Alumni Resources

President of a rapidly growing business, past President of the MTU Alumni Association Board of Directors and proud husband and father of four kids; life is good for Rom LaPointe. A 1992 MTU graduate, LaPointe credits many things for his success, but it all started with growing up in downstate Michigan. Born in Detroit, LaPointe moved to Allen Park, Mich., where he spent the majority of his childhood. Being the only . . .

While enrolled at Michigan Technological University, Ernie Kemp enrolled in the first class of the Civil Pilot training program. He then became a flight instructor and flew many wartime flights over the Himalayas in World War II. After the war he returned to Michigan Tech and received his B.S. in Geology in 1941. He was then hired to teach geology here. In 1946 he moved to the new Sault Ste. Marie branch of Michigan . . .

Theresa Ahlborn graduated from Michigan Tech with her Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering in 1986 and her Master's Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987. She also holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota. Ahlborn is a professor in the Deparment of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering at Michigan Tech. She is also director of the Center for Structural Durability. Dr. Ahlborn has an . . .