Ron Helman Collection on Michigan Tech Fund

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MTU-152

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Collection, circa 1976-circa 1996, accumulated by Ron Helman during his tenure as Vice President of the Michigan Tech Fund at Michigan Technological University. Includes campus publications, typed manuscripts, photographs and negatives.

Dates

Circa 1976-Circa 1996

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

Ron Helman was executive director for the Michigan Tech Fund from 1976 to 1996, and Michigan Technological University vice president for advancement from 1987 until his retirement in 1996. Following his retirement from MTU, he served for 18 months as a part-time advancement adviser to former Finlandia University President Robert Ubbelohde. __In his retirement Helman has coached three community campaigns totaling $1.3 million for Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly, the Copper Country Humane Society, and the new Portage Lake District Library. He is an active member of several community organizations. He and his wife, Lou Ellyn, both native Ohioans, live in Chassell, Mich. They have lived in the Copper Country for 30 years.