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From far left, Watson recipient ready Watson fellow trip before attending the Focusing on “the gendered to raft, and preserve, Sarah Lee University of Kentucky’s dimensions of the ethnic and civil Lawrence, ’04, Summer Environmental war” in Sri Lanka, Moore will exam- world’s wild rivers Truman scholar Writing Program. In ine how “images of womanhood and Brad Bowen, ’05, August she will attend motherhood” are militarized and and President the Udall Scholars Ori- used to reinforce nationalism and other Nature must take entation Weekend at the how both war and peace are “gen- Cronin, and Udall comfort in knowing that Udall Center for Studies dered” in ways that have material scholar Savanna MSarah Lee Lawrence, ’04, in Public Policy at the consequences for women, she said. is among the next generation of Ferguson, ’06 University of Arizona. Before beginning her Fulbright conservationists ready to stand Between these activities research, Moore will work for five vigilant guard over what remains she will return to her months as assistant director of the of the world’s wild rivers. job at the West Virginia Intercollegiate Sri Lanka Education Lawrence, a sociology and envi- Burgundy Center for (ISLE) study abroad program in Sri ronmental studies major, graduated Wildlife Studies. Lanka. She also has been selected in May and is on her way to Siberia, Truman Scholar In addition to two terms as ASWC ship will help defray her Whitman The Udall program honors the late to attend the Freeman East Asian her focus riveted on a year-long first president, Bowen served as captain expenses. Ferguson is pursuing an Arizona congressman and his legacy Program in Kyoto, Japan, this sum- step into a life of international river looks to career of the soccer team and president of individually-designed major in envi- of public service and concern for the mer. Moore plans to attend graduate conservation. in civil rights law the Whitman Civil Liberties Union. ronmental studies/writing. environment. school in international and South Born and raised in central Oregon, “I came to Whitman because I Asian studies. not far from the Deschutes River, Bradley Bowen is rarely silent. Udall winner focuses wanted a school with an environmen- Two ’04 graduates A geology major, Berney Roberts Lawrence is one of 50 graduating Since entering Whitman in the fall of tal studies major that would allow claim Fulbright awards will teach English at the middle or seniors in the nation to receive a 2001, he has lent his voice to many on environment, writing me to focus on the humanities as high school level in Korea while also Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. Her segments of the Whitman com- Rachel Anna “Savanna” Ferguson, opposed to the sciences,” said Fergu- Lisa Moore, ’04, a politics major, studying Korean Sign Language. year-long travel and study project, munity, including ASWC and the a junior at Whitman this fall, is one of son, “and I always knew I wanted to won a Fulbright research fellowship Berney Roberts, who plans a teach- titled “Rafting and River Conserva- Whitman Civil Liberties Union. But 80 students from around the country include writing.” for a project in Sri Lanka, and Megan ing career, has been an America tion on the World’s Biggest, Wild- when he learned he’d won a coveted honored as 2004 Morris K. Udall Ferguson traveled to Bulgaria this Berney Roberts, ’04, received a Ful- Reads volunteer at local schools and est Water,” will take her to rivers in Harry S Truman Scholarship to help Scholarship recipients. The scholar- summer on an environmental studies bright to teach English in Korea. has worked with deaf children. Siberia, Zambia, Chile, and Peru. pay for graduate studies, he was, for The rivers she has chosen each a moment, speechless. present a particular ecological and Bowen was among 80 U.S. college cultural landscape, and all are endan- juniors to receive Truman Scholar- S t u d e n t s Shaped by Latino most of them employed at The research is part of a participation, along with gered by dam proposals, she said. ships this year. The awards are given culture and bearing native meat-packing plants near book Apostolidis is writing wages and benefits, has She plans to work as a river guide on the basis of leadership potential, familiarity with the Span- Wallula, Washington, and about the politics of labor gone down.” while gathering data about conser- commitment to a career in public lend skills ish language, seniors Fort Morgan, Colorado. unions in a meat-pack- Recent Mexican immi- vation efforts and the development service, and academic achievement. Paola Vizcaino and Natalie Vizcaino, who helped ing industry now heavily grants and Mexican- pressures at work. With majors in both politics and to immigrant Mariona brought expertise design the interview reliant on Hispanic immi- Americans make up about As a junior, Lawrence studied rhetoric, Bowen plans to use his beyond their academic format, assisted with all 24 grant workers. “This is an 85 percent of the workforce conservation biology and wildlife scholarship to attend Columbia skills to a research project interviews at Wallula, while industry that’s gone from at Tyson’s Wallula plant, management for six months in Kenya University where he will study law w o r k e r on immigrant workers, Mariona and Apostolidis supporting a privileged which is about 40 miles and then traveled for three months and the social and political sciences. labor unions, and the meat- made a 2003 spring break workforce in the 1960s, from the Whitman campus. as part of Whitman’s Semester in the Afterward, he hopes to work as a research — packing industry. trip to Fort Morgan for 15 one that was mostly native- Apostolidis was glad to West class. trial attorney for a public interest Over the past two years, interviews. Before gradu- born, white male union- have Vizcaino, a native of She has logged more than 2,000 organization. His long-term goal is Paul Apostolidis, associate ating in May of this year, ized workers with fairly Metepec, Mexico, on hand miles on the West’s wild rivers as a to return to his home state of Mon- a n d c a u s e professor of politics, has both students had also high wages, to having a for the interviews. “In most trained whitewater rafting guide for tana to practice public interest law, conducted extensive ethno- helped with painstaking mostly immigrant work- cases, I think I was getting the past three summers. At Whitman focusing on such issues as education graphic interiews with transcription and analysis force where injury rates she has worked for the Outdoor and the environment as well as civil 45 immigrant workers, of the collected material. have gone up while union continued on page 16 Program. rights for Native Americans.

