Class Notes are compiled by Betsy Brown Holmquist ’67, M.A. ’83. Submit news to the The University of Montana Alumni Association, Brantly Hall, Missoula, MT 59812. 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 October 1, 2001. Please contact UMAA with all name and address updates at the above address or phone 1-800-862-5862.

’40s

The 60th reunion for the class of 1942 will be held on campus May 16-18, 2002.

Adrian E. “Gene” Hirst ’42 has written “Chiefs Pretty Eagle, Bellrock and History,” a discussion of several not-so-well-known events that occurred during the Indian Wars of the 19th century. Contact Gene directly for purchase information: P.O. Box 80864, Billings, Mont. 59108.

Mary M. Farrington ’48, M.A. ’50, a 50-year resident of Olympia, Wash., taught 31 years at Olympia High School and served 16 years on the school board. The Olympia School District has established a scholarship for foreign language study in Mary’s name for students at three area high schools.

’50’s

The 50th reunion for the class of 1952 will be held on campus May 16-18, 2002.

E. D. Bob Merrill ’52 has become the 12th member inducted into the Montana Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. Bob began his broadcast career in 1953 while stationed at Beal Air Force Base, Calif. He later worked in Great Falls, Casper, Wyo., and for 14 years at KULR-TV in Billings, where he currently resides.

Joseph H. Small ’52 finished six years of missionary activity as a Jesuit priest in East Africa — in Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia. Now a resident of Spokane, the reverend Small is chaplain at Gonzaga Prep School.

Kenneth B. Card, M.A. ’55, received the Benedict J. Surwill Lifetime Achievement Award from the Montana State University College of Education and Human Services and the Benedict Surwill family. The award honors individuals who have dedicated their professional life to teaching and learning. Kenneth, a resident of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, earned his undergraduate degree in 1948 at MSU.

Don T. Stagg ’55, ’59, and classmates George A. Hoyem ’50, Robert A. Hoyem ’54 and Jeanne Couture Kostelic ’54 made beautiful music together this summer at Staggsonian, Don’s “Smithsonian of the West” ranch near Blaine, Wash. Robert, a professional musician and former UM Jubileer, had flown from his home in Munich, Germany, to visit his brother, George, a Seattle resident. They were joined by Jeanne, also a former UM Jubileer, who traveled from her home in Salida, Colo., for the reunion. “After lunch,” Don writes, “we went to the music room and sang our hearts out. Old musicians never die, they just sing and play away.” Don’s music room is like no other. His collection of keyboard instruments consists of eight grand pianos, two clavichords, two pipe organs, a double harpsichord and 14 reed and electric organs. “There’s a keyboard in every room of my home,” he explains. Don’s other collections include antique furniture, clocks, pearl handled silverware and music-related stories. The Johnson pipe organ shown in the photo arrived in Fort Benton in 1860 via steamboat from St. Louis. It later was housed in churches in Dillon and Townsend. Don’s double harpsichord has been played in Carnegie Hall and at Princeton University. George, Robert and Jeanne later traveled to Missoula where they helped Joanna K. Lester ’63 sort through her father, John Lester’s, extensive book and music collection. “We even found a Puccini autographed copy of “Madame Butterfly,” George said, “all 360 pages!”

Elvin T. Choong ’56 (deceased). The Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and School of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries has established the Dr. Elvin T. Choong Endowed Lecture Series in honor of the distinguished academic career of Professor Choong.

60’s

Patricia Krout Brunken ’64 has written “Tough—No Matter What: The Legacy of Leisa.” Patricia’s story describes the family’s journey through her daughter’s terminal illness. Patricia and her husband, Norman Brunken ’64, M.F.A. ’73, live in Helena.

