Alumni

The 2012 Outstanding Service Award posthumously honored Tanya Wareham Klain, who died on December 7, 2008. Tanya earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1990 and was a vibrant presence on campus. She was active in her sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta, Undergraduate Student Government, residence hall councils, the Alpine Ski Club, and the Michigan Tech Student Foundation. Besides earning a degree, she made . . .

Edward J. Gaffney Ted Gaffney earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1951. After serving in the U.S. Navy and working as an engineer at Allis Chalmers for three years, he formed Neodyne Corporation, a research and development company. In 1963, he founded Ortho-Kinetics, Inc., a manufacturer of health care products with manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Europe and sales offices in England, Germany, . . .

Pete 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 . . .

Rob Messina is the Senior Vice President of Global Product Development and Product Management for JLG Industries, Oshkosh Corporation’s Access Equipment segment. He is responsible for a team of engineers and product strategists in R amp;D facilities in North America, Europe, China and India. His team develops world-class mobile elevating work platforms, telescopic material handlers and towing and recovery equipment . . .