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Jane Laird

Jane Laird '68

In 1968, Jane became the second woman to graduate from Michigan Tech in Electrical Engineering. She worked for a variety of employers including Amoco Chemicals Corporation, McNamee, Porter amp; Seely, and as a civilian with the U.S. Air Force. In 1972, Jane joined Ford Motor Company and has worked in various engine-related areas including alternators, regulators, batteries, ignition systems, powertrain planning, and . . .

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Trygve Ivesdal

Trygve Ivesdal

'56

Trygve Ivesdal joined Raytheon Company in Wayland, Massachusetts, as an electronic design engineer. With the beginning of the microelectronics era, he moved to Raytheon’s Semiconductor Division in Mountain View, California. In 1966, he moved to Melbourne, Florida, and was part of the start-up of what today is known as Harris Semiconductor. In 1969, Trygve and three associates formed Microsystems, Florida’s . . .

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Eric Baker

Eric Baker

'88

Since 2006 Eric D. Baker has served Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative as its president and CEO. Eric was previously Wolverine’s senior vice president of engineering and strategy, vice president of power marketing, and the general manager of planning and engineering. Wolverine is a generation and transmission cooperative headquartered in Cadillac, Michigan, supplying power to five distribution electric cooperatives . . .

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Dennis Wiitanen

Dennis Wiitanen

'63, '67

Dennis Wiitanen earned the degree Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1963, and shortly thereafter joined Michigan Bell in Southfield, Michigan, as an electrical engineer. He later returned to Michigan Tech to pursue graduate study, and while working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, he discovered that he wanted to make teaching his career. After completing the degree Master of Science . . .

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