University of Montana Foundation

News Releases

March 6, 2025 Best-selling Author Carl Hiaasen to be Honored at the Fourth Annual ‘Hooks for Books’
February 26, 2025 UM’s Sixth Annual Day of Giving, The Big Give, Runs March 5-6
January 23, 2025 UM Program Uses Theater to Spark Statewide Discussions on Mental Health
January 8, 2025 $9.4M Washington Foundation Gift Aims to Keep Best Teachers in Montana

November 1, 2024 UM Foundation Hosts Crowdfunding Campaign to Raise Funds for 11 Campus Programs
October 10, 2024 UM Alumni Loren and Michele Hansen Honored with Bucklew Service Award
July 31, 2024 UM Announces $5 Million Endowment to Create Chair in Fisheries Science for Wildlife Biology Program
July 12, 2024 Montana Media Lab Expands Youth Voices Initiative with Grant Support
July 8, 2024 UM Announces Additional $7.5M in Payne Family Scholarships for Montana Students
May 23, 2024 Law School Alumna Donates African Art Collection to UM Museum
May 2, 2024 Japanese Government Establishes Endowed Mansfield Chair at UM
April 16, 2024 UM Launches Campaign to Build Environment and Conservation Hub
March 12, 2024 Joe Ricketts' Jackson Fork Ranch Awards UM Gift to Study, Film Yellowstone Ecosystem Biodiversity
March 11, 2024 UM Day of Giving Sets Milestone with Fifth Year of Record Contributions
February 28, 2024 UM's Annual Giving Day, The Big Give, Runs March 6-7

December 19, 2023 UM Fundraising to Send Band to Championship Game
December 11, 2023 New Terry Payne Catalyst Award to Recognize Leadership in Service
September 29, 2023 UM Alumna Suzanne Peterson Honored with Bucklew Service Award
September 28, 2023 Decades in the Making: New UM Art Museum Opens to the Public
August 16, 2023 UM Receives $8M Grant to Benefit the L.S. Skaggs Institute for Health Innovation
August 8, 2023 Community of Curators Selects Works for New UM Museum Opening
April 21, 2023 Montana Breaks Ground on Grizzly Indoor Practice Facility
March 31, 2023 UM Earns Research Award for Submicroscopic 3D Printer
March 28, 2023 Lost Montana Masterpiece to Join Collection in New UM Museum
March 22, 2023 UM Early Childhood Education Students Teach Preschoolers Through Play
March 13, 2023 The Big Give Breaks Previous Giving Day Record for Funds to Support UM Students
March 3, 2023 The Big Give, UM's Annual Giving Day, Returns March 8-9

November 10, 2022 UM Native Excellence Programs Receive $250,000 Cognizant Foundation Gift
September 30, 2022 UM Foundation Honors McCammon Family with Bucklew Service Award
September 23, 2022 UM Foundation Honors Mark and Cheryl Burnham with Order of the Grizzly Award
September 8, 2022 Distinguished UM Researcher Honored with Critical Water Hydrology Chairship
August 24, 2022 Paid Summer Internships Provide UM Students Valuable Career Readiness
July 15, 2022 Liberal Arts Building Rename Honors UM Supporters Dennis and Gretchen Eck
May 25, 2022 Event Celebrates Generosity for UM Museum Building Project
March 23, 2022 The Big Give Inspires More Than 1,000 Gifts to Support UM Students
March 2, 2022 The Big Give, UM's Annual Giving Day, Returns March 9-10
January 18, 2022 UM Museum Acquires Major Western Art Collection

December 9, 2021 Washington Foundation Online Learning Gift Lifts Montana Learners
November 30, 2021 UM Graduate Program Awarded $500K for Environmental Journalism
November 22, 2021 Beloved Literary Couple Establishes UM Native American Visiting Writer Fund
November 16, 2021 UM Announces New Scholarship for Montana Students
November 15, 2021 UM President Announces $300K Endowment to Powwow in Honor of Old Person
November 10, 2021 UM Launches New Military and Veteran Services Office to Serve Montana
September 24, 2021 UM Alumna Mary Olson Honored with Bucklew Service Award
May 5, 2021 Donor Support Propels UM Music Building Renovations
April 5, 2021 The Big Give Exceeds UM Giving Day Goals, Supports Students
March 3, 2021 The Big Give, UM’s Annual Giving Day, Returns March 24-25

September 25, 2020 UM Alumni Receive Bucklew Service Award
September 25, 2020 $450.9 Million 'Campaign Montana' Concludes With State Higher Education Giving Record
June 15, 2020 National Search Yields New UM Forestry Dean
April 8, 2020 Donations to Emergency Fund Help UM Students During COVID-19 Pandemic
February 19, 2020 UM Honors ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Author with Education Space Naming