CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Meet Megan Riebe DATES TO REMEMBER September 3 New Mexico vs. WSU egan Riebe began duties as 4-H/ You Albuquerque, NM Extension Director of Develop- M never“ meet 11 Colorado vs. WSU ment and Director of the 4-H Foundation Armed Forces Day on June 1, 2004. anyone who Seahawks Stadium, Seattle Riebe is responsible for establishing has had 18 Idaho vs. WSU and maintaining a strong fund-raising exposure Future Cougar Day program on behalf of WSU Extension to 4-H who Pullman and the 4-H Foundation. She directs, didn’t have 25 Arizona vs. WSU plans, and administers development, an excellent Tucson, AZ public relations, and related activities experience October among other duties. 9 Oregon vs. WSU with it. The 4-H Foundation is a source of WSU Foundation Weekend ” Pullman unrestricted, supplemental program- Megan Riebe matic funding for county 4-H programs. 16 Stanford vs. WSU Homecoming She brings nine years of varied She received a bachelor’s degree in Pullman fund-raising experience to the position, marketing at WSU in 1990. While in 23 Oregon State vs. WSU most recently as assistant director of Pullman she met her future husband Corvallis, OR Corporate and Foundation Relations at Tim, while he was earning a bachelor’s 30 USC vs. WSU Washington State University. in social sciences. They returned to Dad’s Weekend She worked on several 4-H projects Pullman 11 years later so that Tim Pullman while at the WSU Foundation. “Working could pursue a B.S. in soil science. He is November centrally with the WSU Foundation, I a soil scientist with the USDA Natural 6 UCLA vs. WSU got to learn about a lot of incredible Resource Conservation Service. Pasadena, CA research taking place here, but some- The Riebes have two sons: T.J., 10, 13 Arizona State vs. WSU how connecting with the people of and Hayden, 8. “They are into baseball Tempe, AZ the state and kids really excites me.” so we are doing the kids sports stuff,” 20 Washington vs. WSU While the Seattle native was not she said. “In our free time we mountain Apple Cup, Pullman involved in 4-H activities as a youth, bike and roller blade.” They also enjoy her best friend in Issaquah was. “It’s camping, hiking, and fishing. For a complete Extension calendar an amazing program. You never meet Riebe’s primary office will be in visit: http://ext.wsu.edu/ calendar/index.asp anyone who has had exposure to 4-H Pullman but she will also work out of who didn’t have an excellent experi- the 4-H Foundation office in Puyallup. ence with it.” “I’m really eager to make a differ- She brings a strong background in ence for Extension and 4-H,” she said. corporate and foundation relations and fund raising to the job. “I think one of Visit the CAHNRS my biggest strengths is the ability to Megan Riebe can be contacted Alumni and Development work with all types of people and be by e-mail at [email protected]. Web site at: an effective facilitator.” www.cahnrsalumni.wsu.edu

On the cover: CSANR director Chris Feise (lower right), and Biosystems Engineering post-doc Wei Liao (lower left). Cover design created by Miro Vejzovic. Photos provided by CSANR.

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 CONTENTS 4-H News Around the College 2 World Class Showcase 8 Master Gardeners Assist Mariners 9 any Washington State 4-H themselves as a vital part of our global Kim Kidwell 10 M programs would not be possible community. As one teen participant without generous donations from reported, “I learned that my opinion is Revitalization Project 12 private partners. One such program important and I can change something CSANR 14 is Know Your Government, an annual if I want to.” Promoting Healthy Food 16 conference drawing 4-H youth partici- The conference was conducted with Global Warming 19 pants and adult chaperones from teens taking on the roles of delegates throughout the state to our capitol from foreign countries and attempting Bioscience Construction 23 in Olympia. to solve some of the most difficult Alumni Spotlight 25 The 2004 Know Your Government problems of our modern world. While CAHNRS Awards Banquet 26 Conference, held in February, was made doing so, they met and talked with state Dean’s Message Inside Back Cover possible by the support of a $10,000 legislators and Governor Gary Locke. gift from Microsoft, $7,000 from 4-H Youth Development uses a ChevronTexaco Products Company, variety of learning topics to instill C O N N E C T I O N S and $1,000 of scholarship assistance positive life-skills in 4-H youth. This Issue Number Thirteen • Fall 2004 from The Homemakers Association. year, Know Your Government focused Connections is published yearly by the The Know Your Government on areas of communication, accepting College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences Alumni and Development Conference serves to strengthen the differences, acquiring marketable skills, Office. Readers are encouraged to share connection between youth and our leadership, and decision making. their ideas for articles and to contribute political and social networks through Another teen said, “The most items by writing to: education, experience, application, important thing I have gained from College of Agricultural, Human, and and inspiration. attending Know Your Government 2004 Natural Resource Sciences Alumni and Development Coordinator This year, youth became more is that you have to learn how to see Washington State University aware of international issues by from different perspectives.” A critical PO Box 646228 exploring the interrelationships life skill we all need to remember! Pullman, WA 99164-6228 between the economies of the world, Connections Staff and learning how the relationship To learn how you can make a Publisher: R. James Cook, Interim Dean, CAHNRS between nations influences local Alumni and Development Executive contribution to support Know Your Director: Patrick L. Kramer government and social problems and Government, please contact affects larger global issues. 4-H teen Development Coordinator: Robert D. Scholes Megan Riebe, Director of the Program Support Supervisor: Britta Nitcy participants increased their knowledge Washington State 4-H Foundation Secretary: Vernie Lewis of the United Nations and its function at 253-445-4560. Writers/Editors: Dennis Brown, Lagene in the world, while better perceiving Taylor, Brenda Congdon, Patrick Kramer Graphic Designer: Gerald Steffen 1 CAHNRS Alumni Board of Directors President: Clint J. Adamson Vice President: Chuck Chambers ’59 Board Members: Andrea Howell ’95, Diana Anderson ’94, Nancy Boettcher ’75, Lil Freese ’48, Tanja Damiano Huffman ’93, Alison Lane ’93, Jeff Safe ’95, Ginger Scobie ’71, Maureen Sprague ’89 & ’98, Bonnie Russell ’00, Tedd Wildman ’84

Mission: The College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences Alumni Board of Directors is the catalyst for uniting prospective students, current students, the college administration, faculty and staff, industry, and alumni while upholding WSU’s land-grant mission.

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CROP & SOIL SCIENCES Orville A. Vogel’s achievements and together such as the Easter Egg Hunt contributions to agriculture in the at Kruegal Park. Catherine McInnes, Pacific Northwest. Today, through this fellow Kiwanian shares that “Judi Attention Crop & Soil Sciences alumni! prestigious award, individuals who Wutzke is a model citizen of Pullman. We want to hear from you! Please log on have made significant contributions Judi has been involved for years in the to our Web site http://www.css.wsu.edu/ to the pure seed program and/or crop Pullman Kiwanis Club, is a past divi- alumni.htm to share your professional and production in Washington continue sional Lt. Governor, a past Pullman personal accomplishments or other news. to be acknowledged. Kiwanis President, and a past advisor to Amanda McKinley, a senior in the WSU Circle K Club. In her service Kim Kidwell was awarded the Crop Science, was a recipient of the to our club, she went above and University-wide Distinguished Faculty President’s Award for 2003, giving beyond that of any other advisor or Service Learning Award, April 2004, for recognition to excellence in leadership Kiwanis member. She was always a joy her instructional leadership in develop- and service to those whose leadership to those around her and an inspiration ing opportunities for student service and service to the campus and the to us as community service volunteers. learning in Human Development 205. community will leave a lasting impact. Never have I felt more attached to a Kim also received the 2003 award for Faculty, administrators, and peers member of the Kiwanis Club. The CSSA Young Crop Scientist of the Year nominate the candidates; a committee passion for community service that for her stellar research in crop genetics reviews each candidate on the charac- she exudes is the only reason that our and breeding that blends classical teristics of leadership, values, self- club is as strong as it is.” wheat breeding with current techniques awareness, and responsibility and then Washington State University was in biotechnology to improve yield and selects the recipients. From over 200 host to the Washington State Science end-use quality in spring wheat. Her nominations submitted, 80 students were Teachers’ Association 2003 Annual outstanding teaching at both lower and selected for this honor. The recipients Conference on the Pullman campus, upper divisions of our Crop Science represented all of the academic colleges, and the Dept. of Crop & Soil Sciences program is also recognized. Additionally, all campuses, and undergraduate, was a major participant. Kim Kidwell both Kim, and Dr. Joan Davenport graduate, and professional students. delivered a keynote address on geneti- were selected to be participants in the Craig Cogger was presented with cally modified crops. Mary Fauci and 13th annual ESCOP/ACOP-sponsored the 2003 Kenneth J. Morrison Award Dave Bezdicek organized a tour of the Leadership Development Program for at Spillman Field Day on July 10 in WSU compost facility. Steve Jones lead emerging leaders in agricultural recognition of his work to improve a tour of the greenhouse facilities and experiment stations. soil and water quality and to facilitate discussed crop breeding techniques Bob Stevens is a member of the recycling of organic wastes. The award while Ann Kennedy offered a work- Nutrient and Pest Management Training honors the memory of Kenneth J. shop on soil biology. Development Team that developed a Morrison who served as WSU extension Michael Hecht, a physicist with training model that will be adopted agronomist from 1950 to 1987. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, nationwide by NRCS. They were Judi Wutzke, Administrative delivered the inaugural Gaylon 2 awarded the 2003 Department of Manager, Dept. of Crop & Soil Sciences, Campbell Lecture in Environmental Agriculture Honor Award for Maintaining received the Circle K International Soil and Water Science titled, “The and Enhancing the Nation’s Natural Carthage-Pullman Society Award, Phoenix Mission to the Mars Polar Resources and Environment. This is one presented by the WSU Circle K Club. Regions: Getting Down on Dirty” on of just a few USDA Honor Awards that The Carthage-Pullman Award is one of November 18, 2003. Hecht is lead are given each year for notable contri- the most prestigious awards that Circle K investigator for the Microscopy, butions to the Department’s mission, can award to a Kiwanian to show Electrochemistry, and Conductivity the Nation, or public service. appreciation. In the Pacific Northwest Analyzer, a soil analysis payload Congratulations to Gary Shelton, District there are only 8 awards out of scheduled to fly to Mars on the Phoenix recipient of the 2003 WSCIA O.A. Vogel 12,000 Kiwanians. WSU Circle K Club mission in 2007. The Campbell Lecture Crop Improvement Association Award. is a sponsored organization of the was created to help further understand- Gary was presented his award at the Pullman Kiwanis Club. The two clubs, ing of environmental soil science. WSCIA annual meeting in Moscow, along with Key Club (Pullman High It is named for Gaylon Campbell, who Idaho on November 18. The award was School) and Builders Club (Lincoln spent nearly 30 years as a professor established in 1973 in honor of Dr. Middle School) do many projects of environmental biophysics and soil

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 HIGHLIGHTS FROM AROUND THE COLLEGE physics in WSU’s Department of Crop Koenig’s wife, Theresa Cerny, an College of Business and Economics and and Soil Sciences. He retired in 1998 to ornamental horticulturist by training, the Department of Agricultural and become vice president of engineering at will be contributing to the Depts. of Resource Economics in the College Decagon Devices, a local manufacturer Crop & Soil Sciences and Horticulture’s of Agricultural, Human, and Natural of biophysical research instrumentation. teaching programs. We also welcome Resource Sciences into a single adminis- The lecture was created through gifts geostatistician Rick Rossi, another WSU trative unit. from Campbell Scientific, Inc., and grad, back to Johnson Hall as a member The two departments already Decagon Devices, Inc. of the Center for Precision Agriculture offered a coordinated Ph.D. (together Comedian/scientist ‘Bill Nye the team directed by Fran Pierce. with faculty in Finance). The School Science Guy’ and five members of his A book entitled, Farming With the of Economic Sciences was the logical production crew paid Stephen Jones Wind II, by Robert Papendick, retired next step, with the goal of creating an and the winter wheat lab a visit in May USDA/ARS soil scientist, has just been outstanding academic environment of 2003 to film the thirteenth episode published by the Columbia Plateau dedicated to research, undergraduate of Nye’s science show targeted for adult PM-10 Project (CP3). This major publica- and graduate teaching, service, out- viewers. The focus of the episode was tion provides a comprehensive over- reach, and extension. Theoretical and “GM Food.” They were interested in view of research and outreach achieve- methodological contributions will topics including how to cross wheat ments of the CP3 during the past six continue to be made and highly valued, and the history of wheat breeding, as years for wind erosion and air quality although the strategic thrust of the well as issues of concern regarding the control on dry land and irrigated school will be to achieve excellence private ownership of genes and ideas. cropland in the Columbia Plateau and in four areas of economic application: The episode aired fall 2003 and included Columbia Basin. You may obtain a free • Environmental and Resource interviews with scientists at the copy of the book by requesting bulletin Economics University of California, Berkeley and XB1042 from the WSU Bulletin Office • International Trade, Markets, UC-Davis. Bill Nye stars as the host of by calling 1-800-723-1763. and Development the show designed to get kids interested Dean Reichers, former Ph.D. •Transportation Policy in the science of everyday, and some student in the Dept. of Crop & Soil • Economics of Agribusiness Systems not so everyday, things. On a full range Sciences, received the 2004 College and Biotechnology of subjects, including ecology, biology, Faculty Award for Excellence in Teach- chemistry, and physics, Nye gives an ing, in the College of Agricultural, For more information about the easy-to-understand, yet informative, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, new School, contact Richard Shumway lesson that both kids and grownups University of Illinois. (509-335-5555) or Robert Rosenman can enjoy. His shows have received Recipes from the Annual Ground- (509-335-1193). 17 Emmy awards. hog’s Day Lentil/Legume Cook Off Peggy Chevalier, Associate Professor sponsored by the USDA/ARS Grain Scott Matulich’s Research Impacts (plant physiology), retired May 2004 Legume Genetics and Physiology Federal Fisheries Policy after 25 years of service. Additionally, Research Unit, Pullman, WA are posted When President Bush signed the 3 Greg Vollmer, Foundation Seed Service at http://pwa.ars.usda.gov/pullman/ Consolidated Appropriations Act in Manager, Washington State Crop glgp. The 2004 overall grand prize entry January, he enacted into law a unique Improvement Association, retired May was awarded to Patsy Sperry, secretary federal fisheries policy that is anchored 2004 after 14 years of service. in the USDA/ARS Wheat Genetics Unit in the research of Scott Matulich, Kudos to Tim Miller, who was at Pullman, for her Lentil Taco Dip. Professor of Economic Sciences. This promoted to E-3, associate extension policy will rationalize the most danger- specialist in 2003; Tim is initiating a ous fisheries in the world—the North weed science graduate training program SCHOOL OF Pacific crab fisheries. It is expected to at the Mt. Vernon R&E Unit. ECONOMIC SCIENCES generate approximately $1 billion in We welcome Richard Koenig who new economic wealth for the State of is filling our soil fertility research/ WSU President V. Lane Rawlins, Washington and the State of Alaska. extension position. Dr. Koenig earned recently approved creation of the It will help conserve the resource, and, his Ph.D. from WSU (1993) and spent School of Economic Sciences. The new most importantly, it will save lives. time at Colorado State and Utah State School brings together the faculties of The crab rationalization plan is Universities before coming back home. the Department of Economics in the the latest development in fishery

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rationalization, following the American agree-ment between WSU and the State University Cougars battle the Fisheries Act of 1998 (AFA). That Act Alaska Department of Fish and Game. University of Oregon Ducks. Events was also anchored in Scott’s research What made this plan so controversial include golf, BBQ, and a football game. and policy outreach. AFA continues is the amount of money at stake and See our web site for information on to have enormous economic and the challenges of designing a policy this event: http://ses.wsu.edu/ conservation impacts with Washington that is “win-win-win” for harvesters, Announcements/weekend.htm being its primary recipient. While processors and fishery-dependent rural AFA was a variant of Scott’s research, coastal communities. Any of these Study Abroad the crab rationalization plan is built three mutually dependent groups could The School of Economic Sciences directly on his research and policy be ruined by careless public policy. is offering a study abroad program, design. Passage followed a long and Global Resources: Italian Style, which arduous policy debate that began four Alumni and Friends Weekend will be open to all majors, in Florence, years ago. Scott participated in this The Annual Economic Sciences Italy during spring semester 2005. debate both as a WSU rofessor and as Alumni and Friends Weekend will Students will receive 13 credit hours a policy adviser to the State of Alaska be held on WSU Foundation Weekend, and study global environmental and through an ongoing cooperative October 9, 2004, as the Washington resource issues with WSU faculty. More

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he Department of Agricultural and Resource will be to achieve TEconomics in the College of Agricultural, Human, excellence in four areas: and Natural Resource Sciences and the Department of environmental and Economics in the College of Business and Economics resource economics; merged in April to form the School of Economic international trade, Sciences. markets, and develop- The reasons for the merger were both budgetary ment; transportation and strategic, according to Richard Shumway, chair policy; and economics of Agricultural and Resource Economics. “Both of agribusiness systems departments had been going through significant and biotechnology.” Richard Shumway, downsizing. With common disciplinary foundations The merger joins 19 Chair, Agricultural and and many similar goals, we decided we could faculty in CAHNRS with Resource Economics become better and more effective together than 12 in the CBE. The two as separate departments.” programs enroll about 160 undergraduate and 60 He said the proposal was faculty driven. “We graduate students. 4 spent a lot of time last year working through strate- While the same degree programs will continue in gic goals and operating procedures to enable us the immediate future, changes may be in the wind. to function effectively together, then voted on the “One of the things we will be doing in the next year proposal. The proposed school was supported is an in-depth curricular review of both the bachelor overwhelmingly by both faculties.” and master’s degree programs. I’m sure some The merger was approved by the WSU Faculty changes will be proposed.” Senate on April 15. The provost and president made The two departments already offered a coordinated it official when they signed off on the request on doctorate together with faculty in the Department of April 19. It was presented to the Regents as an Finance, Insurance & Real Estate in the CBE before information item May 7. Implementation took the merger. place over the summer. The former departments have asked their respec- A joint announcement issued after the Faculty tive deans to be located together but at this writing Senate vote said: “Theoretical and methodological no decision has been made about where that might contributions will continue to be made and highly occur. The deans are seeking “mutually acceptable valued, although the strategic thrust of the school changes with other units,” Shumway said.

