Welcome to ForUM, the e-newsletter for University of Montana staff, faculty and administrators. ForUM is published weekly during the academic year except during scheduled academic breaks.
"The President's Update," a video series for UM President Royce Engstrom to communicate with the campus community, is available on the President's Office website and on the official UM YouTube channel.
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University Inaugurates 17th President
In front of a standing-room-only audience packed into the University Theatre, Royce C. Engstrom was inaugurated May 2 as the 17th president of UM.
Montana Commissioner of Higher Education Sheila Stearns presided over the installation ceremony. Distinguished guests included Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, Missoula Mayor John Engen, Montana State University President Waded Cruzado and University of South Dakota President James W. Abbott. Engstrom worked 28 years at USD before coming to UM in 2007.
Board of Regents Chair Clayton Christian conducted the investiture. Engstrom was presented the UM Medallion, which is passed on to each president; the first UM graduate thesis, written in 1899 by Earl Douglass; and a velvet tam. The Bible used in the ceremony was the one given to Engstrom in the third grade. His family tree is recorded in it.
Stearns noted that the United States flag atop the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 2 was flown in honor of the inauguration, and it will be presented to Engstrom. A luncheon followed at the Adams Center, and the day concluded with a forum and panel discussions in the University Center Theater around the inauguration theme, "Building a University for the Global Century."
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New Issue of Crown E-Magazine Available
The 88-page spring 2011 issue of the Crown of the Continent e-magazine has been released. Articles in this issue include "Glacier National Park's First 10 Years," "Guardians of the Park," "A Theory on Triple Peak" and "Flathead Lake Cherries."
The region called the Crown of the Continent encompasses Glacier National Park and spans the Continental Divide from the Elk River headwaters and Crowsnest Pass in Canada to Rogers Pass and the Blackfoot River drainage in Montana.
UM launched the Crown of the Continent Initiative to provide an educational catalyst for collaboration between UM and Glacier National Park. The initiative continues to grow and now includes many groups, organizations, agencies and institutions beyond the park in Montana, Alberta and British Columbia.
The initiative publishes three color-filled e-magazines each year, providing up-to-date information about issues driving decisions and research in the Crown. The magazines cover everything from the physical and historical geography of the Crown to interesting scientific research on the region's wildlife, climate, rivers, glaciers and more. For more information email Rick Graetz or Jerry Fetz, initiative co-directors, at umcrown@mso.umt.edu.
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Award Recipients, Retirees Honored
The following Faculty-Staff Awards were presented during Employee Recognition Day ceremonies April 27 at UM:
- Academic Administrator Award: Terri Herron, professor, Department of Accounting and Finance.
- ADA Award for Faculty & Staff: Bernadine Gantert, program coordinator, Disability Services for Students.
- Distinguished Scholar Award: F. Richard Hauer, professor, Flathead Lake Biological Station.
- Distinguished Service to International Education Award: Wayne Freimund, professor, Department of Society and Conservation.
- Distinguished Teaching Award: Jonathan Graham, professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences.
- Graduate Assistant Teaching Award: Erik Aschehoug, Division of Biological Sciences.
- J.B. Speer Award for Distinguished Administrative Service: Bill Muse, associate vice president for Planning, Budgeting and Analysis.
- John Ruffatto Memorial Award: Jakki Mohr, Regents Professor of Marketing, Department of Management and Marketing.
- Most Inspirational Teacher of the Year Award: Scott Douglas, associate professor, Entertainment Management Program.
- Nancy Borgmann Diversity Award: Penny Kukuk, research professor, Division of Biological Sciences.
- Outstanding Faculty Advising Award: Daniel Spencer, associate professor, Environmental Studies Program.
- Outstanding Service to Students Award: Kathleen Tarkalson, program coordinator, School of Business Administration.
- Outstanding Service to the Campus Community Award: Janis Davis, administrative associate, School of Art.
- Outstanding Service to the External Community Award: Colleen Kane, program manager, Office for Civic Engagement.
- Outstanding Staff Award-Campus Interaction & Meritorious Job Performance: Becky Maier, administrative associate, Office of Foreign Student and Scholar Services.
