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  Carolyn Lott Interview, January 16, 2006

  Carolyn Lott

  Carolyn Lott describes her background and education before sharing how she came to Montana and began teaching the Curriculum and Instruction Department of the University of Montana’s School of Education. She talks at length about the department and provides specific class descriptions. Lott also discusses ... Read More

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  Christopher Mullin Interview, November 15, 2006

  Christopher Mullin

  Christopher Mullin describes his tenure, which spanned several decades, as a cataloger and as the Special Collections librarian at the University of Montana’s Mansfield Library. He recalls starting at the Library as a cataloger in 1969. Mullin details changes to library cataloging that occurred during ... Read More

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  Donald Habbe Interview, June 29, 2006

  Donald Habbe

  Donald Habbe discusses his administrative duties as Academic Vice President at the University of Montana. He describes the conditions at the University when he first arrived and during his tenure including those related to financing, working conditions, enrollment, and student engagement. Habbe mentions issues in ... Read More

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  Erling Oelz Interview, September 8, 2006

  Erling Oelz

  Erling Oelz talks about starting his career at the University of Montana in the 1970s. He recalls the role he played in getting the library moved from its location in the Social Sciences building to a new building that was constructed in the 1970s. Oelz ... Read More

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  Fred Henningsen Interview, May 31, 2006

  Fred Henningsen

  Fred Henningsen describes his history and experiences at the University of Montana as a student and a professor including his teaching experiences in New Zealand and Pakistan. He discusses the growth and expansion of the School of Business Administration. Henningsen talks about attending University of ... Read More

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  George Dennison Interview, October 20, 2006

  George Dennison

  George Dennison discusses the creation of the Department of Native American Studies and the Department of Media Arts, as well as restructuring other departments, introducing new majors and minors, and reviving programs such as Pharmacy. He also describes the difficult aspects of serving as a ... Read More

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  George Dennison Interview, September 21, 2006

  George Dennison

  George Dennison discusses his educational background at the University of Montana and the University of Washington as well as his teaching career as a history professor. He recounts how he became an academic administrator and how he became president of the University of Montana. Dennison ... Read More

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  Gordon Browder Interview, July 27, 2006

  Gordon Browder

  Gordon Browder, retired professor and chair of the University of Montana Sociology Department, discusses coming to the University in 1947 after teaching at the University of Florida. Browder talks about the early days of the department, the increase in the University’s student population following World ... Read More

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  Hank Goetz Interview, June 2, 2006

  Hank Goetz

  Hank Goetz describes his time as a student at the University of Montana in the School of Forestry. He discusses how he became full-time manager of the Lubrecht Experimental Forest. Goetz recalls the events that took place there that were not related to forestry, such ... Read More

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  Howard Reinhardt Interview, July 3, 2006

  Howard Reinhardt

  Howard Reinhardt discusses his educational background and his tenure at the University of Montana as a professor in the Department of Mathematics (1957-1983) and, later, as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (1983-1987). He describes the collegiality among professors across campus, the changing ... Read More

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  James Cox Interview, June 29, 2006

  James Cox

  James Cox recalls how he and his family moved to Jordan, Montana, where he taught English for a semester after serving in the Korean War. He describes completing his graduate education at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, and then moving his family to Ryegate, ... Read More

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  James Koch Interview, May 31, 2006

  James Koch

  James Koch describes his tenure as president of the University of Montana from 1986 to 1990. He discusses fiscal and enrollment issues, trimming some departments, and starting a bus tour to promote the University. Koch talks about establishing the University of Montana President’s Lecture Series, ... Read More

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  Johnny Lott Interview, July 27, 2006

  Johnny Lott

  Johnny Lott, discusses his educational background, coming to the University of Montana to teach in the Department of Mathematical Sciences in 1974, and the New Math movement. He describes the development of the department at the University of Montana, the collegiality among the faculty, and ... Read More

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  John Van de Wetering Interview, September 25, 2006

  John Van de Wetering

  John Van de Wetering describes his educational background and coming to University of Montana to teach history. He discusses the personalities and factionalism within the History Department, the introduction of a Ph.D. program in the department, and his colleague K. Ross Toole. Van de Wetering ... Read More

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  Jules Karlin Interview, December 20, 2006

  Jules Karlin

  Jules Karlin describes how he came to Missoula, Montana, to teach American diplomatic and constitutional history for one year but ended up staying at the University of Montana for his entire career. He discusses University of Montana campus politics during the 1940s, large survey classes, ... Read More

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  Larry Gianchetta Interview, June 1, 2006

  Larry Gianchetta

  Larry Gianchetta discusses his career at the University of Montana from the time he was hired in 1969 as an instructor in the School of Business Administration to his tenure as Dean of the school (1985-2015). He also recalls working as the University’s head tennis ... Read More

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  Maxine Van de Wetering Interview, September 29, 2006

  Maxine Van de Wetering

  Maxine Van de Wetering talks about her education prior to coming to the University of Montana. She explains how her Jewish connections helped to get her a job at the University and the subsequent problem of being moved from department to department at the beginning ... Read More

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  Merrel Clubb Interview, May 24, 2006

  Merrel Clubb

  Merrel Clubb describes coming to the University of Montana in 1954 to teach English. He talks about succeeding H. G. Merriam as chair of the English Department in 1968 and serving in that capacity for 17 years. Clubb discusses serving in the Navy during World ... Read More

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  Meyer Chessin Interview, September 15, 2006

  Meyer Chessin

  Professor Emeritus Meyer Chessin describes his childhood in a Russian Jewish immigrant family living in the Bronx in New York City, New York, during the early 20th century. He tells of attending the University of California-Los Angeles, the University of California-Berkeley, and Ohio State University ... Read More

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  Robert Curry Interview, May 26, 2006

  Robert Curry

  Robert Curry discusses his experiences as the Director of the University of Montana Student Health Center. He describes his career development, his contributions as a student physician, and his work as an instructor for the sports medicine program. Curry talks about common student health issues ... Read More

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  Robert McGiffert Interview, May 31, 2006

  Robert McGiffert

  Robert McGiffert describes working as a professor in the University of Montana’s School of Journalism from 1966 to the mid-1990s. He mentions specific colleagues with whom he was close including K. Ross Toole, Nathan Blumberg, Carol Van Valkenburg, and Jerry Brown. McGiffert recalls the student ... Read More

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  Robert Sullivan Interview, July 27, 2006

  Robert Sullivan

  Robert Sullivan provides a brief history of the University of Montana’s School of Law and its role in Montana. He describes his personal and educational background, which included teaching at the University of Notre Dame. Sullivan discusses University of Montana President Carl McFarland and his ... Read More

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  Rustem Medora Interview, June 29, 2006

  Rustem Medora

  Rustem Medora discusses his educational background, specializing in the field of pharmacognosy, and his career at the University of Montana as a professor in the School of Pharmacy. He provides a brief history of the discipline of pharmacy in the United States and also in ... Read More

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  Sheila Stearns Interview, August 22, 2006

  Sheila Stearns

  Sheila Stearns describes her experience as an undergraduate and graduate student at the University of Montana, studying in the History and English Departments as well as the School of Education. She talks about working as head of the University of Montana Alumni Office and as ... Read More

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  Sheila Stearns Interview, October 27, 2006

  Sheila Stearns

  Sheila Stearns describes her work as Montana Commissioner for Higher Education, working as a liaison between University of Montana President George Dennison and other chief executives in the Montana University System, the Board of Regents, and the Montana State Legislature. She also discusses general university ... Read More