Category: Memories and Nostalgia

In Memoriam

July 1, 2021 – September 30, 2021

Pref Class Full Name Degrees
1949 Vincent A. Miklas BS Electrical Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering
1949 Willard O. Tschantz BS Mechanical Engineering
1950 Gordon D. Carlson BS Civil Engineering
1950 Thomas C. Elwell P.E. BS Mechanical Engineering
1950 Jack D. Raisanen BS Civil Engineering
1951 Edward J. Gaffney BS Mechanical Engineering
1951 Howard A. Zollinger P.E. BS Electrical Engineering
1952 Dante A. Iacovoni BS Metallurgical Engineering, MS Metallurgical Engineering
1954 George F. Kruggel P.E. BS Mechanical Engineering, ’55 MS Mechanical Engineering
1956 L. Stanley Freese, Jr. BS Forestry
1957 Jack A. Kolehmainen BS Mechanical Engineering
1957 Roy A. Koski BS Geological Engineering, BS Metallurgical Engineering, BS Mining Engineering
1957 John E. Miller BS Electrical Engineering
1958 Frank R. Hastedt BS Physics
1958 John A. Rechlin BS Civil Engineering
1959 Dr. Donald E. Mikkola BS Metallurgical Engineering
1959 John H. Ruusi BS Chemical Engineering, ’63 BS Business Engineering Admin
1962 Louis F.M.  Angotti BS Business Administration
1962 John Lagadin BS Geological Engineering
1963 Robert J. Gaabo BS Electrical Engineering, MS Electrical Engineering
1965 Sandy W. Johnson Jr BS Mechanical Engineering
1965 Dennis M. Taulu BS Mechanical Engineering
1967 Darrell A. Bacon BS Mechanical Engineering
1967 Jon C. Betts BS Forestry
1967 Anthony J. Esposito BS Business Administration
1967 Joseph S. Wildberg BS Business Administration
1968 Dr. Alan R. Kaub BS Civil Engineering
1968 Michael R. Peramaki BS Forestry
1969 Erik J. Grorud BS Civil Engineering
1969 Paul A. Masini BS Business Engineering Admin, ’69 BS Mechanical Engineering
1970 William T. Hicks II, P.E. BS Electrical Engineering
1970 Eric J. Paavilainen BS Forestry
1971 Dominic C. Chiang MS Chemistry
1971 Richard E. Drouillard AAS Electrical Eng Tech (AAS)
1971 Kristine M. Haglund BS Biological Sciences
1971 Douglas R. Hansen BS Electrical Engineering
1971 Jeffrey A. Jasicki BS Mechanical Engineering
1971 Alan G. Klug BS Mechanical Engineering
1971 Norman W. Laursen Jr BS Electrical Engineering, MS Electrical Engineering
1971 John W. Loney Jr MS Electrical Engineering
1971 William D. Lundt BS Mathematics
1971 Douglas L. McKee BS Electrical Engineering
1971 Steven W. Nyman BS Chemical Engineering
1971 Dennis K. Olson BS Civil Engineering
1971 Mark E. Sauve BS Chemical Engineering
1971 Michael F. Schmidt BS Business Administration
1971 Darrell J. Seppanen BS Mathematics
1971 C. Jerry Sherwood BS Mechanical Engineering
1971 Allan L. Sleeman BS Mechanical Engineering, ’77 MS Mechanical Engineering
1971 Alan R. TerBush BS Business Administration
1971 Larry D. Thompson BS Electrical Engineering
1972 David J. Dibert BS Applied Physics
1972 Farhad Haghighat BS Mechanical Engineering
1972 Gregory J. Hatt AAS Civil Engineering Technology, ’77 BS Civil Engineering
1972 Andrew J. Hubert BS Electrical Engineering
1972 George C. Kandler Jr BS Biological Sciences
1972 Mark W. Larson AAS Forest Technology
1973 Dr. Leroy V. Heldt MS Biological Sciences
1973 John P. Kohut BS Chemistry, ’76 MS Chemistry
1973 Betty A. Pyhtila BS Business Administration
1974 Larry P. Mosher BS Electrical Engineering
1974 Lorraine D. Palmer BA Liberal Arts
1974 Richard F. Prince BS Business Administration
1975 Kenneth M. Barlage AAS Forest Technology
1975 Sharon R. Sibilsky BA Liberal Arts
1977 David A. Broman BS Biological Sciences
1977 David D. Myrold BS Forestry
1978 Peter W. Roberts BS Business Administration
1978 Steven R. Vanden Brink BS Civil Engineering
1979 Robert D. Dekema AAS Electrical Eng Tech (AAS)
1982 Mary C. Linton MS Biological Sciences
1983 Gary R. Shea BS Civil Engineering
1984 S. Paul Sundeen MS Business Administration
1985 James M. Harju BS Electrical Engineering
1985 Mark C. Hebert BS Metallurgical Engineering
1987 Gregory G. Morelli BS Civil Engineering
1994 Cynthia J. Tormala BA Liberal Arts
2000 Keith E. Graham BS Forestry

