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Michael Lalich

'65, '67

Dr. Michael Lalich was the first and only director of the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Minnesota-Duluth from its creation in 1984 until his retirement in 2014. NRRI was established by the MN Legislature in 1983 to foster economic development of MN's natural resources in an environmentally sound manner and to promote private sector employment. Prior to NRRI, Dr. Lalich spent 12 years with Foote Mineral . . .

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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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Danielle Rickert

Danielle Rickert

'04

Danielle graduated from Michigan Tech in 2004 with bachelor's degrees in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering and Business Administration. She worked in the aluminum die casting business and then went on earn her masters in Metallurgical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in 2009. After graduation she began work at The Timken Company as Senior Steel Business Associate. While at Michigan Tech, Danielle was . . .