Montana Tech

MNEWS Fall 2009 Features

A beautiful Spring day in 2002 was the best day of Tim Downey's life according to his daughter Mitzi. This was the day that Mitzi, a Butte native, graduated from Montana Tech with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering.

Always by Kayla Sanders

Bob Lawson lived life to the fullest. He loved his family, worked hard, and explored the world. He wanted to help future generations of mining and geological engineers find some of the satisfaction he had found by giving theman opportunity to get an education from Montana Tech, an institution in which he had so stongly believed. As the song says, "When the things you've planned need a helping hand, I will understand--always." Montana Tech is very proud that the legacy of such an amazing man will live on in the hearts of our students---always.

Leaving Footprints & Stepping In by Amanda Badovinac & Paul Beatty

In May, Eletha Suttey spent her last day giving Montana Tech students a little TLC. After 22 years directing operations in the Tech Learning Center (TLC), Eletha left her final footprint on the Montana Tech campus. With Eletha moving on, Keri Petritz has stepped in as Director of the Tech Learning Center and the new Engineering/Science Prep Program.

From Field to Flight by Melissa Holmes

The Orediggers' football season is well-underway, and there are new faces both on the field and on the coaching staff. But, one familiar face is missing this season: former coach Trevor DiMarco has joined the United States Navy as an officer and a pilot.

Miles for Mariah by Amanda Badovinac

One mile at a time, one foot in front of the other, and one cause in the back of their minds, that's how member's of Mariah's Team accomplished one of the biggest feats in their life - finishing the ING New York City Marathon. The 50-member team, consisting of Montana Tech faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends, ran the ING New York Marathon, one of the world's great road races, on November 1, 2009.

Love In An Elevator by Luke Meyer

Although Brian Herbert and Anna Alty were always destined to be together, they just didn't know it right away.

Long Journey to Butte by Amanda Badovinac

Two years ago, Emma Mackenzie gave notice at her apartment, quit her job, sold all her belongings, packed up whatever fit into her car, left western Massachusetts, and began her journey into the west. She ended up in Butte, Montana and six months later was accepted as a graduate student in the Technical Communication (MSTC) program at Montana Tech.

Extreme Living: Stack Tester by Peggy McCoy

If the thought of sitting behind a desk doesn't sound enticing, you may want to consider the occupation of source testing as did Greg Lipnickey, envoirnmental engineering class of 2000. Through contacts made at the 1998 and 1999 Envoirnmental Air and Waste Management Association conferences, Greg secured his first "real" job as a source tester. He recalls, "I first remember hearing about source testing in air sampling lab as a junior at Montana Tech. At the time, it sounded like a great career providing good pay and lots of time outdoors. What I didn't know was what the job really entailed."

A Rock 'n Roll Homecoming by Amanda Badovinac

The Montana Tech campus recently celebrated Homecoming with a Rock 'n Roll theme. The week was filled with many events and concluded with a stellar win on the football field.

Return to the Mountains by Michael Barth

Burt Todd has travelled many roads in life. In most cases, those roads have always brought him back to Montana and to Butte, most recently in 2008 when Todd began his second "turn" as a Montana Tech faculty member in the Petroleum Engineering Department.