In Memoriam — April 1, 2021 – June 30, 2021

In Memoriam

April 1, 2021 – June 30, 2021

Pref Class Full Name Degrees
1938 Donald H. Krans BS Mechanical Engineering
1938 Robert G. Peets P.E. BS Geology, BS Mining Engineering
1942 Clifford B. Armstrong Jr BS Chemical Engineering
1942 Clyde B. Dobbie BS Electrical Engineering
1942 Kenneth J. Yonker BS Metallurgical Engineering
1943 Warren H. Lang BS Mining Engineering
1944 Lyon L. Brinsmade BS Mining Engineering
1948 Donald G. Mitchell BS Mechanical Engineering
1948 Clarke E. Pease Jr BS Electrical Engineering
1949 Wallace J. Benzie BS Civil Engineering
1949 James O. Frendewey, Sr. BS Mining Engineering
1949 Latham B. Gray Jr BS Mining Engineering
1951 Clayton L. Davidson P.E. BS Chemical Engineering
1951 Frederick J. Kneisler BS Mechanical Engineering
1953 Frank J. Brechting Jr BS Business Engineering Admin, BS Civil Engineering, MS Civil Engineering
1954 Lucille W. Bicknell BS Chemistry
1955 R. George McGinn BS Geological Engineering
1955 Edwin C. Riutta BS Mechanical Engineering
1956 Delano J. Harma BS Forestry
1956 Robert V. Roach BS Forestry
1957 Thomas A. Coleman BS Civil Engineering
1957 Raymond O. Lescelius BS Chemical Engineering
1958 Glenn S. Arendsen BS Chemical Engineering
1958 William J. Patzer BS Electrical Engineering
1959 Dr Darrell W Smith BS Metallurgical Engineering
1960 Onni J. Perala P.E. BS Civil Engineering
1961 Morton J. Cook BS Civil Engineering
1961 Leslie G. Harkins BS Electrical Engineering
1961 Anthony D. Heibel BS Geological Engineering
1961 Dale R. Jehnzen BS Business Administration
1961 Carl E. Lugviel BS Chemistry
1961 Ronald S. Michalak BS Metallurgical Engineering
1961 James M. Pearce BS Mechanical Engineering
1961 Lawrence P White P.E. BS Civil Engineering
1962 Donald P. Dix BS Civil Engineering
1962 Glenn L. Haglund BS Electrical Engineering
1962 Peter W. Jonas BS Physics
1962 David A. Maki BS Mechanical Engineering
1962 Gary L. Miller BS Business Administration
1962 Thomas A. Parker BS Metallurgical Engineering
1963 George M. Goodrich BS Metallurgical Engineering, MS Metallurgical Engineering
1963 Robert A. Hietikko BS Forestry
1963 Hugh L. McLean BS Mechanical Engineering
1963 William C. Toth BS Business Administration
1964 Thomas P. Garity BS Civil Engineering
1964 David G. Grimble BS Forestry
1964 Jean D. Juilland BS Geology, MS Geology
1964 Bruce L. Link BS Mechanical Engineering
1965 Dennis P. Hill BS Mechanical Engineering
1965 Jon E. Kleinhans BS Electrical Engineering
1965 Paul W. Konvalinka BS Chemical Engineering
1965 Jerry R. McKee BS Electrical Engineering
1966 Clifford A. Anderson BS Mathematics
1966 Prof. Bernard W. Carr BS Forestry
1966 Daniel E. Filley BS Mechanical Engineering
1966 Rodney L Wegner BS Mechanical Engineering
1967 Col. Noel M. Hanna BS Business Administration
1967 Russell R. McMaster BS Business Administration
1967 Michael Messner III BS Business Administration
1968 Robert K. Gates BS Mathematics
1968 Clifford B. Gordanier AAS Civil Engineering Technology
1968 Arthur N. Maupin BS Chemical Engineering
1968 Marilyn R. Rabideau BS Mathematics
1969 Dennis M. Havey MS Biological Sciences
1969 Warren T. Jivery BS Applied Physics
1970 Dennis H. Koski BS Forestry
1970 Vincent Lettieri BS Mechanical Engineering
1970 Ronald J. Lux BS Business Administration
1970 Ivan E. Martin BS Mechanical Engineering
1970 Joel R. Schlukebir BS Civil Engineering
1971 Dennis L. Adams BS Electrical Engineering
1971 Michael D. Ahlf AAS Electrical Eng Tech (AAS)
1971 Alejandro Amaya BS Mining Engineering
1971 Allen S. Blackhall BS Business Administration
1971 Raymond C. Brainard Jr BS Mining Engineering
1971 Marvin A. Maes BS Business Administration
1971 Edward L. Stankus BS Biological Sciences
1972 Larry R. Grimes BS Business Administration
1972 Sandra K. Martin BS Medical Technology
1974 John M. Ubbes BS Mechanical Engineering
1976 L/Col.Mark D. Willey MS Business Administration
1983 Diana M. Heckel BS Business Administration
1987 Martin A. McGrath BS Business Administration
1989 Julie D. Walczak BS Business Administration
1991 Larry S. Jokinen BS Forestry
1999 Stacy A. Lybert BS Physics
1999 Steven E. Pesola BS Business Administration
2013 Abhishek Gupta BS Civil Engineering
2017 Richard L. Fowler BS Electrical Eng Tech

