alumni

Alumni-owned company establishes scholarship

VANCOUVER- Washington State University Vancouver alumni Joe Fryer and Everett Ulbricht, owners of Whizzo Technologies, have pledged money for a scholarship for students in the WSU Vancouver Digital Technology and Culture program. Fryer graduated in 2003 from the DTC program. Ulbricht graduated with a degree in Public Affairs in 2002. The $1,000 Whizzo Technologies Scholarship […]

Nominations for Big Ten Senior awards accepted

Faculty, staff, students and community members can nominate seniors for the Big Ten Senior awards, which will be presented at the Senior Barbeque on May 1 at the Lewis Alumni Centre. The awards are given to the top male and female in five areas, including academics, athletics, campus involvement, community service and visual/performing arts. Nominations […]

Record growth with half the staff

The WSU Alumni Association has been the fastest growing alumni association in the Pac-10 athletic conference during the past year, said Jud Preece, association marketing director. The WSUAA growth rate also exceeds the rates of WSU’s 22 peer institutions — defined as U.S. public land-grant universities with veterinary schools but not medical schools. At a […]

First Power Breakfast held in Spokane

PULLMAN – The Washington State University College of Business will hold its first Power Breakfast in Spokane on Oct. 19. The breakfast will take place at The Davenport Hotel and will feature guest speaker Harold Gilkey, chairman and CEO of Sterling Financial Corporation. Gilkey has served as Chairman and CEO of Sterling Financial Corporation since […]

WSU Vancouver hosts homecoming celebration

VANCOUVER–WSU Vancouver alumni, faculty, staff, students and guests have a chance to gather and reunite at the 2006 Homecoming celebration Sept. 26. from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.  The celebration will be held at the WSU Vancouver campus lawn and amphitheater at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Avenue, Vancouver. The homecoming celebration is hosted by WSU Alumni […]

Men’s Crew Class Day set for March 18 at Wawaiwai

The annual Men’s Crew Class Day event will be hosted this Saturday, March 18 at the WSU boathouse on the Snake River at Wawaiwai Landing. The weekend starts with a BBQ reunion of alumni and friends Friday night at the Livestock Pavilion. The next afternoon the races begin at 1 p.m. First there are heats and finals […]

Walkway a step toward campus arboretum

After 25 years of effort by the WSU Arboretum Committee and supporters, the “backbone” of a WSU Pullman arboretum is being set in place — a serpentine pathway running from the Alumni Center, crossing Wilson Road and meandering up and around the adjacent hillside. Designed by Capital Planning and Development (CPD) and jumpstarted by a […]

Football helps WSU reach all kinds of fans

Hosting one home football game in Seattle has become a Washington State University tradition. But the innovative use the university has made of this access to the west side has been anything but conventional. WSU’s largest alumni base resides in western Washington and northwestern Oregon, with about 45,500 alumni along Washington’s I-5 corridor and another […]

Cougar Day at Silverwood scheduled for July 23

PULLMAN — Washington State University alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends will gather July 23 in Athol, Idaho, for Cougar Day at Silverwood Theme Park and Boulder Beach Water Park, presented by the WSU Alumni Association.The Alumni Association will offer discounted tickets at $20 for general admission, $12 for children ages 3-7 and seniors 65 […]

WSU alumni invited to golf at Lewis River Aug. 4

VANCOUVER — Washington State University alumni and friends are invited to gather for an afternoon of golf and camaraderie Aug. 4 at the Lewis River Golf Course near Woodland for the inaugural Southwest Washington Cougar Open. Presented by the WSU Alumni Association, the event is open to all alumni and friends of the university. Golfers […]