Max and Betty Swanson Memorial Business
Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2003
Award of $3,000 to Susan Stedman
Sitka, AK
Missoula Chapter, Montana Society of Certified
Public Accountant’s Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1947
Award of $1,000 to Nickolas Preston
Billings, MT
Montana Bankers Association 25 Year Club
Inaugurated in 1964
Award of $1,500 to Trevor Sandner
Missoula MT
Montana Society of Certified Public
Accountant’s Scholarship
Paul and Betty Haack Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2015
Award of $5,000 to William Firmage
Heron, MT
Award of $5,000 to Alexandra Hull
Livingston, MT
Award of $5,000 to Ashley Millard
Whitefish, MT
Award of $5,000 to Ryan Timm
Billings, MT
Paul and Nancy Caine/Schilling International
Business Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1998
Award of $3,200 to Melanie Gagen
Lake Orion, MI
Poe Family Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1947
Award of $1,000 to Brock Stetzner
Helena, MT
Inaugurated in 2000
Award of $2,900 to Roy Brown
Billings, MT
Moss Adams Scholarship
Award of $2,900 to Kelsea Schreiner
Billings, MT
Inaugurated in 2016
Award of $2,000 to Ryan Mitchel
Seattle, WA
NATB/IEBA Ron Baird Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2015
Award of $1,200 to Donna Weathers
Helena, MT
Neil F. Wakley Scholarship in Business
Inaugurated in 1996
Award of $1,400 to Arshad Nawaz
Islamabad, Pakistan
NorthWestern Energy Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1965
Award of $3,000 to Megan Fall
Frenchtown, MT
Award of $3,000 to Taesan Josephson
Big Timber, MT
Award of $3,000 to Hope McCracken
Helena, MT
Award of $3,000 to Jenna Morrison
Helena, MT
Award of $3,000 to Nickolas Preston
Billings, MT
Award of $3,000 to Amelia Reed
Great Falls, MT
Off Campus MBA Endowed Scholarship Fund
Inaugurated in 2016
Award of $1,000 to Nick English
Rescue, CA
O’Leary/Cardinal Family Scholarship
Award of $2,900 to Kyle Young
Sidney, MT
Quest Montana Marketing Analytics
Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2016
Award of $1,000 to Raelin Jaqueth
Missoula, MT
Raymond C. Feldt Memorial Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2012
Award of $1,000 to Isaac Larowe
Red Lodge, MT
Rhoda Harrington Farris Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1997
Award of $500 to Thea Levinson
Delta Junction, AK
Richard A. Rolando Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1991
Award of $1,000 to Ryan Mitchel
Seattle, WA
Robert L. Prigge Scholarship Endowment
Inaugurated in 2002
Award of $900 to Haley Hagen
Great Falls, MT
Rock and Janeil Perkins Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2009
Award of $1,300 to Lana Stasiak
Manhattan, MT
Ronald & Sherry Premuroso ACTG & Finance
Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2002
Award of $1,100 to Matthew Bowman
San Clemente, CA
Inaugurated in 2011
Award of $500 to Claire Dalman
Crystal Lake, IL
Patricia Martin Scholarship in the School of
Business Administration
Sallie Sheridan Corette Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2007
Award of $5,400 to Adam Jacobs
Plains, MT
Patricia Pump Douglas Accounting
Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2000
Award of $1,200 to Haley Hagen
Great Falls, MT
Inaugurated in 2015
Award of $6,300 to Jaiden Nisbet
Missoula, MT
Award of $6,300 to McKenna Sampson
Polson, MT
School of Business Administration, Dean’s
Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1981
Award of $1,000 to Quinn Grady
Phoenix, AZ
Award of $1,000 to Hunter McClure
Billings, MT
The 69th Annual Donor Recognition
