The ''Montanan'' is the
University of Montana
The University of Montana (UM) is a public research university in Missoula, Montana. UM is a flagship institution of the Montana University System and its second largest campus. UM reported 10,962 undergraduate and graduate students in the fal ...
's (UM)
alumni magazine
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An alumni magazine is a magazine published by a university, college, or other school or by an association of a school's alumni (and sometimes current students) in order to keep alumni abreast of fellow alumni and news of their universit ...
with a circulation of over 113,000 - making it the largest circulating magazine from
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...
,
United States
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. It is one of eleven publications of the University of Montana's University Relations published in its current state since 1983 though ''Montanan'' as a magazine has been published at the university since at least 1920.
Description
The magazine's goals are to inform its readers about accomplishments and advances at the university, as well as inspire loyalty that will keep alumni connected to UM throughout their lives.
Each issue is divided into four main sections:
#Features
#Around the Oval
#About Alumni
#Artifacts
Awards
* It is the university’s institutional magazine and won a Silver Award in the magazine category of the CASE District VIII competition. The magazine is edited by Joan Melcher of University Relations. A Montanan feature story on John Craighead, an internationally known scientist who spent 25 years in research at UM, won a CASE Bronze Award. Melcher also won a Merit Award in the Admissions Marketing Advertising Awards competition for copy writing in a Montanan ad.
* The Montanan won the 2005 Distinguished Achievement Award in the Most Improved Magazine category in the Association of Educational Publishers competition. Editor Joan Melcher led a year-long redesign effort that premiered with the fall 2004 issue of the magazine. In addition, the Montanan was named a finalist in two similar categories in competition sponsored by the Association of Western Publishers.
* Twenty-Fifth Annual Educational Advertising Awards
** Merit Award for External Publication
Related publications
Other publications of the University of Montana's University relations include:
Connecting Campus and Community
The President's ReportUM's annual report
Research ViewNewsletter about UM research
VisionAnnual magazine dedicated to research and innovation
Issues Shaping Our State
See also
*
List of alumni magazines
References
External links
*
Past issues archive*
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Alumni magazines
Triannual magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1983
Publications of the University of Montana
Magazines published in Montana
1983 establishments in Montana