During the university's recent Sesquicentennial celebration, several alumni shared their experiences of the College of Engineering with the rest of us. Read about some of their fascinating experiences.

G.E. Buske (BSME '40)

He started out with plans to be a farmer. Learn how Gil Buske's professional path took a big turn in the mid-1930s, leading to a successful engineering career.

Donn S. Dengel (BSEE '82)

Learn why Donn and some of his fellow engineering students occasionally heard voices coming from their backpacks.

George W. Derby (BSEE '33)

From a Model T filled with three aspiring engineers and a prospective lawyer, to positions with industry, the military and in front of the classroom, take a trip through time as George shares highlights of the past seven decades.

Richard C. Heidner (BSME '39)

Get the scoop on some memorable professors from the 1930s and an explanation of how the Law School - College of Engineering rivalry began.

A. Scott Kiefer (BSCEE '78)

Learn about Scott's most memorable final exam. (Hint: It took place in a setting students generally reserve for after their exams.)

Charles W. Marschall (MSMME '57)

Read about a foundry so clean you could hold a banquet in it.

Paul R. Weber (BSME '39)

Paul fondly recalls some of the "characters" who helped him launch a successful engineering career. They include a machine design professor who also made golf clubs, a chemistry instructor whose lab was prone to "spontaneous" fires, and an economics teacher nicknamed "Wild Bill."