<P> A pinky ring is a ring worn on the little finger of either hand, which is also called the "fifth finger". </P> <P> A variety of pinky rings are awarded to graduating engineering students in North America, generally intended to serve as a reminder of the significance and impact of their chosen profession . In Canada, these include the Iron Ring, made of either crudely worked iron or stainless steel and worn on the dominant hand, presented to engineering students during the Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer, and the silver, but otherwise similar Earth Ring, associated with the geologists and geophysicists of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta . In the United States, the Engineer's Ring, awarded by the Order of the Engineer, is similar to the Canadian Iron Ring . </P>

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