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Michael Peter Malone (April 18, 1940 — December 21, 1999) was an American historian who served from 1991 to 1999 as the 10th president of Montana State University. One of Montana's preeminent historians and writers, he was named by both ''The Missoulian'' and the ''Great Falls Tribune'' newspapers as one of the 100 most influential Montanans of the 20th century. His ''Montana: A History of Two Centuries'' (co-written with Richard B. Roeder) was called the "definitive history of the state" by the ''Bozeman Daily Chronicle''.〔("Obituary for Michael P. Malone." ''Bozeman Daily Chronicle.'' December 21, 1999. ) Accessed 2013-08-10.〕 His final work, ''The American West'' (co-written with Richard W. Etulain), was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. ==Early life== Michael Malone was born on April 18, 1940, in Pomeroy, Washington, to John and Delores (Cheyne) Malone.〔"Michael P. Malone, 59, Native of Pomeroy." ''Lewiston Morning Tribune.'' December 24, 1999.〕〔"Dolores Malone Chard, 84, Pomeroy Homemaker." ''Lewiston Morning Tribune.'' May 27, 1998.〕 His father was the son of a farmer who (with his brothers) owned several farms in Garfield, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties. The Malones were of Irish descent, and Michael was deeply proud of his heritage.〔 His mother, Delores, was born in Zillah, Washington, and his parents married on November 14, 1936. Malone's father managed McKeirnan Hardware and Implement in Pomeroy, and attended Holy Rosary Catholic Church.〔 Michael was the Malone's only child. However, in 1954, the Malones' close friends, Jack and Kathryn Bowman, died in an automobile accident. The Malones then raised the Bowmans' four children, Ray, Wynn, Kevin, and Jennie. Michael Malone considered them his half-siblings.〔 As a teenager, he worked harvesting peas for the Green Giant vegetable company.〔 Michael "had an especially close relationship with his father",〔 and he had a significant influence on Michael.〔(Mullen, Pierce. "Homage to the Life and Memory of Michael Peter Malone, 1940-1999." ''The Montana Professor.'' 10:1 (Winter 2000). ) Accessed 2013-08-10.〕 Michael Malone later said his father was the "finest man he ever knew".〔 John Malone suffered from severe cardiac problems in the 1960s, which worried Michael a great deal.〔 John Malone died in 1972,〔 and Michael believed that he lost a great deal from losing his father at an early age.〔 Malone's mother married Ronald L. Chard of Pomeroy in 1974. She died at the age of 84 in May 1998, just 18 months before her son.〔 Malone enrolled at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. His initially had a pre-law major, but changed his major to history during his sophomore year. "I just liked the subject," he said. "I thought it would be fun to make a career of doing for others what (historians) were doing for me."〔(Schontzler, Gail. "MSU President Mike Malone Dies." ''Bozeman Daily Chronicle.'' December 21, 1999. ) Accessed 2013-08-10.〕 He graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree.〔"Garfield County Native Named MSU President." ''Lewiston Morning Tribune.'' November 6, 1991.〕 He then enrolled in the doctorate program in American studies at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, graduating with a Ph.D. in 1966.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael P. Malone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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