Trustees of the Billings Branch AAUW Scholarship Endowment Trust Fund established the AAUW Billings Scholarship Endowment at Montana State University Billings on April 6, 2017. This endowed scholarship promotes AAUW’s mission to advance equity for women through...

Abby Farmer Wright played women’s soccer for MSU Billings from 1997-2001. She was the starting forward on the Yellowjacket squad and team captain in 1998, 1999, and 2001. Abby was named to the inaugural MSU Billings Women’s Soccer All-Decade Team (1996-2005) and was...

The Abrahamson Family Endowed Scholarship was established by Erna Abrahamson in memory of her husband, John. John attended Eastern Montana Normal School (now MSU Billings), earning his degree in 1931. He was a very good student, worked while attending college, and...

The Absaroka Porsche Club is comprised of over 50 car enthusiasts from Billings, Bozeman, Eastern Montana and Northern Wyoming. They meet on a regular basis for tours, rallies, auto-crosses, Driver’s Education track days, and great social events. In 2005, the club...

The Academic Support Center’s (ASC) purpose is to engage and empower individuals to become confident, capable, independent learners while providing academic instruction and support in a safe and encouraging environment. The ASC has seen students make progress one...

Ada Larson Shaughnessy attended MSU Billings from approximately 1956-1961 as a part-time student. She already had her RN degree but needed additional credits in order to have an RN/BS degree. She was married with two children and by the time she graduated her...

Adella S. Hummel was Dean of Girls at Billings Senior High School for several years. She battled with cancer and passed away October 30, 1980. In her memory, family and friends established the Adella S. Hummel Memorial Endowed Scholarship to provide financial...

Growing up on a ranch south of Billings, Montana, Dawn Kern has always maintained an appreciation for the farmers, ranchers and members of small communities that make up the backbone of America. As a youngster and on the collegiate level, she was involved in 4-H,...

Alice J. Ripley was an alumna of Eastern Montana Normal School and Eastern Montana College (now MSU Billings), receiving her teaching certificate in 1935, her bachelor’s degree in 1966, and a master’s degree in 1972. Alice taught the sixth grade during her 35-year...

Alpha Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa is an International Honorary Sorority for Women Educators. In 1987-1988, the local Billings, Montana, chapter began sponsoring scholarships for students attending Eastern Montana College (now MSU Billings). As educators, they...

Altana Federal Credit Union is committed to supporting MSUB students through the Yellowjacket Excellence Award, aiming to empower students with financial education and resources and to foster a new generation of economically savvy leaders who will contribute to the...

Anderson ZurMuehlen and Co., PC is one of the most respected, full-service accounting and business consulting firms in Montana. The firm is known for its vast experience and high-quality service in audit and accounting, tax litigation support, human resources, and...

Bobby Anner-Hughes grew up in North Dakota and was the first college graduate in her family. She received a degree from Eastern Montana College (now MSU Billings) in 1980. She credits her parents’ sacrifices as the main reason she had the opportunity to receive a...

For more than 20 years, Anthony Miller has worked in the financial services industry. Today, he owns Retirement Solutions with four associates and three staff. Together, they manage more than $150 million in investments and more than $300 million in life insurance...

The purpose of the scholarship endowment is to provide financial assistance to art majors at MSU Billings. The Art Endowed Scholarship is available to an Art major, must be a currently enrolled full-time student, 2.75 GPA or above.

The Art Endowed Scholarship was established in 1985 by Alan Newberg, an emeritus art faculty member. In 1991, Donna Loos, a local artist, contributed to the fund. The purpose of the scholarship endowment is to provide financial assistance to art majors at MSU...

ASMSUB is the student government association serving as the elected voice of the students of MSU Billings. The ASMSUB Future Leaders Scholarship Endowment was initiated by the Associated Students of MSU Billings Executive Cabinet. The scholarship was organized for...

Audrey June Cole was born January 8, 1927. Her childhood was not easy. She spent her teenage years with a foster family separated from her sisters. Despite lack of resources, she graduated in 1948 from St. Barnabus School of Nursing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After...

The Badovinac Family Scholarship was established to honor the memory of John Badovinac (1910-2001). John’s parents emigrated from Yugoslavia and settled in rural Montana. He briefly attended Roundup High School, worked in the area mines, and later sought vocational...

The Charles M. Bair Family Trust was established to commemorate the legacy of one of Montana’s greatest and most influential families. The Bair family’s dedication to philanthropic work in Montana is carried on, in accordance with the wishes of the last surviving...

Bart Bauer was a gifted Yellowjacket basketball player, a member of the MSU Billings Athletics Hall of Fame, and one of the top-ten all time scorers (even without the availability of three-pointers when Bart played). Bart exemplified achievement, grace under...

Artist and educator Ben Steele was born in Roundup, Montana, and grew up on a ranch in the Bull Mountains. He graduated from Billings Senior High School after dropping out for three years to work on ranches and help support the family. Ben enlisted in the Army Air...

The Benedict & Frances Surwill Memorial Teaching Award for the Outstanding MSU Billings Graduating Elementary Education Major was established in memory of Dr. Benedict J. Surwill Jr. and Mrs. Frances M. Surwill. Dr. Surwill was the Dean of the School of Education at...

Perry M. Berg grew up in South Dakota, graduating high school in 1940. He attended the Universities of South Dakota and Tennessee, graduating from the University of Tennessee, College of Medicine, in June 1946. Dr. Berg served a one year internship in Gorgas...

Betty Mae Corbett Dunn was born in 1934 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She grew up and attended schools in Cheyenne. In 1973 Betty moved to Billings, Montana, where she was secretary to the vice president for student affairs at Eastern Montana College (now MSU Billings) and a...

The Billings Chapter of CPAs is an organization of accounting professionals who are dedicated to offering accounting services to the general public. In 1983, the Billings Chapter of CPAs decided to annually fund a scholarship for MSU Billings upper level accounting...

In 2020, the League of Women Voters of Billings approved funding a yearly scholarship at MSUB for an incoming Latinx student. The LWVB Board and membership felt that this was a good opportunity for the League to fulfill the League’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion...

The Billings Motorcycle Club has been an AMA Charter Member since 1914. It is a family oriented club involved in hill climbing and motor cross racing events and club fellowship. The BMC owns 1100+ acres of land in the South Hills near Billings, Montana. The...

The Billings West Rotary Club is one of three Rotary clubs in Billings, Montana. Chartered in February 1987, the club has contributed to the Billings community through college scholarships, annual Little League sponsorships, projects at ZooMontana, donations for drug...

Bill Patek was an automotive instructor who served students and inspired colleagues at the MSU Billings College of Technology (now City College at MSU Billings) since 1970. Regarded as an outstanding teacher, Mr. Patek kept pace with technological developments in the...