successellence
(v, suc-CESS-uh-lence)
When success and excellence combine; like when Michigan Tech graduates take what they’ve learned and do incredible things. Providing the opportunities you need to create the future. We do that.
Go ahead, get involved in undergraduate research. Head off for a co-op or internship experience. Join an Enterprise team. Interview with over 2,000 companies, corporations, and organizations that visit campus each year.
With hard work, determination, and good preparation, “successellence” will be just one of the rewards you’ll get from a Michigan Tech education.
Just look what some of our alumni have accomplished…
Nanotechnology pioneer Daniel Branagan was recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the important innovators of our time and one of fifteen people who will reinvent the future.
Dr. Melvin Calvin was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1961.
Charles Nelson invented the sport of paintball after developing a new technology to help foresters mark trees more efficiently.
Named one of Corporate America's Most Powerful People by Forbes Magazine, David House is responsible for Pentium Processor and the “Intel Inside” campaign.
Chief Engineer for General Motor’s Corvette division David Hill is regarded as “the father” of the groundbreaking 2002 Z06 Corvette model.
Suzanne Jurva is a former executive for Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks Studios and founded Starcut Ltd. Her film credits include Amistad, Men in Black, Peacemaker (with the world premier in Houghton), Deep Impact, and Saving Private Ryan.
Responsible for significant contributions to the development of drug “patches,” Lina T. Taskovich has been featured in Newsweek and People magazines for her groundbreaking work.
And let’s not forget graduate school. Here are just a few of the graduate schools that have accepted recent Michigan Tech graduates…
- Colorado State University
- Georgia Tech University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Northwestern University
- Rice University
- University of Michigan
