License to thrill
UM unveils plate for Griz fans
There's a new bear in town, and he's ready to ride the rigs of UM fans around the state. The
bear is part of a new "sport" license plate unveiled during this month's Grizzly
Homecoming football game.
The new plate, which bears maroon lettering over the hulking UM Grizzly bear logo,
should be available by next spring, state Attorney General Joe Mazurek said before
presenting an enlarged copy of the plate to UM President George Dennison.
University Executive Vice President Bob Frazier, who oversees Grizzly logo products,
said the new plate will be sold in addition to the existing Main Hall plate.
"We had so many requests for a choice between a Griz plate and a Main Hall
plate," he said.
UM supporters and Grizzly fans can take their pick when they renew their vehicle
registration.
The new plates will be available for the public to purchase at Montana Department of
Motor Vehicles offices statewide. The special UM license plates cost motorists an extra
$22.50, with UM receiving $20 of that amount for its student scholarship fund.
Since its inception in 1989, the UM license plate scholarship fund has grown to more
than $700,000, helping hundreds of UM students.
"Our hope with these plates is to increase the number of people buying a UM plate,
thereby increasing the amount of money available for scholarships for University
students," Frazier said.
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