AgExcellence 2007 - College of Agriculture - Montana State University

AgExcellence 2007 

The College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station in Review

Contents 

College of Agriculture and 

Montana Agricultural Experiment Station 

Administration 

Jeff Jacobsen, Dean and Director 

Bob Gough, Associate Dean for Academic Programs 

For more information: http://ag.montana.edu 

Department Heads and Departments: 

Wendy Stock/Myles Watts, Agricultural Economics and Economics 

Bob Gough, Agricultural Education 

Bret Olson, Animal and Range Sciences 

Jon Wraith, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences 

John Sherwood, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology 

Malvern Westcott, Research Centers 

Mark Quinn, Veterinary Molecular Biology 

Academic programs 

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College of Agriculture 

Baccalaureate: Agricultural Education 

Options: Ag Relations 

Teaching 

Master of Science: Agricultural Education 

Baccalaureate: Biotechnology 

Options: Animal Systems 

Microbial Systems 

Plant Systems 

Minor: Entomology 

Master of Science: Entomology 

Agricultural Economics and Economics 

Baccalaureate: Agricultural Business 

Concentrations: Agribusiness Management 

Farm and Ranch Management 

Minor: Agricultural Business 

Master of Science: Applied Economics 

Animal and Range Sciences 

Baccalaureate: Animal Science 

Options: Equine Science 

Livestock Management and Industry 

Science 

Natural Resources and Rangeland Ecology 

Options: Rangeland Ecology and Management 

Wildlife Habitat Ecology and Management 

Minors: Animal Science 

Natural Resources and Rangeland Ecology 

Master of Science: Animal and Range Sciences 

Doctor of Philosophy: Animal and Range Sciences 

Land Resources and Environmental Sciences 

Baccalaureate: Environmental Sciences 

Options: Environmental Biology 

Soil and Water Science 

Land Rehabilitation 

Land Resource Sciences 

Options: Agroecology 

Land Resources Analysis and Management 

Minor: Soil Science 

Master of Science: Land Resources and Environmental Sciences 

Doctor of Philosophy: Ecology and Environmental Sciences 

Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology 

Baccalaureate: Horticulture 

Options: Horticulture Science 

Landscape Design 

Plant Science 

Options: Crop Science 

Plant Biology 

Minor: Horticulture 

Master of Science: Plant Pathology 

Plant Science 

Doctor of Philosophy: Plant Science 

Options: Plant Genetics 

Plant Pathology 

Veterinary Molecular Biology 

Non-Degree: Pre-veterinary Medicine Program 

Master of Science: Veterinary Molecular Biology 

Doctor of Philosophy: Veterinary Molecular Biology

Contents 

Table of Contents 

Ever-changing but with a solid core........................................... 4 

Animal Bioscience Teaching Building is still top fundraising priority .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

AgExcellence around the world .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

Centennials celebrated..................................................... 7 

Points of Excellence .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 

Reflections from an experienced teacher: John Marsh.............................10 

Reflections from a new teacher: Lisa Rew .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Reflections from an undergraduate student: James Brown.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Department highlights 

Agricultural Economics & Economics (AgEcon/Econ).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

Agricultural Education (AgEd) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Agricultural Research Centers (ARC). ........................................15 

Animal & Range Sciences (A&RS). ..........................................16 

Land Resources & Environmental Sciences (LRES) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology (PSPP). ....................................18 

Veterinary Molecular Biology (VMB) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Honor Roll of Donors...................................... 20 

On the cover; Linfield Hall at night shown at top. From left at bottom of cover: Western Ag Research Center’s 

Centennial, LRES major Ben Schwerin taking water samples from Bozeman Creek, Animal Science major 

Leslie Dyer beside her horse in a horsemanship class, and a sunflower from a research plot west of Bozeman. 

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With a solid core 

Ever-changing but with a solid core 

Imagine…you are outside of Montana and can push a button that will transport you in the blink 

of an eye back to Montana State University, your alma mater. You left 10 years ago and have 

not been back to see your professors, your friends or your favorite watering hole…until now. 

Depending upon where you land in town, you may not even recognize the place. The world has 

discovered Bozeman and this has impacted, and will continue to impact, everything we do in the 

College of Agriculture. 

This sea change far exceeds the usual challenges we face when students, staff, and faculty 

“come back” for Fall semester - the frantic search for a parking space, the bewildered and maybe 

even frazzled students in the halls trying to find their classes that began 10 minutes ago, and the 

inevitable, traumatic back-to-school shopping trips. These changes are part of a recurring cycle 

that heralds the vibrant beginning of yet another school year just as the yellow aspen leaves herald 

the vibrant end of the growing season. Sometimes it takes you by surprise, even though you can 

expect it just as surely as the first frost of the season. But our faculty and staff always welcome it. 

During your first visit to the College of Agriculture in a decade you will see the cycle, but the 

players and events will be different, for there has been a sea change of sorts here as well. Some 

of the same faculty and staff will be here, but you will not see others. As they always have been, 

some faculty will be caught off-guard by the opening of the semester, yet all, as usual, will have 

prepared for their classes during the summer. They will try new approaches to teaching, present 

new materials, broach exciting topics that may not even have existed when you were last here. 

They will depend upon “smart podiums” to dress their lectures with PowerPoint materials, and 

some may not even have heard of “overheads” or “acetates”, the usual tools employed by many of 

your old professors. 

So, like the City of Bozeman, we in the College of Agriculture have been working diligently 

over the summer to ever-so-steadily integrate new technologies and content, bring in new equipment, 

and occasionally renovate our facilities. We only wish that we could be on the same vast 

improvement cycle as our rapidly-growing city. 

But let no one doubt that all of us - students, friends, alumni, faculty and staff of the College 

of Agriculture - are part of a highly unique and life-long family. This will never change but, like 

good books and good wine, will only improve with age. 

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Jeff Jacobsen 

Dean, College of Agriculture and Director, 

Montana Agricultural Experiment Station 

Bob Gough 

Associate Dean for Academic Programs

Animal Bioscience 

Teaching Building is still 

top fundraising priority 

Making it happen 

The Animal Bioscience Complex continues to be the top fundraising priority for the College 

of Agriculture. Currently the goal is to finalize fundraising by the end of 2007 (really, until we 

move in) and break ground on the project in Spring 2008. We will tell the story of Montana 

ranching through the building’s donors, who will be memorialized on the walls of the building. Donors who 

have committed $10,000 or more to the building are members of the Ranchers Circle. They represent financial 

institutions, real estate companies, agricultural organizations, and ranching families. 

Mrs. Evelyn Wanke was recognized as a new Ranchers Circle member Nov. 3, 2007 as the largest single 

private contributor to the Animal Bioscience Building to date. Mrs. Wanke included the Animal Bioscience 

Building in her estate planning and will donate $2.7 million to the project to honor the agricultural life led by 

herself and her husband, Harold, in the Rudyard area. Mr. Wanke had a life long dream of being a veterinarian, 

hence the connection to Animal and Range Sciences. You can join this circle and write your own story on 

the walls of the building by contacting Sandra Germann, Director of Development, at (406) 994-7671. 

The Animal Biosciences Teaching Building will include resources for animal and range sciences education 

and research. A range lab will provide a forum for class and laboratory activities for students and constituents. 

A range learning center next door will complement the range lab by providing a space for plant identification 

and other learning opportunities. The teaching laboratory will provide state-of-the-art learning environments 

for instruction in animal nutrition, physiology, anatomy and genetics curriculums. Laboratory facilities for 

students will present hands-on learning opportunities in numerous animal science courses. 

A tech transfer center (right) will offer a high tech environment and resource for distance education and 

outreach to people across the state and region. The room will allow College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural 

Experiment Station faculty to share information with producers through interactive video technology. 

Nutrition and physiology laboratories will allow College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment 

Station faculty, undergraduate students and graduate students to conduct research in collaboration with 

USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists and others on a wide range of issues important to the health 

and competitiveness of Montana animal and range agricultural systems. 

USDA ARS has begun designing the complementary research facility expected to be constructed near the 

MSU teaching building. The research facility will focus on practical applications of the bovine genome and use 

bovine genetics research to identify ways to improve economic production efficiency; improve environmental 

sustainability; and produce safe, high quality and consistent beef products for consumers. The facility will be 

part of a two building complex on the campus of Montana State University and will complement the MSU 

teaching building that will house the Department of Animal and Range Sciences. Senators Baucus and Tester 

and Representative Rehberg continue to work in Congress to secure the funds for this ARS facility. They recently 

added funds for the ARS facility to the Agriculture Appropriations bills in the initial stages of development. 

Architects’ conception of the Animal Bioscience Teaching 

Building, which will break ground in the spring of 2008. 

Above: Technology Transfer Center architectural plans. 

Below: Laboratory architectural plans. 

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Continued Excellence 

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AgExcellence around the world 

MSU Economist John Antle 

was a researcher working with 

the Intergovernmental Panel on 

Climate Change that shared the 

2007 Nobel Peace Prize with 

Al Gore. Antle also co-authored 

“Agriculture’s Role in Greenhouse 

Gas Mitigation” 

published by the Pew 

Center on Global 

Climate Change. 

Mark Quinn, VMB, has been quoted as an expert 

in several recent stories about the possible spread 

of brucellosis, including a story in the San Diego 

Tribune. 

David Ward, LRES, was the co-author of a paper 

that found a new microbe, Candidatus Chloracidobacterium 

thermophilum, in the microbial mats 

near the surface of hot springs in Yellowstone 

National Park. The discovery, which could significantly 

increase biofuels production, was lauded in 

media throughout the world, including the New 

York Times. 

Chaofu Lu, PSPP, is working to 

efficiently find genes that contribute 

to novel fatty acids in oilseeds useful in 

producing biofuels and biolubricants. 

Lu’s work will help with the design of 

a new generation of specialty crops that 

will become the “green factories” of the 

future, providing industrial lubricants, 

solvent oils and biodiesel. Collaborating 

with researchers from Washington State University 

and elsewhere, the work landed a $4.6 million grant 

from the National Science Foundation. Lu’s work 

was published in The Plant Journal and the team’s 

work has made the news in publications such as 

Green Car Congress. 

John Paterson, A & RS Extension beef specialist, and 

Myles Watts of Ag Econ and Econ, analyzed data 

from 90,000 calves to see what cattle buyers were 

willing to pay for. Their work showed that a producer 

could get $9.50 more per head if calves were 

source verified, $14 more if the producer showed the 

buyer that the calves had all recommended vaccines, 

and $16 more per head if the calves were black-hided. 

The news was just beginning to circulate as AgExcellence 

went to press, but had already been published 

in cattle magazines and Web sites, including that of 

the Washington Cattlemen’s Association. 

Bill Inskeep, LRES, was co-author of a paper that 

found that crenarchaeota, a group of archaea use 

ammonia as their energy source. Because ammoniaoxidizing 

archaea are associated with a group of 

microorganisms that thrive in hot spring environments 

that are thought to resemble early conditions 

on Earth and may help scientists understand the 

earliest stages of evolution. The finding was printed 

in many publications throughout the world, including 

Astrobiology Magazine and Science Daily. 

MSU research to see whether methods used 

to control lice on cattle would be effective on 

sheep drew the attention of a French children’s 

magazine. “Science & Vie Decouvertes,” ran 

a story in its May 2007 issue on the research. 

The story included a photo showing MSU 

researchers running their fingers through 

wool during a study sponsored by the 

Montana Sheep Institute. 

Ross Bricklemyer’s LRES master’s thesis work at 

MSU provided evidence that a model can be used to 

accurately estimate carbon levels in soil under certain 

climate and land conditions. That information 

provides the foundation for farmers to use in the 

emerging carbon credit market. The research was 

published in the May 2007 Soil Science Society of 

America Journal, and stories about the work ran 

widely in the media, including in Science Daily. 

John Priscu, LRES, made international news, including 

a story on the National Science Foundation’s 

website, for his work with the Scientific Committee 

on Antarctic Research’s Subglacial Antarctic Lake 

Environments group. 

