Alumni

Dennis Wiitanen earned the degree Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1963, and shortly thereafter joined Michigan Bell in Southfield, Michigan, as an electrical engineer. He later returned to Michigan Tech to pursue graduate study, and while working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, he discovered that he wanted to make teaching his career. After completing the degree Master of Science . . .

A native of Jenison, Michigan, James Parm earned a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1981 and his MBA from Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business. Today, Jim is president and CEO of Stratos Global, a post he has held since 2003. During this time, Parm led the transformation of Stratos from a regionally focused North American company to the global leader in satellite services that it is today. That transformation . . .

Mr. Bomke joined the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers following graduation and served as a combat engineer in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. After the war, he joined Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company and in 1948 took a position with Southern Services, Inc., rising to Manager of the Electrical Design Department. Elmer accepted the position of Vice President, Electrical Operation at Gulf Power Company in Pensacola . . .

Michigan Tech is mourning William "Bill" G. Jackson, who passed away peacefully on March 1 in Scottsdale Arizona. Jackson graduated from Michigan Tech in 1958 with a BS in Electrical Engineering. His generosity is a perfect example of the impact a single individual can have. Jackson made multiple transformational gifts that continue to make a lasting and dramatic positive impact on campus. Jackson’s first gift to Tech . . .