Alumni Resources

John Fortier completed his baccalaureate degree in civil engineering in 1978. He is the President of Bacco Construction of Iron Mountain. Bacco Construction is a private company offering highway construction, concrete and asphalt paving, excavating, and site development services. Mr. Fortier joined Bacco following his graduation in 1978 and has served in his current role as President since 1997. Mr. Fortier is a registered . . .

Bruce W. Janda recently retired as Senior Consultant at Fisher International. He is a TAPPI Fellow and Education Committee Chair of TAPPI’s Tissue Division. He is also a tissue paper product and process expert, serving as the leader of TAPPI’s Tissue 101, 202, and 203 courses. Bruce continues to write and consult on the tissue business and technology as InnovaSpec, LLC. Bruce has over 40 years of experience . . .

Chronic pain research engages 2007 alumna Jill Recla, who graduated in 2007 with a bachelor’s in bioinformatics, has had an abiding dream since high school, when she told her best friend, who was suffering from chronic pain, "Don’t worry. I’ll save you." Looking back, she sums up her goal simply and ambitiously: "I decided I was going to cure fibromyalgia syndrome." The pursuit still engages her ten . . .