Photo by: Karla Swintz

Friday afternoon’s egg drop contest at Knudson Hall marked the end of National Engineering Week.

National Engineering Week is in its second year at the University of Denver, although for many years it has been a major tradition at other colleges throughout the nation.

It always coincides with President’s Day, as homage to George Washington, who was also an engineer.

This year, National Engineering Week, or E-Week, was organized by DU senior Rachel Kosky and sophomore Corinne Adams, who have been working on it since the beginning of the year.

A large amount of fundraising and advertising went into the planning of the event, including selling T-shirts and getting sponsorship from the Society of Women Engineers and Engineering Club.

The purpose of the event, according to Adams, was to “have fun and allow students to interact with each other and different members of the faculty.”

As Kosky put it, it allows the Engineering School and its students to “reach out to the community and bring people together.” Kosky also added that it “definitely lifts spirits.”

National Engineering Week, known this year as “The Master Machinist Competition,” began with a Monday sign-up day and a Tuesday food sculpturing contest. Winners of this contest were Adams and sophomore Caitlin Barnes.

Wednesday’s main event was “Look like Your Favorite Professor or Student,” with Kosky as the winner.

The event which drew the largest crowd was the breakfast which faculty made for the students.

About 100 students showed up to partake in the meal served by their professors.

It was decided that Professor Peter Laz cooked the highest quality pancakes, earning the Golden Spatula Award.

Friday marked the final day and contest the egg drop.

Students created and tested an array of devices designed to protect an egg from shattering after being dropped from a great height-the top of the parking garage at Knudson Hall.

Materials used included balloons, parachutes, a hollowed out football, boxes, and an uncooked chicken. Winners of this contest were DU sophomores Luke McNiell and Kevin Legg.

Prizes for the winners included a variety of gift certificates and T-shirts.

Based on the opinions of those who participated, DU’s second National Engineering Week went very well.

“I like it because it a much lighter note than the one that we are usually on,” explained Barnes.

Kosky added that “it has been a good week. It has been fun.”