Alumni Resources

Mr. Dennis C. Garceau, a native of Ishpeming, Michigan, received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Michigan Tech in 1969. He left that year for Decatur, Illinois to join the Archer Daniels Midland Company. After a brief apprenticeship, he served in various engineering and managerial positions in Illinois, South Carolina, Kansas, Minnesota, and France before returning to Decatur to manage the construction . . .

Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, Atlas-Copco Robbins, Inc. Richard J. Robbins graduated from the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (MCM amp;T) in 1956 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Since 1958, Dick has been a major contributor and a prominent influence in the mining and tunneling industry. In 1958, Dick joined The Robbins Company—established by his father, James S. Robbins, a 1933 MCM amp;T mining . . .

Mr. Jipping earned the degree Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Calvin College in 1988, and the degree Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, concentrating in power systems, from Michigan Technological University in 1991. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Michigan. Early in his career, Jipping joined Detroit Edison, where he held positions of increasing responsibility in transmission . . .