Bear Briefs

Huddle Up, Ladies—More than 250 women attended the inaugural Huddles & Heels Women’s Football Clinic on May 21 at UM. Grizzly head football coach Bobby Hauck and his staff lectured on the ins and outs of the sport while the ladies sipped wine and nibbled appetizers. The event was organized by Christie Anderson, director of marketing for Intercollegiate Athletics. At the end of the evening, the group entered Washington-Grizzly Stadium through the players’ tunnel and ran a few plays on the field. Huddles & Heels raised $3,920 for the Guardian Angel Foundation, a local organization that helps cancer patients cover their out-of-pocket expenses as they undergo treatment.

Book Brings Home Bronze—UM Professor Richmond Clow recently received a third place award in a national contest for the book, “The Sioux in South Dakota History: A Twentieth Century Reader.” The title won bronze in the anthology category of the 12th annual Independent Publisher Book Awards. Clow, a Native American studies professor, edited the book, which was published by the South Dakota State Historical Society Press in 2007. The book is a selection of 13 essays that examine a variety of themes in Sioux history since 1900. The essays were selected from past issues of South Dakota History, the peer-reviewed quarterly journal of the South Dakota State Historical Society.

Mondale To Chair Board—The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes understanding and cooperation in U.S.-Asia relations, recently announced that Walter Mondale will serve as chair of its board of directors. Mondale has served as vice president of the United States, U.S. ambassador to Japan, U.S. senator and attorney general for Minnesota. He also was the Democratic Party nominee for president in 1984. The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation was established in 1983 to honor Mike Mansfield (1903-2001), a revered public servant, statesman and diplomat from Montana. The Mansfield Foundation supports the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at UM.

Siegel Named Chef Of Year—Tom Siegel, a certified executive chef of UM’s University Dining Services, recently was named Chef of the Year. The Montana Chefs Association, the local chapter of the American Culinary Federation, made the announcement at its annual Chef of the Year Dinner on June 13. The award recognizes Siegel for his dedication to ACF members and his passion for the culinary profession. Since 1978 Siegel has devoted his career to educating UM guests and employees about culinary issues, international cuisine and sustainable food practices. He has won numerous regional, national and international culinary awards individually and on behalf of UM.

Marketing Department Wins Awards—The National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators has chosen UM and its marketing department in Intercollegiate Athletics as the winners of three of its prestigious national awards for 2007-08. Montana won silver awards in the categories of Promotional/Schedule Poster-Football, Promotional/Schedule Poster-Olympic Sport, and Video Board Segment. Christie Anderson serves as UM’s director of marketing for Intercollegiate Athletics, and Kenny Dow is the assistant marketing director for Intercollegiate Athletics. They received their awards during NACMA’s 17th annual convention June 9-12 in Dallas.

Fire Restrictions Online—The public now can access a new Web site, http://www.firerestrictions.org, to learn about restrictions and closures that are in place during the 2008 wildland fire season in Montana, Idaho, North Dakota and northwestern South Dakota. On the user-friendly, map-based Web site, the public can search for areas of interest and find the most current information on fire restrictions and closures. The Web site is a cooperative effort between the Northern Rockies Coordination Group and the National Center for Landscape Fire Analysis at UM. NCLFA developed the public Web site and the backend data entry site for restrictions and media coordinators.