May 30, 2014
Making Music with Mickey
2012 Symphony Under the Stars
President Evans, sporting Mickey ears, announces the Disney collaboration at the Helena Symphony concert in early May.Helena Symphony Music Director Allan R. Scott dons the sorcerer's hat at the announcement.
The Magical Music of Disney is coming to Helena this summer for the eleventh annual Symphony Under the Stars concert. The concert, which is a collaboration between the Helena Symphony and Carroll College, will be held Saturday, July 19 at 8:30 p.m. on the campus of Carroll College.
Favorite Disney musical scores will be featured including Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Lion King¸ Aladdin¸ Beauty & the Beast, Toy Story¸ Pocahontas¸ Cinderella, Little Mermaid, and The Pirates of the Caribbean.
“We are grateful to our sponsors for helping ensure the viability of an event that so many Montana families continue to make a part of their summer plans,” said Dr. Tom Evans, President of Carroll College.
The Carroll College Guadalupe Lawn will be open on Saturday morning for concertgoers to drop off lawn chairs and blankets. Attendees are encouraged to bring canned goods to hold down blankets, and then donate the canned goods to the Helena Food Share. Last year, over 12,000 pounds of canned goods were collected and was one of the largest single day food collections for the Helena Food Share.
Admission is free and very limited reserved seating is available for $25 each through the Helena Symphony box office at helenasymphony.org, or by calling 406-442-1860. Seats go on sale on June 2nd. Up-to-date news regarding the concert can be found at www.facebook.com/symphonyunderthestars.
For more information, view the full press announcement and Helena IR coverage.
Be sure to mark this on your calendar and join us for an evening the whole family will enjoy.
Disney plus fireworks - what's not to love?
Tree-rific Campus
Carroll College, with some assistance from the 3rd graders at Broadwater Elementary, celebrated Arbor Day by planting three new trees on campus to accompany the nearly 900 trees that grace Carroll’s 45-acre campus.
As part of the Arbor Day celebration, Carroll College was recognized as a Tree Campus USA for the 4th year in a row.
Carroll joins nearly 200 college and university campuses nationwide that have been awarded this distinction. Tree Campus USA recognition is awarded to colleges and universities that meet core standards for sustainable campus forestry with having the ultimate goals of reducing the footprint of college campuses and inspiring a lifelong passion for protecting the environment in today's college students.
Thank you to Gerald Landby, Director of Grounds, and his amazing crew, for the fabulous work they do making Carroll’s campus one to be proud of.
Photo courtesy of KXLH
Innovating Abroad
Carroll's 2014 Education Abroad Sash Recipients
2013 Education/Service Abroad Participants
2010 India Study Abroad with the Dalai Lama
Carroll College’s Education Abroad program was recently recognized by one of the college’s affiliate partners in international education as one of “15 Innovative Study Abroad Offices.”
International Studies Abroad (ISA) is one of Carroll’s affiliate partners with whom we have a number of study and service programs available throughout the world including Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America. Currently, ISA and Carroll are working on additional projects in Spain and Morocco.
ISA’s Custom Programs division is celebrating its 15th year in service to U.S. universities for their faculty-led and partnerships study abroad programming. To celebrate, they are featuring a series of 15 blog posts for ISA Custom Programs, each with a list of 15 things they are excited about. For April, they recognized Carroll’s ongoing commitment and initiatives in regards to service abroad through ISA-ELAP (Experiential Learn Abroad Program). This is what they had to say about Carroll’s program:
We appreciate that Carroll College strives to instill a passion in all students for civic engagement, active citizenship, and personal responsibility so partnering with ISA-ELAP as a school of record has expanded their outreach efforts and benefited all ISA-ELAP students.
This isn't the first mention of Carroll in the ISA blog. As was noted in the March 14th QuickNotes edition, Nursing professor Donna Greenwood was recognized as a “Top 15 Outstanding Custom Program Faculty Leader” in ISA’s February blog.
Congratulations to Michelle Lewis and Shannon Ackeret in our International Programs Office for the great work they do on behalf of our students!
Faculty/Staff News
On the Conference Circuit
It has been a busy spring full of professional activities for Dr. Belle Marie, professor of accounting in the Business Department.
