May 2005

Dean's List Released for Spring 2005
Wednesday, May 25 2005

314 students were named to the 2005 Spring Semester Dean’s List at University of Montana- Western according to Jason Karch, Western Registrar. To achieve this honor, students must be enrolled full-time or for 12 semester credits and carry a minimum 3.33 grade point average (GPA). An asterisk (*) indicates a 4.0 GPA or all A’s.
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Booster Club Golf Tourney Set For June 25 & 26
Tuesday, May 24 2005
The 13th Annual University of Montana-Western Booster Club Benefit Golf Tournament is Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26, 2005 at the Beaverhead Golf Course in Dillon. This year's corporate sponsors are Golf USA and Well Fargo Capital Management.

The weekend gets underway on Saturday afternoon with the Beaverhead Golf Course Jackpot Tourney from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. There is a $20 fee per person for this optional event. The fee includes 18 holes of golf, lunch and beverages.

The activities continue with the dinner and team auction Saturday evening. A no-host reception begins at 6:00 p.m. followed by dinner and the team auction at 7:00 p.m.

The format has changed for this year's tourney. The field will divided in half, with half teeing off at 8:00 a.m. and half at 1:00 p.m.
The Driving Range opens for the morning field at 7:00 a.m. and at Noon for the afternoon field. Team captains meet at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. for a review of the tournament rules.

The first place prize is $625, a second place prize of $300 and a third place prize of $100. In addition to the cash prizes, there will be prizes for the Most Accurate Drive on #2, the Shortest Drive on #7, the Longest Drive on #9, the Longest Putt on #6, and Closest to the Pin on #14. The Hole-in One-Prize on #5 is a 2005 vehicle from Big Sky Motors of Dillon and the Hole-in-One prize on #17 is a 2005 Kawasaki 4x4 ATV from Dillon Implement of Dillon.

Cost of the tournament is $125 per player and that includes green fees, driving range, refreshments, dinner on Saturday night and lunch on Sunday afternoon. The Jackpot Tourney on Saturday afternoon is an optional event.

Call 406-683-7220 or 406-683-7305 for complete information or to reserve your ticket.
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UM-Western Art Gallery to Sponsor Juried Lewis and Clark Exhibit
Tuesday, May 17 2005
To coincide with this summer's Lewis and Clark bicentennial celebrations, The University of Montana - Western Art Gallery/Museum is holding a juried exhibit for regional artists. The exhibit, called "In the Spirit of Lewis & Clark," will give local artists the opportunity to display and sell their work during this summer's tourist season and the special Corps of Discovery II event scheduled for early August.

Sponsored by an interagency group from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Corps of Discovery II is a traveling event following the path of Lewis and Clark to the Pacific Ocean. On August 5 through 8 Corps of Discovery II will set up camp at the Beaverhead County Fairgrounds - this will include displays and a small stage for music and educational talks by both local and national presenters. Corps of Discovery II is expected to attract extra visitors to Dillon this summer.

The "In the Spirit of Lewis & Clark" juried exhibit is being sponsored by a grant from the Montana Community Foundation. To enter artists must be residents of Beaverhead or Madison Counties. Artwork subject matter will be limited to content that relates to the history and the cultural, scientific, and geographic exploration associated with the Lewis & Clark journey. For example, subject matter can focus on specific journey events, on Native American culture and history, on nature in southwestern Montana, such as botanical and wildlife studies, or on local landscape void of modern references. All two and three-dimensional media are eligible, and artists can also include print reproductions of their original artwork. Artists are highly encouraged to have their artwork for sale. There is no entry fee and the Art Gallery/Museum will not charge a commission on sales.

Entries and completed entry forms can be dropped off at the Art Gallery/Museum July 5, 6, and 7 during regular open hours. All entries must be professionally presented and ready for display. The exhibit will run from July 12 through August 19.

To receive complete entry information and forms, interested artists can stop by the Art Gallery/Museum during regular open hours, or contact Gallery Director Randy Horst at (406) 683-7232 or r_horst@umwestern.edu. The Art Gallery/Museum can be found at the south end of Main Hall on the UMW campus. Regular gallery hours are Tuesdays through Fridays from 12 noon until 4:30 p.m.

Currently on display at the gallery is "The Other Yellowstone," an exhibition of black & white photographs by Deer Lodge photographer Lee Silliman.

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English Professor Has Poetry Published in National Publication
Tuesday, May 17 2005
Dr. Gary Lundy, University of Montana-Western English professor, will have two poems published in "Pudding Magazine: The International Journal of Poetry." Lundy's poems will appear in the forthcoming “Pudding #50” issue.

The poems were “Nobody Else's House Aflame” and “Tuning my Guitar, the B Always Off. My Hearing. The Phone. And Relationships.”

