Alumnus award

Tears of gratitude

Poet Sherman Alexie, right, brought tears to the eyes of many in the campus audience Oct. 10 as he gratefully accepted the WSU Regents Distinguished Alumnus Award and credited the university with much of his success. He thanked author and mentor Alex Kuo, left, of WSU for lending him a book of Native American poetry […]

Poet, author, film director honored

Award winning poet, author, screenwriter and film director Sherman Alexie will receive Washington State University’s highest honor for alumni during activities on Friday, Oct. 10. The Regents’ Distinguished Alumnus Award presentation will be held at 12:10 p.m. in Bryan Hall Auditorium on the Pullman campus. Afterward, Alexie will read from his latest book, “Ten Little […]