As alumnus of Michigan Technological University's Graduate School, take pride in being a member of our alumni family! Reconnect with old classmates, stay current on Michigan Tech related news, share your story—where has life's journey taken you since leaving campus? And please, if you can, give back by supporting our hard-working Graduate Students!
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Laura DeWald
'80Laura received her bachelor’s degree in Forestry from Michigan Tech in 1980. She received her master’s degree in Forestry from Penn State in 1982. In 1986, Laura was the first woman to ever earn a PhD in Forestry from Virginia Tech. From 1986 to 1994, Laura held research and teaching positions in Forestry at various academic institutions including the University of Minnesota, the University of Florida, . . .
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Charles Cloninger
'81On January 1, 2012, Charles "Chuck" Cloninger became president of Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS). He began his engineering career with WPS thirty years ago, as an assistant engineer in Green Bay. At WPS, he was promoted to division engineer, Green Bay (1982); division engineer, Two Rivers (1984); electric distribution engineering projects engineer (1988); operations engineer—distribution (1989); customer . . .
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Kimberly Zimmer
'95Kimberly Zimmer (Janeczko) is the division administrator of transportation systems management and operations with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). Her connection to Michigan Tech began in high school when she attended Tech’s Summer Youth Program for Women in Engineering. She later graduated from Tech in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Following graduation, Zimmer spent . . .
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Boost the New Graduate Emergency Fund
Our industrious Graduate Student Government has seeded the newly created Graduate Student Emergency Fund with donations raised from a laser tag event. Please help them build this fund to give meaningful help to a graduate student who finds themselves in sudden need of help.