ROCKY NOW Vol. 1 Issue 2
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April 2007
Rocky Now: Keeping our friends and supporters informed about what’s new and exciting at Rocky Mountain College
It’s all about our students Whenever you wonder about whether your contributions make a difference, it’s refreshing to read about students like Kaycee Foran. Kaycee’s work ethic is exceptional, as are her accomplishments. BILLINGS — Kaycee Foran, a Rocky Mountain College junior from Forsyth and Grass Range, has been named RMC student employee of the year, and is a candidate for the Kaycee Foran Western Association of Student Employment Administrators (WASEA) student employee of the year award. Ms. Foran, who is majoring in the Master of Accountancy program, has several on-campus jobs, working with fund raising in the Development Office, as a tutor in the Service for Academic Success program, and assisting in the office of Dr. James I. McDowell, professor of business administration and economics. She organized the student volunteers for “Black Tie Blue Jeans,” RMC’s premier scholarship benefit, and serves as a student advisor to President Michael Mace. “No matter how small or large the task given to Kaycee, an excellent job will be done,” said Rusty Harper, RMC Vice President for Development. A recipient of the highly prized Cox Scholarship and Brown Scholarship, Kaycee’s major is designed to prepare students for careers in public, governmental, not-for-profit, or industrial accounting. She continues to be well known in her local community in the area of 4-H as she assists young people in their pursuit of knowledge about their sheep and horse projects. Ms. Foran is the daughter of Joe and Charlotte Foran of Grass Range.
Going downhill fast! RMC wins second national ski title
The accolades poured in, from Gov. Brian Schweitzer, senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester and congressman Denny Rehberg, but none was more heartfelt than the one from Rocky Mountain College President Michael Mace when he said he was so proud he “was grinning from ear to ear” after hearing RMC’s men’s ski team won its second national United States Collegiate Ski Association championship. Both the men’s first place team and the women’s fourth place team were welcomed home and saluted at a special reception March 23 in the Great Room of Prescott Hall. The reception also marked the 20th anniversary of the program. The Billings Gazette’s Bill Bighaus described the scene well when he wrote “Rocky Mountain College saluted its national championship men’s ski-racing team Friday afternoon with a reception in Prescott Hall’s appropriately named “Great Room.” RMC won at Winter Park, Colo., sweeping the giant slalom, slalom and combined standings
PHOTO/RMC senior Dave Shumway
in topping the 19school field March 10. Besides this year’s team title, A.J. Cronk, a junior from Boise, became the first Rocky skier to win an individual event at nationals. He placed first in the GS, while teammate Pete Petry, a junior from Red Lodge, was the runnerup in the slalom. Rocky’s 2007 national championship team also consisted of Scott Anderson, Kyle Kracht, Aaron Civitarese, Erik Willborg and Craig Murray. Only Anderson and Civitarese are seniors. Rocky’s men’s and
Above, A.J. Cronk, a junior from Boise, became the first Rocky skier to ever win an individual event at nationals, placing first in the Giant Slalom. RMC’s title got national attention when Ski Racing Magazine, left, in its latest edition, had a two-page spread detailing Rocky's championship, titled “Second To None.”
women’s teams have both qualified for nationals for six straight years. The Lady Bears were fourth this year after finishing second in 2006. The USCSA is the sports federation for collegiate ski racing, consisting of 150 colleges, including some major NCAA schools, from coast to coast. More than 3,800 men and women participate each year.