Class Notes are compiled by Betsy Holmquist ’67, M.A. ’83. Submit news to the Alumni Association, Brantly Hall, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812-0013. You may fax your news to (406) 243-4467 or e-mail it to alumnote@selway.umt.edu. Material in this issue reached our office by June 1.

’20s

Kinga Gayeski Mather ’29 of Vancouver, Wash., wrote inquiring if she were perhaps the “last living member of my class?” No, Kinga, our records show 25 members of the class of 1929 on file. Her letter continues, “At ninety-four I am in excellent health, active and am an artist and poet.” Kinga’s poetry has been published in several anthologies and her art is in six states. “Chrys,” her painting of chrysanthemums, is part of UM’s permanent collection.

’50s

Donald C. Orlich ’53, Ph.D. ’63, received the Outstanding Affiliate Article Award from the Association for Curriculum Development and Supervision for “A Critical Analysis of the Grade Four Washington Assessment of Student Learning” that appeared in Curriculum in Context. Explaining his award, Don writes from Pullman, Wash., “After 100 published papers, somebody finally read number 101.”

Jean’ne M. Shreeve ’53, Ph.D. ’82, was named the University of Idaho Distinguished Scientist 2001. Jean’ne was honored “for her internationally recognized research in fluorine chemistry . . . for effective research leadership . . . and [for her role] in graduate education at the University of Idaho.” Jean’ne received UM’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1970.

Eugene C. Tidball ’53, J.D. ’55, has written “No Disgrace to My Country,” a biography of his distant cousin, John C. Tidball, a Civil War general. The book will be published next spring. A resident of Boulder, Colo., Eugene is a former UM Foundation trustee and a member of the President’s Advisory Council.

James R. Graff ’57 retired in February after a 42-year career in marketing. A Billings resident, James serves as a consultant to GSEA Montana, the firm he chaired at retirement, and on the board of directors for the Montana Broadcasters Association.

’60s

Anthony J. Antonucci ’61 recently sent us a fan letter. Born and raised in a tough Brooklyn neighborhood, Tony credits UM with turning his life around. Tony has worked 38 years as a teacher and counselor and received many awards, including being named a distinguished alumni at UM in 1974. “I owe all my success to UM,” he writes from Spokane, Wash. “I consider it to be the finest, most outstanding university in America.”

Thomas W. Brown ’65 retired after 34 years as deputy auditor general for acquisition audits with the Army Audit Agency. Tom and his wife, Mari, reside in Gilbert, Ariz., where they enjoy the desert living and golf courses. Check out Tom’s Arizona license plate in “Around the Oval.”

Cheryl S. Hutchinson ’66, part-time executive director for the Montana Capitol Restoration Foundation in Helena, writes that she’s “already making plans for the centennial re-dedication of the statehouse in July 2002.” Cheryl saved Tower Rock, a Lewis and Clark historic site, from being sold as “excess property” in public auction last year.

David B. Rye ’66 is news director for Northern Broadcasting System’s new Northern News Network. The network provides four different Montana news programs to more than 20 radio affiliates statewide. Dave began his broadcasting career more than 35 years ago at KYLT in Missoula and was news director and anchor for 17 years with KULR-8 TV in Billings.

Carl A. Gidlund ’67, M.A. ’67, retired after a 33-year career in the military and as a public affairs officer for the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. A resident of Hayden Lake, Idaho, Carl writes a weekly column for the Spokesman-Review and writes and edits for the National Smokejumper magazine. Last year he was president of the National Smokejumper Association. Carl volunteers as a marshal on the Route of the Hiawatha Bike Trail in the Bitterroot Mountains, as a trail crew member with fellow smokejumpers in the Bob Marshall Wilderness and as a host on a Forest Service Island in Priest Lake. To assuage Carl, his wife Sally - a proud Idaho State alum - personalized her car’s Bengal license plates with “UM2.”

Martin V. Melos ’69, M.A. ’71, received the George Perkins Marsh Prize from the American Society for Environmental History for the best book in environmental history for 2000 — “The Sanitary City: Urban Infrastructure in America from Colonial Times to the Present.” The University of Pittsburgh Press recently published Martin’s eighth book, “Effluent America: Cities, Industry, Energy and the Environment.”

