<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2023/sears-stewart.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>All in the family: Sears earns Trine’s top award 30 years after his dad</title><pub_date>05/09/2023</pub_date><image_large><img src="/news/2023/images/sears-stewart-media.jpg" alt="Sears"/></image_large><summary>When Benjamin (Ben) Sears of Angola presented the response from the Class of 2023 at Trine University’s Commencement ceremony, he was following in his father’s footsteps.</summary><sitee>Trine.edu</sitee><type>News Story</type><topics>Achievements,Alumni</topics><programs>Accounting,Electrical Engineering,Finance</programs><programs_c/><related/><trine_highlight/><trineonline_highlight/><highlight_name/><highlight_major/><highlight_year/><highlight_quote/></item>