The University of St. Thomas

A Look Back: Past events and activities

Engineering and Technology Management: the first fifteen years

SEAC Alumni Reflections - 2001

Reunion Dinner March 15, 2001
on the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of UST Engineering

Some Past Presidents:

Dale Wahlstrom -- Founding President
Mark Guerrino -- 2001
Ron Malles - 2004-2005
Craig Benson - 2005-2006

SEAC Events:

Winter Event:

January 19, 2006 - Engineering, Minnesota's Future with Dr. William Wulf, President, National Academy of Science (Co-Sponsor)

January 24, 2007 - Engineering, Minnesota's Future with Dr. William Buckley, 3M President and CEO (Co-Sponsor)

Recent events:

June 25, 2004 -- St. Paul Saints Baseball
February 28, 2004 -- Fall tour of MTS Corporation
January 22, 2003 -- "America's manufacturing base drives its prosperity" -- Zimmerman & Beal
March 19, 2003 -- Spring Dinner at Medtronic
September 21, 2002 -- St. Croix boat Cruise


Fall plant tour events:

2004 -- Graco Inc.
2005 -- Excel Energy Riverside Plant
2006 -- Caterpillar Paving Products

SPRING ALUMNI DINNER EVENTS

1997: Baldrige for the Baffled (our 2nd annual dinner, Arnie Weimerskirch, Fed Ex & CRI presented)
1998: Bill Hudson, WCCO (Discussed his series “Hometown Companies”)
1999: Chuck Maitland, Ford Motor Company
2000: Judith Dwyer, Executive VP, UST

SOCIAL & MARKETING EVENTS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Annual summer golf event for UMAC
Saints games (2 in 1997, 1 in 98, ? in 99)
Published a marketing brochure “Top 10 Reasons Why a UST MMSE Degree Opens Doors to the Future”
Beer/Brats & Building (3B's event on 8/14/97), celebrating the new Frey Engineering Complex
Supported the 9/18/97 grand opening of Frey, tour guides, etc.
Alumni Focus groups; 1/98

DEPARTMENT SUPPORT

ABET accreditation (1999, and again in 2006 re-assessment of MSMS and MMSE degree programs)
BSME degree input
MS Technology degree input
BSEE degree input