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’30s
Virginia Speck ’33, M.A. ’46, Missoula, celebrated her 100th birthday May 21 with friends, family, and former students at a reception in her honor. Virginia was born in Whitehall and taught math for twenty-seven years at Missoula County High School and Sentinel High School. She retired in 1973.
’50s
Glenn Patton ’51, M.A. ’55, Eugene, Ore., led nearly ninety of his former music students in a concert for the Sheldon High School Choirs Reunion in June. Now eighty-five, Glenn was choir director at Sheldon High in the 1970s and ’80s. He retired in 1986 but kept in touch with many of his former students, who helped organize the reunion and rehearsals via Facebook. One former student told the Eugene Register-Guard, “The bottom line is we want to honor Glenn Patton. No other teacher has had [such] impact on my life—and I know every one of his students feels the same way.” They performed ten selections, including “Over the Rainbow” and “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Robert G. Nicholson ’52, Helena, spent thirty-five years as an executive in the Boy Scouts of America professional service. He attended UM after serving as a ball turret gunner on a B-17 in World War II, flying thirty missions over Germany. He is a recipient of the Silent Sentinel Award.
Jerry Murphy ’53, Bigfork, received the Big Hat Award from the Community Foundation for a Better Bigfork. The award for exceptional community spirit and volunteerism includes a custom-fitted Stetson.
'40s
Stewart Brandborg ’48, Hon. Ph.D. ’10, Hamilton, and his father, the late Guy “Brandy” M. Brandborg ’18, have received some well-deserved attention for their conservation efforts. Stewart, now eighty-four, was honored with the Lifetime Conservation Achievement Award by the Conservation Roundtable, which has found only four such worthy recipients for the award in its twenty-five years. Stewart is a retired director of the Wilderness Society and helped create the 1964 National Wilderness Preservation Act. He also founded the Friends of the Bitterroot and has been active in Bitterrooters for Responsible Government and Wilderness Watch. He is married to Anna Vee Mather Brandborg ’47. Stewart takes after his father, who is the subject of a new book, The Bitterroot and Mr. Brandborg: Clearcutting and the Struggle for Sustainable Forestry in the Northern Rockies, by author Frederick H. Swanson. The elder Brandborg had a forty-year career with the U.S. Forest Service and was supervisor of the Bitterroot National Forest for two decades starting in 1935. His efforts helped shape national Forest Service policy. Swanson’s well-researched biography earned the 2010 Wallace Stegner Prize in Environmental and American Western History.
’60s
Anthony J. Antonucci
’61, Spokane, Wash., successfully lobbied his mayor and state governor to designate May 2-8, 2011, as Random Acts of Kindness Week. Tony, a 1974 UM Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, was raised by relatives in Brooklyn, N.Y., after being orphaned at a young age. A high school football standout, he received five college scholarship offers. He told the Spokesman-Review, “I got the map out and said I want to get as far away as I can, so I picked The University of Montana. I loved, loved, loved being out there.” Tony retired in 1999 after thirty-two years as a teacher, coach, and counselor with Spokane Public Schools, but at age seventy-four continues to be an engaged volunteer for organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters. He describes himself as a “fanatic” for helping people. “Life is tough,” Tony says. “We have to understand that we have to give back.” His next goal is to persuade President Barack Obama to declare a national Random Acts of Kindness Week.
Gerald Magera ’63, Enterprise, Ore., retired from the U.S. Forest Service in 1994 but, at age eighty-one, still works as a forest manager for private property owners. Jerry does property inspections, writes stewardship plans, and executes them with his son Sam, also a forester. Jerry has three other children with his wife of fifty-two years, Glenna, who passed away in April.
Dickie Lewis ’65, J.D. ’68, Clifton, Colo., closed his solo law practice after forty years. Dickie intends to spend his retirement floating rivers and rapids. He has rafted more than 10,000 miles—including the Grand Canyon six times—since becoming a licensed whitewater rafting guide in Utah.
Romie Deschamps ’66, Palmer, Alaska, is the recipient of the Alaska Pharmacists Association’s 2011 Bowl of Hygeia Award for outstanding community service. The award is sponsored by the American Pharmacists Association Foundation and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations. While practicing pharmacy in Alaska for thirty-four years, Romie also has sponsored exchange students through Rotary, been a smokejumper, volunteered his time, and donated his art to AkPhA and retirement centers. Romie enjoys painting, hunting, fishing, and other activities with family and friends.
Ann Cordwell Haller
’66, Pinehurst, Idaho, retired after thirty-one years of teaching biology, anatomy, and physiology at Kellogg High School. Ann earned national recognition in 2003, when she was named Outstanding Biology Teacher in Idaho. She is married to Frederick R. Haller ’66.
William J. Beaman ’67, M.A. ’72, has joined the Helena Independent Record editorial board as one of two community representatives.
Stanley R. Riggs, Ph.D. ’67, Greenville, S.C., is co-author of The Battle for North Carolina’s Coast: Evolutionary History, Present Crisis, and Vision for the Future. Stan is a Distinguished Research Professor in the geological sciences department at East Carolina University.
Robert Semrad ’67, Brookings, S.D., isn’t one to rest on his laurels. Since majoring in forestry at UM, Bob has gone on to earn certificates and degrees in Bible, guidance and counseling, divinity and Christian education and, most recently, a 2011 bachelor of arts in visual arts from South Dakota State University. He’s also an ordained and retired minister, as well as a retired Air Force colonel and chaplain. Bob and his wife of forty-five years, Jeanne, have two grown children.
