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Costas Balaras

Costas Balaras '84 (BS Mechanical Engineering) was honored with the Andrew T. Boggs Service Award by ASHRAE, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. His good friend, roommate, and Tech classmate John Walch '84 (BS Chemical Engineering) was there to celebrate the achievement.

Posted 08/2025

Abel Andres Reyes Angulo

Abel Andre Reyes Angulo '25 (PhD, Computational Science and Engineering) has joined Walmart Global Tech as a Senior Data Scientist on the Search team. While at Tech, Abel's PhD research focused on artificial intelligence and AI-driven solutions.

Posted 08/2025

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1960s

Lester E. Hendrickson

Lester E. Hendrickson, PhD '63 '64 (BS MS Metallurgical Engineering)
Lester was recognized by the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University for his dedication to ASU's materials science and engineering program with an endowed award established in his name, the Dr. Lester E. Hendrickson Leadership & Teaching Excellence Award.

Posted 01/2025

1970s

John Ryder and friends

John Ryder '76 (BS Civil Engineering)
John and a group of Tech alumni who first met in Co-Ed Hall (now McNair Hall) in 1973 reunited in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for a 50-year reunion. The gathering included Pete Volk '74, Sieg Hein '76, Bill Quade '74, Mark Kuehl, Dave Gustafson '75, Les Miller '75, Steve Manett '74, and Richard Gady '75.

Posted 01/2025

1980s

Amiee Modic

Amiee (Larchar) Modic '84 (BS Chemistry)
Amiee has received the 2025 James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching from the American Chemical Society. She teaches at Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart in Houston, Texas, and is currently president-elect of the American Association of Chemistry Teachers. Amiee’s story was featured in Michigan Tech Alumni and Friends Stories.

Posted 05/2025

1990s

Richelle Frank

Richelle Frank '93 (BS Manufacturing Engineering)
Richelle has been appointed general manager of Red Dot Corporation’s facility in Puyallup, Washington. Red Dot is an international leader in heavy-duty mobile HVAC and thermal management solutions for construction, agricultural, and military vehicles.

Posted 08/2025

2000s

Kevin Field

Kevin Field '07 (BS Materials Science and Engineering)
Kevin received the 2025 Henry Russel Award from the University of Michigan, where he is a professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences. He was recognized for his groundbreaking research on radiation-tolerant materials that enhance nuclear reactor safety.

Posted 07/2025

2010s

Kalvin Hartwig

Niigaanii-Animikii Inini Kalvin Hartwig '10 (BS Social Sciences, AA Humanities)
Kalvin was cast as the voice actor for Red Leader in the Ojibwe-language dubbing of Star Wars: A New Hope—the first major Hollywood film to be dubbed in Ojibwe. Kalvin’s involvement in the project was featured in Michigan Tech Alumni Stories.

Posted 01/2025

2020s

Abel Andres Reyes Angulo

Abel Andre Reyes Angulo '25 (PhD, Computational Science and Engineering)
Abel has joined Walmart Global Tech as a Senior Data Scientist on the Search team. While at Tech, Abel's PhD research focused on artificial intelligence and AI-driven solutions.

Posted 08/2025