Alumni

Alumni Focus

Reagan May

Reagan May

'16

When Reagan May was nine years old, she went to a bowling alley with her family in her native DePere Wis. What happened next changed the course of her life, and it had nothing to do with strikes and spares. "Someone was there with a go-cart," the fourth-year mechanical engineering student at Michigan Technological University says. "I sat in, and I knew right away that's what I wanted to do." Like a scene from a . . .

Alumni Focus

Paula Zenner

Paula Zenner

'87, '93

Paula Zenner earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1987 and worked in industry immediately following graduation. She returned to Michigan Tech to earn a master's degree in Operations Management, which was received in 1993. She began work at Michigan Tech in the Mechanical Engineering Department as an academic advisor in 1991 and has advanced to her current position as Director of Operations and . . .

Alumni Focus

Cynthia Hodges

Cynthia Hodges

'87, '90

After attending "Women in Engineering" as part of the Summer Youth Program at Michigan Tech when she was in 11th grade, Cynthia Hodges '87 '90 knew it was the place for her. "Michigan Tech prepared me very well for my career, for an unlikely reason. There were so few of women studying engineering back then, I got used to being one of the only women in the room. This suited me well for a career in industry, where women . . .

Alumni Links

Alumni and Friends

Take pride as a member of the Michigan Tech alumni family with over 62,000 members living and working in more than 100 nations around the world!

Alumni Reunion

The Alumni reunion is a wonderful time to reunite with classmates and reminisce about your time at Michigan Tech.

Career Tools

Take advantage of continuing education and career planning and assistance, or even get help finding a job.

Benefits for Alumni and Friends

Being an alumnus of Michigan Tech has advantages other than a world-class education.

Alumni Publications

Stay current with department news and research.

What You Can Do

Alumni-Student Programming

Take advantage of the vast network and resources the Office of Alumni Engagement has to offer.

Become a Volunteer

Volunteering is a great way to give back to your alma mater while helping future and current young alumni.

Find an Alumni Chapter Near You

Enjoy alumni events in your local area.

Update Your Information

Tell us about yourself.

Merle Potter

Merle Potter '58, '61

Merle Potter '58 was awarded the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2008 James Harry Potter (no relation) Gold Medal. Potter received the award "for making a renowned impact on thermodynamics through forty-two years of outstanding teaching and through published textbooks on thermal sciences and applied mathematics, and for research on energy consumption in dwellings and industrial plants."""Potter earned a BS . . .

Alumni News

“He had a finite elements program. I was helping him debug his program, and I didn't really know what I was doing. I kept telling him that. But he would teach me.”Marty Lagina '77 on Bill Predebon, past chair of the ME-EM department