{"id":25757,"date":"2019-01-18T14:38:56","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T19:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/newengineer\/?p=25757"},"modified":"2025-06-12T13:56:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T18:56:42","slug":"alumni-spotlight-patrick-bollinger-civil-engineering-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/alumni-spotlight\/alumni-spotlight-patrick-bollinger-civil-engineering-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Spotlight: Patrick Bollinger, Civil Engineering &#8217;18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Patrick Bollinger graduated with a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Florida. His journey was different from most students who were recognized at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering\u2019s Fall 2018 commencement ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bollinger, originally from Maryland, left college more than two decades ago to work in his family\u2019s roofing business and then in solar project management. 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