In Memoriam — January 1, 2021 – March 31, 2021

In Memoriam

January 1, 2021 – March 31, 2021
Class Full Name Degrees
1949 Roy M. Walkama BS Mechanical Engineering
1950 John P. Evans BS Physics
1950 Karl G. Fries BS Mechanical Engineering
1950 Arne A. Hanninen BS Forestry
1950 Robert H. Holgers BS Mining Engineering
1950 John D. Horner BS Chemical Engineering
1950 Georg L. John BS Civil Engineering
1950 George W. John Jr BS Chemical Engineering
1950 Joseph P. Kerkes BS Electrical Engineering
1950 Frederick W. Knepple BS Mechanical Engineering
1950 Tauno W. Korpela BS Electrical Engineering
1950 Charles K. McArthur BS Metallurgical Engineering
1950 Douglas S. Melvin BS Civil Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering
1950 Joseph J. Meola BS Mechanical Engineering
1950 Gerald C. Payant BS Civil Engineering
1950 James E. Peddicord BS Mechanical Engineering
1950 Robert W. Riedel BS Geological Engineering
1950 David Ritsema P.E. BS Civil Engineering
1950 David B. Sleeman BS Electrical Engineering
1950 Tauno M. Somppi BS Forestry
1950 Donald C. Teal BS Chemical Engineering
1950 James H. Tormala BS Mechanical Engineering
1950 Robert J. Will BS Civil Engineering
1951 Torgeir Karlsen BS Electrical Engineering, MS Electrical Engineering
1951 Eugene W. Knaebel BS Civil Engineering
1951 Charles D. McKereghan BS Electrical Engineering
1951 Robert Popovich BS Chemistry
1951 Harold D. Raymond BS Mining Engineering
1951 Keith D. Robinson BS Mechanical Engineering
1951 John F. Rutter BS Electrical Engineering
1951 William R. Saadeh MS Chemical Engineering
1951 John Stencel, Jr. BS Mechanical Engineering
1952 James J. Gallagher BS Chemical Engineering
1952 Ronald C. Harris BS Mechanical Engineering
1952 Roland K. Lindberg BS Civil Engineering
1952 Leslie E. Price BS Geological Engineering, BS Mining Engineering
1952 Arthur G. Reinhold BS Electrical Engineering
1952 Albert F. Sanborn III BS Civil Engineering
1952 Carl H. Van Domelen BS Electrical Engineering
1953 Douglas Glover BS Metallurgical Engineering
1953 Fred Lassila BS Electrical Engineering
1953 Robert M. Lemmen BS Electrical Engineering
1953 Donald L. Lutze BS Electrical Engineering
1953 Robert C. Taylor BS Mechanical Engineering
1953 Kenneth P. Van Ess BS Civil Engineering
1953 Robert W. Wade BS Mining Engineering
1954 Robert F. Dennett BS Chemical Engineering
1954 Stanley J. Friesen BS Metallurgical Engineering
1954 Lloyd B. Hansen BS Mining Engineering
1954 Robert J. Nankee BS Chemical Engineering
1954 Ray H. Pesola BS Electrical Engineering
1954 Harold J. Pratt BS Mechanical Engineering
1954 Dr. H. Hunter Shu BS Mechanical Engineering, MS Mechanical Engineering
1954 Andre J. Stromquist BS Mechanical Engineering
1954 Harry R. Swanson BS Civil Engineering
1954 Julio H. Thaler BS Mining Engineering
1954 Dr. Hal A. Williams, D.O. BS Forestry
1955 James C. Gilbo BS Civil Engineering
1955 George C. Griess BS Civil Engineering
1955 John H. Hansen BS Mechanical Engineering
1955 William F. Heinz BS Electrical Engineering
1955 Reuben Kurtti BS Mechanical Engineering
1955 Jerome Q. Peterson BS Civil Engineering
1955 John A. Radler Jr BS Metallurgical Engineering
1955 James J. Reinke BS Mechanical Engineering
1955 Kenneth J. Scott BS Electrical Engineering
1955 Ivan M. Thompson BS Chemistry
1956 Donald M. Haadsma BS Electrical Engineering
1956 John J. Lebenick BS Civil Engineering
1956 Richard A. Owen BS Electrical Engineering
1956 Daniel J. Scallen BS Civil Engineering
1956 John P. Smedman BS Mining Engineering
1956 David A. Stromquist BS Mechanical Engineering
1956 Donald E. Tomaszewski BS Electrical Engineering
1957 Thomas A. Gelb BS Forestry
1957 Alexander J. Marsh BS Chemical Engineering
1957 Frederic H. Meister BS Geological Engineering
1957 Ralph K. Oja BS Mining Engineering
1957 Howard A. Pearl BS Mechanical Engineering
1957 Fredrick A. Pittman BS Business Engineering Admin, BS Electrical Engineering
1957 William P. Schimmel BS Metallurgical Engineering
1957 Hubert A. Schmitt BS Mechanical Engineering
1957 Ronald G. Sonderhouse BS Chemistry
1957 Kiril Spiroff Jr BS Forestry
1957 Eugene G. Strenzel BS Civil Engineering
1957 Carl M. Superko Jr BS Electrical Engineering
1957 Richard A. Weirick BS Electrical Engineering
1958 Robert C. Johnson BS Civil Engineering
