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Commencement Honors 370 Saturday
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DECEMBER 8, 2003 -- Michigan Technological University will honor the achievements of 370 graduates at Midyear Commencement">Commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 13.
A total of 255 bachelor's degrees are being awarded at the end of fall semester, as well as seven associate in applied science degrees.
Fourteen students will be receiving their PhD. A total of 93 master of science degrees and one master of engineering will also be awarded.
Julie A. Fream, vice president of Visteon Corporation's DaimlerChrysler North America customer business group, will be the commencement speaker. She earned her bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Michigan Tech in 1983 at the age of 19, making her one of the youngest graduates in the university's history.
Fream worked in engineering, sales and marketing for General Motors, Ford and TRW before moving to Visteon in 1998. The Dearborn-based company is a leading supplier to automotive manufacturers and has 75,000 employees worldwide. Before assuming her current position as vice president, Fream lead the sales activity for Visteon's $4 billion account with Ford in North America.
Fream has earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School and in 2002 received a "40 under 40" award from Crain's Detroit Business.
She is a member of the Michigan Tech Fund Board of Trustees and has served two years as president of the Michigan Tech Alumni Association. Fream received MTU's Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 1994. |
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