Andy Hanssen, 

associate professor 

of Ag Econ and 

Econ, is spending 

the academic year 

at the Antitrust 

Division of the 

Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. The 

division brings in only one academic economist 

every other year. 

Veterinary Entomologist Greg Johnson has identified 

another possible vector of the West Nile Virus. 

Working to identify the cause of pelican deaths from 

the disease at Medicine 

Lake National Wildlife 

Refuge, Johnson 

identified stable flies 

as a possible vector of 

the fever in addition 

to mosquitoes. 

Students who took the Spring 2007 “Conception to 

Consumption” course first studied and then travelled 

to Great Britain to learn about the science, technology, 

production practices, product handling, product 

marketing system, and end uses for cattle and beef 

around the world. The Agricultural Economics and 

Economics course emphasizes the links between, 

on one hand, science and technology, and on the 

other hand, the economic forces that influence the 

beef industry.

Centennials celebrated 

for Central and Western Ag Research Centers and Linfield Hall 

More than 500 people enjoyed the Central Ag 

Research Center’s Centennial field day July 12. 

Photo by Kelly Gorham. 

Legacy of Excellence 

Lower right: The Western Ag Research 

Center at Corvallis gave away thousands 

of biocontrol insects for spotted knapweed 

during its Centennial field day Aug. 8. 

Photo by Evelyn Boswell. 

Lower left: Bob Gough, associate dean for 

academic programs, gave tours of Linfield 

Hall as part of its Centennial celebration 

Oct. 5. Photo by Kelly Gorham. 

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Points of Excellence 

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College of Agriculture Points of Excellence 

Cr e at e • Ex c e l • Di sc o v e r • Ex p l o r e • Co n n e c t • Se r v e 

Create: Hands-on Active Learning 

Courses in the College of Agriculture offer many opportunities for hands-on, active learning. 

• Undergraduates in Agribusiness Management classes follow case studies of Montana agriculture, including “Marketing 

Organic Pasta from Big Sandy to Rome.” 

• LRES and PSPP students participated in the Towne’s Harvest Market Garden, producing over 100 types of vegetables 

for the Gallatin Valley Food Bank and community garden subscribers. 

• Turfgrass management students practices both seeding and sodding at the horticulture farm and volunteered to 

landscape Habitat for Humanity houses in Belgrade. Photo A: Plant Science and Plant Pathology students landscape at a Habitat for 

Humanity house in Belgrade. 

• Animal Science students try their hand in classes on “Colt Breaking and Training” and “Specialized Horse Training.” 

In the equine training course, students also prepare horses for auction, develop a sales catalog, and show the horses 

at the auction. Funds from the sale of the horses benefit the equine science program in a variety of ways. 

B 

Excel: Nationally and internationally 

recognized scholars 

College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station faculty contribute to projects with both 

Montana and international relevance. 

• Rangeland ecologist and Interim Animal and Range Sciences Department Head Bret Olson presented several 

talks on wintering cattle and beef cattle thermal balance to producers, researchers and regulatory personnel in 

Sweden this fall. 

• Extension agronomy specialist Dennis Cash was invited to north central China to provide technical assistance 

in forages. Photo B: Dennis Cash describes a forage plant while in China. 

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C 

Discover: Top research projects 

• John Priscu will present “New Horizons in Polar Science” at a prestigious Washington, D.C. conference and will 

participate in an international colloquium on outer space research. Photo C: Supplies being delivered to a base camp used by John 

Priscu in Antarctica. Photo by John Priscu. 

• Agricultural Education researchers are working on a project entitled, “Ensuring the future of agriculture on 

American Indian Researvations.” 

• Veterinary Molecular Biology researcher Ben Lei won a competitive USDA grant to develop a vaccine for 

equine strangles.

Explore: Spectacular educational settings 

Nearby outdoor venues for students’ hands-on sessions include the Bozeman Agricultural Research and 

Teaching Farm, Fort Ellis Research Farm, Red Bluff Research Ranch, and seven research centers throughout 

the state in addition to Yellowstone National Park and other public lands close to the Gallatin Valley. 

Photo D: Bok Sowell and his students in “The Nature of Yellowstone” course look out at their subject. Photo by Hanne Henriksen, a visiting 

student from Norway. 

Points of Excellence 

• The Talon Ranch in the Twin Bridges area provides a beautiful, hands-on setting for students to learn 

about range ecology and operating a niche, purebred cattle operation. 

D 

• Students on the BioRegions trip to Mongolia worked with Mongolian scientists and students on soil, 

water and natural resource management issues. 

Connect: Student-centered campus 

• Orientation sessions for new students offered by the Office of the Associate Dean provides information on 

the workings of campus and how to get help on a variety of topics ranging from financial aid to counseling. 

Additional sessions with departmental representatives gives more detailed information on the student’s 

course of study. 

• The College’s Associate Dean has instituted a freshman seminar course that explores all facets of agriculture 

and natural resources providing the students with a broad view of what a career in agriculture has to offer. 

• The Ag Student Council hosts a Welcome Back BBQ welcoming new and returning students to the fall 

semester and providing an introduction to the more than a dozen clubs and organizations offered in the College 

of Agriculture. 

Photo E: Students enjoy the sun with Leon Johnson Hall in the background. 

E 

Serve: Service and outreach to the state 

College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station faculty provide expertise and service in 

many venues. 

• The Western Ag Research Center near Corvallis reared and distributed over 80,000 insects for spotted knapweed 

biocontrol. 

• Extension family economics specialist Marsha Goetting made over 25 different presentations across Montana 

over the past year, including “Estate Planning for the Next Generation” and “Legal and Financial Aspects of 

Alzheimer’s Caregivers.” 

• Extension cropland weeds specialist Fabian Menalled led a faculty group that developed and delivered an eightweek 

online course on sustainable agriculture, perhaps the only such class of its kind in the country tailored to 

farmers, certified crop advisers, and Extension personnel. Photo F: Producers and consultants listen to a weed presentation at 

the Post Farm west of Bozeman. 

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Reflections 

John Marsh photo by Kelly Gorham. Below, historic Linfield Hall, 

which houses the college’s Department of Agricultural Economics and 

Economics and Agricultural Education. Photo by Misti Richardson. 

Reflections from an experienced teacher: 

Ag Econ’s John Marsh 

Economist John Marsh received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Eastern Washington University 

and his master’s and doctoral degrees in agricultural economics from Washington State University. He 

has been in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics since July 1973. He will retire in 

December 2007 after 35 years at MSU. 

What were the favorite classes you taught? Ag Economics 421 (Advanced Agricultural Marketing), and 

Economics 562 (Econometrics II). 

What have been some of the most unique aspects of teaching and research? I think some of the most 

unique aspects have been observing student attitudes, challenges, and academic performances – and in 

some sense they seem to have changed over the years. In addition, integrating research program results 

into classroom teaching enriches the latter. Also, how theoretical and empirical models of research in 

my general area of agricultural marketing aid in understanding and solving problems facing producers 

and marketers. 

How different now are undergraduate and graduate students, teaching, and the university from when you 

started at MSU? There are very good students today, both graduates and undergraduates, that tend to 

challenge professors more on issues. Many students want to comprehend the relevance of what you’re 

teaching and how it relates to the world they are about to enter. Regarding the university, some internal 

issues at the university level perhaps have become more politicized and politically correct; there has been 

more emphasis on outside funding for support, and a shifting emphasis in curriculums in part to meet 

demands of the outside environment. 

Would you recommend the MSU College of Agriculture to your best friend’s children? Why? Yes, definitely. 

Speaking for the Agricultural Economics and Economics Department, we have a very rigorous program, 

with a good reputation, where our students achieve a well-rounded economics education and are competitive 

in the job/work environment. Students in our department are not a number in the system; our 

faculty provides the individual attention that they need for academic development. Junior-senior level 

students are also becoming more involved and educated in what faculty research and outreach is about. 

Describe the ideal characteristics of a professor and a student 10 years from now. This is not an easy question 

to answer. Academic and mentoring relationships between faculty and students will still continue 

to be important. Faculty members will continue to challenge students to think more outside the box on 

problem solving issues. Interaction between, and individual development of, faculty and students will 

also be conditioned by technological changes, as well as political and social developments. 

What’s your favorite book. I enjoy reading the Bible for spiritual matters, history of mankind and behavior, 

and moral guidance. 

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Reflections from a new teacher: 

Land Resources’ Lisa Rew 

Agroecologist Lisa Rew grew up in southwestern England and began working in the Department 

of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences in February 2001 funded by grants and started her 

permanent position in 2007. 

What is your favorite thing about MSU so far and why? I like the enthusiasm, rigor and friendliness of 

the scientists, as well as the geographical setting. 

What makes MSU and the College of Agriculture unique? I think MSU retains impassioned and high 

powered researchers who stay because of the agriculture and ecology surrounding us. The College of 

Agriculture has a great link to Montana’s farmers, ranchers, and state and federal agencies, so it’s easy to 

work with each group. 

What classes do you teach? I currently teach Introduction to Land Resources & Environmental Sciences 

for freshmen and I will be teaching a senior capstone course every other year. 

What piece of advice would you give to a student? Don’t be afraid to follow your interests and passions in 

particular topics and subjects. 

Compare the undergraduate versus graduate experience as a teacher. I don’t currently teach any graduate 

classes, but I find working with graduate students on their research projects very fulfilling as they are 

generally interested in science and willing to discuss ideas and concepts in more depth than undergraduates 

– which makes sense as they have the background to do that. Introducing new topics and concepts to 

undergraduates is a challenge, but rewarding when it works! 

Describe the ideal characteristics of a professor and a student 10 years from now. I’m not sure it will be 

much different from now. Professors and students will arguably need to be technologically savvy, but I am 

a big believer in using the technology as a tool to help put across a concept, or explore an issue, although 

I don’t like it to take over. I think interest in the subject area and in communication ability, enthusiasm 

with some form of reflectivity, and ability to think critically are key to a good professor and student. Plus 

being willing to “push the envelope” and get outside your own comfort zone has to be an admirable trait 

whether you are in the role of the teacher or the student. 

If you could have any dream job for any length of time, what would it be and why? I would enjoy being on 

a research expedition, because I could concentrate fully on research but enjoy a new environment and 

presumably culture. 

What do you like to do in your spare time for hobbies? I enjoy all sorts of aerobic activity - trail running, 

mountain biking, road biking, kayaking, hiking and various forms of skiing. Contrary to what many people 

assume, I did all of those sports before I got here! You can do most of them in Britain; I skied in the Alps. 

What is your favorite movie? I don’t watch many movies; I think it is a cultural phenomenon. Plus, I 

only watch a movie once, unless I forget and someone has it playing. If I have a favorite it is probably 

“Kiss of the Spiderwoman.” 

What is your favorite song? I like “Watermelons in Easter Hay” by Frank Zappa (guitar solo). 

Photo above: Lisa Rew working with a quadrat frame used for plot sampling. 

Photo by Kelly Gorham. Below, Leon Johnson Hall, where the Department of Land 

Resources and Environmental Sciences is housed. 

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Reflections

Reflections 

Reflections from an undergraduate student: 

James Brown 

Staff from the College of Agriculture recently asked the president of Ag Student 

Council, James Brown, about MSU and the College of Agriculture. Brown is a 

junior from Helena double majoring in ag business and economics with a minor 

in animal science. He is president of Ag Student Council and Alpha Zeta, an Ag 

Ambassador, a member of Collegiate 4-H and an Ag Days Event Chair. 

Do you have siblings? Yes, I have a younger brother, Tom (MSU freshman) and an 

older sister, Rachel (MSU senior). 

Why did you choose MSU? I chose MSU because of the quality of the faculty and 

their ability to not only present sound theory, but also relate it to Montana, U.S. 

and world agricultural production. In addition, I came here because of the strong 

scholarship offering that MSU has. 

What is your favorite MSU memory or experience so far? My favorite memories 

would be the Ag Ambassador trips. 

What has been the most challenging part of being a college student? Being able to 

effectively manage my time in order to not only do well academically, but also 

benefit the College of Agriculture and MSU through student involvement. 

