Alumni Resources

RetiredBoeing CompanyMetallurgical Labs/Quality AssuranceBS EMY 1954 Graduated 1954 with BS in Metallurgical Engineering Along with classmate Geraldine Robbins, they were the second and third female graduates of the department. Lilian Beck ’47 was first. Spent 28 years with Boeing Company, retiring in 1988, as lead engineer in the quality assurance lab. Married to Arnold Raisanen who also retired from Boeing Company . . .

James L. Sanderson, a native of Hanover, Michigan, earned a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1973 and, while working, obtained an MBA in long term finance from Central Michigan University in 1981. After graduating from Michigan Tech, he began his career at Dow Corning Corporation where he worked for 36 years before retiring in 2009. Jim enjoyed a diverse career at Dow Corning, working . . .

Ronald Staley is retired senior vice president and executive director of historic preservation for The Christman Company.  He joined Christman in 1984 and founded their Historic Preservation Group business unit in 1992 following his work in leading the restoration of the Michigan State Capitol and realizing that there was a need for construction managers to specialize in historic preservation. Historic preservation has . . .