Karen Davidson Woodruff ’68, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, moved from Hardin to England in 2003 and published a book about her experience in 2009. To England With Love tells the story of meeting her future husband, Mick, on the Internet through a shared interest in music, as well as the often humorous challenges of adapting to a new country.
Rodger D. Young ’68, Southfield, Mich., accepted an invitation to serve as one of thirteen global ambassadors for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The foundation is a leader in the fight against breast cancer.
Terry Zahn, M.S. ’68, recently retired after forty years in dental practice in Missoula. Terry, whose last name means “tooth” in German, partnered with Sentinel Kiwanis in 2001 to create Smiles for Missoula’s Kids, a fundraiser that offers professional teeth-whitening in exchange for donations. The program has raised more than $100,000 for local children’s charities.
’70s
Amaretta “Amy” Jones Onstad ’70 and her husband, George “Bud” L. Onstad ’71, are retired and living in Rockdale County, Ga., after long careers as Lutheran ministers. A recent newspaper article in the Rockdale Citizen profiled Bud’s extensive service as a pastor in the U.S. Army, where he served during Vietnam, Korea, Panama, and Desert Storm.
Ken Robertson ’70, Kennewick, Wash., recently marked thirty-five years at the Tri-City Herald, the last twenty as its top editor. In an editorial, Ken wrote: “In the late 1960s when I was enrolled in The University of Montana journalism school, the most wild-eyed thinkers were imagining technology eventually would evolve to send the day’s news to readers via printers that were part of the television sets found in most families’ living rooms. They sort of had the right idea.”
Ben Cleveland ’72 became manager of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources Northwest Region, headquartered in Sedro-Woolley, Wash.
Bruce Nelson ’73, Bozeman, was appointed administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency by the Obama administration in July. Bruce had served as acting administrator since May and previously as state executive director of the Montana FSA.
Carl Rummel ’76 was re-elected board chair of Missoula Federal Credit Union. Carl recently gave a presentation titled Motivating Board Volunteers and Bringing Fun to the Boardroom at a National Association of Federal Credit Unions conference in Savannah, Ga.
Sandria Cunningham ’77, Sandpoint, Idaho, is a cardiac ultrasound technologist at Bonner General Hospital.
Jack Potter ’77, Columbia Falls, retired in May after forty-one years in Glacier National Park. Jack came west in 1969 to work as a bus boy in the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn Coffee Shop and retired as chief of science and resources management with the National Park Service. Along the way, he earned a degree in forestry from UM; married Rachel Wood Potter ’83; logged more than 25,000 miles in the park on foot, horseback, and skis; and became known as the “go-to-guy” for information about Glacier. Jack has received numerous honors, including the Department of the Interior’s Superior Service Award in 2007 and the NPS Intermountain Region Director’s Award for Excellence in Natural Resource Management in 2003.
Micheal Ray Richardson ’78, Englewood, N.J., was interviewed by the Good Men Project online magazine about his experiences being the only black player on the Griz basketball team and the fourth pick in the 1978 NBA draft. “Sugar” also discussed kicking drugs, coaching, and being a sensitive guy. He says playing for UM was “nice. It was a lot of snow, but it was nice. The people were good. It was great.”
Gayle Shirley ’78, Helena, is the new communications and special projects coordinator for the Lewis and Clark City-County Health Department.
Audrey Remedios ’79 is a veterinarian specializing in surgery at the Western Veterinary Specialist and Emergency Centre in Calgary, Canada.
’80s
John Marzluff ’80, Snohomish, Wash., published his third book, Dog Days, Raven Nights, about conducting, with his wife, Colleen, a three-year winter study of the common raven in Maine. John is a wildlife biology professor at the University of Washington. His previous books include In the Company of Crows and Ravens.
Richard Kirk ’81 and
LouAnn Stuff Kirk ’81, Snohomish, Wash., traveled to Argentina, where their daughter is studying. During an April outing in the Andes, they wore UM maroon to Mount Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere at nearly 23,000 feet. “Just wanted to share a picture to show that Griz Nation is everywhere,” LouAnn writes.
Bruce Williamson ’81 is the new president and CEO of Cleco Corp., a regional energy company in Louisiana.
Frances Kuffel ’82, Brooklyn, N.Y., published her second book, Angry Fat Girls: 5 Women, 500 Pounds and a Year of Losing It ... Again. The book is a follow-up to her acclaimed 2004 memoir, Passing for Thin: Losing Half My Weight and Finding Myself. The new book explores the struggle to not just lose weight, but keep it off. In its preview of the book, Publishers Weekly wrote, “Angry Fat Girls grew out of a blog she wrote with four other women in the same situation. The title may be sassy, and Kuffel does have a witty way with words, but the text itself is moving and honest.” Visit www.franceskuffel.net.
John Hines ’83, M.A. ’85, Helena, was promoted to vice president of supply at NorthWestern Energy. He and his wife, Siobhan Hathhorn Hines ’84, have two children.
Bowen Larsen ’83 is the new public information manager of Peoria, Ariz. Bo oversees the city’s Office of Communications.
Michael A. Magone ’83, J.D. ’88, Ed.D. ’07, Missoula, was named to the Education Northwest Board of Directors. Mike is superintendent of the Lolo School District and an adjunct professor in UM’s Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences. He also chairs the Missoula Area Curriculum Consortium. Education Northwest is a nonprofit organization that works to transform teaching and learning in the region. “I am honored to serve on the Education Northwest board and hopefully can contribute a Montana public school perspective,” Mike says. For more information, visit www.educationnorthwest.org.
David L. Masters ’83, J.D. ’86, Montrose, Colo., was elected to a one-year term as president of the Colorado Bar Association.
