Alumni Resources

David J. Nielsen graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1969. After serving six years of active duty as a pilot, he returned to law school and graduated magna cum laude from Creighton University in 1978. Dave subsequently joined the law firm of Erickson and Sederstrom in Omaha, Nebraska. Specializing in estate planning and charitable giving, Dave has worked with Michigan Tech since 1997, when he first was . . .

Peter Winegar, PhD, has dedicated his life to an academic career in chemistry. After graduating from Michigan Tech in 2017 with his BS in Chemistry, Winegar went on to graduate school at Northwestern University where he received his PhD in Chemistry in 2022. He is currently an NIH NRSA F32 postdoctoral fellow at the University of California at Berkeley. Winegar chose Michigan Tech for his undergraduate studies because . . .

Karen A. Swager is Vice President, Mining Operations for the phosphates business unit of The Mosaic Company, the world's leading producer and marketer of concentrated phosphate and potash, two of the primary crop nutrients required to grow the food the world needs. In this capacity, she provides overall direction, guidance and day-to-day support for all mining operations in the phosphates business unit. Previously, Karen . . .