A $6 million gift from Patt and Terry Payne is helping fund a Montana State University program that provides pathways to higher education for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as a new MSU program that supports Montana students in their junior and senior years at the university. Terry Payne is the founder and longtime chairman of PayneWest Insurance, a Marsh McLennan Agency company.

“We are deeply humbled by and grateful to the Paynes for their belief in and generous support of the LIFE Scholars and Montana’s Own programs at Montana State University,” said MSU President Waded Cruzado. “The Paynes’ gift will create new opportunities for young Montanans that will benefit them, and the rest of the state, for years to come.”