Michael Rademaker ’83, has joined the Nevada County (Mo.) Country Club as its golf pro and general manager. He previously managed golf courses in Tacoma, Wash.
Richard Rolston ’83 is the new president and CEO of Alegent Health Clinic in Omaha, Neb. Since earning his medical degree at the University of New Mexico, Rick has been CEO of hospitals in Illinois, Wisconsin, and New Mexico.
Jon S. Nelson, M.P.A. ’84, retired in June after eighteen years as the city manager of Corvallis, Ore., where he oversaw four city departments, 400 employees and the creation of new parks, fire stations, and infrastructure projects. Jon was known for his quiet, low-key management style and sense of humor. He is married to Priscilla Nelson, M.B.A. ’83, and they have three children.
Kathryn Willems Rue ’84 has joined the accounting team at Great West Engineering in Helena.
William Kuntz ’85, Redding, Calif., received a 2011 Legends Award from the American Recreation Coalition during Great Outdoors Week in June. The awards recognize the outstanding work of federal managers to improve outdoor recreation opportunities across the nation. Bill supervises the Recreation and Engineering Program for the Bureau of Land Management’s Redding field office. He has been with the BLM for twenty-five years.
Stephen T. Millhouse ’85, Missoula, embarked on his “One-Man March Against Homelessness” in August. He plans to walk from Missoula to Los Angeles with a goal of raising $1 million in pledges. His hope is that individuals will pledge $14.60—one penny for each of the 1,460 miles he intends to travel. Learn more at www.myonemanmarch.org.
Barbara Monaco ’86, Polson, is the senior-most chief juvenile probation officer in the state of Montana, working in Lake and Sanders counties since 1986. Polson’s district judge told the Missoulian that local youth are lucky to have Barbara: “She really saves their bacon.” Barbara says, “No matter what you think, there’s always something good in each kid. Sometimes it takes a little digging to find it, but it’s fun to dig.” Barbara also chairs the Lake County Festival of Trees to raise funds for the local youth home and founded the Mick Holien CASA Golf Scramble to benefit the county’s Court-Appointed Special Advocates program.
Paul Tuss ’88, Havre, is executive director of Bear Paw Development, which recently was recognized as one of the highest-performing, federally recognized economic development districts in the nation. Bear Paw coordinates public and private financing for business and infrastructure projects in five northern Montana counties. Paul also is the new vice chair of the UM Alumni Association Board of Directors. He has been married to Pam Hillery, M.S. ’88, for twenty-two years. They have a son and a daughter.
Marcelle Compton Quist, J.D. ’88, Southern Pines, N.C., is an attorney with the U.S. Department of the Army at Fort Bragg and an accomplished horsewoman. Marcie and her horse Halstead’s Shale [“Hal”] earned the title of Fédération Equestre Internationale Level Single Horse National Champion at the Live Oak International Combined Driving Event in March. She also was named to the U.S. Equestrian Federation 2011 Driver Training Long List. Marcie owns two other horses: Halstead by Legacy [“Lucy”] and Montana Light [“Monty”].
Susan Beamis Rempe ’89, Albuquerque, N.M., won an R&D Magazine 100 Award for her work in developing a water-purification method using biomimetic membranes. Susan is a research scientist at Sandia National Laboratories. The new process she helped develop has the potential to improve access to clean water around the world. R&D awards, called the “Nobel prizes of technology,” recognize innovations with practical impact.
’90s
Andrew T. Cherullo ’90, Olympia, Wash., is the new chief financial officer in the Health Care Authority and Medicaid Purchasing Administration of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. He previously was with the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
Brian McInerney, M.S. ’90, Park City, Utah, has been a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City since 1989. As the resident water expert, Brian monitors and predicts flooding and other events, while working to inform officials and the public.
David Carkhuff ’92 was promoted to editor of the Portland Daily Sun in Portland, Maine. David is a longtime reporter and has been with the free newspaper since its first issue in 2009.
Christopher Queen ’92, Powell, Wyo., was named the 2010 Shikar Safari Wildlife Officer of the Year, one of the highest honors for U.S. wildlife law enforcement officials. Chris is a game warden in the Powell district of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Elizabeth Roosa Millar
’93 is the new director of the University Center at UM. Liz previously served as the UC’s associate director and as interim director following the retirement of Candy Holt, M.P.A. ’90.
Seth Buddy ’94, M.A. ’97, co-produced a feature-length documentary film, Absinthe, about the mythic green beverage. The film, directed by Seth’s brother, was released by Cinetic Media. Seth writes, “I have my education at UM (and primarily the French faculty) to thank for all the skills that went into my role in the film—researching the subject, conducting the interviews, transcribing and translating the interviews, etc.” See more at www.absinthefilm.com.
Stephanie Frostad, M.F.A. ’94, Missoula, had two exhibits of her paintings—Way Will Open and The Zoology—at Helena’s Holter Museum of Art in 2011. Pictured: Confirmation, 2009, oil on canvas, 40x30 inches. See more at www.stephaniefrostad.com.
William T. Northey ’94, M.B.A. ’04, Helena, lectured about the current state of the financial markets during the Carroll College Business Department Lecture Series. He is managing director and senior portfolio manager of the U.S. Bank Asset Management Group. He also serves on the St. Peter’s Hospital finance committee and as a board member and president of the Helena Exchange Club.
Juliet Jivanti ’95 is a health practitioner in Bellingham, Wash., where she founded the Ayurvedic Health Center in 2006. She recently released a DVD, Ayurvedic Yoga: Yoga for Your Body Type.
