May 9, 2014 QuickNotes: Onward & Upward

May 9, 2014

Best Wishes Dr. Stottlemyer

For over three decades, Dr. Ron Stottlemyer has devoted himself to the work we do at Carroll College–as an active scholar, enthusiastic professor, and engaged colleague. Dr. Stottlemyer is retiring this spring after having served as a professor of English at Carroll College for thirty years. 

Dr. Stottlemyer is a model of how faculty can remain passionate and productive scholars throughout their careers. He has often spent part of his summers at national or international seminars, learning about topics ranging from classical literature to medieval female mystics.

As our students will readily tell you, Dr. Stottlemyer’s enthusiasm for the subjects he teaches is clearly evident in the classroom. He is well-known as one who truly “professes” his knowledge and love of literature, linguistics, and writing. He has taught a wide variety of classes, displaying an ever-evolving set of interests that range from British Medieval Literature to Classical Literature to Tolkien in Film and Fiction, and many others in between. 

In addition to scholarship and teaching, Dr. Stottlemyer has served on just about every Carroll College faculty committee and numerous ad hoc committees, during his tenure at Carroll. He chaired the Department of Languages and Literature for several terms and has been a tireless advocate for faculty, for the humanities, and for our liberal arts tradition at the College.

Dr. Stottlemyer exemplifies deep, passionate commitment in his chosen pursuits. It has been a wonderful thing for the Carroll community--students and colleagues—to witness and benefit from this example.

Thank you Dr. Stottlemyer for your significant dedication to Carroll over the years, you will be missed!

Toasting the Class of 2014

Two hundred and eighty two Saints will receive their diplomas tomorrow, May 10, at the Commencement exercises for the class of 2014.  

Next week's QuickNotes will have a re-cap of graduation including the winners of the outstanding faculty and students awards.

If you can't wait until then, you can follow the commencement in real time via a live streaming of the event which will begin just prior to 2 p.m. on May 10 at:

 http://www.livestream.com/fightingsaints

A schedule of commencement activities can be found on the Carroll Commencement webpage

A Cut Above in Chemistry

A contingent of faculty, staff, students, trustees and community members gathered on May 7 as the Reverend Monsignor Joseph Harrington, former Carroll president and professor emeritus of Natural Sciences, provided the blessing celebrating the official inauguration of the E.L. Wiegand Integrated Research and Learning Laboratory. 

What began as a vision three years ago has transformed a Fortin Science Center lab into a newly integrated research space for Carroll students. The new lab features a state-of-the-art high-resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer (NMR). The NMR is one of the newest models available and currently only two other institutions in the country have this instrument, one of them being MIT.

This facility complements Carroll’s new upper-division chemistry course changes, which emphasize hands-on research (thus the name “integrated”) and will also be home to ongoing independent student-faculty research.

The lab is the result of generous grant by the E.L. Wiegand Foundation, as well as funding from the Fortin Foundation, NASA and Carroll College.

Standing Room Only

Due to the numerous enhancements in technology and study space over the past several years, seating in Carroll’s Jack and Sallie Corette Library is at a premium during finals week.

Students flock to the library to take advantage of private study rooms, whiteboard walls, web technology and pizza delivery from President Evans and his wife.  And it is not just during finals week that Corette is filled with students.

Through the very generous contributions of donors such as Ron and Tarcella Rickman and Shaun and Mary Ann Corette, the library has transformed over the years from study carrels and book stacks to a comfortable, collaborative, state-of-the-art facility.

In a reception honoring the library’s lead donors, Christian Frazza, Director of the Library, noted that their gifts have been transformative, “Through generous support of the Rickmans and the Corettes, the library has been rejuvenated and restored to the campus center where intellectual inquiry is vibrant.”

In addition, a donor wall in the foyer of the library was unveiled recognizing the many individuals who have so generously donated to the college in order to provide Carroll and our students a high quality library worthy of our campus.

Pictured from left to right: Carroll College Senior Director of Development & Stewardship Candie Cain, Shaun Corette, and Tarcella and Ron Rickman

Student News

Out of Carroll Into Africa

 

One of Carroll’s 2014 graduates has found work in Africa. Rugur, a high energy, black/lab german shepherd cross, graduated from the Anthrozoology program this year with a specialty in narcotics detection. 

Rugur and Carroll grad McKenzie Homan (’12) have been hired by Working Dogs for Conservation (WDC) to go to Africa this summer. They will work to find contraband ivory, rhino horn and other illegal items at checkpoints in Zambia. 



In addition, Homan will work with WDC co-founder Megan Parker on training individuals in Zambia and elsewhere to establish and operate local dog training programs. 



