Alumni Resources

Mr. Donald E. Pfuehler currently President and CEO of Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation, Donald E. Pfuehler began his career at Dow Corning as a co-op student in Process Engineering. He held various positions in Process Engineering, Manufacturing, Facilities Engineering, and Economic Evaluation before being named manager of Facilities Engineering in 1983. In 1984, Don became manufacturing manager for Fluids, Resins, . . .

Mr. Melvin (Ernie) Orchard, a 1949 civil engineering graduate of Michigan Tech, is Retired President of Orchard, Hiltz, and McCliment, Inc., a Livonia, Michigan based consulting firm. Upon graduation, he began his engineering career with the Wayne County Health Department. Over the next few years, he broadened his experience working as Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department of Redford Township and for a land . . .

Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, John Christianson grew up blocks from Lambeau Field during the Lombardi Glory Years which instilled in him a love of sports and competition. He graduated from Green Bay Southwest High School with high honors, while playing on the tennis team, participating in newspaper and forensics, and tutoring his classmates in chemistry, physics and calculus, foreshadowing his eventual career choice. . . .