14 Whitman Magazine July 2004 15 At Commencement, President Cronin presents a trophy to Jim Hanson, National Debate Coach of the Year.

Students aid Tony Cabasco, ’90, is the new dean of admis- sion and financial aid at Whitman College. in research — Cabasco worked at Whitman as an admission continued from page 15 officer before earning an M.A. in international studies at the University of Washington. 80 to 85 percent of what Paola Vizcaino, was being said,” he notes. center, and In 1995, he rejoined the Whitman admission “Understanding the every- Natalie Marona office. He served as director of admission for day Spanish colloquialisms meet with three years until last fall when he was named of Mexicans and Mexican- Professor acting dean.

Americans wasn’t always David Holden

Apostolidis. ’03 Adam Hardtke, within my capabilities. It was incredibly helpful to have Paola there to catch everything.” Both Mariona and a tremendous role in keep- An economics major, learn Japanese as well. She Apostolidis was just as Vizcaino displayed top- ing the union in place,” Mariona was one of about is one of 10 Whitman stu- thankful to have Mariona notch interviewing skills, Apostolidis says. “More 30 juniors from around dents who received funding Faculty — and the president — garner honors present for interviews at Apostolidis says. “They than anything else, it’s the country to attend to study traditional Japa- showed a knack for heartening for the workers Princeton University’s nese arts early this summer the Fort Morgan plant, Associate Professor Jim Hanson: Associate Professor Phil Brick: handling topics that were to know that people outside Summer Institute on Public in Kyoto, Japan. In July, she where the workforce is Coach of the Year Environmental Educator Award about 50 percent Mexican, in many cases sensitive. the plant know and care Policy and International was to begin a six-month 25 percent Guatemalan Many of these workers had about what’s going on. It’s Affairs last summer. She internship doing research Now in his 12th season as director of Associate professor of politics Phil and 25 percent Salvadoran. never been asked, by any- very rewarding to see our plans to pursue a master’s with the AFL-CIO’s Office the Whitman speech and debate teams, Brick has been awarded the Environmen- Mariona and her fam- one, for their opinions or students make a difference degree in some aspect of of Investment in Washing- Jim Hanson has received the National tal Education Association of Washington’s ily were displaced by El about their experiences as in the world around them, public policy advocacy, ton, D.C. Her internship Coach of the Year Award. He is only the 2003-2004 Educator’s Award. Salvador’s 12-year civil war, immigrants, either inside while they are here. Natalie from health care and could be extended to a full third coach from a West Coast college or Brick designed Whitman’s innovative moving to Bellingham, or outside the workplace.” and Paola were leaders in housing to the rights of year, which Vizcaino says university to receive the title. Semester in the West program, which was Washington, when she was In addition to assist- building bridges to the sur- minorities, workers, or con- would give her more time Under his leadership, Whitman launched in the fall of 2002 and is offered seven years old. ing Apostolidis with his rounding community.” sumers. For now, she has to decide where to focus has vaulted to the top in the world of again this fall (2004). During the program, “Most of the union lead- research, Mariona and Mariona also played a applied for internships with her graduate studies. collegiate debate. This year, in combined students learn from environmental activ- ers and activists at Fort Vizcaino helped start a new pivotal role last Septem- such groups as the Fellow- While at Whitman, sweepstakes scoring for parliamentary ists in the Northwest as well as farmers, Morgan are Salvadoran, Whitman group, Alliance ber in organizing a Walla ship of Reconciliation and Vizcaino was one of the and policy debate, Whitman finished in ranchers, and loggers while taking course- in part because there has for Workplace Justice. Walla stop of the Immi- the Greenlining Institute. more dominating varsity first place nationally with 23 total points. work in environmental sciences, social been a successful labor Students rallied in support grant Workers Freedom Vizcaino, who also tennis players in the Over the past