Mr.
Ron O. Harma
Mr.
Ron O. Harma, a native of Hurley Wisconsin, received his bachelor
of science degree in Metallurgical Engineering (Minerals Processing)
from Michigan Tech in 1960. He continued on to receive a B.S.
in Engineering Administration and an M.S. in Metallurgical
Engineering from MTU in 1961. His first position was as a
process engineer for the Kennecott Copper Corporation in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Joining the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company
in Ishpeming, Michigan in 1963, Ron progressed through positions
in technology and operations and management, including manager
of Research and Development, plant manager, and manager of
Central Services. In the early 1970s he was part of a small
management team responsible for the design, start-up, and
operation of the Tilden Mine Plant near Ishpeming, an operation
unique world-wide for its ore processing technology. He transferred
to the Cleveland-Cliffs corporate offices in Cleveland, Ohio
in 1987 as general manager of Research and Development. Ron
served as director of International Projects for mergers and
acquisitions until his retirement in 2001 after more than
37 years of service. He is currently doing independent international
consulting in Australia, Brazil, the Ukraine, and Siberia.
A distinguished member of the Society of Mining Engineers,
he has served as chairman of the local section and has chaired
several national committees. Ron is an Emeritus Member of
the Michigan Tech College of Engineering Industrial Advisory
Board, a Life Trustee of the Michigan Tech Fund, and a member
of the President’s Club. He is married to the former
Ann Marie O’Leary of Hancock, once a department secretary
in Metallurgical Engineering, and has two children and two
grandchildren. His son is a 1990 graduate of MTU. Ron and
his wife reside in Westlake, Ohio. |
