Montana Education Excellence

Sunburst, Montana may be in the Hi-Line hinterlands, but it’s the center of the science universe.

“It’s very exciting for Tech and Montana. We’re going to represent Montana and it’s a big thing,” said Tech professor Kumar Ganesan.

Stevensville’s almost 450 students – with more than half coming from what is considered low-income families – have access to 12 Advanced Placement courses, the highest in the state for a school of that size.

"If you’d have given me a contract to sign at the end of your presentation, I’d have signed it."

The accomplishment equates to an average of 78 miles per child, or the equivalent of 3 marathons each!

The program strives to be a model for institutional local and regional food purchasing which supports local economies, preserves agricultural heritage and provides healthy, fresh, delicious food to the campus community.

“I like Montana,” said Robert, “so I’ll probably teach in the state, and it will probably be high school band.” His program at UM, said Robert, has a 100 percent placement success rate for students making the grade the first year. This summer he plans on returning home to Kiowa and help out with the family business.

The money comes in the form of a National Science Foundation Career award, one of the most prestigious awards the NSF bestows. Shaw plans on using some of the money to make Montana students better engineers in a world where even ideas are being globalized. The award also ties together much of what has been on his mind of late.

At the WERC consortium, judges handed out three first-place trophies to Tech engineering, chemistry, occupational safety and communication majors.

Hank wasn’t even in the journalism school – he was pursuing a degree in Environmental Studies – but he was very tech-savvy, and very serious about his idea.