MSU Alumni Foundation

Al Deibert ’88, ’90 M loathes attention. Ask him about his own personal successes — and there are many — and he’s likely to grimace as if he has stepped on a tack. Ask Deibert about MilTech, the research program he leads at Montana State University that contracts with the U.S....

For more than 50 years, Janine Pease ’87 M, ’94 PhD, has been all in. She has dedicated her life to education. Pease has served on several boards, consortia and councils at the local, state and federal levels, aiming to better educate and advocate for tribal students. Now 76 y...

Barry Long ’87 came from Ithaca, New York, to study architecture at Montana State in the 1980s, attracted to both the quality of the program and Bozeman’s outdoor lifestyle. Like most architecture students, Long spent most of his waking hours in Cheever Hall, home to the Schoo...

Dr. Robert Marley and Margaret Maben ’94 came to Bozeman, Montana, in 1990, when Robert accepted an assistant professor position in engineering at Montana State University. The winter of 1990-91 was one of the worst on record, and Margaret remembers thinking, “What have we don...

The Blue and Gold Award is the most prestigious award granted by Montana State University. It honors individuals who have rendered great lifetime service or brought national or international distinction to MSU or the state of Montana. The awardees will be honored during Montan...

The twin residence halls, North and South Hedges, were built in 1964–65 and named for Cornelius Hedges, who served four terms as territorial superintendent of schools and is sometimes called “the father of education in Montana.” The 1965 state legislature canceled the moratori...

Where the Bobcats go, they go big. Every away game weekend, Montana State fans take over with blue-and-gold pride. It kicks off with Bobcat Friday Nights at local hotspots, followed by tailgates full of food, friends and fun. Whether alum or first-time fan, you’re family. Join...

In November 2023, the Montana State University Alumni Foundation began a new era of leadership. The Alumni Foundation’s board of governors selected Fran Albrecht as its next president and CEO to lead MSU’s philanthropic fundraising and alumni engagement organization. “It was t...

Through a lens, Clark Dunbar ’74 sees the world for what it is. He can tell a person’s story by focusing on their eyes or the majesty and grandeur of Earth with closeups of landscapes. For the past 50 years, the Montana State University alumnus has made it his life’s work to s...