Author: Mindy Limback
The first generation
First-generation college students make up 25 percent of the 2013 freshmen class. We talked to five first-generation students — four current students and one recent graduate. Find out what they think about the challenges they faced, how it felt to leave home and what campus resources helped them.
Read More »
It’s about quality
Brad Lind, EMgt’96, is a quality guy. To him, quality — the continuous improvement of products and services — is a key driver in improving consumers’ lives.
Read More »
Beyond mining
By the time Layland Watson left Rolla in 1996, he knew how to drive a haul truck, design a mine, and work in open pit copper mines and underground coal mines — tasks a mining engineer would normally expect to have acquired after some time on the job.
Read More »
League of Super Miners: A Homecoming of Heroic Proportions
Summoning all Super Miners to return! Reunite! Reconnect! In Rolla! Like our miraculous Miner metals, silver and gold, the peculiar, preternatural powers of Miners past and present were forged in the furnace of perseverance and persistence. Now, we’re calling on you to join hundreds of your fellow Miners in Rolla this fall to rediscover the […]
Read More »
Hugh and Linda Cole: Silver and Gold Donors
Six months after graduating from high school in Hazelwood, Mo., Hugh Cole, EMgt’72, enrolled at Missouri S&T, determined to become the first engineer in his family (and first in his family to receive a college degree).
Read More »
The next generation
Creating a better tomorrow. That has been a theme for Rolla graduates for more than 140 years. Throughout the university’s history, a steady stream of students has come to Rolla in search of a world-class education. For these individuals, Missouri S&T is more than just a place to get a diploma. It’s a place where […]
Read More »
Good works
Rachel Feist witnessed the destructive effects of poor water quality. But she’s also seen how her skills can make life a little better for people — especially those living thousands of miles away from her hometown of Tulsa, Okla.
Read More »
Engineering … with a twist
Wesley Hackett knows a good problem when he sees it. And he loves problems. Perhaps that explains why he’s a huge fan of the Rubik’s Cube, the iconic 3D puzzle from the 1980s. In fact, he has at least five different models of the twisting object, from the simple 2×2 Mini Cube to a V-Cube […]
Read More »
The Hasselmann Legacy
The seed money for the alumni house was provided by the estate of Karl Hasselmann. You’ve seen his name. But who was this man?
Read More »
Challenge fund provides 1-to-2 match for donors
Thanks to a generous gift from the estate of the late Beverly Koeppel, EE’38, alumni donations to the Hasselmann Alumni House can now be even more valuable. Read more
Read More »