Class Notes 1980s
Elizabeth (Hornsby) Galligan, '80 PE, has lived in Denver, Colo., since 1983. She is busy working as a mortgage loan officer with First Horizon Home Loans and spending time with husband Brian and kids, Shannon, 9, and Brennan, 8. "Hope to take my family to Bozeman soon."
Tamie (Pachek) Lancaster, '80 AgBu, Kennewick, Wash., a middle school science teacher with 10 years of teaching experience, has been named the WSTA's Middle Level Science Teacher of the Year for 2003.
Lt. Col. William Oriet, U.S. Army, '81 Hist, professor of military science for Gonzaga University's ROTC Bulldog Battalion during the past academic year, was recently honored as winner of a 2003 U.S. Army Cadet Command Award for Excellence at the annual awards banquet. He was presented the Meritorious Service Medal for being named the Cadet Command's top Professor of Military Science for 2003 during a recent ceremony at San Antonio. Oriet has since been assigned as the operations officer of the Western ROTC at Fort Lewis, Wash.
Robert Wheeler, '81 Acctg, North Bend, Wash., is a shareholder and head of the Tax Services Group for Clark Nuber in Bellevue, Wash. He and wife Keri have three children: Anna, 12, Ben, 9, and Robin, 1.
Brian Foley, '82 Micro, and wife Phyllis (Flaugh), '85 ModL, have moved to a new home in White Rock, N.M. Brian works for the HIV/AIDS databases at Los Alamos Labs, and Phyllis is raising twin daughters (age 5) and volunteering with several agencies, including a citizens review board which oversees foster parent placements in New Mexico.
Bonita K. Peterson, '83 Acctg, Bozeman, has been awarded the Jack J. Kempner Outstanding Educator Award. Bonita is an associate professor of accounting in the College of Business at MSU.
Alyson Mike, '85 BioSci, East Helena, an East Valley Middle School science teacher, is the recipient of the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award. One of only 100 teachers nationwide selected by the foundation, she will receive a $25,000 award and be recognized at a special education conference in Washington, D.C. She has also been selected as Montana's 2004 Teacher of the Year.
Ben Northey, '87 CET, Anchorage, Alaska, has passed the CPC test and is now a Certified Professional Constructor.
Gordon Kroemer, '87 Chem/Sec Ed, Newberg, Ore., has completed all requirements for certification as a Certified Safety Professional, CSP, and has accepted the position of academic affairs safety officer at Linfield College.
Thomas Sullivan, '87 CE, Missoula, and wife Virginia (Swan), '87 Spcm, have three children: Daniel, 12, Mari, 10, and Mac, 8. "We love it when the 'Cats win in Missoula!"
Onalee (Drury) Flynn, '89 Psyc, '91 SecEd, Billings, received a master's degree in school counseling from MSU-Billings in May 2002 and started working for the Billings School District #2 in August 2003 as an elementary school counselor.
Dana Harbaugh, AIA., '89 Arch, Spokane, Wash., has been promoted to the position of principal with Northwest Architectural Company of Spokane

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