Milwaukee School of Engineering will hold Winter Commencement on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022 honoring more than 100 undergraduate and graduate students in engineering majors, the Rader School of Business and the School of Nursing as they receive their bachelor’s or master’s degrees.    

The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. in the Kern Center, 1245 N. Broadway. Masks are required for all attendees. It will be broadcast live online as well. Jesse Lambrecht, who is graduating with High Honors and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, will be the student speaker at the event.  

The keynote address will be delivered by Matthew Tadisch ’06. Tadisch earned a dual bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering and construction management from MSOE and an MBA from Marquette University.  He is president, chief executive officer, and majority owner of Selzer-Ornst Construction Company—a construction industry pioneer building flourishing communities since 1928—and the principal and co-owner of Wisconsin Redevelopment, a full-service real estate development and consulting company. He is also minority owner in Captivate Exhibits, a local trade show exhibit and corporate branding organization.  

Tadisch is an adjunct professor at MSOE, Marquette University and Concordia University-Wisconsin. He is the co-leader and MSOE representative of the Associates in Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) program, which is an industry-supported initiative that recruits and retains people of color and women for careers in commercial real estate. He also is a U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional, American Institute of Constructors (AIC) Associate Constructor (AC), WasteCAP Accredited Professional, and a licensed real estate agent.