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International study and exchange programs have always been a hit with students majoring in French, German and Spanish. Now the focus has broadened to include our entire global community. From a new minor in international studies to the growing Canadian-American Studies Program, Western Washington University prepares its students for a multi-cultural world. ^

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nternational programs and universities in Chile, Mexico, the exchanges are in for "an in­ United Kingdom and Australia. credible year," according to Western's foreign study pro­ IDr. Arthur Kimmel, the retiring grams are built on their own suc­ director of International Pro­ cesses, fed primarily through the grams & Exchanges. recommendations of participat­ A record 165 Western students ing students and faculty who re­ will be studying abroad each turn with exotic and enriching quarter this year or participating tales of their travels. in exchange programs all over Gerald Good ('91), a Kent na­ the United States, he said. tive, had never traveled far from In addition about 60 to 70 for­ home when he inexplicably s eign and American exchange found himself in Kimmei's fifth- students willbe learning Ameri­ floor office in Old Main one day. can business methods, environ­ "I kinda stumbled into his of­ mental studies and a host of fice," said the College of Business ' other subjects at the Bellingham and Economics graduate who campus. spent his junior year as an ex­ Interest in international and change student at Plymouth multi-cultural programs has Polytechnic, now Plymouth Uni­ grown over the last few years as versity, in England. Bellingham and other cities in The international bug bit Washington become global trad­ Good in a big way. When he re­ ing partners with their Pacific turned to Western, Good went rim neighbors. to work at International Pro­ A growing demand for foreign grams and began thinking about specialists, plus the normal al­ graduate school — in Asia. lure of international travel, has Although Western has no af­ led Western to create a new mi­ filiation with Bangkok Univer­ nor in international studies at sity, Good used his foreign ex- Western and new alliances with Continued on page 8 Contents Briefly Campus Connections...... 3-4 A technology class creates a communications tool. Haskell Plaza WESTERN HONORS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTORS is dedicated. Several measures are instituted to help students Awards for outstanding contributions to Western were pre­ graduate in a timely fashion. An exciting scientific discovery. sented at Commencement on June 15. Recipients of the 1995- 95 Excellence in Teaching awards were English Professor Laura Laffrado and Roger Briggs of the music department, who each Spotlight on Sports...... 5 received certificates and $1,000 from the Western Foundation. Football, women's soccer and volleyball teams aim to win. Professor and Psychology Department Chair Ronald Kleinknecht earned the Paul]. Olscamp Outstanding Research Award, which includes a $1,000 stipend, funded by former Western President Investments in Excellence ...... 6-7 Olscamp. The students and faculty of the Fairhaven College New gifts will assist music students and international study. Mi­ Law and Diversity Program received the Diversity Achievement Award and $1,000 in cash from the Western Foundation's cam­ crosoft donates even more software. pus enrichment fund.

Western Opens Windows to the World...... 8-9 WESTERN PROFESSOR CONSULTS OLYMPIANS Find out what Western is doing to enhance a multi-cultural Sports psychologist and Western professor Ralph Vernacchia traveled to the 1996 Summer Olympics trials in Atlanta to serve learning experience for students and faculty. as a consultant and speaker. In March, he spoke to athletes and coaches on "Mental Preparation for the Olympic Marathon Race" Accent on Alumni...... 10-11 and in June, he was a consultant at the track and field trials. Scholarship winners, homecoming and a new Alumni Board. Vernacchia has a long history of Olympic research, writing and speaking about the mental skills that propel Ol3mpians to victory. He was one of five U.S. representatives chosen to attend Newsmakers, Off the Shelf...... 12 an Olympic problem-solving seminar in Greece in 1977. A mem­ Meteorite hunter John Schutt found a rock from Mars. New books. ber of Western's physical education, health and recreation fac­ ulty since 1973, Vernacchia was a men's cross-country and track coach from 1973 to 1987 and was inducted into the university's Class Notes & Tributes...... 13-15 Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993. COOPERATIVE LIBRARY PRO)ECT BENEFITS WESTERN m Calendar of Events...... 16 Users of Western's libraries will directly benefit from the Wash­ ington State Legislature's funding of the Cooperative Library Project. Western received funding from the Legislature's $5.2 million allocation to complete the first phase of the library project, which will electronically link the libraries of the state's six public, four-year institutions. Future improvements include the creation of a central data­ base of holdings of all six schools; enhanced interlibrary loan Ray Foster, '84, Bellingham, President; Lyle Morse, '70, Olympia, President-Elect; and document delivery utilizing scanners, fax machines and digi­ Mark Hardie, '53, Puyallup, Immediate Past President; Tony Larson, '88, tizing equipment; completion of electronic conversion of card Bellingham, Treasurer. catalog and indexes; cataloging of unique materials such as music Executive$-at-Large scores and sound recordings; and access enhancements for faster Allan Darr, '85, Everett; Jon Sitkin, '84, Bellingham; Karen Hulford, '69, response time when searching local and shared library resources. Bellingham; Beth Cooley, '67, Samish Island; Solveig Vinje, '65, Everett. GEORGIA-PACIFIC DONATES $100,000 TO WESTERN Board Members Martin Chorba, '66 & '75, Bellingham; Ken Cox, '85, Bellingham; Georgia-Pacific West Inc. has donated $100,000 to Western Jim Ferguson, '84, Woodinville; Joyce Gillie '46 & '60, Olympia; Kelly Guise, '91, for a series of marine environmental projects on Whatcom Wa­ Redmond; Michole Mattix, '92, Edmonds; David Moore, '84, Mount Vernon; terway and Bellingham Bay. The money will be used by faculty Lori Riffe, '93, ; Bart Shilvock, '76, Seattle; Larry Taylor, '72; Seattle; Marv and students of Huxley College of Environmental Studies for Toland, '83, Kirkland; Russ Wilson, '79, Ferndale; Reed Zulauf, '83, Puyallup. various research on the bay and waterway, which runs from the Regional Coordinators mouth of Whatcom Creek past the G-P mill and into the bay. Grant Boettcher, Raleigh, N.C.; Laura Crook, Juneau, AK; Crystal Nygard, Five graduate students, together with Huxley professors, will Anchorage, AK; Bemie Pulver, San Francisco Bay Area; Susan Neighbors, Santa study marine life, sediment releases and pollutants in the wa­ Barbara, CA; Barbara Snow, Phoenix, AZ; Tobbi Kestenberg, Las Vegas, NV; ters. It is hoped that the information gathered will assist in a Patricia Swenson, Portland/Vancouver; Dean Wilson, Southern California; Tim Mackin, Spokane; Terri Echelbarger, Hawaii; Charles Odell, Washington, D.C.; separate project, a G-P/Department of Ecology study on cleanup Jack Stark, Shelton; Chet Ullin, ; Frank Williams, Australia; of hazardous materials in the waterway. Patrick Lovell, Tokyo, Japan. WESTERN RANKED AMONG "BEST VALUE" SCHOOLS U.S, News & World Report ranked Western third among West Coast colleges in its annual "Best Values" ratings in September. Only universities in the top tier of quality rankings nation­ wide are considered for the rating. The magazine factored Western's "sticker price" (tuition, plus room, board and fees) and its "discounted price" (which includes the cost of personal ex­ penses and the average financial aid package to students in need) into its formula. The ranking signifies a quality education at rela­ tively reasonable cost.

NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MINOR ESTABLISHED Responding to the need for global understanding in higher Bettors Editorial Board; education today, the Center for International Studies and Pro­ Kathy Sheehan and Kerry Tessaro Snsan Bakse, Jo Colltage, Dondi Cupp, Chris grams began offering a new minor in international studies this _ * ^ ^ . Goldsmith# Kristje Lundstrom and Lynne fall. GmjlpMc Itesign/ Masland. Frodttctiioii It is designed to provide knowledge, perspective and skills ba­ sic to international competence. Students completing the mi­ Veronica Tomaszweski Tajdior nor will be amply prepared for a variety of professional opportu­ Western Washington University is committed to assuring that all progyums and activi^ nities in an increasingly internationalized economy. As a ties are readily accessible to all eligible people without regard to race, color, religion, value-added curricular option, the minor builds largely on exist­ national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientatim, Vietnam era or ing courses across the colleges. disabled veteran status. Window on Western, Western Wjs^gton Ottlvmity, Bcillnghttin. WA 98225 . M99* 3353 or 1-^800^76-6885, This pnibllcatlQsi is idso avidl^jie in on adJUaotmto Iwmat C(»ihK:t Kalhy Write to us! Got a compliment, suggestion or idea.^ VVe want to hear Sheehan (360) 650-3617 or TDD (800) 833-6388. from you. Address your Letters to the Editor to: Window on Western, Western Washington University. Bellingham, WA, 98225-9045. You may contact the Alumni Office via e-mail at alumni@vvw'u.edu. 2 Campus Connections

HIGHUCttTS Students receive prompting

Western's Vehicle Research ItisHhite entered its high-tech vehicles in May To graduate in four years and June competitions. In the Tour de Sol, a five-day road rally from New Western Washington Univer­ trance to a major or for York to Washington 0.C# Western's sity is taking steps to curb stu­ Access to public education graduation. Viking 25 won a total of $5,750 in dents' propensity for dragging A number of students prizes after winning every field of out a four-year college experi­ will be aided by the new competition—including conver­ are expected to choose sion of a Dodge Neon to hybrid power ence to five and six years. measures. the new general studies (electricity and compressed natural As student enrollment swells major which will pro­ gas), lowest emissions, use of materi­ als, energy economy, vehicle range, to more than 11,000 students vide "a solid liberal arts consumer acceptance and engineering this year, 500 more than last years, except for those majoring education to prepare students for design. year, university officials an­ in engineering technology and rapidly changing career oppor­ A second entry, the Viking 25, took nounced several measures to teacher education." (Those fields tunities in many different third overall in the Tour de Sol encourage students to graduate include additional requirements fields," De Lorme added. Chrysler Hybrid class* In June, Viking in a timely fashion. that can add between one to 27, a Chrysler minivan converted to To reduce run on propane, took fifth place and Among these: a requirement three quarters of study.) problems of a $1,000 prize in the first annual Pro­ for earlier declaration of a ma­ De Lorme also said that full­ class access, pane Vehicle Challenge in Windsor, jor, limits on repeating courses Morse and Ontario, time transfer students entering and establishment of a new gen­ as juniors, who have completed De Lorme eral studies degree program. all general course requirements have allo­ cated funds i "I am firmly committed to (GURs) and prerequisites can, The National Science Foundatlori"^ to hire ap­ helping resolve the state's prob­ following appropriate academic (NSF), as part of its Instrumentation proximately and Laboratory Improvement (ILI) lem of access to public higher advice, complete the baccalau­ 20 new fac­ program, sent an evaluation team to education. These steps will help reate degree in two years, with Western's Shannon Point Marine the exception of engineering ulty for fall students progress more effi­ quarter. Im- President Morse Center judged to be one of 20 "ex-;,. ciently toward their degree goal technology and teacher educa­ emplary projects" in the United States. • proved classroom scheduling while maintaining and enhanc­ tion. Since 1985, Western faculty have re^^ ^ will ensure more efficient use of celved 22 111 awards totaling'! ing our goal of a quality West­ Under the new measures, stu­ classroom space, they said. $670,000. Evaluators were on hand! ern education," said University dents will be required to declare to assess the impacts of the awards on President Karen W. Morse. their majors earlier, with admis­ To further help students, uni­ Western's science programs and on versity officials plan to empha­ the university's ability to obtain ad­ The changes, according to sion to very popular majors size close contact with commu­ ditional external funding. Provost Roland L. De Lorme, will regulated strictly in order to im­ nity college faculty to ease stu­ "create an environment in prove access to courses. A new dents' transition difficulties; ex­ which a student who begins policy will limit students from pand university student advising Bertil H* van Boer, a musicologist and Western as a full-time freshman repeating courses in which they programs; and increase counsel­ musical director of C^ra Kansas, is and follows appropriate aca­ received a passing grade, unless the new Dean of the College of Fine a higher grade is required for en­ ing in residence halls. and Performing Alts at Western. He demic advice can complete a came to campus in September from ^ baccalaureate degree in four his post as professor and area director ; of musicology and composition at Wichita State University. Selected af­ ter a nationwide search, van Boer suc­ ceeds Linda Smeins, who was acting dean for the 1995-96 academic year. Geology graduate makes Ice Age discovery Smeins, an art professor, witt return to teaching. About glaciers in Nooksack Valley area Judith Segal, former director of Fishbum Library at Hollins College in Virginia, was appointed Western's n exciting scien­ previously believed. new University librarian after a na­ tific discovery, Kovanen's subsequent tionwide search. The acting library one that chal­ work, aided by Western director, Marian Alexander, returns to Alenges previous theories the library faculty. geology professor about the Ice Age, was Donald Easterbrook, made recently by a West­ calls into question the ern student studying ge­ Undergraduate volunteers are helping prevailing theory that to build a unique aircraft they hope ology. will set four new world records for Ice Ages are caused by human-powered flight. The Raven Scientists have deter­ solar variations in the Project brings together 11 Puget mined that alpine glaciers earth's orbit — a rela­ Sound schools to build a 75-pound, readvanced in various tively slow process. This pedal-powered craft to fly 100 miles parts of the world follow­ new discovery shows, from Boundary Bay, near Vancouver, B.C., to Seattle. ing the retreat of Ice Age Kovanen believes, that glaciers 11,000 to 12,000 climatic changes associ­ Prof. Steve Dillman's engineering years ago. But no evi­ ated with the spread of technology students are getting "real world" experience. The pilot has not dence of this had ever the alpine glacier sys­ yet been chosen but will probably be been found in the Cas­ tem "would have been a woman, weighing less than 140 cade Mountains until last abrupt, and definitely pounds, he said* year, when Western's Dori global in nature." Kovanen, who received Satellite image of the Nooksack River drainage in the North Cascades Understanding such a her master's degree in ge­ Western's Small Business Develop­ where new evidence points to a geologic find. dramatic climatic shift ology in June, found evi­ ment Center received $65,000 from is vital, she says, "to un­ dence of an extensive system of the Small Business Administration to from local glaciers, Mt. Baker, derstanding what is happening continue its work as a resource center alpine glaciers in Washington's Mt. Shuksan, and the Twin Sis­ climatically now—global warm­ for small business owners and man­ Nooksack Valley. ters, which had started to melt agers. SBDC provides free one-on-one ing, for example" . .. and also counseling, research services and tech­ Kovanen said her findings re­ but readvanced, perhaps only in to prepare for the future, in case nical assistance to business owners in veal that boulders and pebbles a few decades. They did not, she such extreme cooling happens Whatcom, Skagit, Island and San Juan along the three principal forks contends, come from Canada again. counties. of the Nooksack River came and the continental ice cap, as 3 Campus Connections Haskell Plaza Named for couple Who "Open Doors" To honor their generous sup­ Juan Islands. Fronting the plaza port for Western Washington are Western's new three-building ^ University, the school has named science complex, the environ­ 1 its south plaza for Bellingham mental studies building. Parks President Karen Morse, with Betty and F. Murray "Red" Haskell. businessman and civic leader R Hall, Ross Engineering Technol­ Murray "Red" Haskell and his ogy and Arntzen Hall. These for the university by Dec. 31. He wife, Betty. house Huxley College of Envi­ and Betty Haskell have pledged Haskell Plaza ronmental Studies, the College $250,000 to the campaign, In recognition of "Western's Board of Trustees of Business & Economics and bringing their total contribu­ e.xtraordinarji' efforts to support considered it singularly appropri­ Western Washington University several College of Arts and Sci­ tions to Western — primarily for ate that this plaza — which sym­ scholarships — to more than students, the Board of Trustees ences departments. dedicates this plaza in honor of bolizes the link between our $815,000. 's natural beauty and the "Betty and I envision genera­ E Murray "Red" and Betty Haskell university's state-of-the-art aca­ tions of students enjoying this Earnings from the scholarship August S, 1996 demic facilities — be named for beautiful plaza as they go to fund the couple established in Your belief in human potential as expressed through your generous their classes and labs," Haskell 1990 have provided $123,000 a couple which has given so commitments to encourage scholarship for 58 scholarship awards. At an much to enhance the lives of said. "We are deeply gratified and sportsman.ship will continue Western students," said President that our names will be a part of Aug. 8 private dedication cer­ "Opening Doors to Tomorrow" for Karen W. Morse. their lives as they prepare for emony on the plaza, 1994 West­ generations of Western students bright futures." ern Law and Diversity Program Tliank you Red and Betty Haskell Plaza won a Seattle graduate Angelique Davis American Institute of Architects Red Haskell chairs the "Cam­ Robertson, now a second-year (AIA) award for its design which paign for Western" which is rais­ University of Washington Law Photos by Gabriel Cruden echoes the landscape of the San ing $18 million in private funds School student, lauded the Board chairman of Haskell Haskells for their financial sup­ Corp., a contracting firm, port and the faith in students' Haskell is president of the West­ success that it represents. ern Foundation, the university's WWU tech class creates communication tool The Haskells have also sup­ fund-raising arm. The founda­ ported men's and women's crew tion named him its first "volun­ activities. teer of the year" in 1993.

