Scott V. Fedale, chair of the information department of Washington State University’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, received the 2005 Irving Award at the annual meeting of the American Distance Education Consortium in New Orleans on April 27. The Irving Award is the organization’s highest honor. The award is named for Irvin […]
Five women were honored for their personal accomplishments and contributions to society and women’s lives at WSU’s annual Women’s Recognition Luncheon March 25. Marta Maria Maldonado, Beverly B. McConnell, Mary Sanchez-Lanier and Patricia Martin Whitefoot were named 2004 Women of Distinction, while Wilhelmina O. Sarai-Clark was named the 2004 Woman of the Year. To be […]
A reception honoring James A. Cochran, founding dean of the Tri-Cities campus, will be held 5-7 p.m. Friday, December 12, in the Consolidated Information Center, Room 120, on the Tri-Cities campus. Letters, photos and other memorabilia are welcome for a memory book to honor Cochran’s 25 years of service to WSU, and 10 years as […]
In recognition of their contributions to campus and community, two employees have received the WSU Spokane Staff Excellence Award for the 2002-03 academic year. The annual award recognizes classified and administrative professional staff members. Doug Stephens, office assistant for the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, received the award for classified staff. Kiley Schenk, academic […]
The life and career of slain “Wall Street Journal” reporter Daniel Pearl will be honored at the April 16 Edward R. Murrow Symposium at Washington State University. Pearl, the newspaper’s South Asia bureau chief, was kidnapped and murdered in Karachi, Pakistan, last year while working on a story related to terrorism. “Daniel Pearl’s career and […]
Six women — all unique, all touching the lives of those around them. The 2003 Women of Distinction Award winners will be honored at the Women’s Recognition Luncheon on March 27. All are eligible to receive the Woman of the Year Award. The winners are:Laurie Carlson, doctoral student in historyChio Flores, associate director of financial […]
Gene Sharratt, retired superintendent of the North Central Educational Service District (NCESD) 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 […]
Greg Yasinitsky, a Washington State University music professor, was named Washington State Composer of the Year by the Washington State Music Teachers Association. The award includes a commission for a new work to be premiered at the association’s conference in June 2003. Yasinitsky was also selected by the association as Washington’s candidate for consideration for […]
Washington State University again has been recognized as one of the best national universities, according to rankings just released by U.S. News and World Report. WSU was recognized in the second tier of rankings of national universities with doctoral programs. Joining WSU in this tier are George Washington University, Michigan State University, Ohio State University […]
Washington State University honored two of its most prestigious, internationally recognized science alumni Sept. 6 when it renamed Science Hall for Philip Abelson and the late Neva Abelson, long-time WSU supporters. Leon J. Radziemski, dean emeritus of the College of Sciences, presided over the public ceremony. The idea to rename the science building “Abelson Hall” […]