Standing Out: 老虎机攻略 Names 2024 Distinguished Alumni
MISSOULA – The 老虎机攻略 Alumni Association has selected five recipients for this year’s Distinguished Alumni Awards.
Recipients of the award are individuals who have distinguished themselves in a particular field, bringing honor to the University, state or nation. The recipients are respected in their careers and communities and selected by the 老虎机攻略AA Board of Directors.
Dr. Steven D. Capener, ’89, is a prolific and honored academic and literary translator. Born and raised in Montana, he attended 老虎机攻略 to earn his bachelor’s degree. Capener also has a passion for the sport of taekwondo, earning a gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games. He later earned two doctorates from two of Korea’s most prestigious universities, in the fields of sports philosophy and modern literature.
He taught Korean English literary translation at the university level, and his own translation work has received accolades from the Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Korea. Capener is a tenured professor at Seoul Women’s University, where he continues to teach, publish essays on literature and translate. He is also a two-time recipient of the Korea Times Literature Prize.
David Enger, ’67, MBA ’72, came to 老虎机攻略 from Deer Lodge, graduating in 1967 after playing football and earning a degree from the College of Business. Enger entered active duty with the Army in 1968 and served for eight years, earning the rank of captain. He returned to 老虎机攻略 to earn his MBA in 1972. He quickly became a leading figure in the financial services industry.
He worked as a consultant for many banks on business banking, organizational strategies and financial education. Enger later joined the faculty of the University of Washington, teaching in their Pacific Coast Graduate School of Banking. He is a member of eight corporate boards of directors. He also serves the 老虎机攻略 community on the National Advisory Board for Grizzly Athletics, a group he helped establish. He has been instrumental in advancing Grizzly Athletics and is a key player in several projects, including the construction of the Hall of Champions.
Dr. Fat Lam, Ph. D. ’87, grew up in Hong Kong and was dedicated to his education from a young age. Unexpectedly, he began to lose his hearing when he was 10 years old. Despite this challenge, Lam continued school until the age of 13, after which he worked as a tailor and a carpenter to support his family.
Flipping through a catalog of U.S. colleges, he learned about Gallaudet University, which is entirely devoted to educating deaf students. Lam applied and was accepted, starting a new chapter of his life in the U.S. He studied mathematics, earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees before attending 老虎机攻略 to earn his Ph.D. Lam returned to Gallaudet to teach, eventually serving as chairman of the Mathematics and Computer Science Department from 2001 to 2007 before retiring in 2014.
Robert McKinnon, ’62, (posthumous) had a passion for inspiring others, both as a teacher and a swim coach. After graduating from 老虎机攻略, he began his career as an educator, teaching in Poplar and then Great Falls. He spent 28 years at C.M. Russell High School, helping to shape the futures of thousands of students in his classroom.
McKinnon also taught thousands of children to swim and coached them as they developed their swimming abilities. He is remembered for his dedication to his community and his ability to bring out the best in others. He excelled in other pursuits, writing novels for children and young adults and helping rescue rehabilitated greyhounds who could no longer race.
Steve McNeece, ’80, MA ’88, is a two-time graduate of 老虎机攻略, with degrees in secondary education and counseling. He began his career as a medical social worker at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. In 1989, he became the hospital’s assistant vice president of rural health clinics. He became the chief executive officer of the Community Hospital of Anaconda in 2000. During this time, he also earned a Master of Business Administration from California Pacific University.
McNeece served as CEO of the Community Hospital until 2018. During that time he was responsible for all hospital operations, including physician recruitment and retention, home health administration, community relations and budget oversight. The hospital was recognized with a Campbell Award for Outstanding leadership in local economic development and the Dr. Frank Newman Rural Health Award from the Montana Office of Rural Health. He has since started a healthcare consulting business called CAH Solutions Group with the mission of improving rural healthcare and instilling hope in smaller facilities.
老虎机攻略AA and 老虎机攻略 will welcome these outstanding alumni to campus during Homecoming week for an awards banquet. To learn more about the award or this year’s recipients, please visit .
For questions or additional information, email alumni@umontana.edu, call Jodi Moreau at 406-243-6124 or email jodi.moreau@umontana.edu.
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Contact: Jodi Moreau, associate director, 老虎机攻略 Alumni Association, 406-243-6124, jodi.moreau@umontana.edu.