Awards, Employee

WSU Foundation honors president emeritus Sam Smith

By Trevor Durham, WSU Foundation PULLMAN, Wash – The Washington State University Foundation honored emeritus professor of plant pathology and eighth WSU president Samuel H. Smith as recipient of the 2016 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award at the annual Recognition Gala Sept. 30.

WSU Writing Program ranks among top in nation

By Beverly Makhani, Undergraduate Education PULLMAN, Wash. – The Writing Program at Washington State University again has been named among the 21 best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. WSU is the only institution in the Northwest to “typically make the writing process a priority at all levels of instruction and across […]

Governor appoints WSU Spokane STEM leader to ed alliance

By C. Brandon Chapman, College of Education SPOKANE, Wash. – Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Janet Frost to the Washington STEM Education Innovation Alliance, which advises the governor about development and implementation of policies to advance STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education.

Li chosen for NAE U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium

By Erik Gomez, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture intern PULLMAN, Wash. – Qizhen Li, an associate professor at Washington State University, is among 83 young engineers invited to participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium this September.