The Copper Country woke up to a dusting on snow on May 8, adding to our 2019-20 season total. See where this year’s 186 inches of snow ranks against our historical records.
Whether it was snow on your graduation day or something else, what are your memories of spring snow in the Keweenaw?
Of course, there’s still snow on Mont Ripley. Will it last until June? Check out the Ripley webcam to see how much remains.
#GivingTuesdayNow is a global day of giving and unity set to take place on May 5, 2020, as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. The event will mobilize GivingTuesday’s global network of leaders, partners, communities and generous individuals.
How you can participate:
Make a gift to the Husky Emergency Assistance Fund (HEAF)
The HEAF has been established to help provide financial relief for the Michigan Tech campus community (students and employees) who are experiencing financial hardship as a result of crises (including COVID-19). Donate to the HEAF.
Support any area of campus
A gift to Michigan Tech or any specific area of campus will help us prepare students to create the future. Give now.
Donate food or resources to the Husky Food Access Network
The on-campus food pantry has helped hundreds of students in their time of need. Make a financial donation or email huskyfan@mtu.edu to coordinate a food donation during social distancing protocol.
Use your time or skills in the COVID-19 response
Michigan Tech alumni are putting their education and ingenuity to work to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. See what others are doing and add your story.
On the last GivingTuesday (December 3, 2019) the global giving day generated $2 billion in giving, just in the United States, and inspired millions of people worldwide to volunteer, perform countless acts of kindness, and donate their voices, time, money, and goods. The additional giving day planned for May 5, 2020 is being deployed in response to needs expressed by communities and leaders around the world.
Join the movement! Make a gift to Michigan Tech on Tuesday, May 5!
In response to the widespread use of Zoom for virtual meetings during stay-at-home orders, here are images you can use as virtual backgrounds in Zoom. For instructions on how to set up a virtual background, see the instructions below.
To download images:
On a PC:
• Right click the image (before clicking the magnifying glass).
• Open image in a new tab.
• Go to the new tab and right click on the image.
• Select “save image as.”
On a Mac:
• Click the magnifying glass.
• Right click and select “save image as.”
To set an image as your virtual background in Zoom:
• Open Zoom.us.
• Go to settings (on the home screen, click the gear icon in the upper right corner).
• Select Virtual Background from the left column.
• Click the + symbol to add new images.
Michigan Tech alumni are putting their education and ingenuity to work to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve heard of Huskies involved in many different aspects of the pandemic response: producing parts for ventilators, creating testing kits and making masks.
How are you or your company involved? Comment below.
Here is a sampling of the stories we’ve heard.
Abbott (Lynne Fleischmann ‘95) in Abbott Park, Illinois, launched a molecular point-of-care test to detect COVID-19 in as few as five minutes. Read more.
Calumet Electronics (Meredith Ballard LaBeau ‘04 ‘08 ‘12 and others) in Calumet, Michigan, is filling orders for circuit boards for ventilators as quickly as possible. Read more.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (Dr. David Frendewey ‘76) in Tarrytown, New York, is working on a treatment for COVID-19. Read more.
Alliance Beverage (Shawn Gary ‘80) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, teamed up with New Holland Brewing to produce 1,000 gallons of hand sanitizer. Read more.
Shaggy’s Copper Country Skis (Jeffrey Thompson ‘12 and Stephanie Stevens ‘13) in Boyne City, Michigan is making protective face shields. Read more.
Makerhub.co (Cedric Kennedy ‘16) is connecting 3D printing enthusiasts, sewing hobbyists and other DIYers to create and donate personal protective equipment to hospitals. Read more.
Ben Manning ’17 and Amanda Stenzelbarton ’14 ’16 in Athens, Georgia, turned their garage into a 3D printing facility to make masks and face shields for local first responders and hospitals. You can donate printing supplies to their cause through Amazon.
From “Cool Hobbies” on Alumni News
“I’m in my sixth year of playing trombone with the Coast Big Band. We are a 20+ piece band that plays at festivals, parks, casinos, weddings, parties, churches, Mardi Gras functions, and balls on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I’ve played trombone since the fifth grade and played in the Pep Band and Jazz Lab Band for four years while at Tech. It gets me out of the house and gives me a little ‘walkin’ around money’.” – Mark M.
“When I was a student at ‘da Tech’ I did some free lance photography work. I took photos around the campus and the area, many of which found their way into several yearbooks and other campus publications, including the Winter Carnival Pictorials. I was also responsible for the ME-EM department’s darkroom for two years and took many photo’s for faculty and graduate students in support of various programs and research projects. About 20 years ago the university made a request asking for historical photos taken around the campus and the area, that could they be donated to the school. I offered nearly 800 original color slides, negatives and prints to the archive (if you search on my name, you’ll find that many of those images are accessible to the public). And while I worked as an engineer for nearly 50 years, I continued to take photos, many while I was traveling around the world for my job. Today, I have an archive of nearly 50,000 images, going back to when I was in high school. Since I retired four years ago, I’ve started to offer many of the my image for sale thru a stock photo house and while I’m not making a lot of money (yet) I have sold a decent number of images, several of which were taken in the UP over the years.” – John B.
“I’ve been a backyard beekeeper for over 25 years in Green Bay, ever since a fellow Michigan National Guardsman offered me his equipment at one of our drills. Along with beekeeping, I’ve also been a grower of wildflowers/prairies for years, working to improve the habitats for all pollinators – many of which we are losing because of significant habitat loss. Along with habitat loss, beekeeping can be a challenge because of a problem with mites (smaller than a wood tick). If the mites aren’t under control in a hive, then getting them through Winter can be difficult. But, it is a fascinating much studied insect, because of its importance to our welfare. A bee hive is considered a super-organism – controlling the hive temperature, raising brood, storing food, working as a team, etc. Always glad to discuss bees.” – Ken S.
