November 5, 2009 Alumni News
Due to the overwhelming response to the spring 2010 Treasures of Italy tour, Carroll Alumni Relations has decided to open the trip up to more participants. A second tour bus has been added to the itinerary, leaving room for all of you who were disappointed when this popular trip sold out early on. The 12-day base tour to Italy will be May 17-28, 2010, with the optional tour extension to Oberammergau, Germany, for the famous Passion Play. For a complete itinerary and pricing information visit: http://www.carroll.edu/alumni/travel/index.cc These will not last long, so if you are interested contact Alumni Director Kathy Ramirez at alumni -is-at- carroll -dot- edu or at 406-447-5185.
In the News
As of September 1, 2009, Jon Saunders, class of 1990, has been vice president of Cordillera Communications-Group Manager of the Montana Stations. Jon retains his position as the president/general manager of Montana's KRTV and KXLH television stations. "I am excited about leading the Montana Group of Stations and building on the rich tradition of market leadership and news dominance. The fact that this opportunity is in my home state, working with the most talented people in small market television and for a premier broadcast company like Cordillera is a realized dream," Jon says. His career started in 1992 at KTVM (Eagle Communications) in Butte, Mont., in advertising sales. He joined Cordillera in November 1993 at KXLF in advertising sales and moved to KVOA in June 1997 in advertising sales. In October 1999, he was hired as a local sales manager at KTVQ. In April 2007, he became the president/general manager at KRTV. He was inducted into Carroll's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006 for his renown on the Fighting Saints football squad. He and wife Merisa (Smith) Saunders, class of 1994, live in Great Falls.
Dr. Joshua Nickerson, class of 2001, reports that he, wife Angele Mott-Nickerson (class of 2000) and son Gabriel are moving to Baltimore, Md., this summer where Josh will be in a neuroradiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 2006, Josh graduated from medical school at Loma Linda University (Calif.) and went on to a radiology residency at the University of Vermont.
KayLee Dart, class of 2009, has been hired as the marketing specialist at Mortgage Advisory Group in Everett, Wash.
The Billings Outlaws football team has hired former Carroll College running back Sean Herrin, class of 2009, as an offensive assistant. Herrin will serve as the running backs coach and assistant offensive coordinator. Herrin, a Helena native, played running back, wide receiver and kick returner in his career at Carroll, where he was part of NAIA national championship teams in 2004, '05 and '07. The 2010 Indoor Football League season will begin in March.
