Karen Wallace '88
Wallace started her career as a Process Engineer at Dow Corning Corporation. She left Dow Corning after two years to return to school full-time for her MBA. Following the completion of her MBA in 1992, Wallace joined ARCO Chemical Company as a Senior Financial Analyst before moving to Los Angeles to join the parent company, Atlantic Richfield.
Scott Wazny '94
Renowned climber Yvon Chouinard said that when scaling mountains, he never felt scared, instead totally alive.
By that standard, Scott Wazny '94 is on cloud nine literally and figuratively. On May 30, 2005, he reached the summit of Mt. Everest.
Harold Wiens '68
Harold Wiens graduated from Michigan Tech with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1968 and started work at the 3M Company, headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. Wiens took on managerial responsibilities in 1980, which included six years with 3M Europe and three years as head of 3M's largest international company in Japan.
William Winiarski '73
William Winiarski came to Michigan Tech because of "its singularity of purpose" - engineering. When he left Tech, he became a singular success, but he never envisioned the accomplishments he achieved. A native of Chesaning, Michigan, Winiarski graduated from Michigan Tech in 1973 with a bachelor's in civil engineering. College was "tough sledding," he says, but his Tech education prepared him "very well" for the workaday world.
Dr Terry J Woychowski '78
Terry J. Woychowski earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1978 at Michigan Tech. He took post-graduate studies in the pre-medical program at Wayne State University from 1980-1981 and attended the Global Executive Development Program at the Duke University School Of Business in 1988. In 2003 he received an Honorary Doctorate in Business Management from Indiana Wesleyan University.