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Townsend Porter

Townsend Porter '68

Townsend H. Porter received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Michigan Tech in 1968.""Porter spent 27 years at IBM and patented the mechanics inside of the 3-1/2-inch floppy disk that became the industry standard.""In 1978, IBM offered him an engineering management position in the magnetic components area, which was the beginning of his second career, in technology management. At IBM, he eventually . . .

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Kanwal Rekhi

Kanwal Rekhi

'69

Kanwal Rekhi is a visionary who works to forward entrepreneurial skills and educational opportunities at Michigan Technological University and around the world. He completed an MS in Electrical Engineering at Michigan Tech in 1969. He was inducted into the College of Computing Honor Academy on October 4, 2023. Rekhi was the first Silicon Valley Indo-American founder and CEO to take a venture-backed company public on the . . .

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David and Thu Brule

David and Thu Brule

'72

Michigan Tech alumnus to provide more than 20 pre-college students with full scholarships to the University’s Summer Youth Programs. Most of David Brule’s philanthropic contributions over the years have no formal record or press. With more than 40 years in business and thousands of employees, Brule ’72 has seen and heard of hardships. Whether an employee in need of a new furnace, a sudden illness involving a young child . . .

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Hatice Ozturk

Hatice Ozturk

'83

Hatice graduated from Michigan Tech in 1983 with a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering. She continued her graduate studies at North Carolina State University and earned a PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1991. She is currently a Teaching Associate Professor at NCSU dividing her time between the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering departments. She started her professional . . .

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