Alumni Resources

Why did you choose Michigan Tech? My college interest focus was on Engineering and I learned about Michigan Tech, then the Michigan College of Mining and Technology, from a former Monroe high school alum attending there while he was home on break in December of 1948. I had considered U of M based on academics and Ypsi because of a Track fellowship, but I chose Tech for academics and the North country. I'd crafted a pair . . .

Rick Berquist was trained as a chemical engineer, but instead heeded his entrepreneurial spirit to launch and manage businesses. His experience at Sinclair Research demonstrated the value of computerization for small companies, so in 1970, he started Marmen Computing to provide computer services to U.P. and Northeastern Wisconsin companies. Berquist served 10 ½ years on the MTU Board of Control and has held Republican . . .

Dr. Robert Martin joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC in 1999 as Director, Division of Laboratory Systems, PHPPO. His responsibility is to assure quality laboratory testing in the United States and to provide leadership in the development of laboratory systems and quality assurance programs in developing countries. Dr. Martin was formerly with the Michigan Department of Community Health since . . .