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’50, Helena, recently traveled to Washington, D.C., aboard an Honor Flight to see the World War II Memorial and other significant monuments. The Honor Flight program provides free trips to the nation’s capital for World War II veterans and terminally ill veterans of later wars. Arthur served in the Army’s Forty-First Infantry Division from 1942 to 1945 and collected numerous honors along the way, including Silver and Bronze Stars. DON ORLICH ’53, Ed.D. ’63, Pullman, Wash., received the 2012 Washington State ARTHUR MERRICK
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University Emeritus Society Legacy of Excellence Award for sustained contributions to academia, service to the university, and personal accomplishments in retirement. A member of the new Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences Advisory Board, Don is an expert in the art of writing grant proposals. Developing a Winning Grant Proposal, a book
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he co-wrote with Nancy Shrope, was published in June. He is also the senior co-author of Teaching Strategies: A Guide to Effective Instruction, now in its tenth edition. KARL ALLEN ’57, M.Ed. ’65, Tucson, Ariz., received an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Wyoming. Karl taught civics and American history, among many other courses, during his thirty-six-year career at Hot Springs County High School in Thermopolis, Wyo. He also served as a member of the Wyoming National Guard for twenty-three years, as mayor and town councilmember in Thermopolis, and as Hot Springs County commissioner.
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Homecoming 2012 Homecoming kickoff celebration, 1-2:30 p.m., Southgate Mall UM dorm and office decorating contests, 2:30-5 p.m. House of Delegates annual meeting, all day Homecoming dinner, 5 p.m., Food Zoo House of Delegates breakfast and wrap-up, 8 a.m., Holiday Inn Downtown at the Park Hello Walk, 1 p.m., Turner Hall sidewalk UM department open houses and receptions Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony and reception, 5:30 p.m., University Center Ballroom Pep Rally, 8 p.m., UM Oval All-Alumni Social and Dance, 7:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Holiday Inn Downtown at the Park Homecoming Hustle – 5K race, 9:45 a.m., Higgins and Broadway avenues Homecoming Parade, 10 a.m., Higgins and University avenues Homecoming T.V. Tailgate, 11 a.m., East Auxiliary Gym, Adams Center Montana Grizzlies vs. Northern Arizona University, 1:30 p.m., Washington-Grizzly Stadium Alumni gathering, Washington, D.C.
’57, Layton, Utah, retired following a successful career in the food industry. During the course of his career, Ted worked in retail, wholesale, and executive positions. He received Western Michigan University’s Adrian Trimpe Award for distinguished service to the school’s food marketing program, as well as Portland State University’s Food Industry Leadership Award for his commitment, service, and contributions to the PSU Food Industry Leadership Center. Ted and his wife of fifty years, Joan, are service missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He enjoys golfing, working in the yard, and spending time with his grandchildren. PAM SORENSEN ’57, Corvallis, Ore., has regularly played her violin for the residents of the Corvallis Manor nursing home for more than twenty years. She also has performed with the Oregon State University symphony for fifty-two years. “I enjoy the feeling of sharing something worthwhile,” Pam tells the Corvallis Gazette-Times. “Music is the kind of thing that brings memories back to people and helps them feel better.” TED FILE
CLAIRE LARSON WHEALY
’58, Tulsa, Okla., was named Delta Gamma Woman of the Year by the Tulsa Area Alumnae Panhellenic, an organization of
representatives from twenty national sororities who live in the Tulsa area. Claire has volunteered her time and skills to Delta Gamma on numerous occasions throughout her life. Last year, she traveled back to Missoula to help celebrate her home chapter’s 100th anniversary.
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’62, M.A. ’63, Moscow, Idaho, recently published a memoir titled This is Not the Ivy League. The book chronicles her journey from working on her family’s remote Montana cattle ranch as a child to challenging the gender roles of the 1950s in her pursuit of a graduate degree. She currently is an English professor at the University of Idaho. MARGIE JOHNSON FOWLER ’63 and her husband, BOYCE FOWLER ’63, M.M.E. ’68, Helena, were named Foundation Fellows by the Music Teachers National Association. Margie has been a private piano teacher for fifty years and has performed as a vocal soloist with both the Billings Symphony Chorale and the Helena Symphony Chorale. Boyce’s career as a music educator has spanned
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