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 HIGHLIGHTS FROM AROUND THE COLLEGE information can be found at http:// chosen as one of the Big Ten Seniors, at the 2004 CAHNRS Awards Banquet. ses.wsu.edu/Italy/index.htm. winning the campus involvement Mike is Jay Brunner’s Administrative category award for male seniors. Assistant (WSU-Wenatchee TFREC) New Faculty Amanda McKinley (double major who helps with everything from super- Two new faculty joined the School in Agricultural Economics & Manage- vising research programs, to teaching this summer. Dr. Thomas Marsh ment and Crop Science) was one of the classes, and extending information to received his Ph.D. in Agricultural Commencement Highlight Students to be the general public. Economics from WSU in 1998. He has recognized at the December graduation. Ms. Renee Prasad received the 2004 been an associate professor at Kansas Jake Burkey, Department of Comstock Award for the Pacific Branch State University. Dr. Trenton Smith Agricultural and Resource Economics of the Entomological Society of America. received a Ph.D. in Economics from Ph.D. student, was selected as a Thomas The Comstock Award is recognized as UC-Santa Barbara in 2002. He recently S. Foley Institute Graduate Fellow for the highest level of achievement for a was Global Fellow and Visiting Assistant 2003–04 and received the Burlington graduate student in Entomology. Ms. Professor at the UCLA International Northern Santa Fe Graduate Fellowship. Prasad is a Ph.D. candidate working Institute. Both will teach and conduct Wen Du was selected to participate in with Dr. William E. Snyder on host/ research in marketing and agribusiness the 2004 Summer Doctoral Fellows Pro- predator relationships in vegetable economics. gram sponsored by the Graduate School. and vegetable seed industries located Armenak Markosyan and Hodan in the Skagit Valley. Only one student Faculty Farah both received 2004 M.A. to Ph.D. is selected each year from 14 different Ron Mittelhammer was promoted Transition Awards from the Graduate major universities located in 11 western to the rank of WSU Regents Professor. School. states. This is the second year in a row Jill McCluskey received tenure and that a WSU student has received this was promoted to the rank of Associate award, another measure of excellence! Professor. ENTOMOLOGY Robert Bates and Douglas Baker Ken Casavant received two presti- selected Dr. Carol Sheppard as a gious recognitions—he presented the Provost Bates informed Dr. Richard member of the founding Advisory 2004 WSU Distinguished Faculty Zack that he was the 2004 recipient of Board for the President’s Teaching Address on April 7 and received the the Marian E. Smith Award for Faculty Academy. This honor not only affirms 2004 Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award Achievement (for innovative teaching). Carol’s past contributions to teaching in Public Service. This award brought Dr. Zack a monetary and learning at WSU, but also recog- Fabio Chaddad received the 2004 prize of $5,000 to emphasize that he is nizes her ability to help implement CAHNRS R.M. Wade Award for Excellence being recognized as the ‘best teacher’ key aspects of the University’s Strategic in Teaching. at WSU for 2003. This is the second Plan related to the academic experience Ron Mittelhammer, Norm Entomology faculty member to win of our students. The President’s Teach- Whittlesey, and Richard Shumway this award; Dr. Carol Sheppard won ing Academy is an important initiative were selected as Distinguished Scholars the award in 1999. that has the potential to have a pro- 5 by the Western Agricultural Economics Doris Lohrey-Birch received the found and lasting impact on teaching Association for lifetime achievements. College of Agricultural, Human, and and learning at WSU. Dr. Sheppard Phil Wandschneider and Ken Natural Resource Sciences Excellence was also promoted to the rank of Casavant received an Honorable Mention Award for Classified Staff at the 2004 Associate Professor. from the American Agricultural Economic CAHNRS Awards Banquet. Doris has Dr. Walter Steve Sheppard was Association for Outstanding Article been with the department for several promoted to Scientist, Professor, and Published in the Review of Agricultural decades and has worked with at least 3 Extension Specialist E-4. Economics. different chairs. Doris is the Academic Dr. Douglas B. Walsh (WSU-Prosser Ray Folwell was appointed Director of Coordinator for the department, and IAREC) was promoted to the rank WSU’s new Viticulture/Enology program. she takes special interest in the welfare of Associate Scientist and Extension of our students. Specialist E-3. Students Michael Doerr received the College The American Association of Brock Howell, 2004 graduating of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Pesticide Safety Educators presented senior, was one of the recipients of Resource Sciences Excellence Award Ms. Carol A. Ramsay the 2003 AAPSE the President’s Award. Brock was also for Administrative/Professional Staff Board of Directors Award for Service.

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Entomology Loses Two Emeritus Faculty Mills and colleagues was highlighted in The Graduate Program in Plant A memorial service was held in the Learning Disability Quarterly as one Physiology chaired by John Browse honor of Dr. Carl A. Johansen Sunday, of “three cutting-edge research studies of IBC has formally changed its name. July 13, 2003 at the Eagles Club, Coeur in the field of learning disabilities.” The first recipients of a Ph.D. in d’ Alene, Idaho. Carl passed away May One of the year’s major highlights Molecular Plant Sciences are MyDoanh 28, 2003 at his home at the age of 80. has been a chance to reconnect with Chau, Coralie Halls, Lucia Strader Carl was a faculty member in the departmental alumni through the Alumni and Kerry Ringer. (Spring 2004). department for 35 years. Career Survey being conducted under Recipients of the 2003–04 Helen Dr. Horace Telford, passed away the direction of faculty member Mary and Loyal H. Davis Fellowship are Tom at the age of 94 on March 30, 2004. Wandschneider. Alumni shared details Avenson, Dongwook Kim, Marianne Horace had served as the Chair of about their jobs, salaries, views about job Poxleitner, and Bryan Thines. Entomology from 1951 until 1969. A prospects in the field, and views about Sung-Jin Kim received the 2003–04 memorial service was held in Pullman the HD curriculum and its relevance John and Maggie McDougall Fellowship. on April 4, 2004. to their work lives. A summary of the findings will be available in the fall on the HD web site: http://hd.wsu.edu/. PLANT PATHOLOGY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Dr. Hajime Akamatsu was recently Cheryl Martin was recognized as INSTITUTE OF awarded the 2004 Young Scientist Senior of the Year and received the BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY Award by the Phytopathological Society college’s Family and Consumer Scientist of Japan. This annual award recognizes of the Year award at the CAHNRS John A. Browse received the 2003– the contributions of three scientists Awards Banquet, April 17, 2004. Also 04 Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for under the age of 35 to the field of at the banquet, Cynthia Ashworth Research Scholarship and Arts for his plant pathology in Japan. Awards were was recognized as the department’s research in plant lipid biochemistry. presented at the Annual Meeting of Distance Degree Program Senior of the This award is granted to individuals the Japanese Phytopathological Society Year. Jennifer Vandecar was the Human who have made contributions to WSU in April 2004. Abstracts of the award Development Junior of the Year. that are recognized as highly meritori- recipients research will appear in an Graduate students ViviAnne Fischer, ous and have had significant impact. upcoming volume of the Journal of Brianne Hood, Katie Maucione, and Also important is the creativity of the General Plant Pathology. Katie Przepyszny were recipients of the research, comparable contributions The research program on perennial Margaret Hard and Alberta Hill awards. from faculty at other institutions, and wheat, led by Tim Murray and Steve These students are involved in a range the honors and recognition from the Jones, was featured in the most recent of research projects including studies work and stature of the recipient in his/ edition of Washington State Magazine. of the mentoring of adolescent mothers her field. Previous IBC recipients of this The complete story is available online at in a faith-based organization; parental award were Rodney B. Croteau (1992), http://www.washington-state-magazine. 6 influences on children’s responses to Clarence “Bud” A. Ryan (1984), and wsu.edu/. stress; the dissemination, through WSU P.E. Kolattukudy (1983). Ph.D. student Olga Mavrodi has Extension, of a best practices parenting B. Markus (Mark) Lange joined been selected to receive the Harriett B. program across the state of Washington; the IBC as permanent faculty in March Rigas Award on behalf of the Washing- and social cognitive factors in the 2004. He earned a Ph.D. in Botany ton State University Association for development of relational aggression in 1995 through the University of Faculty Women. Her academic perfor- in children. Munich, Germany. The main focus mance, research and scholarship, and Deb Nelson received the Shared- of his research is to understand the her promise of future professional Course Faculty Award for Collaborative regulatory networks controlling the leadership demonstrate truly excep- Work with Freshman Seminar for her primary and secondary biochemical tional achievement. work with HD101, Human Development pathways involved in the biosynthesis Jerald Pataky was the invited Across the Lifespan; Kathleen Boyce of natural products, with an emphasis speaker for the PLP 515 Spring Seminar Rodgers received the WSU Advisor of on isoprenoids. See more information series. He is a Professor in the Depart- the Year award presented by Campus about Mark’s research at: http://www. ment of Crop Sciences at the University Involvement; and an article by Paulette ibc.wsu.edu/research/lange/index.htm. of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. The title of

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 HIGHLIGHTS FROM AROUND THE COLLEGE his seminar was: “Current concerns received a letter from WSU President Tagging in Alternaria Alternata about simply-inherited resistance in Rawlins thanking her for her 20 years Pathogens and its Application” was sweet corn.” of dedication to the university. completed under the direction of Mary Moore, Lab Technician for Tobin Peever, Department of Plant Keisuke Kohmoto, Hiroshi Otani, Plant Pathology, retired at the end of Pathology, recently spent 2 weeks in and Motoichiro Kodama. February, after working for Dr. Chen the laboratories of Tohru Teraoka and Patrick Schaefer came to Plant and Dr. Line for the last five years. Tsutomu Arie, Laboratory of Plant pathology from a small city north of The Department of Plant Pathology Pathology, Tokyo University of Agricul- Giessen, Germany. He is working with gave a going away party for Mary. ture and Technology (TUAT), Fuchu, Dr. R. James Cook and Dr. Diter von Many people attended to share in Japan. Peever’s visit was supported by Wettstein. His research is concentrated saying farewell. a Grant-In-Aid for Scientific Research on further development of barley that Dr. Sang-Dal Kim is a visiting from the Japan Society for the Promo- is transformed with an endochitinase scientist from Yeungnam University, tion of Science entitled, “Analysis of of Trichoderma harzianum. These Kyongsan, Korea. He will be working the Evolutionary History of Phyto- transformants have been shown to in the laboratory of Dr. Linda pathogenic Fungi based on Gene express resistance against the root Thomashow. He will be conducting Genealogies,” held by Teraoka and pathogens R. solani and R. oryzae. In research in the area of biological Arie. While in Japan, Peever presented a a molecular approach, homozygous control. With his expertise in the poster at the 3rd Conference on Fungal plants will be isolated and used for the development of improved biological Genetics and Molecular Biology held development of high yielding cultivars control strains of Pseudomonas. He is at the University of Tokyo and gave a with resistance against R. solani and likely to contribute a fresh perspective on seminar at TUAT entitled “Evolution R. oryzae for use in direct seed cropping biological control of pathogenic fungi. of Host Specificity of Ascochyta Species systems. He earned his Doctor of Katie Murray, Tech. Assistant I on Legumes.” Agricultural Science in November for the Plant Pathology Department 2003 at the Justus-Liebig-University has received the “Student of the Year” New Course Taught in Giessen. There he worked at the award at Pullman High School. The Molds, Mildews, Mushrooms: The Institute of Phytopthology and Applied award is given by the Pullman Rotary Fifth Kingdom (PLP 150) was offered Zoology. Club. She has maintained a 3.97 GPA for the first time in the spring of 2004. Martin Chilvers came to Plant and plans to enroll in Carrol College in This course fulfills the GenED Science Pathology from Tasmania, Australia Helena, Mont., this fall. She is consider- Q course requirement and is intended in December 2003. Martin is a post- ing a major in architecture. At Pullman for non-science majors. Students learn doctoral research associate working High School she has taken honors how molds and mushrooms have with Lindsey du Toit, investigating English, world literature, geometry, helped shape the natural world and development of a molecular seed assay calculus, and chemistry. For 3 years she changed the course of human history! for Botrytis spp. pathogenic on onion. competed on the varsity cross country Chilvers received a B.S. degree in team and won Most Inspirational and Meet Your New Co-Workers agriculture, with honors in plant 7 Most Improved awards. She also Hajime Akamatsu recently joined pathology (1995), from the University participated in the Key Club and Future the Department of Plant Pathology as of Tasmania. In 2003, he received a Business Leaders of America for a year a post-doctoral research associate. Ph.D. in plant pathology from the and was a member of the Spanish Hajime is working with Tobin Peever University of Tasmania under Frank Club for two years. For her Senior on molecular genetics of plant patho- Hay and Calum Wilson, where he Project, she reviewed the renovation genic fungi, especially Alternaria and completed his dissertation, “Epidemiol- of Thompson Hall on the WSU campus. Ascochyta species; fungal transforma- ogy of Botrytis spp. Associated with She is active in the Sacred Heart Parish tion and gene tagging by restriction Neck Rot of Onion in northern Tasmania, Youth group, as a volunteer at Pullman enzyme-mediated integration (REMI) Australia.” Research interests include: Memorial Hospital, and at the Girl mutagenesis and Karyotype analysis epidemiology; chemical and biological Scout Summer Camp on Lake Coeur of fungi using pulsed-field gel electro- control; postharvest pathology; seed d’ Alene. phoresis. He received his B.S., M.S. and pathology; diseases of vegetables; crop Valerie Akins, Program Assistant, Ph.D. degrees in Plant Pathology from loss assessment; and disease detection received a certificate and pen for her Tottori University, Tottori, Japan. His and diagnosis. 20 years of service to WSU. She also Ph.D. dissertation entitled “Gene

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 CAHNRS Spotlighted During World Class Showcase Banquet

WSU TODAY AND NEWS BUREAU

aculty and staff from the College of acid desaturation in plants. Among FAgricultural, Human, and Natural other things, his research has implica- Resource Sciences took center stage tions for producing healthier cooking during the second annual Washington oils, producing more environmentally State University World Class Showcase friendly plastics and resins, and for in March. providing more sustainable alternatives Kenneth L. Casavant, professor of to fossil fuels. agricultural and resource economics, The Sahlin Awards are presented received the Sahlin Award for Public to faculty who epitomize the highest Service at a banquet honoring faculty levels of performance. and staff. Maxine Andrews, assistant to the Casavant, a WSU alumnus and a dean in CAHNRS, received the 2004 2004 President’s Employee Excellence faculty member for 32 years, was honored President’s Employee Excellence Award. Award winner Maxine Andrews for a long list of contributions, including Andrews has served as assistant to eight service as president of the Pullman deans in the college. Zack was selected for reinvigorating Chamber of Commerce, member of Prior to becoming an assistant to the entry level course “Insects and the Pullman City Council, member of the the dean in 1981, Andrews served as People.” Using input from former Governor’s Natural Resource Cabinet, secretary for the department of forestry students, he converted traditional interim vice provost of research, and and range management and later lectures and slides to PowerPoint™ interim vice provost of Academic Affairs. as senior secretary for Cooperative presentations, utilized the Web, and Casavant, one of the nation’s Extension. She started work with the incorporated a journal assignment into leading transportation economists, university in 1961. the course. Course enrollment grew delivered the 2004 Distinguished Robert Force, coordinator of the from 23 students in 1997 to 176 in 2003. Faculty Address in April. North Olympic Peninsula Learning Also recognized during the banquet The Sahlin Faculty Excellence Center in Port Hadlock, also was was Ronald C. Mittelhammer, professor Award for Research, Scholarship and honored with a 2004 President’s of agricultural and resource economics. Arts went to John Browse, a fellow in Employee Excellence Award. He was one of two WSU faculty promoted the Institute of Biological Chemistry. The North Olympic center is one of to the rank of Regents Professor this year. Browse was honored for extensive 10 WSU learning centers located across Faculty considered for this promotion research in plant lipid biochemistry. the state. The centers provide time- must be a tenured full professor or 8 Browse has pioneered the under- and place-bound students with access equivalent. They must have served WSU standing of lipid biosynthesis and fatty to higher education in parts of the state for the last seven years; achieved the not served by four-year institutions. highest level of distinction in a discipline; Force was describe by Clifford Moore, raised the standards of the university WSU associate director for Extended through activities in teaching, scholar- University Services, as “the single most ship and public service; and sustained creative colleague with whom I have a level of accomplishment receiving ever worked.” national or international recognition. Also honored during the banquet Mittelhammer’s numerous awards was Richard S. Zack, associate professor include the Teaching Excellence Award, of entomology. Zack received the Marian College of Agriculture and Home Econom- E. Smith Faculty Achievement Award. ics, WSU, 1991; American Agricultural The annual award recognizes Economics Association Distinguished significant and meritorious achieve- Graduate Teaching Award, 2001; and Sahlin Award for Public Service winner ments in teaching during the previous WSU’s Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award Kenneth L. Casavant year and carries with it a $5,000 award. for Instruction, 2001–02.

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Mariners Get an Assist from Master Gardeners

BY DENNY FLEENOR

he Seattle Mariners got off to a slow start this Tseason, but the Washington State University King County Master Gardeners were scoring big at Seattle’s Safeco Field even before the season got TA GTON S TE UNI underway. IN VER SH SI A TY The Master Gardeners took on the task of plant- W Master ing, watering, and maintaining the 25 large planter GardenersTM boxes and 30 hanging flower baskets that grace the WSU King County Master exterior of Safeco Field throughout the summer. Gardener volunteers were recruited by EXTENSION Their handiwork was in place to greet fans on the Seattle Mariners to plant and maintain opening day in early April. the 25 plant containers and 30 floral hanging baskets The Master Gardeners have also been conducting that greet fans outside Safeco Field. In addition, King plant clinics at one home game each month from a County Master Gardeners will conduct monthly plant booth with a prime view of the field from the main clinics at select home games throughout the season. concourse just above third base. The final clinic will be held at the Mariners’ Sept. 9 home game. The idea for the partnership between the Mariners “I’m a baseball fan, and we’re all really excited to and the Master Gardeners came from Safeco be here,” says Reiner. “My husband is really jealous.” groundskeeper Bob Christofferson. WSU King County Master Gardener coordinator “I was looking for a group to take ownership and Elaine Anderson, who took the call from the Mari- pride in the exterior flowers,” Christofferson says. “The ners, says the partnership has worked out well. opportunity to work with the King County Master “The Mariners have been great to work with,” Gardeners was something we could not pass up.” Anderson says. “We couldn’t ask for a better partner.” Master Gardener volunteer Jeri Reiner, co-chair Being a baseball fan as well as a gardener, Reiner of the Safeco Field effort, says they jumped at the is already looking to the prospects for next season.

