Dennis Nelson Class of 1972 Employer: Fluidyne Corporation Employer City: Cedar Falls Employer State: Iowa Position: Vice President Engineering and Operations Immediately after graduation was employed in my hometown as a mechanical drafter at an agricultural company, where I continued to work for 7 years while being promoted to engineering supervisor and watched the growth of…

Andrew Weller Class of 2009 Employer: John Deere Employer City: Davenport Employer State: Iowa I transferred to Bradley University after my time at Morrison, graduated with an Manufacturing Engineering Technology degree. I then began my career at John Deere. I enjoyed the small atmosphere Morrison Tech offers, it is nice to have a more personal…

Alex Durbin Class of 2011 Employer: Ryan and Associates Employer City: Davenport Employer State: Iowa Position: Spatial Coordination Designer Post Morrison Tech I went to Western Illinois University to obtain my bachelors degree in construction management. After that I began a 5 month job hunt. I could not seem to find anything around my area…

Benjamin Donovan Class of 2011 Employer: United Contractors Midwest Employer City: Bloomington Employer State: Illinois Position: Superintendent Morrison opened my eyes to all the various types of jobs within the construction industry and helped me determine which direction fit me best. Faculty and staff also encouraged me to further my education at Illinois State University…

Kevin Roukey – Class of 1971 Employer: Sacramento District Corps of Engineers- Retired Employer City: Sacramento Employer State: California Position: Project Manager The time I spent at Morrison Institute of Technology was a very important part of my career development. The fundamentals of practical applied learning of engineering technology that was available at that time was so key…

Leonard Chaplinski Class of 1993 Employer: BSI Engineering Employer State: Frankfort Employer State: Illinois Position: Senior Process Designer I enjoyed my time at Morrison Tech.  I met some very good friends there and we continue to stay in touch.  Morrison Tech gave me the opportunity to pursue a career in the Engineering Field. With BSI…

Andy  Riggen – Class of 2014 Employer: Morrison Community School District Employer City: Morrison Employer State: Illinois Position: Technology Support Specialist I am Andrew Riggen and i have been working for Morrison Community School District for about 3 years now as Technology Support Specialist. That means I will go around to the 4 schools in…

Fred Johnson – Class of 2011 Employer: Astec Mobile Screens Employer City: Sterling Employer State: Illinois Position: Drafting Manager I started working at Astec Mobile Screens as an intern in 2010. I was hired on full-time is a drafter in January 2011. I was promoted to a Drafting Manager in 2014. I left out the…

Class of 2014 Employer: Sterling Federal Bank Employer City: Sterling Employer State: Illinois Position: Director of Information Services I am currently Desktop Support Engineer at Sterling Federal Bank. During my time at Morrison Tech I reached out to Sterling Federal Bank for an internship, as they have had other graduates from Morrison Tech intern over…

Cameron Finley Class of 2009 Major: Engineering Technology Employer: E.D. Etnyre & Co. Employer Location: Oregon, IL. Position: Drafting Engineer Daily activities: design, produce, and maintain 3d models and drafts of large assemblies and singular parts of road construction equipment, including, but not limited to: chip spreaders, distributors, flushers, transports, live bottom trailers, and low…

Dwight Baker Class of 1994 Major: Engineering Technology Employer: CMBA Employer Location: Sioux City, Iowa Position: Architectural Technician & System Administrator/Cadd Management (Retired 2015) I graduated from MIT June 1994 at 45 years old and moved to Sioux City, Iowa to take a position with Cannon Moss Brygger Architects (CMBA) as an Architectural Technician. I…

James “Buck” Buckhahn Class of 1973 Major: Engineering Technology Employer: Terracon Consultants Employer Location: Omaha, NE. Position: Department Manager (Retired) I was hired through an on-campus interview by Soil Testing Services of Iowa which later changed its name to Terracon Consultants.   I worked for them for almost 36 years.   29 years in the Quad Cities…

Ed Madaus Class of 1986 Major: Engineering Technology Employer: Hanson Professional Services, Inc. Employer City: Springfield, IL. Position: Manager/Designer I’m a 1986 graduate of Morrison. I spent 18 months working at Illinois Bell as a drafter upon graduation before landing at Hanson. I’ve been with Hanson for 29 years and have served many rolls: surveying,…

Tyler Thacker Class 0f 2015 Major: Engineering Technology Employer: BorgWarner Automotive Employer City: Dixon, IL. Position: Product Designer I currently design turbo and emission system components for most major car and engine manufacturers. I work with the engineers at BorgWarner to improve and create new designs of components with feedback from the suppliers who make…

Morgan Rae Haick Class of 2016 Major: Engineering Technology Employer: Seiberling- A Haskell Company Employer City: Beloit Employer State: Wisconsin Position: Process Design Technician Job Details: A typical day starts at 7:30am. I come in log onto my computer and open up AutoCAD as well as check my emails. Depending on the project, I will receive an email…