eight years, Whitman has sciences, and humanities. movement in El Salvador of the labor union at the Ride. Sponsored by the majored in economics, Northwest Conference. finished in the top spot four times. “Those three months on the road were in recent times,” Apostoli- Wallula plant when the AFL-CIO, Freedom Ride served as president of the She was twice named “Most of the top college debate pro- life changing,” said one student. “They dis says. “With her back- Tyson company’s efforts to buses departed from 10 International Students Club NWC Player of the Year grams tend to excel in one form or the threw my assumptions back in my face, ground, Natalie helped decertify it led to an elec- major cities and eventually and then spent part of her and once elected Sports- other,” Hanson said. “Whitman is one of broadened my perspectives, and worked the Fort Morgan activists tion. Decertification failed converged on Washington, junior year in Paris. Profi- woman of the Year. the few schools that continues to do well me academically with an intensity that I become more immediately by a narrow margin. “I D.C., and New York City cient in French, her third in both parliamentary and policy debate.” had never before experienced.” comfortable with us.” think our students played for political rallies. language, she hopes to — David Holden Brick is the author of A Wolf in the Professor Bob Tobin: Garden: The Land Rights Movement and Columbia University Fellowship the New Environmental Debate. Professor of German Bob Tobin has early this year that he plans to step next decade. It and a letter from the Presidential search received a postdoctoral fellowship from President Tom Cronin: down June 30, 2005. search committee co-chairs may be The presidential search Columbia University’s Program for the Walla Walla Legacy Award committee invites The 15-member search commit- read online at www.whitman.edu/ committee includes co-chairs Study of Sexuality, Gender, Health, and The Downtown Walla Walla Founda- tee broadly represents the larger presidentialsearch. Kari Glover, ’72, and John comments Human Rights. tion has presented its 2004 Legacy Award Whitman community. It is assisted by The committee is actively encour- Stanton, ’77; trustees Nancy Bell He will spend part of his sabbatical to Tom Cronin. The foundation cited the the nationally-recognized consulting aging feedback. Comments and Evans, ’54, Valerie Logan Hood, he Whitman College Presidential leave next year at Columbia, where he president for his “personal conviction and firm of Isaacson Miller. candidate nominations should be ’60, Jim Robart, ’69, Jim Hayner, Search Committee, co-chaired will complete a research project titled leadership and his vision of the College as Informed by interviews with addressed to the co-chairs at ’72, and Peter van Oppen, ’74; by trustees John Stanton, ’77, “Globalization and German Discourses T professors Pat Spencer, Jonathan an active partner in the community.” members of the Whitman communi- [email protected] and john. and Kari Glover, ’72, invites comments of Sexuality.” Cronin not only encourages participa- ties, research, and internal discus- [email protected]. All communi- Walters, and Deborah Winter; and suggestions related to its charge Tobin, who earned his Ph.D. in tion among Whitman faculty, students, sions, the committee and consultants cations are kept strictly confidential. overseers Anna Hernandez, ’82, of identifying candidates for the 13th German literature at Princeton Univer- and staff, but also “leads by example,” prepared “An Invitation to Apply for For those without access to the and David Valdez, ’82; staff presidency of Whitman College. The sity, is the author of two books, Warm said foundation vice president Brooks the President of Whitman College.” Internet, copies of the invitation and member Mukulu Mweu-Mijiga; goal is to bring finalists to the campus Brothers: Queer Theory and the Age of Graves in presenting the award. Cronin The invitation describes Whitman’s letter from the co-chairs may be and students Bradley Bowen and this fall with the selection of a suc- Goethe and Doctor’s Orders: Goethe and has served on the foundation’s board of essential qualities and strengths and obtained by calling Kari Glover at Amy Kunkel-Patterson. cessor to President Tom Cronin by Enlightenment Thought. directors for three years. December 2004. Cronin announced the challenges for the College in the 206-370-7624.

