Alumni and Friends

Lina Tormen Taskovich ’52 studied chemistry and chemical engineering at Michigan Tech almost thirty years before Sally Heidtke, and she has some words of wisdom for women students too: "Study a field you like—you have to spend all your life working in it. And go for the top degree in the field of your choice. Also, do not go for the most lucrative job, but for the job you would love to do." When Taskovich . . .

Dr. Cairns graduated from Michigan Tech in 1955 with a double major in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. After receiving a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley he pursued an illustrious career at the research laboratories of General Electric, Argonne National Lab, General Motors, and, since 1978, at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where he is currently the Director of . . .

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 . . .