The Office of Alumni Relations
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Robert Garmoe (1950) died on December 26, 2009. Submitted on Jan 28 2010. Robert Swan () Robert Swan (1942) died on April 7, 2009. Submitted on Jan 28 2010. Jason Calogar (2004) Jason Calogar (2004) died on December 20, 2009. Submitted on Jan 28 2010. David Griggs (1970) David Griggs (1971) died on December 25, 2009. Submitted on Jan 28 2010. George Paul (1976) George Paul (1976) died on January 12, 2010. Submitted on Jan 28 2010. Ronald McPhillips (1956) Ronald McPhillips (1956) died on January 4, 2010. Submitted on Jan 28 2010. Twila Morgan (1997) Twila Morgan (1997) died on January 7, 2010. Submitted on Jan 28 2010. Charlotte Kilroy (1946) Charlotte Kilroy (1946) died on January 10, 2010. Submitted on Jan 28 2010. James Lucas (1950) James P. Lucas '50, J.D. '51, Miles City, was recognized for his many contributions to Miles Community College on January 25, 2010, when the MCC Board of Trustees voted to approve the naming of the Administration Building the James P. Lucas Hall. The Administration Building is the main building which houses the administrative offices, along with faculty offices and classrooms. The Administration Building encompasses the variety of ways Mr. Lucas has been involved with the campus for more than fifty years. Without his passion for community colleges, MCC would not be the success it is today. James P. Lucas was the founder and original member of the Miles Community College Endowment Board, which was created in 1964. He was a long standing member of the MCC Board of Trustees. Mr. Lucas has been a notable promoter and member of the Pioneer Booster Club. He was the chair of the committee that created and funded the MCC Centra project. Mr. Lucas, most recently, was the recipient of the 2008 Western Regional Trustee Leadership award from the Association of Community College Trustees. Along with his work as an advocate for Miles Community College, he has always been active in the Miles City community, as well as state and national organizations. Mr. Lucas is also an emeritus member of the UM Alumni Association Board of Directors and the UM Foundation Board of Directors. A ceremony will be held later this spring to show appreciation for Mr. Lucas’ dedication and extraordinary service to MCC students, faculty, and staff and to commemorate the naming of the James P. Lucas Hall. Submitted on Jan 28 2010. Paul Sullivan (1960) Paul Sullivan (1960) died on February 17, 2005. Submitted on Jan 14 2010. > Read all Class Notes
Tony Miller (1991) writes, "Working as contractor on NASA International Space Station PIC (Program Integration and Control) contract. My duties include developing and maintaining web based database applications using Oracle's Enterprise level database." Submitted on Nov 5 2009. Patricia Snyder (1995) Patricia Snyder (1990) writes, "My first novel, "Advent Tour," is now available from Black Matrix Publishing, www.blackmatrixpub.com. The young adult comic fantasy is about an espresso worker who is transported to a magical world as its new, reluctant ruler and faces the challenge of touring and uniting the kingdom while fending off those who are unhappy with his arrival. Also, I'm working on another film, as script supervisor and casting director. "The Bag," www.bagmovie.com, is about age and senior suicide and stars Peggy Stewart and Richard Erdman, with Marlyn Mason as their daughter. We have completed principal photography, and it is scheduled to start on the film festival circuit in 2010. I continue to work for the Grants Pass (Ore.) Daily Courier as a reporter, graphic artist, photographer and video journalist." Submitted on Nov 3 2009. > Read more Career News
Paula Rosenthal Short (1994) and Lem Short are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy, Colter Miles, on September 29, 2009 in Missoula, weighing 8 lb., 8 oz.. After three months at home with baby, Paula is back to work as Planning & Public Affairs Specialist with the Montana DNRC.  Submitted on Dec 21 2009. Rebecca Wallace (2000) Rebecca Wallace (2000) and Kurtis Wallace (2001) are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Cole Jacob Wallace. He was born on August 26, 2009. Submitted on Nov 13 2009. > Read more Births & Adoptions
George Ryffel (1941) writes, "George Ryffel ’41 and Ruth (Hugos) ’42 just celebrated their 67th anniversary and are enjoying their home of 55 years in Arlington, VA. But we come back to Montana (Monarch and Belt) for a few weeks each summer to refresh and recharge." Submitted on Jul 7 2009. Christine McDonald (2007) Christine Elizabeth Sellers (2007) and Joshua Phillip McDonald are happy to announce their marriage on December 14, 2008. Submitted on Jun 22 2009. > Read more Marriages & Commitments
Katherine Garnett (1998) writes, "Katherine Garnett, '98, is a bilingual librarian-teacher at a high school in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She and Billy Stern, M.A. '98, married in 2008." Submitted on Jan 8 2010. Alexander Ramsing (2008) Debbie Ramsing writes, "Alexander Ramsing (2008) is entering the Naval Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I. and will be graduating in March." Submitted on Jan 6 2010. > Read more Catching Up
