Mansfield Library banquet
honors MSU president
Author and Montana State University President Michael Malone will receive the H.G. Merriam Award for Distinguished Contributions to Montana Literature Wednesday, April 14, during the Friends of the Mansfield Library Annual Spring Banquet at Missoula's Holiday Inn Parkside.

Banquet tickets cost $18 per person, and reservations may be made by calling the Mansfield Library at (406) 243-6800. The evening begins with a no-host reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Reservations should be made by Friday, April 9.

The Friends of the Library, based at the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library at UM, has honored authors for contributions to Montana literature at each spring banquet since 1952.

Malone has co-authored eight books since 1976, including "Montana: A Contemporary Profile," "Montana -- A History of Two Centuries" and "The Battle for Butte: Mining and Politics on the Northern Frontier," which earned him the Emil and Kathleen Sick Award for Western History.

Malone has authored more than 20 articles and book chapters, presented papers to numerous learned societies and written book reviews in a dozen academic journals and several popular journals.

UM history Professor Harry Fritz will be master of ceremonies during the banquet. Missoula musician Jodi Marshall will provide musical entertainment.

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