Bree McMaster: Changing Minds about Mining

June 2, 2013

Alumna Bree McMaster's family didn't know what to make of it when she told them she was switching her major from nursing to mining engineering. "They just didn’t understand. Not that you won’t get dirty, but technology has evolved the industry so far beyond that image," said the 2012 graduate who is doing short-range mine planning in Elko, Nev.