1958 Donald L. Kero BS Civil Engineering
1958 Stephen A. Kopish BS Mechanical Engineering
1958 Jack A. Menzies BS Business Administration
1958 David R. Mukavitz BS Metallurgical Engineering
1958 Norman E. Mutka BS Mechanical Engineering, MS Nuclear Engineering
1958 Charles R. Niver BS Forestry
1958 George I. Oinas BS Engineering Physics
1958 George A. Stams Jr BS Electrical Engineering
1958 Donald F. Swenski BS Mechanical Engineering
1958 Richard N. Turri BS Electrical Engineering
1958 John C. Venturino BS Business Administration
1958 Ronald W. Verville P.E./R.L.S. BS Civil Engineering
1958 Richard K Ward BS Civil Engineering
1958 Thomas B. Williams BS Civil Engineering
1959 James D. Bertucci BS Civil Engineering
1959 James E. Fisher BS Mechanical Engineering
1959 Jerome T. Kestner BS Business Administration
1959 James B. Large BS Business Administration
1959 Donald J. Loeher BS Electrical Engineering
1959 Roylance A. Mayry BS Electrical Engineering
1959 Roy A. McKeage BS Mechanical Engineering
1959 Nitidhan P. Patolia BS Business Engineering Admin, BS Chemical Engineering
1959 Mary Grace Shue BS Medical Technology
1959 Vernelle T Smith BS Civil Engineering
1959 Flave F. Stimpson BS Mechanical Engineering
1959 W. Douglas Stolen BS Civil Engineering
1959 Robert L. Stoner BS Mechanical Engineering
1959 Rolf I. Thorvaldson BS Civil Engineering
1959 Melvin J. Visser BS Chemical Engineering
1959 Robert W. Wade BS Business Administration
1959 Carl A Weed BS Mechanical Engineering
1959 Eugene M. Yedinak BS Metallurgical Engineering
1960 David L. Funston BS Electrical Engineering
1960 Hal H. Hewitt BS Mechanical Engineering
1960 Carl R. Hoerauf BS Mechanical Engineering
1960 James W. Josephson BS Civil Engineering
1960 Stanley C. Rajala BS Mechanical Engineering
1960 Charles N. Stibitz BS Metallurgical Engineering
1960 John C. Ullemeyer BS Chemical Engineering
1960 Daniel E. Walls BS Chemical Engineering
1960 James D. Woznick BS Mechanical Engineering
1961 Walter E. Blanksvard BS Civil Engineering
1961 Thomas E. Butler BS Civil Engineering
1961 David J. Cahoon BS Civil Engineering
1961 Richard J. Crosson BS Mechanical Engineering
1961 Richard E. Jensen BS Civil Engineering, ’64 BS Business Engineering Admin
1961 Marvin D. Oosterbaan P.E. BS Civil Engineering
1962 Dean I. Barnefiher BS Business Engineering Admin, BS Mechanical Engineering
1962 Robert F. Brisson BS Business Administration, BS Forestry
1962 William C. Coppernoll BS Physics
1962 David J. Frederick BS Civil Engineering, MS Civil Engineering
1963 Richard D. Anderson BS Electrical Engineering
1963 Russel P. Decker Jr BS Geological Engineering
1963 Dr. Gerald S. Dzakowic BS Mechanical Engineering, MS Mechanical Engineering
1963 John J. Prusak BS Mechanical Engineering
1964 Paul A. Azzi BS Business Administration
1964 Peter G. Chamberlain BS Geophysical Engineeing
1964 David E. Gaylord BS Metallurgical Engineering
1964 Wayne N. Root BS Chemical Engineering
1964 Dr. Henry S. Santeford Jr BS Civil Engineering, ’66 MS Civil Engineering
1964 William H. Tyler BS Forestry
1964 James W. Whipple BS Forestry
1965 Dale A. Dams BS Mechanical Engineering
1965 Robert J. Fentz BS Mechanical Engineering
1965 Dr. Michael M. Shea BS Metallurgical Engineering, MS Metallurgical Engineering
1966 Kristine J. Antcliff BS Biological Sciences
1966 Donald C. Bolger BS Mechanical Engineering
1966 Alvin D. Hardman BS Civil Engineering
1968 Deward B. Beeler BS Forestry
1968 Peter A. DeGioia BS Metallurgical Engineering
1968 Michael G. Hellman BS Mechanical Engineering
1968 Gautam P. Shah BS Chemical Engineering
1969 David J. Sundberg BS Mechanical Engineering
1970 William C. Alward AAS Electrical Eng Tech (AAS)
1970 Howard W. Creswick Jr BS Electrical Engineering
1971 Judith C. Quinn BS Mathematics
1973 Timothy J. Palmer BS Chemistry
1973 Paul R. Steffens BS Mechanical Engineering
1975 Adolf J. Jonaitis BS Metallurgical Engineering, ’77 MS Business Administration
1976 Donald J. Matchinski BS Geology
1981 Nicholas J. Bukacek BS Civil Engineering
1982 Bruce A. Thoma BS Business Engineering Admin, Electrical Engineering
1989 Allen H. Stephens BS Mechanical Engineering
1996 Richard A. Fields MS Industrial Archaeology
2001 Andrea M. Dranberg BS Electrical Engineering
2002 Patrick C. Farrell BS Mining Engineering