16 Whitman Magazine July 2004 17 Commencement 2004

Senior speakers Nate Free- man, a multi-talented physics- astronomy major, and Andy Monahan, a philosophy major who plans a career “thinking,” paid tribute to their teachers and joked about Walla Walla, campus issues, and their class- mates. “We’ve discovered what we like and what we don’t like; how we think and how we feel,” they said in conclu- sion, “and have we found our purpose? No . . . but maybe we realized that that wasn’t the point. After all, this isn’t the ending, but it’s not exactly the commencement either, it’s just another step in the road. We’ve attained one goal, but many more glimmer on the horizon.” The Butterfield horse,Styx, provided a fitting backdrop for a portrait of Commencement dignitaries, which included its creator, “One of the reasons this place is special to us is because of the teachers that sculptor Deborah Butterfield. The College awarded honorary degrees to Butterfield as well as to master glass artist Dale Chihuly inspired us here,” said senior speakers Nate Freeman, left, and Andy Monahan. and Harvard professor and Commencement speaker Michael Ignatieff.

Pictured above, from left, are Cecil Andrus, former Idaho governor and grandparent of a graduate; Mary Anne Faculty Awards O’Neil, chair of the faculty; Richard Meganck, director of the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education and parent of a graduate; Dan Evans, former Washington governor; Pat Keef, dean of the faculty; Michael Ignatieff, Com- mencement speaker; Deborah Butterfield, honorary degree recipient; Libby Welty, trustee; Jim Hayner, ’72, trustee; Kari Glover, ’72, chair of the trust- ees; Dale Chihuly, honorary degree recipient; Tom Cronin, president; Nancy Bell Evans, ’54, vice chair of the trustees; and Jim Robart, ’69, trustee. The Robert Y. Fluno Award for Distinguished Teaching in Social Sciences: Michelle Janning, assistant professor of sociology.

The A. E. Lange Award for Distinguished The George Ball Award for Excel- Science Teaching: Mark Beck, associate lence in Advising: Nina Lerman, professor of physics. associate professor of history. The Thomas D. Howells Award for Distinguished The G. Thomas Edwards Award for Photos by Adam Hardtke, ’03, Lore Teaching in the Humanities: Edward Foster, professor Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship: Fauver, and Chris Bishop, ’79 of English. Clark Colahan, professor of Spanish.

18 Whitman Magazine July 2004 19 Whitman’s Andy Fischer, front and Whitman athletes take collegiate center, competes in the Northwest Collegiate Cycling Conference championships by storm championships in Walla Walla.

