Tooke selected to receive MSU Founders Day Award for Student Excellence

Forty of Montana State University’s top seniors and their faculty and staff mentors will be recognized Friday, Feb. 16, at the 42nd annual Founders Day Awards for Student Excellence event held on the MSU campus.

Honored students are nominated by faculty in their respective colleges or departments. Qualified nominees must have at least a 3.0 GPA and demonstrated campus leadership and community service.

The honored students each select a mentor who will be recognized with them at the event, which is hosted by the MSU Alumni Foundation.

The 2024 Excellence Award winners, listed by their college, name, major, hometown and mentor are:

College of Agriculture Gracie Tooke, Microbiology, Ekalaka, Kelley Kane.

Gracie Tooke of Ekalaka, a Microbiology Major from the College of Agriculture, along with her mentor Kelley Kane, has been selected as a 2024 award winner.