Alumni and Friends

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1911, Melvin Calvin received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the Michigan College of Mining and Technology in 1931 and a PhD in chemistry from the University of Minnesota in 1935. He began his academic career in 1937 at the University of California at Berkeley, where he stayed for the remainder of his career. He died in 1997. Calvin was the first scientist to unravel the . . .

After graduating from Michigan Tech in 1959 with a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Faith began her professional career as a research chemist in the Physical Chemistry Lab at Dow Corning Corporation in Midland, Michigan. She left this profession after three years to raise a family. During her hiatus from the chemistry industry, she co-owned and co-operated two businesses—Maple Grove Laundry and Maple Grove . . .

Ray Cross received his BS in chemical engineering and his MS in chemistry from Michigan Tech in January of 1935. He had a long and distinguished career as a metallurgist and service executive in the water quality improvement industry. The majority of his professional career was devoted to Culligan Water Conditioning, Inc. He started with Culligan in 1947 and retired from his position as president of the company in . . .