After earning his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1955, Lawrence Mulholland left his hometown of Saginaw, MI, to begin his career at Clow Corporation in Chicago, IL. Over the next 16 years, he worked at several other companies: Saginaw Products, Republic Corporation, and Beckton Dickinson in Los Angeles, CA.
In 1971, Mulholland founded his own company Mulholland Positioning Systems, Inc. His company designs, manufactures, and markets “products designed for the development of functional skills” for physically challenged children and adults. Mulholland’s durable, handmade equipment has positively impacted the lives of many people with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and other types of motor development disorders. Mulholland Positioning Systems works directly with families, therapists, physicians, and clinicians to design the most effective tools for mobility.
Ever the renaissance engineer and innovator, Mulholland holds nine patents in this field. Based out of Burley, ID, Muholland Positioning Systems has distributors worldwide including the United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Japan, and Australia.
“Michigan Tech gave me the tools for my profession,” proclaims Mulholland. In recognition of its outstanding engineering education, he established the Mulholland Positioning Systems Annual Scholarship Fund in 2000, a grant awarded to Michigan Tech undergraduate engineering students. A member and past president of the Rotary Club of Oxnard, Mulholland also belongs to the American Society of Test Engineers and American Society of Manufacturing Engineers. In 2002, Larry Mulholland was inducted into the Academy of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Tech. www.mulhollandinc.com
