Alumni Scholar List
University of Montana students have a long and shining history of academic excellence, service, and engagement. Below are listed* the many Grizzlies who have been recognized for their achievements through scholarships.
*This list is updated with the best available records - please contact Kylla Benes (kylla.benes@umontana.edu) if you or someone you know if missing from this list.
Amgen Scholarship |
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| Richard LeCoultre | 2013 |
| Jameson Boslough | 2014 |
Boren Fellowship |
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| Kelli rogers | 2021 |
Boren Scholar |
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| Julie Eklund | 1995 |
| Joel Beckham | 2010 |
| Kaitlyn Anderson | 2017 |
| Andrew Castellanos | 2018 |
Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange |
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| Rebecca Boslough | 2014 |
| Autumn Fraser | 2016 |
| Talia Zook | 2017 |
| Ryan Garnsey | 2019 |
| Emma Giron | 2019 |
Critical Language Scholarship |
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| Nadia Selim | 2007 |
| Layla Turman | 2007 |
| Melissa Sheedy | 2009 |
| Aimee Ryan | 2009 |
| Travis Vincent | 2010 |
| Jane Blevins | 2010 |
| Brinna Boettger | 2011 |
| Nathan Sponberg | 2011 |
| Julie DeSoto | 2011 |
| Tenly Snow | 2011 |
| Emily Creasia | 2011 |
| Julie DeSoto | 2012 |
| Taylor Keister | 2012 |
| Nicole Allen | 2012 |
| Brian Wemple | 2012 |
| Morgan Azeka | 2014 |
| Kyle Koslosky | 2014 |
| Eamon Ormseth | 2015 |
| Julie Ammons | 2016 |
| Natalie Stockmann | 2016 |
| Kitiri McDunn | 2017 |
| Margaret Grayson | 2018 |
| Megan Murdoch | 2018 |
| Tyler Zuidema | 2019 |
| Courtney Bentz | 2020 |
| Courtney Bentz | 2021 |
| Lindsey Roosa | 2021 |
| Cana Odegaard | 2022 |
| J. Kolter Stevenson | 2022 |
| Jury Rubeling-Kain | 2022 |
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) |
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| Patrick Funk | 2013 |
| Erin Hastey | 2013 |
| Ian Strahn | 2019 |
| Freeman Asia | |
| Navalle Granger | 2001 |
| Ryan McAlpin | 2003 |
| Julia Holz | 2003 |
| Seamus Couch | 2003 |
| Jason Milner | 2004 |
| Danielle Arnold | 2004 |
| Eric Patrick | 2004 |
| Patrick Galbraith | 2004 |
| Nathan Domitrovich | 2004 |
| Spring Snyder | 2005 |
| David Bittinger | 2005 |
| Shannon Jakes | 2006 |
| Caitlin Finley | 2008 |
| Kevin Lechner | 2008 |
| Joshua Allen | 2008 |
| Julia Lindquist | 2009 |
| Dekontee Gollah | 2009 |
| Rachel Brower | 2012 |
| Sarah Bortis | 2017 |
Freeman Indonesia Nonprofit Internship Program |
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| Ardina Hasanbsari | 2011 |
| Katherine Merryman | 2011 |
Fulbright Scholars |
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| Ronald Boring | 1993 |
| Emily Grieves | 1993 |
| Gordon Luikart | 1993 |
| Jennifer Van Hyning | 1993 |
| Shannon Peterson | 1994 |
| Leo Provencal | 1994 |
| Andrew Smetanka | 1994 |
| Bret Tobalske | 1994 |
| Jon Boyle | 1995 |
| Charles Clark | 1995 |
| Annalisa Conrad | 1995 |
| Elizabeth Hubble | 1995 |
| Aimee Meuchel | 1995 |
| Brandie Theisen | 1995 |
