Campus Pastor and Board Members
Reverend Dwight Welch is our campus minister. Rev. Welch grew up in Miles City and is fulfilling his passion of serving in campus ministry in Montana. After graduating from the University of Montana, he obtained master's degrees in religion and philosophy at United Theological Seminary and Southern Illinois University. His MDiv is from Christian Theological Seminary. Ordained in the United Church of Christ, he has served campus ministries in Kansas and Southern Illinois University. He currently teaches philosophy and religion department at MSU Billings, is a member at First Congregational, serves on the Disabilities Services Board, the Center for Neurodiversity, and Safe Zone committees at MSUB. He has been known to fill pulpits with our supporting churches. He is married to Jim Reindollar and has two cats, You can reach him at [email protected] or 406-647-2567 Current UCM Board Members Trudi Downer (President) Trudi is an active member of Molt Congregational Church and represents the first class of students who created United Campus Ministry. John Hanson (Vice President) John is the only Lutheran on the UCM board and attends King of Glory Church in Billings. John is a retired diagnostic radiologist and worked at St. Vincent's for 33 years. He served in the army. He is a part of the lay pastoral associates so is able to lead worship services and serve communion. John's wife is an attorney and they have two sons. One is a pastor and one is a pathologist. He has three grandkids. John Greenberger (Treasurer) John Greenberger is a native Montanan, raised in Great Falls, but he attended college and made his career in Texas. He received a B.A. and M.S. degrees from Baylor in Economics. He has an extensive background in real estate, finance and technology. He started initially with Andersen Consulting, now Accenture. He has worked for publicly traded and privately owned real estate developers and managers, holding positions of C.O.O., C.A.O., C.T.O. and Corporate Controller. Additionally, he was the C.F.O. for UMR communications, a non-profit publisher in Dallas, that published materials for churches and printed the United Methodist Reporter. He has been active in his churches, teaching children in Sunday School, working as a deacon and chairing various church committees such as Finance and Church Life. He currently sits on the board of Plains Justice, an environmental group and the Yellowstone Art Museum. He has a son with two children living in Princeton and a daughter with two children living in Houston. Shari Dayton (At Large) When she was chairing ‘College Connection’ at First Presbyterian Church a UCM Board member invited her to join the Board. That was 18 years ago. During that time we have seen some changes, especially in our fundraising and reaching out to the community. But the one constant that holds her passion is fulfilling our pledge at baptism that we will care for these persons and provide ministry throughout their lives including during those college years. She has been a member of First Presbyterian for the 35 years she has lived in Billings. Her volunteering runs the gamut from baking cakes for our carnival to scheduling speakers for a Sunday School class. Betty Roy (Secretary) Nic Gullickson Nathan Sonnenschein Rev. Doug Johnson Is a retired chaplain at Billings Clinic Carol Heath Carol was invited to be on the UCM board as the MSU-B campus representative in 2000 and has stayed on the board since retiring. Throughout her career as an educator (teaching at St. Charles Mission Middle School, mentoring students, teaching education classes and finally as Academic Coordinator for Upward Bound) she had a commitment to all aspects of student well being including their spiritual lives. She represents Grace United Methodist Church. |
Neil Beyer
Neil Beyer is a residential Realtor® and founder of ELEPHAS Real Estate Group brokered by eXp Realty. As a community real estate professional, Neil feels strongly about helping to sustain and support the vibrancy of Billings by investing in opportunities for growth and development. Prior to running a real estate business, Neil was the International Marketing and Outreach Specialist at Montana State University Billings. Although Neil no longer works at MSUB, he is a staunch supporter of the university and its important role in the community. Board Partners and Emeritus (Voice but not vote) Rev. Gary Waddingham The Rev. Canon Gary Waddingham is a Billings native and the retired Rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. He previously served in Wyoming and on the Cathedral staff in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the Bishop’s Canon for the eastern third of the Episcopal diocese of Montana, Diocesan Historian, President of Examining Chaplains, Deacon’s School teacher and treasurer of the Bishop Fox Co. He has five grown sons and sixteen grand children with the seventeenth due in December. Gary is an avid fisherman, a police chaplain, and a collector of ancient coins and seals. More bookshelves are the most useful gifts from his children. Walt Gulick Walt Gulick is a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Humanities and Religious Studies at MSUB. He first joined on the UCM in 1975 and has served almost all the years on the board since. A member of First Congregational United Church of Christ downtown, Walt has served on many committees and boards around town, including terms as president of the Billings Symphony and president of the Montana Association of Churches. He and his wife Barbara enjoy traveling, and Walt has taught in 7 different countries, including three years at a UCC mission school in Turkey. Bob Culbertson We lost Bob Culbertson to cancer. Bob was the United Campus Ministry at MSUB - UCM board chair for 8 years, served on the board for 14 years, and steered the process by which I was hired to work for UCM. He served on the higher education committee for the Yellowstone Presbytery and served as an advocate for campus ministry and a translator for me as I negotiated our supporting denominations. His sense of humor, his organization skills, his ability to build community was nurtured and felt by the UCM board. He gave me, as a campus minister, wide berth to try and experiment with new ideas and develop UCM in new directions. He always was supportive of the effort to try to build something for students. I feel really privileged to know Bob and his wife Cathy and know how much the wider Billings community as well as his family feel the huge hole he has left behind. But he also left a huge legacy and my hope that part of that legacy is how UCM continues his work and his passion for students well into the future! Rev Dwight Welch 
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