March 2003

Administrators honored
for work promoting campus
Distinguished service in promoting UM has earned two administrators recognition from other higher education advancement professionals in the Northwest and western Canada.

UM Foundation President Sharen Peters and UM Alumni Director Bill Johnston were honored at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's District VIII conference in Couer d'Alene, Idaho, March 10. Peters, who retires in May, received the CASE Retirement Recognition Award, while Johnston brought home the CASE Distinguished Service Award.

In addition, the University Relations team captured five CASE District VIII awards for promoting UM through publications, writing and photography.
Peters joined the UM Foundation as an accountant in 1983 and worked her way up through the ranks, becoming president in April 2001 and managing more than $100 million in assets. Widely regarded as one of Montana's leaders in planned giving, Peters was appointed by Gov. Marc Racicot to the Governor's Task Force on Endowed Philanthropy, which is charged with promoting endowed giving in the state.

Johnston, who has been alumni director since 1988, has been active with CASE at the district and international levels. He most recently served as District VIII president and previously as treasurer. As a member of the International Committee on Alumni Relations for CASE, Johnston was junior and senior chair of the alumni sessions in 2001 and 2002 respectively.

Meanwhile, University Relations won a Grand Gold award in the district's juried awards competition for "Missoula: Now and Then," a feature article by Missoula writer Bryan Di Salvatore. The story, which was published in the Fall 2002 issue of the Montanan, was judged the best entry in the writing category.

Patia Stephens and Mike Egeler of University Relations also won Silver awards for the design and cover photo of the President's Annual Report 2001-02. Staff editor Cary Shimek won a Silver in feature writing for "Priming the Pump," the Vision 2002 research magazine cover story, while history Professor Harry Fritz also won a Bronze for a feature story on the Lewis and Clark expedition that appeared in the Winter 2002 issue of the Montanan.

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