PULLMAN, Wash.–Gary D. Morgan, principal of Cedar River Elementary School in Maple Valley, was named Washington State University Dad of the Year Saturday at the annual WSU Dad’s Day Breakfast in the Compton Union Building. He was nominated by his daughter Maile, a junior majoring in elementary education. Other finalists for the award were Ron […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–At the annual Dad’s Weekend breakfast Nov. 8 on campus, the Parents Program at Washington State University awarded $35,000 to student organizations and programs that benefit students. The following designations were made for the 1997-98 academic year: Dad’s Weekend Committee, $4,300; Mom’s Weekend Committee, $4,300; Alive! at WSU, the new student orientation program, $3,500; […]
PULLMAN, Wash.- Vernon Baker, the only living black World War II veteran to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, will visit Washington State University Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. He will speak in the CUB Cascade Room 127. President Clinton awarded Baker the military’s highest decoration on Jan. 13. Baker’s actions in World […]
WHAT: Washington State University will lead a consortium of universities and private sector researchers in a project to develop a substitute material to replace damaged and decaying wood piers at the U.S. Navy installations. The multidisciplinary project is of national scale and worldwide importance, with large commercial potential. WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 13, 10 a.m. WHERE: […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–A new poetry corner at Washington State University will be named in honor of emeritus English professor Ruth Slonim. The public is invited to a dedication of the corner on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 11 a.m. in the Holland/New Library Atrium. For many years WSU’s unofficial “Poet Laureate,” Slonim joined the WSU faculty in […]
PULLMAN, Wash.- Richelle Allen-King will discuss “A Woman’s Place is Out Standing in Her Field: A Hydrogeologic Perspective,” as the Washington State University Women’s Resource Center Faculty Colloquium continues next week. Her talk is scheduled for 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the Compton Union Building Cascade Room. Allen-King is an assistant professor of geology, […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–An agreement designed to improve the quality of educational services and opportunities for Native Americans at Washington State University is set to be signed in ceremonies Saturday, Nov. 8. The Memorandum of Understanding provides for the creation of an advisory board to President Samuel Smith, who will sign the document along with representatives of […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–The Washington State University Museum of Art has received an Institute of Museum and Library Services biennial grant of more than $70,000 for general operating support. The WSU museum is one of four museums in Washington state to receive the award. “The competition gets stiffer each year,” says Patricia Watkinson, museum director. “This year, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — A Washington State University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) project to apply American business training and assistance ideas to an emerging Eastern European economy is gaining national attention. The National Association of Management and Technical Assistance Centers (NAMTAC) gave its highest award to the WSU-SBDC project, “Management Training and Technical Assistance for […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–James Krueger, professor and chair of Washington State University’s Department of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Physiology, has been awarded a four-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study sleep responses to viral infections. The award comes via the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development within NIH. […]