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April 2007 Archives
Tech student named to regents
 Gov.
Brian Schweitzer appointed Kerra Melvin, a junior at Montana Tech,
for a one-year term as the student regent on the state Board of
Regents on Wednesday.
Melvin is studying business information systems and has an overall
grade point average of 4.0. She is a 2005 graduate of Butte Central
High School. Melvin, 20, said she was honored to be selected and
said she will work to be “a great advocate for students.’’
“I’ll work for affordability, accessibility and transferability
of credits,’’ she said.
Melvin, who said she is not an advocate of either major political
party, is working as a legislative intern for a Helena law firm,
monitoring committee meetings and tracking the status of bills.
Melvin, whose term begins July 1, will succeed Heather O’Loughlin,
a University of Montana law student from Great Falls.
Tech student doing a research internship at MIT
Pat Kane, a student triple-majoring in Computer Science, IT&D,
and Biology will be researching at MIT as part of the 2007 Amgen-UROP
Scholars Program. Pat, who is a Micron Scholar will be doing his
research this summer.
“Pat is an excellent student who has done outstanding work
in each of my courses,” said Celia Schachczenski.
Amgen Scholars learn how to collaborate effectively in research
settings while investigating areas of research interest within a
specific discipline and gaining practical skills and knowledge for
both graduate study and post-graduation careers. Participants become
fully integrated in MIT’s summer research community, interacting
with faculty mentors and fellow undergraduates while participating
in research seminars and other networking events. Most importantly,
Amgen Scholars will become involved in exciting research and will
contribute to the advancement of science in an area of interest.
Tech student wins Goldwater Scholarship
 Montana
Tech student Chris Dienes, has received a prestigious National Scholarship.
Chris was one of 317 students nation-wide to receive the Barry M
Goldwater Scholarship. Chris is a junior math major, whose academic
record and application are exceptional. Chris’s essay, "Promoting
the Understanding of Statistics in Today's Society" described
the importance of communicating the understanding of statistics
to society. Appreciating that when combined with a true interest
in education, the impact of one's work can extend beyond those in
the field, Chris will contribute richly to the community during
the course of his career.
“I am very excited about attending graduate school and having
a career in math. This scholarship will make it possible for me
to chase these dreams. It is also nice to know that you have just
as good an opportunity at national scholarships at Montana Tech
as you do at larger universities,” Dienes stated.
Business students inducted into honor society
 Nine
Montana Tech Business students and one professor were recently inducted
into the Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society. Sigma Beta Delta is a honor
society for students in business, management, and administration.
Becoming a member of Sigma Beta Delta is he highest natonal recogniion
a business student can recieve at a college or university with a
Sigma Beta Delta chapter. To be eligible for membership, a business
student must rank in the upper 20 percent of the junior, senior
or master's class and be invited to membership by the faculty officers.
The purposes of Sigma Beta Delta are to encourage and recognize
scholarship and achievement among students of business, management
and administration, and to encourage and promote personal and professional
improvement and a life distinguished by honorable service to humankind.
This classes inductees are: Jeremy Harvey, Michael Huotte, Becki
Driscoll, Jonna Davis, Levi Dyckman, Katherine Dorr, Toni Perry,
Jenelle Stokken, Clifford Ricky and honorary inductee, John Nugent.
Congratulations Montana Tech Mining Team
This year the Montana Tech Mining Team competed for the 29th straight
year, at the International Intercollegiate Mining Competition.
This year it was held in Tucson, Arizona. In the competition five
person teams compete with schools from around the world in seven
different mining events. This year Montana Tech sent one women's
team and two men's teams. The Men’s A team placed 2nd overall,
Men’s B team placed 6th overall, and the Women’s team
placed 2nd overall.
Tech professors have papers accepted for international conference
in Germany
Drs. John and Roberta Ray of Montana Tech's Liberal Studies Department
have been competitively selected to present papers at the International
Listening Association's convention to be held in July in Frankfurt,
Germany. Their papers center on the importance of listening for
effective citizenship and a functioning democracy.
Congratulations to MSTC graduate students
Congratulations to Dakota Cannavaro and Brandi Watts of the Technical
Communications graduate department. They have had their poster session
accepted for the Annual Society for Technical Communication conference
in Minneapolis in May.
Biology students being accepted to medical and veterinary
schools
-Kirk Caddell, a biology student, has been offered a position at
the University of Arizona Medical School.
-Lydia Gnagey has accepted a position at Colorado Sate University
School of Veterinary Medicine.
-Jonnae Lumsden has been accepted to Oregon State School of Veterinary
Medicine.
- Zar Berg was offered a summer internship in toxicology at UC Davis.
Metallurgical student receives scholarship to LeaderShape
Institute
Nick Gow, a student in Metallurgical Engineering, has received a
scholarship to the LeaderShape Institute this summer from the ASM
Foundation.