In Memoriam — Oct. 1–Dec. 31, 2020

In Memoriam

October 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
Preferred Class Full Name Degrees
1935 Raymond H. Amberger ’35 BS Mining Engineering
1942 Robert W. Sleeman ’42 BS Mining Engineering
1942 Ralph G. Swanson ’42 BS Forestry
1947 John A. Bowles ’47 BS Electrical Engineering
1948 John E. Barron ’48 BS Electrical Engineering
1948 Arne E. Erickson ’48 BS Electrical Engineering
1948 Thomas R. Erixon ’48 BS Mechanical Engineering
1950 Samuel F. Berg ’50 BS Mechanical Engineering
1950 Melvin A. Koenders ’50 BS Chemical Engineering
1950 Robert G. Lovell 50 BS Metallurgical Engineering
1950 Richard W. Peterson ’50 BS Civil Engineering
1950 John F. Viola ’50 BS Civil Engineering
1951 Patrick L. Boileau ’51 BS Mining Engineering
1951 Dr. Donald W. Bolme ’51 BS Chemical Engineering
1951 Kenneth A. Burnett ’51 BS Metallurgical Engineering
1951 R. Neil Chapman ’51 BS Mechanical Engineering
1951 Wayne P. Cooper ’51 BS Mechanical Engineering
1951 Russell L. Dahl ’51 BS Mechanical Engineering
1951 Charles A. Driver ’51 BS Forestry
1951 Richard E. Hinze ’51 BS Mechanical Engineering
1951 Paul I. Jacobson ’51 BS Civil Engineering
1952 William A. Beckquist ’52 BS Mechanical Engineering
1952 Donald R. Bergstrom, P.E. ’52 BS Electrical Engineering
1952 John P. Bogosoff ’52 BS Mechanical Engineering
1952 Richard R. DeGraff ’52 BS Chemical Engineering
1952 Thomas E. DeWan ’57 BS Metallurgical Engineering
1952 Devere C. Dickerson ’52 BS Mechanical Engineering
1952 John W. Jamar ’52 BS Mechanical Engineering
1953 Bud D. Bair ’53 BS Metallurgical Engineering
1953 Wilbert E. Beck ’53BS Civil Engineering
1953 Robert A. Masnado ’53 BS Business Engineering Admin, BS Forestry
1954 Donald R. Dobbelaire ’53 BS Mechanical Engineering
1954 Stanley J. Friesen ’54 BS Metallurgical Engineering
1955 George Babladelis ’55 BS Electrical Engineering
1955 Gordon G. Bauman ’55 BS Mechanical Engineering
1955 David A. Bruneau Jr ’55 BS Business Engineering Admin, BS Mechanical Engineering
1955 Maj. Thomas S. Crouch (Ret) ’55 BS Mining Engineering
1956 Robert J. Brey ’56 BS Mechanical Engineering
1956 John G. Ecklesdafer ’56 BS Metallurgical Engineering, BS Mining Engineering
1956 Stewart C. Oldford, Sr. ’56 BS Chemical Engineering
1957 E. Raymond Amble ’57 BS Civil Engineering
1957 William H. Anderson P.E. ’57 BS Electrical Engineering
1957 James R. Brophy Jr ’57 BS Geological Engineering
1957 Ora L. Flaningam ’57 BS Chemistry, MS Chemistry
1957 Thomas A. Gelb BS Forestry
1957 Hugh W. Gibson ’57 BS Mechanical Engineering
1957 R. Gordon Moore ’57 BS Chemical Engineering
1957 Charles H. Smith ’57 BS Mechanical Engineering
1957 Kiril Spiroff Jr BS Forestry
1957 Gene A. Warren ’57 BS Civil Engineering
1957 Joe E. Warren ’57 BS Chemical Engineering
1958 Albert M. Aittama ’58 BS Business Engineering Admin, BS Mechanical Engineering
1958 Alex H. Beanum ’58 BS Civil Engineering
1958 Elmer R. Beaudoin ’58 BS Electrical Engineering
1958 Thomas E. Connors ’58 BS Metallurgical Engineering
1959 Robert W. Arendsen ’59 BS Civil Engineering
1959 Maj. Neil E. DuBay ’59 BS Physics
1959 Thomas J. Dzakowic ’59 BS Mechanical Engineering
1959 Bruce R. McInnis ’59 BS Civil Engineering
1960 Dale R. Bero ’60 BS Mechanical Engineering
1960 Dr. Andrew M. Bray ’60 BS Mechanical Engineering
1960 James E. Clark ’60 BS Electrical Engineering
1960 Thor A. Jackola ’72 BS Mechanical Engineering
1960 Paul A. Michelin P.E. ’60 BS Civil Engineering
1960 Edward W. Olson ’60 BS Metallurgical Engineering
1960 Arthur A. Schneider ’60 BS Electrical Engineering
1962 David S. Dodge ’62 BS Electrical Engineering
1962 Earl A. Oster ’62 BS Chemical Engineering
1963 Dennis G. Barrette ’63 BS Mathematics
1963 Kenneth R. Hamilton ’63 BS Civil Engineering
1963 John M. Ivanitz ’63 BS Geological Engineering
1966 Charles J. Roberts ’66 BS Civil Engineering
1968 Dennis J. Ashworth ’68 BS Business Administration
1968 Bruce E. Hilden ’68 BS Business Administration
1968 Gary D. Masse ’68 BS Civil Engineering
1972 Craig S. Gierke ’72 BA Liberal Arts with History Opt
1972 Dr. John S. Klasner ’72 PHD Geology
1973 John M. Cadeau IV ’73 BS Mathematics
1974 Stanley R. Johns ’74 BS Forestry
1975 Thomas M. Bourgeois ’75 BS Civil Engineering
1977 Timothy K. Milson ’77 BS Electrical Engineering
1978 Miriam I. Kipina ’78 AAS Nursing Technology
1979 Joel D. Fynewever ’79 BS Electrical Engineering
1981 William E. Brush ’81 BS Business Administration
1982 Mark B. Siehling ’82 BS Electrical Engineering
1986 Stephen I. Albee ’86 BS Forestry
1999 Steven G. Nelson ’99 BS Mechanical Engineering
2011 David M. Brown ’11 BS Computer Engineering, ’11 BS Electrical Engineering
2012 Karen E. Hall ’12 MBA Business Administration
2014 Gabriel M. Martinez ’14 BS Mechanical Engineering
2019 Jacob M. Bouman ’19 BS Civil Engineering

In Memoriam — July 1–September 30, 2020

Winter Carnival Memories

Winter Carnival began at Michigan Tech in 1922 and has been organized by Blue Key Honor Society since 1934.

With nearly 100 years of history, our students have built an amazing tradition that carries on.

The most recognizable aspect of Carnival is the building of snow statues around campus and community.

What are some of your favorite memories of Winter Carnival? What statues did you help build? Leave us a comment below!

Visit the Winter Carnival website for details and some of the history behind the event.