Marjorie McGarry Appelman ’69, M.A. ’89 and her husband, Fred D. Appelman ’67, have moved to Yakota Air Force Base in Fussa City, Japan, where Marj is teaching for the Department of Defense. Marj retired from Missoula’s Sentinel High School, where she had taught for 25 years. Fred retired after 29 years as director of the Missoula Area Education Cooperative. Their son, Jake, is a 2000 graduate of Montana State University.

’70s

Laurence J. Nash ’71 retired after 27 years with Mountain Bell, US West and Qwest. Larry currently is director of Information Technology for the Daniels Fund. He and his wife,Cathy Haser Nash ’72, and son, Thomas, live in Littleton, Colo. Their daughter, Michelle, is a freshman at the University of Northern Colorado.

James D. Keyser ’72, M.A. ’74, a resident of Portland, Ore., has co-authored “Plains Indian Rock Art,” published by the University of Washington Press. The book discusses rock art from western Montana to the Black Hills and from Calgary, Alberta, to Fort Colllins, Colorado. Jim also has written “The Five Crows Ledger: Biographic Warrior Art of the Flathead Indians,” “Indian Petroglyphs of the Columbia Gorge: The Jeanne Hillis Rubbings” and “Indian Rock Art of the Columbia Plateau.”

Alice Lyden Chumrau, M.Ed. ’73, associate vice president for instructional programs at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, received a Montana Excellence in Leadership Award in recognition of helping students become assertive, professional and develop quality lifestyles.

John T. McCuistion, M.F.A. ’73, is an art professor at the University of Puget Sound. A former student of Rudy Autio, John and his wife, Dorothy McCuistion ’73, reside in University Place, Wash. Read about John and view his art on the Web at nwceramics.com. His work is available at Bainbridge Arts & Crafts and at his home gallery, by appointment: jdmccuistion@home.com.

Randall T. Cox ’76, an attorney and author in Gillette, Wyo., published “Easements, Access & Eminent Domain: A Review of Wyoming Law” by his Prairie Dog Press.

L. Thomas Winfree, Ph.D. ’76, has co-authored the second edition of his textbook, “Contemporary Corrections.” A faculty member at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces since 1987, Tom is a professor of criminal justice. He has written several other textbooks and more than 80 articles and book chapters.

Deborah Doyle McWhinney ’77 is president of the Services for Investment Managers enterprise for Schwab Institutional, a division of Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., in San Francisco.

’80s

Umberto Benedetti, M.Ed. ’80, has published his sixth book, “I am Happy to Be in Montana.” An Italian detainee at Fort Missoula during World War II, Bert recently donated the carpentry tools he used during internment to the fort’s museum.

Marlene K. Hanson ’80 teaches music at Glacier Gateway Elementary School in Columbia Falls. In July Marlene received her Master of Arts degree in Music Education at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. Her thesis project is entitled “An Investigation on the Effects of Sequenced Kodály Literacy-Based Music Instruction on the Spatial Reasoning Skills of Kindergarten Students.”

Bruce A. Carter, M.A. ’82, and Sheri Brownrigg were married May 20, 2001, in Ojai, Calif. Bruce is an assistant director for NBC’s “Crossing Jordan.”

Tami K. Haaland ’82, M.A. ’85, is an assistant professor of creative writing at Montana State University-Billings. Tami’s poetry collection, “Breath in Every Room,” won the Nicholas Roerich Prize from Story Line Press. She is scheduled to read from her work at the Nicholas Roerich Museum in New York in December.

Barton Lester Young ’84 was named Nevada Business Man of the Year by President George W. Bush and the National Republican Committee. Barton is president and CEO of Barton Young & Associates, Inc., a full service securities firm based in Las Vegas.

John V. Rember, M.F.A. ’87, associate professor of English at Albertson College in Caldwell, Idaho, is director of the college honors program. Along with many magazine articles and stories, John has authored two collections of short fiction—”Cheerleaders from Gomorrah” and “Coyote in the Mountains.”

