Faculty and staff from nine bachelor’s-degree programs were recognized for their student assessment efforts that helped guide changes to undergraduate curriculum or instruction.
The first five inductees were Shelley Broader, Nancy Krook, Lisa King, Katey Koehn, and Gary Rubens — all leaders in business or philanthropy and supporters of the worldwide WSU Global Campus community.
Dogan Gursoy, Kris Kowdley, Dan “Annie” Du, Yuehe Lin, and Nathan McDowell are on this year’s list recognizing researchers whose publications rank among the top 1% most cited in the world.
The first Asian-American athletic director to lead a Power 5 school, Pat Chun joins a distinguished group of pioneers and trailblazers in the Asian Hall of Fame class of 2022 that will be inducted on Nov. 18 in Seattle.
Though nearly 15 years have passed since Terry Umbreit (’84), professor emeritus of hospitality, retired from a distinguished academic career at WSU, the excellence of his work is still being recognized.
The program offers a master’s degree and graduate certificates to equip working professionals with skills to succeed in managerial roles. It has awarded more than 770 master’s degrees and 1,000 certificates.
Melissa Pearcy and Sarah Movius were both recognized for their work as outstanding K–12 science, mathematics, or technology educators with WSU’s Ferrucci Distinguished Educator Award.
The UN Decade of Healthy Ageing 50, an initiative to improve the lives of older people, their families and communities, announced Swanger as among their honorees this year.