| Robin Yerian | 1995 |
| Anthony Ricci | 1995 |
| Erik Aschehoug | 1997 |
| Caroline Orr | 1997 |
| Mark Carey | 1998 |
| Kathryn Courtney | 1998 |
| Susann Framness | 1998 |
| Camiel Becker | 1999 |
| Sara Gothard | 1999 |
| Yael Livny | 1999 |
| Paul Lachapelle | 2000 |
| Ian Clayton | 2001 |
| Rebecca Lawrence | 2002 |
| Andrew (Van Eck) Kosydar | 2003 |
| Elisabeth Whitehead | 2003 |
| Ulrike Anderson | 2005 |
| Lara Birkes | 2005 |
| Russell Fielding | 2005 |
| Valerie Kurth | 2005 |
| Peter Schweppe | 2006 |
| Devon Wootten | 2006 |
| Alice Jones | 2007 |
| Curan Bonham | 2007 |
| Noah Jackson | 2007 |
| Brenna Moore | 2008 |
| Naficy Cameron | 2008 |
| Emily Darrell | 2008 |
| Sean Gibbons | 2009 |
| Ian Bassingthwaighte | 2009 |
| Joshua Birchall | 2009 |
| Michael Kautz | 2009 |
| Ann Piersall | 2009 |
| Aaron Shulman | 2009 |
| Henry Bundy | 2010 |
| Ellen Cheng | 2010 |
| Shane McMillan | 2010 |
| Loretta Baker | 2011 |
| Zachary Carlsen | 2011 |
| Jerilynn Jackson | 2011 |
| Doron Nadler | 2011 |
| Alexander Smith | 2011 |
| Ashleen Williams | 2011 |
| Peter Bordokoff | 2012 |
| Michelle Brown | 2012 |
| Lindsay Combs | 2012 |
| Eleanor Lahr | 2012 |
| Laurel Naknishi | 2012 |
| Melissa Sheedy | 2012 |
| Jessica Stamler | 2012 |
| Kristen Zadick | 2012 |
| Sophia Albov | 2013 |
| Paul Asleson | 2013 |
| Julie DeSoto | 2013 |
| Laura Ginsburg | 2013 |
| Mark Jackson | 2013 |
| Burke Jam | 2013 |
| Alice Krebill | 2013 |
| Greta Starret | 2013 |
| Travis Vincent | 2013 |
| Christina Bloemen | 2014 |
| Michelle Grocke | 2014 |
| Erin Hastey | 2014 |
| Ryan Bell | 2015 |
| Brinna Boettger | 2015 |
| Dylan Gomes | 2015 |
| Chase Ellinger | 2016 |
| Selena Garefino | 2016 |
| 82. Max Kaisler | 2016 |
| Jordan Krause | 2016 |
| Tylyn Newcomb | 2016 |
| Sophia Weinmann | 2016 |
| Julie Ammons | 2017 |
| Eric Bush | 2017 |
| Sam Hines | 2017 |
| Ian Strahn | 2017 |
| Conor Hogan | 2017 |
| Dillon Sarb | 2018 |
| Jedd Sankar-Gorton | 2018 |
| Lucy Tompkins | 2018 |
| Kaitlyn Anderson | 2019 |
| Natasha Harwood | 2019 |
| Holly Jacobs | 2019 |
| Miranda Morgan | 2019 |
| Anne Yoncha | 2019 |
| Victoria Bigelow | 2020 |
| Alyson Spery | 2020 |
| Nicholas Fry | 2020 |
| Scott Waller | 2020 |
| Johanna Ciampa | 2021 |
| Beatrice Garrard | 2021 |
| Noah Grabe | 2021 |
| Taylor Gregory | 2021 |
| Dante Filupa-Ackney | 2022 |
| Camryn Vaughn | 2022 |
Fulbright UK Summer Institutes |
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| Peregrine Frissell | 2013 |
| Ellen Ipsen | 2015 |
| Nick Hall-Skank | 2018 |
Gates Cambridge |
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| Hilary Martens | 2010 |
Glamour's Top 10 College Women |
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| Hilary Martens | 2007 |
Gilman Scholarships |
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| Paxton Chayne | 2008 |
| Carmine Leighton | 2008 |
| Ann Tezak | 2010 |
| Travis Vincent | 2011 |
| Alec Short | 2012 |
| Kayleigh Robbins | 2012 |
| Maria Newbold | 2012 |
| Sarah Browder | 2012 |
| Ruesha Hendricks | 2013 |
| Katy Warner | 2014 |
| Courtney Bentz | 2018 |
| Joseph Carlson | 2018 |
| Jewel Wicks | 2019 |