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CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Kim Kidwell: Riding the Crest of Success

im Kidwell is riding the crest all of us. I remember Kof success at Washington State thinking to myself that University. I want to like my job Last year the associate professor as much as he does.” of crop and soil sciences received the The guest speaker was prestigious “Young Crop Scientist” John Laughnan, a corn award from the Crop Science Society geneticist and professor of of America. The award recognizes botany, who discovered scientists under the age of 40 who have in the 1950’s the gene that made worthy contributions to the field. influences sweetness of Early this year she and Gary sweet corn. His discovery Shelton, winner of the 2003 O.A. Vogel led to the development of Washington State Crop Improvement today’s super sweet hybrids. Association award, were featured side- Kidwell introduced by-side on the university’s Web site. herself to Laughnan after Wheat breeder Kim Kidwell, left, and research Shelton is the primary research field class and he took her under technician Melissa McClendon examine germinating technician, data manager, and project his wing. “I worked for Dr. seeds in Kidwell’s laboratory. McClendon coordinates molecular breeding efforts for Kidwell’s research team, coordinator for Kidwell’s spring wheat Laughnan for three years which includes three technicians and several variety development program. She and he really got me undergraduate and graduate students. describes him as the “heartbeat” of hooked on genetics.” the breeding program. Kidwell went on to In March Kidwell was one of just graduate school at the University Farmers like that because they can three WSU faculty asked to make of Wisconsin where she conducted produce a lot of grain that someone presentations on their cutting-edge molecular genetics research on alfalfa wants to buy.” research during the university’s World- and did some teaching. From the thousands of breeding Class Academic Showcase. She came to WSU in 1994 to merge lines evaluated each year, grain samples Since coming to WSU in 1994, traditional plant breeding and molecular from several hundred that perform well Kidwell has rebuilt WSU’s spring wheat technologies to improve spring wheat in the field are sent to the USDA-ARS breeding program and has released varieties for commercial production in Western Wheat Quality Laboratory eight new spring wheat varieties that the Pacific Northwest. She considers it where they are tested for milling and are grown by farmers all over the an asset that she wasn’t an experienced baking properties. The few that make Northwest. That’s on top of teaching wheat breeder before coming to WSU. the grade with repeated testing in the a high enrollment, undergraduate “I still claim that the biggest advantage field may be proposed for release. interpersonal communication course that I ever had was not having any bad Kidwell’s release record is remarkable and a graduate level course in advanced wheat breeding habits.” when you consider that it generally plant breeding. She believes that the new wheat takes eight to 12 years for a variety 10 Both Pullman and the career she varieties she and her research team to make the long trip from the lab eventually chose are a far cry from have developed have raised the bar to farmers’ fields. However, there has where she started. The Wisconsin agronomically and for end-use quality been at least one pothole in the road native who grew up in Danville, Ill., in the region. “What I didn’t know to success. wanted to become a sportscaster when until very recently,” she said, “was that “Zak was one of the first varieties I she enrolled at the University of Illinois the varieties we have released generate released here,” she said. “It was really in 1981. “My initial career goal was to over $90 million a year in revenue for something special that we had never be the first woman to announce NFL Washington state.” Farmers need new seen in this program before. It had football,” she said. “Then I decided I varieties to remain competitive in the good resistance to an insect we have wanted to be a lawyer and then I got marketplace and to counter production trouble with here. At the time, it also interested in genetics.” problems, including diseases. had good resistance to stripe rust, which A guest lecturer in one of her classes “Finding the good one is difficult,” is the number one disease problem in sealed the deal. “One day this guy she said. “The way I do it is to get rid of spring wheat.” walks in to lecture and he starts talking the bad ones and let the good ones find “Zak also happened to have excel- about corn genetics as if it were the most me. We assess lines for end-use quality lent milling and baking quality which interesting topic on earth. He captivated first and then evaluate them for yield. was a direct result of us selecting for

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 that first. We grew it in farmer’s fields The news came in the form of a of the situation,” she said. “Without for three years prior to releasing it and phone call from a farmer on a Sunday fungicide use, we would have lost about it was off the top yield-wise. Farmers morning, the first of more than 200 a quarter of the crop to stripe rust.” were really eager to grow it. Zak was she received over the next two days. Fungicides were applied to about approved for variety release in 2000.” Within 36 hours of that first call, she, 170,000 acres of spring wheat that year, Nabisco tested Zak flour in 2001 Xianming Chen, a plant pathologist including most of the Zak acreage, at a and gave it a thumbs up for use in its with the USDA-ARS; and John Burns, cost of $2.5 million to farmers. commercial production facility in WSU extension agronomist, worked It was a low point, she admitted. Portland, OR, which was a first for a with the Washington Wheat Commis- “Decreasing fungicide use by utilizing WSU variety release. sion and the Washington Association genetic resistance to diseases is our “We were thrilled. Farmers would be of Wheat Growers to alert growers to goal. We failed miserably in this case.” able to sell their wheat locally (most is survey their fields to see if their crops At the same time, Chen estimated exported). It would be milled locally were infected. that millions of dollars of crop losses and sent to Portland to make commer- “We had to do something proactive were averted through timely fungicide cial products. 2002 was the first year to avoid major crop losses,” she said. application. The following year, Zak that Zak was in commercial production Ninety-five percent of the people acreage decreased by 50 percent but and there was such high demand for she talked with were amazingly sup- many growers remain loyal to the variety. seed that orders could not be filled.” portive, she recalled. “I tend to remem- “ADM (Archer-Daniels-Midland) in Then the nemesis of her life showed ber the other five percent who were Cheney is now paying a premium to up: stripe rust, a devastating fungal very angry with me. The only thing I Zak growers to produce enough flour disease of wheat. The genome of the could say was I’m sorry and you have a for Nabisco’s needs,” she said. pathogen is very plastic and mutates right to be upset.” Growers and Nabisco also are anx- often. As it turned out, Zak was highly For the rest of the danger period, iously awaiting the commercialization susceptible to a new race that blew into she and her colleagues released disease of Louise, Kidwell’s stripe rust replacement the Palouse that year. progression updates at seven-day for Zak, which was released in 2004. “This was not something we intervals. “This ended up being very While Zak stood in the limelight, anticipated or predicted,” she said. important to the agronomic outcome many other wheat varieties also were hit by the disease. In this dark cloud, Kidwell is starting to see a silver lining. She and some of her cronies have been trying to come up with new strategies to battle the disease, ranging from increasing the genetic diversity of the genes used to provide disease resistance to developing a national tracking system to monitor the status of the pathogen across the United States. “Part of our philosophy involves trying to coexist in a way that the plants actually do well but we don’t force the pathogen to mutate quickly by putting so much selection pressure on it.” 11 She and Kim Campbell, the USDA- ARS club wheat breeder stationed at WSU, have been collaborating with colleagues around the country to organize a national stripe rust initiative. As a way of saying thanks, farmers Fred Fleming, left, and Mike Stubbs, The proposal has received widespread right, presented loaves of bread baked by two commercial bakeries in support and is expected to go to Congress as a $1.5 million request Eastern Washington to Kim Kidwell, WSU wheat breeder. The flour used to fund state and federal researchers to bake the breads is Tara, a hard red variety, developed by Kidwell’s in 16 states. wheat breeding team. The occasion was a field tour at the Stubbs farm “We don’t want to duplicate each near Dusty. About a dozen farmers in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon others research,” she said. “I think it’s have banded together to grow and sell wheat that can be used locally. Most a great sign for the future that we are wheat grown in Washington is exported. working together synergistically to take on a nationwide problem.”

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 WSU’s Northwest Washington Research and Extension Center Revitalization Building Project Enhancing Western Washington’s Abundant and Diverse Agriculture through Research and Extension Education

ashington State University is revitalizing the the project by partnering with local and regional agricul- WNorthwest Washington Research & Extension tural, horticultural, and community groups. The Board Center (NWREC) facilities in Mount Vernon. Modern of Regents approved the $8 million project in May 2004. and efficient work spaces will be constructed for the WSU plans to provide various naming opportunities for five county agricultural and horticultural research and the building and labs with gifts at all levels. When the extension services which are currently housed in older, project begins, obsolete and substandard research and over-crowded facilities. Established in 1947, WSU-NWREC administrative facilities will be demolished and replaced has a long tradition of serving western Washington’s with new research and administration spaces. agricultural and horticultural communities. During the The existing 11-acre demonstration gardens will early years of World War II, scientists at the Center were continue to be used to exhibit best practices for horticul- able to successfully combat devastating diseases of cabbage, ture and environmental stewardship with emphasis beet and spinach seed crops. Impressed by the value of on protecting plants, soils, and water. The gardens are research-based information, the Northwest Agricultural maintained with a partnership with the Master Gardener Research Foundation, farmers, seed companies, processing Foundation of Skagit County. This organization has firms and civic groups raised funds for a permanent donated a tremendous amount of time, money, and facility, and WSU Mount Vernon Research and Extension energy to share knowledge with the public throughout Unit was created. the region by teaching practical horticultural education The new capital building project at Mount Vernon through hands-on gardening experiences. The Center is supported by President Rawlins outside of the 10-year also has partnerships with volunteer groups including state budgeting process. A large portion of the funds to The Native Plant Society, The Rose Society, The Western support this new $8 million facility of laboratories, offices, Washington Fruit Research Foundation, and The Skagit greenhouses, and a public auditorium will come from Vegetable Trials. revenues generated from WSU land sales worth $6 million. The main objectives of the faculty and staff are to solve Additionally, Skagit County has granted $500,000 towards plant-related problems, and develop cost-effective and upgrading the center’s infrastructure. Finally, WSU expects environmentally-sound plant production practices based 12 to generate an additional $1.5 million in gifted support to directly on results from experimental research trials.

Artists rendering of new Northwest Washington Research and Extension Center.

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Faculty and staff strive to educate stakeholders at work- extension center. The WSU faculty and staff at the center shops and field days, and with demonstration gardens plan to develop programs that will better serve the current and written and web-based materials. and future needs of northwestern Washington, and develop The College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural new research/education programs in entomology, small fruit Resource Sciences vision is to develop it into northwestern production, water quality, riparian buffers, and explore Washington’s primary production agriculture research and new economic developments.

llan Osberg’s grandparents passed away before Ahe was born, but he has always considered their 1914 farmhouse west of Mount Vernon to be part of his family heritage. Today, the refurbished historic house has taken on a new role in the agricultural heritage of Skagit County, thanks to Osberg’s generosity and the efforts of Skagitonians to Preserve Farmlands, the Skagit Valley Farm Bureau, and Washington State University. The Olson Heritage House was officially dedicated Saturday, June 12, 2004, in ceremonies at WSU’s Northwest Washington Research and Extension Center in Mount Vernon. The remodeled farm- house will provide housing for research graduate students and visiting scientists at the agricultural Edna Larson, who lived in the 1914 Olson House as research facility. a toddler, cuts the ribbon dedicating the refurbished In 1999 the Skagit Farm Bureau purchased the farmhouse as her cousin Allan Osberg looks on. Osberg, farmhouse, built in 1914 by Anders and Maria president of Osberg Construction in Seattle, contributed Olson, and the surrounding eight acres as part of more than $100,000 to restore the house. a community effort to ensure the future of agricul- tural research at the WSU facility. Osberg, President of Osberg Construction Co. in Seattle, donated $120,000 to Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland to renovate his grandparents’ former house. In 2003 the property was transferred to WSU and the home was remodeled for use as graduate student and visitor housing. Purchase of the former Olson property was a key piece in a major community-based effort to obtain 13 properties bordering the research facility in order to preserve the green space. Osberg is pleased that a part of his family heritage will help advance agricultural research and preserve farmland in the area. “I’m very proud, very pleased that we were able to make this happen,” he said. “Having the opportunity is one thing, but having the ability to The Olson family gathered for this portrait shortly after act on it is something special. It’s very rewarding.” the house was completed in 1914. The little girl on the Dedication of the Olson Heritage House is a right is Edna Larson, then Edna Brown, who was on hand significant step in WSU’s plans for a major renovation to officially dedicate the refurbished house. The house, and expansion of its Mount Vernon agricultural which is now part of WSU’s Mount Vernon research research facility. facility, is being used as graduate student housing.

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 BRENDA CONGDON

t’s a hot topic. A recent Hollywood poised to be a significant part of the CSANR in Wenatchee, led the project Ifilm used massive and exaggerated solution. As Chris Feise (PhD 1978, development, which has involved special effects to rouse audiences across Ag. Economics), director of Washington building important relationships. the country about it, and politicians State University’s Center for Sustaining “To solve complex, large-scale and environmentalists often debate its Agriculture and Natural Resources problems, we need to work across causes, but one thing’s for certain: it (CSANR) says, “There is no doubt that disciplines and build partnerships will have a powerful impact on the global warming is taking place. People among different agencies and institu- world’s populace and its future. might differ on the causes—whether tions,” says Granatstein. Science and Global warming…this rise in global it’s man-made or a natural cycle in the technology alone cannot solve global temperatures attributed to greenhouse earth’s changes—but very few would warming. “We’ll need to understand gas emissions affects the entire world, disagree that it’s occurring.” the economic aspects and human which means the problem, and the Recognizing the complexity and behavior as well,” Granatstein says. solution, are complex. significance of the problem, the Center Washington’s diverse climate and There is compelling evidence that for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural terrain make it a prime region for the 14 greenhouse gases from human activity Resources has received a $3.75 million study of agriculture’s relationship to are directly contributing to global grant from the Paul G. Allen Charitable greenhouse gases. Granatstein notes, warming. When we hear about global Foundation to conduct a five-year “We have a number of farming systems warming, we conjure up images of research project. “Climate Friendly right here that are relevant in many factories spewing noxious gases into Farming” is designed to find ways parts of the world.” The project will the atmosphere or exhaust from idling farms can be carbon “sinks” (taking focus on three agricultural systems: cars in snarled traffic jams. Cut to an carbon out of the atmosphere) instead dairy production, dryland grain idyllic landscape—green, lush hills, of greenhouse gas contributors. farming, and irrigated crop farming. dotted with dairy cows. Perhaps the The interdisciplinary “Climate Through the computer modeling last words that come to mind here are Friendly Farming” team includes soil component of the project, the team ‘greenhouse gas emissions’ and ‘global scientists, agronomists, biosystems believes its results will have global warming.’ engineers, and economists from application. Feise says, “This unique Although farms account for a Washington State University and the project can establish Washington relatively small share of greenhouse gas USDA Agricultural Research Service. and WSU as a center of expertise for emissions from human activity (about David Granatstein (MS 1986, Soils), a research and education on climate 10 percent of the total), they are in fact sustainable agriculture specialist with change and agriculture.”

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 DAIRY: Using Anaerobic country pay off their investment in the project a real-world scenario for COVERSTORY Digesters digesters by collecting the methane monitoring greenhouse gas emissions The odor from a dairy farm can be gas and using it on the farm for energy and nutrient flows, as well as an a nuisance, but methane gas released or selling it to a public utility. Here educational platform for outreach to from the manure is a serious problem. in Washington, a state that relies on the farming community and the public. About 65% of the methane in the cheap hydropower, this isn’t feasible. By using the digester, the farm will atmosphere is from agriculture. Meth- Shulin Chen, WSU biological better manage manure and protect ane is about 23 times more potent as systems engineer, is perfecting an water quality, while creating new a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. affordable anaerobic digester. “Our income from the fiber and power. Dairy farms face a big challenge—where task,” Chen says, “is to improve the Chen says, “We want to be ready to safely store all the waste from cows? design and develop strategies to make for the future, so that we have a Using an open lagoon system for storing it more cost-effective to install so working digester in place and ready waste not only leads to an overwhelm- farmers will use this technology.” for the farmers to use.” ing odor, but to large emissions of MacConnell, Chen, and their methane and nitrous oxide. colleagues hope to find other ways to

Dairy researchers on the project make the digesters profitable. “We’re DRYLANDS: Capturing CO2 plan to deal with this challenge by researching how to transform fiber Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere using an “anaerobic digester.” This from the processed manure, a byproduct has risen significantly since the 1800’s. technology is not new, but is not from the digester, into a material that Converting prairies to farms was widely used in agriculture due to its performs as well as peat moss,” says the major cause until the increase of high cost. “The digester eliminates MacConnell. industry in the 1950’s. During the 1800’s, the dispersal of these odors, so dairy Peat moss is a non-renewable, scientists estimate that there were farms become better neighbors, better high-cost soil amendment used in the 260 parts per million of carbon in the environmental stewards, and reduce greenhouse and nursery industry. The atmosphere, which then increased to contributions to global warming at the researchers working on this aspect of 360 parts per million by the year 2000. same time,” says Craig MacConnell, the project hope to develop a renew- One might wonder, exactly where WSU Extension agent and county able product that works as well as peat does the carbon dioxide come from chair in Bellingham, Washington. moss, is an economic boost to farmers, in rural areas? Just the fact that the The “closed-system” anaerobic and reduces the release of methane gas ground has been tilled and altered digester has the potential to eliminate into the environment. If they’re able from its natural prairie state means most of the lagoon emissions, conserve to achieve these goals, in MacConnell’s that carbon will be released into the nutrients, and produce a renewable words, “it is a win-win situation for atmosphere and contribute to global energy source. The downside is that everyone.” warming. Tilling aerates the soil and digesters are expensive—costing over WSU is teaming up with a causes organic matter to decompose $1 million or more than $500 per cow. Whatcom County dairy farm to build more quickly. This is fine for microbes, Dairy farmers from other parts of the an anaerobic digester. The farm offers which like to chew on the carbon, DAIRY DRYLAND IRRIGATION 15

The Climate Friendly Farming project will focus on agriculture’s relationship to greenhouse gases within three agricultural systems: dairy production, dryland grain farming, and irrigated crop farming.