Scholarship Awards Banquet Program
Award of $1,000 to Cody Strong
Billings, MT
Award of $1,000 to Stephanie Parrish
Spokane, WA
Award of $1,000 to Kayleen Woodin
Billings, MT
Shevlin Family Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2013
Award of $1,700 to Jesse Mueller
Missoula, MT
Terry and Angela Lang Work Pays Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2012
Award of $2,000 to Michelle Carter
Missoula, MT
The Arnold V. and Ida M. Kober Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1996
Award of $1,700 to Brandon Gfeller
Colfax, WA
Award of $1,700 to Thea Levinson
Delta Junction, AK
Tim Long School of Business Administration
Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2015
Award of $1,000 to Chandra Taylor
Great Falls, MT
Touch America Business Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2001
Award of $2,200 to Madison Payne
Spokane, WA
Award of $2,200 to Nicholas Riley
Kalispell, MT
Presiding
Dean Larry Gianchetta
THE 69TH ANNUAL
Donor Recognition
and
Scholarship Awards
BANQUET
Inaugurated in 1998
Award of $500 to Samantha Maslin
Florence, MT
William, Betty and Brian Currie Family
Scholarship
Lynne Himes, ’89
Outstanding Early Career Alumna
Presentation of Faculty Awards
Presentation of Recognition Awards and Scholarships
SoBA Scholarship Committee
Teresa Beed, MAcct Program Director, Professor, Accounting and Finance
Inaugurated in 2015
Award of $1,000 to Isaac Larowe
Red Lodge, MT
Carol Bruneau, Associate Professor, Management and Marketing
Jerry Furniss, Professor, Management Information Systems
Winslow Family Business Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2015
Award of $5,000 to Brittany Derr
Newville, PA
Inaugurated in 1960
Award of $1,200 to Taylor Waslaski
Gilbert, AZ
Jim Grange, ’78
Outstanding Alumnus
Larry Gianchetta, Dean
Terri Herron, Associate Dean
Inaugurated in 1991
Award of $2,500 to Cody Younkin
Helena, MT
WIPFLi LLP Scholarship
John Foote, ’67
Outstanding Distinguished Alumnus, Posthumously Awarded
The School of Business Administration
William F. Stufft Memorial Scholarship
Award of $2,500 to Madison Payne
Spokane, WA
Presentation of 2016 Outstanding Alumni Awards
2015-2016 Credits and Recognition
William and Shirleyann Horning Scholarship
Award of $2,500 to Carl Bell
Mercer Island, WA
Master of Ceremonies
Associate Professor Bambi Douma
Dawn Hambrick, Graduate Programs Manager,
Student Scholarship Coordinator
Friday, May 6, 2016
UNIVERSITY CENTER BALLROOM
6:30 PM
Michael Harrington, Professor, Management Information Systems
Tim Manuel, Professor, Accounting and Finance
Sandi Nelson, Advising Coordinator
Simona Stan, MBA Program Director, Associate Professor,
Management and Marketing
Kent Swift, Professor, Accounting and Finance
Jenni Warren, Development Coordinator
2015-2016 Faculty & Student Awards
Professorships
Donald & Carol Jean Byrnes Professorship
Keith Jakob
Rudyard B. Goode Professorship
Timothy Manuel
Distinguished Faculty Fellowships
Poe Family Distinguished Faculty Fellowship
Cameron Lawrence
Rosemary and William Gallagher Distinguished Faculty Fellowship
Jakki Mohr
Faculty Fellowships
Deborah D. McWhinney Faculty Fellowship
Bambi Douma
John & Kathleen Connors Faculty Fellowship
Klaus Uhlenbruck
KPMG Faculty Fellowship
Casey McNellis
Pat & Judy McDonald Faculty Fellowship
Joshua Herbold
Poe Family Faculty Fellowship
Michael Braun
Ron & Judy Paige Faculty Fellowship
Clayton Looney
We are honored to
recognize alumni and
friends who have
chosen to establish
named endowment and
opportunity funds in
support of the business
school’s mission and
to recognize recipients
of professorships and
fellowships.
