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The ranks of distinguished MSOE alumni increased by more than 400 graduates during the 2010 Spring Commencement. Neal Bitter, was the Fred F. Loock Outstanding Student Award recipient and also the class respondent. During his address Bitter said, “It takes more than class work to measure how far we’ve come. MSOE has taught us how to think and ask the right questions. Our professors challenge and motivate students to be the best they can.”
T. Michael Bolger, J.D., president and CEO of the Medical College of Wisconsin, received the Honorary Doctor of Business and Economics. Bolger had this to say to the crowd of parents, family and friends: “Life is essentially a search, and more than a job search. Life is a search for who you are. You must search for truth, meaning and happiness. You may never find it, but never stop looking for it. It is the search itself that makes life worthwhile.”
Mechanical engineering major Neal Bitter was the class respondent and the recipient of the Fred F. Loock Outstanding Student Award. Bitter also received the Alumni Association Award for Student Achievement. Dr. Robert Kern introduced Bitter and noted that he and other professors were often put on the spot whenever Bitter raised his hand in class—they knew he would ask a challenging question.
T. Michael Bolger, J.D., president and CEO of the Medical College of Wisconsin, received the Honorary Doctor of Business and Economics degree and delivered the keynote address at Commencement. Bolger congratulated MSOE’s newest graduates and commended them on the hard work it took to receive their degrees.
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