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources Promoting Healthy Food, Farms, and People

RICHARD HINES 2 “It has really taken a crisis in both human health and in the department of community and rural sociology. the farm economy to get people to begin reconnecting “In academic circles, inquiry into the connection the dots between our farms and our food,” says Chris between nutrition and human health is expanding COVERSTORY Feise, director of WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture dramatically, especially with the rise in obesity, diabetes & Natural Resources. “In Washington, 60 percent of the and chronic diseases that are both caused or prevented population is obese or overweight, costs for treating by diet. This is also reflected in the marketplace, where diabetes and other chronic diseases are skyrocketing, consumers are putting a premium on the perceived and the state has consistently ranked among the top healthfulness of food. Our research has also shown that five in the nation for hunger. In other words, we are consumers are willing to support local family farms, losing our family farms even as consumers have begun even if it costs more.” demanding increased food safety and freshness.” In addition to the Climate Friendly Farming Research The problems facing the food and farming system & Demonstration Project (see article this issue), CSANR here are both complex and activities include the Biologically long-term. As a university Intensive Agriculture & Organic center, CSANR is able to pool Farming Initiative. “BIOAg” the resources of the land-grant encompasses a range of new institution and communities research, education, and across the state. Through the extension projects. center, citizens are developing “BIOAg encourages greater innovative, interdisciplinary reliance on biological processes alternatives to make the food like natural pest enemies, and farming system work better. nitrogen fixation from cover The legislature created CSANR crops, and increased organic in 1991 to take on such activities, matter in soils to improve their but state funding has been water-holding infiltration and limited. capacity,” says CSANR leadership As a result, CSANR depends on a twelve-member team member Carol Miles, an agricultural systems faculty leadership team to carry out much of its work. specialist. “Sustainable food systems require practices Most are voluntarily affiliated with the center. Leader- like these, which are renewable, non-polluting, and 16 ship team members say they get involved because they provide multiple benefits to farmers and society.“ see the center as a way to join forces with others who The BIOAg initiative also calls for research into how are promoting agriculture that is economically viable, foods grown using biologically intensive practices affect environmentally sound, and socially responsive. human health and nutrition. Components of the BIOAg “We are now exiting a unique period in our history proposal are likely to be part of the university’s request where the larger society has been almost totally discon- for funding from the legislature in 2005–06. nected from agriculture,” says Feise. “If you think about CSANR leadership team members are also helping it, this notion that food comes from the grocery store, to sustain agriculture in Washington through: which is so prevalent in industrialized nations, has really had a devastating impact on human health, our farms, • Community Capacity Building & Conflict Resolution. rural communities, and the environment.” Many partners with diverse viewpoints must work CSANR leadership team member Marcy Ostrom together to enhance Washington’s food and farming agrees. “This is a time for renewed engagement between system. CSANR trains rural community leaders to farmers and consumers,” says Ostrom, director of develop enterprises that profit from and sustain WSU’s Small Farms Program and an assistant professor natural resources.

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 but not great for the environment since it releases carbon COVERSTORY • Education on Food & Farming Systems. While dioxide into the atmosphere. the number of students interested in production “Calculations suggest that the U.S. could sequester agriculture has been steadily shrinking at WSU, the around 300 million metric tons of carbon if farms across college has seen a rise in the number of students the country used available conservation techniques,” interested in sustainability, food systems, and Feise notes. “This is about the amount the U.S. would organic farming. This past summer, CSANR leader- need to meet the goal we promised in the Kyoto Treaty.” ship team members led a one-week immersion “Climate Friendly Farming” researchers are exploring course, “Field Analysis of Sustainable Food Systems,” ways farmers can decrease tillage through direct-seeding which included a van tour of farms and food and practices that sink carbon. “Adoption of direct-seed processing facilities in eastern Washington. • Policy Research & Education. CSANR is involved in outreach efforts on the new Conservation Security Program and other state and federal conservation “To solve complex, large-scale problems, programs. The center is currently developing we need to work across disciplines and training programs to ensure that our state’s small- build partnerships among different scale, minority, and low-income producers are able to take full advantage of these programs. agencies and institutions.”

in our region is slow,” says David Huggins (PhD 1991, Soils), a USDA Agricultural Research Service soil scientist in Pullman. “There are several barriers, so only about five to ten percent of the farmers here have adopted it so far.” In Washington state, direct-seed equipment doesn’t quite suit the Palouse hills, and planting directly into wheat residue is not easy. If residue is not taken out of the field it can produce a wet, cold environment, which isn’t optimum for growing wheat. Huggins and his colleagues hope to come up with solutions to these problems and others by comparing and • Small Farms Program. The program offers a course studying different cropping systems—those in use now and certificate program for family farmers and soon and experimental conservation methods, which could be plans to offer courses targeted to Latino and east adopted in the next decade. Based on the results of their Asian new immigrant growers. Small Farms staff research, Huggins and his colleagues plan to develop members support farmers’ market managers in climate friendly strategies. Huggins observes that if these building strong retail outlets for the state’s growers strategies are adopted, the benefits could be dramatic and so that they can keep more of the food dollar. widespread. “We have the potential to improve water and soil quality, help solve the global warming issue, and “All of the activities that the center is involved with increase productivity on farms as we improve methods.” 17 make agriculture in our state more socially responsive Researching different systems, such as crop rotation than ever,” says David Granatstein, a sustainable and direct seed organic production, Huggins and others agriculture specialist with CSANR. “That’s key to hope to gain a better understanding of how farms can the future of our farms since every business today is capture carbon dioxide in the form of soil carbon and practiced in an information-rich environment. Farming reduce greenhouse gases, including nitrous oxide. Before is no exception. You can order a package from New the original prairies were converted to farmland, they were York, and go online and monitor every stop it makes carbon sinks. “Native conditions increase carbon in the on the way to your home.” soil,” Huggins says. Native prairies contained more CSANR projects help Washington growers capitalize perennial species, which contributed carbon to the soil. on consumer demand for information about the source Huggins and other researchers will integrate their work of their food and how it was grown. “We offer tools that with that of WSU scientists Steve Jones and Tim Murray, make farmers more socially responsive, and therefore, who are developing a perennial wheat variety. competitive,” Granatstein says. “That’s the essence of Nitrogen is the major fertilizer for wheat and barley sustaining agriculture.” and is used in large quantities. Unfortunately, the nitrogen

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 not used by the crops can be lost to and to make comparisons between cropping systems, and researchers on surface water or emitted as a green- dryland and irrigated cropping systems. the project are studying its benefits house gas—nitrous oxide—which is “Most studies have been done at for irrigated agriculture as well. 296 times more potent than carbon dryland sites,” Collins says. “Yet the Funding from the Paul G. Allen dioxide. “We need to increase nitrogen potential for climate friendly farming Foundation has given team researchers use efficiency,” Huggins says. Using in Washington state’s irrigated lands a boost in making irrigated agriculture precision agriculture or variable rate is great. We grow over 70 different more sustainable, both in Washington, technology will help farmers better irrigated crops.” Collins says that he and around the world. target their fertilizer applications. and his colleagues are looking at Huggins adds, “Not only will air modified production practices and and water improve, but farmers will “exploring the potential of irrigated The Economics of Change profit from using less nitrogen more land to sequester carbon at a rate “Climate Friendly Farming” efficiently.” greater than what is possible with researchers are not only looking for

COVERSTORY dryland farming.” greenhouse gas reduction solutions, On a global scale, oceans play an but they are also taking into account IRRIGATION: Water—A important role by acting as vast carbon the economic feasibility of the solution; Great Carbon Sink sinks. Applying water to crops can, on a key to its success. As Chad Kruger, Most water consumption in a smaller scale, have much the same project director of outreach and U.S. agriculture happens west of the effect. Collins says, “Applying water communication, says, “We’re dealing Mississippi River. In many regions of can enhance a farm’s ability to seques- with one of the major environmental the western United States, irrigation ter a significant amount of carbon by issues of our day. We want to help accounts for more than 90 percent of increasing plant productivity.” Yet if make farms more viable economically, water use. In Washington, irrigation water is poorly managed it can actually while becoming more environmentally accounts for 37 percent of croplands cause a release of more nitrous oxide responsible.” and 75 percent of crop sales. According into the atmosphere, contributing to Phil Wandschneider, WSU econo- to Hal Collins (PhD 1987, Soils), USDA global warming. mist for the project, agrees. “Farmers soil scientist in Prosser, “There is no Collins and his colleagues are are historically good stewards of the doubt that irrigation is a vital compo- working on management strategies that land. At the same time, if the technol- nent of U.S. agriculture.” maintain soil and water resources over ogy is too costly and risky, they may The “Climate Friendly Farming” time. Cover cropping and conservation not be able to afford to invest in it. project offers a unique opportunity tillage can reduce erosion, reclaim The economic value must be great to conduct long-term studies in the excess nitrogen, build organic matter enough to make it worth doing.” irrigated region that includes the and suppress pests. Conservation The economics of environmental Yakima Valley and the Columbia Basin, tillage has proven successful in dryland practices in agriculture are part of a bigger picture. “Beyond passing the practical test of the user—‘is this a good practice I can use?’—it must pass the test of its impact on society. Atmo- sphere affects everyone, so the societal 18 effects of adopting these practices are significant,” Wandschneider says. David Granatstein sees environmen- tal practices not as financially draining, but as economic boosts to rural com- munities. “By replacing fossil fuels with alternative energy sources, such as biofuels from crop residue, rural communities struggling with economic hardships can actually experience a new vibrancy while helping to address the problem with greenhouse gases.” CFF Team Members are (from left to right): Cindy Murray-Armstrong, David Incentives at the federal level can Granatstein, Chad Kruger, Chris Feise, Craig MacConnell, Claudio Stockle, also add to the economic value of Hal Collins, Armen Kemanian, Dave Huggins, Stewart Higgins, Shulin Chen. adopting environmental practices.

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 COVERSTORY GlobalGlobal Warming:Warming: HowHow itit AffectsAffects UsUs

hat was once considered an innocuous gas just W30 years ago has now become a major culprit in changing the chemical composition of the atmosphere. Industrial society of the past two centuries, heavily dependent on fossil fuels, has contributed to a rapid increase in carbon dioxide (CO2).

Scientists are only now considering CO2 a major species to adapt, and increases the likelihood of sudden, pollutant. After all, carbon dioxide and water are the unpredictable climate changes that could be cata- natural by-products of combustion—whether in a strophic. We have always known that weather changes fireplace or in our body’s cells. In an earlier time, efforts from day to day, but we assumed that climate was to control air pollution were focused on chimneys or relatively stable. tailpipes. Now society must not only reduce emissions The world insurance industry has been a bellwether from coal, oil, and natural gas but also find ways to of the potential impacts of global warming and climate compensate for increased carbon in the atmosphere. change. Companies have been tracking the damage Compelling evidence has shown that without such claims due to natural disasters such as hurricanes and changes, we will continue to experience global warming. flooding, and have seen dramatic increases in the past decade that have cost the industry billions of dollars. Rising sea levels threaten coastal property. With a disproportionate segment of the world’s population located on ocean coastal areas, there is a potential for huge disruption of communities and even whole countries. For example, nations like Bangladesh, which are just above current sea level, could be devastated by a sea-level rise of just one meter. Climate changes will likely also lead to the extinction of species in current habitat conditions along with invasion by new species better suited to the new conditions. This could mean tropical human diseases migrating into more temperate zones, and the arrival of “Greenhouse gases” like carbon dioxide are labeled new farm pests in North America. Increased droughts as such because they increase the heat from the sun are expected in some areas, which will impact domestic 19 that is trapped in earth’s atmosphere—much like the water supplies and agricultural economies. Climatolo- glass on a greenhouse—instead of allowing it to radiate gists in Washington predict a 60 percent decrease in the back into space. Key greenhouse gases from agriculture Cascade Mountains snowpack over the next 50 years, include not only carbon dioxide, but also methane and which will affect hydropower, recreation, fish, irrigation, nitrous oxide. Levels of these gases have varied over and municipal water supplies. geologic time, generally over millions of years. How- With our current understanding and technology, our ever, since the dawn of the industrial revolution 250 society must quickly find ways to reduce greenhouse years ago, carbon dioxide has increased in the atmo- gas emissions. This effort must involve regional and sphere by 31 percent, methane by 151 percent and national policy, new business practices and investments, nitrous oxide by 17 percent. Drillings from ancient and changes in personal consumption patterns. “All corals and other ocean sediments show it is highly likely contributions, large or small, are important in the effort that we are at a 20 million year high for carbon dioxide. to solve this global problem,” says Chris Feise, director The speed of change of these gases is the greatest of the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural concern, since it limits the ability of humans and other Resources.

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 From “green tags” or premiums paid tions, such as rain and temperature, for renewable energy sources to carbon and study how these changes affect credits sold by farmers who use no-till the amount of nitrogen and carbon and other carbon sink farming methods, released. Feise feels the time is right for farmers Granatstein says, “If we have the to make changes. “Farmers can be paid dynamics right in our models, then to benefit the environment and have a we can plug in variables from other major impact over time.” regions, run the model, and have a prediction of what will happen. Robust models can save years and ON THE GROUND: Testing millions of dollars in moving us and Educational Outreach toward climate friendly farms.” Many times researchers don’t have Chad Kruger coordinates educa- COVERSTORY the opportunity or the funding to put tional outreach activities for farmers, what they have found into practice and extension agents, and other agricul- make modifications. Team members tural professionals who will have the on the “Climate Friendly Farming” opportunity to learn about the project research will be able to do just that. research at actual research stations. Newly designed cropping systems will “This year, we are concentrating our be put to the test in the field, along outreach efforts on introducing the with new technology and practices. project to media, farmers, and other Computer modeling work done by potential partners,” Kruger says. “In Claudio Stockle (MS 1983, Soils; PhD the future, we will share research 1985, Soils; MS 1986, Engineering), chair findings through field days and of WSU Biosystems Engineering, and technology demonstrations.” his colleagues, will allow the project Another educational outreach team to simulate and alter field condi- tool is the “Climate Friendly Farm- ing” Web site (http://cff.wsu.edu), which features research updates and A footnote about educational resources for farmers, the Paul G. Allen agricultural professionals and the Foundation public. With the combination of educa- The grant to CSANR is the largest tional outreach and research, both grant received by WSU from the in the lab and the field, Feise says, Allen Charitable Foundations and “What we learn here in Washington the first for agricultural research. can be transferred around the globe.” The “Climate Friendly Farming” Kruger, who coordinates commu- research fits nicely with the mis- nication among team members, sion of The Paul G. Allen Founda- 20 sums it up this way: “The potential tion—to promote the healthy of this project is truly amazing. This development of populations and has generated intrigue and excite- to strengthen families and com- ment that wouldn’t have happened munities in the Pacific Northwest. as successfully as it has without the Paul G. Allen Foundation funding.” Huggins echoes other team members’ enthusiasm about the project when he says, “There’s a synergy that happens among the scientists on an interdisciplinary team such as this—a coming together to solve a very complex problem, which impacts not just one state, one region, or one country—but the entire world.”

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Golden Grads 20042004

Front Row, L to R: Barb (Heathman) Quann, Trudy (Langmas) Cargill, Lorraine (Hughes) Albright, Patricia Eastly, Alice (Crysler) Warner, Jim Quann Middle Row, L to R: Betty (Stoneking) Anderson, Lee (Neff) Ruck, Alice (Petersen) Brislawn, Marge (Rounds) Muir, Lael (Anderson) Gedney, Paul Wagner, Don Callan, Frank Padilla Back Row, L to R: Willard Winters, Bob Hinrichs, Bill Evans, Everett Burts, Mel Hamre, Willard Berry, Ted Maloney

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Front Row, L to R: Margaret (Denecke) Keithly, Les Liebel, Vern Carstens Back Row, L to R: Jayne (Johnson) Watson, MaryJane (Linder) Faris, Gladys (Merrill) Christian, Irene (Jorgensen) Sears

Diamond Grads CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Old he Pa T v il Washington State University e i v o a n Ensminger Pavilion S

R Save The Old Pavilion e t s c t je or o A BRIEF ation Pr Restoration Project HISTORY OF THE ENSMINGER PAVILION The Ensminger Pavilion was originally DONOR PLAQUES built as the Judging Arena and has stood the test of An area in the Pavilion will feature friends of time. Here are a few interesting facts about the Pavilion. the Pavilion. Donors who contribute will have • Built in 1933 from first growth timber. their name and a brand of their choice on •The last of our agricultural buildings from the early display.* Individuals can display either their days of Washington State University—still in use! ranch brand or the Cougar emblem. • Serves many student organizations and activities including the Back to School BBQ, Swine Sale, and Donor Plaque ...... $500.00 Horticulture Club plant sales. (2 lines of text and brand or Cougar emblem) • Classes have been held here for nearly 70 years. • Contains restroom facilities for Rugby field. • Is a piece of the College’s Land-Grant History. PAVILION WATER COLOR PRINTS Created by Robert Krikac, prints of this water FUTURE PAVILION PLANS color depict the newly restored Pavilion in Following the Save The Old Pavilion (STOP) Cam- its original appearance. As a limited edition, paign, the building, which was to be demolished, is now each matted (18 x 20”) print is numbered being restored. A committee was formed by Agricultural and signed by the artist. Human, and Natural Resource Sciences Student Senators Limited Edition Pavilion Print...... $125.00 with the help of the CAHNRS Alumni and Development Office to establish an endowment that will be used to further remodel and maintain the Pavilion. In the future AUTHENTIC PAVILION PENS we hope to use the Pavilion to host banquets, hold club Made from the original wood of the Pavilion, meetings and activities, and have a place for students, staff these pens feature the name “Washington and faculty of the College of Agricultural, Human, and State University Pavilion” and a Cougar Natural Resource Sciences to gather in a social atmosphere. emblem. You also have the option of purchas- ing a matching pen box made of the same GIFT OPPORTUNITIES wood, also decorated with the Cougar emblem. There are numerous ways in which you can contribute to the restoration of the historic pavilion. Authentic Pavilion Pen ...... $75.00 Here are a few options: with a matching engraved box ...... $125.00

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CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Construction of Bioscience Building Underway

ising rapidly on the corner of horticulture and landscape architecture, RWilson Road and Stadium Way plant pathology, and natural resource is evidence of Washington State sciences, as well as scientists and staff University’s growing commitment employed by the USDA Agricultural to biotech research: a $39 million, Research Service. The Fisher Agricultural four-story research and teaching facility Sciences Library is located in an annex. Joseph Jen, WSU alumnus, (M.S. Food that should be ready for occupancy in “The first idea was to go in and Science, 1964), and U.S. Department of the summer of 2005. do something about the air quality and Agriculture Under Secretary for Research, “The reason we are here is that we felt that in order to renovate that Education, and Economics speaks at the we recognize a great promise for the building, we needed to displace half the groundbreaking ceremony. future,” said WSU President V. Lane occupants. As we began to look at that, Rawlins at the building’s ground- we realized that the building was six interconnected buildings and house breaking ceremony last fall. “The drawing its last breath. Most of the upwards of 1,000 people. The six world has been changed by the research heating and ventilating systems are on buildings will displace Johnson Hall as and education that has been done at the verge of failure. Even the electrical well as nearby tennis courts which are Johnson Hall and at Washington State system is overloaded.” expected to relocate to the university University. The dreams and the plans Estimates to renovate the building golf course. that are emerging are represented by hovered in the neighborhood of $70 Projected cost for the complex is this great building.” million, according to Jacoby, and that $322 million, with the state paying for The 93,000 square-foot structure— figure didn’t take into account the five of the buildings. Building No. 3, a officially designated Research and cost of erecting a companion building $38 million federal facility, would be Education 1—will house 31 research expected to cost in the neighborhood funded by the USDA Agricultural labs and lab support areas on three of $39 million. Research Service. secured upper floors. Public space, A new idea emerged after the It is hoped that assembling a large including four teaching labs and a college consulted with AHSC McClellan number of researchers with similar spacious study lounge, will be located Copenhagen, LLC, a nationally recog- interests in one area will result in more on the ground floor. nized design firm: a concept to replace frequent interdisciplinary collaboration. About 30 WSU and USDA scientists Johnson Hall with a group of smaller “When you have everyone housed and staff now in Johnson Hall will shift buildings, bringing scientists with by their discipline or in separated their laboratories to the new building similar interests together. The concept facilities within a college, there can be when it is ready. was embraced by WSU Provost Robert good connection between those who A growing need to replace Johnson C. Bates, the College of Sciences, the really seek it out,” Jacoby said, “but it Hall, built more than 40 years ago, College of Veterinary Medicine and takes special effort. In more integrated 23 provided impetus for the project. A 1998 the College of Agricultural, Human, facilities, we think there will be some analysis of the structure concluded that and Natural Resource Sciences. serendipitous interactions just by it was no longer suitable for either “Our vision,” Interim CAHNRS people from various disciplines coming current or projected research and that Dean R. James Cook told listeners at the into contact and developing interdisci- it would be too costly to renovate. groundbreaking, “is nothing less than plinary collaboration. That is the Ventilation was the primary a world-class plant science and biotech- emerging trend for acquiring grant concern said Pete Jacoby, associate nology center that will attract and grow support and advancing science.” dean of the College of Agricultural, and educate world-class plant scientists The new facilities also should help Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. as we have done at this institution the university attract top scientists, he “Because of the way it was constructed, going back to the pioneering works of added. “They generally judge the it doesn’t have an adequate ventilation Spillman, Heald, Vogel, and so many commitment of the institution by what system. It is was never designed to have other giants in the plant sciences that kind of facilities they provide. I think as many laboratories as it does.” made their careers at WSU.” the long-term vision is to build a kind Johnson Hall houses the WSU By the middle of the next decade, of complex that will attract and retain departments of crop and soil sciences, the complex may expand to as many as top quality faculty.”

