Alumni Resources

Cathy received her BS degree in Geological Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1971. She then spent seven years in industry: four years with mining companies in Canada (Ontario and BC) and then three as Geological Engineer and Geotechnical Engineer with consulting companies in Washington State and Illinois. In 1979 she returned to academia and a doctoral program at Northwestern University where she received her PhD in . . .

Why did you choose Michigan Tech? 1) The great engineering program 2) The more personal, smaller school feel 3) The location (and outdoor experience) Tell us about a memorable experience you had with a class or about a favorite professor? My favorite class memory was Senior Design. It felt more like the real world, with a multi-faceted project and multiple problems to be solved. The team was able to split up . . .

Ken Showler enrolled at Michigan Technological University in the fall of 2002, as an electrical engineering major. He fit right into campus as an instructor at the Mont Ripley Ski Hill and a serious mountain biker. But 12 years later, Ken's interest, skills (and incidentally most of his electives) prompted his transfer into the newly available BA in sound design under primary mentor Christopher Plummer. Ken had been . . .