New Alumni Relations Director Named
Brenda Rudiger has been named director of alumni relations, Vice President for Advancement Shea McGrew has announced.
Rudiger comes to Michigan Tech from the University of Windsor in Ontario, where she has served as alumni officer since 2003. This followed two years at Windsor as a communication officer for electronic media. Previously, she held positions in marketing and communications at Metro Community College in Edmonton, Alberta, at IKON Office Solutions in Edmonton, and in the Department of Music at the University of Alberta. She also has worked as a management consultant in publications and strategic communications.
Rudiger holds an MBA from Athabasca University in Alberta; her thesis topic was “Strategic Planning for Alumni Associations.”
“Brenda brings to us an understanding of strategic issues in alumni relations, direct experience in the field, and specialized technical skills that will fit well with our adoption of iModules, an online alumni community that we launched in February,” McGrew said.
Rudiger assumed her new position on March 1.
Association Seeks Nominations for Alumni Awards
The Alumni Association is always looking for nominees for alumni awards, including the Outstanding Young Alumni, Distinguished Alumni, Honorary Alumni, and Outstanding Service Awards. Selections are made at the Winter Carnival meeting of the Alumni Association Board of Directors each year. For more information on the awards and the nominating process, see www.alumni.mtu.edu.
Reunion 2007
The annual Alumni Reunion 2007 is scheduled for August 2-4 on the Michigan Tech campus. This year’s featured classes include Golden M’s (those who graduated 50+ years ago), 1957, 1967, 1977, 1982, 1987 and 1997. We will also be celebrating the men’s basketball reunion.
We recommend that you make your travel and lodging arrangements early. Everyone is invited. Additional event information can be found at www.alumni.mtu.edu.
For more information about this special opportunity, please call the Office of Gift Planning at 906-487-3325, send an email to ehalonen@mtu.edu, or visit Michigan Tech’s gift-planning website at www.mtulegacy.org.
Tech’s Online Alumni Community WANTS YOU!
More than 4,800 of your fellow alums have joined the Online Alumni Community. If you join them, you can locate former classmates in the online directory and update your information so they can find you. Email, chat, post photos and class notes, and even join or create special interest group mini-sites. The site is also a place to register for alumni events in your area, check out news about the University, or post classified ads.
The new community can be found at www.alumnicommunity.mtu.edu. Although you don’t need to be a member to read the latest TechAlum or sign up for events, you will need to join to access the secure information. For more information about the Online Alumni Community (and to get your first-time log-in number you might have misplaced) contact alumni@mtu.edu.
Get connected!