Awards and honors

The prestigious award recognizes Clark’s work in developing methods to advance the study of complex chemical solutions and their interfaces.

BUENA VISTA, Fla. – WSU’s cheer squad placed sixth and the Crimson Girls finished eighth in the finals Jan. 14 at the Universal Cheerleaders Association and Universal Dancers Association College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championships.

By Steve Nakata, Office of Student Affairs & Enrollment PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University’s student newspaper, The Daily Evergreen, received top honors in five categories during the recent Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Region 10 Conference, including the best all-around campus newspaper in the Northwest.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Greg Yasinitsky, Regents professor and director of the Washington State University School of Music, recently was inducted into the Washington Music Educators Hall of Fame.

PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State University jazz studies program was recognized at the recent 2014 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival at the University of Idaho.

If you or someone you know has received an honor, please e-mail the information to Cynthia King at cynking@wsu.edu. • Bridgette Johnson, manager of field operations, parking and transportation services, received the February Crimson Spirit Award, which is given monthly to an employee who demonstrates superior service, creativity, problem solving, extra effort, or trust and […]

If you or someone you know has received an honor, please e-mail the information to Cynthia King at cynking@wsu.edu. • Nanoscientist Lai-Sheng Wang, professor of physics and materials science at WSU Tri-Cities and affiliate senior chief scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), has been elected to the rank of fellow in the American Association […]

Naidu Rayapati, a plant virologist at the Washington State University Prosser Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, has received the International Service Award from the American Phytopathological Society. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to plant pathology by international members for countries other than their own. Rayapati was honored for accomplishments in solving virus disease problems […]

• Paul Hirzel,associate professor in the School of Architecture and Construction Management, Greg Kessler,director and associate professor in the School of Architecture and Construction Management, and former student Mike Jobes recently received one of three honor awards from the American Institute of Architects Seattle. There were 150 entries. The award was for “The Canyon House” […]

Laila Miletic-Vejzovic, head of Washington State University’s Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Grant for lecturing and research in library science at the Research Library in Zadar, Croatia, during a six-month sabbatical that begins this month. Miletic-Vejzovic will initiate, develop and implement a project to provide access to the most […]