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Marilyn Lucas (1957) died on June 1, 2009. Submitted on Nov 13 2009. Marilynne Korn () Marilynne Korn (1950) died on June 25, 2006. Submitted on Nov 13 2009. C. Gail Finch () C. Gail Finch (1964) died on July 21, 2009. Submitted on Nov 13 2009. Jerry Painter (1974) Jerry Painter (1974) died on November 4, 2008. Submitted on Nov 13 2009. Pamela Langley (1969) Pamela Langley (1969) died on October 28, 2009. Submitted on Nov 13 2009. Richard Strohmyer (1983) Richard Strohmyer (1983) died on July 15, 2009. Submitted on Nov 13 2009. Bernard Alt (1951) Bernard Alt (1951) died on November 1, 2009. Submitted on Nov 13 2009. Ruth Clark (1942) Ruth Clark (1942) died on September 30, 2009. Submitted on Nov 13 2009. Daniel Korn (1950) Daniel Korn (1950) died on October 14, 2009. Submitted on Nov 13 2009. Mark Pettinato (1975) Mark Pettinato (1975) died on August 31, 2009. Submitted on Nov 13 2009. > 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
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. Elizabeth Wright (2004) Elizabeth Wright (2004) and Dr. Ryan Wright (1999) are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Avery Louise. She was born on October 3, 2009 in San Francisco, CA,. Maybe she will be in the class of 2032! 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
George Ryffel (1941) writes, "The Winter Montanan story on the Sedition Act of WWI reminded me of the reason I was born in Minneapolis, MN, instead of Highwood, MT, where my siblings were born. The 1918 Act, modeled after the infamous Revolutionary War Alien and Sedition Acts, resulted in Liberty Committees in small towns to harass and to legalize action on those suspected of German sympathy. As my father and mother spoke German in the home, they were prime suspects in the anti-German hysteria. For their physical safety, they had to leave Montana for Minneapolis (heavily populated by Germans), where I was born in 1919. The family return to Montana in 1920 found the hysteria gone and gave me my great four years at U. of M." Submitted on Jul 7 2009. Khelly Webb (1972) Khelly Webb (1972) writes, "Saw the Crown of the Contenent Email and found it a delightful trip thru my homeland. The cherry on top was page 13 which is like a photo I took in the early 70's for J-school photography 101. It is currently sitting in front of my laptop. I am now in Long Beach, Ca. For fun I volunteer for the Aquarium of the Pacific, one of the top 10 aquariums in the world. To be an education interperter (teacher) I had to graduate from from Critter College. I then took advanced shark training so I could hang out with the sharks. No, Virginia, there are no shark cages. Most sharks are under 6 ft long and eat off the ocean bottom. They are not interested in people food. I continue to be Sr physician and director at Center for Healing Life In Long Beach" Submitted on Jun 23 2009. > 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
Jane '72, M.A. '74 and Dick Solberg '54, Whitefish, stopped for a sandwich at a sports bar near their hotel in Tucson, Arizona, on a recent trip to Mexico and the Copper Canyon. Putney's just happened to be the very place UM Griz fans have watched Griz/Cat games for years. Their waitress assured them that Griz fans were among the best! Submitted on Jul 1 2009. Michael Pantalione (1975) Michael Pantalione ’75 received the National Soccer Coaches Association of America /Adidas National Coach of the Year award for the fifth time. His 2008 Yavapai College Soccer Team captured their 7th NJCAA National Championship with a perfect 26-0-0 record, marking the first time in college soccer history a men’s team achieved 26 wins in a single season, at any level. The Roughriders from Prescott, Arizona, are 443-29-13 in his 20-year career. Pantalione has the best all-time winning percentage (.927) of any collegiate men’s soccer coach. Submitted on Jun 4 2009. > Read more General
Marilyn Lucas (1957) died on June 1, 2009. Submitted on Nov 13 2009. Marilynne Korn () Marilynne Korn (1950) died on June 25, 2006. Submitted on Nov 13 2009. > Read more In Memoriam
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