Alumni

Michigan Tech was a family affair for Gregg. His mother grew up in Houghton and his parents were married in St. Ignatius Loyola church in Houghton and he had uncles who graduated from Tech as well. When he was looking at universities, he felt more comfortable in a smaller town and a school that is more focused on engineering. The Michigan Tech scholarship he received made the choice easy. He met his wife Karen Banasiak, . . .

Jayson received his B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering and PhD. In Chemical Engineering all from Michigan Tech. Jayson's extensive industrial experience began with Northshore Mining as a Process Engineer in the Iron Ore Pellet Plant with Cliffs Natural Resources (formally Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.) and was soon promoted to Chief Metallurgist at CCI’s Wabush Mines Concentrator in Labrador, Canada. . . .

Karen A. Swager is Vice President, Mining Operations for the phosphates business unit of The Mosaic Company, the world's leading producer and marketer of concentrated phosphate and potash, two of the primary crop nutrients required to grow the food the world needs. In this capacity, she provides overall direction, guidance and day-to-day support for all mining operations in the phosphates business unit. Previously, Karen . . .