April 14th, 2009

With budgets tight, the Montana State University College of Business (CoB) still presented more than 100 scholarships and awards for students majoring in business options for the 2009-2010 academic year. The scholarships, announced Monday, April 6th at the College’s annual scholarship banquet, were provided through endowments and funds set up to specifically grant financial aid to students enrolled in the CoB. More than 250 people, including family and friends, attended the event.

Scott Holton ('98 MPAc), partner of Rudd & Company PLLC, a small regional CPA firm, was the banquet’s keynote speaker. He talked to the scholarship recipients about many lessons that he has learned since graduation, such as the importance of relationships, especially those with faculty. He encouraged everyone to take advantage of opportunities to join service groups and be active in the community. “Be true to yourself” was another important lesson. Holton talked about being prepared to work hard, setting one’s self apart from the rest and being able to laugh at yourself. He ended the inspiring speech with a quote from Thomas Jefferson, “I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.”

Scholarship recipients and the type of scholarship/awards received were:

In-State Recipients:

Mary Baker-Youderian, Stanford, Russell B. Hart Memorial Scholarship
Cy Baldwin, Roberts, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Kyle Blessinger, Helena, Boeing Business Scholarship
Joseph Bogen, Bozeman, American Bank/Carolyn Erickson Finance Scholarship
Sheena Brake, Belgrade, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Morgan Brennan, Laurel, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Jessica Briceno, Billings, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Heather Budd, Big Sky, Montana Society of CPAs Medallion Award
Jaci Cebuhar, Laurel, Harold & Reta Haynes Student Mentoring Scholarship
Mitchell Clark, Chester, Dean’s Award for Excellence - Graduate Student
Tiffany Cuerth, Chinook, Beta Alpha Psi Superior Chapter Award (KPMG)
Meghan Doyle, Bozeman, Donald W. Bullock Memorial Scholarship
Andrew Durkin, Butte, Anderson ZurMuehlen & Co. Scholarship
Gehrig Dye, Billings, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Mikel Erickson, Broadview, American Bank/Carolyn Erickson Finance Scholarship, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Luke Gallagher, Kalispell, Gil Crain Memorial Scholarship
Amanda Gengenbacher, Bozeman, Scott & Barbara Heck Scholarship
Shersha Greene, Eureka, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Brooke Griffin, Miles City, American Bank/Carolyn Erickson Finance Scholarship
Clifton Griffing, Billings, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Dane Hancock, Medicine Lake, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Holli Hashley, Kalispell, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Allison Haux, Joliet, Jeanne M. and Harold Roby Scholarship
Matthew Helgeson, Billings, Montana Bankers Association 25 Year Club Scholarship
Jacqueline Hill, Billings, Eli Lilly & Co. Scholarship
Courtney Holmberg, Billings, John W. Blankenhorn Scholarship
Laura Ingalls, Roundup, PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholarship
Steven Jackson, Bozeman, Junkermier, Clark, Campanella, Stevens Scholarship
Shardae Johnson, Chinook, Beta Alpha Psi & MSU Accounting Scholarship, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship, Alfred L. Day Award
Lindsey Juelfs, Great Falls, Farmer Anderson Memorial Scholarship
Marie Kaufman, Fromberg, Frank Preston Scholarship
Dawn Kellam, Chinook, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Justin King, Great Falls, John T. Cadby & George Bennett (MT Bankers Association)
William Kolski, Darby, Jerry D. Trainer Scholarship
Lindsay Korth, Bozeman, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Leah Kraft, Billings, EideBailly LLP Consultants/CPAs Scholarship
Ashley Kropp, Helena, Elizabeth Seitz-Moyer Memorial Scholarship
Samantha Kujala, Plains, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Kelsey Ladenburg, Columbia Falls, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Jenna Lang, Bozeman, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Anthony Layton, Eureka, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Tim Lehner, Whitefish, Frank Preston Scholarship
Alexis Lindberg, Sidney, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Garrett Lommatsch, Columbia Falls, American Bank/Carolyn Erickson Finance Scholarship, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Kevin Louden, Kalispell, American Bank/Carolyn Erickson Finance Scholarship, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Meghan Lunney, Bozeman, American Bank/Carolyn Erickson Finance Scholarship, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Amanda Manuel, Fairfield, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Brittany Maroney, Bozeman, KPMG LLP Scholarship
Katie Maurillo, Livingston, Frank Preston Scholarship
Rachel McGinnis, Belgrade, Harvey A. Larson Scholarship
RaLea McMaster, Chinook, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Elizabeth Mead, Colstrip, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Jacey Mitchell, Hardin, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Sophie Mumford, Bozeman, Parent/Family Association Scholarship
Makenzie Nehls, Bozeman, Parent/Family Association Scholarship
Elizabeth Nelson, Malta, Alice Knowles Scholarship
Cody Neves, Glendive, Frank Preston Scholarship
Janel Nordhagen, Plentywood, KPMG LLP Scholarship
Kale Norwood, Kalispell, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Ilima Orser-Cameron, Belgrade, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Kate Oswald, Bozeman, Montana Society of CPAs Scholarship
David Petroni, Bozeman, KPMG LLP Scholarship
Hannah Pimley, Joplin, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Jeffrey Pipkin, Bozeman, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
LeAnn Plymale, Townsend, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Kristin Principe, Billings, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Morgan Rangel, Great Falls, Michael McCue Memorial Scholarship
Joshua Reissig, Manhattan, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Kristin Reynolds, Roundup, Junkermier, Clark, Campanella, Stevens Scholarship
Stephanie Sanders, Eureka, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Sarah Saxby, Kalispell, Gary K. Bracken International Study Fellowship
Julia Schicktanz, Billings, CoB National Board of Advisors Scholarship
Brooke Senner, Bloomfield, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Sarah Smith, Glen, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Jann Spizziri, Shawmut, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Kay Spokas, Bozeman, Deloitte & Touche Scholarship
Ben Stambaugh, Billings, Bettie Eagle Nelson & Peggy Roman Taylor Scholarship
Katie Swindall, Kalispell, Donald W. Bullock Memorial Scholarship
Collin Thomas, Missoula, American Bank/Carolyn Erickson Finance Scholarship
Barbara Todd, Denton, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
James Trotter, Richey, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship, Wall Street Journal Academic Excellence Award
Jay Trotter, Richey, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Mindy Trzinski, Savage, Howard Kelsey Memorial Scholarship
Kelty Wallace, Choteau, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Courtney Wendland, Rudyard, MT Society of Public Accountants Scholarship