"Pudding Magazine is one of the longest running, respected small press literary journals in the country.

Lundy has had poems published in several publications "The Fiddlehead", "The Alaska Quarterly Review", "Clockwatch Review", "So To Speak: A Feminist Journal of Language and Art", and "Owen Wister Review". His most recent collection of works is titled “To Each Other Water Cool and Pure” published by Blue Malady Press in 2003.

Lundy has been a member of the UM-Western faculty since 1991.

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"The Other Yellowstone" On Display at UM-Western Gallery
Monday, May 9 2005

The University of Montana - Western Art Gallery/Museum is currently exhibiting the work of Deer Lodge photographer and science teacher Lee Silliman. The exhibit, called "The Other Yellowstone” will continue until June 30.

The exhibit is the result of Silliman's love of Yellowstone National Park, his drive to explore places few people have seen, and his love of the incredible clarity and richness of black & white photography when using a large-format camera.

Silliman, the part-time archivist for the Powell County Museum & Arts Foundation, began photography in 1979. He loved it so much he built his own darkroom in 1983. Silliman then graduated to the granddaddy of black & white photography, an 8 x 10 field view camera.
In 1990 Silliman turned his focus on Yellowstone National Park. Backpacking, canoeing, and using mule pack strings, Silliman has carried his camera, the size of a medium television set, to many of Yellowstone's secluded thermal basins, waterfalls, lakes, and rock formations. Silliman's large format camera is very similar to the camera's Yellowstone's first photographers employed over a hundred years ago.

Silliman says there's a real craft to taking black & white photographs with a large format camera. First of all, it takes 15 minutes just to unload and set up the camera. Second, the photographer sees the image upside down through the camera lens. And third, the photographer must translate in their mind's eye all of nature's colors into shades of gray - a colorful scene may or may not make a beautiful black & white image.

"These are very striking photographs," say Gallery Director and Randy Horst. "I think Lee's work is a cross between William Jackson, Yellowstone's first photographer in the 1870's, and Ansel Adams.. Lee's photographs combine Jackson's interest in documenting the details of each location wtih the compositional drama of Adam's."
Lee Silliman will be in Dillon to give a presentation about his experiences working with a large format camera in the wild on Wednesday, June 22 at 7p.m. at the Patagonia Outlet, with a reception to follow at 8p.m. at the UMW Art Gallery/Museum.

The Art Gallery/Museum can be found at the south end of Main Hall on the Western campus. Scheduled gallery hours are Tuesdays through Fridays from 12 noon until 4:30 p.m. To arrange for special times or visits call the director at 683-7232.

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46 UM-Western Students Selected to Who's Who
Wednesday, May 4 2005
46 University of Montana-Western students were selected to the 2005 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

The UM-Western students selected were T Artis, Missoula: Gary Berndt, Kalispell; Katherine Blades, Dillon; Sandra Bradford, Kalispell; Angela Burns, Eklo, Nevada; Scott Calhoun, Anaconda; Kari Corbitt, Butte; Travis Crismore, Sheridan; Sheila Devins, Seeley Lake; Colene (Dolan) Wagner, Whitehall; Heather D'Orazio, Dillon; Theresa Dryden, Bismarck, North Dakota; Tammy Eberline, Dillon; Jeffrey Feenstra, Bozeman; Maquel, Fleming, Lemhi, Idaho; Jeffry Foster, Whitefish; Callie Freeman, Clinton; Sarah Green, Simms; Vicki Greenwood, Bozeman; Estelle Hill, Dillon; Mary Hogue, Paonia, Colorado; Megan Janke, Avon; Jenifer Kearns, Melrose; Christine Keyes, Wisdom; Katherine Mallon, Dillon; Mark Malloy, Miles City; Erin Mani, Helena; Alyssa Matter, Havre; Michael Mori, Elko, Nevada; Suzanne O'Connell, Keyport, Washington; Amberly Pahut, Dilllon; Erica Peterson, Butte; Kaia Poes, Bozeman; Ashley Shillcox, Green River, Wyoming; Jamie Schuster, Plains; Lindsey Scott, Dillon; Benny Snipes, Great Falls; Amber Solomon, Miles City; Billi Suhr, Harrison; Michelle Sullivan, Everett, Washington; Katherine Sunwall, Great Falls; Ryan Tuttle, Missoula; Jessica Ulrich, Dillon; Lauren Watson, Geiser; Katie Wilson, Choteau; Michelle Wock, Butte.

