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K. Knudsen
'64Pete Knudson earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1964 and began his career with the Budd Company as a management trainee. He would spend the next 19 years with the company, including stints as executive vice president and general manager of Auto Manufacturas and as president and general manager of Budd's Canadian subsidiary. He became group vice president of automotive products for Budd in . . .
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Leslie Kilgore
'95Leslie Kilgore came to Michigan Tech in 1991 and earned a bachelor's in mechanical engineering in 1995. While a student, she received the Percy Julian Leadership Award. "Michigan Tech prepared me very well both technically and socially to manage through variable relationships and challenges," she said. Leslie went on to gain a master's in mechanical engineering from Purdue in 1996 and a master's of public administration . . .
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James Stone
'40Jim Stone earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering, with honor, from Michigan Tech in 1940 and made his career with the General Foods Corporation. He later attended the Advanced Management Training Program of the Harvard Graduate Business School. He started as a student engineer in the Post Division, Battle Creek. In 1960, he began work in Jell-O operations and in the Post division where he rose through various positions . . .
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Timothy Coffield '84
Timothy P. Coffield earned his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, with high honors, from Michigan Technological University in 1984. He has also completed a business degree from University of Colorado. After graduating from Michigan Tech, Tim went to work as a research engineer for five years at IBM Research in Rochester, MN. Following that he was the principal engineer amp; business group manager at Cacade . . .

