Alumni

When Dick Gray '82 and Stasi Chronowski '82 came to Michigan Tech in 1977, Gray came for the skiing and, well, the program in geological engineering. Chronowski came because of her love for the area: after many summers in the Keweenaw, she chose Tech for location, location, location.Three children and twenty-four years post-graduation, Gray and Chronowski are back in the Keweenaw. Forget the fact that two of their kids are Michigan Tech '07 graduates. They're here for their beer. Read . . .

John Uhrie holds a BS in geological engineering and a PhD in metallurgical engineering from Michigan Tech. He also earned an MS in geology from the University of Wyoming.After earning his PhD, he joined Phelps Dodge Mining Company (now Freeport McMoRan) in the newly formed Process Technology Center. In that industrial R&D role, he developed new bio heap and tank leaching technologies. Many of these flow sheets are now standard practice throughout the corporation. He has since operated copper mining . . .

When Dick Gray '82 and Stasi Chronowski '82 came to Michigan Tech in 1977, Gray came for the skiing and, well, the program in geological engineering. Chronowski came because of her love for the area: after many summers in the Keweenaw, she chose Tech for location, location, location.Three children and twenty-four years post-graduation, Gray and Chronowski are back in the Keweenaw. Forget the fact that two of their kids are Michigan Tech '07 graduates. They're here for their beer. Read . . .

General Manager of Business Systems Development, Shell Exploration and Production; Several other positions with Shell including Vice President of Production; Responsible for the design, installation, and implementation of integrated enterprise-wide business systems for Shell; Involved with the Ponderosa Civic Association as well as the Hosanna Lutheran Church; Member of the MTU Presidents Club since 1994, AIME; Awarded Kennecott Scholarship and received an Honors Degree at Convocation. . . .

Floyd Lee received his BS in Mining Engineering from MTU. After graduation, he spent four years in the U.S. Army Combat Engineers in the Pacific. Prior to joining Hanna in 1949, he held mining engineering positions with the Oliver Iron Mining Company and in Bolivia. With Hanna, he held a series of positions in Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and finally Cleveland, where he retired. He was a member of AIME and the AMC. He was honored with the MTU Board of . . .

Karl obtained a BS in 1980 and an MS in 1982 in Mining Engineering from Michigan Tech. From here he went on to Missouri-Rolla and earned another BS in Economics as well as a PhD in Mining Engineering specializing in pricing and econometric modeling. Karl is currently the special assistant to the President for Strategic Planning at Indiana State University. He also has another primary affiliation as a management consultant in BurgherGines, LLC, which he established in 2007. In addition . . .

Peter graduated from our department in 1959 with a BS in geology. He couldn't find geological work after graduation so he went to work for Ingersoll Rand Manufacturing Co., who transferred him to Calgary after a year and he became manager of compressor manufacturing. He stayed with the company until 1975, but then he made a bold move to get back to his geological roots. He took his savings and started his own oil and gas company, which first centered . . .

Bill graduated from Michigan Tech in 1948 with a B.S. in Geological Engineering. Upon graduation, he began working for The Atlantic Refining Co. on seismic exploration crews. In 1951 Bill switched gears from the oil industry to mining and became a mining engineer with Pickands Mather and Co. working on iron in Minnesota and Michigan. Four years later he moved to Allied Chemical Corp. in Syracuse, New York, where he held the titles of principal mining and geological engineer, Assistant . . .