Alumni

Ruth joined the Air Force in 1980, an Honor Graduate from basic training, and was stationed at Kl Sawyer Air Force Base as an Avionic Instrument Systems Technician. The Air force selected her to attend Michigan Technological University in 1984. While here, she received the Carl Schonberg Award, given by the faculty at Tech to the student selected as the outstanding electrical engineering undergraduate. In 1986, Ruth graduated . . .

Christie graduated from Michigan Tech in 1993 with a bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering. She also received Modern Language Certification in French at this time. After graduation, she accepted a position with Ford Motor Company in Dearborn as a Product Engineer. During her career with Ford she spent six months in Dunton, England as a Calibration Engineer-Foreign Service Specialist with the Ford-Small . . .

Why did you choose Michigan Tech? I wanted to study electrical engineering. I was able to commute daily from my childhood home in Nisula. I received a scholarship. How well did Michigan Tech prepare you for your career? Very well, since I didn’t need to get a master’s degree for the jobs I had. What was your first job after graduation and how has your career progressed? As an electronics engineer at AC Electronics, an . . .

Linda earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1971and her Masters of Science in Business Administration in 1978, both from Michigan Tech. She went on to Purdue University to earn her Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1989. She is currently a consultant at Engineered Systems Associates in Pocatello, Idaho. She was an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Michigan Tech . . .