2010s

Charles Robison J.D., M.B.A. ’10, Helena, is chief of staff for U.S. Congressman Greg Gianforte. He previously served as U.S. Sen. Steve Daines’ state director for four years, as well as with Attorney General Tim Fox at the Helena law firm Gough, Shanahan, Johnson and Waterman.

Emily Graslie ’11, Chicago, received the American Alliance of Museums’ 2017 Nancy Hanks Memorial Award for Professional Excellence, which honors a museum professional with fewer than 10 years’ experience in the field. Graslie, the chief curiosity correspondent for the Field Museum of Chicago, is the creator, host and writer for “The Brain Scoop,” the museum’s educational YouTube series. “The Brain Scoop,” which has more than 400,000 subscribers, shares the research and collections work of natural history museums with a broad audience in a fun, engaging way.

Megan Betz Kuehl ’11, Jamestown, N.D., is head coach of the women’s track and field team at the University of Jamestown. Before joining the Jimmies, she was an assistant track and field coach at St. Norbert College in Wisconsin. She competed for UM from 2006 to 2010, specializing in high jump and hurdles events. A team captain during her junior and senior years, Kuehl helped the Grizzlies to three top-three Big Sky Conference finishes, and she placed in the top eight in the multi or high jump six times.

Erin O’Reilly ’11, M.Ed. ’14; Missoula, Angela Hawkaluk ’06, Missoula; Shaela Waltee ’13, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; and Lauren Lofts ’11, Missoula; proudly display their Griz flag at Mount Everest Base Camp in May. The four alumnae trekked 81 miles to the 18,000-foot base camp to raise money to build houses for families in Thangpalkot, Nepal, who were left homeless after the April 2015 earthquake that destroyed nearly every structure in the village.

Jason Scott ’11, Missoula, is an associate attorney for the P. Mars Scott law offices. His practice emphasizes complex marital dissolution and family law. He graduated from the Santa Clara University School of Law in 2016.

Jordan Lyons M.P.A. ’12, Missoula, is the director of ASUM Renter Center at UM. He previously worked for 10 years helping low-income people in Missoula with housing issues. As the Renter Center director, he helps students understand their rights and responsibilities as renters and promotes positive relationships between students and their neighbors.

Carolyn Gray Mattingly ’12, Great Falls, is a deputy county attorney in the Cascade County Attorney’s Office.

Jodi Majerus Delaney M.A. ’15, Helena, received the 2017 Montana Statehood Centennial Bell Award, which honors the Montana History Teacher of the Year at the fourth-through sixth-grade levels. Delaney, a fourth-fifth grade Montessori teacher at Broadwater Elementary School, earned the honor for her “innovative, engaging, high-energy and rigorous” approach to teaching Montana history.

Ty Downard ’15, Missoula, is an escrow assistant for First American Title Company. He works directly with real estate agents, lenders and other clients to prepare real estate closings.

Meggie Reitz ’16, Bemidji, Minn., is an assistant coach for the Bemidji State University softball team. During her Division I career as a pitcher at UM, Reitz made 44 appearances, including 18 starts, going 8-12 overall. She allowed 147 hits in 116.1 innings of work with 65 strikeouts.

Several UM alumni and current students helpedlaunch ATG’s inaugural high school intern program in Missoula this summer. The program gave the interns the opportunity to gain real-world experience by completing a mock-up project with Big Dipper Ice Cream while building professional connections and cultivating leadership skills. From left to right: Maciej Nosek ’17, Carlin Anderson ’18, Holly Foster, John Bishop ’11, Danika Firth, Rachana Harris, Sadie Lehenbauer ’18, Kym Corwin ’09, Meaghan Toomey, Jessalyn Kasun ’14, Molly Miltko, Meagan Damrow, Corrie Flynn ’17, Logan Ganieany ’18.