1980s

Mike Weber J.D. ’81, Fairview, was honored for 28 years of service as county attorney for Richland County, Montana, as he retired at the end of 2018. He worked more than 2,000 felony cases throughout his career.

Darcy Crum J.D. ’85, Great Falls, became a 2018 honoree of the Angels in Adoption Program, sponsored by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute to honor those who have made an exceptional contribution on behalf of children in need of families. Crum, who is an adoption attorney in Great Falls, was nominated by Sen. Jon Tester and attended three days of training, advocacy and an awards gala in Washington, D.C., in September. For 30 years, she has facilitated hundreds or thousands of adoptions and also was instrumental in drafting the Montana Adoption Act of 1997. Judge Gregory Pinski of the Eighth Judicial District of Montana said he could think of no one more deserving of the honor.

Garry Kerr ’85, M.A. ’94, Missoula, led a group of UM students on a trip abroad to Tanzania from Christmas Day to Jan. 9, to plant trees at the suggestion of Dr. Jane Goodall. Kerr has taught anthropology at UM for more than 30 years.

Loreen Leonard McFaul ’87, Spokane, and Amy Packard ’87, Colbert, Wash., finished six half-marathons in six days in six states. McFaul and Packard were members of the Delta Gamma Sorority at UM. Left to right: John ’87 and Amy Packard and Loreen and Greg McFaul.

David Richards '88 of Anchorage, Alaska, holds up his spring 2018 Montanan at the site of the Attu World War II battlefield in the Aleutian Islands. Richards helped commemorate the 75th anniversary of the battle by honoring all those who sacrificed, including UM alumnus Tom O'Donnell, whose Distinguished Service Cross medal was covered in the “Artifacts” section of that issue.