Biological Sciences Alumni

A resident of Ypsilanti, Michigan and graduate of Ypsilanti High School, Dr. Jentzen is a 1975 graduate of Michigan Technological University. He received a B.S. degree in biological sciences. While at Tech he also played varsity football and competed in wrestling. He was the 1971 Outstanding Freshman Athlete. After attending Michigan Tech, he began his medical career attending the Autonomous University of Guadalajara . . .

Dr. Leann Nitschke M.D. graduated from Michigan Tech in 1984 with a B.S. in Biological Sciences. She and fellow alum, Matthew Nitschke (‘84) married 3 weeks after graduation. They were married for nearly 31 years before Matthew’s passing in 2015. She joined the Army National Guard in 1987, serving as a company commander and assistant state surgeon/acting deputy commander of the state health directorate (IL).  . . .

Dr. David Frendewey is Executive Director of Discovery and Screening at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in Tarrytown, New York. Dave has deep connections to the Copper Country. His Italian immigrant grandfather worked for Quincy Mining Company, and his mother was born in Franklin Mine on Quincy Hill. His father James and brother Jim are Tech alumni (Mining Engineering, 1949, and ME-EM 1973). Dave’s early childhood . . .