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Opie Gives $250,000 to Hockey Campaign
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AUGUST 30, 2004 -- John Opie ('61) has committed $250,000 towards Michigan Tech's $3 million Hockey Enrichment Campaign, a gift he hopes will make a difference in helping move the storied program back to the success it once enjoyed.
"I've always been interested in the hockey program," said Opie, noting that he often has discussed the program with (MTU athletics director) Rick Yeo. "I'm pleased to be able to help and I'll continue to do what I can for the athletic program at Michigan Tech."
Opie is the retired vice chairman and executive officer of General Electric Company in Fairfield, Connecticut. He graduated from Michigan Tech in 1961 with a B.S. in metallurgical engineering.
Opie has been a leading supporter of Michigan Tech. In 1999, he and his wife Ruanne donated $5 million to the University's Leaders for Innovation campaign, one of the largest individual gifts ever received at MTU.
Thanks to his gift to the Hockey Enrichment Campaign, the lockerroom will be named the John and Tim Opie Huskies Den.
"We're very grateful to John," said Rick Yeo, MTU's athletic director. "He's without question one of our great supporters and it's important to have others follow John's lead." |
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