The Board of Regents of Washington State University approved a new employment agreement with President V. Lane Rawlins May 7. The agreement will raise Rawlins’ base salary to $300,000 per year beginning June 1. Rawlins currently earns a base salary of $254,065 per year. He became president of Washington State University in June 2000.The agreement […]
Susmita Bose, a Washington State University professor doing pioneering research in bone implant materials, was honored May 4 at the White House, where she was one of 20 National Science Foundation-sponsored researchers to receive the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).With the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering since 1998, Bose […]
The following article reflects comments from two interviews that WSU Today had with Washington State University’s President V. Lane Rawlins on April 15 and 28. Q: In your Quarterly Messages to employees, you consistently point to the progress WSU has made in the past several years through prioritization, pursuit of its strategic plan, and the […]
The Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service at Washington State University is sponsoring a public lecture on “Early Lessons from the 2004 Presidential Campaign Ad Wars” Thursday, April 22. The lecture will be given by Ken Goldstein, associate professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Director of the […]
University President V. Lane Rawlins has announced the establishment of a Commission on Race and Ethnicity at Washington State University and called for nominations of faculty, students and staff to serve on the commission. The major functions of the commission will be to: • Serve as a forum for communicating concerns, issues, ideas and proposals […]
WSU President V. Lane Rawlins and approximately 30 administrative/professionals from the Pullman campus met with about 70 students at noon on Friday to discuss concerns regarding the pending war in Iraq and support of international students. The students firmly requested that Rawlins and the university take a formal stand against the war in Iraq and […]
Former Washington State University President, Glenn Terrell, has published “The Ministry of Leadership: Heart and Theory,” a “how to” manual for successful leaders. “On virtually every page of this useful book you will get that rare treat: leadership wisdom grounded in and extracted from experience,” said Warren Bennis, professor of business at USC. As president […]
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Cheryl Bachelder, president and chief concept officer of the KFC Corp., will present “You Gotta Be a Maniac! Success Criteria for the Hospitality Industry,” as the fall 2002 Burtenshaw Lecturer, 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, in room 203 of the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education. Bachelder is the 43rd top executive to present insights into […]
Keep your focus on attaining excellence, pursuing strategic goals and working together as a team — that was the core message Tuesday afternoon, when President V. Lane Rawlins gave his annual fall address. The current fiscal situation could create a “destructive internal fight for scarce resources” and deter us from achieving our goals, Rawlins said. […]