PULLMAN – Organizations and individuals were honored April 6 for their participation and successes during Cougar Pride Days 2007. The sixth annual event, held March 28-April 6, involved beautification and clean up in the city of Pullman and on the Washington State University campus. The Associated Students of WSU actively sponsored and support the event. Winning awards:
– City of Pullman Mayor’s Award – Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute
– Golden Shovel Award – Clark Hall
– Take a Shower Award – Lighty Student Services Building
– Heavy Duty Award – Capital Planning and Development
– Down and Dirty Award – Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute
– Sunrise-Sunset Award – Plant Services
– Clean Sweep Award – College Hill Association
– Full Bloom Award – Todd Hall
– King of the Hill –Ryan E. Scott, student from Kalama, Wash.
– Queen of the Hill – Rachel Bergstedt, student from Pullman, Wash.
– Bread Line Award – Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute, Smith Gym/Physical Education Building
– College Hill “Life on the Edge Award” – Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity
– Livin’ it up in Pullman Award – Regents Hall
– Butch’s Choice – WSU Foundation, Smith Gym/Physical Education Building
– Green Thumb Award – Cleveland Hall
– Campus Day Award/Staff – Jude Durfey, Business Affairs
– Campus Day Award/Faculty – Mark O’English and Linda Shippert, WSU Libraries
– Residence Hall Cougar Pride Days President’s Award – Wilmer-Davis Hall
– Building Group Cougar Pride Days President’s Award – Todd Hall
– Cougar Pride Days President’s Award Honorable Mention – French Administration Building, Wegner Hall, McCluskey Services Building, the African American Student Center, the High School Equivalency Program, and the Pullman Parks and Recreation Preschool
– Student Organization Cougar Pride Days President’s Award – Residence Halls Association
– Greek Community Cougar Pride Days President’s Award – Phi Kappa Theta fraternity
– Point of Pride Award – Registrar’s Office
Cougar Pride Days organizers said total supplies used at WSU in Pullman during Cougar Pride Days 2007 included 600 yards of bark mulch, seven trees, 12 shrubs, 400 perennial flowers, 108 flats of annual flowers with 48 flowers per flat, 32 yards of gravel and 20 cubic feet of potting soil.
There were more than 120 projects during this Cougar Pride Days, organizers said, with more than 100 at WSU in Pullman. The total number includes projects in Spokane at WSU Spokane and at the WSU Intercollegiate College of Nursing, WSU Tri-Cities, and WSU Vancouver.