The students were selected based on their academic achievements, their service to the community, their leadership in extracurricular activities and their potential for continued success. These students join an elite group from more than 2,300 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign nations. Outstanding students have been honored in the annual Who's Who Directory since 1934.
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108th Commencement at UM-Western
Monday, May 2 2005

The 108th Commencement of the University of Montana-Western is set for Saturday, May 7, 2005 in the Straugh Gymnasium, beginning at 2:00 p.m. 227 degrees, including four Masters of Education and six Masters of Business Administration, will be awarded during the ceremonies. Dr. Peggy Dulany, owner of the J Bar L ranch and Founder and Chair of the Synergos Institute, will deliver the commencement address. A weekend full of commencement activities begins Friday, May 6, with the Western Foundation's 26th Associates Dinner. The dinner honors those, who have made significant contributions to scholarships and academic programs. Also during the dinner, the 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award will be presented to Buz Cowdrey of Bozeman. Dr.Peggy Dulany will be the featured speaker. Saturday's activities begin with Baccalaureate Ceremonies in the Beier Auditorium beginning at 8:30 a.m. 2005 UM-Western graduate Maren Olsen will deliver the Baccalaureate address. The ceremony will also include faculty remarks from Marlene Stonelake and clergy remarks from Pastor Bob Chin of the Grace Baptist Church, as well as scripture reading, special music and prayer. Kara Holmquist, representing the Class of 2005, will make a special presentation to those Dillon clergy in attendance. The Graduation Brunch follows at 10:00 a.m. in the Lewis and Clark Room. The Brunch is open to all 2005 graduates and their parents and any interested alumni. Bill Janus, associate professor of history at UM-Western, is the featured speaker. The 108th Commencement begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Straugh Gymnasium. A reception honoring the graduates will be held immediately following the ceremonies in the Keltz Arena.

Click here for the list of 2005 graduates.

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Dr. Peggy Dulany is UM-Western 108th Commencement Speaker
Monday, May 2 2005

The 108th Commencement of the University of Montana-Western is set for Saturday, May 7, 2005 in the Straugh Gymnasium, beginning at 2:00 p.m. 227 degrees, including four Masters of Education and six Masters of Business Administration, will be awarded during the ceremonies.

Dr. Peggy Dulany, owner of the J Bar L ranch and founder and Chair of the Synergos Institute, will deliver the commencement address.

Dr. Dulany is an honors graduate from Radcliffe College and holds a Masters and Doctorate in Education from Harvard University. She co-directed and taught at an alternative school outside Boston. The school helped drop-outs come back to school and succeed.

She established the Synergos Insititute which helps fight poverty on three continents. Synergos differs from many other instiutions in that it involves the people it is trying to help in the process. As a result, Synergos links up people from government, business, and other sections of society with people who want to help themselves.

Dulany was senior vice-president of the New York City Partnership for five years, where she headed the Youth Employment and Education programs.

She is also Chair of ProVentures, a business development company for Latin America and Southern Africa. She sits on the boards of Cambridge College, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Africa-America Institute, among others.
Her most recent venture is that of rancher. On the J Bar L Ranch in Southwest Montana's Centennial Valley, she raises paint horses and has developed a beef operation that is both in harmony with nature and a commercial success.

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1962 Graduate to Receive Distinguished Alumni Award
Monday, May 2 2005

The University of Montana-Western Foundation's 26TH Associates Dinner is Friday, May 6, 2005 in the Lewis and Clark Room. The social hour begins at 6:00 followed by the dinner and program at 7:00 pm.

The dinner honors those who have made significant contributions to scholarship and academic programs. Also during the dinner, the 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award will be presented to Bozeman businessman Buz Cowdrey.

Cowdrey is a native of Whitehall, Montana. He is a 1962 graduate of Western. As a member of the Western rodeo team, Cowdrey qualified four times for the College National Finals Rodeo. He was inducted into the Western Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1991.

After graduating from Western, Cowdrey taught for nine years. He then left the classroom and began a second career in the construction and contracting field. His company now manages 300 plus rental units in Bozeman and in Arizona. He will expand into banking when he opens his Bank of Bozeman in the next few weeks.

When the College Nationals Finals Rodeo was held in Bozeman, Buz and his wife Judy would host the Western team, their family and friends to a barbecue. Several years ago, Cowdrey made a significant gift to support the construction of the new grandstands at Vigilante Field.

Cowdrey is a member of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Alumni Association. The Board raises funds for scholarships

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Human Geography Class to Make Presentation
Monday, May 2 2005
The Human Geography Class at the University of Montana-Western will present findings of a class project, Wednesday, May 4 at 7:00 p.m. in the Great Room of the Swysgood Center.

The students prepared a Cultural Atlas of Beaverhead County as a class project. The atlas contains interesting topics and information about Beaverhead County.

Class professor is Dr. Michael Francisconi. Refreshments will be served.
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