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UM
Charter Day program
honors 7 for service
The
University of Montana celebrated its 109th birthday Thursday,
Feb. 14, by recognizing seven local men and women for their
outstanding service to campus.
This
year's honorees are community friends Sheila Callahan and
Dr. William Reynolds; UM employees Becky Hofstad, Ken Dial,
William McBroom and Dave Forbes; and student Martha "Marty"
Birkeneder.
Reynolds,
a longtime UM friend and faculty affiliate, received the
Neil S. Bucklew Presidential Service Award from the UM Foundation.
Named for UM's president during 1981-86, the Bucklew award
recognizes Reynolds for 20 years of service as a volunteer
fund-raiser for the UM Foundation's annual Excellence Fund
Business Drive. Reynolds served as a UM Foundation trustee
during 1991-96.
Missoula on-air radio personality Sheila Callahan of KMSO-Mountain
FM took home the Montana Alumni Award from the UM Alumni
Association. As station general manager and owner since
1985, Callahan has been one of UM's strongest and most public
supporters.
Forbes,
dean of the School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences,
received the Robert T. Pantzer Award, which honors the 1966-74
UM president who strove to make the University a more open
and humane learning environment. Dean and professor since
1988, Forbes has turned the school around, making its
pharmacy program the 25th-ranked nationwide and the seventh-ranked
based on federal grant dollars per Ph.D. faculty member.
Dial,
professor of biological sciences, received the George and
Jane Dennison Faculty Award. Known internationally as an
expert on bird flight, Dial and his UM flight lab have been
featured in Smithsonian Aviation and Space Magazine, U.S.
News & World Report, Scientific American, and National
Geographic. He hosted a television program, "All Bird
TV," and was featured in other specials that aired
on the Discovery and Animal Planet channels.
Hofstad,
administrative assistant in the Department of Economics
since 1985, earned the George and Jane Dennison Staff Award.
She has been active in improving the staff working environment
on campus through her involvement with the local chapter
of the Montana Public Employees Association. Hofstad also
served two terms as second vice president of the UM Staff
Senate.
McBroom,
a sociology professor, received the Montana Faculty Service
Award. A faculty leader, McBroom chaired the Faculty Senate
during 2000-01 and served as president of the University
Teachers Union during 1997-98 and UTU chief negotiator during
1998-99.
A
first-year graduate student in sociology and criminology,
Birkeneder won the Student Service Award, presented by the
Associated Students of The University of Montana. She has
served as ASUM student resolution officer and as an undergraduate-graduate
student representative for the sociology department since
1999.
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