For seven Western students, development of an Augmented Speech Device meant hands-on learning and professional expe-^ 4 from Western win rience. For people who cannot speak due to illness or disability, the device offeire a voice. “If they want to go to the mall or order a Mayor's arts prizes hamburger, they can have someone record up to four short messages," said fOurth-year Four members of the Western vorite on Saturday mornings. family, including Alton Grimes manufacturing technology student Ken Another winner was Ford Hill, ('74) and Drue Robinson Hagan iibke. "At the press of a button, they can a virtuoso pianist who taught at ('89), were honored in the an­ communicate." Western from 1975 until his re­ nual Mayor's Arts Awards this tirement in June. Now a profes­ Designed and built by Professor Ken year for their unique contribu­ sor emeritus, he is an active per­ Gamble's robotics and automation class, the tions to Bellingham's rich cul­ former and adjudicator through­ hand-held plastic device has five buttons tural life. Other winners in­ out the Northwest. — one for recording and four for relaying cluded a newly retired faculty messages. It is intended for use by people member and a campus radio DJ. who are nonverbal due to cerebral palsy, au­ Grimes was cited for his work Photo by Michelle Wood tism, brain damage from stroke or head in­ Appointment at jury, or other neurological diseases. both on stage and behind the scenes at the Bellingham Theater Student Affairs Western's robotics and automation classes develop and pro­ Guild. Western's duce a new product each quarter, using an automated process An actor, designer and direc­ new Assistant with no human intervention. Gamble and students Llbke, Vice-President Donnie Pool, Mike Beime, Bryan Rassilyer, Ryan Simons, Dave tor, Grimes was serving as tech­ nical director for "Amadeus" for Student Plassman and Jim Vague brainstormed with industrial design stu­ Affairs is dents, who help determine the feasibUity of each idea. when the award was presented in April. K u n 1 e After choosing a design, the students built a continuous sys­ Ojikutu, for­ tem of robots and machinery to put the device together. Ma­ Hagan was honored for her merly assis­ chines drilled holes for the built-in microphone, snapped the contributions to the performing tant vice- shell together, put the product on a conveyer belt, and positioned arts community as well. She has chancellor for Student Affairs the device in a box. Only the circuitry proved too intricate for offered drama classes for young at the University of Nebraska/ automation and required hand assembly. Some materials for the people and established the Lincoln. Bellingham Children's Theatre. devices were provided by Comptec, Inc. in Custer and Conduc­ He will have direct supervi­ tive Rubber in Bothell, Cliff Kawana, KUGS-FM disc sion and evaluation of the "We took it right to the end of the [spring] quarter," said jockey, was recognized for bring­ Career Services Center and Gamble. "That's still pretty quick from an idea to a finished ing Hawaii's cultural heritage, in Counseling, Health and product." Twenty-five devices were produced and donated to the form of Hawaiian music, to Wellness Services, as well as the community. Including several to the Lummi Tribal School's Whatcom county radio listeners providing leadership for se­ special education program. for more than a decade. His lected major projects within show, "Melee O Hawaii," is a fa­ the student affairs division. 4 Spotlight on Sports Coach says large, experienced senior class Will take football team to ^another level'

Having a team with a wealth of experience is nice. It's even better when that experience has a proven track record of success. Coming off the best season in school history, the 1996 Western Washington University football team, led by one of its biggest senior classes ever, figures to be a favorite not just in the Columbia Football Association (CFA), but also a contender for the NAIA National Cham­ pionship. Matching 1995 would be pretty impressive. The Vikinp went 9-1, won the CFA's League (MRL) championship, had their first undefeated regular season since 1938, and were ranked No. 1 in the NAIA Division II National Poll for five weeks, including the final rating. With a large, experienced senior class returning, there's reason to believe the Vikings can be there again. In fact, they've set their sights even higher. "Every year, our seniors set a theme; this year it's 'Another Level'," said Western head coach Rob Smith (7 years, 45-21-1), who was named CFA-MRL and American Football Coaches Association Region V Col­

lege Division Coach of the Year. "That's very appropriate. When you Photo by )on Brunk accomplish what we have, it becomes more difficult to keep moving Defensive end Coley Beaman (49) and rover John Wambaugh (13) are back. forward. Every player has to do more than he has in the past."