’70s

Diane D. Dufour-Wong ’70 is national treasurer for the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences’ Elementary, Secondary and Adult Education Professional Section. Diane established the Fashion Production/Fashion Marketing Academy where she teaches at the nation’s largest high school — in Miami, Fla. Diane also writes that her students love to hear her Montana tales. “I didn’t leave a hanging chad last November,” she reports. Diane’s parents, Bernadette and Wilfred Paul Dufour ’41, of Lakeside, were on campus in May for Wilfred’s 60th class reunion.

Mike McGrath ’70 was elected Montana’s 19th attorney general in November. He previously served five terms as county attorney for Lewis and Clark County and as Montana’s assistant attorney general. Mike and his wife, Joy, have two sons, Pat and Chris.

Stephen ’71 and Mary F. Dill ’79 write from their new home in Carefree, Ariz., that they plan “to enjoy our dream of spending the winters in the warmth of Arizona, and the summers in the beauty of western Montana.” Steve is an executive recruiter specializing in cardiac device sales. Their son, Kevin, has completed his freshmen year at UM.

Leon J. Theroux ’71, a biological technician at the USDA Forestry Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, received the Outstanding Science Support Award from the Rocky Mountain Research Station. Leon was noted for “exceptional technical support to the station’s research mission.”

Mark R. Angelo ’73, M.A. ’78, will receive Canada’s highest award, the Order of Canada, on November 14. The award recognizes lifetime achievement in making a difference with conservation efforts. Mark heads the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s Fish, Wildlife and Recreation program and founded the 120,000-member Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia. A resident of Burnaby, B.C., Mark has published more than 200 articles and editorials on river conservation and other environmental topics.

W. Boyd Collins ’74 was promoted to Colonel in the U.S. Army following 27 years of military service. This summer he moved from Helena to his new duty assignment in Salt Lake City. Boyd has traveled worldwide with the military and is a Desert Storm veteran. He and his wife, Karen, have two children, Brittini and Brandon.

J. Kelly Leary ’79 joined the Missoula D.A. Davidson & Co. office as a financial consultant. Kelly co-owns Sean Kelly’s in Missoula. He and his wife, Robin, have three grown children.

Gregory G. Murphy ’76, is a principal in the Billings law firm Moulton, Bellingham, Longo & Mather, P.C. and chairman of the Montana Board of Bar Examiners. He chairs the National Conference of Bar Examiners for 2000-2001.

Thomas A. O’Neil ’78, M.S. ’81, is co-managing director for “Wildlife-Habitat Relationships in Oregon and Washington,” published by Oregon State University Press. Tom directs the Northwest Habitat Institute in Corvallis, Ore., and writes that this book “updates and expands the work done by Jack Ward Thomas, now a UM professor. It has direct application to all of the Northwest, including western Montana.”

’80s

Laurie Blauner, M.F.A. ’80, a Seattle resident, will have her fourth book of poetry, “Facing the Facts,” published this fall by Orchises Press.

Bruce A. Carter M.A. ’82 and Sheri Brownrigg were married May 20 in Ojai, Calif. They live in Marina Del Rey and would like to hear from friends at bapplec@earthlink.com. Bruce is an assistant director in TV production; Sheri designs toys for Small World Toys.

Bo Larsen ’83 directs public relations for Thunderbird Samaritan Medical Center in Glendale, Ariz., and is an assistant director of marketing and communications for Banner Health System in Phoenix. He and his wife, Marci, have two daughters, who “are being brainwashed to become Grizzlies,” Bo writes. “We get up to Montana several times each year, especially during football season. It’s fun meeting Montana snowbirds in Arizona. Quite a few ask if I’m from Montana when they see my car.” The Larsen’s VW van sports “Go Griz” vanity plates.

Rita Kay Gibson ’85, department head for access services at the State Law Library in Helena, won the 2001 Support Staff Award from Library Mosaics magazine and the Council on Library/Media Technicians. Co-founder and chair of the Montana Library Paraprofessionals, Rita was recognized for her work with mentoring, distance education, continuing education opportunities and compiling bibliographies on library support staff issues. Rita was featured in the May/June issue of Library Mosaics.

Nancy Carlson Hultquist ’85 is assistant professor in the Department of Communications at the University of Nebraska, Omaha, where she teaches public relations, media relations and public speaking.

