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Nearly 400 Michigan Tech graduates have all the rights, privileges and honors pertaining therein after receiving their degrees at this year’s Winter Commencement Saturday.
Class of 1968’s Townsend Porter, Jr., a pioneer in electrical engineering at the start of the computer age for IBM, was the commencement speaker.
Graduating with a double-major in biomedical and mechanical engineering, Minnesota native Ellie Furmanski was the student speaker.
But not all of the graduates at Michigan Tech focus on engineering.
Sound Design major Courtney Schumaker says she decided to come to here after visiting for Winter Carnival.
While trendier schools may be more appealing to future sound designers, Schumaker says her education at Tech gives her an advantage those other students won’t have.
Many of the graduates will be embarking on their new careers and Schumaker is no exception.
She has her first album coming out shortly, then it’s off to Los Angeles to try and break into the entertainment industry.
