| Donald R. Green, Class of 1950
After receiving his electrical engineering degree in 1950,
Donald Green stayed on at Michigan Tech, earning a degree
in engineering administration and receiving an Air Force
commission through the AFROTC program in 1951. Following
service in the Korean War as a radar officer in Japan, he
was employed by Ferson Optics, rising to the position of
president in 1962. In 1968, Ferson Optics was sold to Bausch
& Lomb. Donald remained with Bausch & Lomb as a
division president until 1976, when he became one of the
co-founders of PFG Precision Optics, manufacturers of high
performance optics, coatings, and assemblies used in industrial
and scientific systems. The Green family later became the
sole owners of PFG. Mr. Green retired in 1995; his children
continue to operate the business.
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