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Julie Shoen Huston is a 1998 graduate of the University of Montana Western where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Communications. Huston was a member of the volleyball team from 1995-1998, winning a Frontier Conference championship in 1998. During her sophomore season, Huston set the school record for single season solo and assisted blocks. She was named All-Frontier Conference honorable mention for both her sophomore and junior seasons. During her senior season she broke her assisted blocks record, was named Frontier Conference Player of the Week and was named to the All-Frontier Conference 1^st team as well as the All-Academic team. Her senior season was capped off with a Frontier Conference championship and selection to the All-Pacific Northwest Region 2^nd team.
Julie's fondest memory as a student-athlete was the championship match against Carroll College that was held in the Straugh gymnasium. Huston remembers the entire town filling the gym, making it "seem like an Olympic event." After winning all three games and the Frontier Conference title, Huston felt as though the volleyball team were treated like legends around Dillon.

Huston is currently a regional sales director with Paychex Inc., managing the Mid-Atlantic region of the Retirement Plan Sales Division in Pennsylvania. She was the first female director and helped spearhead the company's "Women in Leadership" council, which has provided professional development opportunities and helped to promote many women across the organization.