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| February 1999 Five honored for service to UM UM President George Dennison and his wife, Jane, served birthday cake to the public in the University Center's south atrium. Student leaders -- past and present -- spoke during a brief program that also celebrated the UC's 30th anniversary. Kicking off the entire celebration was an annual highlight, the Charter Day awards ceremony. This year's award recipients -- Paul B. Blomgren, Ernest "Ernie" B. Corrick, Joan Watts Datsopoulos, Robert L. Deaton and Amie Thurber -- were recognized for outstanding service to UM. Blomgren received the Robert T. Pantzer Award, named after UM's president during 1966-74, for making the University a more open and humane learning environment. Blomgren, who lives in Missoula, taught business and was dean of UM's School of Business Administration during 1959-64 and from 1977 until 1985, when he retired. He also served on many task forces and committees, including search committees for deans and a University president. The Neil S. Bucklew Presidential Service Award, named for UM's president during 1981-86, went to Corrick for his efforts to foster understanding of UM's needs and strengths. A Missoula resident, Corrick earned a bachelor's degree in forestry at UM in 1948 and later became vice president and general manager of Champion Timberlands' Rocky Mountain Operation. For UM he has chaired the Excellence Fund's Missoula Business Drive and served on the President's Advisory Council and the committee to coordinate UM's Centennial celebration. Datsopoulos received the Montana Alumni Award for her longtime support of the University. A Missoula resident and a 1966 UM graduate in art, Datsopoulos has been president of the Alumni Association's Board of Directors and president of the School of Fine Arts Advisory Committee. She currently co-chairs the UM Capital Campaign Gala Auction. Deaton, a UM social work professor, received the Montana Faculty Service Award. A faculty member since 1969, Deaton has served on the Faculty Senate, the Academic Standards and Curriculum Review Committee and the Financial Aid Appeals Committee. Since 1986 he has coordinated the annual statewide training conference for the social work department. Off campus he's been active in many organizations, among them the Child and Family Resource Council and the Montana Critical Incident Stress Management Network. Thurber of Portland, Ore., earned the ASUM Student Service Award. A senior in art, Thurber is program coordinator for the UC Multicultural Alliance and interim director of the Missoula Chapter and UM team of the National Coalition Building Institute. She also develops and directs community art programs, working mainly with youths at risk.
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