Joe G. Moran ’86 and his wife, Julie, announce the April 8 birth of their son Harold “Harry” Moran. Joe has been teaching middle school social studies since 1990. Julie is an elementary teacher. The Morans reside in Smyrna, Ga.

Robert C. White ’86 is a financial consultant with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Kalispell. Bob previously was vice president of sales and finance for Great Western Growers of California.

John Barnes M.A. ’88, M.F.A. ’88, resigned as associate professor of theatre and communications at Western State College in Gunnison, Colo., to pursue fiction writing full time. John is under contract for six books in the next fourteen months. The paperback edition of “The Return,” written in collaboration with astronaut Buzz Aldrin (their second book together) was released in July. John’s 21st published book, “The Merchants of Soul,” will be released in November. He can be reached at johnbarnes@sprintmail.com.

Christopher K. Clark ’89 has worked ten years for Bracco Diagnostics, Inc. Chris recently completed a three-year assignment at corporate offices in Princeton, N.J., and was named northwest region manager. He lives in Beaverton, Ore.

’90s

Kenneth J. Lull M.S. ’90, commands the 1-17th Field Artillery Battalion at Fort Sill, Okla. Lt. Col. Lull is the first Army National Guard officer since WWII to command an active duty battalion. Ken was a hydrologist for the U.S. Geological Survey in Denver for ten years prior to his current position. “I often say I would give it all up to go back to Montana,” Ken writes. “My heart truly lies in the Big Sky country.” He and his wife, Chris, have three children — Krystal, Kenric and Kyle.

Paul Bergen ’93 is news director for KXLF-TV in Butte. Paul and his wife, Amy Gannett Bergen ’93, have two daughters.

Brandon W. Byars ’93 is a solutions development strategist for the Bernard Hodges Group in Phoenix. Brandon develops and manages recruitment strategies and business accounts in the desert southwest.

Thomas Kevin Gray ’94 received his doctor of medicine degree in May from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks. He also received the Kokila and Raman Patel, M.D., Family Practice Award for his interest in rural health and for being accepted into a family medicine residency within the state. Thomas began his family practice residency program this summer at the UND Family Practice Center in Bismarck.

Barbara N. Thorson ’94 is administrative coordinator for the English, Foreign Language & Speech Division of Lane Community College in Eugene, Ore. “I would like to say ’hello and best wishes’ to everyone at the Kaimin and in the history and education departments. Thank you all!” Barbara writes.

Ryan E. Vestal ’94, M.A. ’95, is a senior associate in the tax department of Eide Bailly, LLP. He and his wife, Kyla Kinghorn Vestal ’97, live in Billings.

Jennifer B. Hicswa ’95 lives and works in New York City where she is a regional marketing manager for American International Group.

Laura E. Olson ’95 is manager of copywriting at the Stratosphere Casino Hotel & Tower in Las Vegas. Her e-mail is lauraeolson@yahoo.com.

Reid H. Sabin ’97 won his second World Cup title for telemark ski racing in 2001. Last year Reid became the first American to win a World Cup telemark race. This season he won five World Cup races in Vermont, Norway and Switzerland and captured the national title. The February issue of Skiing magazine named Reid one of the top 25 skiers in North America. He and his wife, Kirsten Hauge Sabin ’92, live in Whitefish.

Melanie A. Sandoval ’99 teaches Salish to 250 students at St. Ignatius Middle School. Melanie began learning Salish in grade school in Dixon, but found no programs at UM for teaching Native languages. She develops her curriculum by meeting with other American Indian language teachers across Montana and from attending a weekly Salish speaking group in Arlee.

New Life Members

John K. Bebee ’77, Great Falls

Diana L. Bjorgen ’78, Missoula

David R. Chisholm ’87, Billings

Sally Ruehr Chisholm ’86, Billings

Richard L. Connell ’88, Sparks, Nev.

Teresa Dobrowski Connell ’88, Sparks, Nev.

Penny Warden Gans ’64, Federal Way, Wash.

A. Alan Guenther ’70, Roslindale, Mass.

Mary Murphey Hall ’51, Seattle

C. Shelton Jones ’50, Hillsboro, Ore.

Erin E. Juedeman ’95, Billings

Jim R. Kittle ’94, Idaho Falls, Idaho

Linda J. Kittle, Idaho Falls, Idaho

Elizabeth Solem Lybeck ’92, Chinook

Mary Jo Murphy Obayashi ’70, Redwood City, Calif.