Out-of-State Recipients:

Nobu Aoki, Jackson Hole, WY, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Kelsey Borge, Welches, OR, Bettie Eagle Nelson & Peggy Roman Taylor Scholarship
Meghan Cyr, Monticello, MN, Gary K. Bracken Scholarship
James Garland, Laramie, WY, Jim Alderson Memorial Scholarship
Anna Glowacki, Britt, MN, American Bank/Carolyn Erickson Finance Scholarship
Whitney Griffin, Custer, SD, Beta Alpha Psi & MSU Accounting Scholarship, Joseph Eve CPAs Scholarship
Jason Heffner, Olympia, WA, Friends of the Open Classic Golf Tournament Scholarship
Tyson Johnson, Shoreview, MN, Jim Alderson Memorial Scholarship
David Kovas, South Bend, IN, Harlan F. Patterson Scholarship
Jeffrey Lee, Issaquah, WA, US Bank - Bozeman Scholarship
Morgan Legerski, Casper, WY, American Bank/Carolyn Erickson Finance Scholarship, Mary Elizabeth McClure Memorial Scholarship
Tara Lindblom, Gillette, WY, Mike Bowen Memorial Scholarship
Samantha Mahlen, Williston, ND, David & Dorothy Patterson Scholarship
Melinda Monroe, Wayne, NJ, Galusha, Higgins, Galusha Scholarship
Austin Owens, Ft. Collins, CO, Gary K. Bracken International Study Fellowship, Gary K. Bracken Professionalism Award
Kate Padula, Colorado Springs, CO, Gary K. Bracken Scholarship
Tyler Rutz, Idaho Falls, ID, Deloitte & Touche Scholarship
Lacey Ryan, Vancouver, WA, Harlan F. Patterson Scholarship
Austin Trimbach, Haslett, MI, James B. & Margaret L. Lyons Scholarship

International Recipients
Joey Chugani, Dubai, UAE, KPMG LLP Scholarship
Mariko Shimada, Japan, Elizabeth Seitz-Moyer Memorial Scholarship