Gallery: Engineering's Centennial Celebration

From left, President Luis M. Proenza; keynote speaker Deborah Wince-Smith, president of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness; and College of Engineering Dean George K. Haritos.

From left, Dean George K. Haritos, Deborah Wince-Smith, president of the Council on Competitiveness; and Frances Seiberling Buchholzer, dedicated friend of the University.

In her remarks, Deborah Wince-Smith, president of the Council on Competitiveness, said greater cross-disciplinary collaboration is necessary to meet today's big challenges and innovation opportunities.

From left, Deborah Wince-Smith; President Luis Proenza; Frances Buchholzer; Randy Theken, founder of the Theken Family of Companies; and Jeff Lietzke, president of NextStep Ideas, LLC.

Dean George K. Haritos discusses the symbiotic relationship between industry and the college.

Deborah Wince-Smith talks with Dean George K. Haritos and Provost Mike Sherman.

More than 400 attended the celebration, held in the Student Union Ballroom.

The evening included entertainment and time to catch up with friends and colleagues. From left are Dr. Bing Yu, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and Dr. Junliang Tao, assistant professor of civil engineering.