Interviewer
David Brooks
Files
Description
Tom Roy describes his experiences and participation in the University of Montana’s School of Social Work and in the development of the Environmental Studies program. He discusses his educational background and his experiences working as a professor in Social Work program at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. Roy reminisces about leaving MSU to take a job in the School of Social Work at the University of Montana in Missoula during the 1970s. He recalls the details of the scandal that occurred with Mort Arkava, the former chair of the School of Social Work, in which Arkava was indicted by the federal government. Roy also discusses how he became involved in the Environmental Studies program and, later, its director, the near collapse and recovery of the program, as well as the camaraderie of the faculty, staff and students within the program.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
University of Montana School of Social Work; University of Montana Environmental Studies program; Mort Arkava; Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
Original Date
5-24-2006
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana Oral History Project, OH 408, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 408-019
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound file (1:55:58 min.) : digital, + 1 transcript (53 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
1:55:58 minutes
Local Filename
oh 408-19.mp3; OH408-019.pdf
Citation
Roy, Tom, "Tom Roy Interview, May 24, 2006" (2006). University of Montana Oral History Project. 19.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umoh/19