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Bear
Briefs
Alumnus
Appointed-Bill Mercer, a 1986 UM political science graduate,
has been appointed by President George Bush to the position
of U.S. attorney for the District of Montana. Mercer was
recommended for the appointment by U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns.
Mercer, 37, served as an assistant U.S. attorney for Montana
from August 1994 to April 2001. He also was a counselor
at the U.S. Department of Justice between November 1989
and July 1994. Mercer received a master's degree from Harvard
University in 1988 and a law degree from George Mason University
School of Law in 1993.
Parading
Pianos-More than 100 children will join several dozen
adults in performing on 12 grand pianos at February's Pianos
on Parade concerts at UM. Guest artists Del Parkinson
and Jeffrey Shumway of the American Piano Duo will highlight
the event, which benefits Missoula's Joseph Residence and
UM's Music Scholarship Endowment Fund. Pianos on Parade
performances will take place at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 2, in the University Theatre. Tickets are $12 for adults
and $8 for students and senior citizens. Ticket outlets
are Rockin Rudy's, Worden's Market, Morgenroth Music Center,
Pianos International and the UM Department of Music office.
Tickets also will be available at the door. This year's
event will feature 142 children and professional musicians
taking turns on stage. Pianos on Parade debuted in 1998
with the idea of bringing together musicians and audiences
of all ages for a celebration of piano music, while raising
funds for important community needs. For more information
about Pianos on Parade, call Sharon Weaver-Knowles at (406)
549-6254 or visit www.pianosonparade.org.
Health
Help Hired-Barbara Hollmann, UM vice president for student
affairs, recently announced that Dr. David Bell has accepted
the position of director of UM's Curry
Health Center. Dr. Bell has been a staff physician at
the center since 1995 and has been serving as interim director.
He previously held administrative and clinical positions
in health centers at the University of Washington and Michigan
State University. "Dr. Bell's experience, compassion
and commitment to student health will provide continuing
strong leadership to our exceptional student health service,"
Hollmann said. Curry Health Center provides primary health
care and prevention services to University students through
medical, dental, counseling and health enhancement departments.
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