In Memoriam

June 1, 2020 – September 30, 2020

Class Name Degrees
1942 Stanley F. Kramer Jr ’42 BS Mechanical Engineering
1943 Dr. Michael Lauriente ’43 BS Metallurgical Engineering, ’46 MS Metallurgical Engineering
1949 Lyle W. Barden 49 BS Forestry
1949 Thomas F. Hruby ’49 BS Mining Engineering
1949 Russell A. Johnson ’49 BS Forestry
1950 Franklin M. Eastland ’50 BS Electrical Engineering
1950 Lawrence H. Jacobson Jr ’50 BS Forestry
1950 George E. Jewell ’50 BS Forestry
1950 Donald L. Martindale ’50 BS Forestry
1951 Duaine K. Wenzel ’51 BS Forestry
1953 George W. Lizenby ’53 BS Forestry
1954 David P. Cicchi ’54 BS Mining Engineering
1954 Paul J. Gottwald ’54 BS Forestry
1954 Thomas E. Smith ’54 BS Business Engineering Admin, BS Forestry
1954 Jack C Watson ’54 BS Forestry
1955 Leonard J. Arasim ’55 BS Forestry
1955 Dr. John P. Daniels ’55 BS Forestry
1955 Clarence W. Hultman ’55BS Mechanical Engineering
1955 Auvo I. Kemppinen ’55 BS Metallurgical Engineering, ’56 MS Metallurgical Engineering
1955 David E. Ottoson ’55 BS Forestry
1956 George J. Krawchuk ’56 BS Forestry
1957 William O. Maki ’57 BS Forestry
1957 George H. Sheppard, Jr. ’57 BS Forestry
1958 John S. Budzinski ’58 BS Chemical Engineering
1958 Michael T. Kenney ’58 BS Mechanical Engineering
1958 Owen D. Marjama ’58 BS Metallurgical Engineering
1958 Richard L. Slocum ’58 BS Metallurgical Engineering
1959 Jack E. Horak ’59 BS Forestry
1959 Orville J. Vanderlin ’59 BS Forestry
1960 Ronald N Wallis ’60 BS Mechanical Engineering
1961 Raymond L. Anderson ’61 BS Civil Engineering
1961 Gary H. Gay ’61 BS Mechanical Engineering
1961 Dr. Raymond W. Kauppila, P.E. ’61 MS Engineering Mechanics
1961 Hugh M. McKee ’61 BS Mechanical Engineering
1962 Robert G. Artis ’62 BS Forestry
1962 William E. Morden ’62 BS Forestry
1963 Richard A. Greketis ’63 BS Metallurgical Engineering, ’65 BS Business Engineering Admin
1963 Peter M Tomlinson ’63 BS Forestry
1964 Cecilia J. Faw ’64 BS Chemistry
1964 Dr. Edward S. Neumann P.E. ’64 BS Civil Engineering
1966 John B. Mitchell ’66 BS Electrical Engineering
1968 George F. Blass ’68 BS Mechanical Engineering, MS Mechanical Engineering
1968 Robert C. Stohl ’68 BS Business Administration
1969 George W. Beeby ’69 BS Business Administration
1969 Daniel E. Bush P.E. ’69 BS Mechanical Engineering
1970 Larry R. Gifford ’70 BS Mechanical Engineering
1970 Michael W. Hill ’70 BS Business Administration
1970 Harry J. House ’70 AAS Forest Technology
1970 Raymond J. Rought ’70 BS Civil Engineering
1971 Joseph Mark Krcmarik ’71 BS Civil Engineering
1971 David E. Rakoniewski ’71 BS Medical Technology
1973 Dennis E. Fritcher ’73 BS Metallurgical Engineering
1974 Paul L. Just ’74 BS Chemical Engineering
1975 Thomas P. Wells ’75 BS Civil Engineering
1977 Robert S. Thayer ’77 BS Forestry
1979 Paul J. Trasti ’79 AAS Nursing Technology
1980 Richard J. Kemmer ’80 BS Business Administration
1981 Bertrand A. Cresswell ’81 BS Business Administration
1981 Ralf G. Grisard ’81 BS Forestry
1981 Martin L. Swim ’81 BS Electrical Engineering
1984 Patrick J. Prus ’84 BS Mining Engineering
1985 Paul F. Smith ’85 BS Electrical Engineering
1986 Dr. Shu-Zu Lu ’86 PHD Metallurgical Engineering
1986 Bruce M. Sartorelli ’86 AAS Electromechanical Eng Tech
1987 Katherine M. Foster ’87 BS Forestry
1987 Eugene F. Hammond ’87 BS Business Administration
1987 Joseph P. Periard ’87 BS Computer Science
1988 Richard C. Nelson ’88 BS Electrical Engineering
1989 Todd E. French ’89 BS Physics
1990 Darrell E. Reed ’90 BS Civil Engineering
1991 P. Steven Raeder ’91 BS Forestry
1992 Pauline Joy Easterling ’92 BS Business Administration
2002 Michael P. Chipman ’02 BS Mechanical Engineering
2004 Ryan P. Walega ’04 BS Computer Science
2014 Coleen E. Huling ’14 BS Civil Engineering

Remembering Professors Filer, Julien, and Kieckhafer

Robert F. “Bob” Filer passed peacefully in the presence of his wife Debby on July 2, 2020, due to complications of Parkinson’s Disease, at Canal View where he had been residing for a year. His wife visited with him twice daily until COVID struck and then she faithfully sent reassuring love letters each day, with photographs, to hold him close.

