DIMENSIONS Milwaukee School of Engineering Magazine
Senior Editor: Sandra Everts Editor: JoEllen Burdue Managing Editor: Pamela Seiler Design Coordinator: Leigh Ann Hass Graphic Designers: Andrea Davies, Peg Houghton Contributing Writers: JoEllen Burdue, Loreen Pace, Kent Peterson ’99, Pamela Seiler, Hermann Viets, Ph.D. Contributing Photography: Athletic Department, Larissa Boesiger, Joey Contreras, Dr. Eric Durant ’98, Brody Haslup, Mark Hines, Peg Houghton, KEEN, Julie Schuster, Ken Schwacher, STEM Forward, Josh Szmergalski, Sami Wallace, Alli Zimont Permission to reprint, in whole or in part, articles contained in this publication is hereby granted, provided a version of the following credit line be used: Reprinted with permission of Milwaukee School of Engineering. Please direct all correspondence, news, corrections and changes of address to the address below. Also, if you receive more than one copy of any Dimensions, please mail or fax us the address panel from each issue. We will make every effort to prevent future duplicate mailings. Dimensions also is available on MSOE’s website (msoe.edu/dimensions) and as part of MSOE’s mobile app. If you prefer to receive Dimensions electronically rather than a printed hard copy, please email everts@msoe.edu with that request, and provide your name and email address. Use, reproduction or storage of the name, address or other information about any individual identified within this magazine is strictly prohibited and constitutes misappropriation of corporate property.
President’s Message Happy Birthday, MSOE! Wow! 110 years! As many of you know, age gives you perspective. Those of you unfamiliar with that notion will understand with time. But what of an institution? What does it benefit MSOE to be 110 years old? Of course the answer is intangible. Perhaps the answer is confidence, or momentum; the ability to face an issue and know that we already have solved others even more difficult. It is also impact; knowing we have made a difference, growing people and companies, and creating new knowledge and ideas. MSOE has produced nearly 20,000 alumni during these years, individuals who have been at the forefront of engineering, business and nursing, and brought progress and success to their professions. We have also accumulated a good deal of archival material in our proverbial attic and are looking for more. As you know with your own families, pictures and mementos are of particular interest, especially if those in the pictures are identified. MSOE librarians Gary Shimek and Denise Gergetz are working to organize our archives and would welcome your communication on items you have in your collection. At a Summer in the City event two years ago, I admired some photographs alumnus Burle Carrigan ’61 brought and he kindly sent copies to us. One of the photographs, featuring part of the EE class of 1961 and Burle himself, is shown below. If you have such material, please contact us at (414) 277-7182 or email gergetz@msoe.edu to make arrangements to send it to be included in the MSOE Archives. While you are nostalgic about MSOE, please consider supporting our efforts in this archival project. Also, please come to visit during Summer in the City, July 11-14, or at any other time! We would love to see you! Sincerely,
Hermann Viets, Ph.D. P.S. You can make a significant impact on the university this year by participating in the 110th Anniversary Challenge. Read about the Challenge on the inside back cover of this issue of Dimensions. Please act today and join Regent Chairman Alan Ruud ’69 in making this year’s Annual Fund a smashing success.
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MSOE BSEE graduates, June 1961; Back, l-r: Arden Gillund, Robert Miller, James Gonring, Eugene Falk, Melvin Jansen. Middle, l-r: Edmund Eldredge, Noel Engel, Floyd Clawson, Bob Crawford, Marvin Alt. Front, l-r: James Lecher, Joseph Gahwiler, Gerald Benedict, Charles Knutson, Burle Carrigan