That senior class has 17 players, 16 of whom enter fall camp as senior from Mercer Island) received honorable mention. first-stringers. Twelve of them started a year ago, heading a list of 18 One major change occurred during the off-season at the league level. returning starters. The CFA became strictly a public-school alignment made up of schools "We know that if we play to the level we're capable of, we can formerly in the MRL. The private schools, which had been in the CFA's accomplish whatever goal we've set for ourselves," said Smith. "We're Mount Hood League, return to the Northwest Conference. the barometer we measure ourselves by." The Vikings' schedule is tough, with road games at Pacific Lutheran Three NAIA All-Americans return. Placekicker Wade Gebers (a se­ University, University and Western Oregon State nior from Quincy) earned first-team honors. Offensive lineman Todd College. Walcker (a senior from Redmond) and wide receiver Chris Nicholl (a Women's soccer squad comes home again The Western Washington Uni­ (second year, 10-5-1). Western kings might slip a little, it won't versity women's soccer team be­ had just four returning starters be much if at all. gins the 1996 season with a vir­ last year, but was ranked 16th "Everyone coming in is very tually clear slate. nationally in the NAIA during talented, maybe more than last the final week of the regular sea­ Only five letter winners return year," said Falor. "We have to son, and reached the PNWAC from last year's squad which was develop an aggressive mentality, semifinals. 10-51 overall, 7-2-1 in the Pacific and understand the intensity of Northwest Athletic Conference Add a solid group of recruits college athletics." (PNWAC). Just two of those play­ that includes two NCAA Divi­ One thing that may help is a ers were Vikings in 1994. sion I transfers and the Wash­ string of non-league games prior ington community college tour­ But the prospects aren't all to the beginning of PNWAC play. nament MVP, and while the Vi­ that bleak for coach Derrek Falor Western's first six games are non­ league contests.

"I'm confident that we can Sophomore Bryn Davidson learn with that experience against Volleyball players quality competition," Falor said. counting on big things from her." The team may also get a lift from a change of scenery this sea­ Returning as one of the out­ Hungry for success son. The Vikings return to their side defenders is Br)m Davidson The women's volleyball team is hungry. And that hunger is cozy on-campus field after a four- of Shelton, an honorable men­ one that can't be satisfied in the regular season. year absence because of campus tion all-PNWAC selection last "They're hungry for post-season success," explained new head construction. season as a freshman. coach Michael DiMarco, “and for respect as one of the top teams The two players with more than "She went from being cut one in the region." a year of experience are sweeper year to being all-league the The Vikings were 20-12 overall, 5-5 in the Pacific Northwest Wendy Rebar (a senior from next," said Falor. "She's easy to Athletic Conference, last season, winning eight of their last 10 Tacoma/Franklin Pierce) and cen­ forget about, because she isn't matches, but narrowly missed out on an at-large berth to the tral midfielder Sheri Balster (a se­ flashy, but she always lines up NAIA Pacific Northwest Regional Tournament. In 1994, Western nior from Oak Harbor). against the other team's best at­ tacking player." reached regionals, but was quickly eliminated. Rebar, a three-year letter win­ Five starters return, and four of them have started at least two ner and the anchor of a defense Mandy Lapsley (a sophomore years. With six seniors on the squad, there's a desire to make this that allowed just 19 goals last sea­ from Vancouver/Prairie), who son, had a goal and an assist in spent some time in the midfield season last longer tiban the last two. 1995 and five goals in 1994. last year, figures to be the stop­ "It showed in the off-season," said DiMarco, who was an assis­ per. She had two assists last year, "We count on her leadership in tant for Dean Snider the last three seasons. "Their work ethic and at 5-foot-lO, provides the back," Falor said of Rebar. and desire was up a notch." needed height in the backfield. "She'll have to stand out, we're 5 Investments in Excellence

Microsoftlready the does it again! alumni or spouses of largest alumni work at Mi­ single crosoft. Since the ACampaign for West- Western Foundation ern contributor, initiated the soft­ Microsoft Corp. re­ ware donation pro­ cently announced gram in 1994,81 dif­ an additional soft­ ferent alumni have ware gift valued at contributed. The to­ $679,000.The tal represents a 37 ■ company's latest percent donor par­ gift includes soft­ ticipation rate, ware and licenses which is more than that will provide double the regular Windows '95, Win­ alumni donor par­ dows '95 Plus! and ticipation rate. Office Professional '95 to student com­ Through the soft­ puter labs and fac­ Miaosoft alumni were joined by President Karen Morse and other Western visitors at the July 11 alumni barbecue held on the ware donation pro­ ulty/staff offices company's Redmond campus. gram, Western fac­ ulty and staff are sur­ across campus. employees. enabled a comprehensive up­ veyed each year to determine Since the campaign began on grade of Western's personal com­ specialty software needs. In ad­ July 1, 1993, Western has re­ "Through the leadership and puting resources. As a result. dition, campuswide software ceived a total of $3,603,716 in involvement of Western alumni, Western can provide its students needs also are determined. Once cash and products from Mi­ the University has with a technol­ the "wish list" is complete, it is crosoft and individual alumni developed an in­ submitted via the Internet to ogy-based learn­ who work for the software giant. credibly produc­ WWU alumni at Microsoft. This tive partnership ing environ­ Of the total, alumni have con­ year, a special home page was de­ with Microsoft," Campaign ment of the tributed $1,433,344. The re­ signed on the Worldwide Web to said President highest qual­ maining $2,170,372 has come promote the program. Karen Morse. ity," Morse directly from Microsoft in the "During the past added. The site is located at: http:// form of outright contributions Western three years, this More than www.wwu.edu/~foundatn/ and additional gifts that partnership has 200 Western wishlist "match" the contributions of its New music endowment brings instruments/ Support for visiting classroom lecturers

additional $25,000 for a career in radio performance. programs in 1997. She prided herself on her practi­ cality, however, and preferred to Agnew's generous gift devote herself to teaching mu­ to music education will add considerable sup­ sic, a choice she has never regret­ ted. port to students in the classroom. The funding Agnew began teaching music has provided new in­ to elementary school children in struments and guest lec­ Olympia in 1929. She met and turers for music educa­ married Clifford Agnew, while tion students. singing in a choir. He was a tenor and she a soprano. After her "Personally, I'm very grateful for her assis­ marriage she was a homemaker for 18 years, eventually return­ tance in a program which is fundamental ing to teaching and administra­ to our mission in this tion. university," Wallace Through the years Agnew has said. organized and participated in As a young child many musical groups. She has been honored numerous times growing up in Belling­ ham, Agnew studied pi­ for her service to the citizens of Photo by Ken Osthimer Olympia, including being Prof. Eugene Zoro with recent music students. ano and voice, and was named the Distinguished Citi­ soon organizing and zen of Olympia in 1979. arguerite Agnew has versity, with a new endowment teaching other children in her spent most of her 92 to aid teacher education for mu­ neighborhood. In high school, "All of my life, it has been years providing oth­ sic students. she was popular as a singer as singing.... It was so easy to stand well as a musician, and singing up and sing!" she said. Mers with the opportunity toAgnew's en­ $25,000 gift will sup­ became the love of her life. joy and learn musical skills. Her port visiting classroom lecturers In 1994, the Masterworks childhood interest in music and in music education. The "Mar­ She attended the Bellingham Choral Ensemble in Olympia singing blossomed into a career guerite Agnew Classroom Music Normal School, as Western was presented a "Salute to the Arts" as a teacher and a lifetime of mu­ Endowment Fund" began this then known, and in 1934 re­ as a tribute to Marguerite Agnew sical performances and associa­ fall. ceived a bachelor's degree in el­ and her work. tions. ementary education. Working with the Western Agnew has been the choir di­ Now her support of music Foundation and Dr. David While studying voice at Wash­ rector at Gloria Dei Lutheran, education returns to her alma Wallace, chair of the Music De­ ington State University, her pro­ United and the First United mater, Western Washington Uni­ partment, Agnew has pledged an fessors encouraged her to pursue Methodist churches in Olympia. V - Alumna gift will assist international study