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 IN MEMORIAM

Thomas Able—’60 William Green—’48 Harold Nelson—’51

Phyllis Adrienne—’74 Dorothy Greening—’35 Richard Novak—’75

Evelyn Allen—’32 David Guettinger—’54 Kenneth Nylin—’74

Patrick Alleyn—’51 Gale Gurtle—’41 Christie O’Connell—’40

Duane Andrews—’65 Arthur Haines—’49 F. Nadine Oman—’49

Esther Barnes—’40 Verona Harbaugh—’47 J. Richard Pace—’55

A. James Bloom—’40 Cheryl Hata—’73 George Peterson—’51

Jeanette Burghart—’65 Wilton Heinemann—’42 Jack Ramsey—’40

Phyllis Carr—’37 Dwight Hillier—’50 George Ryan—’47

Keith Carter—’47 James Hoffmann—’61 Margaret Schlegel—’38

Marvin Champoux—’66 Joyce Hofstrand—’59 Stephannie Serr—’01

Ernest Comalli—’42 Melvin Hougan—’34 Laurel Smith—’36

John Couch—’41 John Hovenkotter—’78 Ednell Snell—’47

James Couture—’53 Betty Huff—’37 Alfred Stanley—’47

Francis Crane—’38 Daryl Kraft—’75 Henry Suckling—’37

Robin Dewey—’85 Gerald Kraft—’56 Celia Theodorson—’32

Maxine Doumit—’40 Romeyn Kruiswyk—’51 Lawrence Thola—’53

Charles Eggleston—’49 John Lawless—’60 Bernadine Thurmond—’63

Clarence Ellingsen—’22 George Lloyd—’57 Charles Timblin—’79

Audrey Ensminger—’43 Phyllis Marshall—’53 Joseph Vessels—’86 24 Ranald Ferguson—’59 James Maulden—’41 Richard Wallace—’56

Judith Freeman—’69 Kenneth McCallister—’36 George Ward—’39

Rachel Garvin—’47 Lawrence McCauley—’40 John Westergreen—’51

Demoine Gilchrist—’42 Virginia McMichael—’66 Michael Whitelaw—’60

Laurence Graham—’24 Laurel McMurry—’49 William Yerkes—’48

Eunice Meakin—’68

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

College Honors Two During For four months in 2003, she Women’s History Month served as acting deputy administra- tor of the Competitive Programs he College of Agricultural, Human, Unit of USDA-CSREES. Tand Natural Resource Sciences “As a scientist, Dr. Hamernik has honored two alumnae as part of its also contributed to animal physiology March observance of Women’s History through her teachings at major Month. universities and numerous publica- Debora Hamernik, who holds tions of articles in high quality several administrative posts with the journals and book chapters,” her U.S. Department of Agriculture, received nominators wrote. “This coupled Debora Hamernik (left) and Ann McCormack the Women’s History Award for with her continued editorial activi- (right) were honored by interim dean R. James Professional and Academic Leadership. ties and services on national com- Cook (center) during Women’s History Month. Ann McCormack, cultural arts mittees and review panels makes coordinator for the Nez Perce Lapwai her an outstanding model for “Due to Anne’s leadership quality Arts Council, was awarded the Women’s women in science.” and ability to negotiate between the History Award for Leadership and She was nominated by Valeria A. corporate world and Native American Public Service in the Pacific Northwest. Conforti and Angela D. Broadbent, advisors, this product has been success- Hamernik, who received a master’s two animal sciences graduate students. ful on many levels,” wrote Linda of science degree in animal sciences in McCormak, who received a degree Arthur, chair of the apparel, merchan- 1983, is the national program leader in in clothing and textiles in 1979, has dising, design and textiles department. Animal Physiology for the U.S. Depart- created an exhibit and book on tradi- “More importantly, it brings the ment of Agriculture Cooperative State tional clothing, embroidery, surface importance of cultural diversity and Research, Education and Extension design, and other arts of Northwest the understanding of our First Nations Service. She is also program director Native American women. She also to children as they are socialized. It for both the USDA Biotechnology Risk developed the Kaya Doll and a related is at this point in development that Assessments Grants Program and collection of books for the Pleasant the stage can be set for fundamental National Research Initiative Bovine Company’s American Girls doll collection. changes to occur within a culture. Genome Sequencing Program. Kaya is a Nez Perce girl growing up 1764. In this case, a doll is not just a doll.”

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CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Students and Employees Honored at College Banquet

DENNIS BROWN Katie tudents, faculty, and staff of Wash- She is the daughter of Lois and Chai Engbretson Sington State University’s College Martin, Mount Vernon, Washington. of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Andrea Barten, an animal sciences Engbretson, whose long-term goal Resource Sciences were honored for major from Snohomish, received the is to work in merchandising at a major their achievements at the 45th annual Capital Press Outstanding Junior in company, was a recipient of a $5,000 college awards banquet in April. Agriculture award. She received a University Achievement Award. She Laura Odens, a senior from Fern- $1,000 award from the Salem, Oregon, is active in intramural sports and St. dale, was named as the 2004 Aggie regional agricultural weekly newspaper. Thomas More Chapel and Catholic of the Year. The award recognizes the Barten, a 2001 graduate of Snoho- Newman Center. college’s all-around outstanding senior mish High, is a member of the President’s She is the daughter of Teresa and majoring in either agriculture or Honor Roll, secretary of the Dairy Club, Craig Engbretson, Patterson, Washington. natural resources. and chair of herd health for the Fabio Chaddad, associate professor Odens, a 2000 graduate of Meridian Cooperative University Dairy Students. of agricultural and resource economics, High School, is the Dairy Club’s She is the daughter of Debbie and received the R.M. Wade Foundation representative on the CAHNRS Student Phil Barten, Snohomish, Washington. Award for Excellence in Teaching. Senate and has participated in Cougar Interior design major Nicole Jenkins, Chaddad, who joined the faculty Youth Weekend for the WSU Dairy Clarkston, was named the CAHNRS in 2002, has taught Introduction to Club for three years, and as coordinator Outstanding Junior in Family and Agribusiness Management, Micro- in 2002–03. Consumer Sciences. She received a economic Theory, and Honors Intern- She placed second in the original $1,000 award from the college scholar- ship. He advises two masters and one research presentation at the American ship program. doctorate degree candidate. Dairy Science Association-Student Jenkins, a 2000 graduate of Clarks- Student letters supporting his Affiliate Division competition and third ton High, is a member of the WSU nomination praised his knowledge, in poster presentations at the Pacific Honors College and on the President’s organization, teaching style, and Northwest Animal Nutrition Confer- Honor Roll. She is active in the Campus interest in their success. ence, both in 2003. Crusade for Christ and has been Chaddad received a plaque and Odens is the daughter of John and involved in many community projects. check for $1,200. Joanne Odens, Ferndale, Washington. She is the daughter of Michelle and Stephanie Clark, associate professor Cheryl Martin, a senior from Forest Jenkins, Clarkston, Washington. of food science and human nutrition, Mount Vernon majoring in human Katie Engbretson, a sophomore received the CAHNRS Excellence in 26 development, received the Family from Patterson, received the CAHNRS Advising Award. and Consumer Scientist of the Year Freshman of the Year award, sponsored award. The award recognizes the by Alpha Zeta. The award is made for college’s outstanding senior majoring achievements in apparel, merchandising and textiles; during the interior design; human development; previous or human nutrition. academic Martin, a 2000 graduate of Mount year. Vernon High School, is a member of the Mortar Board honor society, Student Washington Education Associa- tion, the WSU Educators Club, Human Development Club, and Kappa Delta Pi, education honorary.

Stephanie Clark and members of the WSU Food Product Development Team.

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Clark has advised 58 undergraduate received the Classified Clerical/Fiscal received the Administrative Profes- students since coming to WSU six years Staff Excellence Award. sional Staff Excellence Award. ago. She organized the student Dairy/ Lohrey-Birch, who has been with Doerr, a 14-year WSU employee, Food Product Development Team, WSU for 25 years, coordinates graduate was described as an over-achiever by which since has won several national student applications and keeps interna- his colleagues. He provides technical competitions. Clark also coached the tional students’ visas in order. Students support for Jay Brunner’s research and Dairy Product Evaluation Team to wrote that she takes a personal interest extension program. successes in regional and national in their welfare and success. “This even Doerr has been senior author on competitions. includes waiting outside with students several research publications, gives A former student wrote in support as the faculty are deciding our fates presentations at grower meetings, and of her nomination: “Her presence as after we have taken qualifying exams has played a crucial role in the develop- an advisor, mentor, and teacher was or our final thesis defense,” one wrote. ment of a Web site that extends crucial in my success at WSU.” Lohrey-Birch has served as the information from Brunner’s program. David Bezdicek, professor of crop chief steward for Bargaining Unit 9 for Doerr also has taken an active and soil sciences, received the college several years and in October 2002 was role in developing and teaching WSU Faculty Excellence in Research Award. re-elected as Council 28’s secretary for entomology courses for place-bound Bezdicek, a member of the faculty for professional crop consultants and 30 years, has conducted research Wenatchee Valley College students. ranging from rhizobia ecology and Doerr has worked with the compost science to soil quality and Wenatchee School District to develop carbon sequestration. a field experience program for second Bezdicek was the first director of the graders from the Wenatchee Valley. WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture He is also helping a local principal and Natural Resources. For the past coordinate and develop an internship five years, he has been the principal program for the new High Tech High investigator for STEEP, a regional in Quincy. research and education program The college’s Team Excellence dedicated to developing profitable Award went the WSU Food Product cropping systems technologies for Development Team in the food science controlling cropland soil erosion and and human nutrition department. protecting environmental quality. WSU president V. Lane Rawlins offers The team is made up of graduate and Donald D. Nelson, extension beef opening remarks. undergraduate students from various specialist, received the Excellence in disciplines. They develop novel food Extension Award. the Washington Federation of State products containing dairy products Nelson has redefined the direction Employees/AFL-CIO. through independent thinking and of the WSU beef cattle extension The college’s Classified Technical application of classroom knowledge. program since coming to WSU in 1989. Staff Excellence Award went to Charles The team has received three Because issues facing ranchers and T. Golob, a research technician in the national awards in the Discoveries in natural resource managers cannot crop and soil sciences department. Dairy Ingredients Contest. In 2002 and 27 be resolved in isolation, Nelson has Golob oversees a field research 2003, the team’s products were selected created programs that bring interested program for William J. Johnston, as one of the six finalists in a national parties together to seek solutions. professor of turfgrass science. The field competition. In 1995 he created a statewide research includes more than 2,000 plots Eleven current and past members Holistic Decision-Making Model for at the Turfgrass Research Area on the of the team, Lloyd Luedeke, retired the Development of Sustainable Crop/ WSU campus, plus off-campus research professor of food science and co-advisor Livestock and Natural Resource Systems. sites in western Washington, north Idaho, of the club from 1998 to 2002, and The $1 million Kellogg-funded effort and western Montana. Stephanie Clark, the team’s current attracted more than 150 participants Golob is coauthor of a report on advisor, were present. during its five year duration. emissions from field burning of Ken- At the same banquet, honors were A colleague has described Nelson tucky bluegrass post-harvest residue. passed out to top students in each class. as “an innovator, visionary, leader, He has been with WSU for 19 years. In addition, the names of 68 undergrad- collaborator, sage, mover, and shaker.” Michael D. Doerr, a senor scientific uates were added to the Dean’s Honor Doris Lohrey-Birch, secretary assistant at the WSU Wenatchee Tree Roll and more than $472,000 in scholar- senior in the entomology department, Fruit Research and Extension Center, ships were awarded to 341 students.

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 PRIVATE GIVING

THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL, HUMAN, AND NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES 2003–2004 Honor Roll of Donors In appreciation of gifts to the College from July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004

The Laureates of Washington ❦ Fredric Button ❦ Everett Kreizinger Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs State University ($1 million or Janet Button ❦ Helen Kreizinger Washington State Mint Commission more cumulative) Donna Camp ❦ Norman Lenfest ’15 Washington State Red Raspberry Commission Anheuser-Busch Companies, Incorporated ❦ Melvin Camp ❦ Iris Lloyd Washington State Strawberry Commission Arthur M. and Kate E. Tode Foundation Celia P. Michel Trust ❦ Allen Manring ’31 Washington Wheat Foundation Audrey Burg Trust Charles H. Lilly Company Betty Manring ’31 Washington Wine Commission ❦ Max Baxter Chateau Ste. Michelle Mariposa Foundation for Conservation, Inc. Western Wireless Corporation Thelma Baxter Kenneth ’74 & Bonnie (Stack) ’76 ❦ Edith McDougall ❦ Beulah Wilke Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Christianson ❦ Helen McElwaine ❦ Minnie Wittenbach ❦ Lorenz Bohrnsen Colville Confederated Tribes ❦ Edward Meyer ’38 ❦ Edna Young ❦ Audrey Burg Coos Head Lumber & Plywood Company ❦ Celia Michel ’24 ❦ Leonard Young Lewis & Dorothy Cullman James ’44 & Louia (Myers) Cottrell ❦ Henry Michel ’24 G. Thomas ’63 & Anita Hargrove Roscoe and Frances Cox Charitable Trust Monsanto Company Silver Associates ($10,000 Ferne Daniel Motorola Corporation NW Agricultural Research Foundation, Inc. and above annual support) Paul Lauzier Charitable Foundation Helen Davis National Fish & Wildlife Foundation ❦ BASF Corporation Washington Barley Commission Loyal Davis ’32 Northwest Turfgrass Association Bayer CropScience, LP Washington State Dairy Products Comm. Errett ’38 & Evelyn (Lund) ’45 Deck PNW Pest Management Conference ❦ Lorenz Bohrnsen Washington State Potato Commission Ethel Dettman ’53 Panhandle 4-H Camp Association, Inc. BOISE Washington State Tree Fruit Research Comm. Norma Dupertuis ’17 Alice Peterson ’38 ❦ Ruth Brines Washington Wheat Commission Paul Dupertuis ’16 Pfizer, Incorporated Harold Brown E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company Philip Morris Companies, Incorporated ❦ Harold R. Brown Foundation The Benefactors of Washington Joseph Englmann ’41 Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Incorporated ❦ ❦ Doris Buckman ’28 State University ($100,000 or Lillian Englmann ’47 ❦ Frances Premo ’26 ❦ Ruth L. Butcher Family Trust more cumulative) Audrey Ensminger ’43 Procter & Gamble Fund ❦ Computer Frontiers, Incorporated ❦ Catherine Addington Marion Ensminger Helen Reiley ’41 ❦ E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company ❦ Leo Addington Frank Feenan ❦ Robert Reiley ’38 ❦ Lillian Englmann ’47 Alf Christianson Seed Company FMC Corporation ❦ Marvel Reinbold Glen Franklin ’61 Douglas ’73 & Loretta (Salvadalena) ’72 Glen Franklin ’61 ❦ Simon Reinbold FMC Corporation Allred Cline ’59 & Gretchen (Gnauck) ’58 Frasier Research & Scholarship Foundation of Otto ’37 & Doris (Jones) ’40 Amen ❦ LeVern Freimann ’28 Washington State William & Melinda Gates American Malting Barley Association ❦ Marion Freimann ’28 James ’54 & Lee (Neff) ’54 Ruck Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Applied Phytologics, Incorporated Dick & Betty Garvey John & Alice Ruud Fred C. Gloeckner Foundation, Incorporated ❦ Grady Auvil ❦ Albion Gile Virginia Schafer ’52 Harry ’36 & Edith (Lyons) ’39 Goldsworthy 28 Lillie Auvil ❦ Leonore Gile ❦ Lydia Sheffels Rune ’40 & Catharine (Cates) ’41 Goranson Loraine Bahr Harry ’36 & Edith (Lyons) ’39 Goldsworthy ❦ Harold Shepherd G. Thomas Hargrove Foundation Bayer Corporation Rune ’40 & Catharine (Cates) ’41 Goranson ❦ Helen Shepherd G. Thomas ’63 & Anita Hargrove Ernest Berg Roy ’50 & Marcella Goss Skagitonians To Preserve Farm Lands, Inc. Edward Heinemann ’39 ❦ Stanley Berg Marcie Hammond Patsy Sunderman Hormel Foods Corporation ❦ Donald & Jane Biersner ❦ Richard Hammond Alexander ’41 & Elizabeth (Appleford) ’43 IAMS Company Bonnie Braden Foundation Harvest States Foundation Swantz Kal Kan/Uncle Ben’s Incorporated Clifford Braden Trust ❦ Tula Young Hastings Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. Kemin Americas ❦ ❦ Francis Bradley Hoffmann-La Roche Foundation Horace Telford Kraft Foods North America, Incorporated ❦ ❦ Ethan Brines HOP Research Council Louise Thurber Kraft Foods, Incorporated ❦ ❦ Ruth Brines ❦ Ada Hunt ’42 Univar, USA William Kreitz ’55 Harold Brown Howard Hunt ’41 Harold ’49 & Joanne Vaughn Landscape Plant Development Center Harold R. Brown Foundation IAMS Company W. K. Kellogg Foundation Lesco, Incorporated ❦ Doris Buckman ’28 Idaho Pea & Lentil Commission Washington Asparagus Commission Palmer & Evelyn McCarter ❦ Oscar Burg ❦ Mary Kees ’35 Washington Concord Grape Council Monsanto Company Busch Agricultural Resources, Incorporated Arnold ’59 & Marta (Fagnastol) Kegel Washington Hop Commission NW Farm Credit Services Gale Kicha Washington State Cranberry Commission Ocean Beauty Seafoods, Incorporated ❦ Indicates deceased King County Master Gardener Foundation Washington State Dry Pea & Lentil Comm. Organic Center for Education & Promotion

