|
Tech Holds 151st Commencement
|
|
|
|
 |
| Title | Tech Holds 151st Commencement |
| Transcript | School of Mines News 501 E. Saint Joseph Street • Rapid City, SD 57701-3995 Phone: (605) 394-6082/2554 • Fax: (605) 394-6177 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2005 Contact: Steve Buchholz, Public Information Manager, 394-6082 Tech Holds 151st Commencement The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology will hold its 151st Commencement at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 7, in the King Center on campus. More than 250 undergraduate and graduate students will receive degrees. In addition, 12 alumni from the class of 1955 will attend the ceremony and receive certificates commemorating their graduation. Miaken Zeigler (Environmental Engineering, Sturgis) will represent the student body. Originally from Sturgis, South Dakota, Ms. Miaken Zeigler became a part of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology community after receiving a scholarship to play for the Lady Hardrocker basketball team. Ms. Zeigler's talent and abilities earned her three All Conference selections and 2nd Team All American honors her senior year. Her abilities on and off the court made her a three-time scholar athlete. She ended her basketball career fourth on the School of Mines all-time scoring list. Outside of athletics, Ms. Zeigler has been very active on campus. She was a Resident Assistant, a member and chair of the Leadership Development Team, and Orientation Leader and Co-Chair. Currently, she serves as Student Program Coordinator for the Student Activities and Leadership Center, where she advises on numerous programs and events. She is currently in the process of applying for the Peace Corps, where she hopes to use her Environmental Engineering degree. Harold Fritzsche will receive the Guy E. March Medal. Fritzsche hails from Wessignton, where graduated from high school, in 1947. Fritzsche graduated with a South Dakota School of Mines and Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1951. A World War II veteran, he began working in the General Engineering Training Program with General Electric in Lockland, Ohio. From his next G.E. assignment in Fort Wayne, Ind., he took a leave of absence and enrolled in graduate school at Purdue, earning a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1956. Fritzsche continued in project engineering for G.E. in Fort Wayne, and was promoted through various positions including manager of advanced engineering and program manager until his retirement in 1986. During his career, he held 19 U.S. patents. Throughout his career away from South Dakota, he returned to South Dakota and to campus frequently, while he consistently maintained regular contact and involvement in support of the university, its students and alumni. His support of Hardrocker athletics and many other endeavors continues. Mr. Greg Graves will deliver the commencement address. Graves graduated from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. He immediately joined Burns & McDonnell of Kansas City, Missouri, and his career track since then is an inspiration to us all. He has held progressively responsible positions in a wide variety of energy-related projects. As vice president and marketing director, he expanded the company's client base by building relationships with potential partners and clients. In the late 1990s, he led the way in positioning the firm to take advantage of the boom in the power market. He was promoted to general manager of the Energy Division in 1997 and oversaw a 200 percent growth in personnel and 400 percent growth in revenue. In 2001, he was named Energy Group President. He set goals, provided resources, and helped direct the vision of the firm's energy services. He became President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2003, and was named Chief Executive Officer in October 2003. #30# |
| Creator | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. University Relations; |
| Subject | Commencement ceremonies -- South Dakota -- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; |
| Local Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
|
| Digital Publisher | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Devereaux Library
|
| Contributors | Buchholz, Steve; |
| Date | 2005-04-28 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Language | eng |
| Relation | Is part of Office of University Relations SDSM&T News Collection |
| Rights | The work from which this copy was made did not include a formal copyright notice. This work may be protected by U. S. copyright law (Title 17, United States Code), which governs reproduction, distribution, public display, and other uses of protected works. Uses may be allowed with permission from the copyright holder, if the copyright on the work has expired, or if the use is fair use or within another legal exemption. The user of this work is responsible for compliance with the law. |
| Submitting Institution | Devereaux Library. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. |
| Date Digital | 2009 |
| CONTENTdm number | 7072 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 7911.pdf |
|
|
|