Photo by Matt Zimmerman, ’04

Powerhouse to prominence in their first trip to coach Glenn Silver signed on to help to the front. Thanks to the logistical national collegiate competition. the team last year is what he calls its and organizational efforts of team cycling team Whitman’s women cyclists won “serious fun. They work hard and manager Bushey, assistant coach the team time-trial event, earning really enjoy it.” and founding team member Soren rides to nationals four Whitman women the coveted “This has been hands down the Klingsporn, ’03, and founding team bars and stars cycling jerseys, and most fun, friendly, energetic, enter- member Alan Schmitz, ’03, Whitman hey race in stages, like rockets. senior Laura Matsen nearly won the taining, supportive team I’ve ever cyclists are able to focus on training Stage one: a team of four riders 60-mile road race, taking second in been on,” said junior Nick Clayville. instead of entry forms and uniform T attacking a nine-mile course. a wheel-width photo finish. Matsen Senior Stefanie Bergh, who orders. Stage two: between 40 and 70 miles and senior Andy Fischer each placed started riding with the team for fun The team also enjoys an inherent of grueling road race. Stage three: third individually in the national com- just this year, ended up represent- advantage — location. Walla Walla is dozens of competing riders taking petition; they both chose to compete ing Whitman at nationals. “At first I a cyclist’s paradise. There are differ- sharp turns for half-an-hour at top in Madison instead of attending their wasn’t sure if I wanted to race, but ent terrains in all four cardinal direc- speed. When it’s over, their muscles own commencement ceremony that I enjoyed training with the team so tions, the weather is temperate, there burn, their heart rates push natural weekend. I thought I would give racing a try,” are paved roads everywhere, and limits, and some of them emerge As a result, they were cheered by she said, adding that “it’s really excit- the traffic is minimal. In recent years bruised from accidents. Then they the commencement crowd as the ing that our team has done so well those riding conditions have lured start training for the next race. They first news of their victory reached this year, especially since many just the U.S. Cycling Federation stage are road bikers, and Whitman has campus — the kind of recognition started riding this fall.” race and the Northwest Collegiate started breeding the best. founding members like Fisher never With Whitman’s program so Cycling Conference championships Whitman’s cycling team shattered thought possible. “Three years young, nearly every rider is new to to Walla Walla for the annual Tour expectations at this spring’s national since it started, and we’re fielding a the sport, and anyone is welcome of Walla Walla. competition in Madison, Wisconsin, national team,” he said. In order to to train with the team. The team has “My personal feeling is that taking second overall in Division qualify for nationals, Whitman won built a large talent pool to take to Whitman College is the perfect II. “We had racers on the podium the Northwest Collegiate Cycling collegiate races. to win the conference, but also that the Office of the President. “We are school for any person interested in in every event,” said team manager Conference Division II title, nearly Competitive racing, though, it has cost the team money in entry in the process of gaining a broader cycling while in college,” said Coach Rilke Bushey, ’03. Despite competing picking off the University of Wash- requires fundraising as well as talent. fees and equipment. Fortunately, financial base of support,” said Coach Silver, adding that the College has in periodically dangerous weather ington’s Division I team. “We’ve gone to every race that’s Whitman cycling has received at least Silver, who volunteers his time. “We the “best riding and training environ- conditions — the event was tempo- The secret of the team’s competi- been offered in the conference,” some sponsorship, including funds have started networking with some ment and the greatest cyclists and rarily postponed to let a tornado tive edge is simple — fun. The reason said Fischer, who notes that this from the Whitman College commu- of the major equipment sponsors in teammates anyone could ask for.” pass — Whitman cyclists surged Walla Walla cyclist and expert-level helped the team earn enough points nity — the first donation came from bike racing. All of this depends on Most of those teammates will be how we ride, and how we continue to back next year, including sophomores grow as a team. Graham Stansbery, who won the “Whitman cycling has the poten- Northwest Conference points race in Snowboarders win tial to become a force in collegiate the men’s B Division, Jamie Hinder- Men’s Tennis: Best in the Northwest fourth National title racing on a national scale,” Silver liter, who won the women’s B Divi- The men’s tennis team said. Part of developing that poten- sion, and Laura Valaas, who placed won the Northwest The Whitman College men’s tial has been honing the team’s raw third in the A Division this season. snowboard team brought home the Conference title with a enthusiasm. Last year, they began to After this season’s runaway suc- crown from the U.S. Collegiate Ski think more seriously about strategy. cess, Laura Matsen was invited to 5-2 victory over PLU & Snowboard Association national “Cycling is always a team effort. train with elite female cyclists at the in April. Senior Sam championships in Sugarloaf, Maine, Regardless of who crosses the finish U.S. Olympic Training Center this Spiegel, left, with the in March. line first, it’s the team that brought summer, Andy Fischer was offered a trophy, was one of five The men won the parallel-giant them that far,” said Fischer. For one-year contract with a semi-profes- Missionaries to win in slalom and placed third in the example, at nationals this year, junior sional squad, and Laura Valaas was singles matches. Brien Sheedy, director of Outdoor Programs, halfpipe. Combined results of the Bill Goulding “gave everything he appointed the only collegiate athlete two events gave the team its fourth displays a Whitman banner at the summit had” pulling his teammates to the on the National Collegiate Cycling consecutive national title. Mean- front of the road race. Association’s board of trustees. of Mt. Everest. Sheedy and Jason Tanguay, Coach Jeff Northam, ’88, left, was named while, the women’s team finished All members know their strengths, “Success breeds success,” mused ’98, a biology teacher at Vashon Island High Northwest Conference Coach of the Year and third in all-around team scoring by and before each race the team works Silver of the team’s uncanny ability NCAA Div. III West Region Coach of the Year. School, Washington, summited the mountain placing in both events. out a strategy. Not all riders compete to meet and exceed its goals. So far, on May 15. in every event, and some riders enter he’s right. races solely to help push teammates — Jeff Ives, ’04