The LeaderShape Institute is a six-day experience which builds leadership
skills that no other program can match. The Institute is full of
self-discovery and learning from practical experiences that build
leadership concepts and abilities.
Micron Presentations
Representatives from Micron Technology of Boise Idaho will be on
campus April 19. Micron will be here to present two scholarships
to CS/SE students. In addition to the scholarships the "Micron
Scholars" get a summer internship. The ceremony will be held
at 4pm on April 19 in the Student Union Building.
Track meets need volunteers
Butte High School and Butte Central are in need of volunteers for
their upcoming track meets. If you are interested in volunteering
please contact Amanda Badovinac at abadovinac@sjch.org.
Butte High meet – April 21
Butte Central meet – April 30
Athletic Update
The Montana Tech Volleyball Team competed at the UM- Western Tournament
on March 24. Tech had two teams competing in the 11-team tournament.
One team went undefeated in the tournament and placed first. That
team consisted of Jodi Hogart, Cassie Hodges, CoreyAnne Russell,
Lacie Brenton, Jessie Conners, and Janet Friesz. The other Tech
team placed 8th.
The Montana Tech Football Team will hold its second spring scrimmage
today April 6th at 4:30pm. More than 100 plays are scheduled as
the coaching staff continues their evaluation of 105 gridiron hopefuls.
Today’s scrimmage will include various offense/defense field
positions and their associated situations. Special teams will include
live punting and field goals.
April 27, 2007
Environmental Design Team Brings Home More Hardware
 Montana
Tech’s Environmental Design Team brings home two trophies
in the WERC Consortium for Environmental Education and Technology
Development Environmental Design Contest. Months of hard work paid
off for the teams as they were able to keep Tech’s impressive
streak of bringing home trophies alive.
Team one entered Task 4 (Conversion of Biomass Resource to Useful
Forms of Energy and Other Products) and placed second. Team members
were Keri Petritz, Cameron Clark, Anna Carter, Devin McCarthy, Jonathan
Johnstone, Mary Kunish, Britney Welsch, Yana Robertson, and Meaghen
Kraft.
Team two entered Task 5 (Bacteria and/or Virus Removal from Pond
Water) and also placed second. Team members were Josh Bryson, Laura
Griffis, Narven Osteen, Grant Rodway, Mike Welch, Jessie Boettcher,
Yana Robertson, and Meaghen Kraft.
The teams were advised by Mark Peterson, of Montana Tech’s
Mine Waste Technology Program and Holly Peterson, of Montana Tech’s
Environmental Engineering Department.
Alumni Mining Team Takes First
The Montana Tech Alumni Team took first place in the Alumni Division
of the 29th Annual International Intercollegiate Mining Competition
hosted by the University of Arizona held in Tucson, Arizona on March
24th defeating the University of Missouri-Rolla and University of
Arizona. They placed first in hand steel, swede saw, and mucking;
second in track stand, gold panning, and survey and third in jack
leg. The team consisted of, Robin McCulloch (Tech Mining Prof.),
Tye Lasich (GEOE ’04), Justin Sullivan (MIN ’04), Russell
Sheets (GEOE ’02), and Matt Haas (MIN ’02).
Tech Library Receives Allocation
Betsy Harper-Garlish, Montana Tech faculty librarian, has received
a $6,500 allocation from the Montana State Library Commission in
support of the virtual reference service which she heads called,
“Ask a Montana Librarian” (http://montanalibraries.org
<http://montanalibraries.org/>). “Ask a Montana Librarian”
is part of a nationwide cooperative providing 24/ 7 access to librarians
who answer questions via live chat and email.
Betsy has chaired the Montana branch of the cooperative since 2004.
She is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the
service, administering the software, and handling training and scheduling
for 40 librarians in 24 participating Montana libraries.
Alumni Selected as Marshall Memorial Fellow
 Chris
“Shoots” Veis has been selected as a 2007 American Marshall
Memorial Fellow through the German Marshall Fund. Veis, a member
of the Billings City Council, will travel to Europe in June for
the fellowship. Veis is the first person from Montana chosen for
a Marshall Memorial Fellowship.
Veis is one of fifty-seven emerging American leaders representing
20 states and the District of Columbia that have been awarded the
prestigious Marshall Memorial Fellowship (MMF) for 2007. They will
each spend 23 days in Europe visiting institutions, societies, and
cultures and learning about economic, political, and social issues
facing the United States and Europe. Now entering its 25th year,
the MMF program currently includes Fellows from 21 European countries
and the United States. Click HERE
for more.
Tech Student Wins Scholarship
Montana Tech student Kirsten Howerlls recently won a $1,500 scholarship
from the Wyoming chapter of explosive engineers. Congratulations
Kirsten!
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