Spirit of Discovery Award
The Spirit of Discovery award was established by Mrs. Liane and Dr. Lew Vadheim of Miles City in 2013, in recognition of faculty who have demonstrated outstanding mentorship of students in the Honors College. Their son, Bryan, was MSU’s first Marshall Scholar.
2026 Recipients:
Carol Schmidt, Honors College Texts & Critics Faculty Fellow

Dr. Christopher Lemon, Assistant Professor in Chemistry & Biochemistry

Past Recipients:
Thank You to Our Donors!

Dr. and Mrs. Vadheim with Dean Emerita Ilse-Marie Lee Hastings.
