Alumni Scholarships
Summer 2008

(Front row L to R) Jordan Merrill, Jenna Frankino, Sandi Bitterman, Britany St. Pierre, (Back row L to R) Kaylee Shaw, Julianne Farmer, Kristiny Lorett, Robert Boetcher, President of the Northern Alumni Association, Andrew Petterson and Patrick Amplies
Each year the Northern Alumni Association of MSU-Northern awards 16 scholarships to worthy students. There are five Keith Clawson Memorial Scholarships given in memory of Keith Clawson, who was a well-known and admired NMC administrator, faculty member and student advisor. Two of those scholarships are designated for Incoming Freshman who are sons or daughters of Northern alums; one is designated the Continuing Student Scholarship for a son or daughter of a Northern alum; one is designated the Non-Traditional Student Scholarship and one is the Single Parent Scholarship. This year Kristin M. Roll of Havre, Montana and James Tyler McCann of Harlem, Montana received the Keith Clawson Memorial Incoming Freshman Scholarships.

Kristin Roll will graduate on May 25, 2008 from Havre High School and will be enrolling at MSU-Northern this fall. Roll is active in the drama program where she is the resident stage manager of the HHS Theatre with 11 productions to her credits. She was often behind the scenes as the stage manager, working on set construction, costuming, lighting and sound, but she has also acted. She participated in speech and debate throughout high school, placing high at the divisional and state levels. In addition, she has been a member of Key Club performing many hours of community service. Roll plans to participate in the Montana Actors Theatre (MAT) while a student to hone her skills. Her future plans include pursuing a degree in theater and English.

Tyler McCann is a May 2008 graduate of Harlem High School. A 4.0 GPA student, he will be majoring in the civil engineering program at Northern. He was a school leader academically, athletically and socially, participating in a variety of school activities. He was a member of the student council, on the honor roll, earned a varsity letter, and received Academic All-State honors in all four years of high school. McCann was also elected President of the FFA (Future Farmers of America) and served in that office all four years. He became a member of the National Honor Society his sophomore year, selected for Boys State as a junior in 2007 and was appointed as a judge while there. He has been a member of the swim team, and participated in basketball, wrestling and four years in football.

The Keith Clawson Non-Traditional Student Scholarship was awarded to Kristiny Lorett of Havre, Montana; the Single Parent Scholarship to Britany St. Pierre of Havre, Montana; and the Continuing Student Scholarship to Julianne Farmer of Chinook, Montana. The Northern Alumni Association also supports the Class of ’41 Scholarship that was awarded to Sandi Bitterman of Havre, Montana; the Fine Arts Scholarship presented to Andrew Pettersen Everett, Washington; and a new Graduate Student Scholarship that was awarded for the first time to Patrick Campbell of Chinook, Montana.

The Northern Alumni Association raises funds to support eight athletic $750 scholarships for Montana student athletes annually. The coaches determine each award. The Alumni men’s basketball scholarship was awarded to Shaun Tatarka of Great Falls and the Alumni women’s basketball scholarship was shared by Samm Schermerle, Great Falls; Kaylee Shaw, Fort Benton; and Laramie Schwenke of Malta, Montana. There are two Alumni football scholarships and they were awarded to Russ Hilton, Great Falls and Jeff Mahana, Helena. The Alumni Rodeo Scholarship is shared by Justin Jones Great Falls, and Casey Delaney of Grass Range. Jenna Frankino, Helena and Jordan Merrill of Stanford received the Alumni volleyball award. Ali Ward of Havre received the Alumni golf scholarship. Tyson Thivierge, a 2003 Northern alum, is the newly appointed MSUN wrestling coach and he will determine the wrestling award at a later date.

The deadline for alumni scholarships is February 1st of each year. Incoming freshmen make application for the Keith Clawson Incoming Freshmen Scholarships by completing the MSU-Northern application process through the MSU-Northern Admissions office and indicating on the form their parents alumni status. Anyone interested in the criteria and application information for any of the Northern Alumni Association scholarships can contact the MSU-Northern Financial Aid office at (406) 265-3787 or the Northern Alumni Office at (406) 265-3770 or (800) 661-6132 or the University website.
 

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