etired educator and Western alum Helen Hostetter ('38), at 80 years young, is enthusiastic and outspoken on subjects rang­ ing from Ken Griffey Jr. to civic improvement projects to poli­ Rtics. But her eyes light up the most when she recounts the travel adventures she experienced as a young Bellingham teacher on sum­ mer break. Traveling on her own in 1952, Hostetter visited college friends liv­ ing in the Philippines and then went on to Hong Kong, Thailand, and Burma ... at a time when virtually no Westerners were there, much less single women. It was an eye-opening experience. "In my travels, I was fortunate to spend time with the people — not just sightseeing as a tourist," she explained. "1 didn't go there to be judgmental. I truly enjoyed seeing traditions," she said. Over the years, her other excursions included a wartime train trip around the U.S. in 1942; a visit to Europe and the 1968 World's Fair in Brussels; a 1987 cruise through the South Pacific, with visits to Australia and New Zealand; and a 1991 voy­ "When our students go age to Puerto Rico, the Carib­ out into the world, they bean, and through the learn a lot and give a Panama Canal to Mexico. lot. I wanted to make a Hostetter's openness to dif­ ferent cultures, commitment contribution to that to education, and belief in the exchange." importance of diversity were key factors in her decision to endow Western scholarships for foreign study. Her $25,000 international studies endowment, the first of its kind at Western, will assist students who wish to study abroad — so that Helen Hostetter wants to allow others to travel as she did. they may gain cultural understanding and prepare for the global com­ munity in which they will live and work after graduation. Such inter­ ... the people for whom buildings are named now," Hostetter said. national initiatives are a priority in the Campaign for Western, the university's $18 million fund-raising drive which concludes Dec. 31. Since those were Depression years, she felt fortunate to have the opportunity to attend college and can relate to the difficulty students Born in Bellingham, Helen Hostetter was stricken with polio at age now face in paying for tuition, not to mention a foreign study trip. 5 and subsequently concentrated her energies on public speaking and And she knows from experience how life-changing travel can be. writing skills. She forged strong ties during her student days at West­ ern, working as a reporter on the school paper all four years, as the "When our students go out into the world, they learn a lot and give editor and later the business manager of the Klipsun yearbook, and a lot. I wanted to make a contribution to that exchange," she said. serving on the student council. Dr. Arthur Kimmel, director of Western's International Programs & "1 even won the contest to name the Lakewood property [on Lake Exchanges, said Hostetter's endowment is a significant contribution. Whatcom] when Western purchased it," she recalled. "My prize was a "For the first time since I founded this office in 1972, we will be horned toad and $7.50." able to offer grants that could make the difference in a student's abil­ She received her bachelor's degree in education in 1938. In 1947, ity to participate," Kimmel said. "It has been my experience that a she earned a master's from Stanford University before returning to few hundred dollars can make a real difference for many students." Bellingham, where she taught for 17 years. Recruited by Bellevue School District in 1959, Hostetter served as a junior high school teacher Of course, the chance to live and study abroad is priceless. Kimmel and counselor there until retiring after nearly 40 years in education. noted that students often consider foreign study the most significant aspect of their education, giving them a better world view and pre­ "My teachers at Western were people like Arntzen, Bond and Miller paring them for international opportunities ahead.

Hostetter, an active civic leader in Bellevue, still keeps a busy sched­ ule. She works on city improvement projects and political campaigns that promote ethnic and cultural diversity in local government, since she believes that worldwide diversity begins with each community.

A founding member of the Human Services Commission and a tire­ less proponent of the new Bellevue Downtown Park, she was recently honored with the Washington State Retired Teachers Association's Community Service Award and the Best of Bellevue's Volunteer Award — laughing modestly about an emcee referring to her as "the Mother Theresa of Bellevue." It's just the way she lives her life: working to­ ward causes she believes in, and helping any way she can.

When asked what she hopes her Western endowment will accom­ plish, Hostetter thought a moment. Before responding, she glanced around at the family antiques and Asian artifacts in her home — Japanese ceremonial paddles, Philippine carved busts, intricately carved chests and nesting tables. Mandarin squares — that reflect her international interests. Western Athletic Director Lynda Goodrich (center) is joined by President "I would hope that whatever discipline [the recipients] chose, edu­ Karen Morse (background, left) in congratulating Frank "Moose" Zurline * cation, business, a professional career in diplomacy, medicine,... that C50), Vi Zurline and grand-daughter, Abby, during dedication of tile the foreign study would help them learn how to meet, work with and Zurline Athletic Office Complex earlier this year. Through the Campaign appreciate a diverse population in the U.S. or in the world." for Western, tiie Zurlines have committed an additional $50,000 to their scholarship endowment, which supports student-athletes. In By making an investment toward Western and its future students, recognition of tiieir generosity and continued efforts to promote Viking and by contributing to the international initiatives so important to athletic programs, the recently remodeled office complex in Carver Gym the university's ongoing goals, Hostetter has taken steps to guarantee has been named in tiieir honor. just that. 7 Canada's Alia Joins faculty

