Alumni and Friends Highlights

Nancy came to Michigan Tech after receiving an associates degree from Delta Community College in Saginaw, Michigan. She graduated from Mich Tech in 1977 with a bachelors degree in Forestry. Later, she received her masters degree in Fire and Emergency Management from Oklahoma State University in 2002. She began her federal career in southeastern Alaska where she was employed as a Forestry Technician surveying logging roads in the Tongass National Forest. Her interests in conservation and protection brought her to . . .

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. Berkeley has honored Teeguarden for distinguished achievement and service, and he has been listed in Who's Who . . .

After serving in World War II in England, France and Germany as a commissioned officer in the Army Air Corps as a pilot with the 87th troop carrier squadron, Gordon went to college and completed the two-year forestry program at the Sault Ste. Marie Branch. Gordon went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in forestry at Michigan Tech. Gordon’s entire career following his graduation from Michigan Tech was in the state of Idaho. He worked as a scaler for Potlatch, . . .

Jessica is from the local area and has always enjoyed the outdoors. She earned a bachelor’s degree in forestry from Michigan Tech in 1994. After graduating and getting married, she crossed the bridge to reside in the Lower Peninsula and began her career on the ground in procurement. Working in the private sector of forestry was an eye-opening experience with very little room for mistake. Her first job involved working with a local logger that had three logging crews. This . . .

Dan graduated in 1970 with a BS degree in forestry and continued his education by earning a master’s degree in business administration from Michigan Tech. While a student at Tech he was active in Xi Sigma Pi, Blue Key, Air Force ROTC and he played football for MTU. As an undergraduate, he had the unique opportunity as senior class vice-president to serve as the “token student representative” on faculty senate where he was privy to the way in which university . . .

Norm is a 1961 graduate of the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science. He began his 34-year career with the Michigan Department of Agriculture, Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division, in 1963 as an inspector working with a cereal leaf beetle and nursery inspection program. From 1964 to 1972 Norm was the district inspector in Escanaba responsible for all division, and many departmental activities in, the Upper Peninsula and three northern counties in Lower Michigan. Responsibilities included nursery inspection, . . .

Bob Todd sums up his 38 year career by saying, “All in all it was a good career, working with and meeting hundreds of people from Florida to Alaska and Oregon to Kentucky in diverse political, social and environmental communities.” That career began in 1951 after Bob’s graduation from Tech. He headed to Idaho for a summer position with the Forest Service doing Blister Rust control on the on Kaniksu National Forest. While there he was sent to several large . . .

Larry Golin is at Michigan Tech for his fiftieth class reunion, and he confesses that he hasn't seen many familiar faces on campus. This is probably because most members of the Class of '58 aren't from Bangladesh, or Bengal, or Brazil, and most of them have two reasonably good legs.Golin is walking a different road, one that began at Tech in 1956 with an overwhelming conversion experience. "I went to sleep, and when I woke up in the morning, my . . .