- Outstanding Staff Award-Excellence In Job Performance: Jennifer Fowler, computer specialist, Department of Physics and Astronomy.
- Outstanding Teamwork Award: Office of the Provost staff -- Heidi Boggs, Kyra Cardella, Eileen Flannigan, Nancy Richardson and Lisa Thomas.
- Outstanding Volunteer Award: Ray Risho.
- Tom Boone Town and Gown Award: Norma Nickerson, research professor, Department of Society and Conservation.
UM 2011 retirees also were recognized during the ceremonies.
This year's honored retirees are: Sharon Alexander, School of Extended & Lifelong Learning; Cecil Barnier, Facilities Services; Jo Beck, College of Arts and Sciences; Richard Billstein, Department of Mathematical Sciences; Charlan Bonebright, Office of the President; Kent Brimhall, Enrollment Services, College of Technology; Robert J. Brown, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center; Ray Carlisle, TRIO Student Support Services; Larry Dent, Department of Pharmacy Practice; William (Doug) Drader, Broadcast Media Center; E. Edwin Eck, School of Law; Dean Goodrich, Facilities Services; Marilyn Gustin, Dining Services; Stephen Hackney, Intercollegiate Athletics; Renate Hagerman, Residence Life; Stephen Henry, Information Technology Office; Betsy Holmquist, Alumni Association; Candy Holt, University Center Administration; Dudley Improta, Campus Recreation; Galen (Rick) Kleinjan, Facilities Services, College of Technology; Barbara Morgan, Skaggs School of Pharmacy; Donald Otis, Facilities Services; Marlene Pantzer, School of Law; Janet Perrin, Department of Communication Studies; Shelley Hopkins Poore, School of Law; Donald Potts, Department of Forest Management; James Scott, Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures; Sandra Shook, Department of Industrial Technology, College of Technology; Jocelyn Siler, Department of English; Fritz Snyder, School of Law; Bryan Spellman, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center; Richard Spencer, Facilities Services; Kathleen Spritzer, Department of Accounting and Finance; Lu Terry, Business Services; William Turner, Residence Life; Sharon Uhlig, Phyllis J. Washington School of Education and Human Sciences; Helen Utsond, Career Services; Robert Van Horne, Residence Life; Joann Wallenburn, Flathead Lake Biological Station; and Thomas Whiddon, Health and Human Performance (deceased).
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Help Support UM Recycling
Over the past 15 years, UM Recycling has diverted nearly 3,000 tons of materials from landfills, cutting waterborne pollution by 12 tons and reducing air pollution by the equivalent of taking more than 1,700 cars off the road, according to a study recently completed by a University intern. The program has saved at least 24,000 trees and 82 billion BTUs of energy, enough to power more than 780 homes each year.
UM Recycling receives about 80 percent of its funds from a student recycling fee of $4 per student per semester. With additional support, the program can accomplish much more.
Faculty and staff can help support UM Recycling through a payroll deduction, which was established 14 years ago to allow them to join in the University's recycling efforts. Those who want to help can fill out the payroll deduction form, available on the Human Resource Services website. Note "UM Recycling" in the deduction name, sign the form and send it via campus mail to Anita Brown at the HRS office in Lommasson Center.
Faculty and staff may give whatever amount works for their budgets; no contribution is too small or too large. As a challenge to the campus community, the Office of the President will match the total campus contribution, up to $1,000 per year.
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Staff Member's Plays to Hit Stage
The Montana Monologs, a collection of ranch women's stories told through individual monologs, will be presented at the Stevensville Playhouse during Memorial Day weekend.
The monologs were written by playwright Wendy Woollett, a UM administrative associate in the Department of Geosciences. Musician Paul Kelley of the Frederico Brothers will offer old-time, contemporary and original scores for the production.
The performances begin at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 27-28, followed by a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday, May 29. Reservations may be made by calling River's Mist Art Gallery at 777-0520. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.
On Friday, July 1, Woollett's "Glacier Material: Scenes from the Pleistocene" will air on Montana Public Radio. Written by Woollett to celebrate Glacier National Park's centennial, the play will air from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. during "Free Forms." The play was conceived in Glacier during a vacation Woollett took after a second cancer surgery.
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