Alumni

Bob Thresher earned a B.S. Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1962. He returned to Michigan Tech after working for the Boeing Company to receive a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1967, followed by a Ph.D. from Colorado State University in 1970. After completing his doctorate, he worked as a Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington D.C. He then spent four years as an assistant professor . . .

Immediately following World War II and as the Cold War was beginning, Marian "Smitty" Smith became the first female mechanical engineering graduate at Michigan Tech. The year was 1948. Seventy-five years later, Marian Smith Scott is 95 years old living in Gaylord, MI. After completing junior college in 1946, Marian chose to continue her education at Michigan Tech. Given her strength in math, she thought engineering was . . .

Curtis Fortier chose Michigan Tech because he wanted to attend a great engineering school in Michigan. "After high school I wasn’t in the mood for a sprawling campus. I wanted something small, but still large enough so that it didn’t feel like an extension of high school. Michigan Tech for me, was the Goldilocks as far as the size of the campus and the campus community." "Michigan Tech prepared me very well and taught . . .

Sheryl is currently Professor of Engineering Education at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. She is currently President of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Prior to her current appointment she was Professor of Engineering Education from 2015-2017 and Professor of Teaching and Learning from 2014-2015, both at The Ohio State University. She was a Fulbright Specialist from September–November . . .