The Obligation of an Engineer
When I graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Engineering Technology from the College of Engineering at the University of Toledo, I was also inducted into the Order of the Engineer.
This is the Obligation of the Engineer, captured in 2008 – 6 years after I graduated:
| I am an Engineer, in my profession I take deep pride. To it I owe solemn obligations. Since the Stone Age, human progress has been spurred by the engineering genius. Engineers have made usable Nature’s vast resources of material and energy for Humanity’s [Mankind’s] benefit. Engineers have vitalized and turned to practical use the principles of science and the means of technology. Were it not for this heritage of accumulated experience, my efforts would be feeble. As an Engineer, I pledge to practice integrity and fair dealing, tolerance and respect, and to uphold devotion to the standards and the dignity of my profession, conscious always that my skill carries with it the obligation to serve humanity by making the best use of Earth’s precious wealth. As an Engineer[, in humility and with the need for Divine guidance,] I shall participate in none but honest enterprises. When needed, my skill and knowledge shall be given without reservation for the public good. In the performance of duty and in fidelity to my profession, I shall give the utmost. Note: Brackets indicate the original wording of the Obligation. Either wording is acceptable, but new certificates have the newer wording. |