Patricia Snyder ’95, Grants Pass, Ore., is editor of a monthly home and garden magazine for The Daily Courier, where she continues to work as a reporter, multimedia journalist, and graphic artist. She also is involved in several small, independent film projects, including The Bag, currently making the film festival rounds.
Susan Nicosia, M.P.A. ’96, is interim city manager for Columbia Falls.
Tamara Driscoll, J.D. ’97, Seattle, is the new associate general counsel for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Tamara previously served as counsel for World Vision, one of the world’s largest humanitarian aid and relief organizations.
Fallou Ngom, M.A. ’97, was selected for a 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship to continue his research into Ajami literature and the Africanization of Islam in Senegambia. A native of Senegal, Fallou currently is associate professor of anthropology and director of the African Language Program at Boston University.
Norma Kraemer, M.B.A. ’97, Deadwood, S.D., recently published South Dakota’s First Century of Flight, a picture history of aviation in the state. The book features the beginnings of the U.S. space program with Stratobowl flights over the Black Hills, development of the modern hot-air balloon, air mail and airline service, aerial firefighting, and military aviation. Norma has more than thirty-five years of flying experience, including building her own plane from blueprints.
Donald Maggi ’97 is the new head football coach at Green River High School in Wyoming. Don, his wife, Kristine, and their two young sons moved from Casper, where he was offensive coordinator for Natrona County High School.
Lynn Repola-Troy ’97 is a naturopathic doctor working in private practice in Columbia Falls, as well as in Kalispell Regional Hospital’s Northwest Oncology and Hematology office. Lynn earned a doctorate in naturopathic medicine from Bastyr University in 2004.
Ronald E. Smith, M.B.A. ’97, Payette, Idaho, was appointed vice president of finance and administration for the University of Idaho. He previously served as vice president of finance and business affairs at Seattle University. He earned a doctorate in higher education administration from UI.
Marty Wheeler ’97 is working as a digital sketcher for the Montana Department of Revenue in Kalispell. He converts house and building diagrams from paper to electronic drawings.
Sara LaTrielle ’98 and her husband, Benjamin Marsh ’99, are living in Bangladesh. Sara is the program coordinator for the Infectious Disease and Vaccine Science Centre at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, and Ben is a middle-school principal at the American International School of Dhaka. They previously lived in Portland, Ore., and the Kingdom of Lesotho in southern Africa.
Colin Meloy ’98, Portland, Ore., has written a book, Wildwood, for middle-grade readers. The book, illustrated by his wife, Carson Ellis, is the first in a trilogy.
Kevin Rhoades, M.A. ’98, Missoula, is author of a new biography, Wildlife Stalker: Days in the Life of Filmmaker Bob Landis. Kevin’s 200-page profile of the award-winning wildlife cinematographer focuses partly on Yellowstone National Park, where Landis has spent more than forty years filming iconic species such as bears, bison, and wolves. Learn more at www.boblandisbook.com.
Heather DeGeest ’99, Helena, is the new Townsend district ranger of the Helena National Forest.
Thomas Hayes ’99 was promoted from vice president to principal in D.A. Davidson’s investment banking group. Tom joined the group in 1999 and has worked for D.A. Davidson in Lake Oswego, Ore., and in Great Falls, where he now lives. Tom and his wife, Donde, welcomed their fourth child, Maclan Young Hayes, on February 8. Mac joins a brother and two sisters.
Diane Taliaferro, M.S. ’99, was named acting district manager of the Helena National Forest. A fifth-generation Montanan and fourth-generation Forest Service employee who was raised in Helena, Diane came to the position from the Santa Fe National Forest.
Benjamin Conard ’91, M.S. ’00, Whitefish, is a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Creston Fish and Wildlife Center, where his work focuses on endangered species management. Ben also has volunteered extensively with the Boy Scouts as a scoutmaster. He is married to Melissa and has a stepson, Brandon, who is serving in the Air Force.
UM’s director of Disability Services for Students, Mary Lee Vance, visited South Korea in March to give a presentation at Seoul National University. While in Seoul, Mary Lee also co-hosted a dinner for five Korean UM alumni with forestry Associate Professor Woody Chung, currently on sabbatical in Korea. Woody is adviser for UM’s Korean Student Association.
Pictured are (left to right): Hongkun Oh ’08, Young-Jin Oh ’05, Woody Chung, Ki Jung Poong ’05, Dae Joon Shin ’04 and Jeong Yoon Park ’09.
’00s
Steven Rinella, M.F.A. ’00, Brooklyn, N.Y., is host of a Travel Channel TV show, The Wild Within, which explores hunter-gatherer cultures and subsistence-hunting skills in locales ranging from Montana to Guyana. Steven is author of The Scavenger’s Guide to Haute Cuisine and American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon, as well as numerous magazine articles. Steven says he got his big break after meeting Ian Frazier while in UM’s Creative Writing Program. The established author helped Steven get an article published in Outside magazine. “It was the year I first graduated,” Steven told Michigan’s Muskegon Chronicle. “I sold my story to Outside, and I saw the biggest check I had ever seen in my life. Getting published was like God stamping you ‘acceptable,’ and all of a sudden you can start writing for other places.” Steven and his wife, Katie Finch, have a young son, Jim.
Patrick Yuran, M.F.A. ’00, is the new principal of Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School in Athens, Ga. He previously was assistant principal of the Academy of the Holy Cross in Rockville, Md.
Greg Sundberg ’01, M.B.A. ’03, and Jaclyn Sundberg ’01, Missoula, welcomed Grady Sundberg to their family on May 23. Grady joins a brother, Drew.