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Photo by Dan Restivo Valerie Alia Journalist, social scientist and poet Valerie Alia has been named Distin­ International nuptials: Seated: Gerald Good, with his bride, Yaowalak Ungtrakul, guished Visiting Professor of Cana­ a classmate in Bangkok. Standing behind are her parents, Arunsri and Somboon dian Culture at Western Washington Ungtrakul. University. TRINATIONAL PROGRAM: Recogniz She joins several teachers and lec­ no borders, officials from Western, Sim turers in the university's Canadian- Norte of Tijuana met in Vancouver, I An "incredible" year in store American Studies Program, aceordin^^J cooperative environmental research an to Don Alper, program director,^ Zedillo witnessed the formal signing, Continued from page 1 dents from each institution will stud^ porter of agricultural products for 4 change contacts and his own Alia will teach and lecture dn each country addresses water quality Vanguard Trading in Issaquah. He n^dian culture topics, includin]^ pollution issues. ingenuity to enter Thailand and was married earlier this year Canada as a northern nation, its ^ole Bangkok's MBA program after to Yaowalak Ungtrakul, a class­ Seated, left to right: SFU President Jol in the international circumpolar and WWU Provost Roland L. De Lonr graduating from Western. mate at Bangkok University. inovement, cultures of northern ab-„ Standing, left to right, : Don Alper, ( "I think I was the first Ameri­ Good said he heartily recom­ original peoples, and the new Inuit. Western; James Loucky, Western's Intei can to graduate from that col­ mends Western's international territory of Nunavut as a model for Romellon (COLEF); Western Vice-Pro\ lege," said Good, who didn't exchange program or a custom- aboriginal self-government. College of Environmental Studies. even speak Thai when he applied made learning experience such The endowed |professorship in Ca­ to the school. Language was no as the one he devised for him­ nadian culture, funded by the Gov-; barrier. Bangkok University em­ self in Thailand. ploys several European, Ameri­ emment of Canada, Washington state GANADIAN-AIMEIUGAN legislature, and the l/Vestem Founda)- can and Australians on its faculty "It... helps you understand the who teach business courses in challenges that are confronting tion, will bring humanities scholars Others who will teach in the C English, Good said. the people living among us," he in Canadian studies to WWU on, two- nadian-American studies prograi said. or three-year appointments. this year are: After earning his MBA there in •s"* Alia has been a journalist for news­ 1993, Good now works as an ex- Popular destination ♦ Paul Storer, in the College of Bu; papers in Canada and the United ness and Economics, will teac Other students learn about the States. She wrote and narrated a ra­ economics and Canadian-Amei international opportunities dio documentary for the Canadian can studies; Specializing i " Points North Western has to offer by simply Broadcasting Company's (CBC) money/macroeconomics, lain Canadian culture is the sharing a class or a latte with the "Ideas" program and has authored and economietrics, he is researcl theme for the "Points growing number of foreign stu­ numerous articles and books, includ­ ing unemplb)nnent rate differei North," lecture, photo ex­ dents who come to Western's ing "Names, Numbers and Northern I tials between the United Stat( hibit and dance presentation campus. Policy: Inuit, Project Surname and the and Canada. A former economi sponsored by the Canadian- Politics of Identity" and "Deadlines and for the Bank of Canada in Ottaw American Studies Program. "We have students here from other places and they meet stu­ Diversity: Journalism Ethics in a Chang­ he has taught at the University ( The Oct. 16 presentation in dents and tell them" all about ing World." Quebec at Montreal and the Un the Performing Arts Center their home university, their Among the courses she is teaching yersity of Western Ontario. will celebrate Western's new homeland and how they've en­ at Western is one on reviewing the Distinguished Professorship riched their lives through arts in the Journalism Department Cecelia Danysk, in the Histo of Canadian Culture. travel," Kimmel said. during fall quarter. Department, specializes in nu Distinguished Visiting Pro­ "We're a popular destination," fessor Valerie Alia will focus he said. "We have a reputation on the indigenous cultures of for being a good, friendly place. the Canadian North in her ment classes; assigns business the blocks through verbal com­ We have excellent programs." students to serve as "conversa­ presentation, "Making a Dif­ munication only, across the wall. tion partners" for foreign stu­ ference: Cultural Revival in The visiting students bring cul­ dents; and taught at Western's "The objective is to teach stu­ the Canadian North." An ex­ tural diversity to Western's cam­ Morelia, Mexico, "campus" in dents to become aware or per­ hibition of her photography, pus, enriching the learning ex­ 1975. haps better skilled at multi-cul­ "The Land is Our Life: Arctic periences of their American classmates — and their profes­ tural interaction," he said. "They Landscapes," will be on dis­ In one class exercise for his both learn about each other in play in the PAC foyer. The sors. "Managing Cultural Diversity" terms of culture. They both learn program begins at 5:30 p.m. "They come extremely well course, Garcia pairs English and something about business and At 7:30 p.m., Margot Kane, prepared with a different outlook international students on oppo­ they develop teamwork skills." Canadian Native actress, on things, and it really helps dis­ site sides of a wall. playwright, dancer and cho­ cussion in class," Kimmel said. Each pair of students must ar­ Language plus reographer will perform range a set of blocks in a specific Language majors who study "Moonlodge," the story of a Professor Joseph Garcia ('75) pattern. One student has the abroad or participate in an inter­ young Native girl forced by at the College of Business and Economics, is a believer. blocks but not the drawing of the national exchange hone their adoption to integrate into designated pattern; the other stu­ French, German, Japanese, Chi­ the dominant white culture. He regularly hosts interna­ dent has the drawing but not the nese, Russian and Spanish while tional students in his manage- blocks. The two must assemble living in a foreign country. 8 \ 3 win awards For research And training Students Marisol Ayala, Cheri Moy and Alexandra Ruhf were selected as Minority International Research (MIRT) trainees for summer 1996. Ayala, a physical anthropology major, participated in collaborative Photo courtesy of Korea Times Korean Consul General Kewn Kim (left) presents University President Karen Morse with a public health research in Ecuador, $5,000 gift for Western's Korean Cultural Language Fund. Robert Hyung-Chan Kim, chair of while Moy, who plans a human bi­ Woodring College's Educational Foundations Program and coordinator of Western's Korean ology major, and Ruhf, a psychology language and cultural programs, looks on. and anthropology major, went to Zimbabwe. The MIRT program, funded it environmental problems and issues have through the National Institutes of Opportunities abound ser University and El Colegio de la Frontera Health (NIH), is designed to encour­ 1 June to sign an agreement to develop a Western offers programs and exchanges in dozens of countries and cation program. Mexican President Ernesto age students to pursue careers in throughout the United States through its membership in the Council igh the certificate program, graduate stu« ealth^related research. Western, in on International Educational Exchange, the International Student Ex­ ich of the other institutions to learn how collabofatiori*With the University of change Program, the National Student Exchange, the Northwest Coun­ management, urban development, and air Washington and Dillard University cil on Study Abroad and others. in Louisiana, began the program last ibbs, COLEF President Jorge Bustamante, year. Among the destinations for international programs and exchemges: "What we ar€ doing is forming a Brazil, Taiwan, Costa Rica, Hungary, Korea, Japan, Poland, Russia, Swe­ Ian-American Studies Program director at den, France, London and Greece. nal Programs director; Dr. Jorge Santibaftez pool of potential candidates from irry Estrada; and Dean Brad Smith, Huxley groups under-represented in health professions," said James Loucky, One of the MIRT coordinator and professor in most popular Faculty increase Western's anthropology department. is the low-cost (about $2,500 "It's quite a prestigious award," said per quarter) Learning, too its NOBS CWII8 Loucky. "You end up having full sup- program at Joseph Garcia devised his new­ agriculttlf e and Western Canadian . , port for a lO-week research experience Centro est course, "Cross-cultural Man­ social history. The author of 'In a fordgn country." NIH covers travel Mexicano agement, U.S.-Mexico Compari­ "Hired Hands: Labour and the De­ and living expenses and provides a Internacional son," after spending spring quar­ velopment of Prairie Agricultilre, monthly stipend and health insurance. where stu­ ter, 1995, teaching management 1880 to 1930,'' she is working on dents learn courses to Western students ^Tdi qualify, students must be Afri­ "Bonanza Farming in Prairie intensive Dr. Arthur Kimmel studying in Morelia, Mexico. Canada, 1880-1930" through a can Americans, Hispanic Americans, Spanish, busi­ Garcia is one of dozens of grant from Canada's Social Sci­ Native, Americans or Pacific Island­ ness and cultural studies. Western's faculty who spend a ences and Humanities Research ers interested in pursuing a health- quarter or more each year teach­ Council, y related career. A science background An exchange to Australia is ing in France, Mexico, Germany, is necessary, but the program has no one of the more expensive, at China, Greece, Italy, England T specific academic requirerients. $10,000, but a new alliance with and elsewhere as part of the Jean Melious will teach environ- Newcastle University will cut study abroad program. "The retain thing is having the that price in half, according to tnental policy, including Cana­ commitment," said Louckf. s Living and working in Mexico dian international environmental Dr. Arthur Kimmel, director of for three months gave Garcia a policy and law, for Huxley College "The fact that they are work|p^ Western's International Pro­ different perspective on Mexican of Environmental Studies. She has right at the side of health profes^n- grams & Exchanges. New offer­ business life. practiced environmental and land als in another country, rather than ings this year are: use law and taught at the Univer­ just observing, is so much more valu­ "I understand the Mexican sity of Western Ontario. able," he added. • Australia: Direct enrollment economy and management sys­ at Newcastle University, about tems in ways I never was able to" 100 miles north of Sydney. before, he said. A Brooklyn, N.Y., native whose "Overall, it was the best expe­ Then she began meeting real • Chile: A new program at La Universidad Austral de Chile in Puerto-Rican-born parents for­ rience in my life," said Patricia French citizens who showed her bade him to speak Spanish in Bruland ('90), who spent her the ground where battles were Valdivia offers intensive Spanish language training, field study, America, Garcia said there was an junior year at the University of fought during World War II. She added bonus to his stint in Franche-Comte in Besan^on, met a woman who refused to cultural excursions and inte­ grated academic courses. Five Morelia: he can now speak what France. visit a popular tourist attraction, he calls "immigrant Spanish." telling Bruland it was the site of Western students are enrolled a wartime prison where her this fall. "There's some real ben­ Although he taught in English, Bruland, who is now the pro­ efits there because of the job Garcia spent four hours every gram coordinator for Interna­ brother suffered at the hands of his captors. potential," Kimmel points out. day as a student in a Spanish tional Programs & Exchanges, class. said her immersion in France en­ • Korea: A new partnership abled her to get a close-up view "It all starts to matter," with Yonsei University in Seoul "Much of my family lives in of the country's history and so­ Bruland said. "Things started to will allow five Western students Puerto Rico. They tell me I sound cial life. make a lot more sense. "I also to enroll at Yonsei this year to like a Mexican hillbilly with a became more sure of myself. I study Korean language and cul­ Brooklyn accent," he said. "Before I went, I was very un­ was very shy when I went over ture. At the same time. Western Being in the heart of Mexico sure of myself and I had a hard there, and when I came back, I will begin offering more Korean also enabled him to introduce time in history courses," Bmland wasn't." language courses at its Belling­ important people and concepts said. ham campus. to his students. 9 Accent on Alumni New board members Grist of Goldsmith Will lead alumni Ray Foster, Jr., '84, of Belling­ ham took over as president of the By Chris Goldsmith, Alumni Director WWU Alumni Association in May, following the Alumni Board's spring meeting. Foster is o there you are, liv­ a manufacturing engineer with ing in one of the Hexel Corp. and has served on mostly sunny en­ the board for the past five years. Svironments on the out­ Mark Hardie, '53, of Puyallup, skirts of Los Angeles. Ev­ completing his year as associa­ ery so often, as the tem­ tion president, now moves to the perature soars into an­ post of immediate past president. other one of those He is joined on the board's ex­ 90-plus degree days, your ecutive committee by Lyle Morse, thoughts return to the '70, Olympia, president-elect; not-so-infrequent 60-de- and Tony Larson '88, Belling­ gree days with a puffy ham, treasurer. white cloud cover that Photo by Lori McGriff Boroughs you enjoyed so much Serving as executives-at-large are: Allan Darr, '85, Everett; Photo by Tore Ofteness back in your college days up on Sehome Hill. Alumni President Ray Foster Jr. Karen Hulford, '69, Bellingham; That brings back thoughts of your goofy room­ Beth Cooley, '67, Samish Island; mate and that neat prof you both had for his­ Jon Sitkin, '84, Bellingham; and Alumni Board of Directors in tory. And, just for a moment, you ask yourself: Solveig Vinje,'65, Everett. May. They include: Larry Tay­ "Gee, 1 wonder if the campus has changed much lor, '72, Seattle; Lori Riffe, '93, since I was there?" or: "I wonder if there are any Three new board members also Seattle; and Marv Toland, '83, of other Western grads living around here?" began three-year terms on the Kirkland. "Probably not," you say. Wrong! Western graduates are absolutely everywhere. And, if you live there, you can almost count on there being others — sometimes only a few doors down the street. Then one day, you go to the mailbox and see an invitation from Western and the Alumni As­ sociation for a gathering of Western alumni and friends right near where you live. "This sounds kind of neat," you confide to your significant other. "I wonder if I'd have a good time or if I'd know anyone?" Yes! Usually on both counts! That's what Western alumni found out in loca­ tions all over the west coast, Arizona and Alaska this past spring. Alumni gatherings took place in Portland, Ore.; San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Spokane, Yakima, Anchorage, Juneau and Kirkland. Some sociologists and demogra­ pher t)q)es even gathered in New Orleans during a break in their national conference. University President Karen Morse and Vice 50-Year Reunion: Graduates from 1946 and before, along with | President for External Affairs A1 Froderberg at­ emeritus faculty, gathered May 18 on Western's campus for the annual j tended each of these events along with myself meeting of the Gold Seal Society. and Alumni Events Coordinator Kristie Lundstrom. We had a great time meeting and talking with all the Western grads who attended these gather­ ings. And more than a couple of people, who had been a little apprehensive about attending, told us they had a great time and couldn't wait for the next one. So, if one of those invitations arrives in your mail box, you don't even need to wonder if you'd have fun. You will. Count on it! And don't forget Homecoming, Oct. 11 & 12. Fireworks, bonfire, workshops, fun run, salmon barbecue, football and a postgame reception back on campus. Be there! Juneau alumni who came together earlier this year. From left to right are: Jennifer Moller (1991); Kristin Haushild Wright (1979); Lisa Pusich (1986); Davis (1972); Laura Crook (1993); Kelly Follis (1972); and Mary Gore (1982). Get set for Homecoming on Oct. 11-12

