{"id":29732,"date":"2026-05-21T10:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?p=29732"},"modified":"2026-05-21T10:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:03:17","slug":"oote-celebrates-ceas-students-degree-journeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/oote-celebrates-ceas-students-degree-journeys\/","title":{"rendered":"OOTE celebrates CEAS students&#8217; degree journeys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More than 140 students from the college participated in the Spring 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students\/current\/order-of-the-engineer\/\">Order of the Engineer (OOTE)<\/a>, representing both undergraduates and graduate students in all departments. They were among 273 students from the college who received their diplomas this spring or summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As he has since 1996, Bill Selle (\u201984 BS Mechanical Engineering) served as emcee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many students reported their post-graduation plans to join employers such as We Energies, GE HealthCare, Lucas Milhaupt, Graef, Milwaukee Tool, Sargent &amp; Lundy, Chicago, Toshiba America Energy Systems and the U.S. Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students attending the celebration contributed some of their favorite memories at the college, which were displayed on a PowerPoint reel. 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