Duncan A. Peete 91, Billings

Michele Leary Peil ’75, Raleigh, N.C.

Kenneth D. Peterson ’67, Billings

J. Kim Schulke ’81, Great Falls

Larry A. Schulz ’59, Kalispell

John L. Swanson ’67, Bartlesville, Okla.

Susan Anderson Talbot ’80, Missoula

Clancy D. Walsh ’74, Grand Junction, Colo.

In Memoriam

To be included in In Memoriam, the Alumni Association requires a newspaper obituary or a letter of notification from the immediate family. We extend sympathy to the families of the following alumni, faculty and friends.

Mabel Jacobsen Foster ’24, Missoula

Alice E. Nichols Johnson ’29, Ronan

Donald William Nelson ’29, Dillon

George R. Pease ’30, Lynnwood, Wash.

Julia Patten Bell ’32, Billings

Lois Rhea Dixon ’33, Missoula

Ann Moser McKinney ’33, San Diego

George DeVoe ’36, Ketchum, Idaho

Carol Wood Kane ’36, Helena

Catherine Flynn Anderson ’37, Livingston

Ora Evelyn Cameron Clark ’37, Kalispell

Kenneth Richard Coughlin ’37, Bozeman

John G. “Jack” Davidson ’37, Butte

Bruce K. Winters ’37, Medford, Ore.

Billy M. Watters ’38, Thompson Falls

Ronald A. Watters ’38, Columbus

Edna M. Kelly Kenny ’39, Great Falls

James E. McCabe ’39, Highland, Calif.

George J. Moffitt ’39, Missoula

Lillian Kyppen Roe Richardson ’39, Helena

Leonard H. Langen ’40, J.D. ’40, Glasgow

Harold Esterbrook Longmaid ’40, Helena

Roy Mathias Mart ’40, Missoula

Jesse Wild Poore ’40, Missoula

Conrad E. Priess ’40, Reno, Nev.

Janet Stiff Shelly ’40, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Ruth Clough Herbert ’41, Spokane, Wash.

Robert Isaac Penner ’42, Wolf Point

Dorothy Borcherding Dahlstrom ’43, Lewistown

Cyrus “S” Lee ’43, Billings

Mallory O’Conner Ingersoll ’47, Portland, Ore.

William P. Lukes ’47, Cascade

Marian Joyce Mast Ryan ’47, Missoula (correction)

John C. Hoyt, LL.M. ’48, Great Falls

William Mortson ’48, Eugene, Ore.

Malvin Tracy Alexander, M.S. ’49, Frenchtown

Abijah Lucore “Bige” Cook ’49, Salt Lake City

William C. Magelssen ’49, Seattle

William Johnson Blair ’50, Missoula

John F. Kincaid ’50, Kalispell

Mary Lou Harrison Larson ’50, Ellensburg, Wash.

Mary Ann Dockery Pickrell ’50, Polson

Claire Kassay Rhein ’50, Stevensville

Donald E. Ritchey ’50, Chula Vista, Calif.

Edwin A. Schiller, M.Ed. ’50, Missoula

Alan W. Sexton ’50, Evergreen, Colo.

Rosemary J. Jordon ’51, Mesa, Ariz.

Harald R. Lellelid ’51, Seattle

Robert E. Tremper ’51, Missoula

Ruth Mae Luxford Palmer ’52, Decatur, Neb.

Robert William Steiner ’53, Hamilton

Eugene V. Lagerquist, M.Ed.’54, Plentywood

Allan L. Porter ’54, Anchorage, Alaska

William Bruce Russell III ’54, Spokane, Wash.

John L. Hautzinger ’55, Helena

Elvin T. Choong ’56, Baton Rouge, La.

Arthur Leonard Dahlberg ’57, Tustin, Calif.

Lynn Eilefson ’57, Fresno, Calif.

Sally Mills Good ’57, Helena

Leona Stoural Harrsch ’57, Sedro Woolley, Wash.

Merna Mason Niblack ’57, Springville, Calif.