Describe the ideal characteristics of a professor and a student 10 years from now. 

I think a professor should be someone who brings real life experience to the classroom 

with a combination of analytical skills and a passion for the subject matter 

as well as the students’ success. There will be a higher percentage of students coming 

from non-production ag backgrounds with more going into non-traditional 

fields such as biotechnology, genetics, etc., that increase the productivity and 

efficiency of American agriculture operations. In addition, we’re going to see more 

students with degrees outside the College of Agriculture that end up working in 

agriculture related fields such as mechanical engineering. 

Is there a particular class that you would recommend to other students? I would 

recommend the Ag Economics Finance class. Even if you aren’t an ag business or 

economics major, it provides a solid foundation upon which to make financial 

decisions that may affect not only your daily life, but also the businesses you may 

work for. 

How do you like to learn? I am an active learner. I learn best through lectures, 

one-on-one interactions, diagrams and pictures. 

James Brown photo by Kelly Gorham. 

How have the programs and professors in the College of Agriculture impacted your 

life so far and future decisions? The College of Agriculture faculty has had a strong 

impact on my life, inspiring me to pursue a master’s degree in Applied Economics 

and eventually a career in the meat industry. The faculty have not only taught me 

about course materials, but more importantly, instilled in me the value of critical 

thinking and effective communication. 

What is your favorite music group? I like listening to anything on the radio. 

What did you do this summer? I did an internship with Safeway’s Meat & Seafood 

Procurement Office in Denver. I also visited my grandparents in Iowa. 

Have you been to any foreign countries? Yes, I’ve been to Canada, Italy, Austria, 

Germany and South Africa, which was my favorite. 

What is your long-term goal? I want to be the CEO of a large, agriculturallybased 

corporation. 

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Vince Smith received honorable 

mention in the American 

Agricultural Economics 

Association outstanding article 

competition. 

Chris Stoddard won the Betty 

Coffey award for incorporating 

women’s perspectives in the 

curriculum and developing 

programs that help eliminate 

barriers to the success of female 

students. 

Gary Brester received the North 

American Colleges and Teachers 

of Agriculture’s Teaching Award 

of Merit for efforts representing 

the best in agricultural higher 

education. 

John Antle co-authored 

“Agriculture’s Role in Greenhouse 

Gas Mitigation,” published by the 

Pew Center on Global Climate 

Change. (See AgExcellence 

around the world, page 6). 

Marsha Goetting’s “Talking With 

Aging Parents About Finances” 

was featured on the Financial 

Security for All-Community 

Practice Website. 

Andy Hanssen and Rob Fleck 

published “The Origins of 

Democracy: A Model with 

Application to Ancient Greece,” 

in the Journal of Law and 

Economics. 

In the department 

Econ students know more . . . 

MSU economics students know more than the national average when they start studying macroeconomics, learn more 

during their studies, and know much more by the time they finish, according to a study of both MSU and national 

econ students. That’s the conclusion Doug Young reached, based on testing of students in Economics 102, Principles 

of Macroeconomics, during the summer session of 2007. Students took a National Council on Economic Education 

Standardized Macroeconomics exam twice: once on the first day of class and again as part of the final exam. MSU 

students averaged 11.8 correct answers on the pretest, in comparison with a national average of 9.8. The MSU average 

on the final was 19.6 correct, in comparison with a national average of 14.2. Thus, MSU students learned more (7.8 

additional correct answers) than the national average (4.4 additional correct answers). Students who had taken Econ 

101, The Economic Way of Thinking, before starting Econ 102 scored significantly higher on the pretest, midterm 

exams, and final exam. 

In service to Montana teachers 

Over the past three years, Ag Econ/Econ Professors Myles Watts, Vince Smith, Doug Young and Wendy Stock, and 

Adjunct Instructor Holly Fretwell worked with Norm Millikin, director of the Montana Council on Economic Education 

and his staff. Their goal was to develop and deliver high quality in-service training programs for Montana high 

school teachers. They have been directly involved with the Council in developing a series of 16 Economic Learning 

Modules that form an “off-the-shelf” high school curriculum on microeconomic concepts and hot topic issues ranging 

from the minimum wage and poverty in Montana to the impact of China’s rapid growth on key sectors of the Montana 

economy. 

The work has helped schools fulfill a requirement by the Montana Legislature in 2004 that all high schools in Montana 

include basic economic concepts in their curricula. Since many high schools had no teachers with formal training 

in economics, the council and the department developed a program and in August, Smith, Millikin and Native 

American Studies’ Bill Yellowtail presented a workshop for 25 social science teachers from high schools in Missoula 

and the Swan Valley. During the two-day workshop, teachers studied modules titled “Economic Challenge,” “Business 

Challenge” and “the Stock Market Game,” among others. 

Agricultural Economics & Economics 

Left, Vince Smith teaching high school teachers as part of 

the Montana Council on Economic Education program. 

Far right, Doug Young teaching at MSU. 

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Agricultural Education 

AgEd internship: Amanda Cloud 

Once-and-future Ag Education major Amanda Cloud is serving a one year student appointment 

with the U.S. Department of Education in the Office of Vocational and Adult Education. In her 

work in Washington, D.C., Cloud is focusing primarily on Agricultural Science Education and 

FFA, which is a part of the Division of Academic Technical Education (OVAE). Cloud, who is 

originally from Stevensville and was a junior at MSU last year, had already fulfilled her internship 

requirement when the opportunity at the Department of Education came up. She plans to come 

back to MSU next year and finish her degree. Cloud’s job is to help develop information for the 

public about agricultural education, program administration and policy in support of the Office 

of Vocational and Adult Education’s programs. She works directly with Troy Justesen, assistant 

secretary of the office and with Larry Case, coordinator of Agricultural Education and the National 

FFA Advisor. This is the first time OVAE has had a student appointee. 

Learning to lead through service 

Students in Carl Igo’s AgEd 251 course on Leadership for Agribusiness and Industry Employees 

complete over 200 hours of service on campus and in the community each semester. Students in 

the class represent majors from throughout the College of Agriculture. They work individually and 

in groups. Some work for the Montana Conservation Corps rebuilding trails and working in parks, 

as did animal science major Audra Cornwell, who built trails at Kirk Hill just south of Bozeman. 

Others help to build Habitat for Humanity houses and at Eagle Mount, which creates therapeutic 

and recreational opportunities for people of all ages and disabilities. 

In the department 

Left: MSU Agricultural Education major Amanda Cloud, at 

left in the photo above, is interning in the U.S. Department of 

Education. Here she is shown in a meeting with Troy Justesen 

(far right), assistant secretary of the DOE’s Office of Vocational 

and Adult Education, and several other staff members. 

Above: Montana Conservation Corps crew leader Tucker Kelley, 

at far left, and MSU freshman Audra Cornwell braved the rain 

and snow to spend National Public Lands Day volunteering. 

Swinging a pick mattock, Audra removed and repaired a bridge 

at Kirk Hill, a popular hiking trail located six miles outside of 

Bozeman. Photo by Jono McKinney, MCCA. 

Carl Igo received the Teaching Award of 

Merit from the National Association of 

College Teachers of Agriculture. 

Martin Frick received the Distinguished 

Service Award from the Western Region 

of the American Association for Ag 

Education. 

Graduate student Halsey Wallace 

Bishop won the American Farm Bureau 

Federation Collegiate Discussion Meet. 

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New handling facility 

operational at Northern ARC 

The new livestock handling facility has been completed at the Northern Ag Research Center at Havre. With curved 

chutes, round pens and other stress-reducing innovations, it is based on recommendations of international expert Temple 

Grandin, whose autism gives her insight into handling livestock more peacefully. The facility will give producers a chance 

to evaluate technologies to benefit their operations, says Darrin Boss, assistant professor at the center. 

Northwestern Ag Research Center 

developed plan for midge infestation 

Researchers at Northwestern Ag Research Center (NWARC) responded rapidly to a heavy and unexpected infestation of the 

orange wheat blossom midge in northwestern Montana by assessing varietal responses to the insect in hopes of identifying 

spring wheat varieties that might have resistance to the midge. They found that late maturing varieties were more susceptible 

to damage from the insect. Meetings were held in Ronan and Kalispell to get the word out, and, as a result, many area 

producers planted spring wheat as early as possible to allow the crop to flower before adult midge emergence. 

The initial variety screening effort led to a cooperative venture with scientists at North Dakota State University, where 

the midge has been an occasional pest of spring wheat since the mid 1990s. A number of experimental lines from North 

Dakota were tested this past season at NWARC. A single resistance gene does exist, and preliminary efforts are underway to 

incorporate this trait into Montana-adapted spring wheat varieties. 

Several other projects also were initiated thanks to a grant provided by the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee. These 

included screening Montana-adapted spring wheat varieties for insect resistance, the initial introduction of biological control 

agents, insecticide evaluations and the intensive monitoring of the insects’ life cycle in relation to accumulated growing 

degree-days. For that, eight farms were selected and monitored using different trapping methods as well as field scouting. 

Montana’s typically dry weather prevents most producers from encountering the orange wheat blossom midge. However, 

heavy rainfall at the right time in 2006 seems to have helped large numbers of this insect to devastate some spring wheat 

fields in the Kalispell area. Flathead and Lake Counties both reported yield losses to the midge during the 2007 growing 

season. However, the damage was not as severe as it was in 2006, due in large part to the use of earlier planting dates. 

in the department 

David Wichman, 

superintendent of the 

Central Ag Research 

Center, was appointed 

to the Montana 

Noxious Weed Seed 

Free Forage Advisory 

Council. 

Darrin Boss, animal 

science research 

associate at the 

Northern Ag 

Research Center was 

named Outstanding 

Agricultural Advocate 

by the Havre Area 

Chamber of Commerce. 

Left: Curving cattle chutes are a 

distinctive feature of the new livestock 

handling facility at the Northern 

Agricultural Research Center. Photo by 

Darrin Boss. 

Right: This adult orange wheat blossom 

midge was photographed in 2005 by 

Phillip Glogoza. 

Agricultural Research Centers 

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Animal & Range Sciences 

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Top: MSU animal science senior Hannah Byerly gets ready to work in 

her artificial insemination class. Photo by Kelly Gorham. 

Above: Sage grouse on the range. Photo by Annette Trinity-Stevens. 

The Western Extension Directors’ Association 

2007 Award of Excellence was presented 

to Undaunted Stewardship, a rangeland 

educational program led by the MSU College of 

Agriculture, Montana Stockgrowers Association 

and Bureau of Land Management. Undaunted 

Stewardship team members included seven 

members of the Animal and Range Sciences 

Department: Jeff Mosley, Merrita Fraker-Marble, 

Brent Roeder, Lisa Schmidt, Cindy Selensky, 

Stephanie Sever, and Eric Wickens. 

Bret Olson received the Trail Boss Award 

for Outstanding Achievement, presented by 

the International Mountain Section, Society 

for Range Management. He also received an 

MSU Award for Excellence, as mentor for Dan 

Bergstrom, a senior in Range Science. 


Class gives experience on 

reproductive technology 

Hands-on learning can be messy and smelly, but it produces graduates who have valuable skills, says an 

MSU professor who conducts some of his classes in a barn. Every fall for 25 years, MSU has offered ARNR 

421, a senior-level class on how to produce better beef herds and do it more efficiently, said Jim Berardinelli, 

professor of reproductive physiology and endocrinology. Students attend lectures two days a week, but 

on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, they head to the Bozeman Agricultural Research and Teaching 

Farm west of campus, don rubber boots and plastic coveralls and practice what they’ve learned on beef 

cows. Mondays, the students diagnose pregnancies. Wednesdays, they focus on artificial insemination. 

“This is hands-on, real-life experience,” Berardinelli said recently when manure-covered students examined 

24 cows to see if they were pregnant. “They can take this experience to their own ranch. They 

can take this experience to a job and say, ‘I can implement this. We can do these kind of techniques 

and improve reproductive efficiency in your herd.’” 

Students learn a wide range of skills related to beef reproduction, including how to collect and 

handle semen, synchronize estrous, artificially inseminate a cow and transfer embryos. They also learn 

how to operate ultrasound equipment for pregnancy diagnosis, and reach inside a cow and manually 

determine if she’s pregnant. 

