Featured Faculty
Our accomplished and engaged professors are committed to upholding the values of teaching, research/creative scholarship, and service to the University and community. We are proud to feature some of them here.
To nominate a faculty member that deserves recognition, please send an email to: OfficeoftheProvost@umontana.edu.
Josh Herbold - Accounting & Finance
The Montana Society of Certified Public Accountants recently named University of Montana Associate Professor Joshua Herbold recipient of the 2013 Jack Kempner Outstanding Educator Award. The award honors an educator who is distinguished for excellence in classroom teaching, motivating students, and educational innov ...
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Joel Berger - Wildlife Biology
The American Society of Mammalogists recently awarded UM Wildlife Biology Professor and Craighead Chair Joel Berger the 2013 Aldo Leopold Conservation Award. The award honors well-established individuals who have made lasting contributions to the conservation of mammals and their habitats. “I am motivated ...
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Louise Economides - English
As an English Professor at the University of Montana who specializes in British Romantic literature and ecocriticism, my career has led me down some unexpected paths. Compared to other academic disciplines such as Biology, Political Science or Philosophy, English has been rather slow in responding to the dramatic ec ...
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Lisa M. Blank - Curriculum and Instruction
In my first job out of college I worked as an environmental scientist on a Superfund remediation team. My work included regular interactions with the public, sharing air and water quality data and explaining what they meant for families residing near the Superfund sites. These interactions made me acutely aware of h ...
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Wayne Freimund - Society and Conservation
I have always felt most at peace in vast, wild places. Studying and teaching about protected area management allows me to both experience wild places and contribute to their lasting protection. Here at the University of Montana, I teach courses on advanced protected area management and managing visitors in national ...
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Ray Callaway - Biological Sciences
I am an ecologist, interested in the processes that shape the natural distributions and abundance of life on Earth. My expertise is on plant life, but this does not set strong boundaries on my ecological interests or exploration. My research interests are driven by curiosity, and curiosity, of co ...
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