2009 Award Honorees
Join us at Homecoming in celebration of these terrific alumni and friends of MSU!
2009 recipients of the Blue & Gold Award
Jack, '63 ChE, and Diane (Meyer) Sherick, '64 ElEd, wear Montana State on their sleeves and always make sure others know they are proud Bobcats. Jack and Diane are about service and involvement in every sense of the word. Be it Rainbow Girls, Boy Scouts of America, duplicate bridge, Bobcat football, Jaycees, Optimists and Great Falls Bringing the U to You, the Shericks are consummate bearers of the blue and gold. They exemplify leadership and teamwork in their involvements and belief in devoting time to the development of better citizens; all the while putting on their Bobcat gear, hanging their MSU flag outside their home before every game, driving their cars sporting MSU plates and representing Montana State as alumni, in a most respectable way. Their service and spirit is admirable, their pride immense. We are delighted to recognize the nomination from their children, Michael,'86 ChE, Vicki, '88 ElEd, and Heidi, '91 Biol, '01 Educ M, and honor Jack and Diane Sherick with the 2009 Blue & Gold Award.
2009 recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award
 Dr. Gary Stoner, '64 Pre Med, hails from Manhattan, Mont., and currently serves as a renowned cancer researcher and professor emeritus in the Dept. of Internal Medicine at Ohio State University. His work has been published in more than 300 journals, he has spoken to audiences worldwide and has served on endless medical and cancer research boards. Equally impressive is his love for Montana. He and fellow classmates established the Manhattan School Foundation to aid future students of Manhattan schools. He keeps a residence in the Gallatin Valley in order to maintain his Montana ties. His is a story of terrific MSU success…a product of smalltown Montana who has risen to great academic heights in science and to the pinnacle of personal achievement in his chosen field. Nominated by: Kent, '64 AgBus, and Lois (Fulker), '65 HomeEc, Norby; Lt. Gen. Patrick Hughes, '68 Bus; and Donald Kennedy, '64 Eng.
2009 recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award
 Dr. David Yarlott, '94 Bus Mgmt, '96 BusEd M, '99 EdD, is president of Little Big Horn College (LBHC) on Montana’s Crow Reservation, a position he has held for seven years. He is a member of the Greasy Mouth Clan. Yarlott was born in Korea to a Crow father and Korean mother, then moved to the Crow Reservation, where he learned both the Crow Indian language and English. He is a first generation college student who has become an outstanding advocate of education, particularly of Indian people. He has served as dean, department head and on the faculty at LBHC, Chair of the American Indian College Fund and board member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium. His recognitions both within the Crow Nation and beyond are honorable. His own educational endeavors, as well as his commitment to Indian education, are certainly an indication of his determination and his humility. Nominated by: Florence (McGeshick) Garcia, '99 EdD; Walter Fleming, '80 Engl; and Mary Lukin, '67 Educ.
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