Student spends summer on the range 

Leigh Ann Spokas of Bozeman had the kind of summer that pays off in the classroom and beyond. 

Spending 90 percent of her time outdoors, the MSU student majoring in rangeland ecology and 

Spanish, planted trees on Hutterite colonies and monitored sage grouse habitat. She crisscrossed central 

Montana, doing rangeland and forest vegetation inventories and helping landowners design and 

certify water development projects. She also taught kids about conservation during range programs 

in Conrad and Musselshell. 

“We had a blast; we all learned a ton,” Spokas said. Spokas did all that while working for the 

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through the Student Career Experience Program. 

The program “really gives you a lot of experience. I go to class now and say, ‘I have already done 

this.’” The program also gives her a job during the school year and possibly a permanent job after 

she graduates. Besides pursuing two majors and working for the NRCS this fall, she teaches rock 

climbing at the Spire Climbing Center and teaches Spanish at Morning Star School in Bozeman. 

Rick Caquelin, Spokas’ supervisor during the summer and an NRCS soil conservationist, said, “It 

was her first summer with us, so we tried to get her around central Montana and show her a lot of 

different kinds of work.” 

Clayton Marlow, professor of range sciences, said, “Leigh’s participation in the sage grouse field 

work has created a new level of enthusiasm for her campus studies. Her comments and questions 

in my senior level habitat monitoring class this semester indicate she is much better prepared to 

learn about the broad spectrum of vegetation, soil and landscape analysis used in range and wildlife 

management. I’d like to think that she took more out of her NRCS summer employment because of 

her MSU training.”


Kevin O’Neill received one of only two MSU James and Mary Ross Provost’s Awards for Excellence. 

Rick Lawrence was elected Chair of the AmericaView national remote sensing organization. 

Five undergraduate students working with LRES faculty mentors presented their original research at the 

Spring 2007 MSU Undergraduate Scholars’ Conference. 

Jim Bauder received the American Society of Agronomy’s Agronomic Extension Education Award, and the 

Soil Science Society of America’s Soil Science Education Award. 

Doctoral student Diego Riveros received the American Geophysical Union’s Horton Research Award. 

Internship provided experience and job 

For Jordan Sweeney, a senior in Land Resources and Environmental Sciences who is due to graduate in 

December, a summer 2007 internship was more than a learning experience; it led directly to a job. After 

Sweeney’s internship with Black Butte Coal Company, the company offered him a full-time permanent 

position as reclamation engineer after he graduates. Black Butte Coal operates one of the largest surface 

coal mines in the nation about 45 minutes southeast of Rock Springs, Wyo. The mine covers more 

than 70 square miles and ships more than three million tons of coal per year. Sweeney spent part of last 

summer surveying in an area near the company’s “Pit 8,” which was beginning to be reclaimed even as the 

last mining was underway at the far end of the pit. In addition to surveying, tasks for engineers include 

work on permitting, pit design, scheduling and planning, preparation for a variety of inspections, creating 

reclamation designs, managing seed and farming contracts, conducting quarterly pond inspections, 

budgeting and training on various equipment. 

Students work in area schools 

Land Resources and Environmental Sciences doctoral candidate Erik Lehnhoff and master’s student Levia 

Shoutis teamed with teachers in Gallatin County middle schools as part of a National Science Foundation-funded 

grant. The grant’s purpose was to improve communication and teaching skills by placing 

them in K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics classrooms. Schools benefited from the 

science expertise of the graduate students and the implementation of inquiry-based curriculum. Lehnhoff 

worked with Abbey Steffl’s fourth graders at Gallatin Gateway School southwest of Bozeman to use the 

scientific method to better understand the environment around them. They monitored Gallatin River 

water quality, taking water samples at a variety of sites and having the samples tested, and they presented 

their data to the public in a meeting at the Gallatin Gateway Community Center. Shoutis also teamed 

with Arrowhead School teacher Doug Blaine in Pray to develop an aquatic ecology curriculum for 

sixth to eighth graders. The students studied stream ecosystems and how changes affect riparian plants. 

Students developed a question and hypothesis, planned experiments and collected data for analysis. 

Land Resources & Environmental Sciences 

Top: LRES Senior Jordan Sweeney is shown during the summer while he was surveying at Black Butte Coal. 

Bottom: LRES doctoral student Erik Lehnhoff explains soils to students at Gallatin Gateway’s middle school. 

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Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology 

Top: Organic barley trial plots at the MSU Post Research Farm. 

Bottom: Bill Pond, kneeling, and landscape design students with 

community members in Big Timber. 


Tracy Dougher won the Award for Excellence from the MSU Alumni Association and 

Bozeman Chamber of Commerce. 

Gary Strobel was awarded a patent on use of the fungus Muscodor albus to treat human 

and animal waste. 

Yousef Zadegan won the American Society for Landscape Architecture Merit Award for 

his Master Plan for the Museum of the Rockies. 

Mike Giroux received the Crop Science Society of America’s Young Crop Scientist Award. 

Researchers collaborate for highest value barley 

Through “Barley for Rural Development,” MSU, the University of Idaho and North Dakota State University’s 

Institute of Barley and Malt Science are collaborating to bring the highest value varieties and most sustainable 

production systems to barley producers. Tom Blake’s role as MSU’s barley breeder is to bring several new 

malt and feed barley varieties into production. The University of Idaho, in collaboration with the USDA ARS 

barley breeding group at Aberdeen, Idaho, is focused on improving production systems and bringing improved 

winter barley varieties to market. MSU’s recently released feed barley (Haxby) and hay barley (Hays) 

were developed through Barley for Rural Development and its predecessor, Feed Barley for Rangeland Cattle. 

MSU released Craft, a malt barley variety developed to fill the needs of all-malt brewers, last year. It has been 

recommended by the American Malting Barley Association for use by all-malt brewers. Two new varieties, 

Geraldine and Hockett, are in the final stages of large-scale testing by the malting and brewing industries and 

are slated for release in 2008 and 2009. 

Parks Montana Program works in communities 

Parks Montana Program, directed by Bill Pond, Assistant Professor of Landscape Design, provides community 

development and technical assistance service to various Montana communities. The project brings MSU 

students and faculty together with area professionals, local governments and organizations. Tasks are shared 

with professional landscape designers, architects, planners, engineers and contractors who are contracted with 

separately by the government or institution requesting the plan. The work involves landscape planning and 

design, cost estimating, public presentation and construction. 

The Parks Montana Program not only educates students, but it has frequently resulted in student internships 

with participating companies as well as eventual job placement with those firms. Montana communities 

benefit through public, open space planning and park space construction projects. In 2006 and 2007, 

the program worked on Dornix Park in Big Timber, the Gallatin County Regional Master Plan, St. Regis 

Entryway Beautification Plan, Sacajawea Middle School in Bozeman and the Fort Belknap Campus Landscape 

Design Project, which includes students from Fort Belknap Community College. 

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Veterinary Molecular Biology 

Left: Dana Kreitel in the vet lab. 

Photo by Kelly Gorham. 

Right: Robb Cramer in his office at 

MSU’s Molecular Biosciences Building. 

Mark Jutila received the 

Distinguished Veterinary 

Immunologist Award 

from the American 

Association of Veterinary 

Immunologists. 

David Pascual received 

the MSU Economic 

Development Award. 

Gayle Callis received 

the Rosemary and 

Donald Ostermeier 

Memorial Award from 

the National Society for 

Histotechnology. 


Ekalaka student shines at research 

Dana Kreitel grew up on a ranch near Ekalaka. She now attends MSU and spends 10 to 20 hours a week researching a virus that causes 

diarrhea. The two lives are not unrelated, says the senior in biotechnology (animal systems). “I’m very interested in agriculture. This 

ties in with both science and agriculture,” Kreitel said of her work in Michele Hardy’s lab in Veterinary Molecular Biology. Kreitel, like 

others in Hardy’s lab, is looking for a way to inhibit rotavirus, which causes diarrhea in young animals and humans. She has worked 

in Hardy’s lab since she was a sophomore and said she has enjoyed it so much that she may go on to graduate school or pursue similar 

work after graduating in the spring. 

“You learn something new everyday, whether your experiments work or not,” Kreitel said. “You always learn something interesting.” 

Hardy, an associate professor of veterinary molecular biology, said 25 to 30 undergraduates have worked in her lab over the past 10 years. 

Calling Kreitel one of the outstanding ones, Hardy said, “It’s gratifying for me to feel I have been a small part of what they accomplish.” 

Researcher investigates bee bug 

It’s been a rough year for honeybees in the United States. Approximately 50 to 90 percent of the colonies in bee-keeping operations 

across the country have been affected by Colony Collapse Disorder, and scientists aren’t sure what’s causing it, says Robert Cramer, assistant 

professor of fungal pathogenesis in MSU’s Department of Veterinary Molecular Biology. Collaborating with Jerry Bromenshenk at 

the University of Montana-Missoula, Cramer is looking at the potential role of a fungal-like species called Nosema ceranae in Montana. 

The researchers are starting to screen honeybee colonies in Montana to look for the presence of Nosema species, Cramer said. Nosema 

apis was long thought to be the primary Nosema species infecting U.S. honeybees, but recent evidence suggests a new species, Nosema 

ceranae, may have arrived. The researchers will also explore how current treatments for Nosema affect the honeybee immune system. 

It’s possible, Cramer said, that chemicals or other aspects of the environment suppress the bee’s immune systems, leading to the 

colony collapse symptoms. 

Cramer earned his doctorate at Colorado State University and came to MSU this year from Duke University Medical Center. Besides 

studying honeybees, he studies the human opportunistic fungal pathogen, Aspergillus fumigatus which can affect people who have 

received bone marrow and solid organ transplants. 

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Honor Roll of Donors 

20 

This honor roll of donors includes donations 

made during fiscal year 2007 (July 

1, 2006 – June 30, 2007). Every effort 

has been made to ensure the accuracy 

of this list. Should you feel an error 

has been made, please contact Sandra 

Germann, College of Ag Development 

Officer (406.994.7671). An asterisk 

(*) designates donors who are deceased. 

COA Alumni Donors 

1930s 

Dana ‘37 Law 

Robert ‘39 Rorvig 

*Ray ‘39 & Arlene Woodward 

1940s 

John ‘40 & Norma Otten 

Clifford ‘41 & Elizabeth Vaughn 

Richard ‘42 Gregory 

J. Stanley ‘42 & Joyce Milesnick 

Robert ‘42 Ortmeyer 

Robert ‘43 & Elda Bucher 

*William ‘44 and Donna Beasley 

John ‘45 & Betty Carter 

Stanley ‘47 & Dora ‘63 Howard 

James ‘48 & Elizabeth ‘49 Drummond Sr. 

George ‘48 Heide 

Vernon ‘48 & Averill Keller 

Dana ‘48 & June Schrupp 

Edward ‘49 & Georgia ‘49 Garnett 

James ‘49 Michels 

Masami ‘49 Nagamitsu 

John ‘49 & Thelma Nauck 

Earl ‘49 & Janice ‘50 Peace 

Clinton ‘49 & Ann Pilgeram 

Clair ‘49 & Dorothy Willits Jr. 

1950s 

Marvin ‘50 & Ellouise Beatty 

John ‘50 & Virginia ‘50 Butcher 

Leland ‘50 Cade 

Ellis ‘50 & Shirley ‘51 Callantine 

William ‘50 & Doris Crawford 

H. William ‘50 Driver 

William ‘50 Hawkins Jr. 

