Order of the Engineer Ceremony Program for May 6th, 2025

Order of the

ENGINEER Ceremony Program

Link #214, Oklahoma State University

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MAY 2025 Oklahoma State University

Starlight Terrace, OSU Student Union May 6, 2025 - 2:30 PM Order of the Engineer

The Order of the

Engineer

The Order of the Engineer is a national organization whose purpose is to foster a spirit of pride, individual integrity, and responsibility in the engineering profession. It promotes ethics and professionalism in the practice of engineering and bridges the gap between education and practice.

Membership is voluntary and open to seniors and graduate students in EAC of ABET-accredited engineering programs, graduate students enrolled in other engineering programs housed in departments that administer EAC of ABETaccredited undergraduate programs, graduates of EAC of ABET-accredited engineering programs, licensed professional engineers, members of the Canadian Calling, and special individuals.

As part of this ceremony, inductees take a solemn obligation to themselves to “uphold devotion to the standards and dignity of the engineering profession.”

Each inductee who accepts the obligation receives a stainless steel ring. The ring is to be worn on the small finger of the working hand. Inductees are encouraged to wear the ring and to display the signed obligation certificate as visible reminders of the publicly accepted obligation as a contract with themselves.

Order of the Engineer

Engineers’ Ring Ceremony Program Welcome History of the Order of the Engineer Significance of the Order Presentation of the Obligation and the Ring Acceptance of the Obligation and the Ring Concluding Remarks and Adjournment

We invite you to enjoy the provided refreshments throughout the duration of the program.

Ring Ceremony

Order of the Engineer

History

The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer began in 1925, when our engineering counterparts in Canada recognized the special obligation of engineers to one another, to the profession, and to the public they served. In the Canadian ceremony, engineers inducted into the Order received a faceted ring during a private ceremony and accepted the engineer’s oath based on writings by Rudyard Kipling.

Based on the model of the Canadian Ritual of the Calling, the Order of the Engineer was established in the United State in 1970 with the first ring ceremony conducted by students at Cleveland State University’s Fenn College of Engineering. In 1972, the Order of the Engineer was incorporated in Ohio, and tacit approval was obtained from the Canadian Wardens. The Order’s national office remained in Ohio until 1987 when it was relocated to the United Engineering Center in New York City.

The Order now has its office in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The Order is governed at the national level by a national board of governors, composed of as many as 21 engineers who serve threeyear terms. The board establishes policy, directs the national office, and charters local “Links” led by local boards of governors. Such “Links” are granted the right to conduct ring ceremonies.

Order of the Engineer

Order of the Engineer

History

Oklahoma State University became Link #214 for the Order of the Engineer in 2004. This Link was established to connect graduating seniors, graduate students, and licensed professional engineers to the profession. Since 2004, Oklahoma State has hosted an annual Order of the Engineer ceremony. Recently, the ceremony has occured around the first week in May, corresponding with spring Commencement ceremonies and the conclusion of our seniors’ time at OSU. There is no formal connection between the Order of the Engineer and other national engineering organizations; it is independent. However, the Order recognizes ABET’s accreditation of engineering programs as a primary measurement of educational credentials for an engineer in the United States. In addition, Links of the Order have been chartered to various local components of Tau Beta Pi, NSPE, ASCE, and many other engineering societies.

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Ring Ceremony

Order of the Engineer

Candidates Architectural Engineering Olivia Arp Cole Bass Keenan Bouska Andrew Brandenburg Katie Castellano Charlize Conner Amanda Fee Elyssa Gowriluk Lukas Grillo Jacey Gummere Lily Hill Robert Peaslee John Phillips Emma Russell Savannah Singer

Biosystems Engineering Gunnar Aune Brody Bouher Clara Buckmaster Samantha Burkart Elizabeth Casey Connor Colby Gus Cowan Clifton Scott Davis Kiersten Franklin Camryn Grabeal Sierra Josselyn Emma Kistler Randi Laverty James Lee Logan Morris Kali Ware

Order of the Engineer

Chemical Engineering Margaret Cook Mary Dunbar Jacob Freeman Tylee Kareck Kenna Lam Nikole Salas Blakely Smith Tariq Tariq

Civil Engineering Eyuel Abame Gavin Beverly Taylor Bohannan Madison Courtney Malisa Dillon Mason Dumonceaux Jordan Erne Jakob Foster Holly Hanks Gretchen Haymaker Rhiannyn Reynolds Channing Roberts Perla Rosales Avelar Gabrielle Salamon Michael Shannon Ryleigh Woody Logan Yardley

Electrical and Computer Engineering Pedro Carbajal Brandon Collings Gaurav Das Joseph Goller Ashley Holland Karsen Madole

Order of the Engineer

Candidates Zachary Oyer Ashley Potts Fidel Ramirez Jacob Riley Gabe Saliba Jarett Woodard

Industrial Engineering and Management Talal Almuwaine Kaden Bush Sloan French Darby Guinn Grace Hendrix Rachel Hutcherson Alex Leon Uscanga Emma Linsenmeyer Taiping Liu Austin McDaniel Aaron Mckinstry Ashton Parkey Colleen Stegmann Zoe Ward Yingfan Xu

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Peyton Bailey John Biamonte Caden Cantwell Jesse Carlson Clayton Carter Gavin Chenier Abigail Cooper Elise Culp Trey Dorrell Kellen Driever

Kaden Fears Katrina Hammonds Emma Hayes Megan Jackson Jason King Adam Leicht Anna Logan Michael Mosciano Andrew Ratterman Hayden Reitze Justin Rogers Lenard Sabio Ibrahima Savadogo Anne Shay Elva Soto Patience Strutton Paige Twiehaus Abbigayle Vargas Josh Wendel Chase Whitfield Chloe Wilkins Braegan Zimmerman

Mechanical Engineering Technology Daniel Windle

Petroleum Engineering Paschalyn Edem Nyavor Dionne Mayibeki

Ring Ceremony

Obligation

of an Engineer (New members read aloud)

I am an Engineer. In my profession I take deep pride.

To it I owe solemn obligations.

As an Engineer, I pledge to practice integrity and fair dealing, tolerance and respect; and to uphold devotion to the standards and the dignity of my profession, conscious always that my skill carries with it the obligation to serve humanity by making the best use of the Earth’s precious wealth.

As an Engineer, I shall participate in none but honest enterprises. When needed, my skill and knowledge shall be given without reservation for the public good. In the performance of duty and with deep fidelity to my profession, I shall give my utmost.