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Scholar AND Athlete-Margo Tufts, a senior midfielder on the Montana women's soccer team, was one of 33 athletes named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Scholar-Athlete All-America team. She maintains a 3.96 grade-point average in liberal studies and was named to the second team for her efforts both in the classroom and on the field. Tufts helped lead Montana to a 15-5-1 record and a second-place Big Sky Conference finish last season.

High Honor-UM President George Dennison was honored last month by U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley for work on President Clinton's America Reads-America Counts Steering Committee of College and University Presidents. One of 21 on the committee, Dennison received the Secretary's Award in recognition of outstanding contributions to the educational success of America's students through the America Reads-America Counts program. President Bill Clinton issued the America Reads Challenge in 1997: that every schoolchild in America learn to read well and independently by third grade. America Counts, an initiative designed to help students master mathematics by the end of eighth grade, was added to the challenge this year.

Ethically Superior-A team of UM students tied for third place overall recently at the National Ethics Bowl in Washington, D.C. The event pitted 24 college teams in a competition requiring them to interpret 10 ethical questions, including "Should the United States adopt the concept of a constitutional right to income? Should private employers be required to allow free expression among their employees?" This is the third year UM has participated in the national competition. In 1997 the team finished first. Last year's team took fourth. This year the team finished behind first-place Texas Wesleyan University and second-place Palo Alto College of Texas.

People Placement-The international cast of Up With People needs host families for 140 students from more than 20 countries during its four-day visit to Missoula Sunday, March 28, through Wednesday, March 31. The group will perform at the University Theatre at 7:30 p.m. March 29-30. Call 327-6212 for the local Up With People advance team.

Broken Record-Once again UM has its highest student headcount ever for spring semester. Student enrollment is 11,723 or 32 more than for spring semester 1998. However, full-time equivalents (FTEs) decreased from 10,482 a year ago to 10,433 this spring. Of UM's total number of students, 750 are enrolled at the College of Technology, 8,317 are Montana residents and 3,406 are nonresidents.

Head Coach Don Holst

Head Coach Holst-Don Holst is acting no more. The interim coach of the Montana Grizzlies basketball team officially claimed the title of head coach this month. In naming Holst to the position, Grizzly Athletics Director Wayne Hogan carried on a long-standing UM tradition of promoting a hoopster head coach from within the ranks. Popular with Grizzly fans, Holst, 47, is the 22nd head coach in 92 years of Grizzly basketball. He was an assistant coach for 11 years before being named to the top position on an interim basis this season, after Blaine Taylor left to join his mentor, Mike Montgomery, as assistant coach for the Stanford University Cardinal.

Authors Lauded-More than 20 UM faculty authors who published works during 1998 will be recognized Friday, March 26, during the Mansfield Birthday Celebration Honoring UM Faculty Authors. The party will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Davidson Honors College lounge, and the public is welcome to attend. The free event also honors the March birthdays of both Maureen and Mike Mansfield, for whom the library is named. A prominent Montana politician, Mansfield served in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, and was U.S. Ambassador to Japan.

Top Cop-Sgt. Charles Gatewood of UM's Office of Campus Security was among five veteran Missoula-area law enforcement officers honored recently by the Missoula Exchange Club. Gatewood headed up UM's security efforts at last summer's Pearl Jam concert, attended by more than 21,0000 people. He also has been responsible for many law enforcement training programs offered across the state.

Good Cause-The second annual UM Women's Law Caucus Silent Auction will be held Wednesday, March 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Missoula Art Museum, located at 335 N. Pattee. The auction benefits the YWCA Pathways Battered Women's Shelter. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served, and a wide range of items will be auctioned - from art to kayak lessons.

Fish Mysteries-More than 200 researchers from across the United States, Canada, Germany and New Zealand were in Missoula Feb. 18-20 for the fifth annual Whirling Disease Symposium. Hosted by UM and the Whirling Disease Foundation, the event brought together scientists who are studying the malady that has devastated some of the country's best wild trout fisheries. UM biology Professor Bill Granath says the symposium allowed researchers to share their research about the disease, evaluate what has been accomplished during the past year and set priorities for the coming year.

Expanding Exchanges-UM students may now study in Chile as part of a new exchange program. UM recently signed an exchange agreement with the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile in that country's capital city, Santiago. PUC has about 17,400 students and is one of South America's oldest and most prestigious universities, according to Mark Lusk, assistant vice president for research and international programs at UM. For more information about this exchange program and the many others offered by UM, call UM's International Programs office at (406) 243-2288.

It's A Date-Mark your calendars for a fun weekend of football and renewing acquaintances during UM's Homecoming festivities Oct. 8-9. Call the UM Alumni Association at (406) 243-5211 for details.

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