William A. Squires, J.D. ’87, is senior vice president/general counsel with Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc., and affiliates in Missoula. Previously, Bill was in private law practice in Helena. He and his wife, Shirley, have two children, Tucker and Ashton.

Angela Meissner Spencer ’88, Michael S. Spencer ’88 and their children Zack, Cailin and Landon live in Spokane, Wash., where Mike is a pilot with the Washington Air National Guard and Alaska Airlines.

Lance C. Clark ’89 manages and serves on the board for the Platte County Resource District in Wheatland, Wyo., consults for the Wyoming Water Well Association and is a member of UM Alumni Association’s House of Delegates.

’90s

Laurie A. Jerin ’92, M.A. ’95, received a Master of Public Affairs degree from the Robert M. LaFollette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in August. Laurie plans to stay in the Madison area and work for the state of Wisconsin.

Anne Lear Whitson ’92 works in land acquisition and development for KB Home Phoenix, Inc. A resident of Mesa, Ariz., and mother of sons Jake and Cade, Anne admits to “missing Montana terribly!”

Mindy MacCarter Mangel ’93 and Zac C. Mangel ’94 announce the birth of their first child, Jacob Watson, on June 19, 2001. The Mangels live in Minneapolis where for the past four years Mindy was a registered nurse at the University of Minnesota Hospital cardiac telemetry unit. Zac works in sales for Pilot Air Freight, winning a trip to Bermuda this past May. Summers they return to their cabin on Wildhorse Island in Flathead Lake, “always making a stop to visit the UM campus for old time’s sake,” Mindy writes.

Mercedes Perez Davison ’96 received her juris doctorate degree in May from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, and was selected to The Order of the Coif for academic excellence.

Rick E. Pukis, M.S. ’97, is an assistant professor of communications at Augusta State University, Augusta, Ga.

Dana K. Clader ’98, a Seattle resident, is province director of chapters for Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity. Dana also is supervisor of golf customer service for Cutter and Buck, Inc., Seattle.

New Life Members

Lisette F. Carter ’90, Spokane, Wash.

Michael J. Emry ’69, Tokyo

Donald S. Hooper ’63, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Rhonda L. Ihde ’00, Laurel

Duncan A. Peete ’91, Billings

Charles F. Rhodes ’59, Naperville, Ill.

Steven R. Winslow ’86, Sammamish, Wash.

Arleen G. Winslow ’87, Sammamish, Wash.

Milton O. Wordal ’56, Great Falls

D. Lynn Spencer Wordal ’57, Great Falls

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.

Merle C. “Mike” Gallagher ’18, M.Ed. ’43, Billings

Arthur L. Mowatt ’29, Deer Lodge

Patricia Torrance Maxey ’31, Helena

Mike Mansfield ’33, M.A. ’34, Washington, D.C.

Lewis L. Coriell ’34, Medford, N.J.

Lina Greene Dougan ’34, Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Fred O. Elsethagen ’35, Bellingham, Wash.

Newell Gough, Jr., J.D. ’35, Helena

Edward B. Bailey ’36, Kalispell

John Andrew Isaacson ’36, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Gilbert Hilde ’37, Billings

Donald L. Whitesitt ’37, Columbia, Md.

Raymond H. Scott ’38, Pullman, Wash.

Corrinne Otoupalik Fickes ’39, Arlee

Stanley R. Ames ’40, Great Falls

Gordon B. Garrett ’40, Great Falls

Lloyd C. Gass ’40, M.Ed. ’48, Walnut Creek, Calif.

Mary Helen Dratz Morrison ’40, M.Ed. ’56, Missoula

Sarah Jane Barclay Hanson ’41, Sequim, Wash.

Donovan Worden ’41, LL.B. ’48, Missoula

Lloyd R. “Bud” Allen ’42, Missoula

Barbara Boorman Longmaid ’42, Helena

Patricia MacHale Shoemaker ’44, Spokane, Wash.

