Western Washington University Western CEDAR Window on Western Western Publications Fall 1999 Window on Western, 1999, Volume 06, Issue 01 Annette Bagley Western Washington University Alumni, Foundation, and Public Information Offices,es W tern Washington University Follow this and additional works at: https://cedar.wwu.edu/window_on_western Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Bagley, Annette and Alumni, Foundation, and Public Information Offices, Western Washington University, "Window on Western, 1999, Volume 06, Issue 01" (1999). Window on Western. 13. https://cedar.wwu.edu/window_on_western/13 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Western Publications at Western CEDAR. It has been accepted for inclusion in Window on Western by an authorized administrator of Western CEDAR. 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Western Two Western students received high marks in the French has a new Associate Alumni Director who is making plans essay writing component of the Contest for World Peace to visit a chapter near you! and Understanding Prize. Lola Pennington of Bellingham placed fourth and Jaime Class Notes & Memoriams...................................... 6-7 Buchanan of Kirkland placed eighth among applicants from the United States. Pennington receives a fully paid, three- Campus Connections.........................................8, 13-14 day visit to Paris and 15 days of excursions, visits to impor­ tant sites, lectures, festivals, receptions, dances and concerts Homecoming festivities, athletic events, distinguished lec­ in the provinces of Poitou and Aquitaine, including a three- turers and much more are scheduled this fall. day colloquium on world peace with all the international winners. Buchanan is also invited to join the students in Centennial Section......................................................9-12 their travels. She begins her studies abroad in Paris in late August 1999 and will remain for the academic year. Western at 100: This special pullout section is designed as a keepsake souvenir of Western's Centennial celebration. Both students wrote essays on selected quotations, one by Mohandas Gandhi and one by Martin Luther King Jr., while taking a French writing course taught by visiting assistant Calendar of Events......................................................... 12 professor Anne George. Make plans to attend your reunion, and keep track of what's happening throughout the Centennial with our VanderStaay Named Education Academy Fellow expanded, year-long calendar. WWU English professor Steven VanderStaay has been se­ lected as a 1999-2000 National Academy of Education/Spen­ cer Postdoctoral Fellow. He is one of only 33 chosen from a Investments in Excellence.............................................15 pool of 200 applicants. The fellowships are awarded to schol­ Alumni support set new records this year through the an­ ars who have achieved their doctorates in the past five years. nual phonathon and a variety of giving opportunities. Fellows receive a $45,000 award given to assist with re­ search expenses during the next school year. VanderStaay Will conduct his research in a Seattle public school. He will Honor Roll of Donors.............................................. 16-19 investigate a link between literacy and delinquency among students and how high school law classes seem to protect children from delinquency. 'V" '*"^0 V Lawson Appointed AAUW Representative Officers MmM Assistant director of Human Resources Carolyn Lawson Tony Larson, '88, Bellingham, president; Russ Wilson, '79, Ferndale, immediate past-president; Larry Taylor, '72; Seattle, president-elect; Cheryl Dickerson, '80, has been appointed College and University Representative Bellingham, secretary/treasurer. for the Washington state board of the American Associa­ tion of University Women. Executives-at-Large Brad Haggen, '90, Bellingham; Patrick Halcomb, '83, Medina; Karen Hulford, The AAUW is a national network dedicated to creating '69, Bellingham; David Moore, '84, Mount Vernon; Bart Shilvock, '76, Seattle; opportunities to help women and girls reach their full po­ tential; it is focused on education vrith additional emphasis Board Members __ ^ „ __ social, economic and political issues. Mel Blackman, '74, Nanaimo, B.C.; David Britton, '70, Federal Way; Bunny (Martha) Cummins, '69, Lynnwood; Jim Ferguson, '84, Woodinville; Jaihonna German, '93, Seattle; Kay Hovde, '84, Everett; Ted Mischaikov, '88, Bellingham; Woodring's Virtual Classroom Showcased by Michael Perry, '88, Bellingham; Lori Riffe, '93, Seattle; MarvToland, '83, Kirkland; Microsoft Reed Zulauf, '83, Puyallup. Western's leadership in the virtual classroom is now be­ Chapter Contacts ing showcased on Microsoft's website. Washington State: Through Washington's technology grants, the Woodring Tony Larson, Whatcom County; Beth Cooley, Skagit County; Bunny Cummins, Snohomish County; Bart Shilvock, Seattle; Kelly Guise or Marv Toland, East College of Education, in a consortium with nine rural school King County; Tim Mackin, Spokane area; Reed Zulauf, Pierce Country; Lyle districts, has been working to provide distance education to Morse, South Puget Sound; Pat Swenson, Vancouver. schools all over the state through a program called the Wash­ Across the Country: ington Virtual Classroom. The WVC was introduced last Crystal Nygard, Anchorage, AK; Kelly Follis, Juneau, AK; Denny Freeburn, Idaho; April as a means of allowing rural school districts with lim­ Pat Swenson, Oregon; Tom Keeney, Colorado; Pam Smith-Large, Chicago area; Greg Sobel, Massachusetts; Marty Brown, New York; Charles Odell, Washington, ited budgets to bring student and staff resources together in D.C.; Gene Langille or June Hartstra, San Francisco Bay Area; Susan Neighbors, a shared format. School districts included in the project are: Santa Barbara, CA; Paul Schlichting or Dean Wilson, Los Angeles Area; Sam lit Adna, Concrete, Eatonville, North Franklin, Quillayute Val­ Porter or Signe Beck, San Diego area; Kristine Worland, Arizona. ^ sii ley, Lake Chelan, Wapato, Wellpinit and White Salmon. •Xv.’Msv.sss Regional Coordinators \'t i S V Laura May, Hawaii; Grant Boettcher, Southern U.S. (Raleigh, N.C.); Frank I Sweepstakes Winner Donates $5,000 to Art Williams, Australia; Patrick Lovell, Tokyo, Japan; Mel Blackmun, Vancouver, f' B.C. area. Department When Seattle resident Dan Morris recently discovered that he had won $5,000 in a grocery store back-to-school contest, he opted to donate his winnings to Western's art department. The art faculty has decided to use the donation to create a special symposium or lecture series featuring art profes­ WINDOW ON WESTERN sionals that will be open to the public. "It will benefit the entire community and our art stu­ is published three limes a y^r by the Alumni, Western Foundation and Public Information offices. dents in particular. This will allow them to have direct con­ tact with the most respected artists and curators," said de­ Editon Production: partment chair Thomas Johnston. Annette Bagley Western Washington University Publishing Services and MB Design Writers: Western Readies for Y2K Annette Bagley, Mark Bagley, Jo Editorial Board: For two years. Western has been planning for the year Coilinge, Chris Goldsmith, Paul Mark Bagley, Chris Goldsmith, Mary Ann 20(X) and any potential Y2K problems. Western has received Madison, Kristin Marquardt, Lynne Harrington, Kathleen Howard, Kristie Lundstrom two "best practices" commendations from the state's Gen­ Masland. and Lynne Masland eral Administration Year 2000 Program, the state agency responsible for coordinating Y2K efforts statewide. One rec­ Western Washington University is committed to assuring that all programs and activi­ ognized Western's concerted efforts to involve operations ties are readily accessible to all elipble people )vithout regard to race, color, religion, staff in estimating the budgetary resources necessary to as­ national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, Vietnam era or sess and plan for Year 2000 mitigation.