Warren & Betsy Wilcox Faculty Fellowship
David Firth
Special Program Support
O’Leary/Cardinal Opportunity Fund for Marketing Analytics
Scott Douglas Entertainment Management Opportunity Fund
John and Kathleen Connors Business Opportunity Fund
Jim and Becky Cote SoBA Opportunity Fund
Robert R. and Lela M. Mountain Endowment
Harold and Priscilla Gilkey Executive Lecture Series Endowment
William Allen International Business Endowment
Nils A. Ribi Endowment
W.J. and Rosemary Gallagher Memorial Fund
Thomas S. Hines Jr. and Sandra J. Hines SoBA Opportunity Fund
John and Ellen MacMillan Opportunity Fund
Kenneth Hufford and Helen Huxley Hufford Opportunity Fund
Patrick and Judy McDonald Opportunity Fund
John Ruffatto Memorial Award Endowment
Poe Family Opportunity Fund
Faculty Awards supported by
the Pacific Coast Banking School
awards decided by undergraduate students
for tenure-track faculty
Outstanding Accounting Faculty
Teresa Beed
Outstanding Finance Faculty
Timothy Manuel
Outstanding Management Faculty
Michael Braun
Outstanding Marketing Faculty
Justin Angle
Outstanding Management Information
Systems Faculty
Jason Triche
Additional Outstanding
Teaching Awards
awards decided by undergraduate students
Outstanding Accounting & Finance Adjunct
Ed Guay
Outstanding Management & Marketing Adjunct
Mario Schulzke
awards decided by graduate students
Outstanding MAcct Faculty
Kent Swift
Outstanding MBA Faculty
Theresa Floyd
Outstanding Off-Campus MBA Faculty
Theresa Floyd
Outstanding Student Awards
Selected by faculty
Outstanding MBA Student
Simeon Wood
Outstanding Off-Campus MBA Student
Ashlee Mendive
Outstanding MAcct Student
Keli Dennehy
Outstanding Student Awards
Selected by students
Outstanding MBA Student
Simeon Wood
Outstanding Off-Campus MBA Student
Alyssa Hjelvik
Outstanding MAcct Student
William Parnell
Other Outstanding Student Awards
Marion McGill Smith Business
Humanitarian Award
Zeffarie Heaton
Montana Society of CPA’s Medallion Award
Lindsey Trent
2016-2017 Graduate Assistants
David Brewer
Bryn Christopher
Xiaoning Cui
Tatum Hoehn
Madisen Overholtzer
Olga Voevodina
Emily Weaver
Miles Wetzel
Crystal White Shield
2016-2017 Scholarship Awards
Alice Erwin Memorial Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2014
Award of $1,000 to Karlena Heward
Plains, MT
Anderson ZurMuehlen & Co., P.C. Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2003
Award of $1,500 to Curtis Gibson
Billings, MT
Arnold Peterson Marketing Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1994
Award of $700 to Kayleen Woodin
Billings, MT
Benhart H. and Louise H. Kero Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2012
Award of $2,000 to Dillon Hilling
Bigfork, MT
Beta Alpha Psi Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1989
Award of $1,000 to Kendel Archer
Buffalo, WY
Award of $1,000 to Joshua Phillips
Kingman, AZ
Big Sky Chapter of the Association of Certified
Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
Inaugurated in 2011
Award of $1,000 to Donna Wortman
Great Falls, MT
Bill and Avis Mitchell Business Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1997
Award of $2,100 to Taylor McDermott
Forsyth, MT
Bill and Genevieve Boisvert Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1998
Award of $800 to Claire Chandler
Bozeman, MT
Bill and Phyllis Bouchee Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2002
Award of $13,700 to Alexander Arno
Rapelje, MT
Award of $13,700 to Benjamin D’Alton
Billings, MT
