Message from Dean Larry Gianchetta.

• Author: Gianchetta, Larry
• Position: Letter to the editor

About this time each year, I have the opportunity to write this message for the MBQ. As I sit in my office thinking about what to write, I look out of my window and see the University of Montana campus at the pinnacle of its beauty. If I were to walk down to the second floor, I would see many of the staff members at the Bureau preparing for the annual outlook seminar series. As dean of the school, I think there are many things that we do well, but none any better than the annual outlook series that travels around the state.

This year's keynote speaker, William F. Whitsitt, has returned to Montana and is one of the newest members of the Bureau staff and the business school faculty. Bill began his life in Great Falls, Montana, where he earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the College of Great Falls. Fie then went on with his graduate studies at Columbia University and received his Ph.D. in Public Administration from George Washington University. Bill joined BBER after a long and distinguished career in public affairs and government relations on the exploration and production...