Born in Greenville Pennsylvania, raised by his loving parents Charlotte and Robert Filer, his childhood was idyllic. During high school he worked part-time at a Chevrolet Dealership and, when he graduated, he received the Class Physics Award. Bob earned a Five-year Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering at Gannon College and became licensed as a Profession Engineer in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.  
Bob served in the US Army from 1964-1965, and then in the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, being Honorably Discharged from the US Air Force in 1974 as a 1st Lieutenant.  

He was employed by Pennsylvania Electric and McGraw-Edison in both Pennsylvania and in Ohio. Bob was then employed as a Project Engineer at Systems Control, in Iron Mountain Michigan. His professional experience greatly benefited his students, as a Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology Program at Michigan Technological University, from 1975 to 2003, retiring as a Full Professor with Emeritus status. 

Bob married Marilyn (Smith) Filer, having children Mark, Kristan, and Anne. Later he married Barbara (Stover) Filer and, with her, had his fourth child Sarah. He and Debby (Bose) Filer met in 2002, married, then retired from Tech and created a loving and energetic life together. 

He was a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the First United Methodist Church.  He supported Relay for Life many years.  Bob was an outdoor man and enjoyed tennis, scuba diving, bird-watching, white water canoeing, camping, hiking, mountain biking, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing. Bob also valued hiking in New Zealand where he, with Barbara and Sarah, spent a sabbatical year teaching at the Central Institute of Technology. He was also a runner and completed Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth. 

He and Debby added indoor “spinning” and rowing workouts to their activities. They also began to road bicycle together. Bob and Deb, with four of their children, rode Minnesota’s “Habitat 500” eight years, a 500 mile 7-day bicycle ride supporting Habitat for Humanity.  All of the funds they raised they contributed to their local Copper Country Chapter. He and Deb also relished traveling to visit their eight children and to hike National Parks.  Bob credited his wife Debby with postponing his illness and then delaying its progression by unfailingly encouraging their very active lifestyle and optimism.

He was preceded in death by his parents, friend Dale Walivaara, Barbara Filer, and his sister Mary Jane (Filer) Marx. Surviving are his loving wife Debby Bose Filer, blessed and privileged to marry her beloved and cherished husband; sister Nancy (Paul) Ceremuga of Pauline South Carolina; four children Mark (Gwen) Filer of Manitowoc Wisconsin, Kristan (David) Coleman of Irvine California, Anne (James) Walker of Oakland California, and Sarah (Beanie) Zollweg of Manhattan New York;  four step-children, Lydia (Fabian de Kok-Mercado) Gregg of Ellicott City Maryland, David (Kristina) Gregg of Portage Michigan, Dan Gregg of Ypsilanti Michigan, and Jane (Philip Hofer) Gregg of Seattle Washington; five grandchildren, Calvin, Amelia, Cody, Chloe, and Madison; five European High School exchange students; and numerous nieces and nephews. 

—Courtesy of O’Neill Dennis Funeral Home.


Larry Marlin Julien passed away August 27, 2020 at home in Houghton, Mi with family at his side after a 4 year battle with brain cancer and Parkinson’s.

Larry was born August 16, 1937 in Nora Springs, Iowa to George and Lorette (Swartwood) Julien. When he was 11 years old, he moved with his family to a farm near Fairchild, Wisc where he lived until he graduated from Fairchild High School in 1955. He then went to college at University of Wisc, Madison before enlisting into the Marine Corp from 1956 to 1958, leaving with the rank of Corporal to return to college.

He attended Univ of Wisc, River Falls, earning a BS in Chemistry and Math in 1962. He was Senior Class President; Captain of the Wrestling team, State Champion heavy weight wrestler 3 years and one year runner up, and National Champion wrestling runner up one year; Captain of the Football team and named All Conference Football team his final year. He was contacted by a pro football team inviting him to their team, but decided to continue his education. He was inducted into the first River Falls, Athletic Hall of Fame for both Wrestling and Football. During that time, Larry had 2 daughters, Sandra and Elizabeth from his marriage to Olga (Mazurak) Julien. He went on to grad school at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, where he received his Doctorate in Physical Chemistry in 1966.

After graduation, Larry knew he wanted to live and work in the northern Midwest, so he drew a line on a map between Minneapolis and Midland, Mich and applied to teach at 6 colleges that were located north of that line. He visited 5 of those campuses and was given job offers from all 5 of them. He chose Michigan Tech because he was so impressed with students all busy studying in the Student Union. He taught at MTU from 1966 until his retirement in 2000. Classes he taught included Physical Chemistry, Quantum Chem, Statistics, Advanced graduate P Chem, and Freshman Chem classes where he used lots of chemical demonstrations in his lectures. He developed and taught summers “Computers for the classroom” to High School Science Teachers from across the nation, (when many profs at Tech still did not use computers yet) and volunteered doing after-school science programs at local schools. He served 2 years as president of the University Faculty Senate, he was University Ombudsman, and was Marshal for the MTU graduation ceremonies.

Larry enjoyed fishing with all his kids as they grew up, and watching them all in sports, traveling to watch all their games and practices. He was a boy scout leader, a youth soccer and baseball coach, a softball player/coach, excellent bowler and played the NBA for years at Tech (noon basketball). He loved to watch his daughters in track, drill team, cheerleading, and figure skating practices and competitions. He loved to take week-long adventures in canoes to fish the remote rivers of Canada with his friends, and sons when they got old enough to join these trips. He liked living in the country, especially living on Lake Superior for 35 years in a house he and wife Connie built themselves at the end of a long road. Larry was a friend to all he met and was always willing to listen or help them in any way he could; and all his kids agree he was the best dad ever!

