1990s

Richard and Julie Janssen ’93, Ronan, founded the nonprofit Proactive Living Facility to provide a place for adults with disabilities to live, work and grow. The idea for the nonprofit came when they struggled to find affordable housing for their 23-year-old son, Jake, who suffers from autism, epilepsy and diabetes.

Barbie Beaton ’95, M.Ed. ’06, Missoula, received a fellowship to work in residence at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Amherst. Beaton will join 25 other artists, writers and composers from Montana who will each stay in their own private studio to work on their creative projects. Beaton plans to work on her memoir while there.

Rick Stoddart ’95, Eugene, Ore., recently became the library dean at Lane Community College in Eugene.

Greta Koss Buehler ’97, Helena, and Kristy Langton Schlimgen ’95, Victor, were among a team that traveled to El Salvador to teach basketball clinics over the summer as part of a U.S. Department of State youth sports diplomacy program. Both are former Lady Griz players.

Gillian Glaes ’97, Missoula, recently published her first book, “African Political Activism in Postcolonial France: State Surveillance and Social Welfare” with Routledge Press. Glaes has lived throughout the United States, France and Denmark, and she holds a master’s degree from the University of Oregon and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She currently is a visiting professor at UM in history, African American studies and for the Franke Global Leadership Initiative.