George Marshel Dennison (August 11, 1935 – January 3, 2017) was a

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of the

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. He served as such from 1990 to his retirement in 2010. Dennison died from

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on January 3, 2017, at the age of 81. He is also the father of NFL coach Rick Dennison.

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2017 deaths Presidents of the University of Montana 1935 births {{US-academic-administrator-1930s-stub