The League of Women Voters of Billings serves the people of south-central Montana. Throughout the year, the League of Women Voters of Billings registers voters at naturalization ceremonies, community events, through the high schools to reach newly eligible voters,...

Lesley Sherman was an employee of Billings Vocational-Technical Center and a student. She died in a car accident in March 1993. A memorial fund was established that year to provide scholarship support to current City College students. Lesley’s grandparents, Piet and...

Lester Engdahl lived on his families homestead located on Hell Creek in Garfield County, Montana. At an early age, he began “riding the Montana range” he loved, working in cow camps, lambing, and breaking horses. Cora Forcier attended high school in Broadus, Montana,...

Linda G. Bliler was born July 24, 1927, in Helena, Montana. Her early years were spent in Clyde Park, Wilsall, and Livingston. After she received her B.S. from Montana State University in Bozeman, she moved to the warmth and sunny beaches of southern California where...

Lorraine L. Jensen ’70 taught fifth grade in Billings for 17 years and served as the president of the Billings Education Association for three years. For many years she worked at her church as well as at a child advocacy center in Grand Junction, Colorado, which...

Naomi Gajewski established the L.R. Gajewski Scholarship Endowment in 2003 in memory of her late husband and in honor of her daughter, Lorna, who graduated from MSU Billings in 1998 with a B.A. in Music. Through Naomi’s generosity, upper division music majors will...

In her will, Lulu Mae Clay left a portion of her estate to the Billings Vo-Tech Center, now Montana State University Billings City College. From her gift the Lulu Mae Clay Nursing Scholarship endowment fund was established in 1981.

Lynn Eggebrecht, a graduate from MSU Billings, was an admired and respected business leader. She was also a member of the Zonta Club of Billings from 1998 until her passing in 2020. Zonta is an international organization that works to build a better world for women...

Marguerite R. Risvold Hunt was born November 17, 1906, on her parent’s ranch seven miles from Absarokee, Montana, by the Stillwater River. She graduated from Absarokee High School in 1924. Beginning May 1924, she was continually employed by the U.S. Bureau of...

Marilynn Sheard graduated from Eastern Montana College (now MSU Billings) in 1960 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in English Education. While attending EMC, she met Ron Sexton, whom she married in 1961. Marilynn taught high school English for many years and was a...

Marilynn Miller was born and raised in Havre, Montana. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education with an extended English major from Northern Montana College (now MSU Northern), paying her tuition with the help of scholarships. She subsequently...

The Marjorie and Spencer Lauson Endowed Scholarship was established October 2003 by Dr. Marjorie Lauson. Education was her passion and she had a deep love for children. Whether she was the teacher or the student, Marjorie always excelled and never let a challenge...

The Mary Maxon Stratford Education Scholarship fund was established in March 2002 by Scott Stratford in honor of his mother, Mary. Mary grew up in Billings and attended Eastern Montana Normal School (now MSU Billings) where she earned her teaching certificate....

The John Weinschrott Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established in 1983 by Mrs. Mary Muth, in memory of her father. Mr. Weinschrott had a strong commitment to higher education and, as a legislator, was instrumental in establishing Eastern Montana Norman School (now...

The faculty of the department of mathematics at MSU Billings established the Math Faculty Scholarship Endowment in 2006 to provide financial assistance to students majoring in mathematics at MSU Billings. The mathematics major is designed to include students with a...

Mike and Joan Matz have shown their support for MSU Billings in a variety of ways. Both Joan and Mike were active in the MSU Billings Alumni Golf Tournament and have been supportive of the MSU Billings Foundation Wine and Food Festival. Mike and Joan retired from...

Maxine Rawlins Patek was born January 3, 1914. She graduated from Eastern Montana College (now MSU Billings) in 1938 with a teaching degree in elementary education. She taught for many years in the Billings area before retiring in 1976. Maxine died of natural causes...

Max Newlin earned his radiology degree from MSU Billings in 2012 where he graduated with honors. He was employed at Billings Clinic for 7 years and especially enjoyed working in surgery. Max acted as a liaison for students in the radiology program and would often...

May Harper Glantz received her teaching diploma from Eastern Montana Normal School (now MSU Billings) in the summer of 1929. She was a member of the second class at Eastern to receive a Life Teacher’s Certificate. In 1941, May married Harry Glantz. They spent most of...

In January 2017 the McDonald Family announced the establishment of the Judith Covert and Sam E. McDonald, Jr. Family College of Business Freshman Incentive Award. The scholarship aimed to attract business students to MSU Billings. Billings’ native Sam E. McDonald,...

Merle C. “Mike” Gallagher was Superintendent of Schools for Billings School District #2 from 1937-1965. Mr. Gallagher’s leadership and his ability to work with the dedicated citizens who served on the school boards and the education staff during those 28 years firmly...

Lynn B. McMullen was the first president of Eastern Montana Normal School (now MSU Billings), a teachers college that started in Billings in 1927. Dr. McMullen, who came to Montana from the University of Kentucky, was hired to head the school and to teach education...

Founded in 1924, MDU Resources has focused growth on areas in which it has expertise. The company is comprised of both regulated and no regulated businesses that, collectively, operate across much of the United States. These companies sell a broad spectrum of...

The Men’s Basketball Scholarship Endowment was established in 2000 with a gift from an anonymous donor. Earnings from the endowment provide scholarship assistance to men’s basketball players. The first scholarship was awarded in academic year 2005-2006.

Merry Jane Trewhella and her family had a connection with Eastern Montana College (now MSU Billings) that dated back to the 1970s when she and her son, Jim, came to Billings for a clinic at the Montana Center on Disabilities. Jim was involved in the Montana Center...

Dorothy Metz, business woman and philanthropist, established the Metz Family Endowed Scholarship in 2005 in support of the People, Pride, and Promise Campaign for Excellence at MSU Billings. The endowment provides scholarship funding for students attending MSU...

Mike and Cheryl Tehle appreciate the cost of higher education. During the MSU Billings Foundation’s People, Pride and Promise Campaign for Excellence, Mike and Cheryl made a 5-year pledge to establish a scholarship endowment for City College at MSU Billings students....

The Dimich family donated a cabin at Deadman’s Basin to the MSU Billings Foundation. Upon the sale of the cabin in 1991, the Mike Dimich Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established. This scholarship is awarded to a Montana resident with at least a 3.5 cumulative...

As a past trustee and treasurer of the MSU Billings Foundation, Mike Ross earned a reputation as a thoughtful planner and creative problem solver, helping the Foundation with a number of critical ventures. While treasurer, he helped the Foundation structure a...

This award was established to honor the late Mrs. Mildred Griswold, a teacher from Clyde Park, Montana. Griswold was instrumental in providing access to higher education for a student who otherwise would not have attended Eastern Montana College (now MSU...