Rockwell: $500K for Hockey
Former goaltender John Rockwell ’79 has provided $500,000 towards Michigan Tech’s $3-million Hockey Enrichment Campaign, which has to date raised approximately $2.4 million.
“It is great to see results on the ice and the program looking so promising,” said Rockwell, currently the chairman of the enrichment campaign. “I had a very rewarding experience at Michigan Tech and am pleased to be in a position where I can give back to the hockey program.” He is also an active member of the Hockey Advisory Council.
Rockwell, who is a 2006 inductee into the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame, played 69 games and made 2,268 saves in net for the Huskies from 1975 to 1979. The goaltender earned All-Western Collegiate Hockey Association First Team honors in 1978-79 and was the team’s most valuable player that season. Originally from Bloomington, Minnesota, Rockwell also earned the team’s most improved player award and Winter Carnival MVP laurels during his career.
Rockwell is managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) Element in Menlo Park, California. DFJ Element is a leading venture capital fund.
Rockwell received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Michigan Tech and a master’s degree in business administration from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
2007–08 Schedule Highlights
Football Schedule Highlights
- Michigan Tech will open the season August 25 by traveling to face nonconference foe Winona State—its first regular season, nonconference game since 1994.
- The first home action at Sherman Field will come September 8 against Indianapolis.
- The Huskies face three opponents that made the NCAA Tournament field a year ago: Winona State, Northwood, and Grand Valley State.
- Michigan Tech’s annual Homecoming celebration will be October 6, when it hosts Ferris State.
Volleyball Schedule Highlights
- Michigan Tech opens its season August 31 with a trip to Winter Park, Florida, to take part in the Rollins College Invitational.
- The Huskies have seven matches against opponents who qualified for the NCAA Tournament a year ago.
- Michigan Tech closes its regular season with home matches against Upper Peninsula rivals Northern Michigan (October 31) and Lake Superior State (November 2).
Hockey Schedule Highlights
- Michigan Tech opens with seven straight home dates beginning October 6 with a preseason tilt vs. the University of Toronto.
Par and Grill Serves Post-Golf Fare
It’s a tradition nearly as old as the game of golf itself: commiserating with your foursome after eighteen. Well, finally, patrons at Portage Lake Golf Course can partake of this ritual.
The Par and Grill opened for business this golf season in the clubhouse of PLGC, and it’s getting lots of use from hungry and thirsty duffers.
“Our goal was to make it a first-class operation, and our objective was to have a facility the University and the community could be proud of,” says Mark Maroste, golf course manager.”
From behind the green-marbled bar-top, sandwiches and pizzas are featured, along with beverages.
And, it’s an efficiently designed space. “We can be cooking food and selling eighteen holes at the same time,” Maroste says. The Par and Grill seats thirty comfortably: not too big to serve.
“The bottom line is a better experience for the golfer. Get a nice meal at the end of a good day and reminisce,” he says.
Just like our ancestors at St. Andrews have done since the 1500s, or, in the case of PLGC, they’ve wanted to do since 1902.