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While enrolled at Michigan Technological University, Ernie Kemp enrolled in the first class of the Civil Pilot training program. He then became a flight instructor and flew many wartime flights over the Himalayas in World War II. After the war he returned to Michigan Tech and received his B.S. in Geology in 1941. He was then hired to teach geology here. In 1946 he moved to the new Sault Ste. Marie branch of Michigan . . .

Detroit, MI native Shandre Huff '12 Civil Engineering is a transportation design engineer for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). "I provide detailed plans, calculations and cost estimates that are used to construct highways, bridges and other road-related construction projects," he explains. "I primarily work with MicroStation - a program like AutoCAD - and a team of engineers to make it all happen." . . .

Steep slopes, seasons of persistent and intense rainfall, and unmanaged anthropogenic changes in the landscape all contribute to the potential for landslides. Superimpose limited financial and technical resources on the propensity for natural disasters and the situation becomes a recurring series of catastrophes, where the victims are often unable to completely recover from one before the next hits. Michigan Tech is . . .