Alumni

Michele Blau has what many people only dream of—the option of going to the office in her pajamas. Maybe not literally, but for the last several years Michele has held a management position with IBM, working out of her home in Hancock, Michigan. Michele holds three degrees from Michigan Tech. She earned an AAS in Electrical Engineering Technology in 1988, a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1992, and a MS in Operations . . .

Charlene graduated from Michigan Tech in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. She immediately went to work for 3M Corporation in St. Paul, Minnesota where she has remained throughout her career. Her first position was a project engineer and she then moved on to become a senior product development engineer. Her current position with the company is applications/sales engineer. In 1998, Charlene . . .

Dr. John Auzins holds a 1959 vintage BSEE from Michigan Tech and a 1963 MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. In 1959, John started his career with Lear Siegler in Grand Rapids and in 1960 he joined PR Mallory Co. in Indianapolis. In 1963, he started his 34 year career with General Motors at Delco Electronics (DE) working on thin film integrated circuits. He led the establishment of monolithic integrated . . .

Like many alumni, Roy Krzywosinski has fond memories of his time at Michigan Tech playing broomball and counts chemistry professor Myron Berry as an influence. "He taught me early on, as a freshman, that hard work would yield good results. Electrical engineering professor Dennis Wiitanen was also a key influence. He was patient and always took the time to provide wise counsel on both an academic and personal level. Our . . .