Conrad ‘50 & Lydia ‘48 Kercher 

*John ‘50 & Edythe ‘49 McCleary 

Edward ‘50 & Jacquie McHugh 

Clair ‘50 Michels 

Wyman ‘50 & Ruth Nyquist 

George ‘50 Pavelis 

Warren ‘50 & *Betty ‘49 Ross 

James ‘50 & Alice Sargent 

Edward ‘50 Sikora 

Byron ‘50 & *Joanne ‘51 Violett 

John ‘51 & Mayme ‘54 Bye 

Ed ‘51 & Kalli ‘53 Deschamps 

Gene ‘51 Ernst 

Henry ‘51 & Aleta ‘54 Haagenstad 

Reinhold ‘51 & Monte Jabs 

William ‘51 Jackson 

John ‘51 Pust 

Merle ‘51 & M. Marie Quenemoen 

Harold ‘51 & Shirley Tutvedt 

Patricia ‘52 Burnett 

Paul ‘52 & Jane ‘53 Butkay 

Robert ‘52 & Loraine ‘53 Eyman 

Eugene ‘52 & Pat ‘54 Horton 

Jay ‘52 & Alice Huller 

Jacob ‘52 & Annabelle ‘61 Jabs 

Harry ‘52 & Pearlene Kittams 

John ‘52 Kolar 

Steve ‘52 Kovatch 

Ty ‘52 Matsuoka 

Angus ‘52 McMillan 

Perry ‘52 & Kathryn ‘52 Moore 

Ed ‘52 & Barbara ‘53 Rech 

Edward ‘52 Spang 

George ‘52 & Genevieve Spoerer 

Kenneth ‘52 Todd 

Chuck ‘53 Beers 

Herbert ‘53 Boe 

Lawrence ‘53 & Dorothy Bohl 

David ‘53 & Dolores Hurtt 

G. Ross ‘53 & Doris Robinson 

Lyle ‘53 Spraggins 

Robert ‘53 & Colleen ‘50 Springer 

F. W. ‘53 & Virginia ‘54 Traeger 

John ‘53 & Faye Turley Jr. 

Robert ‘53 Wenzel 

Jack ‘54 & Darlene Demko 

Donald ‘54 & Barbara Elser 

Edward ‘54 & Laura ‘56 Hanson 

William ‘54 & A. ‘54 Holt 

Orville ‘54 McCarver 

Robert ‘54 & Louise ‘58 McDonnell 

Charles ‘54 & Sue ‘54 Metully Jr. 

Jack ‘54 Meuli 

Delbert ‘54 Peterson AIA 

Eugene ‘54 & Jane Thayer 

Milo ‘54 & Carol Todd 

Allen ‘54 & Carole Walton 

Richard ‘55 Ideker 

Harry ‘55 & Kathryn Mitchell 

Glenn ‘55 & Lauretta Richardson 

Wallace ‘55 Stocks 

Robert ‘56 & Laura Bellows 

Robert ‘56 Bequette 

Robert ‘56 Bergman 

Darrell ‘56 Bowman 

Keith ‘56 & Marlene ‘60 Burnett 

Donald ‘56 & Nancy ‘58 Burnham 

William ‘56 & Mary ‘58 Cutler 

Gordon ‘56 Dutt 

Lloyd ‘56 Luedecke 

Stuart ‘56 & JoAnne Lyda 

Eldon ‘56 & Velma Rice 

Don ‘56 & Carol Wetzsteon 

Dan ‘57 & Patricia Beardsley 

Frank ‘57 & Marilyn ‘61 Carter 

Charles ‘57 & Carolyn ‘61 Egan 

Selmer ‘57 Hammersmark 

Robert ‘57 & Ruby Morris 

Ronald ‘57 & Nancy Paige 

Sidney ‘57 Turnquist 

Robert ‘57 Vaughan 

Pehr ‘58 & Gail ‘58 Anderson 

Duane ‘58 & Nancy Arneklev 

Ernest ‘58 & Donna Becker 

Alvin ‘58 & Maureen Ellis Jr. 

Gerald ‘58 & Alice Ellis 

Robert ‘58 Hanson 

Charles ‘58 & Bonnie ‘72 Hash Sr. 

Roger ‘58 & Nita ‘56 Hearst 

Richard ‘58 & Diane ‘58 Hecker 

Howard ‘58 Hjort 

Justin ‘58 Patton 

Charles ‘58 & Connie Simonsen 

Sidney ‘58 & Dorothy ‘60 Sutherland 

Laurence ‘58 Thayer 

Neil ‘58 & Sylvia Van Sloun 

William ‘59 & Dixie Cottom 

Gerald ‘59 & Kay ‘64 DeBree 

Larry ‘59 & Molly ‘60 Descheemaeker 

Harold ‘59 Guenthner 

Wendell ‘59 & Naomi Hembree 

Harvey ‘59 & Marcia ‘97 

Hollandsworth 

David ‘59 & Diane Kathman 

LeRoy ‘59 & Agnes ‘68 Luft 

Fredrick ‘59 Scherrer Jr. 

Robert ‘59 & Bonnie ‘56 Smith 

Everett ‘59 & Georgia Snortland 

1960s 

Donald ‘60 & Carol ‘61 Christenson 

Charles ‘60 Ferris 

Olaf ‘60 Johnson 

Kenneth ‘60 Knudson 

Leonard ‘60 & Ruth ‘61 Lombardi 

Thomas ‘60 & Virginia McMillan 

Norman ‘60 & Julianne Mell 

Robert ‘60 Reid 

Dan ‘60 & Toba Rieder 

Laurence ‘60 Strane 

Vernon ‘60 & Mary Taylor 

John ‘61 & Jean ‘70 Baringer 

Daniel ‘61 Keil 

Roger ‘61 King 

Leroy ‘61 & Phyllis ‘58 Knox 

Ernest ‘61 Todd 

Marlow ‘61 Vesterby 

Donald ‘62 & Marilyn ‘61 Derks 

Alan ‘62 & Lorena Evans 

Leonard ‘62 Grove 

Raymond ‘62 & Jane Leuthold 

Karl ‘62 & Roberta ‘65 Ratzburg 

James ‘62 & Lorayne ‘64 Stermitz 

Francis ‘62 & Lulu Stock 

Richard ‘62 & Carolyn Watkins Jr. 

Sidney ‘62 & Elizabeth ‘71 Wills 

Bruce ‘63 Beattie 

Ronald ‘63 & Maria Kalcso 

Janet ‘63 & Philip Lowney 

Robert ‘63 Myers 

Carl ‘64 & Cheryl Baldwin Jr. 

Dale ‘64 & Sherry ‘63 Bergland 

Paul ‘64 Boylan Jr. 

Joseph ‘64 Corley 

James ‘64 & L. Driscoll 

William ‘64 Fortier 

John ‘64 & Carolyn Green 

William ‘64 & Gloria ‘65 Miller 

R. Kent ‘64 & Lois ‘65 Norby 

Ronald ‘64 Palo 

James ‘64 Svoboda 

Gerald ‘64 & Arlene ‘65 Trebesch 

James ‘64 Willoughby USAF, Ret. 

Ronald ‘65 & Dona ‘63 Davis 

Jon ‘65 & Charlotte Hill 

Donald ‘65 & Edith ‘65 McCormick 

Larry ‘65 & Madge Pilster 

Charles ‘65 & Shirley ‘67 Rust 

Marcus ‘65 Shay 

Michael ‘66 & Patricia Cavey 

John ‘66 & Priscilla ‘94 Dolan 

Elner ‘66 & Linda Eaton 

Woodrow ‘66 & Lorraine ‘92 Ekegren 

Paul ‘66 & Margaret ‘67 Gessaman 

Walter ‘66 Goodwin 

Robert ‘66 Hagadone 

Sajjad ‘66 Haider 

Malcolm ‘66 & Sue Harding 

Mansfield ‘66 Hoag 

Ralph ‘66 & Susan Kinghorn 

Ronald ‘66 & Nancy Miller 

Milton ‘66 & Rita Munson 

Charles ‘66 & Leslie Pierson Jr. 

Leonard ‘66 & Marlene ‘67 Saunders 

Francis ‘66 Schindler 

Gordon ‘66 & Cheryl ‘66 Schlepp 

James ‘66 & Ronie Schwend 

Michael ‘66 & Barbara Stark USA Ret. 

Lewis ‘66 & Sarah ‘65 Zimmer 

Walter ‘67 & Christl Bales 

Nels ‘67 & Patricia Boe 

Mark ‘67 & Constance Brown 

Donald ‘67 Dallas 

Dennis ‘67 Davis 

John ‘67 Dover 

James ‘67 & DeeAnn ‘73 Durgan 

Clair ‘67 & Judith ‘69 Griffin 

Duane ‘67 & Mary ‘68 Lammers 

Vernon ‘67 Luft 

Michael ‘67 & Marilyn ‘69 Plymale 

Van ‘67 & Connie Shelhamer 

William ‘67 Slanger 

Robert ‘68 & Johanna Andersen 

William ‘68 & Jennifer Davis 

Bruce ‘68 & Doreen Gillespie 

Ronald ‘68 & Joanne Haaland 

Richard ‘68 & Susie Hepp 

Jerald ‘68 & Marlene Killion 

Waine ‘68 & Sharon Milmine 

Wayne ‘68 & Linda Nelson 

Torrance ‘68 & Jerry ‘71 Nett 

Jim ‘68 & Lorraine ‘77 Peterson 

James ‘68 & Marjorie ‘68 Pribyl 

Thomas ‘68 Rogers 

John ‘68 & Gerri Rouane Jr. 

Andrew ‘68 Skarland 

Terry ‘68 & Linda ‘85 Wolfe 

Gregg ‘69 & Ruth ‘70 Carlson 

Peter ‘69 Hitch 

John ‘69 & Susan Kultgen 

Larry ‘69 & Margaret ‘69 Laknar 

Frederick ‘69 & Delores Linse 

Lorin ‘69 & Audrey Lovfald 

Stephen ‘69 & Sunny ‘69 Mandeville 

John ‘69 & Carolyn McLain 

Gary ‘69 & Barb Mercer 

Daniel ‘69 Mortag 

Douglas ‘69 Muse 

Cal ‘69 & Virginia Oraw 

Kerry ‘69 Rasmussen 

Ronald ‘69 Rorvig 

Stephen ‘69 Roth 

Russ ‘69 & Vicki Samuelson 

Ronald ‘69 & Beverly ‘72 Skinner 

John ‘69 & Linda Swanz 

Danny ‘69 Weist 

1970s 

Dale ‘70 & Vikki Adolph 

Bartel ‘70 Andresen Jr. 

Richard ‘70 & Gayle Berg 

Howard ‘70 & Audrey Bowman Jr. 

John ‘70 & Chita Ellison 

Collins ‘70 & Avis Johnson 

Paul ‘70 & Bonnie ‘71 Kronebusch 

Tom ‘70 Milesnick 

Mike ‘70 & Marsha Montgomery 

David ‘70 Roen 

Gene ‘70 & Vickie Surber 

Ronald ‘71 & Charlene Aasheim 

Darold ‘71 Anderson 

Alan ‘71 Baquet & Belinda ‘79 Rinker 

John ‘71 & Nina Baucus III 

John ‘71 Cook 

Gene ‘71 & Cheryl ‘71 Curry 

Joe ‘71 De Staffany 

Ronald ‘71 & Carol Fladager 

Victor ‘71 Garber 

Richard ‘71 & Betty ‘70 Henderson Jr. 

