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Navin!
Navin Sawalani...
is a senior in mechanical engineering with an emphasis in amateur ventriloquism. Outside of school, he enjoys running, chess, and trading stocks online. In his spare time, he can often be found miming on state street for spare change.
Position: Slacker
Graduation: 05/2010

Adam!
Adam Brooker...
...is planning to graduate December 2010 with a BS in Chemical Engineering.  He has done a co-op and an internship with Cargill in Iowa and Georgia.  He is a avid cold weather fan.  In addition, he likes fishing, movies, all music (except bad music) and tv shows. 
Position: Professional Development/Social
Graduation: 12/2010

Hilary!
Hilary Philipps...
...is a engineer by day, and a devil lady-biker by night. An artist at heart; she may be seen practicing her tattoo skills on unsuspecting victims after she lulls them into a deep sleep. Her most prized possession is her skeleton bike, which is rumored to enslave the crying souls of her many ex-boyfriends. Do not ask her about her air-sickness bag collection, or else!
Position: Slacker
Graduation: 05/2011

Alex!
Alex Marconnet...
...is a senior expecting to graduate May 2011. He has been a member since Freshman year. Alex enjoys antique electronics and his hometown is Madison.
Position: Slacker
Graduation: 05/2010

Katie!
Katie Thousand...
...is a senior in biological systems engineering with a focus on structural systems. Along with being a member of Theta Tau, she is active in ASABE. Currently, she is looking for a internship in the structural analysis area for this upcoming summer.
Position: Social
Graduation: 12/2011

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Cory Markwardt
Position: Slacker
Graduation: 05/2012

Paul!
Paul Schmidt
...is a senior mechanical engineering student with an emphasis in electro mechanics.  Currently an undergraduate research assistant with the WEMPEC team Paul plans on attending graduate school at the University of Wisconsin.  Outside of school Paul enjoys running, biking, gaming and reading.
Position: Community Service
Graduation: 05/2011

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Niels Peterson...
...is a senior in mechanical engineering who enjoys playing volleyball, soccer, and frisbee. Niels also loves tinkering with and building computers as well as playing computer and video games. He is also a die hard cubs fan and bears fan.
Position: Social/Historian
Graduation: 05/2011

Nathan!
Nathan Woodruff...
...is an Engineering Mechanics and Astronautics student. He is involved with the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium rocket competition. He enjoys movies, all kinds of music, playing guitar, and going on adventures and quests.
Position: Rush
Graduation: 05/2013

Katy!
Katy Berres...
...is a sophomore studying Biological Systems Engineering with a focus in food and bioprocess. She is involved with the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) learning community on campus. When not studying for classes, she enjoys baking, dancing, traveling, and reading.
Position: Cor. Sec./Rush
Graduation: 05/2013

Han!
Han Chen...
...is originally from Chengdu, Sichuan, China. There he graduated number 7 of his class. Han enjoys socials, studying, video games, and soccer. On campus, he has lived in Bradley, Sullivan, and Sellery.
Position: Birthday Chair
Graduation: 05/2013

Tim!
Tim McGowan...
After flunking out of Women's Studies at the University of Minnesota, Tim joined the dark side and attempted a BS in engineering at UW. When not locked inside a cage at Memorial Library, he avidly enjoys Ballet and
online dating.
Position: Vice Regent/
House Manager

Graduation: 05/2013

Garren!
Garren Riemenschneider
...is a mechanical engineer of Junior status at UW. He is a CoOp at Hamilton Sundstrand and has done two internships with Andersen Windows. He enjoys frisbee, paintball, programming, video games and the outdoors.
Position: Regent/Webmaster
Graduation: 05/2011

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Kyle Schmalzer...
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Position: Scribe
Graduation: 05/2013

Joe!
Joe Tumpis...
...went to high school in Rhinelander WI. After turning 18, he joined the Marine Corps where he served for five years. He is a Civil Engineer with a focus on enjoying his time at school. Joe plays any and all sports, and is almost always willing to tag along on an adventure. In the event of a zombie apocalypse, Joe would last three and a half days
Position: Treasurer/Publicity
Graduation: 05/2013

Manson!
Manson Zhu...
...is a graduate student in Industrial Engineering, specializing in operations research and decision science. His native language is Cantonese and he is originally from China. Manson loves having fun with his brothers and enjoys basketball, ballroom dance, and traveling.
Position: Manson
Graduation: 05/2013

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