Alumni

Richard Witte received a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University) in 1950.  He later received his Juris Doctorate from the Indiana University School of Law in 1956.  He was admitted to practice by the bars of Indiana, Ohio, Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. He was employed as a patent attorney with the . . .

Why did you choose Michigan Tech? 1) The great engineering program2) The more personal, smaller school feel3) The location (and outdoor experience) Tell us about a memorable experience you had with a class or about a favorite professor? My favorite class memory was Senior Design. It felt more like the real world, with a multi-faceted project and multiple problems to be solved. The team was able to split up and each . . .

Dave Gaylord founded Progressive Heat Treating in 1976 and served as its President and Treasurer until his retirement in 1999. Progressive was a metal heat treating business that provides Austemper continuous furnace heat treatment for a range of automotive, furniture and stamping industry customers. Concurrent with his retirement, Progressive was fully acquired by Bodycote International PLC. Prior to Progressive, Mr . . .