Regents

WSU Regents slate two-day planning meeting

PULLMAN — The Board of Regents of Washington State University will meet for planning discussions from noon Tuesday, July 25 through 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 27. The discussions will be held at Alderbrook Resort, 10 East Alderbrook Drive, Union, Wash. No final actions will be taken at this meeting.

Regents approve purchase of research orchard

TRI-CITIES – The Board of Regents of Washington State University has approved the purchase of Sunrise Orchards near Palisades, Wash., for use as a research, extension and teaching site.The cost of the property is $1.1 million. The regents took action during their regularly scheduled meeting Friday, March 3, on the WSU Tri-Cities campus.Because of encroaching […]

WSU changes College of Business and Economics name

A vote by the Washington State University Board of Regents Friday, Jan. 27, officially updated the name of the College of Business and Economics to the College of Business.“The new name reflects the direction and mission of one of our most important colleges,” says WSU President V. Lane Rawlins.“Today and going forward, we will provide […]

Board of Regents to consider construction projects

The Board of Regents of Washington State University will be asked to move forward on two construction projects for the Pullman campus during its meeting to be held at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 16 at the Grand Ballroom II of the Westin Hotel, 1900 Fifth Avenue in Seattle.An agenda for the meeting is available […]

New university regent named by governor

Laura Jennings, a Seattle-area business consultant, has been appointed by Gov. Christine Gregoire, as the newest member to the Washington State University Board of Regents. Jennings currently consults for start-up companies in the Seattle area. Jennings spent 12 years as an executive at Microsoft Corporation, serving as vice president of Worldwide Strategic Planning, vice president […]

Graduate student success source of greatest pride

Brian K. Lamb, Boeing Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering, has a new title to call his own: Regents Professor. A long line of awards paved his road towards Regents Professor, including the Outstanding Research Award, College of Engineering and Architecture (2002); Outstanding Graduate Adviser Award, WSU Association of Graduate Students (1999-2000); and the Leon Luck […]

Physics leader’s double honor not at all shocking

Very few professors are recognized each year with an annual faculty award. It is a great mark of distinction to be selected for one of these honors. In 2005, Yogendra Gupta has been selected for two. Gupta, professor of physics and director of the Institute for Shock Physics, is this year’s recipient of the Eminent […]

From ‘not serious student’ to award-winning professor

His high school guidance counselor told him to forgo college because he just was not serious enough as a student. These many years later, after 33 years at WSU, LeRoy Ashby, Claudius O. and Mary Johnson Distinguished Professor of History, is to be promoted to Regents Professor. “My first reaction was wondering who was going […]

Regents approve new practice baseball facility

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Board of Regents of Washington State University approved the construction of a new baseball practice facility on the Pullman campus at its regularly scheduled meeting held Friday (March 4) at the WSU Vancouver campus.The 11,100-square-foot facility will be built adjacent to Bailey-Brayton Field, just east of the indoor football practice facility. […]

Regents: More ‘Gold?’ Too Cool!

The WSU Board of Regents approved an honorary doctoral degree, expansion of the creamery and establishment of benchmarks to measure university progress at its regular meeting in Pullman Jan. 28. • Clarence A. “Bud” Ryan, a pioneer researcher in plant biochemistry and the first Washington State University faculty member to be admitted to the National […]