Sonia A. Tetlie ’57, ’59, Kalispell

Jewell Esther Moore ’58, Malad City, Idaho

Richard F. Lukes ’59, Groveton, Texas

Roland H. Pedersen ’59, Polson

James M. Rowan ’59, Sulsun City, Calif.

Thomas “Mike” Granbois ’60, Poplar

Gail Kammerzell Nussbaum ’60, Kalispell

Robert W. Stewart ’61, Woodinville, Wash.

Douglas J. Knapton ’63, Bigfork

Shirley Mae Groves Myers ’63, Polson

Dale E. Berry ’64, Hamilton

Robert W. Pickert ’64, Minocqua, Wis.

Alice Lee Lund ’66, Missoula

William N. Schuler ’66, Staunton, Va.

Vicki Watson Beaman ’68, Helena

Shirley M. Connick ’68, Missoula

Richard Lee Huntsberger ’69, Stevensville

Anthony James Terzo ’69, Missoula

Shirley R. Gray Torgerson ’69, M.Ed. ’80, Missoula

Daniel N. Vichorek ’69, Helena

Blanche Hendrickson Hanson ’71, Polson

Fred J. Reineke ’71, Post Falls, Idaho

Laura Waddill Taylor ’71, Anchorage, Alaska

Nellie M. Rinke Hendricksen ’72, Hamilton

Timothy John Mixon ’72, M.Ed. ’77, Polson

Douglas H. Myers ’72, M.A. ’81, Bismarck, N.D.

Robert Eugene Wind ’72, Ballantine

Teressa J. “Tary” Mocabee ’73, Ronan

William P. Gillespie, M.F.A. ’74, Butte

Donald E. Harrington ’74, Billings

Donald C. Popham, M.Ed. ’74, Missoula

Angelo A. “Andy” Logozzo, M.Ed. ’75, Hamilton

Douglas C. Anderson ’84, J.D. ’87, Helena

Heather D. Buchanan-Moore ’85, Auburn, Wash.

Paula A. Nelson ’89, Florence

Arlene Beauchaine Savage ’92, Dillingham, Alaska

James Elliott Hayhurst ’93, ’95, Helena

Theodore E. Crowe ’95, Missoula

Raymond Benjamin Laidet III ’99, Missoula

T. Anthony Pollner ’99, London, England

Lynda Jeanne Littlefield ’00, Polson

Ron G. Dahlman, Kalispell

Richard Ahlvers Faust, Missoula

Patricia D. Flachsenhar, Missoula

Patsy Waldron Green, Missoula

Frank G. Lovinger, Polson

Wilbur T. McKinney, San Diego, Calif.

Beryl Mahlum, Kalispell

Natalie Ann Rasmussen, Missoula

Obert Seim, Missoula

Benefactors Society

New members of the Benefactors Society of the UM President’s Club, whose lifetime giving reached the $100,000 level since the Fall 2000 edition of the Montanan was published, are:

Platinum Level ($1,000,000 or more)

McKnight Foundation

Gold Level ($500,000+)

Irene Evers Estate

Frank L. Kurtz ’48 Estate

Silver Level ($250,000+)

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

William V. Moore ’44

Copper Level ($100,000+)

George B. and Janet C. Boldt

William L. ’63 and Phyllis Lindgren ’65 Bouchee

Robert M. Burgess Estate

John R. ’65 and Wendy Barr ’67 Coghlan

Thomas W. ’53 and Neva Cotter

D.A. Davidson & Company

Dorothy M. Gerer Erickson ’31 Estate

First Interstate Bank of Polson

Freedom Forum

Sherman V. ’43 and Elizabeth Stoick ’50 Lohn

John S. ’58 and Ellen C. MacMillan

Paul J. McCann Foundation

Richard King Mellon Foundation

Outdoor Writers Association of America

George R. Pease ’30 Estate

William A. ’52 and Joanne Reynolds

Georgia Stripp Rowe ’32

Southgate Mall Associates LLP

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Wesley W. and Luella Wilson

Births

Sonja Walden Severtson to Molly Walden Severtson ’96 and Eric B. Severtson ’97, October 9, 2000, Hamilton

Vanessa Sharon Burch to Theron L. Burch ’97 and Erin Burch, February 26, 2001, Kalispell

Evan William Wells to Emily Hazelton Wells ’91 and Todd Wells, March 24, 2001, Portland, Ore.