Awards / Honors

The designation recognizes institutions that have documented results of academic accomplishment and showcase innovative uses of technology in learning, teaching and the school environment.

Online MBA program ranked 13th nationally by U.S. News & World Report, the Global Campus ranked 20th for undergraduate online degrees, and Voiland’s Engineering Technology Management program was No. 30.

Bin Yang, an associate professor of biological systems engineering at WSU Tri‑Cities, will serve through the Fulbright program at Aalto University in Finland beginning in August.

Dawn Garzon Maaks, WSU Vancouver College of Nursing, will become president of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners on July 1.

The award, one of the profession’s highest honors, was presented to Mary Jo Gonzales based on her outstanding contributions to the field of student affairs.

The staff members, along with the programs they lead, have been singled out for programming innovation and service to the profession.

By Lori Maricle, WSU College of Pharmacy, SPOKANE, Wash. – Joshua Neumiller, professor of pharmacotherapy at Washington State University’s College of Pharmacy, has been named chair of the Professional Practice Committee for the American Diabetes Association. 

By Corrie Wilder, WSU Murrow College PULLMAN, Wash. – Robert Siegel, recently retired senior host of National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” has been selected to receive Washington State University’s 2018 Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award.

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Five local freshman at Washington State University Tri-Cities are among the university’s latest class of STEM scholars.

By Cheryl Reed, director of communication, Graduate School PULLMAN, Wash. – The WSU Association for Faculty Women has awarded four graduate students for their ongoing leadership, research and exceptional academic performance.