Alumni

Kanwal Rekhi is a visionary who works to forward entrepreneurial skills and educational opportunities at Michigan Technological University and around the world. He completed an MS in Electrical Engineering at Michigan Tech in 1969. He was inducted into the College of Computing Honor Academy on October 4, 2023. Rekhi was the first Silicon Valley Indo-American founder and CEO to take a venture-backed company public on . . .

Dave House ‘65, a longtime supporter of Michigan Technological University and the College of Computing, was inducted into the College of Computing Honor Academy on April 4, 2022. He is recognized for his profound and long-term commitment to computing and Michigan Tech. House’s influence, vision, and support were key to the formation of the College of Computing. He funded the first-ever endowed deanship at Michigan . . .

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, commonly called drones) are all over the news, from conflict overseas to future plans for delivering parcels. ECE’s Intelligent Robotics Laboratory—directed by Tim Havens—is aiming high in this field by giving a bird’s-eye view to bridge inspectors and keeping soldiers safe from the threat of explosive hazards. Havens joined Michigan Tech in Fall 2012 as the . . .

Why did you choose Michigan Tech? I knew I wanted to go to engineering, so that really focused the schools I looked at. Then I looked into the activities I could do. At Tech I was able to be on the Track and Field team and be in the Huskies' Pep Band. And that finalized it for me, a good education and two of the activities I wanted to continue. Tell us about a memorable experience you had with a class or about a favorite . . .