Brian Alterowitz ’03, Missoula, graduated from U.S. Army Warrant Officer Candidate School at Fort Rucker, Ala.
Matt Baldwin ’03, is the new editor of the Whitefish Pilot newspaper, where he has worked since 2009. He writes of transferring from Montana State University to UM in 2000: “I quickly learned that the superior colors of Big Sky Country are Grizzly silver and maroon. Sorry Cat readers, but I’m only speaking the truth.”
Brenden Escher Kendall ’03, Clemson, S.C., earned a master’s degree in 2006 and a doctorate in May, both in communications from the University of Utah. Brenden is an assistant professor of communications at Clemson University. He co-wrote a text on business ethics and communication, Just a Job, published by Oxford Press in 2010.
Lisa M. Anderson ’04, Missoula, won $13,000 as a contestant on Wheel of Fortune. The game show aired in March. Lisa teaches math at Sentinel High School.
Walsh N. Hansen ’04, Brooklyn, N.Y., is the new head preparator at the Sperone Westwater Gallery in New York. Walsh earned a master of fine arts degree in sculpture from Temple University in 2007.
Avril Stevenson ’04 moved to San Francisco in 2005, danced professionally, and became a certified Pilates instructor. She returned to Missoula last year and opened Studio D Pilates, where she teaches reformer and mat classes.
David Zierler, M.A. ’04, Washington, D.C., wrote a new book, The Invention of Ecocide: Agent Orange, Vietnam, and the Scientists Who Changed the Way We Think About the Environment. The book incorporates interviews, archival materials, and recently declassified national security documents to examine the movement to ban environmental destruction as a tactic of war. David is a historian for the U.S. Department of State.
Jeffrey Windmueller
’05 is the new business reporter at the Helena Independent Record. Jeff also recently completed basic training for the Montana Army National Guard and is attending officer candidate school. He and Sarah Windmueller ’07 have a two-year-old son, Caderyn.
Haines Eason ’06 is an English instructor at the Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School in St. Louis. Haines also had a poem, Paper Kisses, Paper Moon, and video published on the PBS NewsHour website at www.pbs.org.
Joanna Eval ’06 is an animal care technician at Oatland Island Wildlife Center in Savannah, Ga., where she feeds and tends mountain lions, wolves, bison, and other mammals. Read more and watch a video interview by searching “eval” at www.savannahnow.com.
Katherine Georger ’06, Boise, won the women’s division of the Missoula Marathon in July with a time of three hours, ten minutes.
Del Post, J.D. ’06, is the new deputy manager of Marana, Ariz., his hometown near Tucson. Del previously was an attorney in Missoula.
Kroy Biermann ’07 is father of a baby boy, Kroy Jagger Biermann, with his fiancée, Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak. Baby Kroy, born May 31, joins Kim’s two daughters from a previous marriage. Kroy, a former Grizzly football standout, now plays defensive end for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. The couple met at a charity fundraiser.
Robert J. Bizjak ’07 earned a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Concordia University in Portland, Ore.
Autumn Leva ’07 earned a degree from Regent University School of Law in Virginia in 2010 and became a staff assistant to U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn of Colorado in February. Autumn works in the representative’s Washington, D.C., office, where she helps represent her home district of Salida, Colo. A member of the Virginia bar, Autumn studied international human rights law in Strasbourg, France, and spent a summer at the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Legal and Judicial Studies.
Christa Thomas ’07, Cramerton, N.C., has become a successful NASCAR photographer, with her work published by Sports Illustrated and USA Today, among others.
Brandon Fisher ’09 joined the NFL’s Detroit Lions defensive coaching staff as an assistant in May. Brandon played for the Montana Grizzlies football team for five years.
Jordan Hasquet
’09 signed to play for a German basketball team, Phoenix Hagen. Since leaving the Montana Grizzlies, Jordan has played professionally in Switzerland and Cyprus.
Carmine Leighton
’10, Livingston, premiered her film, Girl to Girl: Missoula to Accra, during Lunafest at the Wilma Theatre. The documentary explores the experiences of adolescent girls in Missoula and Ghana, Africa, where Carmine conducted interviews in 2009. Lunafest is a nationally touring festival featuring short films about women.
Ashleen Williams
’11, received a Fulbright scholarship to spend a year in Bahrain.
Matthew Weaver ’07, right, issues his first salute as a commissioned officer upon completing Officer Candidate School at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Matthew, a second lieutenant, graduated second in his class. A dual American and British citizen, he previously completed the Potential Royal Marine Commando Course in England.
Letter from Alumni Board Chair
Thomas Wolfe’s novel, You Can’t Go Home Again, was published in 1940. It’s obvious to me, however, that Mr. Wolfe was not familiar with The University of Montana. Because for those of us fortunate enough to have spent time at UM, a return trip to campus always feels like returning home.
On my most recent visit to campus, I had the opportunity to attend the inauguration of Royce Engstrom, the University’s seventeenth president. Much like every time I’m back, the moment I stepped on campus I immediately felt at home, similar to the feeling I get while pulling into our driveway after an extended trip away. And while the scenic beauty of campus is in small part responsible for that feeling, it is due primarily to the people—faculty, staff, administration, and alumni—who embrace the University and support its mission.
President Engstrom recently announced the new strategic plan for The University of Montana called UM 2020: Building a University for the Global Century. While I encourage you to learn more about the plan, it essentially states that UM’s new role must be the preparation of students to meet the complex opportunities and challenges that await them in our global society. Intrinsic to that mission are the underlying values of leadership, engagement, diversity, and sustainability.
