One hundred Washington State University alumni returned to Pullman this week for the Diamond and Golden Grad Reunion, which is taking place Wednesday, April 20 and Thursday, April 21.About 75 Golden Grads, celebrating their 50th WSU graduation reunion, and about 25 Diamond Grads, celebrating their 60th reunion, checked in at the Lewis Alumni Centre Wednesday morning before […]
Washington State University alumna Lisa Cartwright, a fourth-grade teacher at Pullman’s Franklin Elementary School, received a 2004 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation’s highest honor for teaching in these fields. Cartwright received the award at an April 15 ceremony in Washington, D.C. With the award she receives a $10,000 gift […]
The Lewis Alumni Centre has been called the “university’s living room,” by President V. Lane Rawlins. The Alumni Centre staff is working hard to fulfill that vision. “The Alumni Centre is a gift from WSU alumni to the campus community, intended to help bring Cougars together and help WSU achieve its best,” says Mark Wilcomb, […]
WSU men’s rowing has been plying the waters of the Snake River since 1971. Part of that tradition is the annual Class Day, which features alumni and class races. More than 35 former rowers and coxswains will briefly relive their college days at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, March 19, as they compete against current WSU oarsmen.Students […]
The highest honor bestowed upon a Washington State University alumnus is the WSU Regents’ Distinguished Alumnus Award. Since 1962, the award has been presented to 34 men and women who have made distinguished contributions to society and/or have brought distinction to the university through personal achievement. Most recently, in the fall of 2004, distinguished molecular […]
John Fabian of Port Ludlow, a retired NASA astronaut, has been appointed to the Washington State University Board of Regents by Washington Gov. Gary Locke.Fabian, who earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from WSU in 1962, will replace William Marler on the board. Marler stepped down earlier this year to join the […]
Washington State University alumnus James H. Clark (’75 Civil Engr., ’76 M.A. Civil Engr.)received a WSU Alumni Achievement Award at an alumni award reception held at the Lewis Alumni Centre on the Pullman campus Friday, Oct. 15.Clark, a resident of Glendale, Calif, is vice president and senior project manager of Black & Veatch Corp. At […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Four leaders in pathology, education, engineering, science and medicine — including three brothers from Pullman — have been honored with Washington State University’s Alumni Achievement Award:* Dr. H. Thomas Norris, a pathologist and a professor emeritus at East Carolina University’s School of Medicine in Greenville, N.C.* Paul M. Maughan, a Global Positioning Systems* David W. Maughan, a research professor at the University […]
In an economy that has seen private support and alumni giving decline at many universities across the nation, Washington State University bucked the trend in 2002-2003. The university reached its second highest mark in the WSU Foundation’s 24-year history with $48,839,329 in gifts and private grants during fiscal year 2002-03, which ended June 30. For […]
Gene Sharratt, retired superintendent of the North Central Educational Service District in Wenatchee, received Washington State University’s Alumni Achievement Award March 14 in Wenatchee at a gathering of WSU alumni and friends. He was recognized as “an educator who cares about others and does something positive to help the personal conditions of children.” After earning […]