David ‘71 & Martha Hoag 

Richard ‘71 Jensen 

Gary ‘71 & Diana ‘73 Ochsner 

Lawrence ‘71 Poulton 

Diane ‘71 & Robert ‘74 Reklis 

Glenn ‘71 Rorvig 

Thomas ‘71 & Sandi Shawhan 

Hank ‘71 & Georgia ‘72 Sheer AB 

Lila ‘71 & Walter Taylor 

Gary ‘71 & Shirley ‘68 Tonn 

Gene ‘71 & Wendy Van Oosten 

David ‘71 & June ‘72 Voldseth 

Leon ‘71 & Billie ‘71 Welty 

Leonard ‘72 Backa 

Kenneth ‘72 Beard 

Alfred ‘72 & Barbara Blom 

Yun-Shan ‘72 Chen 

Ross ‘72 & Gretchen Fitzgerald 

James ‘72 & Beverly Horner 

Robert ‘72 Kratochvil

Rick ‘72 & Gail ‘76 Kuntz 

Steven ‘72 & Helen ‘71 Leck 

Allen ‘72 & Yvonne ‘73 Martinell 

Gordon ‘72 & Karen Nelsen 

Oliver ‘72 & Betty Offerdal 

Rodney ‘72 Pribyl 

Thomas ‘72 Ruffatto 

Bernard ‘72 & Sue ‘74 Schaff 

Rollin ‘72 & Donna ‘72 Sears 

Clyde ‘72 Steyee 

Stephen ‘72 Wilcox 

Patrick ‘72 & Terese Woodring 

Roger ‘73 & Mary ‘70 Antonich 

Rickey ‘73 & Debra Arnold 

William ‘73 Bohl 

Markus ‘73 & Denise ‘71 Brewer 

Ray ‘73 & Sharon Ditterline 

Daniel ‘73 & Janet Doornbos 

Gordon ‘73 & Deborah Hill 

Russell ‘73 Houck 

Robert ‘73 & Anne ‘73 Johnson 

Joseph ‘73 Krings 

Dale ‘73 Mahugh 

Patrick ‘73 & Mary Mistek 

Stanley ‘73 Pelton 

Ronald ‘73 Ramsfield 

James ‘73 Spalding 

Duane ‘73 Vick 

Myles ‘73 Watts 

Thomas ‘74 & Margareta Bishop 

David ‘74 Gaarder 

Duane ‘74 & Katherine ‘83 Gebhardt 

David ‘74 & Patti Gettel 

Mary ‘74 & Carl Koenen 

Gary ‘74 & Cathi Love 

Terry ‘74 & Livia Mitchell 

Bruce ‘74 Parker 

Ronald ‘74 & Mary ‘74 Paulick 

Dean ‘74 & Trudi Peterson 

Robert ‘74 Prchal 

Bernard ‘74 & Patty Ries 

Matthew ‘74 & Jody Ries 

Bruce ‘74 & Virginia ‘75 Sorensen 

Glen ‘74 & Glenda ‘75 Terry 

Harvey ‘74 & Lynn ‘76 Thompson 

Valarie ‘74 Warehime 

Wade ‘74 Williams 

James ‘74 & Lorilee Winter 

Keith ‘75 Alltucker 

Jeanne ‘75 & John Barnard 

Rebecca ‘75 & Robert Bronec 

Rodney ‘75 & Caroline Cole 

Dwight ‘75 Eisenman 

Robert ‘75 & Dena Engstrom 

John ‘75 & Joyce Gammon 

David ‘75 & Kelley-Jean Griswold 

Theodore ‘75 Hall 

James ‘75 & Sheri ‘81 Harvey 

William ‘75 & Deborah ‘79 Jones 

David ‘75 & Karen ‘74 Kelsey 

Dean ‘75 & Janet ‘75 McVey 

Thomas ‘75 Milkovich 

Robert ‘75 Story Jr. 

Paul ‘75 Svenvold 

Donald ‘75 Zimmerman 

David ‘76 & Susan Beard 

Roger ‘76 Beck 

Dino ‘76 & Maria D’Argenzio 

Brian ‘76 & Rebecca ‘78 De Puydt 

James ‘76 & Leslie ‘83 Drummond Jr. 

David ‘76 & Jenny ‘76 Heuck 

Daniel ‘76 Hybner 

Wesley ‘76 & Cheryl ‘76 Jensen 

Bonita ‘76 & Barry Kinsfather 

Edward ‘76 & Barbara ‘77 Malesich 

Sally ‘76 Metz & Marc Vanacht 

Russel ‘76 & Lorie Miner 

Kent ‘76 Mosher 

Arnold ‘76 Pike & Joyce Andrus 

Carol ‘76 Rossmiller 

Brad ‘76 & Kathryn ‘77 Schmitt 

Randall ‘76 Smith 

Carol ‘76 & Thomas Sparks 

Carla ‘76 & Donald Tessmer 

Kirk ‘76 & Stevia ‘76 Webb 

David ‘76 & Janet ‘78 Wichman 

Stephen ‘77 & Woon Agnew 

Leslie ‘77 & Chris Arthun 

Ronald ‘77 Bailey 

Beau ‘77 & Deb Bradley 

Robert ‘77 & Deborah ‘77 Crane 

Donald ‘77 & Patty Diegel 

Nancy ‘77 & Richard Gabel 

James ‘77 & Elizabeth ‘77 Granger 

Mark ‘77 & Kim Holzer 

George ‘77 & Peggy Kantz 

Keith ‘77 & Robin Kirscher 

Chris ‘77 & Vicki Kolstad 

Jane ‘77 Krambeer 

Charles ‘77 & Andrea ‘74 Lawrence 

Michael ‘77 & Betty MacNeil 

Clark ‘77 Maseman 

Dawn ‘77 Pettinelli 

Theodore ‘77 & Alison ‘77 Thompson 

Fred ‘77 & Mary Wambolt III 

Bruce ‘77 & Eileen Wright 

Susan ‘78 Allison 

Forest ‘78 Armstrong 

John ‘78 & Vanessa ‘79 Bays 

Wayne ‘78 Begger 

Karen ‘78 Black 

Susan ‘78 & Mark Bouse 

Craig ‘78 & Vickie ‘80 Coover 

Cherie ‘78 & Alan ‘79 Eck 

Clinton ‘78 Fairbanks 

John ‘78 & Carol Harwood 

Carol ‘78 Hilliard 

Jane ‘78 Holzer 

James ‘78 Hoven 

Alice ‘78 Jones 

Daryl ‘78 Klindworth 

Sharon ‘78 McCoy 

Daniel ‘78 & Laura Morton 

Daniel ‘78 Ogle 

Vinita ‘78 & Steven Shea 

David ‘78 Strouf 

Nancy ‘78 Verschoot 

Gregory ‘78 & Elizabeth Woods 

Todd ‘79 & Karen Ailes 

Colleen ‘79 Barnard 

Vickie ‘79 & William Baumgartner 

Tamara ‘79 & Larry Blake 

William ‘79 & Shannon ‘79 Brown 

Gary ‘79 Casterline 

Robbin ‘79 Green 

Sigrid ‘79 & Michael Greytak 

Julie ‘79 James 

John ‘79 & Mary Krieger 

Doran ‘79 & Laura Lynch 

Sue ‘79 MacAllister 

Wendy ‘79 & Ernie McCaffree 

Debra ‘79 & Richard ‘79 Melle 

Peter ‘79 Moe 

Richard ‘79 Ruff & Mary ‘85 Kleis 

Robert ‘79 & Maureen Schmitt 

Rod ‘79 & Mary Smith 

David ‘79 & Charla Taylor 

Robert ‘79 & Norma Wegmann 

Richard ‘79 & Julie ‘79 Welding 

Blake ‘79 & Ann ‘84 Williamson 

1980s 

Marc ‘80 & Kay Aberg 

Gerald ‘80 Ayers 

Jerry ‘80 & Lori Cope 

Cairn ‘80 Cross 

Robert ‘80 Drummond 

Marcus ‘80 Engler 

David ‘80 Hadley 

Scott ‘80 & Kathryn ‘91 Harvey 

Ann ‘80 Hubregsen 

Michael ‘80 & Nancy ‘80 Jensen 

Gregory ‘80 & Laureen Lackman 

Margaret ‘80 Misner 

Tamie ‘80 Pachek 

David ‘80 & Jan ‘79 Pratt 

David ‘80 Robbins 

Theresa ‘80 & Gerard Schuster 

Riki ‘80 Scott-Davidson 

Patricia ‘80 White 

Stephen ‘80 Yenko 

Daniel ‘81 & Deidrea Annala 

Robert ‘81 Brekke 

Joel ‘81 Clairmont 

Kevin ‘81 & Terri Curry 

Richard ‘81 Deschamps 

Michael ‘81 & Debbie Hagener 

Henry ‘81 Hildreth & Teri ‘76 Cottle 

Stacey ‘81 & Sigurd ‘83 Hovland 

Lyle ‘81 & Michelle King 

Chester ‘81 & Yaovaluck Kurowski Jr. 

Joseph ‘81 & Barbara ‘83 Larsen 

Matthew ‘81 Martin 

Sally ‘81 Moss 

John ‘81 & Julie Riley 

Daniel ‘81 Roddy 

Doreen ‘81 Schwartzenberger 

Jolene ‘81 & Orval Shaw 

Shawn ‘81 & Preston Sweeney 

Floyd ‘81 Thompson 

Tim ‘81 Watts 

Christopher ‘82 Bakwin 

Daniel ‘82 Biggerstaff 

Lory ‘82 & Gregory ‘86 Dye 

Gary ‘82 Fickle 

Gregory ‘82 Fox & Christi ‘83 

Fastnaught 

Colin ‘82 & Susan ‘83 Gartner 

William ‘82 Grey 

Chris ‘82 & Audrey Hohenboken 

Paul ‘82 & Teddi ‘85 Johannsen 

Lauri ‘82 & David Judd 

Susan ‘82 Lanning 

Connie ‘82 Larson 

Daniel ‘82 & Sarah ‘82 McClure 

Patrick ‘82 McDonald 

Bill ‘82 & Elaine ‘79 McLean 

Russell ‘82 & Bobbi ‘83 Menge 

Jeffrey ‘82 Murdock 

Samuel ‘82 & Linda Obrecht 

Carolyn ‘82 Pinkard 

Mark ‘82 & Susan Stephens 

Bonnie ‘82 & Henry Thies 

Patricia ‘83 Antonich 

Jeanne ‘83 Bartak 

James ‘83 & Lynn ‘85 Butcher 

Kimberlie ‘83 Gower 

Clark ‘83 & Michelle Lewis 

August ‘83 Loch 

Roger ‘83 Miller 

William ‘83 & Patti Raisl 

Lynn ‘83 Robertson 

Jeff ‘83 & Karmen Ruffatto 

Janet ‘83 & Grant Smith 

Annie ‘83 Trunkle-Smart & Roger Smart 

Jack ‘83 & Connie ‘96 Williams 

DuWayne ‘83 & Carrie Wilson 

Karen ‘84 & David Burnett 

Thomas ‘84 & Karla Dedman 

Charles ‘84 French 

Cary ‘84 Hogue 

Bennie ‘84 Ish 

Ken ‘84 & Cyndi Johnson 

Lisa ‘84 Johnson 

John ‘84 & Margaret Lawson 

Christine ‘84 & James Logan 

Bill ‘84 & Kristina ‘86 Martinell 

Kevin ‘84 Merrill 

Robert ‘84 Nicholson & Diana Stanek 

Cathy ‘84 Roheim 

Carol ‘84 Sippel 

Ronald ‘84 & Teresa Violett 

Paul ‘84 & Janet ‘83 Wertheimer 

Wendy ‘84 Williams & David 

Caracciolo 

Frederick ‘84 Zook 

Leslie ‘85 Bush 

Andrea ‘85 Clarke 

Joni ‘85 & James Collins 

James ‘85 Crosslin 

William ‘85 Dragt 

Wanda ‘85 & Michael Foley 

John ‘85 Grande 

Brad ‘85 & Jody ‘86 Haidle 

William ‘85 Hoagland & Karin ‘85 

Hoffman 

Roger ‘85 Hybner 

Cel ‘85 Johnson 

Yvonne ‘85 Jones 

David ‘85 Lodman 

Douglas ‘85 & Debbie McWilliams 

John ‘85 & Michele Rauser 

Jeff ‘85 Repp & Maureen ‘87 O’Rourke 

Ross ‘85 Retzlaff 

Michael ‘85 Ridgeway 

Charles ‘85 & Shirley ‘83 Roloff 

Calvin ‘85 & Virginia Sibley 

Paul ‘85 Smith 

Scott ‘85 Thackeray 

Walter ‘85 & Nina ‘87 Zidack 

Jeffrey ‘86 Connor 

Roger ‘86 & Arlene Dunn 

James ‘86 & Deborah ‘99 Greany 

Darrell ‘86 Grogan 

Scott ‘86 Kolstad 

Brent ‘86 & Stacey Mannix 

Scott ‘86 & D. Nesbit 

Lisa ‘86 Parker 

Anita ‘86 Pecukonis 

Todd ‘86 & Candace ‘86 Peplin 

Ricki ‘86 Ralston 

Michael ‘86 Spry 

Douglas ‘86 & Sharon ‘87 Stevenson 

Amor ‘86 & Colleen ‘76 Yahyaoui 

Curtis ‘87 Baker 

Monica ‘87 & Tim Broschat 

Ronald ‘87 & Debra ‘87 Carlstrom 

Jerome ‘87 & Caroline ‘87 Chvilicek 

Debra ‘87 & Kenny Crawford 

Julie ‘87 Fait 

Donald ‘87 Feist 

Gary ‘87 Fellows 

Timothy ‘87 Fettkether & Stephanie 

Coyle 

LaDonn ‘87 & Matthew ‘86 McElligott 

Robert ‘87 Phares 

William ‘87 & Cathryn ‘87 Rankin 

William ‘87 Tietz III 

David ‘87 & Vonda Todd 

John ‘87 & Shelly Turner 

Karl ‘88 & Tawny Arnds Jr. 

