It was a random “open seating” dinner on the Holland America Zaandam, as my wife, Marvel, and I (Frank Townsend, BSCE ’62) followed the waiter to a table. As we introduced ourselves to fellow seated passengers, one replied; he was from Michigan and his degree was in Metallurgical Engineering. I immediately thought, Michigan, + Metallurgical Engineering = MTU, so I exclaimed “Michigan Tech”? Of course! Bruce Agle, BSMET ’80 was celebrating his honeymoon on the cruise, and we, retired from Florida, were exploring and escaping the heat.

What a coincidence! Five years ago, Bruce formed 4XForensic Engineering Laboratories, Inc., which is now the largest in S. California (WWW.4Xforensic.com). Instant rapport, as Tech creates an immediate friendship!

Frank Townsend ’62

Thanks, Frank: I love these kinds of stories. Of course, when you’re flying into or out of CMX, you usually know 3/4 of the plane. But this isn’t what I would expect on an Alaskan cruise! –Kevin