Ben Friesen graduated from Fraser High School in 1941 as salutatorian. Not long after, he was inducted into the U.S. Army and served several years in the South Pacific theatre. When he received his honorable discharge and a Bronze Star medal, he returned to the...

As a memorial to Nancy Ferguson, we the husband, sons and friends of Nancy are setting up a fund in her name. Nancy was a counselor first in Broadview and Rapelje, then nearly 30 years counselor in Billings School District 2 school system retiring in 2006. She was...

Neil Jussila (jus’-il-ah) was born and raised in Butte, Montana. The son of Finnish parents, Jussila studied art at Montana State University Bozeman. He experienced Vietnam in the 1960s, first in an Army infantry battalion and later as a combat artist. In 1969,...

Nels “Chris” Christiansen was born in Red Lodge, Montana, where he attended Carbon County High School and played basketball for the Coyotes. “Buster,” as he was known by those in Red Lodge, set many records playing for CCHS, but the most important part of his high...

Having been single parents in the past, Alan and Nancy Nicholson both realize the challenges involved in single parenting. Their desire to help single parents develop a better life for themselves and their children prompted them to establish the Nicholson Single...

The mission of the Office of International Studies is to foster the international character of the university by developing a wide-range of international and intercultural educational opportunities for members of the MSU Billings and Billings community. International...

Oliver W. Peterson was an educator in Montana for nearly 50 years. His teaching career began with ten years in Turner, Montana, where he taught math, science and coached, later serving as superintendent of schools. He taught three years at Miles Community College in...

ONEOK is a pure-play general partner that creates exceptional value for all stakeholders through its ownership in ONEOK Partners, L.P., a publicly traded limited partnership engaged in the natural gas liquids, natural gas pipelines and natural gas gathering and...

Eileen Orser and her son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Liz Orser, established the Orser Family Scholarship in 1989. Through their generosity, accounting majors receive financial assistance to continue working toward their degree at Montana State University Billings....

In the 1950s, marriage and family were the norm for most American women. Aspirations of college or career were much less common than they are today. So imagine, in 1957, a plucky 18-year-old Billings Central Catholic High School graduate headed to Spokane,...

Pat Bettise believed that every young, talented baseball player deserved to play to his or her potential—regardless of the family’s financial status. The Bettise Baseball Scholarship Fund was established to fulfill Pat’s vision of helping kids who dream of playing...

Paul Gunville and his wife, Patti, are well known to Yellowjacket athletes and coaches. They have always had close ties to the MSU Billings Athletic Department and have a great interest in NCAA Division II sports. In September 1999, they made a gift to establish the...

Pauline Hancock Rich was born in Barre, Massachusetts, on September 18, 1891. She grew up in Barre and attended Wellesley College, graduating in 1913. She worked in New York City for the H. W. Wilson Company, publishers of the Reader’s Guide and the Literary Digest....

The PEO Sisterhood is an international organization with broad philanthropic and cultural aims and an interest in furthering educational opportunities for women. The mission of the PEO Chapter AE in Billings is to further the education of women by offering financial...

The PEO Sisterhood is an international organization with broad philanthropic and cultural aims and an interest in furthering educational opportunities for women. The mission of the PEO Chapter AN in Billings is to further the education of women by offering financial...

The PEO Sisterhood is an international organization with broad philanthropic and cultural aims and an interest in furthering educational opportunities for women. The mission of the PEO Chapter BL in Billings is to further the education of women by offering financial...

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Phillips 66 is an advantaged downstream energy company, with segment-leading Refining and Marketing (R&M), Midstream and Chemicals businesses. The company’s R&M operations include 15 refineries with a net crude oil capacity of 2.2...

Phyllis Jean Lewallen graduated from Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn., as a registered nurse in 1949. Her mother-in-law graduated from the same hospital in 1918 as a registered nurse. The value of education was a strong family value. She worked as an R.N....

In 1987, a scholarship endowment was established by donations from the Institute for Habilitative Services faculty and staff and was named the IHS Scholarship Endowment. On April 14, 1989, the scholarship fund was officially renamed the Professor Ken Card Endowed...

Sonja C. Jones was a longtime resident of Great Falls, Montana. She put herself through nursing school and was an R.N. or stay-at-home mom the rest of her life. She met an Exxon management trainee in Denver, Colorado, named Richard A. Jones Jr. and married him in...

Red Lodge Lions Club is one of the 45,000 clubs of the Lions Club International which is the largest service organization in the world. The Red Lodge Lions Club is dedicated to serving the people of Red Lodge and the surrounding areas of Carbon County in Montana. In...

Doreen Renee Johnson, daughter of Lois and Toby Johnson, was born on May 23, 1978, in Billings, Montana. She grew up in Forsyth, Montana, and attended school in Forsyth and later Colstrip, Montana, where she graduated in 1997. Renee completed her AAS degree in...

Rev. Kim Woeste served on the board of the United Campus Ministry at Montana State University Billings from 1995-2002 and worked as the Campus Minister for 10 years, from 2002-2012. She remains dedicated to ministry with young adults and ministry in higher education...

Roberta Ann Boyd Stewart spent her childhood years in Billings, Mont., and graduated from Billings West High School in 1965. Her 30-year banking career began when she went to work for Midland Bank. Over the years, Midland Bank became US Bank. Roberta eventually...

Bob and Joan Carr, along with their oldest son, moved to Montana from Michigan in the fall of 1971. After experiencing the Montana culture for four years, they made a decision to stay in Billings and raise their family. Joan came from a family with three siblings and...

Dr. Robert J. McRae joined the faculty at Eastern Montana College (now MSU Billings) in 1958. His job as a college physics teacher would be just the beginning of a long and storied career in the Montana University System. Eventually Dr. McRae became a full professor,...

Dr. C. Robert Waterman was a teacher and academic administrator for a cumulative 40 years. He joined the faculty at Eastern Montana College (now MSU Billings) in 1956.He served EMC and Montana for nearly 30 years in various collegiate capacities, including Department...

Rob McCarvel was born on June 25, 1972, in Glendive, Montana. He was raised and educated in Glendive, graduating from Dawson County High School in 1990. He attended MSU Billings and would have graduated in the spring of 1996 with a degree in chemistry. He was an avid...

Rocky Mountain Bank, with branches located in Billings, Bigfork, Plains, Stevensville, Whitehall, Bozeman, and Plentywood, sees its community contributions as investments. In 2005 during the People, Pride and Promise Campaign for MSU Billings, Rocky Mountain Bank...

Roger K. Larsen was executive director of Walleyes Unlimited for the State of Montana and was inducted into Walleyes Unlimited Hall of Fame in March 2001. He also was a member of Ducks Unlimited, and was an active lobbyist for Walleyes Unlimited. He was an avid...