HOUGHTON, Mich. (February 16, 2015) - Michigan Technological University honored the achievements of nearly 400 undergraduate and graduate students at its midyear Commencement on Dec. 20, 2014, including the following student from your local area:

Claira Hart, Bachelor of Science In Environmental Engineering and Certificate In International Sustainable Development Engineering, from Pleasant Valley High School, the daughter of Irene Hart and Lyle Hart.

The keynote speaker was Dale Elliott, president and CEO of FCM Advisory Group; Ltd., who received an MBA from Michigan Tech. He is a member of Tech's School of Business and Economics' National Advisory Board and is a Michigan Tech Fund Life Trustee. He received an honorary doctorate at the Commencement ceremony.

Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 130 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.

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