| Taylor Gregory | 2019 |
| Allison Grigonis | 2019 |
| Mason Hutchinson | 2019 |
| Alec Bartell | 2021 |
| Rosamond Ferguson | 2021 |
| Lucy Rath | 2021 |
| Anya Smith | 2021 |
| Jewel Wicks | 2021 |
| Samantha Boutte | 2022 |
| Stephanie Kowal | 2022 |
| Quemarr Moatamedi | 2022 |
| Ethan Seiler | 2022 |
Goldwater Scholars |
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| Lisa Belden | 1993 |
| Brandie Theisen | 1993 |
| Christopher Krumm | 1994 |
| Barack Nelson | 1994 |
| Scott Jones | 2000 |
| Andrew (Van Eck) Kosydar | 2000 |
| Zach Wilson | 2001 |
| Amanda Deisher | 2001 |
| Jeremy Roberts | 2002 |
| W. Carl Saunders | 2002 |
| Dawson Dunning | 2004 |
| Amanda Ng | 2004 |
| Hilary Martens | 2006 |
| Elizabeth Morton | 2006 |
| Kimberly Ledger | 2013 |
| Rachel Dickson | 2015, 2016 |
| Jed Syrenne | 2017 |
Goldwater Honorable Mention |
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| Clark Kogan | 2007 |
| Ryan Kovach | 2007 |
| Joshua Goldberg | 2009 |
| Mariah McIntosh | 2016 |
| Soren Ormseth | 2017 |
Jack Kent Cooke Scholar |
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| Dawson Dunning | 2006 |
Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Finalist |
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| Allyson Carroll | 2014 |
James Madison Graduate Fellowship |
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| Dylan Huisken | 2012 |
Joanne Trow Award of Alpha Lambda Delta |
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| Matt Tremper | 2007 |
| Jessica Lareau | 2011 |
| Chantanelle Nava | 2012 |
| Allison Mueller | 2013 |
| Madison Flaget | 2016 |
Fulbright Killam (Canada) |
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| Augusta Reinhart | 2019 |
Marshall Scholarship |
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| Teresa (Olcott) Cohea | 1973 |
| Hilary Martens | 2008 |
| Rebecca Boslough | 2017 |
Mitchell Scholars |
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| Ashleen Williams | 2012 |
| PEO Peace Scholars | |
| Sofia Reis | 2018-2019 |
| Hana Meshesha | 2019-2020 |
| Sofia Reis | 2019-2020 |
| Hillary Gleason | 2018-2019 |
| Maja Pedersen | 2019-2020 |
Phi Kappa Phi Emerging Scholar |
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| Jane Duncan | 2007 |
Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Grant |
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| Gabriel Heyl | 2012 |
| Jessica Jones | 2012 |
| Nabil Kashyap | 2012 |
Pride Foundation |
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| anonymous | 2018 |
| anonymous | 2019 |
Pride Foundation Political Leadership Scholarship |
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| Julianna Jack | 2013 |
Rhodes |
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| George Barnes | 1904 |
| James Thomas | 1906 |
| Clarence Streit | 1919 |
| Radcliffe Beckwith | 1920 |
| James Farmer | 1921 |
| Arthur Burt | 1923 |
| Dorr Skeels | 1930 |
| Joseph Fitzgerald | 1932 |
| Eugene Sunderlin | 1933 |
| Robert Bates | 1937 |
| Ralph Davidson | 1948 |
| Sterling “Jim” Soderlind | 1950 |
| Walter Eyer | 1955 |
| William Bruce Cook | 1957 |
| Roger Baty | 1958 |
| John Carlson | 1962 |