Award of $13,700 to Collin Murray
Billings, MT
Bill Beecher Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2014
Award of $1,000 to Lane Colyer
Missoula, MT
Award of $1,000 to Kayla Gonzales
Billings, MT
Award of $1,000 to Bailey Harper
Butte, MT
Brenda Farrell and M.B. (Scotty) Wilson
Memorial Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1986
Award of $500 to Joshua Ibarra
Florence, MT
Byrne Accounting Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1996
Award of $1,900 to Marguerite Thordarson
Helena, MT
Byron Winter Business Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2016
Award of $4,200 to Curtis Gibson
Billings, MT
D. Scott Frizzell Memorial Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1997
Award of $1,250 to Brandon Orr
Farmington, UT
Dan and Sue Connors Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1996
Award of $1,000 to Danielle Peterson
Pablo, MT
David and Goldie Enger SoBA Athlete
Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1998
Award of $2,200 to Lakyn Connors
Corvallis, MT
Davidson Companies Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2008
Award of $2,400 to Linnea Hill
Missoula, MT
Dean’s SoBA MBA Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2011
Award of $1,000 to Austin Blank
Coeur d’Alene, ID
Award of $1,000 to Bennett Enseleit
Great Falls MT
Award of $1,000 to Hannah Gilbert
Helena, MT
Award of $1,000 to Courtney Klatt
Anchorage, AK
Douglas A. Buckingham Memorial
Scholarship in Accounting
Inaugurated in 2012
Award of $1,000 to Amelia Reed
Great Falls, MT
Dr. Paul B. Blomgren, Dean Emeritus Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1986
Award of $1,500 to Tyler Ribail
Liberty Lake, WA
Award of $1,500 to Kiana Rief
Cheyenne, WY
Eide Bailly, LLP Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1986
Award of $1,000 to Jenna Morrison
Helena, MT
Erik Jon Osburnsen Memorial Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1993
Award of $2,400 to Claire Dalman
Crystal Lake, IL
Everett C. Elliott Memorial Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1996
Award of $500 to Joshua Ibarra
Florence, MT
Frank C. and Adah M. Clapp Memorial
Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2012
Award of $2,600 to Morgan Overholtzer
Missoula, MT
Hal Fraser Community Leadership Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2012
Award of $2,500 to Lendelyn Ekholt
Zambales, Philippines
Harnish Group Inc. Scholarship
Award of $1,000 to Mikayla Moser
Orofino, ID
Inaugurated in 1996
Award of $5,200 to Caleb Chestnut
Bozeman, MT
Deborah McWhinney Leadership Scholarship
Harold Hanson Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2014
Award of $1,300 to Madison Gaylord
Post Falls, ID
Derek W. Price Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1997
Award of $6,900 to Miles Wetzel
Judith Gap, MT
Don McGonigle Memorial Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1994
Award of $1,500 to Andrew Dill
Irving, TX
Inaugurated in 2008
Award of $2,000 to Kylie Bilbrey
Sunnyvale, CA
Award of $2,200 to Barret Cook
Deer Park, WA
Award of $2,500 to Adam Jespersen
Big Sandy, MT
Award of $200 to Jesse Mueller
Missoula, MT
Award of $2,000 to Heath Parkin
Ottowa, KS
Ivan and Shirley Nelson Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2013
Award of $1,000 to Emily Eicholtz
Helena, MT
J.E. Corette Memorial Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1994
Award of $10,000 to Charles Archambault
Browning, MT
Junkermier, Clark, Campanella, Stevens, P.C.