George A. Santisteban ’45, Seattle

Harriet Paulus Scott ’46, Seattle

C.W. “Bill” Jones ’43, LL.B. ’48, Billings

Sherman S. Cook ’49, Willits, Calif.

Anne Hughes Georges ’49, Culbertson

J.F. “Scotty” MacLeod ’49, Langley, Wash.

Warren Fletcher Mead ’49, Sequim, Wash.

Clayton E. Ogle ’49, Helena

Jackquelyn Worthen Salter ’49, Missoula

Betty Lou Malunat Sharp ’49, Ventura, Calif.

Grace E. Hanson Bouchard ’50, Missoula

Wayne W. McGaw ’50, Townsend

Marcheta McMenomey Lerum ’51, Missoula

Francis D. “Dick” Martin ’51, M.Ed. ’76, Troy

Marian A. Murphy ’51, Issaquah, Wash.

Keil P. Alderson ’52, M.Ed. ’60, Centralia, Wash.

Norma Schrock Swanson ’51,’52, M.Ed. ’59, Missoula

Leo Fisher, J.D. ’52, Whitefish

William M. Taliaferro ’54, Helena

Thomas M. Campbell ’55, Helena

Robert R. Skelton, J.D. ’55, Missoula

Elvin T. Choong ’56, Baton Rouge, La.

Howard Charles Challinor ’59, Spokane

Frances Evelyn Saladen ’59, Hamilton

James R. Burk ’60, Ed.D. ’75, Helena

Paul W. Drinkwater, M.Ed. ’60, Manchester, Iowa

Charles Frederick Jordan ’60, Littleton, Colo.

Viola Gleisner Wehr ’60, Kalispell

Helen Reed Bever ’61, Fresno, Calif.

James R. Dubay, LL.B. ’63, Sante Fe, N.M.

James L. Johnston ’63, Orofino, Idaho

Mary Ann Phillips Criswell ’64, Lewistown

Ione Brechbill McCormick ’66, Stevensville

W. Keith Christman ’67, Butte

Virginia Grace Clinker ’67, Missoula

Kenneth W. Breon ’69, Missoula

Brian Ray Armitage ’70, Ennis

Amy L. Dittmaier ’71, Hamilton

Robert D. Pembleton ’73, Deer Lodge

Thomas John Vincent ’74, Irondale, Ala.

William W. “Bill” Morrison ’82, Missoula

Devin S. Fox ’93, Ketchikan, Alaska

Bradley D. Villnow, M.S. ’95, Missoula

Paul Sliter ’96, Somers

Earl C. Lory, Missoula

Manuel Antonia Machado, Jr., Missoula

BIRTHS

Sophia Paulette Chase to Marcelle M. Davis ’88 and John Chase, September 7, 2000, El Sobrante, Calif.

Monica Elizabeth Wagner to Jodi L.Wagner ’99 and Jeff Wagner, May 28, 2001, Pendleton, Ore.

Taylor Grace Shepherd to Craig A. Shepherd ’84 and Wendy Shepherd, June 5, 2001, Helena

Alexander David Wojciechowski to David T. Wojciechowski ’91 and Victoria Kreider Wojciechowski ’91, June 26, 2001, Kalispell

Bridget Anne Parker to Brian Parker ’82 and Rosemary Parker, June 29, 2001, Orlando, Fla.

Nicholas Andrew Nelmes to Kathryn Kirkpatrick Nelmes ’98 and Timothy A. Nelmes, July 3, 2001, Everett, Wash.

Madeline Tommie Riley to Erin Baldwin ’96 and Scottie Riley ’96, J.D. ’99, July 10, 2001, Atlanta, Ga.

Matthew William Schwarz to Connie Kruger Schwarz ’90 and Tim Schwarz, July 24, 2001, Seattle

Kaleb Ryan Vestal to Kyla Kinghorn Vestal ’97 and Ryan E. Vestal ’94, M.A. ’95, September 20, 2001, Billings