Joel Tacey '01
Fresh out of Tech, Joel Tacey '01 was not enthused by his first marketing or sales rep option. So, he gave himself an ultimatum.
"I told myself, if I could make the same kind of living by doing magic as my friends did in traditional jobs, I would stick it out," he says. "It's been the best decision of my life."
Lina Taskovich (Tormen) '52
Lina T. Taskovich earned a BS in Chemistry from Michigan Tech and an MS from the University of Minnesota. She is a retired research scientist from ALZA Corporation in Palo Alto, California. A native of Ecuador, Taskovich distinguished herself from the outset of her career, when she set up the University of Minnesota's first amino acid analyzer. She went on to prominence in the study of biological systems.
Dr. Dennis Teeguarden '53
Dr. Dennis Teeguarden earned a bachelor's degree in forestry from Michigan Tech in 1953. After service in the US Navy, he earned a master's in forestry and a doctorate in agricultural economics, both from the University of California, Berkeley, where he has served as chair of the Department of Forestry and Resource Management, and as associate dean of the College of Natural Resources.
Chas Thompson '91
Alums Team up to Engineer a Better Beer
Chas Thompson '91, computer science, had a good reason for becoming a brewer.
"I was thirsty," he says, pouring beers from the Schmohz Brewery counter at the recent Grand Rapids alumni tailgate party.
Otha Thornton '01
Otha Thornton came to Michigan Tech as an ROTC officer and left as an alumnus. As Major Thornton, he served three years as an Assistant Professor of Military Science. As student Thornton, he earned a Master's in Rhetoric and Technical Communication, with his research focusing on the Army's officer evaluation system.
Kristin Tolentino '01
Alumna finds her dream and her niche. When she was but a youngster, Kristin Nelson Tolentino, of Ashland, Wisconsin, had a dream of working at Disneyland. So where does this 2001 alumna, age thirty, work these days? At Disneyland, of course. “I’m sort of amazed by it,” she says.
Amy Trahey '94
Michigan Tech is known as a very successful engineering university. It is also known for its male-dominated population. Despite the fact that women are a minority on Tech's campus, it is clear that they, like men, can find success, even in the field of engineering. Amy Trahey, a 1994 civil engineering graduate of Michigan Tech is living proof of this fact.
Jessica Turino '94
Following graduation, Turino began her career in procurement - working in the private sector of Forestry. In 1999, she accepted a position with Weyerhaeuser Company based out of Grayling, Michigan, where she continues her work in procurement. She is responsible for supplying raw material to the Grayling Oriented Strand Board mill and hardwood sawmill located in Lewiston, Michigan.
Dr. Kimberly Turner (Passerello) '94
Besides being a professor at UCSB, Turner is also the Sensors Task co-leader in a collaboration involving UCSB, the California Institute of Technology, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Army Institute for Collaborative Biotechnology.