Junior Anthrozoology major Molly Rowland trained Rugur in narcotics detection during this past school year.

Scholarship Award

Carroll sophomore nursing major Carly Colligan of Wasilla, Alaska, has received a $1,500 Reverend Frank Lawrence Harrington (ANAVICUS) Scholarship for the 2014-2015 academic year.

The award is in recognition of academic achievement, leadership potential and spiritual conduct in keeping with the best traditions of The American Legion and Carroll College.

The Reverend Frank L. Harrington Scholarship was established in 1987 by the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, United States Unit, to honor Father Harrington, National Chaplain of The American Legion in 1947-48.

Father Harrington was a spiritual leader, teacher and patriot, as shown by his service to Mount St. Charles College (later renamed Carroll College) as dean of men and professor of mathematics. His spiritual leadership and close liaison with Canadian veterans, as members of the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, helped develop a close relationship which led to the awarding of honorary life membership in the Canadian group’s United States Unit to members of The American Legion, a unit which flourishes today.

The Clean Team

Fifty-three members of the Carroll community banded together for a “Clean Today – Cleaner Tomorrow” at the 4th annual Clean Helena Day on May 3.  

Ninety-four large bags of trash were collected at seven different locations across town.  

Participants were rewarded for their hard work by Sodexo with a free hot breakfast as well as a free steak dinner with entertainment by Professor Jack Oberweiser’s band, Triple Cross.

Good job Clean Team!

Alumni News

IN MEMORIAM

James J. Healy, class of 1961, passed away April 15, 2014 in Benicia, California following a valiant battle with cancer. He was born November 12, 1937 in Los Angeles, lived in Riverside for many years followed by fifteen years in Montana before settling in Benicia five years ago.

Jim worked in food sales for over twenty-five years and later owned both a video store and a bed & breakfast. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1960. Jim was a member of St. Dominic's Church, Knights of Columbus, Ancient Order of Hibernians and a life member of the VFW.

Read more on his life here.

Catherine Ann Gregory-Kohrt, (’81) – a wife, mother, daughter, sister, teacher and friend passed away on April 27, 2014 in Davie, Florida, after losing a hard fought battle to brain cancer.

Catherine was born September 27, 1959 in Missoula, Montana. She married fellow Carroll classmate Michael R. Kohrt (’81) in 1985 in Missoula. 

She graduated from Carroll College with a BS in Elementary Education in 1981 and Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida in 1999 with a Masters in Education Administration. She taught in Catholic schools in Kalispell, Montana; Salt Lake City, Utah; Denver, Colorado; St. Louis, Missouri; Charlotte, North Carolina; and then settled in Davie, Florida.

Approaching each student as an individual and finding a way to connect with them allowed her classroom to truly be a place of learning. Mission trips to Haiti and the Dominican Republic allowed her students to see the world differently and reinforce that just one person can make a significant impact. She continually challenged her students to look at the world differently and to stand up for those in need.

Read more about her life here.

Upcoming Events

Carroll College Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement, May 10

Carroll College graduates from the Class of 1954 and 1964 will also be honored. A schedule of commencement activities can be found on the Carroll Commencement webpage and commencement will be streamed live at: http://www.livestream.com/fightingsaints

“Coal Road to China” Film Screening, May 13, 7 p.m., 101/202 Simperman Hall/Wiegand Amphitheatre, Carroll College 

The Carroll College Green Team is co-sponsoring a 30-minute screening of the film. "Coal Road to China" was produced by members of MELT, Montana Elders for a Livable Tomorrow. It takes you to the Powder River Basin country in Montana and Wyoming. A grass-roots production, "Coal Road to China" addresses questions surrounding development of an Otter Creek coal mine and a Tongue River railroad in Montana. It then tells the larger story of what burning that coal would mean. The filmmakers, Harold and Jan Hoem, will be present for a post-film discussion.

The screening is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served.

In addition to the Carroll Green Team, the film is co-sponsored by Sleeping Giant Citizens’ Council, the Montana Environmental Information Center and the Montana Chapter of the Sierra Club.

 

Boise Alumni Gathering, May 16, 6:30-9 p.m., Berryhill & Co., 121 N. 9th St., Boise

Join Carroll’s head football coach Mike Van Diest and Carroll alumni, parents and friends for a buffet dinner at Berryhill & Co. Cost is $25 per person. Please RSVP to Kathy Ramirez alumni@carroll.edu.

 

 Spokane Alumni Gathering, June 19, 6 p.m., Manito Park Picnic Shelter, Spokane

Bring a salad or dessert to share and join fellow Saints for an early summer get-together.  For questions, contact Kathy Ramirez at  alumni@carroll.edu.

 

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