Alumni

Person standing beside a large black twin-propeller apparatus mounted on a floating platform, with an orange crane and wooded hillside in the background.

Future-forward energy

Andrew Walz grew up tinkering in a garage in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Today, he’s helping a German startup harness rivers for renewable energy.

A climber leans back on a cliff in northern Minnesota, with rolling hills in the background.

Designing the ride

Alum Jake Aldridge turned his passion for snowboarding into a career, designing bindings at K2.

Zach Sullivan sits at a sewing machine in his workshop.

Threads of connection

Alum Zach Sullivan turned a passion for the outdoors into a thriving small business with ROMP Bags.