Honors College Internal Advisory Council

 

Member

Affiliation

Email

Richard Badenhausen, Chair

Dean, Honors College

richard.badenhausen@montana.edu

Graham Austin

Professor, Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship

caroline.austin@montana.edu

Shelley Banta

Assistant Clinical Professor, College of Nursing

sbanta@montana.edu

Richard Broome

Faculty Fellow, Honors College

richard.broome@montana.edu

Jess Carroll

Director, Writing Center

jcarroll@montana.edu

David Cherry

Associate Dean, College of Letters and Science

dcherry@montana.edu

Kent Davis

Text and Critics Course Coordinator, Honors College

Kent.davis@montana.edu

Steven Davis

Assistant Dean, Honors College

steven.davis2@montana.edu

Finn Growney

Student Representative

moglet06@gmail.com

Tony Hartshorn

Associate Professor, Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences

Anthony.hartshorn@montana.edu

Jeffrey Heys

Associate Dean, Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering

jeffrey.heys@coe.montana.edu

Ameah Hunt

Student Representative

ameah.hunt@student.montana.edu

Ben Leubner

Assistant Professor, Department of English

leubnerb@gmail.com

Maksym Makarchuk

Student Representative

maksym@montanaellison.com

Kylie Mills

Student Representative

kylie.mills@student.montana.edu

Vanessa Simonds

Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Community Health

vanessa.simonds@montana.edu

Jordan Zignego

Assistant Professor, School of Architecture

jordanzignego@montana.edu

About the Honors College Internal Advisory Council

Charge:

The Honors College Internal Advisory Council serves as an advisory committee to the Dean of the Honors College on all academic matters pertaining to the Honors College, including approval of Honors courses and seminars, academic policies, graduation requirements, and oversight of the Directed Interdisciplinary Studies degree.

Meetings:

The Honors College Internal Advisory Council shall be free to establish by-laws and procedures as appropriate to its charge and responsibilities. Meetings shall occur consistent with these policies, at least once per semester.

Membership:

The voting members of the Honors College Internal Advisory Council are comprised of the following:

Faculty members representing the academic colleges of the university (Agriculture, Arts and Architecture, Business, Education, Health and Human Development, Engineering, Honors, Letters and Science, and Nursing); and two to three Honors students including, if possible, a student representing the students in the Directed Interdisciplinary Major.  Members are invited to serve on the council by the Dean of the Honors College, in consultation with the deans of the respective colleges. Students are encouraged to send letters of interest to the Honors Dean.

The dean and assistant dean of the Honors College serve as non-voting ex-officio members of the Council.

Length of term:

The length of term is one year and is renewable. Students are limited to no more than two years of service.

Chair:

Dean of the Honors College

Reports:

As requested by the Dean or the Provost

Honors College External Advisory Council
Member (Honors College Graduation Class)
Affiliation
Mr. Milo Anderson (2026)
Laser Test Technician, Lumibird Photonics USA
Mr. Ryan Archer (1999)
V.P., Associate General Counsel, Tyson Foods
Mr. Steve Barrett (1967)
Former Chair of the Montana Board of Regents
Mr. Bruce Campbell
Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
Ms. Yasmin Chaudhry (2015)
Senior Engineer, American Institute of Steel Construction
Ms. Hilary Fabich (2011)
President, ABQMR
Ms. Katy Hansen (2010)
Research Scholar, NYU School of Law
Dr. James Huffman (1967)
Dean Emeritus, Lewis and Clark Law School
Ms. Olivia Jakabosky (2023)
 
Ms. Jami Lorenz (1998)
Business Developer, Haselden Montana Constructors 
Mr. Bryan Robertus (1989)
Founder; President, Advanced Electronic Designs
Ms. Cara Robertus (2019) 
Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University
Ms. Tracie Roeder
Owner, Montana Wool Company
Mr. Michael Sanderson (1994)
President, Sanderson Stewart
Mr. Jason Smith (1993)
President, Stillwater Strategy Partners
Mr. Joseph Thiel (2013)
Interim Deputy Commissioner, Montana University System
Mr. Bryan Vadheim (2013)
Asset Leader, McKinsey and Company

Please contact the Honors College for contact info of External Advisory Council members. The External Advisory Council members are invited to serve by the Dean of the Honors College and length of term is variable.