Dr. Marie was invited to be the keynote luncheon speaker at the 2014 Montana Financial Education Coalition conference and presented a second breakout session on financial education. The keynote lecture was entitled, “Using Metaphors to Understand the Complex Phenomenon of Financial Literacy.” The breakout session, “Research on Financial Education in Montana,” further elaborated on a number of factors involved in financial literacy programs.
Dr. Marie’s paper, “Case Study: Ethical Implications of the Going Concern Presumption” was accepted for presentation at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute held in Napa, CA.
In addition, Dr. Marie was invited for the second year to present an ethics seminar entitled, “Understanding Ethical Dilemmas” at the Montana Land Title Association’s annual spring education conference held in Helena.
As part of Carroll College’s Safety Fair for faculty, staff, and administration at Carroll College, Dr. Marie presented two sessions on understanding fraud in the workplace.
Dr. Marie represented the Carroll College Business Department at the IACBE (International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education) Annual Conference and Assembly Meeting held in San Diego. Carroll College was among the colleges recognized for achieving specialized business accreditation during the 2013-2014 academic year. Dr. Marie also participated in a roundtable session to discuss IACBE’s recently adopted accreditation criteria and protocol for specialized accreditation of accounting programs.
Congratulations on a well-deserved summer break Dr. Marie.
Cali-Bound
Assistant Professor of Math, Tim Melvin, will be leaving Carroll to take a job in California.
Tim came to Carroll on very short notice when Associate Professor of Math, Mark Parker, was appointed as Associate Dean. Since that time Tim has been a great asset to the college in a number of ways—his easy rapport with students, his collegial interactions with his colleagues, and his active engagement in new program development, to name just a few.
Carroll thanks you for your fine work at the college and good luck with your Cali adventure Tim!
Recently Published
Associate Professor of Marketing, Annette Ryerson, was recently published in the Journal of American Indian Education (JAIE). The goal of JAIE is to improve Native education through study and research and in turn translate that knowledge to practical applications in classrooms and other educational settings.
The journal article, “The Impact of Sociability on College Academic Performance and Retention of Native Americans” will appear in the spring 2014 issue of JAIE (Vol. 53, No. 1). Authors included: Christian Nsiah, Kris Beck, Prathibha Joshi and Annette Ryerson.
Student News
Academically-Gifted Golfers
Carroll College’s Golf program had four members named 2014 Daktronics-NAIA Golf Scholar-Athletes.
On the women’s side three golfers: Jackie Mee, Kara Osterback and Amanda Roberts were recognized. On the men’s side, Connor Hausauer was selected.
Mee and Roberts are both nursing majors and Osterback is double majoring in computer science and computer informational systems. Hausauer is studying secondary education with specialization in history, political science and social studies.
In order to qualify, student athletes must be nominated by an institution’s head coach or sports information director, maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved junior academic status.
Alumni News
Familiar Face Returns to Campus
Renee Wall ('87) is returning to Carroll as the new Alumni Coordinator. In addition to graduating from Carroll in 1987, she has over 22 years of experience working in many different areas of the college. She served as Associate Director of Development for Alumni Relations from 1995 to 2004. She then served Carroll as the Associate Director of Athletics until 2012. Prior to her work in alumni relations, Renee also served in admissions and financial aid.
Renee’s years of experience with Carroll and her strong relationships with so many alumni will be an asset to Alumni Relations. Welcome back Renee!
Renee Wall ('87) pictured in the middle with father Leo Walchuk ('54) on the left and son Ryan Wall ('14) on the right.
Gettin' It Done with Downs
Kevin Downs (’03) recently graduated from Gonzaga Law School and was selected by his classmates to be the student commencement speaker.
Gettin' Hitched
On June 28, 2014, Denise “DD” Downs ('82) will marry Larry Loo. This is the same date as her parents' 56th wedding anniversary - Elizabeth (Liz) Ungherini (’58) and Harry P. Downs (‘56).
Career Moves
Diane Mihelic Klemann (’86) has been appointed by Governor Bullock as the dental hygienist on the state Board of Dentistry. Klemann holds a bachelor of arts degree in dental hygiene from Carroll College. She is an examiner for the Western Regional Examining Board. Klemann is a dental hygienist with Brewer Dental Center Heights in Billings. She has worked in the field for 28 years. She also is a member of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association and the Montana Dental Hygienists’ Association.
