Alumni

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 . . .

The last time Kristian Zoerhoff ’97 had entertained a crowd was as a deejay for WMTU. Sitting alone in a darkened booth playing music for invisible listeners didn’t quite prepare him for the dazzling lights and the flock of TV cameras on the Jeopardy! set. "And then there’s that pesky audience," he remembers. "I was absurdly nervous." Now a computer engineer for IBM, Zoerhoff has been a Jeopardy! . . .

Arjang Roshan-Rouz received the degree Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1992. Early in his career he worked for both Bosch North America and the Ford Motor Company. He holds an Executive MBA degree from the Broad School of Business at Michigan State University, and he is also a graduate of the Executive Program at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Mr. Roshan has 25 . . .

On January 1, 2012, Charles "Chuck" Cloninger became president of Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS). He began his engineering career with WPS thirty years ago, as an assistant engineer in Green Bay. At WPS, he was promoted to division engineer, Green Bay (1982); division engineer, Two Rivers (1984); electric distribution engineering projects engineer (1988); operations engineer—distribution (1989); customer . . .