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Teamwork, selflessness characterize staff winners

Five WSU employees will receive President’s Employee Excellence Awards at the Celebrating Excellence recognition banquet March 23, part of WSU’s annual World Class. Face to Face. Showcase festivities to honor the achievements of faculty and staff across the university. The awards recognize outstanding contributions to WSU by classified and administrative professional employees from across the […]

WSU alum wins national teacher award

Washington State University alumna Lisa Cartwright, a fourth-grade teacher at Pullman’s Franklin Elementary School, received a 2004 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation’s highest honor for teaching in these fields. Cartwright received the award at an April 15 ceremony in Washington, D.C. With the award she receives a $10,000 gift […]

Communications ‘lifeline’ helps others stay informed

When burst pipes and other calamities struck all over campus in January 2004 due to 20-below temperatures, Debbie Hill took the several hundred calls from frantic university members, calmed them down and organized a troubleshooting plan. Maybe not your typical day, but Hill, plant communication coordinator for Facility Operations, did it with composure and style. […]

WSU, UW presidents appear Dec. 16 at Pasco Chamber

TRI-CITIES, Wash. — The presidents of Washington State University and the University of Washington will hold a joint news conference in Pasco on Monday, Dec. 16, prior to their appearance as guest speakers at the Pasco Chamber of Commerce meeting. The new conference is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. in the lobby of the West Coast […]