Sarah Nicolai (’09), PE, of DOWL HKM recently passed the Principles and Practice of Engineering examination and is now a licensed professional engineer in the state of Montana. Nicolai has been with the firm since 2005 and holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Carroll College. She is the manager of the Montana Planning and Environmental Services Department.
IN MEMORIAM
Joseph Eugene Evans, M.D. (’61) passed away on May 22, 2014. Born in Miles City, Montana on August 25, 1939 to Joseph Elishe and Jessie Ellen Evans. Joseph Eugene (Joe) spent his youth rambling around Three Forks, Montana and graduated from Three Forks High School in 1957.
He graduated from Carroll College majoring in biology/pre-med. While in college he met his beautiful bride to be, Nancy. In 1961, Joseph and Nancy married and moved to St. Louis where Joe attended St. Louis University Medical School. In 1965, he served his medical internship in Erie, Pennsylvania. Eager to get back west, Joe accepted a job offer in 1966 to work as an ER Physician at Washoe Medical Center in Reno. After leaving the ER, he took a position as medical director at the Nevada State Mental Hospital. In December 1970, Joe started his private family practice in Sparks. He retired from his family practice in 1989 and went into Occupational/Environmental Medicine. Always a forward thinker, he was one of the first physicians to establish and implement a Dental PPO. He did not fully retire until he sold his Dental PPO in 2012.
Read more on his life here.
On May 23, 2014, Donna Jean (Johnson) Hanna (’73) passed away in Helena from injuries sustained in a one-vehicle accident. She was 79 years old. Donna was born in Anaconda on Oct. 31, 1934, to Leslie Odell and Winnie Ann Johnson.
Donna was a mother, sister, teacher and friend. Her favorite days were spent with family and friends. Donna was very proud of her children and enjoyed family gatherings and introducing them to all her friends. Donna received a teaching certificate from Western Montana College and a BA from Carroll College.
Donna began her 30-year teaching career in Ennis, where she met Harold “Hal” McDowell, whom she married and with whom she had four children.After living and teaching in several Montana towns, Donna moved to Helena, married Kenneth D. Hanna and had one child. In Helena, she taught at Warren Elementary School — retiring in 2000.
Read more on her life here.
Lorraine “Lorrie” Mae Merrick (’82) passed away unexpectedly Sunday, May 25, 2014. She will be remembered for her love of life, infectious smile and laughter, and most of all her devotion and care for all of those close to her.
Lorrie was the first of three daughters born Oct. 12, 1960, to Robert and Shirley Bergeron in Edmonton, Alberta. Lorrie spent her early years of life in Edmonton, Fort McMurray and Calgary.
In 1977, she moved to Helena to attend Carroll College. While at college, she met the love of her life, Joe Merrick, in the library (so Joe claims). She graduated at the top of her class with a B.S. in dental hygiene. Shortly after her graduation, she and Joe were married in Canada. Lorrie and Joe celebrated 32 wedding anniversaries together. Joe never failed to make Lorrie laugh and Lorrie was Joe’s rock.
Lorrie and Joe welcomed two children into the world, Cassidy Roshelle (’07) and Matthew Joseph. All those that knew Lorrie, knew that she was a dedicated and loving mother, and Cassidy was the center of her universe.
Lorrie was committed and passionate in her pursuits. As a soccer coach, she led the Elkhorn Hornets to four state championships. Not only did Lorrie work to better the girls’ soccer skills, but she also mentored them off the field. The girls on the team referred to Lorrie as their second mom due to the investment and genuine care she had for each and every one of them. Lorrie continued this when Cassidy’s soccer career took her to college at Carroll. Lorrie quickly became a second mom to many more. Lorrie’s was the Saints’ number one fan, and to Lorrie, this also meant that she was the team’s personal chef, chauffeur, nurse, personal shopper, photographer and, most importantly, Cassidy and her teammates could count on Lorrie for absolutely anything.
Read more on her life here.
Upcoming Events
Spokane Alumni Gathering, June 19, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Manito Park Picnic Shelter, 1702 S. Grand Blvd., Spokane
Bring a salad or dessert to share and join fellow Saints for an early summer get-together. To RSVP, contact Kathy Ramirez at alumni@carroll.edu.
Carroll Alumni Golf Scramble at Old Works Golf Club, June 28, 
Anaconda
If you are interested in playing contact Matt Munding at mattmunding@gmail.com.
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