Dr. William Raduchel '67
William J. Raduchel, a native of the Keweenaw, attended Michigan Tech before earning a bachelor's degree in economics from Michigan State University and both a master's and doctoral degree in economics from Harvard University. He has served as senior vice president of market development and chief scientist for McGraw Hill, Inc., and vice president for document systems, Strategic Business Office, at Xerox Corp
Dr. Sarah Rajala '74
Sarah Rajala, who has pioneered the way for women in electrical engineering, graduated with a bachelor's degree in the field. She was recently named dean of Mississippi State University's Bagley College of Engineering. Prior to this, Rajala headed the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at MSU.
Dr. Bhakta Rath '58, '07
Bhakta Rath '58 has been honored with the 2009 Padma Bhushan from the Indian government, its third-highest civilian award. Established in 1954 by the president of India, it recognizes distinguished service of a high order to the nation in any field.
Dr. Kanwal Rekhi '69,
Maybe he should have been a professor instead of a successful entrepreneur who was part of the first Indian-owned company to go public in the US and the visionary who has helped numerous start-ups succeed around the globe.
Daniel Rivard '59
One of the most recognizable mottos in the world was coined not by a copywriter but by an engineer. Ford Motor Company's "Quality Is Job One" was a slogan and a corporate touchstone for seventeen years, practically forever in the short-attention-span world of marketing. It originated with one man's obsession with making everything better.
Dr. Richard Robbins '56, '96
Richard Robbins graduated from Michigan Tech in 1956 with a degree in mechanical engineering and has since become an international leader in tunneling machine technology. Under his leadership from 1958 to 1993, The Robbins Company set records in tunnel boring technology, from mining applications to the boring of three large tunnels under the English Channel.
Christine Roberts (Przybysz) '91
Christine Roberts is a senior executive and technology leader in the telecommunications industry. Currently she is the Senior Director of Asia Product Operations for Motorola Inc, a Fortune 100 company. As Senior Director, she manages a complex global team that is responsible for launching over 100 different models of mobile phones per year into the Asia Pacific region.
Edward Robinson '66
When Ed Robinson was growing up in Chicago, he loved to gaze at the El trains, the streetcars, and the many railroad trains - all of which he encountered on his way to school. The good nuns routinely admonished him for being late to class. "I couldn't help it," he recalls. "I loved to watch."
John Rockwell '79
Former Michigan Tech hockey player John Rockwell, who is a 2006 inductee to the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame, played 69 games and made 2,268 saves in net for the Huskies from 1975 to 1979. The goaltender earned All-Western Collegiate Hockey Association First Team honors in 1978-79 and was the team's most valuable player that season.
Ross Roeder
Ross E. Roeder says his years at Michigan Tech gave him "an edge" in graduate school and in his career.
Roeder studied at Tech from 1958-60 before transferring to Michigan State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration. After serving in the US Army, he earned an MBA at UCLA.