| David Howlett | 1966 |
| Kent Price | 1967 |
| Mark Peppler | 1973 |
| James Murray | 1976 |
| Ann Haight | 1978 |
| Katie Richards | 1984 |
| Andrew Vliet | 1986 |
| David Wheeler | 1988 |
| Bridget Clarke | 1989 |
| Mollie Ann Kramer | 1991 |
| Scott Bear Don’t Walk | 1992 |
| Charlotte Morrison | 1993 |
Rhodes Finalists |
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| Mara Menahan | 2014 |
| Derek Crittenden | 2015 |
| Ryan Garnsey | 2020 |
| Arwen Baxter | 2021 |
| Teigan Avery | 2021 |
Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Summer Arabic Language and Media |
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| Damara Simpson | 2013 |
Truman Scholars |
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| Thomas Melton | 1977 |
| Marcia Rundle | 1978 |
| Daniel O’Fallon | 1980 |
| Sheila Miller | 1982 |
| Glen Campbell | 1983 |
| William Mercer | 1984 |
| Elizabeth Russell-Serviss | 1986 |
| Jennifer Isern | 1987 |
| Jon Swan | 2002 |
| Lauren Caldwell | 2004 |
| Andy Erickson | 2007 |
| Zachary Brown | 2012 |
| Rebecca Boslough | 2013 |
| Mara Menahan | 2014 |
| Beatrix Frissell | 2022 |
Udall Scholars |
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| Cheryl Smoker | 1997 |
| Cheryl Smoker | 1998 |
| Alethea Hendrickson | 1998 |
| Annette Soup | 1999 |
| Beth Poulin | 1999 |
| Nick Kujawa | 1999 |
| Andrew (Van Eck) Kosydar | 2000 |
| Sarah Canepa | 2000 |
| Jonathan Rothman | 2000 |
| Carolyn Plumage | 2001 |
| Rachel James | 2001 |
| Florence Gardipee | 2002 |
| Jeremy Roberts | 2002 |
| Jamie Kennedy | 2002 |
| Jamie Kennedy | 2003 |
| Peter Nelson | 2003 |
| Sierra Howlett | 2004 |
| Dawson Dunning | 2004 |
| Lauren Caldwell | 2004 |
| Zachary Benson | 2005 |
| Marcia St Goddard | 2005 |
| John Powell | 2005 |
| Jeffrey Ross | 2005 |
| Kelly Hopping | 2006 |
| Michael O’Brien | 2006 |
| Rebecca Guiao | 2007 |
| Kendra Kallevig | 2007 |
| Katie Pritchard | 2007 |
| Whitney Gaskill | 2008 |
| Shannon Kuhn | 2008 |
| Cleo Woelfle-Erskine | 2008 |
| Lindsay Aull | 2010 |
| Emily Schembra | 2010 |
| Zachary Brown | 2011 |
| Zachary Brown | 2012 |
| Mara Menahan | 2013 |
| Hope Radford | 2014 |
| Hope Radford | 2015 |
| Mariah McIntosh | 2016 |
| Clare Vergobbi | 2016 |
| Rachel Dickson | 2017 |
| Natalie Stockmann | 2018 |
| Jonathan Karlen | 2020 |
| Alexios N. Smith | 2021 |
| Raina K. Woolworth | 2021 |
| Elani G. Borhegyi | 2022 |
Udall Honorable Mention |
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| Hester Miller | 1996 |
| Fred Winstone | 2000 |
| Jeremy Roberts | 2001 |
| Andrew (Van Eck) Kosydar | 2001 |
| Quenna N. Szafran | 2002 |
| Quenna N. Szafran | 2003 |
| Andy Erickson | 2007 |
| Shannon Kuhn | 2007 |
| Matthew Dunkle | 2011 |
| David Schaad | 2012 |
| Corey Bressler | 2014 |
| Kathleen Stone | 2016 |
| Cassidy White | 2017 |
| Alice Boyer | 2018 |
| Jillian L. Top Skye-Baptiste | 2020 |
| Zoe M. Transtrum | 2021 |
| Alexios N. Smith | 2022 |
US Teaching Assistantship at Austrian Public Secondary Schools |
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| Natalia Boise | 2018-2019 |
| Sonia McLain | 2018-2019 |
| Dusty Keim | 2019-2020 |