omecoming 1996 is set for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11-12, Homecoming would not be Homecoming without the salmon bar­ with the official kickoff at noon Friday in Red Square with becue and football. hot dogs and beverages. Those brave enough will take part Beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Civic Field a de­ Hin the pseudo-sumo wrestling. licious lunch of alder-smoked salmon, Friday evening, have a treat and a cup of coffee or hot chocolate baked beans, coleslaw, garlic bread and the and watch the fireworks, followed by a warm and glowing bonfire. Homecoming Raspberry Brownie will be It's great family fun, and it all begins at 7 p.m. in Field "B" across from waiting for you. Then watch the Vikings Fairhaven College. tame Linfield College at 1:30 p.m, always a great game. For something completely different, take advantage of the Under­ ground Coffee House at 8:30 p.m. with entertainment by the Austin The fun's not over as we turn Canada Lounge Lizards. House into a Blue and White Bistro with a sampling of local brew pubs and appetizers Saturday morning begins early with the "Dollars for Scholars" 5-K while you converse with such campus luminar­ Fun Run and Walk. Prizes galore, T-shirts, and "End of Run" Celebra­ ies as University President Karen Morse, Dr. Jerry Flora and Dr. Bob tion can all be yours. Have fun and benefit the Alumni Scholarship Monahan. fund at the same time. Registration begins at 8 a.m. in front of the Viking Union. Other campus activities will include Men's Basketball Alumni Game with a reception after. Physical Education/Exercise Science Alumni The newly dedicated Haskell Plaza will be the center of attention Reunion, and the Homecoming Dance in the Viking Union. surrounded by the new Chemistry and Biology buildings. Parks Hall and Arntzen Hall. Returning alumni and friends will find morning The official Homecoming Brochure with complete details and res­ coffee and pastry, a lecture series. Viking Cars and the Western Art ervation form will be coming to your door separately. Gallery.

