2010s


Kristen Barnett ’10, M.A. ’13, Ph.D. ’15, Auburn, ME, is researching pre-colonial archaeology in Togiak, a Yup’ik village on the Northern Bristol Bay in Alaska, with a grant from the National Science Foundation. She has worked at the Togiak site since 2011, excavating artifacts and working with the community to find their proper homes. Barnett is a professor at Bates College, and she holds a doctorate in cultural heritage and archaeology from UM.

Lee Baxter J.D. ’12, Anchorage, AK, joins Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt as a litigation and dispute resolution counsel who practices in commercial litigation, real property matters, Indian and Alaska Native law, government relations and contracting.

 

Lee Baxter


Mikaila Harwood Ramone ’12, Butte, just opened up Mick & Goldie’s bakery in Butte. The bakery has quickly become a popular spot – even during the pandemic – with its breakfast sandwiches, croissants, frosted sugar cookies, cupcakes and other delicious offerings.


Grady Higgins ’13, Great Falls, became editor of his hometown newspaper, the Great Falls Tribune. He has worked in different roles in the newsroom since 2015, covering sports as well as working as a producer and reporter.



Kelsey McNeil (Palmer) Pharm.D. ’14, Golden, CO, was named Colorado’s 2020 Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year. She has worked at Boulder Community Health for one and a half years and is BCH’s only board-certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, as well as a practice mentor and residency program preceptor. The award, presented by the Colorado Pharmacists Society, recognizes individual excellence and outstanding contributions in state pharmacy association activities, community affairs and professional practice.

Melissa Mehring ’17, Layton, UT, just received her master’s degree in project management from the University of Southern California.

 

Melissa Merhing


Tailyr Irvine ’18, Missoula, has had her photojournalism featured in National Geographic and the Smithsonian Institute. Her photo essay, in progress the past year and a half, examines blood quantum requirements for Native American tribal enrollment and is titled, “Reservation Mathematics: Navigating Love in Native America.”