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    Alumni Association Notes

    Recently retired as the President's special assistant for institutional diversity

    Describe your work and its challenges.My work was about improving preparation, access, and academic success for young people, especially underrepresented minorities and, in many cases, women. The challenge is that it takes a long time to address these issues and affect change, so the commitment must be comprehensive and long term.

On the cover: This humpback tail comes to us courtesy of Robert Raimo ’79, who lives in Maui and captures images of the great cetaceans every chance he gets. Read more on page 20.

Inside cover: Heavy spring rainfall sent water coursing over Hungarian Falls, a few miles northeast of campus near Hubbell.

Correction: The Pep Band drummer on page 16 of the fall Michigan Tech Magazine was not properly identified. He is graduate student Jeremy Loucks.


  • Marcia Goodrich—Editor
  • Clare Rosen—Graphic designer
  • Sarah Bird—Photographer
  • Brandy Tichonof—Art director