20 Whitman Magazine July 2004 21 This year’s Abraham Award winners are, from left, Larry Malott, Barbara Barlow, Betty Linke, and Jim Schueler. Matt Zimmerman, ’04 Photographers captured Craig Whitman employees honored for excellence Gunsul, left, waiting in line at Whitman employees Jim Schueler, Barbara Barlow, Larry Malott, and Betty Commencement, Steve Rubin, Linke received 2004 Janice Abraham awards for their significant contributions above, and Ed Foster, top right, and outstanding service to the College. in their offices, and Jay Eacker, appropriately, on the tennis Jim Schueler, hired in 1986, make processes easier and says a fellow staffer. “He is a court. Meanwhile Dale Cosper is custodial supervisor for more cost efficient,” says an big hero to the soccer teams chose to pose near the campus the residence halls and admission officer. A 15-year and their coaches.” In addi- horse sculpture, Styx. interest houses. Schueler was Whitman employee, Barlow tion, Malott, who recently Adam Hardtke, ’03 Amanda Zimmerman, ’07 Lore Fauver nominated for his profes- “is always personable and became a certified arborist, sionalism and leadership and conscientious; she continu- takes care of the hundreds of for providing his staff with ally offers suggestions for campus trees. Five professors retire their caps & gowns “meticulous training, the improvements to our reports best equipment possible, and and programs, and meets Betty Linke, manager of Dale Cosper psychology, and philosophical issues English literature. In addition, he has the annual Whitman film competi- concern for their safety and or beats every deadline.” distribution services, was well being.” Schueler also Barlow also was nominated nominated for her com- During Dale Cosper’s 34 years at in psychology. Over the years he led many alumni trips to the annual tion, and he has written a regular was cited for his attention to for “skillful and dedicated mitment to quality and her Whitman, French studies “evolved taught classes in these and other Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Foster, column for the Pioneer. Gunsul was detail and his dedication to work that has improved high standards of personal into one of our strongest teaching areas of psychology, advised and whose Ph.D. is from the University honored in 2001 for his service to mentored numerous students, and of Rochester, has published a num- the alumni association, and in 2002 Whitman. “He is the person services and support across service and courtesy while areas, regularly placing its students who will come to campus the campus.” handling major Whitman in top graduate schools,” noted dean contributed to a variety of college ber of books including five in the for his excellence in advising. policy and advisory committees. He last decade — King Arthur’s Death in the middle of the night to mailings from across the of the faculty Pat Keef. Professor help clean up water from a Larry Malott, a landscape campus. “I have always felt served several terms as president (1994); Amis and Amiloun, Sir Cosper taught a range of courses in Steve Rubin flooding washing machine,” technician at Whitman since that Whitman is represented French, from all levels of language of the Whitman chapter of Phi Beta Amadace, and Robert of Cisyle (1997); Professor of psychology Stephen says a colleague. In addition, 1994, was nominated by the in the manner in which mail acquisition to his specialty, 20th Kappa. Eacker, who earned his Ph.D. Understanding Chaucer’s Intellec- Rubin joined the Whitman faculty Schueler serves as a liaison men’s soccer team, among is sent out from my depart- century literature. “In particular, from Washington State University, tual and Interpretive World (1999); in 1972. Recipient of a Ph.D. from with the residence life and others, for his meticulous ment,” she says. Linke, who his classes on Camus achieved is the author of two books, Problems