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MADE promotes and projects the spirit of entrepreneurship to The University of Montana's School of Business Administration and Montana entrepreneurs through providing educational opportunities.

 

Lewis & Clark Pioneer in Industry Awards

 

Awards Event Details

Date:         October 4, 2007

Time:         6pm cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, 7pm awards ceremony

Location:   University Center Ballroom

Price:        Individual tickets: $150/person
                Table and Sponsor Students: $1,200 (seating for 8 plus 2 students)

                Table: $1,500 (seating for 10 people at your table)

Attire:        Business dress

Deadline:   Reservations must be made by September 15, 2007

Contact:    larae.hackney@business.umt.edu or (406) 243-4830 for reservations and more information 

 

Campus and General Public Event – Friday October 5, 2007

If you are not able to attend the awards dinner, please join us on Friday October 5, 2007 in the University Theatre at 1:30pm.  Stuart Evey and Warren Miller will address UM’s students, faculty, staff, and the Missoula community.  This event is free of charge and open to the public.

 

 

About the Award

The Lewis & Clark Pioneer in Industry Award is becoming a cornerstone of our efforts at the University of Montana and the School of Business Administration to enhance entrepreneurship education opportunities for our students and to inspire Montana’s future generation of successful entrepreneurs.  The MADE organization would like to thank President George Dennison and Dean Larry Gianchetta  for the supporting our efforts to bring world-class entrepreneurs to our campus to share their stories. 

 

The idea for the Lewis & Clark Pioneer in Industry Award event originated from MADE members recollections of being inspired by world-class entrepreneurs who visited their campuses while they were college students. MADE members said, “Why can’t we do the same thing here at the University of Montana?”  When MADE developed the concept for the Lewis & Clark Pioneer in Industry Award further, the group decided to differentiate the University of Montana award from other entrepreneurship awards in a very unique way that is reflective of Montana’s culture.  The Lewis & Clark Pioneer in Industry Award is presented to extraordinary individuals whose professional achievements represent a revolutionary, pioneering impact in their field of endeavor. The main point of differentiation for our award is that in addition to a candidate’s professional achievements, he or she must also demonstrate a sense of social responsibility through making positive contributions to the communities in which they live.  All of our award recipients exude these characteristics and in doing so serve as exemplary role models for our students, faculty, administrators, and the general Montana community.

 

MADE also decided that the physical award (photo to right) itself should be something very special, rather than just another plaque that would eventually wind up in a closet or desk drawer. Six Montana artists competed to have their work selected for this award.  The work of Justin Michael, a sixth generation Montana saddle maker, was selected.  Justin's piece, called "The Decision", was chosen as it reflects the difficult decisions and challenges that all entrepreneurs face. 

 

The Decision, was a milestone in the Lewis and Clark Expedition and took place in June of 1805 at the fork of the Marias and Missouri Rivers in Central Montana.

 

On that day a major disagreement between the two leaders and the guides arose regarding which river to travel down and the party actually split up for awhile as they went their separate ways. Later, as we all know, they reunited on the Missouri and continued their world and country changing expedition.

 

Our award recipients also faced many difficult decisions in their careers that were much like those faced by our famous pioneers and thus we felt this piece depicted our intent and celebrated "The Decision".

 

The award has been hand crafted of Montana Cow hide, tanned and stained in an original 1800's process then hand painted to highlight the colors of the day. Each piece has over 100 hours of the artist's time. The frames were selected from old bridge beams of Douglas Fir from a bridge that was removed from one of the spans across a tributary stream in Central Montana that feeds the Missouri around Great Falls.

 

Criteria for Selection

This award is presented by the University of Montana, the School of Business Administration, and the Montana Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs (MADE) to world-class entrepreneurs who started with modest resources and won national or international recognition as leaders in their industry. The Lewis and Clark Pioneer in Industry Awards honor extraordinary individuals whose professional achievements represent revolutionary, pioneering impact in their field of endeavor.

 

In addition to their professional achievements, award recipients also demonstrate a sense of social responsibility by contributing positively to the communities in which they live and in doing so serve as exemplary role models for students and the community.

2007 Lewis & Clark Pioneer in Industry Award Recipients

 

Stuart Evey was born in Havre, Montana, and from a very young age developed an insatiable thirst for sports, both as a participant and as a fan.  He attended the University of Washington, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and graduated in 1958, following serving in the Army in Berlin, Germany.  Evey began his career with Getty Oil Company, starting at the bottom and working his way up to VP of  world wide non-oil operations, a position the he held after 26 years of service.  His rise was accelerated due to his close relationship with George Getty, who was his mentor during this time.   Evey’s responsibilities at Getty included commercial real estate, lumber and plywood mills in the U.S. and Africa, agribusiness holdings in California, and hotel and resort holdings in the U.S. and Mexico.  In 1979, Evey was approached by an entrepreneur with a vision for launching a total sports network cable television network.  Evey was intrigued with the plan and decided to recommend an investment in this new industry to Getty management.   Following Getty’s investment in the launch of ESPN, Evey became the founding chairman and his vision and business sense helped make ESPN in to what many have said is the most successful story in broadcasting history. Not only did he direct and oversee the growth of ESPN, he also negotiated the sale to ABC Television in 1984 for nearly $300 million.  Evey has served on the boards of many companies including Cyan, Mitsubishi Oil Company, GO Energy, Louisiana Gaming Company Vadium Technology, and H.F. Ahmanson and Co.  Evey has written a book about the early days of ESPN , called “ Creating an Empire”.  He currently lives in Spokane with his wife, Mary, and serves as a business development consultant and guest speaker.

Warren Miller was born and raised in Hollywood, California. Miller’s passion for skiing began at age 13 when he spent his first day on the slopes. Today, at age 82, Miller is recognized “worldwide as the most radical sports filmmaker of our time”, “the king of sports movie makers”, and was recently credited in an ESPN program as being responsible for the athletic film genre. Miller began his filmmaking career with modest resources, namely a $100 investment in an 8mm camera.  His first film, “Deep and Light”, was produced on a $500 budget and Miller himself travelled from city to city and resort to resort to show and narrate the film.  As his films grew in popularity so too did the number of locations at which he showed and personally narrated his film.  One year Miller tracked his travels and counted staying in 210 motels and hotels and having showed and personally narrated a film in over 130 cities and resorts.  By 1989 Miller had produced more than 350 films, including 100 ski films and 150 marketing films.  Miller is also an accomplished author and cartoonist, having published his work in several books including The Navy goes to college, Are My Skis on Straight?, Nice Try George, and Wine, Women, Warren, and Skis. His most recent book, Freedom Found: How old would you be if didn’t know when you were born? will be published in the fall of 2007. Miller continues to be very active in the ski community, serving as the Honorary Director of Skiing at the Yellowstone Club in Montana, writing the “Warren’s World” column for every issue of Ski Magazine, and publishing his “Ski Bums/Warren’s World” column in newspapers across the nation.  In addition to being a member of the Ski Hall of Fame, Miller has received ten CINE Golden Eagle Awards, eight Industry Film Producers Association (IFPA) Awards, the Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award, and the US Ski Writers Association’s Gold Quill Award. Miller has also been involved with many philanthropic activities including the Warren Miller Freedom Foundation, an organization that teaches ethical principles of business and entrepreneurship to young people. 

Click here to read past award recipient biographies

 

 
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