2009 PRESIDENT'S REPORT

2009 Highlights

Lo Receives Art Fellowship

Art Professor Beth Lo was named a 2009 USA Hoi Fellow by United States Artists, an independent philanthropic organization. The fellowship includes an unrestricted grant of $50,000. The child of Chinese immigrants, Lo works in ceramics and mixed media collage, incorporating elements of cultural marginality and blending, tradition and Westernization, and language and translation.

Grammy Goes To Album Recorded At UM

A team effort by children’s storyteller and songwriter Bill Harley, Montana Public Radio and Montana Public Television garnered a 2009 Grammy Award. “Yes to Running: Bill Harley Live,” a June 2007 performance recorded in UM’s University Theatre, won Best Spoken Word Album for Children. Daniel Dauterive of KUFM-TV and Michael Marsolek of MTPR worked on the CD with Harley.

Student Film Makes Powerful Impression

“Dear Mom,” a student documentary from the Department of Radio-Television, wowed judges at two awards competitions. First, it won the bronze world medal in the New York Festivals International Film & Video Awards, where it competed against entries from 30 different countries. Then it was named a “Best of Festival” winner by the Broadcast Education Association. The hourlong film profiled four Montana mothers doing time in state prison for crimes related to meth use.

Commercial Wins Gold Awards

A “Griz Nation” video showing the UM football team running through a tunnel onto the playing field won Gold awards in 2008 competitions of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District VIII and the Admissions Marketing Awards. Two other videos in the series, which were produced by Montana-based Chisel Industries under the direction of UM Executive Vice President Jim Foley, won Bronze awards from CASE District VIII. AMA also recognized the 2007 President’s Annual Report and the Research View newsletter, both produced by University Relations staff, with Silver awards.

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