2009 - 2009

2009 Major Accomplishments

• Ken Egan becomes Executive Director.
• Farewell Reception for Mark Sherouse.
• “Can We Talk?” Conference, Billings.
• “Reason and Respect” Conference, Hamilton.
• The Surrounded chosen as One Book Montana.
• Humanities Roundtable, HM’s social network, launches.
• Reflect: Community Readings and Conversations begins.
• Civic Education Institute in Billings.
• Montana Festival of the Book features mystery writers Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos, and Laura Lippman.
• Grants include “Tribal Histories Gathering in Bozeman,” screening and discussion of “Prodigal Sons” in Helena, “A-Z Lecture Series” at MSU-Bozeman, “Butte Digital Film Project,” and “High Plains Book Festival” in Billings.
• Humanities Montana receives its fifth Schwartz Prize for its Public Affairs Initiative.