After retirement, Larry enjoyed 18 holes of golf every weekday morning in the summers and then chatting with friends every morning at downtown cafés in the winter. He and his wife Connie (Thompson) celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary on August 23rd.

Larry is survived by his wife, Connie, a brother, Randy (Jane) Julien of Fairchild, Wi and sister Janice Pierce in Menomonie, Wisc. Daughter Sandra (Chuck) in Woodbury, MN who have 3 children, Samantha, Patrick and Jeff Nordeen. Daughter Elizabeth (Dave) in Woodbury, MN who have one daughter, Kimberly Doerr (soon to be a Physician.)

Larry married Connie (Thompson) Julien in 1982 and they have two sons. Jason (Tara) who have 2 preschool children, Chase and his sister Charlie Julien in Waukesha, Wis. Jonathan (Jennifer) have 2 preschool girls, Esrey and Malone in Houghton.

—Courtesy of Memorial Chapel and Plowe Funeral Service.


Professor Roger Kieckhafer was an inventor, engineer, researcher, educator, veteran and valued faculty member of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He died on Friday, July 17, in a tragic vehicle-bicycle accident. He was 69.

The loss to the faculty and staff in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the College of Engineering is immense. We will not recover quickly from the shock of his death.

Roger received his bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1974 and earned his master’s and PhD in electrical engineering from Cornell University in 1982 and 1983, respectively. The years between were spent in service to the US Navy as a nuclear officer aboard the Trident missile submarine USS Abraham Lincoln. He also supervised the construction of the USS Indianapolis. His time in industry was also well spent, producing several patents that were licensed to Allied Signal, now Honeywell Corporation.

Roger was fond of classical music, particularly opera, and sang in the Copper Country Chorale, often accompanied by his daughter, Maggie, on organ. He also sang in the prestigious Pine Mountain Music Festival, including the premiere of the opera “Rockland,” based on the story of the 1906 miner strike in Rockland, Michigan.

Roger was instrumental in creating the computer engineering degree program at Michigan Tech. Working with Dr. Linda Ott in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Sciences and Arts, he bridged the gap between two departments in two separate colleges, crafting a program that educated hundreds — a new breed of engineer steeped in both worlds.

Even after the development of the computer engineering program, Roger’s collaboration with the Department of Computer Science continued. “We worked together on a strategic hiring initiative, multiple curricular issues, reorganization discussions and countless other issues,” said Ott, the chair of the Department of Computer Science. “Roger was always supportive. He clearly believed that we would have stronger programs working together rather than competing.”

Roger was a strong advocate for the ABET accreditation process in the ECE department. He led the initial ABET accreditation of the Computer Engineering program. The procedures and processes he set in place then are still in play nearly 20 years later, guiding the department’s subsequent accreditation for both its electrical engineering and computer engineering degrees.

In the words of computer engineering faculty member Kit Cischke, “For Roger, it always boiled down to what was best for our students. The content of our classes. The things our students needed to know to get good jobs. The assignments. The kinds of things they needed to do in the real world. Students were forever contacting Roger after graduation, saying, ‘Thanks for teaching me that. I’m using it every day in my job.’”

Over the past few days, Roger’s former students have reached out to express their grief and sadness. They have shared how much Roger meant to them during their time at Michigan Tech and how well he prepared them for the success they enjoy today. One of those students was Joseph Rabaut. In his words, “I can’t tell you how devastated I am. Dr. Kieckhafer was an amazing person and one of the best professors at Tech. He helped me a lot throughout the past few years, giving me advice and recommendations, and helping me understand computer engineering. I don’t really know what else to say, because words can’t really describe losing him.”

Roger cared deeply for his students, his family, and his profession. I think that may be the source we can draw upon to comfort our own sense of sadness and grief. The impact he had on hundreds of lives will shine on.

And, as we move forward, his legacy will live on. As suggested by several people, a scholarship fund will be set up in Roger’s memory.

—Written by Glen Archer, Interim Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Roger’s official obituary can be read here.

Things I Learned at Michigan Tech

A thread on Facebook allowed Michigan Tech Alumni to share nuggets of wisdom acquired in the Copper Country. Below are some of those responses. Add yours in the comments below!


Nerds rule … Numbers don’t lie … “Because research has proven it” is an acceptable answer … People with toolboxes have a lot of acquaintances … Make friends with the people with the keys … Euchre is an art form … Invest in quality jumper cables. 
—Jerry Myers

Snowbanks at the end of your driveway somehow become magnetic, and will suck cars into them … Hiking boots are always in fashion. So is flannel … It is possible to walk uphill, both ways, to school.
—Carla Martinek

Brooms are meant to be clipped, taped, and used on ice.
—Rebecca Miner

F=MA … Physics is fun … You can’t push a rope.
—Brian Hobbs

Chemistry says if you soak the rope and freeze it, you can push it just fine.
—James Learman

Keep a snow shovel in the car at all times.
—Megan Kreiger

“It depends” is a legitimate answer for many engineering questions (courtesy of Jim De Clerck).
—Ross Hogan

Anyone with a Michigan Tech sticker on their car is a friend I have not yet met … Pizza and a beer is always an acceptable dinner choice … Chili is good over rice.
—Caryn Turrel

Taco Bell tastes better when you drive 100 miles for it.
—David Wressell

“Pank” is a real word.
—Jim Desrochers

Floormats make great traction aid devices … Always supervise friends “borrowing” your garage and insist on the use of jackstands.
—Alicia Steele

Cafeteria trays are actually sleds.
—Robin Book

When shoveling, throw snow back as far as you can in the beginning of the season.
—Tanya Bedore