Peter Hermiston

Peter began his career at E.J. Longyear in Minneapolis working mainly on projects in the Western United States. He then served as a mine geologist for two mining companies in Canada until 1971 when he opened his own contracting business in the Red Lake Mining District. He closed his contracting business in 1992 and is now a consulting engineer.

Peter served as Reeve (Mayor) of Cochenour Township for several years. He is an avid traveler and fisherman. He has been a private pilot since 1955 and has served as a commercial pilot flying twin engine aircrafts from Hudson Bay to Northern Manitoba.

Peter graduated from Michigan Technological University in 1961 with a BS in Geological Engineering.

Cathy began her career at Shell Oil Company in the Michigan Basin Development Engineering - Production Department. One of her many duties included qualifying as an expert geological engineering witness at a proration hearing which lasted over two years. Cathy then joined the South Texas Development Engineering - Production Department as Process Manager for on-shore well drilling and planning, and is a member of the Property Acquisition Evaluation Team. While in this position, she made recommendations for well development, coordinated budgets for development engineering, led two Field Asset Management Teams, and authored and presented several papers. In 1996, Cathy became Technical Manager of Shell Offshore, Inc. in New Orleans and is responsible for offshore drilling prospects.

Cathy has been a volunteer with the Gulf Coast Alliance for Minorities in Engineering helping students complete science projects for school science fairs and talking to classes about careers in engineering. She coached teams of middle school children at Engineering Olympics and judged science projects at local high school science fairs. Cathy enjoys horseback riding and serves as president of the Greater Houston Hunter/Jumper Association.

Cathy received her BS degree from Michigan Technological University in Geological Engineering in 1983 with high honor.

Jim has 33 years of experience at Gannett Fleming in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where he is currently a Senior Vice President and a member of the firm's Board of Directors. His experience includes water resource planning, landfills and contaminated site remediation, geotechnical and geological studies, mineral investigations and development, and dam and flood control works engineering. Jim is a Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania and Arizona and a Professional Geologist in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Indiana, North Carolina, Virginia, and Florida.

Jim has served his profession as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Society of Professional Engineers, President of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, and President of the Harrisburg Area Geological Society. Jim has also served the community as a member of the Boy Scout Troop Council and the Swatara Township Planning Commission. He was honored as Engineer of the Year, Harrisburg Chapter, of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers in 1993.

After serving in the Army, Jim graduated from Michigan Technological University in 1959 with a BS in Geological Engineering followed by an MS in Geotechnical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1963.

Jim began his career in 1957 as a geologist at US Steel in Hibbing, Minnesota. Four years later, he began a 33 year career with Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company rising through the ranks from geologist to operating engineer, pit superintendent, plant superintendent, and finally, general manager. During his tenure, he worked at the Humboldt, Republic, Tilden, and Empire Mines. Currently, Jim is a self-employed senior consultant.

Jim is very active in the community. He is an active member in his church; a former member and past President of the Ely Township Board of Education; former member and past President of NICE Community Schools Board of Education; member of the Board of Directors of the NICE Community Schools Scholarship Foundation; member of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation Site Advisory Council for Alger and Marquette Counites; volunteer in the W. K. Kellogg Foundation Positive Youth Initiatives Program in West Marquette County; member of the Groundwater Advisory Committee, GEM project, Marquette County Health Department; member Greater Ishpeming and Marquette County Commissions on Aging; and member and past chairman of the Upper Peninsula Section of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers.

Jim received his BS in Geological Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 1957.

Kelly began his career working on a short project for the Michigan Geological Survey with K. Spiroff, and when the project was completed moved on to become a mining engineer with the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company in Birmingham, Alabama. After the heat forced him north again, he joined North Range Mining Company where he rose rapidly through the ranks to Assistant to the Manager. From 1947 to 1963, he was engaged by Cleveland-Cliffs as Assistant to the Chief Engineer and later as Chief Engineer. He was also actively involved in the opening of the Ohio, Humboldt, Republic and Empire Mines. His leadership as General Manager from 1963 to 1983 of the newly-formed Eveleth Taconite Company helped contribute to its growth of a six million ton per year operation. Kelly retired in 1983.

Kelly served as Chair of both the Upper Peninsula and Minnesota Sections of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers - Society of Mining Engineers. He is the Director of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, Minnesota. He is a member of the Duluth Scottish Heritage Association and an active member in his church. Kelly was honored with the MTU Board of Control Silver Medal in 1982 and was inducted into the Michigan Tech Academy of Mining Engineers in 1995.

Kelly received a BS in Geology and a BS in Mining Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 1939 with honor.

Greg began his professional career as a project geological engineer for Buchart-Horn of York, Pennsylvania. He then served as a senior geological engineer at W W Engineering & Science of Grand Rapids, Michigan and then as division manager of Sundberg Carlson Associates of Marquette. In 1991, Greg opened MJ Environmental Consultants, Inc. of Marquette where he serves as President.

Throughout his career, Greg has published several articles on groundwater, subsurface mapping, and pollution. He has presented these papers at several conferences and symposiums, some internationally. Greg is an avid fisherman and runs a charter boat on Lake Superior out of Marquette.

Greg graduated from Kellogg Community College in 1978 with an Associate Degree in General Studies-Environmental Science. He earned a BS in Geological Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 1983. This was followed by post-graduate studies in groundwater modeling at Western Michigan University and an MS in Business Administration at York College in Pennsylvania.

After obtaining employment with Atlantic Richfield as a research geophysicist, John assumed positions with increasing responsibility. Eventually he became Vice President of Technology "with barely enough power (he claims) to prod the exploration portion of the company into the twentieth century with regard to computer applications." He then became Vice President of Exploration for the Eastern United States focusing primarily on the Gulf of Mexico Basin, on- and off-shore, where early goals were always exceeded.

John served on various non-profit boards, two of which he continues to serve. He was founding Chairman of the Board of the Collin County Community College Foundation and served on the Charter and the Planning Commissions for the City of Richardson, Texas, as well as assorted Chamber of Commerce Committees. John also serves on the Michigan Tech Fund Board of Trustees and an Industrial Advisory Board at Michigan Tech.

John graduated from Michigan Technological University in 1961 with a BS in Geological Engineering, received an MS degree in Geophysics from the California Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Wisconsin.

Catherine Aimone-Martin

Cathy received her BS degree in Geological Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1971. She then spent seven years in industry: four years with mining companies in Canada (Ontario and BC) and then three as Geological Engineer and Geotechnical Engineer with consulting companies in Washington State and Illinois. In 1979 she returned to academia and a doctoral program at Northwestern University where she received her Ph.D. in Mineral Resources Engineering and Management. Since 1981 she has been at New Mexico Tech, where she is now Chair of the Department of Mineral and Environmental Engineering. She currently serves on the U.S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics of the NRCC, National Academy of Science.

Peter graduated from our department in 1959 with a BS in geology. He couldn't find geological work after graduation so he went to work for Ingersoll Rand Manufacturing Co., who transferred him to Calgary after a year and he became manager of compressor manufacturing. He stayed with the company until 1975, but then he made a bold move to get back to his geological roots. He took his savings and started his own oil and gas company, which first centered around a single drill hole in central Alberta, that he hoped would be successful. It was, and he has been in his own geological business every since with three energy related companies: Aubry Consultants, Ltd., Wescal Gas Ltd., and Bopete Resources Ltd. In the last five years Peter has turned to minerals exploration where he currently has projects in the Slovak Republic and is working through two new companies: Pan Atlas Energy Ltd. and Golden Regent Resources. He lives in Calgary, but visits the Copper Country in the summer.