Chaucer’s Church (2002); and Three maintenance offices. care of the College’s 17 began her Whitman career Purdue University, he has taught a nearly legendary status,” Keef said. of Philosophy and Psychology (1975) Purgatory Poems (2004). acres of new athletic fields. in 1977, also views herself wide range of psychology courses, Cosper also has taught regularly in and Problems of Metaphysics and Barbara Barlow, who is a He continues to improve his as a teacher-mentor for the particularly those related to abnor- the first-year core, advised students Psychology (1983), as well as many Craig Gunsul programmer/analyst with knowledge and skills with students who work for her. mal psychology. He also has con- for foreign study, and supervised published papers and journal articles. technology services, provides community college classes She focuses her attention and Professor of physics Craig Gunsul tributed to the first-year core. Rubin Abshire Research Scholars. In 1998, administrative offices with and observation of sports concern on them, making has left his signature on college life has been an adviser to numerous he received the Thomas D. Howells Ed Foster custom computer programs, facilities at other colleges. their time at Whitman a across the campus, from athletics to psychology students and to Jewish Award for Distinguished Teaching in troubleshoots problems, “He is enormously dedi- “rewarding and happy expe- Edward Foster, Mina Schwa- the theater. He joined the Whitman students on the campus, and he is the Humanities. Cosper, who earned and “works with us to cated and hard working,” rience,” says a colleague. bacher Professor of English, came faculty soon after receiving his Ph.D. well known for his enthusiastic sup- his Ph.D. at the University of Wash- to Whitman as dean of the faculty from the University of Delaware port for Whitman’s athletic teams. ington, has published articles on in 1979 after holding teaching and in 1969. Besides teaching physics, A practicing clinical psychologist Camus, Lucette Desvignes, and Saint- administative posts at Grinnell Col- he helped found and taught in the and coauthor of Teachers That Sexu- Francisca Balderas, left, has retired after 29 years at Amant. He has taught at Whitman lege, the University of San Diego, environmental studies and first-year- ally Abuse Students (1999), Rubin Whitman College as a custodian with physical plant since 1970. and St. Mary’s College of Maryland. core programs. Gunsul, who served directed the Walla Walla Commu- services. Her work has been valued by several He received a Fulbright Fellowship a term as associate dean of faculty nity Sex Offender Treatment Pro- generations of Jewett Hall residents and more Jay Eacker in 1985 for a year in England to study and on many faculty committees, gram. He coordinated the Prison recently by the students and faculty of Maxey Hall. faculty professional development. was especially active in athletics Research Group and was an adviser Among the longest serving faculty Balderas has been “a hard-working, dedicated From 1988 to 1989 he was acting programs, coaching women’s soccer, for the Juvenile Justice Center. A members at the College, professor employee,” said Chuck Cleveland, dean of students. of psychology Jay Eacker came to president of Whitman College. Since advising women’s rugby, and acting recipient of the Town-Gown Award, “But I truly appreciate her impact as a quiet leader.” Whitman in 1965 bringing scholarly then, he has introduced several more as the faculty athletics representative. he has been involved in the Special interests in the fields of experimen- generations of students to the finer He originated and sponsored both Olympics, race unity, and child tal analysis of behavior, theories of points of Medieval and Renaissance the annual one-act-play contest and abuse prevention programs.

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