Order of the Engineer

ORDER OF THE ENGINEER | RING CEREMONY

February 23, 2021 6:30 P.M. “I am an Engineer. In my profession I take deep pride. To it I owe solemn obligations.”

O P E N I N G R E M A R KS / W E LC O M E

Tripp Shenton Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education

U N D E R G R A D UAT E W E LC O M E

Chuck Shermeyer Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Services

G R A D UAT E W E LC O M E

Jill Higginson Associate Dean, Graduate and Post-Graduate Education

H I S TO RY A N D S I G N I F I C A N C E O F T H E O R D E R

Tripp Shenton Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education

AC C E P TA N C E O F T H E O B L I GAT I O N OF AN ENGINEER

Levi Thompson

Dean, College of Engineering Elizabeth Inez Kelley Professor of Chemical Engineering

P R E S E N TAT I O N O F T H E O B L I GAT I O N

Levi Thompson

Dean, College of Engineering Elizabeth Inez Kelley Professor of Chemical Engineering

C LO S I N G R E M A R KS

Tripp Shenton

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education

THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AT T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F D E L AWA R E Biomedical Engineering – The Biomedical Engineering Department is an interdisciplinary program that applies fundamental engineering principles to the study of biology, medicine, and health. Our mission is to deliver an innovative and exceptional education enabling students to apply quantitative engineering design and analysis to biomedicine and to conduct high impact engineering research advancing fundamental understanding of physiology and the mechanisms that drive disease, and to develop technologies and therapies to improve human health.

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has a long-standing tradition of excellence in research and education. Our goal is to provide the best undergraduate and graduate education in chemical and biomolecular Engineering anywhere in the world, with programs designed to meet the challenges that our graduates will face throughout their professional careers. Our program includes interactive computer classrooms with state-of-the-art simulation tools, cutting-edge laboratory facilities and a rich variety of collaborations with industrial researchers and those from peer institutions around the globe.

Civil and Environmental Engineering – Civil and Environmental Engineering contributions to engineering practice, knowledge, and innovation are notable. Training world-class engineers is our foremost objective. Through problem-based classroom instruction, real-world internship experiences, and thought-provoking research opportunities, we provide a superior engineering education at all levels.

Electrical and Computer Engineering – The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department has a commitment to excellence in research and education and focuses on fundamental engineering principles combined with laboratory and team-based projects that give engineers the skills necessary to tackle contemporary challenges and build the technologies of the future. Educational opportunities include enrichment activities such as research and participation in multidisciplinary VIP teams. ECE alumni are leaders in technical fields, business, and entrepreneurial endeavors.

Mechanical Engineering – The Mechanical Engineering Department is home to the broadest of the engineering disciplines and offers students a correspondingly broad range of opportunities.

The strong technical foundation that mechanical engineers acquire makes opportunities available in practice and research as well as in non-engineering fields such as business, law or medicine. Since the major’s inception in 1891, mechanical engineering has enjoyed popularity among the students. Today, that enthusiasm continues as evidenced by the national awards to our faculty and by the strength of both our undergraduate and graduate programs.

Materials Science and Engineering – The Department of Materials Science and Engineering provides a research focus on materials for energy, the environment, technology, and biomedicine.

A graduate degree program has been maintained since its inception and offers M.M.S.E. and Ph.D. degrees. In Fall 2019, a Bachelor's degree program was launched expanding Materials Science and Engineering's reach to undergraduates as the College's twelfth major. They continue to offer more advanced courses available as electives for juniors and seniors interested in pursuing their two minors.

O B L I GAT I O N O F A N E N G I N E E R

(Inductees read only the parts in bold) I am an Engineer. In my profession I take deep pride. To it I owe solemn obligations. Since the Stone Age, human progress has been spurred by the engineering genius. Engineers have made usable Nature’s vast resources of material and energy for Humanity’s benefit.

Engineers have vitalized and turned to practical use the principles of science and the means of technology. Were it not for this heritage of accumulated experience, my efforts would be feeble.

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 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 in fidelity to my profession, I shall give the utmost.