Alumni Resources

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. Jim Schwerin '87, owner and brewer at Schmohz (pronounced shmoes), had a similar reason. "I couldn’t find a beer I liked," he says. So, he bought an old building near the airport in . . .

Dave Adler completed his baccalaureate degree in geology from Michigan Tech in 1982 and began his career as a tunnel geologist for the Colorado Highway Department. His first assignment involved mapping and engineering geology during the construction of a drill and blast highway tunnel for the last unfinished section of Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon on the western slope of the Rockies. In 1985 Dave began working . . .

1928–2020 Mr. Clarence Ulstad, completed his baccalaureate degree in civil engineering at Michigan Tech in 1950. Before coming to Michigan Tech, Mr. Ulstad served in the U.S. Navy, Seaman to Lieutenant, CEC. After completing his civil engineering degree he joined the American Bridge Division of U.S. Steel Corporation where he advanced to Senior Designer-Estimator. In 1962 he joined Wisconsin Bridge and Iron as Chief of . . .