Alumni

Paul Swift earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1933 and attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business & Engineering. After nine years of working as a corporate industrial engineer for Carnegie Steel and F.V. Gardner, he returned home to Houghton to join the family hardware business. He worked as a partner in the I.E. Swift Company, with his father and uncle, and then became . . .

How (and why?) do you run a marathon? by Dennis Walikainen '92 '09 You start with a cause. Or, at least you do if you are Mike Agostini '97, who has run two Boston Marathons: one properly, one not so well. "I started running in Japan in 1993;94 during a study abroad trip," he says. "I did it to curb my hunger, since running is an appetite suppressant, and I was broke. Fast-forward thirteen years. Agostini is living and . . .

Carl Avers earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1962. He continued his education in 1968 at Stanford University completing a special course in Special Finance, Economics, Accounting and Engineering Economy. Carl began his career in 1962 at the San Diego Gas amp; Electric Company as a Junior Engineer. He advanced in the company to the level of Project Manager before becoming a successful . . .

Heidi graduated from Michigan Tech in 1993 with her bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. She went on to earn her masters in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1997. She currently works as Autonomous Vehicle Hardware Team Lead for Ford Motor Company where she is responsible for joint design, development, and delivery of autonomous vehicle sensors and computing solutions. Heidi has been with . . .