Scholarship Committee

Committee Details

  • Members are Staff Senators and any staff member from UM who wishes to participate.
  • Main Responsibilities: Solicits funds for UM Staff members’ dependent’s scholarships; advertises the scholarship; follows established criteria and guidelines for awarding the scholarship.
  • Consideration as a responsibility next year: Selects the winners of the Excellence in Job Performance Award and the Campus Interaction and Meritorious Job Performance Award as well as the nominees for the Board of Regents’ Award for Excellence in University System Citizenship.
  • Chair(s): Bonnie Kurien
  • Executive Officer Liaison: Carrie Elensky

Bonnie Kurien (she/her)

Access Consultant/ Interpreter

Contact

Office
Aber Hall 110 & Missoula College 129
Phone
406-243-7804 (voice mail) or 406-209-8870 (cell)
Fax
406-243-5330
Email
bonnie.kurien@umontana.edu
Office Hours

Available by appointments. 

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in Aber Hall.
Tuesdays and Fridays at Missoula College. 

Please use Accommodate to schedule an appointment with me. 

Personal Summary

Bonnie Kurien joined the Office for Disability Equity in 1993 as an interpreter for the deaf. In 2019, she became an Access Consultant, working with students, staff, and faculty. Bonnie is certified with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Montana. She serves on the UM Staff Senate.