Montanan (magazine)

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:

1. Features
2. Around the Oval
3. About Alumni
4. Artifacts

• 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.umt.edu/urelations/mainhall/0206/marketers.htm|title=University marketers rake in awards|website=umt.edu|publisher=University of Montana|url-status=dead|accessdate=27 Nov 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108210519/http://www.umt.edu/urelations/MainHall/0206/marketers.htm|archivedate=8 November 2010|via=web.archive.org}}
• 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.umt.edu/urelations/report/2005/26.htm|title=Highlights of the Year|website=umt.edu|publisher=University of Montana|accessdate=27 Nov 2016}}
• Twenty-Fifth Annual Educational Advertising Awards
• Merit Award for External Publication{{cite web|url=http://www.hmrpublicationsgroup.com/Higher_Ed_Marketing_Report/awards/HEMR_2010_Educational_Advertising_Awards_Competition_Winners_List_by_Institution.pdf|title=Twenty-Fifth Annual Educational Advertising Awards Winners by Institution|website=hmrpublicationsgroup.com|publisher=HMR Publications Group, Inc.|format=PDF|page=14|accessdate=27 Nov 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100331100258/http://www.hmrpublicationsgroup.com/Higher_Ed_Marketing_Report/awards/HEMR_2010_Educational_Advertising_Awards_Competition_Winners_List_by_Institution.pdf|archivedate=31 March 2010|via=web.archive.org}}

Other publications of the University of Montana's University relations include:{{cite web|url=http://www.umt.edu/urelations/pubs/default.php|title=University Relations: Publications|website=umt.edu|publisher=University of Montana|location=Missoula, Montana|accessdate=27 Nov 2016}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20101108195640/http://www.umt.edu/urelations/mainhall/default.aspx Main Hall to Main Street] Connecting Campus and Community
• [http://www.umt.edu/urelations/report/ The President's Report] UM's annual report
• [http://www.umt.edu/urelations/rview/ Research View] Newsletter about UM research
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20101108195758/http://www.umt.edu/urelations/vision/ Vision] Annual magazine dedicated to research and innovation
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20101108195812/http://www.umt.edu/urelations/agenda.htm Montana's Agenda] Issues Shaping Our State

• List of alumni magazines

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