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A Michigan Tech alumnus ('82) has become the youngest Catholic bishop in the nation. The Rev. Alexander Sample, 45, is the twelfth bishop of the Diocese of Marquette. The first was the beloved Jesuit priest, Bishop Frederic Baraga, who served from 1853 until his death in 1868. Appointed by Pope Benedict XVI, Sample was installed on Jan. 25 by Archbishop Adam Cardinal Maida of Detroit. A chalice that belonged to Bishop . . .

Dr. Comfort, a native of St. Paul, Minnesota, received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1983, and his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1988. He joined IBM Research in 1988 and worked across the boundaries from Research to Systems Technology Group on new product introduction in a variety of development and product management roles. Jim held a number of executive positions within . . .

David (Dave) Hill graduated from Michigan Technological University in 1965 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He went on to earn a Masters in Engineering from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in 1970. He has served as vehicle line executive for the Chevrolet Corvette since 1995, the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird since 1997. He has also been the Corvette chief engineer since November 1992. Dave began his . . .