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 PNW Pest Management Conference Crimson Associates ($5,000 Tim’s Cascade Snacks R. William & Milly Kay (Melville) ’73 Baldwin Anne S. Reynolds Charitable Lead Trust to $9,999 annual support) W. Mike Vander Griend ’67 & Pamela Means Kenneth ’74 & Patricia (Koshko) ’73 Bales Virginia Schafer ’52 Andersons, Incorporated Washington Apple Education Foundation Gustavo Barbosa-Canovas & Ana Rodriguez-Vivaldi ❦ Robert Schmidt ’53 ❦ John Butkus ’38 Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation Theodor ’76 & JoAnne (Scodeller) ’75 Baseler Gerald Sharp & Karen Boorman CHS Foundation Zoological Society of Sedgwick County Benjert Farms Spraying Systems Company CP Products Company, Incorporated Berger Partnership, PS John Stanton & Theresa Gillespie Decagon Devices, Incorporated President’s Associates ($1,000 Donald Blayney ’88 Sunderman Breeding, Incorporated Foundation for Agronomic Research to $4,999 annual support) Raymond ’75 & Linda Bliven Patsy Sunderman Gowan Company, LLC A Cook’s Tour Alexander ’41 & Elizabeth (Appleford) ’43 Barbara Jacquot AAA Pest Control William Bliven ’70 Swantz Timothy & Lori Kennedy Edward ’82 & Barbara Adams Boeing Company Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. National Fisheries Institute AgriNorthwest David ’77 & Suzanne Brown Charles ’65 & Cynthia Telford National Turfgrass Federation, Incorporated American Dahlia Society, Incorporated Gordon Bryson ’75 & Betsy Moseley Mary Tipton NECA Linda Arthur Leo Bustad ’68 & Jeanne Davis Harold ’49 & Joanne Vaughn Scotts Company Arvesta Corporation Campbell Scientific, Incorporated Washington Education Foundation Edward ’70 & Cherry (Lakey) ’70 Shaw Norman ’69 & Linda (Larson) ’71 Baer Gaylon ’68 & Judith (Harris) ’64 Campbell Zinpro Corporation Robert ’86 & Sandra Sites Clara and Art Bald Trust James & Diana Carlson

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CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Wayne ’76 & Brenda Steffen William ’74 & Susan (Worstell) ’81 Bowe Doris Doyle Buckman and Henry Taylor Buckman Stimson Lane Vineyards & Estates Robert ’50 & Victoria (Jones) ’52 Braden Robert ’76 & Cathy Stump Mark ’76 & Nancy Brandon Agricultural Research Fund Marvin ’50 & Patricia (Holsinger) ’49 Biff ’65 & Leslie Brotherton Sundquist Jay Brunner ’73 Doris Doyle Buckman was a 1928 graduate of Wash- Barry & Darcel (Evens) ’89 Swanson Steven ’78 & Donna Burnstead ington State College. Together with her late husband, Texas Smokehouse BBQ Dennie Byram Henry Taylor Buckman, a graduate of Cornell University, Mikal ’79 & Lynn Thomsen Kenneth ’71 & Dorothy Casavant the Buckmans owned, operated, and marketed apples Michael ’90 & Christina (Keener) ’90 Thoren Ann Catts on several orchards in the Yakima Valley. They established Robert ’72 & Carol Thornton Cavatappi Distribuzione Mary Tollett this research fund to support general research within the Jeffery & Margaret (Wagenblast) ’74 Chappell R. Clayton Udell ’58 Agricultural Research Center at WSU. Chinook District of Garden Clubs United States Golf Association Fnd. Clark Cowlitz Farm Bureau United Way of King County Girard ’50 & Betty (Webb) ’50 Clark USDA ARS SPA SCRL Classic Dyestuffs, Incorporated Cebeco Seeds, BV John ’61 & Maureen (Tilley) ’61 Larsen UST, Incorporated Doris Clerf Charitable Gift Fund Donald ’58 & Carolyn (Quaife) ’60 Lee Edward ’58 & Sally Veenhuizen John ’74 & Jan (Boyer) ’76 Clerf Lucille Christianson Glenn Leitz ’52 Verizon Foundation Columbia Basin Crop Consultants Association ❦ Walter Clore ’47 Leonetti Cellar W. F. Wilhelm & Son, Incorporated Columbia Winery Columbia Crest Winery Lincoln County Wheat Growers Association Washington Bulb Company, Incorporated Earl & Erma Colyar R. James & Beverly Cook Jesse ’92 & Carmelia (Holt) ’92 Lyon Washington Mutual Foundation Cougar Crest Winery Davis Wright Tremaine Law Offices Christopher Maguire & Hildagard Washington State Beekeepers Assoc. Cory Crouthamel ’02 David Dickson ’60 Van-Voorthuizen ’01 Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs Mark Dahmer Jordan ’81 & Tamara Dimock Monte ’80 & Carole (Squires) ’80 Marti Washington State Pest Control Association William & Jill (Newhouse) ’81 denHoed Distinguished Order of Zerocrats Thomas ’79 & Julie Mathews Washington Wheat Foundation Don & Joye Dillman Norman Donaldson ’40 Paul ’58 & Karen (Bassett) ’59 Maughan Washington-North Idaho Seed Association Draba Eric ’66 & Ann (Lindh) ’67 Edlund Reed ’77 & Lisa ’01 McKinlay Welch’s Foods, Incorporated Jerrie ’69 & Sally Eaton Line ’50 & Ellene (Westrom) ’49 Estergreen Robert ’68 & Ida (Glanden) McMillan Whitworth Pest Solutions, Incorporated El Oro Cattle Feeders Euthenics of Greater Seattle John & Janet Meersman Robert Working Eli Lilly & Company Foundation Carmen & Linda Felicetti Microsoft Corporation Wyckoff Farms, Incorporated Ed ’39 & Ayleen (Frederick) ’38 Erickson Ann Fletcher David & Mandy Minick James & Carol ’99 Zuiches Robert ’67 & Karen Felton Fluid Fertilizer Foundation Ron ’78 & Linda Mittelhammer Foundation Northwest William Garnett ’74 MLS Technologies Bryan Society ($500 to $999 Ronald Fowler ’69 Charles & Jan ’81 Gaskins James ’60 & Ann Moore annual support) Virgil & Carol Fox General Dillingham Produce National Agricultural Aviation Association Jack ’54 & Lorraine (Hughes) ’54 Albright Galbreath Land & Livestock General Mills Foundation National Frozen Foods Corporation Robert & Carolyn (Roybal) ’75 Allan Gary & Donna Galbreath Jay Graham ’00 National Philanthropic Trust American Art Company Dick & Betty Garvey Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Steven & Deborah (Slessman) ’79 Nelson American Society for Engineering Education William Gates Greater Tacoma Community Foundation Ruth Newberry Steven Anderson ’91 Robert ’44 & Ruth (Carncross) ’45 Gibb Frank ’56 & Margaret (Jacquot) ’58 Hachman Franklin & Bonnie Nofziger Anonymous Donor Jeffrey ’71 & Vicki (Durham) Gordon John ’44 & Jane (Loren) ’44 Halver Northwest Naturals Bank of America Tina Greene Judy Harder Nufarm Americas, Incorporated Bar R Cattle Company Melvin Hamre ’54 Robert Harwood George & Gail O’Neal Basic American Foods Han Yang Oriental Food Manufacturing Russell ’68 & Judy Heinemann Eric Paschal Bonair Winery Mark ’94 & Kim Harrington Richard Hernandez ’76 John & Nelda Patton C. Duane Booker ’86 Norman ’64 & Tovi (Bohlke) ’64 Harris Larry & Janet (Hutchinson) ’77 Hiller Louis & Mollie Pepper 30 Joe & Virginia ’84 Hillers Edwin ’53 & Joan Phillips Rick & Kandace Holley Potlatch Corporation Goranson Dairy Products ❦ Melvin Hougan ’34 Charles ’54 & Barbara (Heathman) ’54 Quann Evaluation Team Travel Fund Robert Hulbert ’51 & Toni Dally-Hulbert R.M. Wade Foundation Wilbert & Ann (Hay) ’70 Richarz David & Deborah Iverson Rune Goranson is a 1941 graduate of the College of J & TD Apiaries Ray Robbins Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences with J.C. Penney Company Fund, Incorporated John ’48 & Amy (Allen) ’54 Roberson J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation Tim & Donna (Murray) Rose a degree in Biological Systems Engineering. Rune was a James D. Moore Company Donald Satterlund member of the winning 1940 Michael Jensen Norman ’73 & Helen (Adams) ’73 Schaaf Dairy Products Judging Team. William ’89 & Susan Scheenstra Jensen’s Old Fashioned Smokehouse, Inc. He created this fund so the Lynn ’81 & Alison (Hanford) ’84 Johnston J. Frank Schmidt Family Charitable Foundation Duane Kaiser ’48 Seattle Foundation Dairy Products Judging Arnold ’59 & Marta (Fagnastol) Kegel Mark ’92 & Lisa Shipley Team would have support Ronald & Lynda Kincaid C. Richard & Janet Shumway for training and travel to Gregory ’86 & Vicki Knutson Silver Mountain Enterprises, LLC annual Collegiate Dairy Prod- Agnes Smick Peter Landolt ’76 ucts Evaluation Competition. Lane Environmental, Incorporated Ronald ’78 & Heidi (Bock) ’79 Stanley

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Beverly Harvey ’58 Robert ’87 & Kittie (Ralph) ’87 Tucker Buck Hendrix & Joan Steberl ’75 V.E. ’52 & Betty (Rom) Mahrt John E. Halver Lecture Alberta Hill Van Buren Ranch, LLC Robert ’60 & Doris (Jacklin) ’60 Hodge Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program John E. Halver received his George ’65 & Carolyn (Ofstad) ’67 Hubman Tim ’84 & Beth Wallace B.Sc. in Chemistry from Wash- JK Group, Incorporated Washington Beef JR Ranch Shorthorns Washington Mutual Foundation Matching ington State College in l944 and Robert ’82 & Gina (Hawk) ’82 Jungquist Gift Program his M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry ❦ Fred Keller Don Weber in 1948; Graduate Academic John ’43 & M. A. (Vanbrocklin) Killingsworth Wedam Veterinary Services Program, Purdue University, 1949; Mike ’79 & Susan (Carter) ’80 Wedam Kiwanis Club of Puyallup and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Wayne & Donna Klocko James ’76 & Bertie (Josephson) ’77 Weddell Knowles Farms, Incorporated Wells Fargo Community Support the University of Washington in K. Wayne Knowles ’66 Dale West ’78 1953. Diane Kolb ’84 Wheat Marketing Center, Incorporated Dr. Halver’s research has been Michael ’65 & Betty (White) ’64 Leinweber Michael Wohld ’60 focused on amino acids, proteins, Asrar & Nancy Zubair Merrill & Lorene Lewis vitamins, fatty acids, carbohydrates, and minerals in David ’54 & Virginia Lindberg Keith & Judith (Adams) ’69 Love Tower Club ($100 to $499 nutritional biochemistry, fish anabolism, and catabolism. Sherman ’74 & Pam Lucas annual support) He was the national leader that demonstrated aflatoxin James ’52 & Janet (Purcell) ’55 Maguire Joanne Abey ’57 was the primary chemical carcinogen causing hepatoma, Richard ’78 & Janet (Rosenberry) ’78 Maricle Peggy Adams ’98 and he personally developed the surgical techniques Christopher ’64 & Susan (Kelley) ’64 Marker Clinton ’99 & Kelly (Devine) ’01 Adamson needed to monitor internal organ tumor growth in fish. Jud Marquardt & Constance Niva ’62 Aetna Foundation, Inc. Dale ’48 & Leila (Cook) ’51 Martin Agpro He has been involved in consultancy assignments for Roger ’60 & Kathleen (Dunagan) ’62 Agreeable Pest Control national and international agencies in 33 countries. McClellan Billie Ahrens ’51 The John E. Halver Lecture will be used to bring Lee ’71 & Lorraine (Worden) ’70 McDowell Molly Akey nationally and internationally recognized speakers to Northwest District Beekeepers Association AKS Distribution Washington State University to present seminars and Theodore & Sandra Nyberg Robert ’50 & Roberta Aldrich Oregon Wheat Commission Alexander & Baldwin, Incorporated consult with the faculty, staff, and students of the Palouse Grain Growers, Incorporated Kenneth ’70 & Marleen Alhadeff Department of Animal Sciences, the Department of Food Stewart Parker R. Spencer & E. Rae Alisch Science and Human Nutrition and the broader agricul- Bruce & Patricia Petty James & Elaine (Jones) ’37 Allen tural community. David ’72 & Kay (Parham) Picha Jay ’72 & Susan Allen Gerald & Jane Pittenger AHC Robert ’51 & Dolores (Plaster) ’52 Allen Portland General Electric Company Wayne ’76 & Melani Allert Dale Beech & Edith Duttlinger ’79 Carl ’76 & Karlene Boyd Puget Sound Business Journal Robert ’49 & Mary (Dexter) Allison Beef Northwest Feeders Kathryn Boyd ’77 Gail ’68 & Shirley (Moe) ’68 Puryear American Malting Barley Association Beef Northwest Feeders, LLC Landis & Lila Boyd Gary ’78 & Michell (Pickerill) ’93 Radamaker Andy & Sylvia Anderson Gary ’67 & Louise Belsby James ’65 & Carolyn Braden Charleyne Roberts ’50 Bruce ’73 & Liz (Wood) ’73 Anderson Darrin ’88 & Pamela Belton George & Harriet Brain John Roozen ’74 Andrew Will Winery Reed ’46 & Beverly (Ulrich) ’49 Benedict Paul Brandt ’55 James ’54 & Lee (Neff) ’54 Ruck Anthony’s Restaurants William & Norma Bennett Stanton & JoAnn Brauen Ryan Brothers Apex Cellars Donald & Elizabeth (Hamilton) ’67 Berard Kurt ’72 & Chris Braunwart Bill & Ruth (Crain) ’97 Ryan Harry ’71 & Rustine (Benito) ’71 Argetes Barbara Berg ’79 Cherilyn Brennan ’72 Jack & Marlene Ryan Marijane Ashby Stephen & Verna Bergmann Jonathan Brennan ’75 31 Sidney ’73 & Debbie Sackmann John ’76 & Deborah Austenson Eric ’02 & Kimberly ’02 Bergstrom Richard ’77 & Theresa Brim SAFECO Insurance Companies Jerry ’65 & Sarah Babbitt Scot Berschauer ’84 Michael ’72 & Christine (Fritch) ’71 Brinton Sandra Saffell ’67 Dean Backholm ’80 David & Patricia Bezdicek Allan ’72 & Laurie Britten Norman ’58 & Sharon Scott James ’49 & Frances (Landerholm) ’50 Baker Darrel & Betty Bienz Robert & Susan (Schoedel) ’84 Broderick Sideb, Incorporated Linda Baker ’66 Adrienne Birdsell ’47 William ’75 & Zena (Dickinson) ’78 Broughton Laurence ’58 & Mary Jane (Freimann) ’58 Betty Barney ’50 Douglas ’68 & Polly Blankenship Bob ’77 & Karen Brown Smith Joan Barnhardt ’56 Blauert Farm I. Oliver ’55 & Nancy Brown Aubrey Smithburg Alan Bartelheimer ’72 Frederic Blauert ’58 George & Arline Bruehl Martin ’65 & Barbara (Rowe) ’66 Snoey Henry ’49 & Jacquelyn (Hansen) ’49 Basso Frank & Charlene Blethen Gerald ’50 & Glenna (Dunham) Brunton Hans Sohlstrom & Nancy Kercheval ’79 Richard Bates ’90 & Paula Perron-Bates ’88 Tim & Dorothy (Mattingley) Blosser Barbara Bruya Peter Sommer Robert ’69 & Wendy (Kennard) ’68 Bates Nancy Boettcher ’75 James ’65 & Suzanne Bryan Sterling Savings Bank Donald ’60 & Alene (Johnson) ’62 Bea Mark Bohnet ’81 Louise Bunge ’35 V. Rafael & Donna Stone Harold ’42 & Mae Beard Vernon & Penny Bolton Fred ’49 & Elizabeth Burgess Paul ’59 & Betsy (Holmberg) ’60 Sunich James & Sondra (Aune) ’78 Becker William & Jo Boone Frederick ’80 & Janet Burnstead Michael & Winifred Tate Radleigh & Susan (Lawson) ’67 Becker Mark ’89 & Erin (Riley) ’91 Borden Everett ’54 & Willow (Kretz) Burts Dave Thoday & Nana Cho Robert Becker ’81 Marie Borg William & Marie (Childers) ’49 Busick Rodney ’77 & Deborah (Daniewicz) ’75 Dale ’66 & Judy Bedlington Danny ’77 & Ann (Pearson) ’76 Bowling Kennith & Pamela Butcher Tinnemore

