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| October 1998 Dennison wins leadership award Dennison will receive the prestigious 1999 Council for Advancement and Support of Education District VIII Leadership Award during the organization's annual conference Feb. 22 in Portland, Ore. This CASE award was started in 1993 to recognize an education leader for outstanding efforts to promote the understanding and support of education within its member institutions of colleges, universities and schools. The award reflects Dennison's leadership, support of and participation in institutional advancement, and recog-nition and respect by his peers for his accomplishments, said Cassie S. McVeety, CASE VIII board of directors chair. Criteria for the award include a leader's ability to create a vision for an institution, establish a positive image for the institution, effectively lead an institution through turbulent or austere times, and increase its stature in and service to the community. Under Dennison's leadership, funded research at UM has increased each year - from $7 million when he arrived in 1990, to more than $26 million in 1997-98. He has spearheaded the most ambitious construction phase in the institution's history and led the most successful Capital Campaign in the history of higher education in Montana, raising more than $71 million for UM. CASE District VIII is comprised of professionals in fund-raising, alumni associations, communications, government relations and student recruiting services at educational institutions in Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and four Canadian provinces. Past award recipients include Samuel Smith, president of Washington State University, and John Byrne, president of Oregon State University.
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