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he mechanics of work and play are easy at MEAM, where students work hard together, and play hard, too! Our students attend challenging classes, study a lot, and enjoy the lighter side. Whether they're attending student society meetings, special events, or informal gatherings, MEAM students and faculty know that all work and no play just don't compute. Welcome back to school--and enjoy! Commencement photo by David Smith Photography; all others by U-M MEAM CPO / Shekinah Errington Far left, J.W. Rossow, marshall, who led the W98 undergraduates at the May CoE commencement, shakes hands with Professor and Chair Panos Y. Papalambros. Top, MESLB members "play" for the camera. Clockwise: Michelle Sanborn (seated), Hilary Wilson, Julie Reyer, Roberto Franco, Brian Forster, Mike Bailey, Anna Babbitt, Fred Barrigar, Kathy Hedding, and Chih-mao Hsieh. Above, Rahul Tendulkar, Brian Forster, John Geis, Michelle Sanborn, and Tricia Allam ham it up for the camera during the Pi Tau Sigma National Convention last October. Above, Craig Williams, Myles Miller, and Kalonji Gordon enjoy a light-hearted romp through the Class of '47E Reflecting Pool as part of their initiation as UMME 1998-99 officers. Above, undergraduate Jaime Roehrig gets a lot more than pancakes from Professors Alan S. Wineman and Panos Y. Papalambros at the biannual ASME Faculty-Student-Staff Breakfast. At left, Students enjoyed pizza and pop, compliments of the MESLB and Assoc. Prof. Perkins, while they completed a student survey as part of the Departmental review process.