John ‘88 Goroski & Jane Karas 

Joyce ‘88 & Douglas Gross 

Donna ‘88 & Rick Hilyard 

Clayton ‘88 & JoDee Kaasa 

Kevin ‘88 & Cindy Murray 

Susan ‘88 Schoenian 

Russel ‘88 & Paula Steinbeisser 

Stephen ‘89 & April Baiamonte 

Sandra ‘89 & Michael ‘86 Germann 

James ‘89 & Erin ‘92 Glennie 

Randal ‘89 & Valerie Hanson 

Bryan ‘89 & Camille Kindle 

Kent ‘89 Kupfner 


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1990s 

David ‘90 & Kara Bell 

Raina ‘90 & L. Blackman 

Peter ‘90 & Holly ‘90 Brosten 

Mark ‘90 & Karen ‘90 Campbell 

Scott ‘90 & Audrey ‘89 Lackman 

Thomas ‘90 & Patricia ‘89 Mott 

David ‘90 Mousel 

Karen ‘90 & William West 

Thomas ‘90 Works 

Rebecca ‘91 & Lanny DeHaan 

James ‘91 & Betsy Ellingson 

Pamela ‘91 Humphrey 

David ‘91 & Susan Lalman 

Justin ‘91 & Amy McKerrow 

Anne ‘91 & Don Osborne 

Lisa ‘91 & Shawn ‘90 Peterson 

Bradley ‘91 & Luann Schloesser 

Ellen ‘92 & John Billingslea 

SharLa ‘92 & Stephen Lalum 

Clint ‘92 & Adana ‘92 Stevenson 

Kimberly ‘93 & Trampus ‘95 Barhaug 

Wade ‘93 & Gina Chambers 

Donna ‘93 Clinton 

Jack ‘93 Igelman 

Lester ‘93 Johnson 

Carla ‘93 Lawrence 

Shanna ‘93 & Julian Mariscal 

Judith ‘93 Warrick 

Randal ‘93 & Rebecca ‘93 Wolenetz 

Norman ‘94 Bellows 

Jacquie ‘94 & Stacy Bolton 

Carol ‘94 & Robert Flaherty 

Roberta ‘94 & Charles Lindemulder 

Leah ‘94 Olson 

Rick ‘94 & Deborah Perleberg 

Rex ‘94 & Kim Phipps 

Ella ‘94 Wright 

Jacob ‘95 & Jamie ‘97 Barnosky 

Douglas ‘95 & Jennifer Dragseth 

Troy ‘95 & Carol ‘94 Dutton 

John ‘95 & Crystal Jones 

Blaine ‘95 Karst 

Eric ‘95 & Jodi Martin 

Renita ‘95 & Wayne Rhoades 

Sara ‘95 & Darrell Stevenson 

Todd ‘95 Wagner 

Stephanie ‘96 Breen 

Heidi ‘96 Brewer 

Darin ‘96 & Nicole Buerkle 

Jody ‘96 & Petra ‘97 Hurst 

Jolyn ‘96 & Scott ‘96 Kanning 

Kathleen ‘96 & Rob ‘89 Rath 

Christopher ‘96 Renn 

David ‘96 & Michelle Wolstein 

Lih-An ‘96 Yang & Andrew McKean 

Brandon ‘97 & Susan ‘98 Beavers 

Evan ‘97 Carlisle 

Eli ‘97 & Alison ‘98 Hamm 

Ty ‘97 Jones 

Ward ‘97 Jones 

Jane ‘97 & Kristopher Mangold 

Casey ‘97 & Steffanie McGowan 

Jason ‘97 & Karen ‘96 Noyes 

Edward ‘97 & Tricia ‘98 Rollins 

Sharla ‘97 & Bob Sackman 

August ‘97 Wieser Jr. 

Brian ‘98 Decker 

Adam ‘98 & Allison ‘98 Grove 

Clain ‘98 Jones 

Kimberly ‘98 Konzak 

Billie ‘98 Norris 

Justin ‘98 Roscoe 

Sue Ann ‘98 & Hans ‘97 Streufert 

Wendy ‘98 & Kurt Vance 

Matthew ‘99 & Cynthia McKamey 

Jay ‘99 & Sonja ‘00 Skovlin 

2000s 

Cheryl ‘00 Moore-Gough & Robert 

Gough 

Stephen ‘00 Peters 

Scott ‘00 & Jill ‘02 Thompson 

William ‘00 Whitehurst III 

Ole ‘01 Becken 

Daniel ‘01 & Serena Dobler 

Jeffrey ‘01 Holmes 

Gordon ‘02 & Michelle Lockwood 

Sharlene ‘02 Sing 

Julie ‘03 Bos 

Stefani ‘03 & Jason Jerman 

Tucker ‘03 Rice 

Timothy ‘03 Skinner 

Lisa ‘04 Benz 

Laura ‘04 Bruner 

Lisa ‘04 Duffey 

Erik ‘06 Broeder 

Friends, including graduates of other 

MSU colleges 

Dorothy ‘44 Aasheim 

Glen & Linda Aasheim 

Jane ‘39 Ahrendes 

Elinor ‘71 Amundson 

An Anonymous 

Denise ‘96 Ansotegui & Neil Bergeron 

Norman ‘04 Asbjornson 

Clyde Aspevig & Carol Guzman-Aspevig 

Joe Atwood 

Henry & Kay Bedford 

R. ‘51 Bell 

Richard ‘55 & Virginia Bell 

William ‘57 Bell 

Joan & Ben Berg 

Clarey & W. Bermingham 

Mark ‘69 Blair 

Frank & Dorothy Boyd 

William ‘56 & Jean ‘57 Bradford 

Helen ‘59 Brock 

William & Phyllis Brown 

Willora Brown 

Rodger Bruce 

Lavern Brusven 

Frank ‘69 & Patty Buckley 

Tanya ‘78 & David Cameron 

A. Cargill 

Marquerite Carlstrom 

Valerie ‘89 & Clint Carr 

Sterling Carroll 

Thomas & Earlene Carroll 

Jan & Jeremiah Cashman 

C. & Virginia Coffee 

Caren ‘91 Coffee 

William ‘86 Coffee 

Cathy ‘86 & Richard Conover 

Debby & Lynn Cornwell 

Marilyn & Gail Cramer 

Irene Dale 

Caroline Davis TTEE & David Matti 

Laurie Davis 

Shirley & George DeBelly 

Peter ‘50 Decker 

Glenna deRham 

Joe & Andrea DiMarco 

Doris ‘83 Do & Donald Strock 

Marjorie ‘43 Dogterom 

Elise ‘99 Donohue 

Patricia ‘88 Dunn 

Alan Dyer 

Gary ‘70 & Kathleen Enneberg 

Bill & Elaine Ewasiuk 

Mary Faaborg 

Rita & Richard Fish 

Mary ‘43 Fjeld 

Ethel Fleming 

Connie & Pat Ford 

Barbara Freier 

Herbert Freier 

Holly & Dell Fuller 

Steve Gallus 

Geoffrey & Patricia Gamble 

Joseph ‘44 & Margaret Gary 

Dianne & Mark Giesick 

Debra ‘00 & Michael ‘83 Gill 

Patrick Gilmore 

Ronald Glock 

Marsha Goetting 

Joyce & *Andreas Grande 

Paul & Barbara Grieco 

WM. & William Groepper Jr. 

Milly ‘68 & Joseph Gutkoski 

Stan ‘72 Haglof 

Dean ‘85 & Ann Halse 

Sandi & Roger Hamilton 

Douglas ‘01 & Staci ‘03 Hammell 

Charles ‘85 & Shirley Hamp III 

Ella ‘40 Hannah 

Jean Hansen 

Earl ‘69 & Patricia Hanson 

Marian & *Darrel Hanson 

Douglas ‘83 & Bekki Hashley 

Lora ‘65 Hedegaard 

Cecile ‘97 & Daniel ‘72 Hertz 

E. ‘49 & *Leo Hoffart 

Doretta Hofland 

Deanna ‘76 & Sonny ‘65 Holland 

Doris Hopstad 

Kyle Hopstad 

Michael ‘69 & Ella ‘69 Howard 

Anne Huber 

Fred Itcaina 

Roberta Jacobs 

James & Lorna Johnson 

John ‘49 & Barbara Johnson 

Sylvia Kafka 

Teresa Kannegieter 

Ann ‘66 Kapernick 

*Herb & Nonie Kern 

Patricia & Charles Kirk 

*Warren Koebel 

Matt & Ann Komac 

Wade & Margaret Kumlien 

Don ‘49 & Patricia ‘49 Langohr Jr. 

Harvey & LaVille ‘71 Larson 

Lester Leachman 

Debra LeBlanc 

Robert ‘73 & Sue Leigland 

Teresa ‘83 & Scott ‘82 LeProwse 

Thomas ‘52 LeProwse 

David Leuschen 

Janet & Daniel Lieberg 

Pearl Linker 

Celia ‘56 & Roy ‘61 Linn 

Ed & Connie Lord 

Brian ‘64 & Patricia Loucks 

John ‘73 & Cynthia Luebbe 

Margaret ‘46 & James ‘48 Lyons 

Jack & Marilyn MacAllister 

Donna Mandeville 

Nancy Marks 

Sarah ‘95 Mathews 

Douglas ‘70 & Dorothy Matthies 

Kathy ‘76 McCleary 

Lorna McCormick 

Shari & Tom McCoy 

Carl McIntosh 

Eleanor ‘44 McKamey 

Glenn McLellan 

Margaret ‘46 & Gordon ‘48 McLeod 

Beverly & Russell McMurray 

L. Mehlhoff 

Larry Mehlhoff 

Audrey ‘72 & Richard ‘74 Melone 

William & Mary Merrick 

Caryle & Peter Merrill 

Berneita & James Mitchell 

Robert ‘78 & Kathleen Morrison 

Carol ‘54 Mosher 

Kim & Denise Murray 

David ‘69 & Shelley ‘68 Neil 

Esther Nelson 

Frances & Lawrence Nelson 

Gerald & La Vonne Nielsen 

Rodger ‘84 & Laura Nordahl 

Kay Nordlund 

John & Gwyn Nordwick 

Maureen & Loren Oelkers 

Gretchen & Joe Olheiser 

Linda ‘77 & Ronald ‘72 Olson 

Lorri Olson 

James & Dianne Osen 

Thomas ‘67 & Arty Parac 

Margaret Parker 

Don Petritz 

Bonnie Pinkerton 

Robert & Nancy Planalp 

Arthur ‘58 Post 

Kristi ‘88 & Chris Ragar 

Katey Reiman 

Pamela ‘77 Rein 

JoAnn ‘83 & Bruce Riley 

James & Kay Rivenes 

Alberta Rivera 

Joseph ‘85 & Susan ‘85 Roberts 

Coreen Robson 

Steve ‘82 & Kim Roderick 

John ‘52 & Beverly Rose 

Mary ‘72 Ross & Warren Worth 

Walter ‘49 & Shirley Sales Sr. 

