1980s

 

 

Gary Bigelow ’82, ’92, M.F.A. ’95, Naples, FL, won the Best Dark Comedy Short Screenplay Award at the Atlanta Comedy Film Festival in December.

Gary Bigelow

Motomi Mori ’82, Memphis, TN, became endowed chair of the Department of Biostatistics at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She previously held an endowed rofessorship in cancer biostatistics at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland and worked as director of the Biostatistics Shared Resource at OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute.


Joe Valacich ’82, M.B.A. ’83, Tucson, AZ, was named to the National Academy of Inventors. He is a researcher and professor of management information systems at the University of Arizona, as well as cofounder and CSO of Neuro-ID, which helps companies use technology to customize each customer’s application. Valacich has published leading IT textbooks and scholarly articles and currently holds two patents in the U.S.

 


 

Tyler Delaney ’83, Bozeman, was elected president of The Montana Ambassadors, an organization serving under the Office of the Governor and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development to help businesses in Montana grow. Delaney is a partner at the First West Insurance Agency and has been a certified insurance counselor since 1999.

Tyler Delaney

 

Ford Stuart III ’86, Grand Marais, MI, became an Honorary Knight of the Brewers Mash Staff of the Belgian Brewers Federation, established in the 14th century and one of the oldest professional associations in the world. Stuart founded Belgian Beer Me! Beer Tours, which showcases heritage breweries. He was knighted in a September 2018 ceremony in Brussels.

 

Ford Stuart


Michael Jarnevic ’88, M.F.A. ’96, Milltown, MT, is a retired U.S. Army sergeant major with 42 years of continuous service in both the U.S. Marines and U.S. Army Special Forces. One of the last known Vietnam veterans still on active duty, he has been featured in the Marine and Army Times and international publications. Jarnevic participated in four conflicts: Vietnam in the ‘70s; the Contra War in the ‘80s; the Persian Gulf War in the ‘90s; and Afghanistan as a contractor with U.S. Special Operations Command in 2012. He was assigned to 15 different units in Marine, Army and joint commands, and during the last 20 years of his career served as a special operations intelligence analyst. He served in numerous countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Central America and the Middle East. He has taught in UM’s Military Science Department and currently is a freelance writer, outdoor lecturer and environmental activist.


Shelly Fyant ’89, Arlee, was elected Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council chair in Pablo. She is a lifelong Griz fan.


 

Mollie Holt ’89, Pullman, WA, CPA, was promoted to controller at Washington State University. Since joining WSU in 2014, Holt has served as the finance director for Auxiliaries Services and area finance officer for the Division of Student Affairs. She previously worked as the financial services manager for the city of Boise and has 30 years of accounting, finance and management expertise.

 

Mollie Holt