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third place at a national moot court competition sponsored by the Native American Law
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Bear
Briefs
Education Interim--Roberta Evans, a professor in UM's Department of
Educational Leadership and Counseling, will take the helm at the School of Education on
July 1, when she becomes interim dean. Evans holds a doctorate in education from the
University of Nevada, Reno, and has more than 20 years of teaching and administrative
experience in K-12 and higher education. She chaired the educational leadership and
counseling department at UM from 1991 to 1998. UM In Arabia--John
Kuglin, executive director of UM's Earth Observing System Education Project and associate
dean of Continuing Education, traveled to the United Arab Emirates in mid-May to give the
keynote talk at a high-powered education and technology conference in Dubai. Top education
officials from across the Middle East were there to hear his message about how
cutting-edge technology can enhance education. It's the message Kuglin has excited
audiences with in more than 100 keynote addresses he's given across North America in the
three years since he joined UM.
KUFM Conquers--Montana Public Radio station KUFM brought in a record
$365,152 in pledges during its annual pledge drive in April. The total was about $15,000
over the goal.
Grad Grabs Pulitzer--Julie Sullivan, a 1987 graduate of UM's
journalism school, was part of a four-person reporting team that recently won a Pulitzer
Prize for public service. The reporting team -- staff members at the Oregonian, Portland's
daily newspaper -- won the prize by exposing flaws in the U.S. Immigration and
Naturalization Service. Sullivan is the seventh UM journalism graduate to get a Pulitzer.
She previously won an American Society of Newspaper Editors national award for profile
writing, and her short profiles were published in Best Newspaper Writing of 1991.
New Griz Grass--The Grizzly football team and opponents will be
playing their Missoula games on SprinTurf starting next fall. It's the best and most
cost-effective artificial turf on the market, UM officials believe, to replace the grass
in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. SprinTurf differs from the other three products tested by
not using sand as a filler. Surfaces that use sand as filler could harden under Montana's
volatile temperatures, UM officials said. A $1 million gift from an anonymous donor will
cover the cost for the new artificial surface and other stadium improvements.
Top Scholars--Amanda Deisher of Terry and Zachary Wilson of Missoula
are two of 302 students in the nation to receive $7,500 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships
for the 2001-2002 academic year. Deisher and Wilson, both juniors at UM, competed on the
basis of academic merit in a field of 1,164 math, science and engineering students
nominated by faculties of colleges and universities nationwide. Deisher is a math and
physics major, and Wilson has a double major in microbiology and medical technology.
Taylor's New Team--Former Montana basketball player and head coach
Blaine Taylor has left his assistant coaching job at Stanford University to take over as
head coach at Old Dominion University in Virginia. Taylor coached for seven years at
Montana before joining Stanford in April 1998. His record at Montana was 142-65, and his
teams won 20 or more games in five of his seven seasons at UM. Former UM President James
Koch is ODU's current president but plans to retire in June.
Native Law Leaders--Ryan Rusche and Mato Standing High, a two-person
team of UM law students, recently took third place at a national moot court competition
sponsored by the Native American Law Student Association. The UM team competed against 49
other teams in the contest, held in March at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Ore.,
where nearly 100 American Indian law students presented appellate arguments during three
days of competition. The UM students also took second place for their brief, and Rusche
was named third-best oralist, which made UM the first school to place in all three
categories in the nine-year history of the competition.
Into The Sunset--Jack Elway, an assistant coach at UM during 1967-71,
died in April in Palm Springs, Calif. Elway had a distinguished coaching career that
included jobs with college and professional teams. He retired last year as the Denver
Broncos' director of pro scouting. Retired Broncos quarterback John Elway is his son.
Hot Summer Catalog--UM's summer 2001 catalog is hot off the press, and
it's the biggest ever, packed with course offerings in a wide range of fields. Of special
interest are courses in anthropology, expository writing, geography, geology, liberal
studies and Native American studies that have Lewis and Clark as the theme. To suit
personal time frames, there are one- to 10-week courses. Several courses fulfill
competency requirements, and others cover the general education perspectives. To get more
information, e-mail Summer Programs at umsummer@selway.umt.edu,
telephone (406) 243-6014 or visit the Summer Programs Web site at montanasummer.com.
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