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Bill graduated with honors from Michigan Tech in 1988 with a B.S. in Geological Engineering. Following graduation, he began his oil and gas career with Terra Energy Limited in Traverse City, Michigan. As Senior Production Engineer, he developed novel gas lift techniques which became industry standards for Antrim Shale gas production. In 1997, he joined Jordan Exploration Company, LLC, continuing a focus on the development . . .

From "Besse Foundation Scholarship Endows Access to Michigan Tech for Bay College Transfer Students," Michigan Tech Alumni and Friends Stories, September 2025 A recent gift from the John and Melissa Besse Foundation has established a new scholarship at Michigan Technological University. The John and Melissa Besse Foundation Endowed Scholarship will provide financial awards to transfer students from Bay College beginning . . .

Sue started her academic career in Anthropology receiving her BA degree in 1967 from the University of Minnesota. She soon discovered her love and interest in Earth processes and in 1972 earned an MS in Geology from Western Washington University and a PhD in Geology with a concentration in Geophysics from The University of Wyoming in 1977. After graduating, Sue spent two years as a post-doc researcher at the University . . .