I encourage you, as friends and alumni of our great University, to lend your support to that mission. If you are not already, consider becoming more actively engaged and involved. Your reward will be the satisfaction of helping turn UM from a great University into a cutting-edge, leading University, one that is fully prepared to meet the challenges and opportunities of the next century.
And as we enter that global century, it is certainly comforting to know that, unlike Mr. Wolfe, you can indeed go home again simply by returning to The University of Montana. I encourage you to do so often.
We look forward to seeing you pull into the driveway.
Up with Montana!
President Engstrom’s UM 2020: Building a University for the Global Century may be viewed at http://issuu.com/umontana/docs/um2020.
Eric Botterbusch ’87 earned a bachelor’s degree in economics with minors in history and political science from UM. He is a registered securities principal with Allstate Financial Services, LLC, in Bothell, Wash. Originally from Helena, he lives in Everett, Wash., with his wife of ten years, Carol Anderson. They are Montana Grizzlies north end zone season-ticket holders.
Alumni Events 2011</p>
8-11 School of Law centennial celebration and reunion,
16-26 International Travel: Danube River—cruise from
Vienna to Istanbul
25 Homecoming 2011 (Sept. 25-Oct. 1)
25 Homecoming kickoff celebration, 1-3 p.m., Southgate Mall
28 UM dorm and office decorating contests, 2:30 p.m.
29 House of Delegates annual meeting, all day
Homecoming buffet dinner, 5 p.m., Food Zoo
30 Class of 1971 reunion luncheon, 11 a.m.
House of Delegates breakfast and wrap-up, 8 a.m., Holiday Inn Downtown at the Park
Hello Walk, 1 p.m.
Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony and reception, 5:30 p.m.
Pep Rally, 8 p.m.
All-Alumni Social and Dance
30 Davidson Honors College all-class reunion, all day
30 Delta Gamma Sorority Pi Chapter 100th anniversary meet
and greet, 6 p.m., Missoula Children’s Theatre
1 Homecoming Hustle—5K Race, 9:45 a.m., Higgins
and Broadway
Homecoming Parade, 10 a.m., Higgins and University avenues
Homecoming TV Tailgate, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., East Auxiliary Gym, Adams Center
Montana Grizzlies vs. University of Northern Colorado,
1:05 p.m., Washington-Grizzly Stadium
1 Delta Gamma Sorority Pi Chapter 100th anniversary gala,
6 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn.
2-15 International Travel: Mediterranean Pearls, cruise from
Venice to Istanbul
3-5 UM military reunion and Grateful Nation Memorial unveiling (in conjunction with UM Athletics’ Military Appreciation Day)
19 111th “Brawl of the Wild,” Grizzlies vs. Bobcats, noon, Bozeman
NEW LIFETIME MEMBERS
The following alumni and friends have made a commitment to the future of the UM Alumni Association by becoming lifetime members. You can join them by calling 877-862-5867 or by visiting our website: www.GrizAlum.com. The Alumni Association thanks them for their support. This list includes all new lifetime members through July 13, 2011.
Sally Bardsley, E.D.D. ’10, Butte
John Bennett ’88, J.D. ’96, Missoula
Wayne Campbell ’68, Vista, CA
Linden Duffin ’66, Chester
Douglas Fawcett ’89, Plentywood
Harry Fuhs ’53, Spokane, WA
Jeleen Guttenberg ’88, Redmond, WA
Paul Guttenberg ’79, Redmond, WA
Jay Hess ’63, Boise, ID
Jill Hess ’87, Englewood, CO
Kathleen McAuliffe ’72, Portland, OR
Juliann McCarthy, M. Ed. ’83, Peoria, AZ
Robert Osburn ’10, Dallas, TX
Christopher Peterson ’05, Seattle, WA
Charles Ross ’79, Des Moines, WA
Micheleyn Ross ’78, Des Moines, WA
Roberta Smith-Kosin ’41, Seattle, WA
Michael Steinhoff ’11, University Place, WA
Marcy Stennes ’71, Burke, WA
Jean Stolle ’75, Vancouver, WA
Martha Thayer ’79, Missoula
Russell Thayer, Missoula
John Thiebes ’70, J.D. ’81, Kalispell
In Memoriam
To be included in “In Memoriam,” the UM Office of Alumni Relations 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. Names without class or degree years include UM alumni, employees, and friends.
Material on this page reached our office by July 7, 2011.
