1990s

Zan Bockes M.F.A. ’90, Missoula, published her second poetry collection, “Alibi for Stolen Light,” with FootHills Publishing. Her first book, “Caught in Passing,” came out in 2013. 

Lisa Parks ’90, Cambridge, Mass., recently was highlighted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for her work exploring the cultural effects of satellites. A global media scholar, she joined the MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in 2017. She previously worked as senate faculty and department chair of film and media studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has authored or co-edited numerous books on satellite technology and media culture.

Morry Matson ’93, Chicago, became president of the Log Cabin Republicans of Illinois. Matson is the state delegate for President Trump in Chicago’s 48th Ward, the neighborhood where Hillary Clinton was born. The LCR-Illinois focuses on rights for persons who are gay and lesbian, and Matson plays an active role in communicating between Chicago and Springfield. He will run as an independent alderman in the February 2019 municipal election. Matson also owns a theater company in Chicago.

Stephen Place J.D. ’96, Bishop, Calif., has been appointed a judge in the Inyo County Superior Court. He was an associate at the Law Office of Peter E. Tracy from 1996 to 2001, a sole practitioner from 2002 to 2004, a partner at Place and Christianson from 2004 to 2006 and a partner at Hardy and Place from 2006 to 2013 before returning to work as a sole practitioner again.

Matt Wells ’96, Kansas City, Mo., was inducted into the Grizzly Sports Hall of Fame. Wells played for the Grizzlies from 1992 to 1995, and he is ranked among Montana’s top football players, with 248 catches for 3,342 yards and 23 receiving career touchdowns. While a senior at UM, he was named a first-team All-American by various organizations, and he received awards for outstanding freshman in 1992, most inspirational in 1993 and 1994, and outstanding back or receiver in 1995.

Glenda Carr ’99, Pharm.D. ’00, Boise, Idaho, earned a Distinguished Service Award, Idaho State University’s highest honor. A clinical assistant pharmacy professor, she has taught at ISU-Meridian since 2002. She is co-founder of ISU’s Community Health Screening Program, which has served more than 1,000 underserved and underinsured adults, and she works at Terry Reilly Health Services in Nampa. She also has co-advised the ISU chapter of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists since 2007 and became Outstanding Chapter Adviser of the Year in 2017.

Lisa Ronald ’99, M.S. ’09, Missoula, led Lochsa Madness – a weekend of river rafting and kayaking – to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and the National Trails Act. The Lochsa, two hours from Missoula, is one of eight rivers protected by law 50 years ago. Ronald is the wildlands communications coordinator in UM’s forestry college.