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Susan Butts Vanessa Crockford ’86 Edward and Arlene Heinemann CAHNRS Alumni Board William ’54 & Marilyn (Vancott) ’49 Crozier Mike & Krista ’94 Cairus Michael ’76 & Beth Cuillier Animal Science Endowment Elsie Calhoun ’49 William ’80 & Susan Culp Rex ’82 & Melva Calloway Vernon ’62 & Marianne (Joens) Damsteegt This endowment was established by Edward Brian Campbell ’98 Raymond ’76 & Mary (Eddy) ’76 Dangman Heinemann as a loving tribute to the memory of his wife, Fred ’51 & Dorothy Campbell E. Jean Daubenmire Arlene Heinemann. Edward and Arlene met while attend- Canoe Ridge Vineyard Philip ’79 & Linda Davidson ing Washington State College—he was a senior and Frances Cardwell ’37 Stewart & Jacqueline (Newhouse) ’82 Davidson she was a freshman studying Business Administration. Charlotte Carey ’44 Cargill, Incorporated Jane Davis ’42 Following Edward’s graduation in 1939 in Animal Science, Irving Carlson ’50 Jeffery Dawson ’66 they were married in 1941. Arlene and Edward have two Robert Carlson ’78 Ralph & Marjorie (Graham) ’55 Day sons; Russell, who also attended Washington State Vernon ’64 & Porntipa Carlson Charun Dayananda ’81 University and graduated in 1968 with a degree in Bill ’66 & Sara (Hughes) ’69 Carnahan Scott ’91 & Linda (Kahle) DeGraw Carus Publishing Company Kathryn Deierling Political Science, and Dale, a University of Puget Sound Cascade Farms, Incorporated DeLille Cellars, Incorporated graduate in Economics/Business Administration. The Cattlemen’s Association of Washington Edward & Karen (Kjack) ’64 Demko successful marriage and partnership of Edward and Norman ’63 & Verlee Cavadini C. Duane Depping ’71 ❦ Arlene lasted nearly 60 years before Arlene’s death. Ralph ’85 & Annette Cavalieri Ethel Dettman ’53 Dan & Katherine (Nagel) ’74 Deuel After graduating in 1939, Edward worked as the Charles ’59 & Margaret Chambers Donald ’57 & Marjorie (Beernink) ’57 Chaplin Stephen & Donna Devine County Extension agent in Lincoln County, coordinating ChevronTexaco Corporation Robert ’83 & Mary (Scheenstra) ’86 Dey the 4-H programs in that area. Former Animal Science Children’s Hospital & Medical Center Todd ’86 & Linda (Guyer) ’86 Dezellem Chair/Dean Ensminger appointed Edward to the Wash- CHR Hansen, Incorporated R. Vernon ’47 & Leona (Holderness) ’51 Divers ington Horse Breeder’s Association where he worked for Mark & Linda Christopher Rick ’71 & Jacquelyne (Bowman) ’72 Doane Mary Doherty ’02 28 years as field secretary and during that time authored Janan Claiborn ’94 James ’72 & Shawn (Dyck) ’74 Clark Double D Farms several educational articles. Edward’s last position was as John ’56 & Dawn (Planta) ’64 Clark Charles ’61 & Janet (Johnson) ’61 Downen Director of the Washington Horse Racing Commission. Mark & Debra (Juneman) ’80 Clarke Arthur ’75 & Joyce Duarte He also served as a partner in a Thoroughbred/Quarter David ’60 & Barbara (Goddard) ’85 Cleave Kenneth & Sandra Duft horse sales business. Shannon Cobb ’83 Dunham Cellars Clayton ’55 & Linda (Lewis) ’57 Dunn With the knowledge that Washington State University Gordon ’75 & Brenda Cockrum S. Michael ’65 & Jayne (Rucker) ’65 Coe Thomas ’80 & Patty Duris is continually striving for academic excellence and to Kay Cogan ’79 Robert ’59 & Peggy (Severn) ’59 Early create the connection between student and university, Craig & Mary Cogger Stephen ’72 & Sally (Pomerenk) ’72 Ebe Edward became a founding member of the Howard James ’82 & Cory Colbert G. Lee Ehmer ’69 Hackedorn Scholarship, supporting the efforts of students Alice Colburn ’36 Leonard ’65 & Diane Eldridge Leonard ’79 & Jill (Rode) ’85 Eliason in Animal Sciences. Colfax Grange Supply Company, Inc. Gary ’72 & Ann (Daniel) ’72 Colley Jeffrey Emtman ’92 Barbara Collins ’40 Roy ’60 & Della (Boy) ’62 Emtman Columbia Grain International, Incorporated James & Emma Engibous Columbia Tower Club Susan Fairbanks ’60 J. Christopher ’59 & Rosalee Comstock K. R. Fairchild & Elizabeth Phelps-Fairchild ’61 ConAgra Foundation Mike & Connie Falon Wyatt ’62 & Vera Cone 32 Richard Fankhauser ’64 Connecticut Dahlia Society, Incorporated Guy ’50 & Jacqueline (Lawrence) ’50 ConocoPhillips Fanning Kristie Cook ’91 Philip & Jane (Lindy) ’44 Faris Richard & Stephanie Coon Farm & Home Supply, Incorporated Kacey ’72 & Noele Cooper Thomas Fattori ’73 Lawrence ’60 & Suzanne Coppock Scott Fedale Fred ’54 & Lois Corwin Fabrizio Felloni ’00 Harry & Margaret Cosgriffe Kevin ’87 & Kelly Fennell Costco Wholesale, Charitable Contributions Dennis ’64 & Carey Fiess Cougar Yacht Club Michael ’66 & Sandra Finch Katherine Countryman ’76 Alice Fisher Richard ’59 & Joyce (Asimus) ’60 Cowin Douglas ’73 & Billie Fitzsimmons Coyote Cowboy Company Fred ’56 & Rose (Eldred) ’57 Fleischmann CraveOrganics Fletcher Farms Dain Craver James Fletcher ’62 Clifford ’61 & Claudia Crawford Keith Fletcher ’75 Alice Cripe ’41 John & Colleen (Donley) ’74 Flower

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Thomas ’77 & LaVonne (Hughes) ’79 Richard Howell ’61 Walter and Vinnie Hinz Scholarship Harrington William ’69 & Lynette (Brower) ’69 Howell Mark ’93 & Kristina (Rightmire) ’95 Harting Dick Hubman Walter W. Hinz graduated from Washington State Nancy Harville ’76 Arnold ’55 & Danell (Jolly) ’55 Hudlow College in 1938 with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural R. Dennis ’67 & Cheryl (Mccarter) ’67 Paul ’72 & Charlotte Hudson Hayward David Huggins ’91 & Catherine Perillo ’91 Engineering. As a student, Walt was active in many Jeffrey ’77 & Janet (Boerhave) ’77 Heath John ’74 & Cynthia Hulse campus organizations, such as Associated Engineers, Hedges Cellars John & Catherine (Allison) ’45 Hunt Tom & Anne Hedges American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Sigma Tau, Robert Huthman & Kelley Liston ’82 Catherine Heisey and College Club of the Student Cooperative Association. Craig ’75 & Linda Illman Loris & Paula (Reisenauer) ’77 Heller Vinnie came to WSC from Walla Walla, Washington. She Intel Foundation Lavar ’55 & Mary Hendricks Gary & Elizabeth Isaacson was a Fine Arts major. She and Walt met while students Lars Hendron ’81 & Kristina J & J Wiggs Orchard at WSC and were married in Walla Walla in 1940. Their Moberg-Hendron ’82 J. R. Emtman, Incorporated Curtis ’78 & Erika (Brandt) ’80 Hennings scholarship will benefit students in Biological Systems Gayle Jacklin ’86 Herd Health, LLC Engineering. Sue Jackson ’74 Dennis ’65 & Christine Hill Charles & Claire (Reisinger) ’55 Jacobson Raymond ’40 & Helen (Willis) Hill Paul & Anne Jacobson Stephen & Melissa Hines Kim ’78 & Diane (Fink) ’79 Floyd Gustafson, LLC James & Son James ’74 & Rebecca (Dutro) ’76 Hinken Judy Fogelsonger ’75 David & Margaret (Raupp) ’58 Habersetzer Mark ’76 & Linda James Herbert ’65 & Marcia Hinman Alvis ’74 & Barbara (Norris) ’74 Forbes Alan Hadley ’51 Randy James Judith Hiss ’37 H. Eugene ’51 & Vivian Forrester Randy & Margaret (Sweet) ’77 Hair Jed ’85 & Mary Januch Alexander ’50 & Patricia Hodgson Walter ’52 & Patricia Forsberg David Hallenius & Deborah Peppones ’79 Januik Winery Joe Hoffman ’84 Diann Foster ’80 Jennifer Halliday ’98 Mike Januik Robert Hofman William Fox & Connie Riha-Fox ’78 Michael ’71 & Kathleen (Bogart) Hambelton Clifford & Gladys (Cooper) ’48 Jennings Daniel ’96 & Martha Holt Randall ’77 & Barbara Franz Daniel ’84 & Diane Hamilton Ronald ’84 & Geri (Kohncke) ’83 Jennings Lyle ’61 & Jackie (Harting) ’64 Holt Bruce & Lavon Frazier Jerome Hammond ’74 Kenneth ’60 & Elaine Jensen Jeanna Holtz ’79 Pat & Cindy Freeman Marilyn Haney ’78 Leonard Jessup & Joy Egbert Patricia Hooker ’66 Clive ’78 & Shari ’82 Freidenrich Carole Hansen ’67 Erik Johansen ’87 Earl ’40 & Martha Horner Earnest ’61 & Mary French Harder & Harder Hal ’65 & Nancy (Reinbold) ’67 Johnson Tom Horsley George ’54 & Jean Fries Keith & Bonita (Pearson) ’59 Harding Jay ’81 & Martha (Gildow) ’83 Johnson Lane Hoss Bruce Fritchman ’82 & Chewelah Nett ’82 James Hardy ’50 Kristen Johnson Ping Hou ’97 & Xiao Guan ’96 Raymond ’80 & Gisela Fuller Richard Hardy ’75 Orman ’69 & Mardi Johnson Jack ’84 & Jacquelyn Houston Funk Enterprises, Incorporated Virginia Harger ’34 Richard ’49 & Marjory (Foncannon) ’47 Johnson Donald Howe ’65 Mike ’83 & Karlynn (Truscott) ’85 Funk Garside Florist Gary Isaacson Construction Duane Kaiser Dean’s Merit Award Gene Juarez Salons, Incorporated Henry Gerber ’69 Helping other Cougars has always been important to Duane Kaiser (’48 Agriculture). Curtis Gering When he was a young man working on the Valley Gem Dairy Farm in Arlington, Danny Gigax GlaxoSmithKline Washington, a WSC grad came to the farm as an official tester for the Dairy Herd Walter & Paula ’84 Gmelch Improvement Association. He told Duane there was an unwritten code of the hills John Goelz that whenever one Cougar is able to help another Cougar, he should do it. That John & Mary (Boleneus) ’51 Gonseth was when he decided to attend Washington State College. Cornelia Goodwin About 30 years later, Duane started a Christmas tree farm and was looking for 33 Gordon Brothers Cellars Kelly Gordon customers. He contacted a Seattle radio station which sent its on-air personality out to Douglas & Jean Gore see the trees. As Duane puts it, “When we met, I learned that he was a Cougar. He Jack ’56 & Harriet Gorski liked the fact that I was too. That was the beginning of many Gordon & Nancy (Bagott) ’58 Graham years of advertising that made my farm the most successful David Granatstein ’86 & Elizabeth Kirby ’86 Christmas tree farm in the area. The success of this farm is David ’75 & Deborah (Hyatt) ’76 Grant Great Garden Solutions, LLC what makes it possible for me to make this gift to help Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. other Cougars today.” Robert & Lois Greenside Duane has two daughters. Julia Ann (’71 Don & Elizabeth ’99 Greggain Biology) is a practicing veterinarian with a Jerry & Carolyn Grinstein small animal practice in New Jersey, and David ’91 & Michelle Gross Kenneth & Molly Gross Karen (’77 Education) is a teacher in David ’71 & Gayla Guenther Portland, OR who is currently working Margaret Guitteau ’43 on her Ed.D. in family literacy. Rentz & Jean (Berglund) ’54 Gullick

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Richard ’80 & Liliane Mann Micro-Chem Laboratories, Incorporated Robert Carl Schmidt Scholarship Carl ’55 & Doris (Church) ’55 Mansperger George & Edwina Mielke Sarmauli Manurung ’03 George ’52 & Riyoko (Hayashi) ’50 Migaki Robert Carl Schmidt was born in Plaza, Washington Marler Clark, LLP Mike and Jean’s Skagit Growers in 1930 and graduated from Rosalia High School in 1948. William ’82 & Julie Marler Prudence Miles ’77 He received his Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture Thomas ’98 & Karen Marsh Kenneth ’58 & Maryann Milholland Arnold ’67 & Marcia (Newhouse) Martin Allen Miller ’78 from Washington State College in 1953. After graduation, Steven ’79 & Sandra (Price) ’78 Masonek Rollin ’46 & Eileen Miller he returned to the family farm and formed a farming David ’52 & Georgia Matlock James & Gina Milliron partnership with his brother growing wheat, barley, and Richard ’75 & Marcia (Mcgarry) ’75 Mac & Karen Mills peas until 1987. He married his late wife, Helen, in 1970. Matthaei Michael & Christine (Larsen) ’71 Carl ’80 & Judy ’80 Maxwell Milodragovich Robert was an active member of Rosalia United Richard & Corinne Maxwell Yasuho & Julia (Mayeda) ’67 Miyakawa Methodist Church, the Pomona Grange, and the Plaza Beverly Mayer ’86 Donald ’71 & Erin (O’neil) ’72 Moe Grange for 35 years. He was a volunteer firefighter for Mark ’90 & Michelle Mazzola Molbak’s, Incorporated Spokane County Fire District 3 for more than 30 years. Bruce ’50 & Carmen McCaw Dan Montgomery ’49 He served on the Washington State Association of Thomas ’69 & Jody (Martin) ’70 McClellan James ’93 & Deanna Montgomery Donald & Donna McCool Pete Moramarco ’77 Conservation Districts, where he was chairman for eight Carl ’66 & Patty McCrary Don & Vicky Morgan years and board supervisor for 20 years. Alan ’67 & Sandra (Miller) ’70 McCurdy Morris Irrigated Farms, LLC Elaine McDaniel ’52 Stephen ’74 & Cheryl Morris ❦ Edith McDougall Donald & Jean Morrow Robert ’52 & Laura (Barringer) Johnson Ray ’58 & Betty (Schreiber) ’61 Landes Kevin ’80 & Rebecca (Haberman) ’80 James Morrow & Cecile Babich Morrow ’82 Roger ’67 & Sue Johnson Lane & Associates McDowell Laurence ’43 & Elizabeth (Allan) ’44 Morse Thomas ’68 & Janet (Judy) ’68 Johnson Bruce ’78 & Renee (Len) Lane Mike & Belinda (Gosser) ’84 McDowell Mountain View Transport, LLC Wayne Johnson ’39 John Lane & Barbara Bushnell ’68 Gary McGill Albert & Judith ’81 Mousseau William Justis ’70 Rae & Kathleen Lanpheir McGregor Company Michael ’74 & Laura (Laurent) ’77 Mrachek Kallisbell Farms, Incorporated Marvin ’64 & Judy Lapp Alex & Linda (Skinner) ’73 McGregor Indulis Muiznieks ’83 Zahi Kanaan-Atallah ’03 James ’71 & Christine Larsen David ’89 & Linda (Tanner) McKay Bruce ’69 & Linda Mulholland John ’64 & Darleen Keatley Joseph & Anne (Taylor) ’73 Larsen Gary McKay ’59 Joseph ’70 & Patricia Muller Margaret Keithly ’44 Louis ’49 & Shirley (Rice) ’47 Larsen Gary McKay, Incorporated Richard ’53 & Mary (Murphy) ’56 Munroe Kelley Orchards, Incorporated L’Ecole No. 41 Paul McKay ’59 Murdock Cattle Company Walter ’57 & Betty Kelley P. Ray ’76 & Cynthia (Abhold) ’78 William ’51 & A. Nancy (Lomas) ’80 McKay George ’64 & Donna Murdock Ledgerwood Thomas ’79 & Karen (Hofstrand) ’72 Kellie David McKinley ’79 & Dianne Sheila Myhre Betty Lee ’54 Eaton-McKinley Mark & Carolyn (Keno) ’81 Kelly Donald ’84 & Teresa Myott Bill & Sonya (Huang) ’58 Lee Gary & Kathleen (Connel) ’74 McLean Holly Kennell ’82 Martha Nagle Richard ’82 & Elizabeth Leitz Wayne & Wilma McMeans Steven & Patricia Kessler Thomas & Christine (Liss) ’68 Neal Henry ’63 & Camilla Levien Jackie McReynolds Kestrel Vintners Winery Donel ’67 & Cynthia (Busch) ’69 Nelson Darrell ’61 & Carolyn Lewis Hannah Mead ’02 Key Bank Gregg ’64 & Judy (Pratt) ’65 Nelson Lewiston Veterinary Clinic Peter Meenderinck ’93 Alan ’77 & Mindy (Abramson) ’76 Kezis Marie Nelson ’40 Leonard Libbey ’61 Edward Meier ’67 & Jeanne Gallo ’75 Dean ’60 & Jeanette Kile Jonathan Newkirk ’89 Gregory Lill & Stacy Peterson Jack Meiners ’42 & Mary Massey John ’84 & Jean (Beaulaurier) ’83 Kilian James & Judith Nielsen Nancy Lindley ’51 William ’72 & Sandra Meiser F. Michael & Sally (Maughan) ’59 Kilpatrick Doris Niemann ’45 Alexander Lindsey & Lynn Manley ’70 Merrill Lynch King Broadcasting Company Kenneth Norikane ’82 Joseph ’68 & Beverly Lineweaver Myron ’69 & Yvonne Metcalf James ’80 & Lisa King North Pine AG Equipment, Inc. William Little & Margaret Sundstrom ’69 Rick ’81 & Tracy (Torpey) ’82 Mettler Wade & Teresa (Soden) King Northstar Winery 34 Randy ’89 & Elizabeth (Shipley) ’89 Lobe Arland Michel ’51 Roy ’74 & Pam Kinsman Dennis & Leslie Noson Richard Kinssies Kevin ’86 & Kelly Loney David Kirk ’78 & Shelly Jenkins Richard ’80 & Valerie Longbons Marvin Kleene Longhorn Engineering Seattle Chapter of Les Dames Melvin ’57 & Judith (Erdahl) ’61 Kleweno Harold Loo d’Escoffier Scholarship Klickitat Creek Farm Carol Lorenzen ’87 Keith ’87 & Camille (Cone) ’87 Klingele Steven ’86 & Anne (Miller) ’85 Lowe As a leadership society of Robert ’51 & Marguerite (Graham) ’52 Koppe Eric Lund ’92 women of achievement in the Donald ’61 & Katherine Lybecker Brian & Mari (Carmean) ’84 Kramer fields of food, beverage, and Patrick ’92 & Jennifer (Foreman) ’91 Kramer Lydig Construction, Incorporated Darryl & Wanda Krick Kevin ’81 & Debora Lyle hospitality, Les Dames d’Escoffier International and its Snorri & Lois (Lowary) ’63 Kristjansson Marty ’74 & Mila (Potuzak) ’74 Lyon Seattle Chapter contribute to their communities through Eric & Barbara (Newgard) ’83 Krogstad Norman & Sandra Mack education, scholarships, and mentoring. The Seattle William ’51 & Mary (Lange) ’50 Kuhlman Wayne ’67 & Sandy Madson Chapter established this scholarship to benefit female Joseph Majka ’80 Elvin ’59 & Mary (Ingham) Kulp students studying at Washington State University in the Kay Landberg ’82 Roger ’66 & Barbara (Wainwright) ’67 Major Alan ’71 & Lynn Landerholm Ed & Cyndy Maletis fields of viticulture or enology.

