Helen D. Adams was born to John Adams and Henrietta Applegate Adams at the family homestead south of Laurel, Montana, in 1909. She attended grade school and high school in Billings and graduated from Eastern Montana Normal School (now MSU Billings) in 1929, earning...

The David Harold McCleave Scholarship was established in 1976 by family and friends in memory of the late Dr. Harold McCleave, historian and academic vice president of Eastern Montana College (now MSU Billings), to recognize his outstanding service to higher...

The Homer A. and Mildred S. Scott Foundation is a private charitable foundation located in Sheridan, Wyoming, established by area ranchers Homer and Mildred Scott. From their earliest days as a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Scott were personally involved in supporting their...

In 1995, the Homesteaders Scholarship – Petroleum County Scholarship was established at Montana State University Billings with a gift from an anonymous donor. It was the intent of the donors to provide scholarship assistance to students who were graduates of a high...

Hubert Abrams grew up on the family farm at Carlyle, Montana, with his brother and sister, graduating from Ollie High School. He later entered the U.S. Navy during World War II and served honorably. Viola Hout grew up on a ranch south of Miles City, Montana, along...

In 1971, Paul Husted graduated from Knoxville High School in Knoxville, Iowa. He went on to attend Marshall Town Community College where he played football for two years and graduated. In the fall of 1972, Eastern Montana College (now MSU Billings) offered Paul a...

For the past five years, Montana State University Billings (MSUB) has prioritized work with Mexico, both directly with partner universities in Mexico, and through cooperation with the Mexican Consulate in Denver, Colorado. At the same time, the number of Hispanic...

The Information Technology Endowed Scholarship was established in December 2004 by an anonymous donor. The intent of the endowment is to provide financial assistance to current employees of the MSU Billings Information Technology Department and their spouses or...

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is one of the largest labor unions in the entertainment and related industries. Since the birth of the organization, the stage hands and projectionists have been joined by a great variety of other...

Jaq Quanbeck and Duane Quanbeck established the Irving Quanbeck Environmental Studies Endowed Scholarship in memory of their father, Irving, in 2004. Mr. Quanbeck was a science teacher and department head at Lincoln Junior High School in Billings, Montana. He was a...

Jack and Isabel Haynes owned and operated The Haynes Picture Shop in Yellowstone National Park. This was a continuation of the photo shop originally started by Jack Haynes’ father, Frank J. Haynes, in 1884. The Haynes family photographs, post cards, guidebooks and...

Jim Swanson is just a regular guy who is proud to call Montana his home. In 2011, Jim and his land were victims of a major oil spill. The James Gordon Swanson Environmental Urgency Scholarship Endowment was created in 2014 from funds Jim received as “compensation.”...

As a memorial to his mother, Ted and Ruth Buttrey established the Jane Buttrey Memorial Scholarship fund in 1982. They both took great pleasure in the knowledge that they would be able to provide financial assistance to young people who might otherwise be unable to...

Jane A. Dahle graduated from Eastern Montana College (now MSU Billings) with her Bachelor’s degree in Human Services in 1985. While on campus, she was active in theater. Jane passed away in 1989. In her memory, the Jane Dahle Memorial Women’s Studies Scholarship was...

From the time she was a little girl, Jane Worth Ferguson was building tents out of sheets in the yard of her home in Southern Indiana. Jane took both solace and inspiration from nature. She worked in a variety of outdoor settings and as an instructor for both the...

Jane Vaughan made a gift in 2005 during the People, Pride and Promise Campaign for Excellence to establish the Jane F. Vaughan Non-Traditional Student Endowed Scholarship. Jane was a distinguished alumna of Eastern Montana College (now MSU Billings) whose...

Jane was born August 17, 1944, in England, grew up there, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Leeds in 1965. She met her husband, Joe Howell, when he was studying in England during the 1960s. After they married in 1968, they moved to...

The Janet Dunlop Memorial Endowed Scholarship honors a pioneer in special education. Janet Elaine Dunlop, was born Sept. 13, 1933, in Minot, North Dakota. A 1951 graduate of Minot High School, she earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Minot State Teacher’s...

Janis Hendrickson Frank came from Turner, Montana, a small town located one mile from the Canadian border. Growing up, she loved riding horses up to the Canadian border, attending dances, and acting in local theater productions. Throughout school she had a perfect...

Loretta and Lillian Jarussi immigrated to the United States in 1905. They came to Red Lodge, Montana, with their family in 1906. Excluding their years spent attending college, they both lived in Red Lodge the rest of their lives. In fact, they lived in the same house...

Richard Gessling and Jean Albus established the Jean Albus and Richard Gessling Scholarship Endowment in December 2010. Jean and Richard believe that no student should be denied a college education because of their lack of financial resources. By establishing an...

Jean King Rahn was an active member of PEO Chapter E. She left a bequest to MSU Billings Foundation to establish the Jean King Rahn Memorial – PEO Chapter E Scholarship Endowment fund. Her hope and intent was to provide financial support to deserving young women....

Jim and DeeDee Jussila’s daughter, Jill Jussila, was a Fine Arts graduate of MSU Billings. Jill’s journey began in art but when faced with the question of “what will you do with an art degree”, she had doubts and switched her major. She was then undecided and...

The Jimmy R. Bromgard Scholarship Fund will provide money for tuition, fees, and books for any person who was wrongly convicted of a crime in Montana and set free and who wishes to attend MSU Billings.

John and Claudia Decker established the John and Claudia Decker Opportunity Scholarship Endowment during the Opportunity Campaign for MSU Billings Scholarships. The Deckers wanted to help fulfill the vision of Dr. Ronald P. Sexton’s, former MSU Billings Chancellor...

In his later years, John Voelker resided at Westpark Village Retirement Center. In 1999 he established the Helen E. Voelker Scholarship Endowment in memory of his wife to provide scholarship assistance to MSU Billings students who were past or present employees of...

Winifred “Winnie” Griffith was born in Great Falls, Montana, in 1914. Following her father’s encouragement, Winnie strongly believed in the value of education, especially for women, and in being an independent person, an uncommon attitude for women of her era. Later,...

The John R. Rhine Scholarship Endowment was established in 2001 by Dr. Randy Rhine in memory of his father. Dr. Randy Rhine was the former Dean of the College of Professional Studies and Lifelong Learning at MSU Billings. The first scholarship was awarded in academic...

John M. Self was born in Aurora, Nebraska, on August 22, 1920, to James and Florence Self. He lived in Havre, Montana, during his early childhood. Following his service as an officer in the Army during World War II, John received a Bachelor of Journalism degree from...