Alumni Resources

1928—2020 Mr. Clarence Ulstad, completed his baccalaureate degree in civil engineering at Michigan Tech in 1950. Before coming to Michigan Tech, Mr. Ulstad served in the U.S. Navy, Seaman to Lieutenant, CEC. After completing his civil engineering degree he joined the American Bridge Division of U.S. Steel Corporation where he advanced to Senior Designer-Estimator. In 1962 he joined Wisconsin Bridge and Iron as . . .

Gholamreza (Reza) J. Abbaschian (BS U Tehran, 1965, MS MTU MY 1968, PhD U Cal-Berkeley 1972). Dr. Abbaschian is currently the dean of UC Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering, Riverside, CA. Prior to his present position, he was the Vladimir A. Grodsky Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida, where he served as the department chair from 1986 to 2005. He held visiting faculty positions . . .

Joyce Lyth was in many ways a pioneer. She was born and raised in Wallace in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and was a first-generation college student. She graduated from Michigan Tech in 1972 with a B.S. in Accounting. Joyce was active in the petition for female Michigan Tech students to be allowed to live off campus, working with Houghton City Council and the Dean of Students while a student in 1969-70. Joyce started . . .