CPA’s Scholarship
Jack and Nancy Burke Scholarship in Business
Inaugurated in 1995
Award of $2,500 to Claire Chandler
Bozeman, MT
James and Joy Mariska Endowed Business
Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2005
Award of $2,000 to Matthew Bowman
San Clemente, CA
James and Maggie Gleason Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2010
Award of $5,000 to Steven Allen
Bozeman, MT
Jim and Mary Alice Wontor Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2016
Award of $2,000 to Sara Moltzan
Great Falls, MT
Joe and Jackie Valacich MIS Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2010
Award of $1,000 to Shelby Young
Billings, MT
John Ace Hitzeman Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1999
Award of $13,900 to Samantha Maslin
Florence, MT
John and Kathleen Connors American Indian
Business Leaders Student Scholarships
Inaugurated in 2000
Award of $4,300 to Danielle Peterson
Pablo, MT
John and Sheila Buchanan Scholarship
Award of $1,000 to Bradley Corntassel
Missoula, MT
Harrison Palmer Kellum Scholarship
Award of $1,000 to Shelby Engebreston
Stevensville, MT
Inaugurated in 1997
Award of $700 to Jesse Schuster
Piedmont, SD
KPMG LLP Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1979
Award of $2,100 to Kylee Howrey
Spokane Valley, WA
Award of $2,100 to Firuz Kurbonov
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Award of $2,100 to Jacob Smyle
Billings, MT
Award of $2,100 to Taylor Waslaski
Gilbert, AZ
Award of $2,100 to Catherine Yturri
Great Falls, MT
Louis F. Kinney Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2008
Award of $2,100 to Devin Carlson
Stevensville, MT
Louise I. Voorhees Hoback Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1989
Award of $5,500 to Alexandra Richardson
Syracuse, WA
Mabel Allen Memorial Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2004
Award of $1,000 to Ashley Olson
Seattle, WA
Inaugurated in 2012
Award of $3,700 to Garret Morrill
Great Falls, MT
Award of $2,200 to Lindsey Trent
Missoula, MT
Inaugurated in 2010
Award of $1,100 to Elli Sullivan
Billings, MT
Inaugurated in 2005
Award of $6,500 to Daniel Fouts
Butte, MT
Junies Chase Scholarship
Award of $1,000 to Jeffrey Beck
Missoula, MT
Howard J. and Grace D. Carroll Memorial
Scholarship
Kenneth H. Davis Endowed Scholarship
Award of $1,000 to Nolan Staats
Missoula, MT
Award of $1,100 to Megan Timm
Michigan City, MI
Dorothy Campbell Wallace Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2000
Award of $2,000 to Megan Fall
Frenchtown, MT
Inaugurated in 2012
Award of $1,000 to Michelle Fagenstrom
Great Falls, MT
Don Witmer Endowed Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1997
Award of $2,400 to Karlena Heward
Plains, MT
Award of $1,000 to Perri Taylor
Shelby, MT
Award of $10,000 to Reggie Tilleman
Genesee, ID
Award of $5,000 to Severin Studer
Rapperswil, Switzerland
Inaugurated in 1997
Award of $3,400 to Jeffrey Lester
Great Falls, MT
Award of $1,000 to Connor Smith
Missoula, MT
Award of $1,000 to Whitney Thomas
Dillon, MT
Award of $1,500 to Christian Slavin
Salmon, ID
Donald J. Byrnes Memorial Scholarship
Award of $1,000 to Ethan Ranger
Missoula, MT
Award of $10,000 to Kaili Hagen
Columbia Falls, MT
Inaugurated in 2009
Award of $1,000 to Megan Beach
Missoula, MT
Inaugurated in 2016
Award of $4,000 to Gervilynmae Cadimas
Sacramento, CA
Award of $1,000 to Ben Pallas
Missoula, MT
Award of $1,000 to Holly Galen
Big Timber, MT
Award of $1,000 to Fei Huang
Henan, China
Award of $1,000 to Kristin Neal
Bellevue, WA
Mark and Carrie Matsko Scholarship
Marva Kirby Christian Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2009
Award of $2,500 to Jesse Schuster
Piedmont, SD
Mary M. “Peggy” Ford Rockwell Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1998
Award of $2,400 to Sarah Colenso
Butte, MT
Matthew Brenner Memorial Scholarship
Inaugurated in 2016
Award of $5,000 to Kailey Gaustad
Missoula, MT