alumni

Communicators win six awards; director named rising star

By John Sutherland, University Communications PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University staff won six awards and a WSU Foundation communications director was honored as a rising star in the 2014 competition sponsored by District VIII of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Coug spirit an aspiration of bowl rival, says alumnus

By Tim Marsh, for WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – When Washington State University meets Colorado State University in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl football game on Saturday, at least one CSU employee will be wearing WSU’s crimson and gray. Alumnus Albert E. “Al” Powell, Jr. talks about Cougar spirit and the two land-grant universities in […]

Renowned ag professor receives top alumni award

PULLMAN, Wash. – Louisiana State University Professor Gail L. Cramer recently received the Washington State University Alumni Association (WSUAA) Alumni Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to agricultural policy, research and global agribusiness.

Home crimson home: Alumni express interest in Pullman housing

PULLMAN, Wash. – As Washington State University’s executive director of real estate and local relations, Mel Taylor had been fielding calls from Cougar alumni interested in Pullman housing for a year or more. So he asked associate professor of marketing Jeff Joireman to help with a study gauging alumni interest in Palouse dwellings.

WSU alum nails two fantasy bestsellers; third coming

Patrick Rothfuss, ’02, has written two bestselling fantasy novels. A third is pending. Courtesy Patrick Rothfuss   Patrick Rothfuss, ’02, has written two bestselling fantasy novels. A third is pending. Courtesy Patrick Rothfuss PULLMAN, Wash. – Fantasy writer Patrick Rothfuss (’02 MA) enters the sleek atrium of the Chicago Hyatt with aplomb — passing through […]