Alumni Resources

Alumna finds her dream and her niche. When she was but a youngster, Kristin Nelson Tolentino, of Ashland, Wisconsin, had a dream of working at Disneyland. So where does this 2001 alumna, age thirty, work these days? At Disneyland, of course. "I’m sort of amazed by it," she says. She sums up the job as showing people a good time: "It’s exciting every day to create magic for the guests. The direct result . . .

Hussein M. Zbib earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1981, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1983 and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics in 1987 all from Michigan Tech. In 1988 he was hired as an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University. He was promoted to Professor in 1998. Currently he is Interim Director and Professor of the . . .

After earning her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1978, Susan Korpela joined the 3M Company where she worked on adhesive products for industrial and automotive applications providing product/process development and technical service. She held a number of management positions in the automotive industry including acquisitions, global joint ventures, and new technology commercialization. Throughout her . . .