Alumni

When Reagan May was nine years old, she went to a bowling alley with her family in her native DePere Wis. What happened next changed the course of her life, and it had nothing to do with strikes and spares. "Someone was there with a go-cart," the fourth-year mechanical engineering student at Michigan Technological University says. "I sat in, and I knew right away that's what I wanted to do." Like a scene from a . . .

Witnessby Marcia Goodrich By all logic, John Kline should not be sitting in his comfortable Marquette living room, regaling visitors with stories about his years in the US Navy. Yet here he is, World War II memorabilia spread out before him, chatting amiably about one near-death experience after another. From his earliest days, Kline ’49 has made a specialty of dodging bullets, both literal and figurative. The . . .

Heath A. Nunnemacher graduated from Michigan Tech in 2008 with his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, followed by his MBA in 2010. Currently, Heath is vice president of global electronics sourcing at Techtronic Industries (TTi), a global leader in cordless tools and floorcare products including brands Milwaukee Tool, Ryobi, Hart, Hoover, and VAX. He has held various positions across TTi and Milwaukee Tool in . . .

Bob D'Amour earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1948, after serving in the United States Navy in World War II. He began his engineering career as a Laboratory Analyst and Test Engineer with Cummins Engine Company. He later joined their Marketing Division and was assigned to Washington, D.C. as a representative to obtain government business. In 1952 he joined Waukesha Motor Company as . . .