Golden Triangle Well Represented in MSU Alumni Foundation’s 2023 Awards

BOZEMAN — Forty-six individuals associated with Montana State University will be honored during the university’s homecoming festivities, set for Sept. 25-30. Awards to be given include Blue and Gold Awards and unit awards.

Blue and Gold Awards

The Blue and Gold Award is one of the most prestigious awards that MSU grants. It honors individuals who have rendered excellent lifetime service or brought national or international distinction to MSU or the state of Montana.

To receive the award, candidates must have achieved prominence through service to one or more of the following: profession, family, country, world, university, philanthropy or humanity. The biographies of this year’s Blue and Gold awardees are available at www.msuaf.org/homecoming. The 2023 Blue and Gold Award winners are:

Dennis Erickson, College of Education, Health and Human Development
Darrell Hueth, College of Agriculture
Duane Nellis, College of Letters and Science
Nancy Seleski, Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering
Melanie Stocks, Bobcat Athletics and Auxiliary Services

Unit awards

In partnership with various campus units, these awards recognize alumni and friends of MSU who attain distinctive success in their chosen field or profession or perform outstanding service to their community. Honorees are recommended by faculty and staff and selected by the dean or program director of the nominating unit. Click HERE for information about the individual awards.

Unit award recipients are listed below by unit, award and name: Those highlighted in blue are from north central Montana. Click on their names for their bios from the MSU Alumni Foundation website.

College of Agriculture