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James Parm

James Parm '81

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 . . .

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Calvin Wheeler

Calvin Wheeler

'50

Calvin Wheeler began his professional career with General Electric, where an early assignment to develop, design, and test programs for B-52 on-board power systems led to his lifetime interest in power generation. After brief posts with McCulloch Corporation and Harnischfeger Corporation, Cal began his twenty-eight-year career with the Kohler Company in 1961. He retired in 1990 as senior engineer in Kohler’s generator . . .

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Barry Van Veen

Barry Van Veen

'83

Barry Van Veen earned the degree Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 1983, and the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado in 1986. He has been with the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering since 1987 and is currently the Lynn H. Matthias Professor.   Barry's research involves . . .

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Richard Ford

Richard Ford

'77

Richard (Rich) Ford received the degree Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 1977. While earning his degree, Rich says he was fortunate to have studied under Dr. Dennis Wiitanen who provided him with a solid technical background in electrical engineering along with some valuable life lessons. Upon graduation he joined Consumers Power, now Consumers Energy, in Jackson . . .

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