From “Happy Valentine’s day” on Facebook
“Hubs and I met in Physics lab. Sooo romantic!” – Kari B.
“Yes! Tom & Gail (Stevens) Deans, class of 1985. We met in 1981 at Tech, married Dec 1985, so a big 35th Anniversary is coming up this year! Our daughter graduated 2016, son currently attending.” – Gail D.
“1990- I was teaching scuba classes at the SDC, she was a lifeguard at the pool. A natural match! Celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary last week, and visiting MTU at the end of this month to watch NMU hockey game.” – Todd M.
“Yes! And having our days at MTU in common is one of the best things ever.” – Sarah S.
It is a long-standing Michigan Tech tradition for the honored Reunion classes to have a friendly gift competition. Help show everyone that your class cares the most. Members of the Class of 2010 are invited to make a contribution in support of the reunion gift program and to honor all that we have achieved.
All Class of 2010 members who give toward the Class Reunion Gift effort will be included on the class honor roll, but there will be a special emphasis placed on the Class of 2010 Endowed Scholarship Fund.
New gifts made between July 1, 2019, and the end of reunion (August 8, 2020)—no matter the size or designation—are counted in the reunion gift total.
Gifts can be made by mail, by phone, or online. Multiyear pledges (up to five years) are also encouraged, as the entire pledge amount will be included in the project total.
The honor roll is updated periodically. If you have made a gift and your name is not yet on the list, please email us or call 906-487-2400.
Richard M. Basary
Jeremiah T. Baumann
Matthew C. Browne
Nikhil S. Chaphalkar
Cara M. Decker
Katherine A. Elicerio
Zhengjie Gao
Jenna M. Joestgen
Laurence Jose
Jordan A. Klocko
Cory J. Malone
Nathan M. Miller
Kevin F. Moran
Caitlyn T. Nummerdor
Katherine A. Polzien
Jared M. Recker
Cassy A. Tefft de Munoz
Kurt J. Terhune
Anna A. Uhl
John D. Van der Laan
Haley M. Vingsness
Bryant A. Weathers
Kathryn A. Wold
Updated August 4, 2020
Alumni Reunion 2020 begins Thursday, August 6, with virtual content being posted on the reunion website. While this is not the way we would have liked to hold reunion, the Alumni Engagement staff has put together some fun content for us to see what’s going on at Tech and rekindle those memories of the Copper Country.
Be sure to log on to our Class of 2010 page and comment at the bottom of the page to share a memory or share what you’re up to now.
Also, if you haven’t contributed to our class gift effort yet, please consider doing so. We recommend giving to the Husky Emergency Assistance Fund, but gifts of any amount to any area of campus will help current students and show what Michigan Tech means to us.
We look forward to interacting with you during our virtual reunion. Congrats on reaching this 10-year milestone!
Sincerely
Stephanie (Lindstrom) Heiden and David Heiden
Class of 2010 Reunion Co-Chairs
It is a long-standing Michigan Tech tradition for the honored Reunion classes to have a friendly gift competition. Help show everyone that your class cares the most. Members of the Class of 2002 are invited to make a contribution in support of the reunion gift program and to honor all that we have achieved.
All Class of 2000 members who give toward the Class Reunion Gift effort will be included on the class honor roll, but there will be a special emphasis placed on the Class of 2000 Endowed Scholarship Fund.
New gifts made between July 1, 2019, and the end of reunion (August 8, 2020)—no matter the size or designation—are counted in the reunion gift total.
Gifts can be made by mail, by phone, or online. Multiyear pledges (up to five years) are also encouraged, as the entire pledge amount will be included in the project total.
The honor roll is updated periodically. If you have made a gift and your name is not yet on the list, please email us or call 906-487-2400.
Melody L. Baglione
Timothy R. Barry
Brian R. Berquist
Jeffrey T. Beyer
Craig A. Biekkola
Christopher M. Bielinski
Jilaine M. Bolek Berquist, .D.
Jeremy P. Bos
Jessica L. Bos
Jodi J. Britton
Jason J. Brooks
Allyson J. Bubb
Dennis L. Cannoot
Mark A. Chateauneuf
Janine E. Cooper
Paul W. Dutton, III
Joseph R. Erlewein
Sarah E. Fenton
Thomas M. Flicker
Jesse M. Gwidt
Karen M. Gwidt
Jennifer M. Haehn
Brian M. Hamari
Angela L. Hammond
Tiffany J. Karkanen
Michelle R. LaCourt
Seth R. Lemke
Shannon E. Lemke
Daniel P. Liebau
Susan L. Liebau
Pattie A. Luokkanen
Kristen M. Mikula
John P. Moses
Matthew A. Niskanen
Gretchen L. Railling
Mark D. Reichhardt
Christine M. Rock
Todd R. Rouse
Amber E. Rydholm
Eric C. Rydholm
Peter J. Siglow
Arvind Suresh
Matthew C. Tier
Paul S. Toth
Jason A. Verboomen
Corinna M. Wells
Philip M. Wells
Robert J. Wheeler
Brandon S. Williams
Lin Ye
Ryan N. Zakrzewski
Brian J. Zielke
Updated August 4, 2020