Alumni and Friends

In 1985 and 1988 respectively, Jill received both her bachelor’s and master’s degree in chemistry from Michigan Tech. After graduating from Michigan Tech, Jill accepted a position with Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Michigan. While at Dow she was a research chemist for new product development for the consumer home care market, Safety Coordinator for a department of 100 people, and a technical service . . .

Dave Peters '87, BS, chemistry, from Dansville, Michigan, works for BASF in technical services. He chose to come to Michigan Tech because a high-school teacher told him he wouldn't succeed here. "I wanted to prove him wrong," Peters remembers. He says he proved to be "stupid but saveable." "My grades weren't great," he says. "But after being here and doing what I needed to do to get a degree, I knew I could go anywhere . . .

After graduating from Michigan Tech in 1959 with a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Faith began her professional career as a research chemist in the Physical Chemistry Lab at Dow Corning Corporation in Midland, Michigan. She left this profession after three years to raise a family. During her hiatus from the chemistry industry, she co-owned and co-operated two businesses—Maple Grove Laundry and Maple Grove . . .