John ‘79 & Annette ‘80 Schipf 

Jean & Steven Schnee 

Leonard Schock 

Dan & Jeanne Scott 

Martin ‘43 & Adeline Settle 

Scott ‘78 Settle 

Suzanne Severin 

Holly & Jerry Severson 

John & Linda Sherwood 

Ilah & Ray Shriver 

Georgia ‘44 Simkins 

Charles & Martha Smith 

Phylis Somers 

Ruth ‘69 Sommerfeld 

Stuart & Barb Starner 

Douglas & Lori Steele 

Don Steinbeisser 

Joe & Mary Ann Steinbeisser Jr. 

Marian Stevenson 

Lois ‘72 Stewart 

Vern & Carol Stewart 

Dorothy & John Stocksdale 

Gladys & James Stout 

Jay ‘46 & Juanita Stovall 

Daniel ‘66 Sundling 

Laura & Steven Sweeney 

James ‘85 Taylor 

Susan ‘77 Thomas & Curt Kochner 

Christine Thomas-Flitcroft 

Brent ‘83 & Kathryn ‘84 Thompson 

Marie Thompson 

Bill & Debbie Tierney 

Adeline ‘52 Ueland 

James ‘76 & Susan Ueland 

Helen ‘44 Uhlrich 

Colleen Vosburg 

Fred & Gwen Wacker 

Norman & Cathy Weeden 

Steven ‘78 & Nita ‘80 Wheeler 

Roger & Vicky Whitaker 

Melody & Gilbert White 

Kathleen ‘37 Williamson 

Susan & James Wines 

James ‘71 & Carolyn ‘72 Zimmerman 

Organizations 

7 W Farms 

A & M Management Services 

AAON, Inc. 

Anderson ZurMuehlen & CO., P.C.

Arant Concrete, Inc. 

Arthun Ranch Inc. 

BASF Corporation 

Basin Angus Ranch 

Battle Ridge Ranch 

Belgrade Chamber of Commerce 

BF & S Farms 

Big Horn Veterinary Hospital 

Big M Outfitters 

Big Sky Management, Inc. 

Blair Unlimited 

Boe Brothers Foundation 

Bozeman Chamber of Commerce 

Bradley Livestock LC 

Braun Creek Angus Ranch 

Cal Oraw Insurance & Auction Co. 

Caravan Trust 

Careless Creek Land & Livestock 

Cargill, Inc. 

Cashman Nursery 

Centennial Livestock 

Chinook Veterinary Clinic 

CHS Foundation 

CJV Incorporated 

Coffee Cattle Company 

Committee MT Wheat & Barley 

Cornwell Ranch Family 

Cousins Restaurant 

Crazy Mountain Stockgrowers 

Association 

Crow Coulee Ranch Corp 

Dan & Jeanne Scott Family Foundation 

Dana Ranch Company, Inc. 

Dave Bell Fields Inc. 

David M. Leuschen Foundation 

Desert Claim Farm 

Drysdale, McLean & Guza, PLLP 

Estate of Sara S. Rosenthal 

Farm Bureau Financial Services 

Fennessy & Crocker 

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fun 

First Interstate BancSystem 

First Interstate BancSystem Foundation 

First Interstate Bank 

First Security Bank of Bozeman 

Fisher Scientific 

Fladager Enterprises, Inc. 

Flying D Ranch 

G G Schock, Inc. 

Gallatin Beef Producers Assoc 

Gallatin Cattlewomen 

Gallatin Valley Health/Fitness Group, LL 

Gateway Simmental, LLC 

Glasgow Stockyards, Inc. 

Grande Ranch Company 

Granger Pure-Bred Angus 

Green Ranch LLC 

Griffin Dairy Inc 

H Bar R Ranches 

Haaland Company, Inc. 

Haidle Farms 

Hayhook Ranch 

Helena High School Booster Club 

Hepp Agency 

Homer A. & Mildred S. Scott 

Foundation 

Hubble, Ridgeway, Unmack & Westveer 

IBM 

IX Ranch 

J & V Restaurant Supply & Refrigeration 

J.B. Grierson Company 

Jack & Marilyn MacAllister Foundation 

Jim Peterson Ranch 

Johnson-Lambe Co. 

Johnstone Ranch LLC 

Jones Cattle Company 

Junkermier Clark Campanella Stevens, P.C 

K R AG, Inc. 

L.O. Cattle Company 

Larsen Production, Inc. 

Lazy T Heart Ranch 

L-Diamond 

Louie Petrie Ranch 

Maple Park Corporation of Georgia 

Mary R. Fisher Elementary School 

Matador Ranch, Inc. 

Mobil Retirees 

Monsanto Co. 

Montana Livestock Ag Credit, Inc. 

Montana Milling, Inc. 

Montana Travel Inc. 

Mott Ranch 

Muddy Creek Ranch 

Nefsy Foundation 

Northern Broadcasting System, Inc 

Northrop Grumman Space Technology 

Northwest Farm Credit Services 

O R O Grain Corporation 

Paisley Enterprises 

Pfizer, Inc. 

Plants Etc. 

Prickly Pear Simmental Ranch LLP 

Rafter D Ranch 

Ressler Motor Company 

Revolution Ranch, Inc. 

Ries Land & Cattle, Inc. 

Robinson Ranch 

Rollin Rock Angus 

Ruth and Vernon Taylor Foundation 

S and S Farms 

Scattered Acres Farms, Inc. 

Settle Ranch Co. 

Sieben Ranch Company 

Smith 6-S Livestock 

Stockman Bank 

Switchback Ranch 

Team Athletic Goods, Inc. 

Team Sports, Inc. 

Tee Bar Ranch Co 

Thayer Agency 

U Lazy 6 Construction 

Ueland Family Ltd. Partnership 

UPS Foundation 

Van Sloun Foundation 

Vejay Energy & Land, Inc. 

Watts and Associates, Inc. 

Wells Fargo Bank Great Falls 

Wells Fargo Bank-Fargo 

Wells Fargo Foundation 

Wells Fargo Matching Gift Program 

Wertheimer Ranch 

Westbred, LLC 

Westmont Spray Service 

Whitehurst Appraisals, Inc. 

Willow Lake Ranch 

Willow Springs Foundation 

WTR Outfitters, LLC 

Zinpro Corporation 

Steer a Year, 2006-2007 (may also be 

included individually) 

Gary Adams 

Harry and Ellen Allen, Pocket Creek 

Ranch 

Sky Anderson, Hayhook Ranch 

Page Anderson, CA Ranch 

Carol Arant, Arant Concrete Inc. 

Bair Ranch Foundation 

Beau Bradley, Bradley Livestock 

Taylor and Shannon Brown, Northern 

Broadcasting System 

Darin & Nicole Buerkle 

James and Lynn Butcher, Gateway 

Simmental 

Jake Callantine 

Dave Cameron, Dana Ranches 

Rick and Nancy Cline, R Bar N Ranch 

Jim and Cari Cloud 

Caren Coffee, Coffee Cattle Company 

Caroline Davis 

Dennis and Kris Descheemaeker, 

L-Diamond 

Bill Donald, Cayuse Livestock Company 

Elise Donohue 

Jed Evjene, American Fork Ranch 

Rob & Cindy Fraser, Miles City 

Livestock Commission 

Loren Giem ,Giem Ranch 

Tim Gill, Montana Livestock Ag Credit, 

Inc. 

Bruce Glennie 

John Goroski and Jane Karas 

John Green, Green Ranch 

Dusty Hahn, Hahn Ranch 

Kevin Halverson 

Michael and Ella Mae Howard 

Roger Indreland, Indreland Angus 

Ranch 

Ty Jones 

Mark Kossler, Flying D Ranch 

John McDonald, Triangle Ranch 

Lenny and Amy McDonald, Merrimac 

Cattle Co. 

Doug and Kim McRae, Greenleaf Land 

and Livestock 

J. Dwain Meyer, Muir Ranch Company 

Eric Moore, Solaris Feeders LLC 

Jim Murphy, Bair Ranch Foundation 

Steve and Lisbeth Page, Three Bar 

Ranch 

Kevin Pearce, Mill Creek Ranch 

Jim and Lorraine Peterson, Jim 

Peterson Ranch 

Dean & Trudy Peterson, E.L. Peterson 

Ranch 

Bob Redland, Redland Red Angus 

Chuck and Pam Rein, Rein Anchor 

Ranch 

Ross and Doris Robinson, Robinson 

Ranch 

John Schiph 

Randy & Emily Smith 

Travis Standley 

Dean and Karen Wang 

Ranchers Circle (as of 11/15/07, may 

also be included individually) 

Ansotegui, Ray Honorarium by Big Sky 

Management 

Bakwin Ranch 

Bank of Baker 

Bank of the Rockies 

Battle Ridge Ranch 

Baucus, John & Nina 

Bedford, Henry & Kay 

Bradley, Beau & Deb 

CA Cattle Company 

Careless Creek Land & Livestock 

Cargill, Dr. A.S. 

Cayuse Livestock Company 

Cenex Harvest States 

Centennial Livestock 

Coffee Cattle Company 

Coleman Limousin Ranch 

Cornwell Family Ranches 

Cross Four Ranch 

Crow Creek Ranch (Jaye & Linda 

Johnson/Scott & Jodie Buxbaum) 

Dana Ranch 

Descheemaeker Ranch 

Diamond B Companies 

Draggin’ Y Ranch 

Dufresne Foundation 

Edwards Angus Ranch 

First Interstate Bank Branches & 

Foundation 

First Security Bank Foundation 

Forty Cool CATS 

Fraser, Rob & Cindy 

Gateway Simmental, L.L.C. 

Glennie, Bruce & Erin 

Grande Ranch Company 

Greytak, Mike & Sig 

Hall & Hall 

Hanson, Marian 

Harrington, Don & Shirley 

Harrison Land & Livestock (Mark & 

Patti Harrison) 

Hawkins, Jr., W.W., DVM 

Hayhook Ranch 

Holt, Bill & Ramona 

IX Ranch 

J.B. Grierson Company 

Keller, Vernon & Averill 

LO Cattle Company (Bill Brown, Jr. & 

Family) 

Lord, Ed & Connie 

Louie Petrie Ranch 

Lower, Wayne & Linda 

Marsh, Todd & Stacie 

Midland Bull Test 

Montana Angus Association 

Montana Beef Council 

Montana Farm Bureau Federation & 

Farm Bureau Companies 

Montana Feed Association 

Montana Livestock Ag Credit, Inc. 

Montana Stockgrowers Association 

Montana Woolgrowers Memorial Fund 

MSU Foundation 

Murphy, Brendan, Joan & Family 

Nance Petroleum 

Northern Broadcasting System (Taylor 

& Shannon Brown) 

Northwest Farm Credit Services 

Pacific Steel & Recycling 

Paugh Family Ranches - Since 1882 

Peterson Ranch, Jim & Lorraine 

Pilster, Larry & Madge 

Prickly Pear Simmental 

Rollin Rock Angus 

Ross, James & Mary 

Sieben Live Stock Company (Hibbard 

Families) 

Sitz Angus Ranch 

Smith 6-S Livestock (Smith Family) 

Sonny Todd Real Estate 

Steinbeisser, Don 

Steinbeisser, Joe 

Stevenson, Keith & Roberta & Family 

Stockman Bank 

Stovall, Jay & Juanita & Family 

Switchback Ranch (David Leuschen) 

Taylor, Watty & Lila 

The Browning Kimball Foundation 

The Dan Scott Family Foundation 

The Paul Grieco Fund 

The Ruth & Vernon Taylor Foundation 

The Wayne Stevenson Family 

Tierney, Bill & Debbie 

Treasure State Seed/Don & Laurie 

Becker 

True Foundation 

Tutvedt Farms (Harold & Shirley 

Tutvedt) 

Tutvedt, Bruce & Linda 

U.S. Bank 

Ueland Ranches Inc. 

Van Dyke Angus Ranch 

Walsh W Bar Ranch/Ruby Valley 

National Bank 

Wanke, Harold & Evelyn Planned Gift 

Watts Family 

Wells Fargo Bank 

West Feeds 

White, Mac 

White, Melody 

Zimmerman, Ned 

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