“That which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” — Friedrich Nietzsche, “Twilight of the Idols.” Chris Tapfer, emergency management coordinator for WSU’s Office of Business Affairs and associate director of University Recreation, believes this quotation to be true. He remembers how the eruption of Mount St. Helens shut down the university in May 1980. “It […]
Washington State University Vancouver faculty member Hakan Gurocak has been named director of the School of Engineering and Computer Science, an academic unit of the College of Engineering and Architecture at the university’s Pullman campus, effective Aug. 16. “Hakan is perfect for this position. He has taken the lead in proposing the new school of […]
Don Hower, director of the Cougar Marching Band, has a lot to be proud of. Not only has he brought band participation up from 65 students in 1991 to today’s 240, but he does his job with the help of just three people — compared to some Pac-10 schools with staffs of 20 or more […]
Washington State University Vancouver faculty member Hakan Gurocak has been named director of the School of Engineering and Computer Science, an academic unit of the College of Engineering and Architecture at the university’s Pullman campus, effective Aug. 16. <br><br>“Hakan is perfect for this position. He has taken the lead in proposing the new school of […]
Rueben A. Mayes has been named the first director of development for the Washington State University Office of Undergraduate Education, effective August 10. Included in his responsibilities will be providing leadership for development initiatives in the Office of Undergraduate Education, Honors College and Summer Session.“We are pleased that Rueben Mayes has agreed to fill this […]
Charles L. “Chuck” Munson, associate professor of operations management, has been named the new director of the Office of Graduate Programs in the College of Business and Economics at Washington State University. Munson’s appointment begins August 1. He succeeds professor Val Miskin, who will return to teaching in the fall. Miskin led the graduate programs […]
Christopher Bruce, director of the Museum of Art at Washington State University and a member of numerous arts committees and consortia, has been appointed to the Washington State Arts Commission by Governor Gary Locke. Bruce, who joined WSU last June, said the appointment provides an opportunity to help ensure fine arts interests in Eastern Washington […]
Ann Dougherty, the new director of Washington State University’s Center for Human Rights, began her appointment only three weeks ago, but she hit the ground running and already has identified several major challenges. Returning to Pullman after 24 years, Dougherty (dock-er-ty) started on Jan. 13, in the midst of a nationwide debate and pending Supreme […]
In a move that reflects growth at Washington State University Spokane’s Interdisciplinary Design Institute, the new director of WSU’s interior design program will also serve as assistant director of the Institute. Professor Nancy Blossom comes to WSU Spokane from The George Washington University, where she directed the interior design program. “Many programs aspire to the […]
The Intercollegiate College of Nursing/Washington State University College of Nursing has named Deborah J. Haberman to Director of College Advancement. The announcement was made by Dean Dorothy Detlor. “We are pleased to have Debbie leading our advancement efforts during a crucial time for the nursing profession,” said Detlor. “Her wealth of development, education, research and […]