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John Towers

John Towers

'43, '78

Dr. John Towers (BS MTU MY 1943, MS METE U Notre Dame, Hon PhD MTU 1978). John Towers completed his career as the president and chief operating officer of AMAX, Inc. Prior to joining AMAX as an assistant metallurgist in 1946, he served with the US Army Corps of Engineers during WWII. He was promoted to foreman of the smelting department and then to general superintendent of smelting and refining. In 1959 he was promoted . . .

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Joseph Nowosad

Joseph Nowosad

'87

Joe received a BS in Metallurgical Engineering in 1987, and an MBA from Indiana University in 2000. He is married to Brenda (Stinson) Nowosad, who holds a BS in Mathematics from Michigan Tech; together they have three children; Kate BSEE, John and Sam pending BSEE, all from Michigan Tech, as well. Joe has worked in the steel industry for 31 years for ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel company, and its predecessor . . .

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Jayson Ripke

Jayson Ripke

'97, '00

Jayson received his B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical amp; 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. . . .

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