Alumni

Maurice "Morry" M. Taylor (BSME ’68) was first employed by General Motors as a mechanical engineer in Saginaw. A few years later he joined Morweld Steel Products and, in 1972, became part owner of the American Steel Impact Corp. in Detroit. Then, in 1974, he started Maurice Taylor amp; Associates and was a representative for steel products manufacturers. In 1983, Morry became President/CEO of CanAM Industries. . . .

John graduated from Michigan Tech in 1963 with his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He followed this up with a graduate degree in Engineering and one in Business Administration. John worked for NASA, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, Cordis Corp, Lord Corp, and is now is the executive vice president and an owner of Gaumard Scientific Co, a family owned and operated private company that designs, manufactures . . .

Marissa Gecse (Graziano) graduated from Michigan Tech in 2016 with her Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in manufacturing. She later completed the Ford and Wayne State University Engineering Management Master’s Program—a highly competitive master’s program uniquely structured for Ford engineers with high potential on the path to leadership. After attending the Women in Engineering . . .

Rebecca graduated from Tech in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. Upon leaving Tech she worked at Kaman Aerospace in Broomfield, CT for two years. She then took a position with Sikorsky Aircraft and remained with Sikorsky as a consultant while starting Ufkes Engineering after a move to South Carolina in 1990. ""In 1994 she earned her MBA from The Citadel and in 1995 partnered with her husband . . .