’30s
Josephine Barbara Swartz Hirst ’30, M.Ed. ’63, Missoula
Hazel Margaret Mumm Grover ’31,
La Grande, OR
Pauline Keating Larsen ’33,
Saint Charles, IL
Kenneth A. Mortag ’33, Great Falls
Eudora Piercy Fulkerson ’35, Tacoma, WA
Ethel A. Chesterman Fleming ’37, Huntley
Mary Anne Christensen Hamilton ’38, Prescott, AZ
Grace V. Haight Peterson ’38, Helena
’40s
Robert Ford Burdick ’40, Portland, OR
Gertrude A. Davis ’40, Batavia, NY
Robert W. Goffena ’40, Roundup
Victor R. Haburchak ’40, Nyssa, OR
Donald Curtis Allen ’41, Buena Park, CA
William C. Bequette ’41, Kennewick, WA
Catherine McLaughlin Brock ’41,
Bossier City, LA
Martha Jean Halverson Head ’41, Tacoma, WA
Alton Leonard Knutson ’41, Shelby
Helen Lundeen Lane ’41, Billings
Geraldine L. Hauck Schmidt ’41, Bozeman
Verle Quentin “Bruce” Quigley ’41,
Port Angeles, WA
Ruth Harrison Richey ’41, Helena
Marcia Logee Esterly ’42, Westlake, OH
Betty Ellen Alff McGuin ’42, Missoula
Lewis W. Moore ’42, Missoula
Joyce N. Daggett Olson ’42, Kalispell
Pauline Bryan Wild Poore ’42, Butte
Shirley E. Sanders Bjerke ’42, Las Vegas
Eugenie A. Lebel Vanderpan ’42, Scobey
Jean C. Newquist Wadell ’42, Tucson, AZ
Charles Krest Cyr, J.D. ’44,
Cocoa Beach, FL
Ardath H. “Alva” Giffin ’44,
Port Ludlow, WA
Bernice Hansen Mannix Zosel ’44,
Deer Lodge
Alicia Nell Archer Kubesh ’45, Glendive
Vivian Manning LaSalle ’45, Hamilton
Hugh F. McNamer ’46, Missoula
John Jay Ottman Sr. ’46, Missoula
Lila Lee Lister Lincoln ’47, Sacramento, CA
Austin Tingstad Lundgren ’47,
Fullerton, CA
Delford R. Stamy ’47, Helena
Winifred “Elaine” Johnson Eck ’48, Helena
Jean Marie Bartley Freese ’48, Miles City
Robert Peter McIver ’48, Bend, OR
Marie Antoinette “Toni” Fraser Rosell ’48, Billings
Grace E. Pierce Warnke ’48, Butte
Audrey Jo Fialka O’Neill Cooper ’49, Spokane, WA
Barbara Kitt Dougherty ’49,
Anchorage, AK
Vance Herbert Fallon ’49, Superior
William Clyde Grater ’49, Athens, TN
Eugene Kramer ’49, Washington, DC
’50s
James Millison Edwards ’50, Billings
Theodore H. Hilgenstuhler ’50,
Simi Valley, CA
David Thomas Hughes ’50, Butte
Rolf C. Johnson ’50, M.Ed. ‘53, Bozeman
George Daniel Lewis ’50, M.A. ’52, Missoula
Orvis C. Lovely ’50, Billings
Wilbert Tobias Miller ’50, Chester, CA
Joseph A. Renders Jr. ’50, Stockbridge, MA
Vernon Eugene Sylvester ’50, Stevensville
Donald J. Campbell ’51, Kennewick, WA
George B. Chaffee ’51, ’52, Helena
Levonne North Clapper ’51, Billings
Ann E. Evans Kallgren ’51, Albany, OR
Robert Donald Moore ’51, J.D. ’56, Scottsdale, AZ
Joseph V. Orrino ’51, Anaconda
Charles Morris Stewart ’51, Fort Benton
Stephen Carlyle Way, J.D. ’51, Salem, OR
Donald Duane Crosser ’52, Dillon
Jane Hannah Delaney ’52, Enumclaw, WA
Frank R. Norberg ’52, Florence, KY
Patricia J. Evans Thomas ’52, Bozeman
Katherine L. Sim Titus ’52, Helena
Lewis P. Keim ’53, Whitefish
Harold A. “Bud” Bellis ’54, Aurora, CO
Gerald M. Edmonds ’54, Billings
Arnold Huppert Jr., J.D. ’54, Livingston
Clare Edward “Bud” Johnston ’54, Manteca, CA
Merle Janice Nelson ’54, West Covina, CA
Raymond L. Peck ’54, Helena
Harvey Lee Schlieman, J.D. ’54,
Golden, CO
Howard Allen Scott, M.S. ’54,
Fayetteville, AR
William C. Smart ’54, Tucson, AZ
Arnold Vane Carruthers ’55,
Spokane, WA
Donald Oscar Enebo ’55, Bakersfield, CA
William Ross McNamer, J.D. ’55, Billings
Joan Harbolt Stremcha ’55, Havre
Morris Harvey Bryson ’56,
Walnut Creek, CA
Mary Shanahan Haskins ’56,
Littleton, CO
Jon Weston Rhodes ’56, Stevensville
Donald Leroy Flohr ’57, Estes Park, CO
William Havens Drum ’57, Billings
William A. Jones ’57, Polson
Patti High Meyers ’57, Missoula
John A. Powell ’57, Collingwood, ON
Gerard F. Rutan ’57, M.A. ’58,
Bellingham, WA
Beverly Ann Arness Tumulty ’57, Seattle
Fred Roger Yale ’57, Corinth, TX
Leland Duane Bummer ’58, Missoula
Douglas G. LeBrun ’58, Helena
Kathleen R. Beley Ebelt ’59, Cut Bank
Edward Thomas Lahey ’59, M.A. ’67, Missoula
William G. McCullough Jr. ’59, Kent, WA
Marius Glen Peacock ’59, M.S. ’61, Hamilton
Robert N. Post ’59, Helena
Gary Warren Rogers ’59, M.Ed. ’63, Billings
Joanne C. Putnam Shaw ’59, Newton, IA ’60s
Robert Conklin Arnot ’60, Conrad
Alvin Roy Sperry ’60, Cumming, GA
Roxanne Benay Shelton ’61,
Wheat Ridge, CO
William R. Carr ’61, M.S. ’62, Missoula
Mary Ann Taylor Arnot ’62, Conrad
John Michael Good ’62, Chula Vista, CA
Robert T. Bergland ’63, Winthrop, WA
Larry L.R. Luke ’63, Albuquerque, NM
Jerry Lee McArthur ’63, Surprise, AZ
Bette Jean Scott Reid ’64, Poplar
Dale W. Amundson, M.Ed. ’65,
Cumberland, WI
Raymond “Manch” Dean Correia ’65, Missoula
Dennis W. Hostetler ’65, Collinsville, IL
Stephanie Ann Flink Murphy ’65, Missoula
Lavern Berton “Bud” Richard, M.Ed. ’65, Hamilton
Gary Lynn Davis, J.D. ’66,
Albuquerque, N.M.
