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 

Carol Schmidt

Dr. Christopher Lemon,  Assistant Professor in Chemistry & Biochemistry 

Dr Christopher Lemon

Past Recipients:

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Dr. Lee and the Vadheims at an MSU Cats football game.

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