Alumni Resources

Dr. James R. Buck, a 1952 civil engineering graduate of Michigan Tech, was Professor and former Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Iowa. He completed his MSCE (structural) at Michigan Tech in 1953. Upon graduation, he was a construction engineer for the U.S. Naval Corps of Engineers for three years. He also worked for Austin Engineers, Ltd., and Calumet Flexicore Corporation before . . .

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1911, Melvin Calvin received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the Michigan College of Mining and Technology in 1931 and a PhD in chemistry from the University of Minnesota in 1935. He began his academic career in 1937 at the University of California at Berkeley, where he stayed for the remainder of his career. He died in 1997. Calvin was the first scientist to unravel the secrets . . .

President and CEO, Winning Futures Since graduating in 1998, Kristina Marshall has been leading Winning Futures, a nonprofit organization that offers mentoring programs for middle school and high school students. Her "life’s mission," Winning Futures promotes character, goal setting, career preparation, and strategic planning—all elements of student success. In her 14 years with the organization, Kristina, president . . .