Biological Sciences Alumni

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 . . .

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).  . . .

Rebecca Ong (Garlock) graduated Summa Cum Laude from Michigan Tech in 2005 with her BS in Chemical Engineering and Biological Sciences. She continued her education at Michigan State University and completed her PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2011. As a student at Michigan Tech, Ong received the MTU Board of Control Scholarship, the National Merit Scholarship, and the Michigan Merit Scholarship. Earning her place on the . . .