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MSU Billings professor to receive governor's humanities award

Tami Haaland honored for leading efforts in poetry education

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Haaland and four other Montanans will be recognized during the Governor鈥檚 Humanities Awards Ceremony on February 7, 2019 at 3 p.m. in the State Capitol Rotunda, Helena. Honorees are Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs, Helena; Ellen Crain, Butte; Thomas McGuane, McLeod; and Elizabeth McNamer, Billings. The ceremony is free and open to the public.

鈥淲e are lucky to have such wonderful individuals across the state who ensure that Montanans have access to and engage in art, literature, and our unique cultural heritage,鈥� said Governor Steve Bullock. 鈥淐ongratulations to these awardees for devoting decades of their lives to supporting and promoting the humanities.鈥�

A banquet follows the ceremony, with no-host cocktails at 6 p.m. and a dinner and program at 7 p.m. at the Radisson Colonial Inn. Bill Pullman, actor and rancher, will provide the keynote address. Banquet tickets will go on sale in mid-September on Humanities Montana鈥檚 website. Call Humanities Montana at (406) 243-6022 or e-mail info@humanitiesmontana.org for further information about the honorees, ceremony, and banquet.

In 1995, Gov. Marc Racicot established the awards, which Humanities Montana presents, to honor achievement in humanities scholarship and service and enhancement of public appreciation for the humanities. The 2019 honorees represent the full range of humanities accomplishments:

• Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs is a historian and public humanities presenter who is well known for her books on the Lewis and Clark Expedition, including Why Sacagewea Deserves the Day Off: Lessons from the Lewis and Clark Trail.
• Ellen Crain is the long-time director of the Butte-Silver Bow Archives who is an expert on Butte鈥檚 history and led the campaign to refurbish the current Archives building, a model of historic preservation.
• Tami Haaland is a statewide leader on poetry education who has served as Montana鈥檚 poet laureate and volunteers extensively in the Billings area to encourage literary engagement among citizens of all ages and backgrounds.
• Thomas McGuane is an award-winning, nationally prominent writer who has captured Montana in all its complexity in his novels, short stories, and essays.
• Elizabeth McNamer is a religious studies professor at Rocky Mountain College who has introduced Montana students to archeology in Israel and Montana citizens to literature through her public radio programs.

Humanities Montana is the state鈥檚 independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Since 1972, Humanities Montana has provided services and grants to hundreds of Montana organizations in support of public programs in history, literature, values, and public issues. Humanities Montana鈥檚 goal is to support top-quality, in-depth humanities programming in order to create a civil and engaged society where Montanans think critically and converse about our roles in the contemporary world.