisen ’72 AIM

Gregory Orzal ’73 MET, FPET

Edward Schenk ’75 BIM

Ester Winski ’76 AIM

David Cote ’88 EE

David Ebenhoeh ’94 MET

Thomas Burns,MSOE RegentEmeritus and pastpresident ofHeinemann’sRestaurants, passedaway Jan. 28, 2009.He was involved inmany civic activitiesin Milwaukee andwas a prolificinventor. He inventeda solar oven and traveled to Third Worldcountries with his wife Betty, teachinglocals how to cook using the sun.

Dorothy Holz, wife of Jerome Holz,MSOE Corporation member, passedaway Jan. 10, 2009. Dorothy helped toestablish the Jerome & Dorothy HolzFamily Foundation, which providesfinancial aid to MSOE students.

Sheku Kamara ’00, manager of operations of MSOE’s Rapid Prototyping Center (RPC), spoketo a guest during an Alumni 5th Thursday event and open house at the new RPC facility inKrueger Hall.

Left to right: Mary Kuhn, Jim Rau, Matthew Rau ’04 AE/CM, and Barb Rau enjoyed thereception during a Valentine’s Day alumni event, which included dinner and a trip to the Titanicexhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum.

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Summer is just around the corner, which meansSummer in the City will be here soon!

Reunite with old friends and meet fellow MSOEalumni during the annual fun-filled reunionweekend. Take a tour of the Harley-DavidsonMuseum led by members of Harley-Davidson’sengineering department and archives staff; attendseminars by the Rader School of Business faculty;attend Bastille Days held adjacent to campus; enjoya picnic at the Murphy House in Belgium, Wis.;tour the Grohmann Museum; and relax on a fiestaand margarita cruise.

After a six year hiatus, the Great Circus Paradereturns to downtown Milwaukee with a full line-upof clowns, horse drawn wagons, bands, circusanimals and more! Reserved seating will be availablefor MSOE alumni.

The classes of ’59 and ’84 from MSOE andMCGHSN will be honored, as will MSOE RegentJohn Duncan (see page 3), who will receive theDistinguished Alumnus of the Year Award.

Watch your mailbox or visit the alumni sectionof the MSOE Web site for more details.

July 10-12, 2009

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