Kristin Tovson (1998) Ms. Kristin M. Tovson of Arizona State University has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student scholarship to Germany in Dance, the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced recently. Tovson is one of over 1,500 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad for the 2009-2010 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The Fulbright Program, America’s flagship international educational exchange program, is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Since its establishment in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Program has provided approximately 294,000 people - 111,000 Americans who have studied, taught or researched abroad and 183,000 students, scholars and teachers from other countries who have engaged in similar activities in the United States - with the opportunity to observe each others' political, economic, educational and cultural institutions, to exchange ideas and to embark on joint ventures of importance to the general welfare of the world's inhabitants. The Program operates in over 155 countries worldwide. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. Fulbright recipients are among over 40,000 individuals participating in U.S. Department of State exchange programs each year. For more than sixty years, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has funded and supported programs that seek to promote mutual understanding and respect between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is administered by the Institute of International Education. Submitted on Jul 30 2009. Dee Daniels-Fleming (1970) Dee Daniels-Fleming (1970) - "(NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C.) Legendary jazz vocalist, Dee Daniels, will be recognized with an honorary doctor of fine arts degree at Capilano University¹s fine and applied arts spring convocation ceremony on June 9. The honorary doctorate degree at Capilano University is conferred upon those distinguished and widely recognized individuals who have outstanding and sustained achievement in their area of expertise and whose achievements are appropriate and relevant to the University. Over many years, Dee has been a generous and important contributor on a number of levels to Capilano University and to her chosen profession, said Dr. Greg Lee, Capilano’s president and vice-chancellor. Her incredible talent, combined with a strong belief in education, makes her a perfect choice for this acknowledgment. Daniels is known as a born educator who utilizes an inspiring and down-to-earth approach with her students that helps them rise to the occasion. She has worked for many years with guest artists in Capilano’s Jazz Series and has been a great role model for young aspiring singers everywhere. The North Vancouver resident also gives of her own time on an annual basis to student vocalists in Capilano University’s Jazz Studies degree program. Being the storyteller that I am, I find that I have no words to express my delight at this moment, Daniels said. So, to quote lines from a song by the great composers, George and Ira Gershwin: ŒŒS wonderful, ŒS marvelous, ŒS awful nice, ŒS paradise that Capilano University should bestow such a great honour on me. I’ve always felt that as a professional musician who has been blessed, I have a joyful responsibility to share ¬ to pay the blessings and information forward. To be acknowledged for doing so is icing on the cake! Daniels is only the second honorary degree recipient at the institution since it received university designation last year. The first was C. Peter Jones, retired engineer and former mayor and alderman of West Vancouver, who received a doctor of laws, honoris causa at the University’s inaugural convocation in November 2008." Submitted on Jun 1 2009. > Read more Educational News
James P. Lucas '50, J.D. '51, Miles City, was recognized for his many contributions to Miles Community College on January 25, 2010, when the MCC Board of Trustees voted to approve the naming of the Administration Building the James P. Lucas Hall. The Administration Building is the main building which houses the administrative offices, along with faculty offices and classrooms. The Administration Building encompasses the variety of ways Mr. Lucas has been involved with the campus for more than fifty years. Without his passion for community colleges, MCC would not be the success it is today. James P. Lucas was the founder and original member of the Miles Community College Endowment Board, which was created in 1964. He was a long standing member of the MCC Board of Trustees. Mr. Lucas has been a notable promoter and member of the Pioneer Booster Club. He was the chair of the committee that created and funded the MCC Centra project. Mr. Lucas, most recently, was the recipient of the 2008 Western Regional Trustee Leadership award from the Association of Community College Trustees. Along with his work as an advocate for Miles Community College, he has always been active in the Miles City community, as well as state and national organizations. Mr. Lucas is also an emeritus member of the UM Alumni Association Board of Directors and the UM Foundation Board of Directors. A ceremony will be held later this spring to show appreciation for Mr. Lucas’ dedication and extraordinary service to MCC students, faculty, and staff and to commemorate the naming of the James P. Lucas Hall. Submitted on Jan 28 2010. Sean Gibbons (2008) Sean Gibbons (2008) writes, "Fulbright graduate scholar and UM alumnus Sean Gibbons attended the 2009 Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden." Submitted on Jan 6 2010. > Read more General
Robert Garmoe (1950) died on December 26, 2009. Submitted on Jan 28 2010. Robert Swan () Robert Swan (1942) died on April 7, 2009. Submitted on Jan 28 2010. > Read more In Memoriam
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