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Melissa Parks

Melissa Parks

'83

Melissa received her bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical amp; Materials Engineering in 1983. She received her master’s in Materials Science amp; Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 1992. Melissa began her career in Jackson, Mississippi, with Sperry Vicker AMD as a Plant Metallurgical Engineer. In 1984 she joined GE’s Aircraft Engines Division as a Materials Applications Engineer. She . . .

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Gary Halverson

Gary Halverson

'81

Gary Halverson earned a BS in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1981. He is currently an Independent Consultant to the Mining Industry and resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was President and CEO of Cliffs Natural Resources from 2013-14 overseeing a Fortune 500 Company with coal and iron ore assets in the US, Canada and Australia. Prior to this he worked for Barrick Gold in a number of . . .

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William Bernard

William Bernard

'69

William J. Bernard, Jr. '69 is tenacity personified. A local boy without resources to afford schooling and living expenses elsewhere, he stayed close to home and worked nearly 40 hours a week while completing his studies. He's been with the same company for more than 40 years, recently ascending to sole owner and CEO. The CEO amp; Chairman of Surface Combustion, Inc. chose Michigan Tech because he could work year 'round . . .

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