Walter ten Ham ’66, Missoula
Gladys Marie Pearson Peterson, M.Ed. ’69, Sedona, AZ
Sallie Rouland Robinson ’69, Great Falls
’70s
Larry J. Bicha ’70, Sherwood, OR
Bronson Clark “Buster” LaMoure ’70, Salmon, ID
James M. Tibbs, M.A. ’70, Hayden, ID, and Mesa, AZ
Robert Carl Peterson ’71, Missoula
Sharon Gruesbeck Whitesel ’71, Sandpoint, ID
Steven D. LeProwse ’72, Big Arm
Hellen L. Saxton Stevens ’72, Sunset, UT
Vera Mae “Toby” Hilburn-Robertson ’72, Florence
David Warren Eastlund ’73,
Watford City, N.D.
Douglas Patrick Joyce ’73, M.B.A. ’80, Billings
Lawrence P. Murtaugh ’73, Richmond, VA
James B. Watrud ’73, Clayton, WI
Patricia Ann Jennings Willette ’73, Spokane, WA
Donald E. McKinnon ’74, Helena
James Patrick Zaro ’74, Las Vegas, NV
John Michael Gutfleisch ’75, Canby, OR
Patricia Coughlin Page ’75, ’92,
Chelan, WA
Patrick J. Sweeney ’75, Anaconda
Wydonna Avis Patton Dawson ’76, Plains
William C. Greely Jr. ’76, Missoula
Karen A. Pronovost Bleibtrey ’77, Victor
Margaret Ann Rothacker Yobst ’77, Missoula
Tim Patrick Kamla ’78, Gallup, NM
Patricia Lynn Stanbery ’78, Missoula
James Harve Wolfe ’78, ’79, Dillon
’80s
Jonathan Daniel Hoffman, M.S. ’80, Oakland, CA
Gary D. Miller, M.S. ’80, Albuquerque, NM
Colleen Joyce Housel Odegard ’83,
Sun River
Burt A. Whirry ’83, Las Cruces, NM
Mark John White ’86, Libby
Thornton O. “Toby” Beazell, J.D. ’87,
Fort Myers, FL
Eric R. Braun ’89, Missoula
Sarah Littlejohn Schumacher, M.Ed. ’89, Hamilton
’90s
James E. May ’90, Butte
Audra Lorraine Morger-Bonilla ’91, Helena
Lindie Rae Tanner Vanek ’93,
Prior Lake, MN
Genevieve “Ginger” Renner, Hon. Ph.D. ’94, Paradise Valley, AZ
Brent James Schlimgen ’94, Victor
David Grandon Gates, M.B.A. ’97, Butte
’00s
Holly Ann Hanson-Degner ’01, McMinnville, OR
Lois Irene Nelson Tate ’04, Missoula
Marisa Margaret Morgan, J.D. ’06, Ritzville, WA
Walker Pannell Kuhl ’09, Salt Lake City
’10s
Joshua Stephen Michael Peterson ’10, Hamilton
Carly Christine Phillips ’10, Missoula
Cody John Harris ’11, Missoula
Mats J. Mirick ’11, Missoula
FRIENDS
Trever Scott Anderson, Missoula
Martin Kurjian Baker, Missoula
Kirby Dale Ballard, Helena
Robert Forest Bauer, Whittier, CA
Robert “Marc” Bielenberg, Bigfork
Ray George Billie, Kalispell
Ruth Elizabeth Cole Boe, Big Timber
Judith F. Pearson Bohrnsen, Great Falls
Alan Raymond Brault, Missoula
Warren Neal Brown, Santa Maria, CA
Rae Clabby Browning, Anaconda
Kenneth Ralph Campbell, Dana Point, CA
James Donald Coates, Canby, OR
Fran Conte, Kettering, OH
Ronald Martin Cooper II, Butte
Gerald Henderson Doty, Missoula
Heidi M. Tauber Esping, Portland
Dennis E. Helmbrecht, Havre
Michael Clyde Hilliard, Clinton
Charles H. “Chuck” Holley, Clarkston, WA
Linda Ruth Taylor Hopper, Anchorage, AK
Donald Ames Hovde, Melrose, N.M.
Lawrence Verne Janes, Corvallis
Robert Clarence Johnson, Whitefish
Craig Allan Johnston, Glendale, AZ
Patricia Ann Watson Jones, Missoula
Robert S. Matthew, Missoula
John “Jack” McGhee, Sequim, WA
Ted R. Merseal, Missoula
Robert Lee Millard, Wolf Point
Ruby Ullom McFarland Miller, Red Lodge
James P. Munz, Sacramento, CA
Earl Paul Olsen, Medford, OR
William Charles Pine, Beaverton, OR
Wilbur “Bill” Reed, Missoula
Sandra L. Joscelyn Rensvold, Wolf Point
Erick Saar, Missoula
Marlene Severud Sackett, Scottsdale, AZ
Randall Lee Skelton, Missoula
Patricia Louise Solum, Missoula
Katherine S. Stauffer, Haugen, WI
William Dreg Sullivan, Spokane, WA
Raymond H. “Butch” Swanson, Anaconda
John Oral “J.O.” Washington, Broadus
Phyllis A. Clark Woods, Ennis
