Alumni and Friends

Nepal is home to eight of the world's highest mountains, and one alumnus from this rooftop of the world has some pretty lofty ideas. Smriti Dahal graduated in August 2007 with a master's degree in environmental policy. Her research took her back to her native Nepal, where she studied a group of women in Gundu, a village eight miles southeast of Kathmandu. The women were managing a small woodlot used by the entire . . .

Benjamin Hall graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences. He served as the cadet battalion commander in the Tech Army ROTC program and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the US Army. A paratrooper and an army ranger, Hall was deployed to Afghanistan with 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. Hall was killed in action on July 31, 2007. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star . . .

Cheryl received a Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences from Michigan Tech in 1980. She graduated from Ohio State University in 1985 with a Master of Science in City and Regional Planning. Currently she is self-employed as an administrative consultant, focusing on neighborhood community planning. In the past, Cheryl has been a director, manager, and senior planner for community and neighborhood planning for development . . .