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n | New VP—A wealth of higher education experience and government fiscal management earned Robert Duringer the job of vice president for administration and finance in 2001. He came from the University of Maine, where he served in the same position. Before that he was director of business affairs at Oregon State University and chief financial officer for the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky. Duringer oversees UM’s finances and budgets, human resources, and facilities management. | n |  |
n | Excellent Fund Raising—The Missoula business and professional community and UM employees contributed more than $350,000 to support academic programs during the 2001-02 academic year. The UM Foundation raised the money through its annual Missoula Business Drive for the Excellence Fund, making student scholarships a priority. As in years past, Missoulians continued their tradition of giving, which contributes to UM’s academic excellence. |
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New Foundation President—Sharen Peters was promoted to president of The University of Montana Foundation. She had been the organization’s vice president for major gift development. Peters joined the UM Foundation in 1983 as an accountant. Over the years she has held management positions in both fund raising and business operations. Peters began the foundation’s planned giving program in 1991 and worked extensively to secure such gifts during UM’s Capital Campaign. |  |
A New MAP—Under the guidance of Human Resource Services Director Kathy Crego, the University worked throughout the year to create a new program to reward classified staff members for their hard work and accomplishments. The Montana University System Achievement Program was piloted on the UM campus. Known as MAP, the program involves more adherence to institutional missions and goal setting and increased two-way communication between supervisors and employees. | |||
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New COT Dean—R. Paul Williamson, a former internal consultant for the Indian Motorcycle Corp., was named dean of UM-Missoula’s College of Technology in late 2001. Williamson previously was vice president of instruction at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute in Hudson, N.C., and also was executive vice president, academic dean and dean of Bethel College in McKenzie, Tenn. He has extensive experience with business and community-based programs. |  |
Griz Grass—A $1 million gift from an anonymous donor bought the Montana Grizzlies football team a new playing field. The donation replaced Washington-Grizzly Stadium’s natural grass with SprinTurf, an artificial playing surface that uses synthetic “grass” that is designed to stay springy in cold Montana weather. The surface was put to the test when the Grizzlies hosted three NCAA post-season playoff games. Team members loved their new turf, using it as a springboard to the 2001 national Division I-AA championship, a repeat of their 1995 title.
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