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Mansfield Center Director Top University of Montana Grant Recipient In 2011

The University of Montana Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has announced that Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center http://www.umt.edu/mansfield/ Director Terry Weidner is the University’s top external funding award recipient for 2011. Weidner received $3.3 million in funding this year.

The Mansfield Center was established at UM in 1983 by an act of Congress to honor the long and distinguished service of U.S. Sen. Mike Mansfield and his wife, Maureen. The Center houses programs that embody the core interests and characteristics of Sen. Mansfield’s career, namely modern Asian affairs and ethics in public affairs.

About 5 percent of the center’s budget comes from an endowment, while the remaining 95 percent of its budget for staff and programming comes solely from external sources.

Full Story: http://news.umt.edu/2011/12/122911mans.aspx

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