1980s

Steven R. Rovig J.D. ’80 Seattle, received the King County Bar Association’s Helen M. Geisness Award for three decades of leadership. He began as a volunteer lawyer for KCBA’s Volunteer Attorneys for People with AIDS program and served on KCBA’s pro bono services committee for more than 10 years, earning an award in 1999. He also worked at the King County Bar Foundation, serving as board of trustees president in 2001-02. At KCBA, he became treasurer, vice president and eventually president and worked with numerous community organizations, earning a Businessman of the Year title by the Greater Seattle Business Association in 1996. Now retired, he is involved with the Board of Governors of the Montana State University Alumni Foundation.

Brad Newman ’81, J.D. ’84, Butte, left his position as a Montana District Court judge this July to become a full-time member of the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole upon appointment by Montana Gov. Steve Bullock. Each year, the board decides whether hundreds of inmates are released early from prison. Newman has served as a prosecutor, Montana District Court judge and legislator in Butte for 35 years. As a Democratic legislator, he focused on strengthening domestic abuse laws.

Dan O’Boyle ’81, Huntsville, Ala., recently retired as a senior public affairs specialist with the Aviation and Missile Command after 39 years of service. He worked in public affairs for the Aviation and Troop Command in St. Louis and then at Redstone Arsenal. He also served in Army public affairs as a soldier in the Panama Canal Zone. Upon retiring, he received a Superior Civilian Service Award.

O’Boyle (left) receives recognition for his outstanding public affair work from AMCOM Deputy Commander Bill Marriott.

Linda Caricaburu ’84, Great Falls, earned the Paris Gibson award for her dedication to the betterment of the city of Great Falls. A UM journalism alumna, she now is a technical writer for James Talcott Company. Caricaburu served as an original board member for the Great Falls Public School Foundation and past Foundation chairwoman. She also won an Athena Award from the Great Falls Chamber of Commerce and was a member of the YMCA Crimestoppers, Adult Literacy and the PTA for Roosevelt School.