Honors for Two Scholars at Montana State University

Anne Christensen, a professor of accounting in the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Montana State University, recently received the Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Tax Educator Award from the American Taxation Association, a subgroup of the American Accounting Association. As a result of the award, a student at Montana State will receive a $5,000 scholarship.

Dr. Christensen is a graduate of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. She holds an MBA and a Ph.D. in accounting and taxation from the University of Utah.

Tracy Dougher, an associate professor of horticulture at the university is the recipient of the Western Regional Outstanding Teacher Award from the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture. Her research focuses on commercializing the production of plants native to Montana.

Dr. Dougher is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She holds a master’s degree from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in plant science from Utah State University.