Ben Perkins – In Memoriam

Ben Perkins, 47, a resident of Palouse, Wash., and an employee at Washington State University, died December 4, 2018, at his home.

Ben was a long time Coug—he graduated with a business degree in 1996 and has worked at Washington State University for just over 15 years, most recently as the Director of Summer and Extended Academic Programs in AOI. He will be remembered by numerous WSU employees from a wide variety of units–most for his gentle heart, infectious big personality and mad skills at noon ball.  Ben was known to leave everyone he met with a smile or laughter to brighten their day.

You can read his full obituary here. If you’d like to give a gift in memory of Ben, donations can be made to either the WSU CAHNRS Scholarship Fund or the WSU Carson College of Business Fund at give.wsu.edu.

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