Property available
Occasionally, the Michigan Tech Fund receives gifts of property which are then sold and the proceeds are used to support designated University programs. These properties are for sale:
Portage Lake vacant lots in Jacobsville, Michigan. (All are zero to ten acres.)
- Two lots, each valued at $7,900 (no water frontage)
- One lot valued at $34,700 (approximately ninety-three feet of frontage)
- Two lots, each valued at $39,200 (approximately eighty-four feet of frontage, each)
- Two lots, each valued at $46,100 (approximately one hundred feet of frontage, each)
For more information, contact Century 21 North Country Agency. Phone 906-482-0001 or email C21ncah@up.net
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TimeShare Located on Boone, North Carolina
at the Willow Valley Resort
Valued at $3,000–$10,000 for purchase.
Cabin 10, Week 37 (approximately second week of September). The time given to the Fund is the “red time,” which is the best, most expensive time.
This is a three-bedroom log cabin with two full baths, one king bed, four twin beds, and a sleeper sofa, telephone, cable television, fireplace, full kitchen. Available in the complex for guests: outdoor, heated swimming pool; nine-hole, executive golf course; three tennis courts.
For more information, call 1-800-890-1940.
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A Michigan Tech Endowment Will . . .
Provide Support
The perpetual flow of annual gifts from an endowment will assist Michigan Tech and its students long into the future.
Promote Stability
Every endowment strengthens the Michigan Tech Fund’s financial base, helping to support worthy students or a particular University program.
Produce a Legacy
A personal endowment is a timeless record for future generations of the donor’s values and affection for Michigan Tech.
For information on ways to create your own endowment with the Michigan Tech Fund, call our Office of Gift Planning at 906-487-3325 or send an email to ehalonen@mtu.edu. You also can visit our website at www.mtf.mtu.edu.
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Alumna Earns Distinction, Remembers Where She Started
 Michigan Tech thrives in part because of alumni who are enthusiastic supporters of the institution. Julie A. Fream, 41, is one.
Fream is a vice president at Visteon Corporation in Van Buren Township, Michigan. Visteon is one of the largest auto parts makers in the world. Fream leads its Renault-Nissan and DaimlerChrysler Customer Business Groups.
A native of Dearborn, Michigan, Fream earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Tech in 1983. She also earned a master’s degree from the Harvard University School of Business in 1987. She has worked for General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., TRW, Inc., and, since 1998, Visteon Corporation. Fream has been honored several times by the University, was commencement speaker in 2003, and is a member of three giving clubs. She is member of the Michigan Tech Fund Board of Trustees.
She and her husband, Robert Lawrence, have also established an endowed scholarship. The couple has two children and resides in Birmingham, Michigan.
Why did you come to MTU?
Engineering.
What were your goals and dreams at the time?
I always wanted to be in a position to be able to create a good working environment for people—the kind of environment I wanted to be in—one that is fair, has integrity, that people enjoy being a part of, where it is easy to be enthusiastic.
Who was your favorite professor?
Anton Pintar. He was very influential. [Pintar is retired.]
What is your fondest memory of MTU?
Terrific friends and the time we spent together.
What was hardest for you in college?
Not any particular part—maybe the process of establishing myself, becoming independent, growing up. I was pretty young when I was in college, and that was hard.
How well did Michigan Tech prepare you for your career?
Very well. I had both a good engineering background, as well as solid people skills.
Besides education, what did it take for you to get where you are now?
Dedication. A commitment to what I’m doing. The ability to work with others. You can only be as successful as the people around you.
What do you consider your most significant accomplishment?
My children. [She and her husband, Robert Lawrence, have two.]
What are your hobbies and diversions?
Downhill skiing. Golf. I love to read.
What was the last book you read?
The Ha-Ha, by Dave King.
What is your motto or philosophy of life?
I think pretty much the golden rule.
What advice on how to be successful would you give to students or young alumni?
Focus on the journey. It’s not about a particular day’s achievement, but an accumulation of what happens over a lifetime. The journey is the success
Why do you give to the University?
So many different reasons. One, as individuals, we should give back to places that we take from. It’s our responsibility. Second, Tech does profoundly good work. It provides an education and terrific job preparation.
What do you get out of your giving?
It’s great to know that I have the opportunity to help just a little bit, to ease some students’ financial burdens.
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