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Nu Chem Limited Dean Riechers ’96 Cecily Nyberg ’31 Samuel ’52 & Olga Rieger Tracy Vincent-Sharp Memorial Scholarship Fund David ’71 & Linda (Chase) ’69 Odenrider Kathleen Rightmire ’69 Old Mill Country Store, LLC Gerald ’77 & Karen (Loftis) ’78 Ringwood Tracy Vincent-Sharp came to Washington State Richard Oliver ’52 W. J. Ringwood University in mid-life to complete a degree in Crop and ❦ Virginia Oliver Sandra Ristow Donald & Betty Olmstead Dale Roberts ’98 Soil Sciences as a prerequisite to entering the Peace Corps. Donald ’58 & Delores Olson Francis ’39 & Naomi Roberts She said she wanted to help “feed the world” and Margaret Olson ’88 William ’57 & Joan (Wharton) ’56 Roberts planned to do it by helping the inhabitants of third world Marvin ’70 & Jeannie Omdal C. Jack ’49 & Jo Robertson countries improve their crop production. Sabina Ondash Eugene Robertson & Mildred Chambers ’61 Tracy was a bright, committed student who was Christel Osborne John Robins Martin ’71 & Kay (Phillips) ’71 Ottem Michael ’80 & Lisa (Hopp) ’79 Robinson always ready to discuss and question the material her Richard & Ellen (Rogan) ’66 Overby Peter ’84 & Priscilla (Floyd) ’84 Rodgers instructors presented in class. Tracy had been awarded a PACCAR Foundation Ronald ’66 & Eileen Roe fellowship by The Land Institute, Salina, Kansas and was Stewart ’77 & Clarice Padelford Floyd ’73 & Judy (Huie) ’74 Rogers expecting to enter the WSU graduate program when her William Pan & Vicki McCracken Pat Roley & Norma McKinney-Roley ’82 untimely death in 2003 prevented the completion of her Gary ’76 & Julie (Prescott) ’77 Parkert Mary Rolfe Judson Parsons ’57 & Diana Gardener Leonard ’75 & Michele (Fitzgerlad) ’75 Roozen studies. Bipin Patel Robert ’58 & Ruth (Alfredson) Rose This scholarship is established in her memory to Pearson Education Alice Ross ’44 assist primarily non-traditional female students, like Tracy, Pearson Farms ❦ Roderick Ross who are studying food crop production in the Crop and David ’82 & Clara (Ladwig) ’84 Pearson Anthony Rouleau Soil Sciences program. Monte ’72 & Laura Pearson Roy Farms, Incorporated Larry Pederson ’81 & Joyce Dickinson Leslie ’74 & Elizabeth (Dana) ’74 Roy Gary Pelter ’75 & Christine Stallard Mark ’78 & Deborah (Jaspers) ’82 Roy Joan Pelto ’50 Ruark Century Farm, Incorporated Anthony ’74 & Marie (Miller) ’75 Pennella James ’61 & Nancy Ruark Pepper Bridge Winery Mark Ruark ’90 & Robyn Picht-Ruark Andrew Perdue & Melissa O’Neil-Perdue Paul ’89 & Kerri ’92 Ruark Roderic Perry ’74 Richard ’60 & Karen Rubenser C. Alan Pettibone ’54 Jack ’58 & Evelyn Rucker Ghery ’75 & Marilyn (Vanhoose) ’75 Pettit William ’67 & Sandra (Gillings) ’67 Rudd Pfizer Foundation Karll & Barbara (Bang) ’77 Rusch Pheasant Projects, Incorporated John Ruthford ’76 Susan Pheasant ’85 SAC Enterprises Douglas ’58 & Molly (Mccoy) ’56 Philips Jeffery ’95 & Jennifer Safe Richard & Rosemary Shively Ronald ’64 & Sheryl (Fred) ’64 Stanek James ’74 & Gayne (Gelmers) ’74 Phillips Timothy & Maureen (Richmond) ’79 Saffle Francis Shumway Roger ’66 & Catherine Stark Gary ’73 & Geraldine (Stout) ’75 Picha Sagelands Vineyard Sonda Sibole ’88 Chad ’77 & Nancy (McNeilly) ’78 Startin Pioneer Commodities & Trucking, LLC Salish Lodge Christopher & Carmelle (Kneeland) ’98 State of Washington Wamon ’70 & Norma (Snider) ’71 Pittman Keith ’49 & Margaret Sarkisian Sieverson Steffen Farms Michael ’77 & Jane Pole John ’42 & Joyce Schafer Susan Skelton ’78 Donald & Elma Steffen David Pollart ’67 Susan Scheunemann ’75 Gene Slape & Marian Svinth ’66 Audrey Stehr ’52 Jeannie Pollart Kenneth ’73 & Marsha Schilke Jack ’54 & Alyson (Cooper) ’53 Smalley Mary Stein Kenneth Porter ’82 Bruce Schlittler ’86 Alan Smick ’78 Alfons ’74 & Linda (Albert) ’76 Steiner Harold ’38 & Ruth Poulsen Herman Schoenemann ’84 & Janine Brown ’80 Damon ’86 & Joy (Bourn) ’85 Smith Gerald ’74 & Carol Stevens 35 Monte & Diane Powell Brad Schu ’81 Damon ’53 & Lulu (Ault) ’54 Smith DeVere ’42 & Lois Stevenson Thomas ’74 & Diana (Barden) ’73 Prenguber John ’75 & Karen Schultz Edwin ’53 & Sylvia Smith Stimson Lane Wine & Spirits, Limited Preston Premium Wines Stanley ’70 & Jill (Irving) ’71 Schwartz Joseph & Doris Smith T. E. Stivers ProGene, LLC Delroy ’61 & Carol (Powell) ’62 Schwisow Maurice ’50 & Patsy Smith Charles ’73 & MaraLee Stoffers R & D Enterprises Scott Schwisow ’86 & Eileen Hoxit Richard ’54 & Patricia (Mikalson) ’54 Smith Gary ’60 & Judith Storment R & J Feeders SCM Staff Placement Specialists, Inc. Robert & A. Marjorie Smith Stormy Mountain Ranch, Incorporated Kerry Radcliffe ’75 James Scott ’48 Linda Smyth David Stout ’71 Carol Ramsay ’87 Steven ’75 & Jane (Thompson) ’76 Scott Michael Smyth ’82 Robert Stout ’55 Jonathan ’00 & Shawna (Druffel) ’00 David ’67 & Diana Sears John ’50 & M. Louise Snell Kathleen Stuart ’73 Rasmussen Seattle Times Snipes Canyon Ranch William ’59 & Nancy (Sell) ’60 Stuart John ’62 & Kay Raupp Edward ’56 & Laura Seeborg Irvin ’57 & Mary Sobek Students Book Corporation Realife Photography Shu ’44 & Mary Seike Dorothy Spencer Chunming Su ’92 & Wenjian Gong Jerry & Heidi (Johnson) ’79 Reeves Richard ’78 & Eileen Shane Spragg Farms, Incorporated Rob Sullivan Richard ’76 & Patricia Reil Barbara Shaw ’65 Norman ’69 & Mary Spragg Scott ’79 & Susan Summers Lowell ’51 & Lorna (Mahan) ’51 Richmond Mark ’79 & Becky (Kellie) ’80 Sheffels Fred ’53 & Clorene (Watson) ’55 Sprenger Ronald ’56 & Margie Sumner Ronald & Donna (Combes) ’52 Rico Shell Oil Company Foundation Mary Squires ’03 Guard Sundstrom ’69 Timothy ’90 & Megan (Fink) ’90 Riebe Larry ’67 & Carol Shields Charles ’56 & Shirley (Ensor) ’57 Staib Swanson Bark & Wood Products, Inc.

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Larry ’85 & Joy Tjoelker Visit WSU’s Extension Publications Office Royal Tipton T-Mobile John ’75 & Jacalyn Tobosa Home of over 2300 titles Scholarship Matthew ’81 & Martha (Freese) ’78 Todd Robert ’51 & Beverly Tokarczyk The OTHER book store on campus This scholarship was Robert Tommervik ’66 Cooper Publication Building, established by Mary Topcliffe Farm Grimes Way, WSU Pullman campus Tipton, wife of the late Jack & Vi Topper Online: http://pubs.wsu.edu/ Royal Tipton. Royal was a Thomas Toyama Michael ’81 & Elizabeth (Brown) ’83 Extension materials are written for general career officer in the Army. Treiber audiences and contain reliable, research- They lived in various Ted Treiber ’73 based information. Additional titles that places around the United Allene Dyer support many areas of interest to our States and spent some Donald ’57 & Claudia Tucker Georgina Tucker ’33 customers from publishers are also time in Europe. They have Andrew ’86 & Julie Tudor available. You will find titles covering: three children and two United Way of Benton County foster children. Loren ’87 & Kristin (Crain) ’96 Van Loo • Health, Nutrition, Food Safety Steven ’71 & Lucinda Van Valkenburg • Agriculture, Gardening, Vegetables, R. Charles & Freda (Teitzel) ’62 Vars Delton & Sharon Swanson Mark & Mary (Brannon) ’86 Vasbinder Fruits, Pest Identification, Master Frank ’58 & Betty Swanson Albert & Karin (Strege) ’74 Vincent Gardeners Warren Swanson ’76 Wallace Vog ’60 Swifty Creek Merchants, LLC • Cookbooks, Family and Home, 4-H Voise Sausage by Steins Quest Wayne ’79 & Gertrude Sylling Henry ’58 & Lois Vostral • Forestry, History, Animals T. J. Hayes Ranch, Incorporated Harry Vye T.W. International, Incorporated Extension Publications is Your Practical Knowledge Source! Wabi Fishing Company Ronald ’82 & Valerie Tackett Ron & Barbara Wachter Gregory & Tricia Tadie Walla Walla Vintners Mel & Alice (Summers) ’84 Takehara Dennis ’76 & Carol Wallace Duane Welborn ’80 & Lynne Bozlee-Welborn Janet Williams ’74 Jim ’80 & Mina Talbot Walrath Truckin, Incorporated Lawrence & Karen ’95 Weller Roger ’72 & Kathleen Willis Mildred Tamaki Tom ’69 & Elaine (Chang) ’71 Wang Judy West ’79 Willows Lodge Juming Tang Gerry & Diane Warren Westbred, LLC Norman & Joan Willson Timothy ’72 & Shelly Taplin Wendy Warren ’62 James ’70 & Lynne White Cindy Wilson ’74 Gerald ’69 & Verna Teeter Washington State Dairy Federation Whitman Cellars, LLC Steven & Mary Windell Jenneth Deno ’58 Washington Association of Agricultural Whitman County Assoc. of Wheat Growers Brett ’86 & Sue Winterowd Texas Creek Products Educators Wicked Tomato Gene ’57 & Marcia Wirth Nicole Thines ’98 Washington State Fruit Commission Wiggins Brothers Pigs David ’79 & Marie Wodaege Linda Thomashow Washington Trust Bank Randy ’77 & Rise Wiggins Bruce ’85 & Barbara (Appel) ’84 Wollstein Johnny ’65 & Andrea Thoren Carl Washington ’59 Tim ’82 & Karen Wiggins Douglas ’81 & Mary ’79 Woodruff TIC Gums, Incorporated Thomas Washington & Sarah Lingle ’82 James ’93 & Jessica Wiggs Duane ’77 & Ruth Woodruff Tim’s Cascade Style Potato Chips LeRoy ’67 & Valborg Watson Wilbur-Ellis Woodward Canyon Winery, Incorporated Tipu’s Tiger, Incorporated Frederick Wefer ’53 Raymond ’68 & Nancy (Garber) ’69 William Douglas ’81 & Carla Woodworth Larry & Wynona (Town) ’79 Woolf 700 NE Thatuna • Pullman, WA 99163 • Lois Wright ’71 1-800-937-4978 • 1-509-332-2537 • 1-509-332-8239 (fax) Gary & Judith Wutzke 36 Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Youling ’89 & Aihua (Liu) ’88 Xiong Your headquarters for all Jimmy ’69 & Yoshimi Yamamoto Terry Yamamoto things Cougar! Todd & Suzanne Yingling David ’77 & Pamela (Langfeldt) ’77 Yorozu ✔ Canyon Outback leather jackets and bags! Esther Yoshioka ’66 Store Hours Helen Young Monday–Friday ✔ Cougar Authentics…wear what the athletes Michael ’66 & Jeanne (Peterson) ’67 7:30 AM–7:00 PM wear! Youngquist Saturday Alex Yu & Mei Yeung ✔ Jackets, hats, sweats, tees, polos, travel suits! Eric Zakarison ’81 & Sheryl 10:00 AM–5:00 PM Hagen-Zakarison ’83 Sunday Jeffrey ’82 & Eileen Zeller CLOSED The Bookie has what every Cougar needs! Patricia Zimmerman Peter & Mary (Bonsall) ’49 Zmitrovich Robert & Carolynn Zuparko Shop on-line, too, at www.wsubookie.net Glenna Zwainz

CONNECTIONS—Fall 2004 Focusing on New Directions

n the last issue of Connections, I was internationally.” As a corollary to this Iintroduced as the interim dean of the statement, obviously our areas of College of Agricultural, Human, and scientific and technical leadership Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS), must match the needs and expectations R. James replacing Jim Zuiches. Jim has returned of the agricultural, social, and natural Cook, to a faculty position in the College’s resource stakeholder groups served by Interim Department of Community and Rural WSU as part of our land-grant mission. Sociology. With this issue, I want to There’s no better way to achieve Dean focus on some of the new directions national and international reputations for CAHNRS. than by solving complex problems and First, I’m pleased to report that I opening new economic opportunities •Value-added agriculture, including have not felt like an interim or care- in our own “back yard.” bioproducts, health products taker dean, thanks to great support What are the complex problems produced by plants and animals, from CAHNRS, Extension and univer- and new economic opportunities and the social or environmental sity administrators and faculty, and related to the agricultural, human, value provided by sustainable our industry and stakeholder partners and natural resource sciences that agricultural systems; and statewide. For this, I am very apprecia- need attention in Washington? tive. A search committee has begun to Questions continue to be raised • An agriculture that is secure and meet and we remain on track with the by consumers and our international globally competitive. expected two-year timeframe from my trading partners as to the quality and appointment to my replacement. safety of the food we produce. Issues These broad areas are central to We are well along in hiring five new include natural contaminations, the use the missions of CAHNRS—and to the faculty members who will join current of pesticides (no matter how safe), and entire WSU system. Bringing these faculty for the new WSU Viticulture the vulnerability of our food system outcomes to reality will require the and Enology program. Our teaching, to bioterrorism. These concerns were kind of interdepartmental, cross- research, and extension supports only heightened with the discovery of college, and inter-campus collabora- Washington’s fast-growing and world- Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis in our tions described above. class wine industry—now valued at state in December 2003. As another If you have not been on the WSU $2.4 billion annually. This program example of statewide needs and Pullman campus lately, you will be enjoys tremendous support from the opportunities, the political and busi- pleasantly surprised to see the impres- Washington wine industry. ness communities of this state expect sive four-story building under construc- The new Viticulture and Enology that Washington will continue its tion immediately east of Martin program is but one of a growing list of growth as an economy based on the Stadium and joined to the west end of interdepartmental, cross-college, and technology and health industries. Food Johnson Hall. This addition is the first inter-campus programs in research, and agriculture are integral parts of this of six buildings planned as the life education, and outreach within the vision, but we must balance jobs and sciences and biotechnology research WSU system. For example, faculty economic growth with sustainability and education center for CAHNRS, members from ten departments in in agriculture. Our state’s economic Extension, the College of Veterinary CAHNRS are developing a new under- growth must not come at the expense Medicine, and the College of Sciences. graduate interdisciplinary degree in of the environment, water, or natural The complex will provide WSU with Agricultural and Food Systems, to resource base and must benefit our one of the largest and most compre- replace or subsume several existing rural communities. hensive centers for life sciences and degree programs and include the new Continuing discussions held both biotechnology research and education Organic and BioAg major. Another in-house and among stakeholders on the west coast, if not the entire example is the new WSU School of across the state have identified at United States. This new construction Economic Sciences, approved by the least three broad areas with linkages represents a major commitment of the WSU Board of Regents in April and between: 1) intended or expected legislature, the governor, and your created with the merger of the Depart- outcomes held by the citizens and industries that have supported these ment of Agricultural and Resource leaders of this state, 2) WSU’s current capital projects, and will provide Economics in CAHNRS and the Depart- or potential leadership in science and critical infrastructure needed for WSU ment of Economics in the College of technology and, 3) the missions of to fulfill its land grant mission well Business and Economics. CAHNRS. While continuing to evolve, into the 21st century. I want to affirm a statement in these three areas will serve as the basis my last Connections article: “we can for further strategic planning to achieve: and must continue to grow those areas of science and technology where our •A food supply that is wholesome, college currently has leadership or the healthy, safe, and secure (building R. James Cook potential for leadership nationally or on the Safe Food Initiative); Interim Dean

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