Nominations are sought For Distinguished Alumnus Nominations will be accepted He earned his master's of educa­ through Dec. 31, 1996 for the tion degree from Western in 1997 Distinguished Alumnus 1965 and is well-known for de­ Award for Western Washington signing and building award-win­ University. ning experimental vehicles. Nominees must have gradu­ Nominations for the 1997 ated from WWU or one of its award should include a current predecessor institutions (West­ resume or vitae, letters of sup­ ern Washington State College, port from three or more other in­ Bellingham Normal, etc.). dividuals and as much back­ ground material as possible, in­ Typical nominees will have cluding newspaper clippings, distinguished themselves and articles and other information the University through a lifetime speaking to the nominee's of accomplishments in a particu­ achievements. lar field or career or through ef­ forts that have benefited human­ All nominations should be ity in general. mailed to arrive no later than Tuesday, Dec. 31. Mail nomina­ Dr. Michael Seal, founder and tions to: Distinguished Alum­ "Hey, don't I know you?" Crystal Nygard (1990), Anchorage regional coordinator director of Western's Vehicle Re­ nus Award, Alumni House, West­ for the Alumni Association, enjoyed a conversation with Scott Erdmann (1985) at search Institute, was named the the Anchorage alumni dinner. ern Washington University, 1996 Distinguished Alumnus. Bellingham, WA 98225-9199.

Eight undergrads win Alumni Board scholarships

Eight Western Washington • Shannen Loucks, a fresh­ University undergraduates man from Glenoma who have each earned $1,900 wants to become a high Alumni Board Scholarships for 220 vied for the annual prize; school music teacher. the 1996-97 academic year. • Veronica Cortes, a junior el­ They were selected from 220 Winners receive $1,900 award ementary education major applicants for their strong de­ from Anacortes who also sire to succeed, history of has an interest in law en­ school and community ser­ forcement. vice, and high academic and career goals. sula College in Port Angeles • Colleen Craddock, a sopho­ Western's Alumni Associa­ who plans a law career. more from Bellevue Commu- tion Board of Directors pro­ The winners are: ■ Brooke Budnick, a freshman nity College who plans to get vides the awards through in­ • Tram Pham, a freshman from East Sound who wants a post-secondary education vestment earnings of the from Bellingham who aims to major in environmental degree to work with special Alumni Scholarship Endow­ for a master's degree in busi­ studies at Huxley College. needs students. ment Fund made possible by ness. gifts from alumni and friends. •Jennifer Key, a freshman from • Jessica Larson, a junior biol­ The fund, which now totals • Gabriel Galanda, a funior Shoreline who seeks an el­ ogy major from Tukwila who $325,000, was established in English major from Penin­ ementary education degree. hopes to become a doctor. 1982. 11 Newsmakers John Schutt and his fellow meteorite hunters must feel South they're sitting on top of the Bank board world. America Schutt, who graduated from Picks Morse Western Washington University in 1971 with a geology degree, estern President was among a team of six re­ Karen W. Morse searchers who found a crystal­ Kwas elected July 24 to the lized piece of Mars in an ice field 10-member Whatcom State in Antarctica in 1984. Bank Board of Directors. Scientists in August declared "This is one more way to the greenish-gray rock may hold 90°W enhance the university- evidence that life once existed community partnership on the red planet. that has been of such mu­ tual value," said Morse. The possibility that a primi­ tive form of microscopic life Morse is also on the ex­ could have existed on Mars ecutive committe of the more than 3 billion years ago is Bellingham Whatcom Eco­ "mind boggling," Schutt says. nomic Development Coun­ cil and the boards of What­ The Ferndale alumnus has com County United Way been combing the ice fields of and the Bellingham Festivi East Antarctica for meteorites of Music. since 1980 as part of a National Science Foundation program led 180‘ Bellingham Herald graphic She is an advisory board by University of Pittsburgh re­ member for KCTS (channel searchers. The team collected Schutt said he was surprised to Herald. 9) public television and the several hundred on the 1984 trip learn the rock, called ALH 84001, organizing comittee seek­ He's scheduled to return for and sent them to the Johnson had traces of organic com­ ing to bring the 2008 Sum­ Space Center in Houston for another expedition in Novem­ mer Olympic Games to the pounds. "It was just another me­ ber. testing. teorite," he told The Bellingham Seattle region. Off the Shelf Western's faculty and alumni Mary S. Rivkin, ('75) assistant continue to produce books and professor and coordinator of the scholarly papers. The bookshelf University of Maryland's Early includes the following new re­ Childhood Educatioii Program, leases: is the author of "The Great Out­ The "Bellingham Review," a doors: Restoring Children's Right semiannual literary magazine to Play Outside." founded in 1977 by internation­ George Cvetkovich, director ally-known poet and Western of the Western Institute for So­ professor Knute Skinner, is now cial and Organizational Research revamped and published under in the Psychology Department the auspices of the Western En­ and Timothy Earle, a research glish Department. associate with the institute, pub­ The spring issue, including lished a book, "Social Trust: To­ works by award-winning North­ ward a Cosmopolitan Society." west poets and authors, was un­ Dr. Darrel W. Amundsen, veiled at a launch party and read­ chair of the Foreign Languages ing at Fairhaven's Village Books and Literatures Department, in June. wrote "Medicine, Society and The journal administers three Faith in the Ancient and Medi­ annual awards: the Annie Dillard eval Worlds." Award for nonfiction, the Tobias Dr. Michael Frome, who pio­ Wolff Award for fiction, and the neered a program in environ­ 49th Parallel Poetry award. mental journalism and writing at Editors are all Western English numerous short stories appear in Ronald J. Taylor, emeritus in Western for eight years before he faculty, including its editor. As­ three collections, "All You Can biology, wrote "Mountain Plants retired last year, has written: sociate Professor Robin Hemley Eat," "The Mouse Town" and of the Pacific Northwest," pub­ "Chronicling the West: Thirty who recently won first prize in "The Big Ear." He has twice been lished by Mountain Press. Years of Environmental Writ­ ing." the prestigious Nelson Algren fic­ a recipient of the Pushcart Prize Huxley College's Dr. John tion competition sponsored by for the best work appearing in Miles has written "Guardians of The Chicago Tribune. small presses and the PEN Syndi­ the Parks: A History of the Na­ cated Fiction Award. Hemley's short story, "The tional Parks and Conservation 19th Jew," takes what the Tri­ Works by poets and faculty Association." find one trait is bune called an "irreverent look" members, James Bertolino and Walt Mulvey, a 1968 business absolutely necessary — both at the University of Notre Suzanne Paola, are featured in graduate and former chief oper­ Dame and Nobel-Prize Laureate the 1995 volume of the "Quar­ ating officer of Smith's Home a positive, friendly, Isaac Bashevis Singer. The story terly Review of Literature Poetry Furnishings, wrote the upbeat, enthusiastic 'get it done' is about a writer who once was Series." Bertolino wrote "Snail "Winning at Work: How to Be a attitude." Singer's translator. He received River" for the quarterly. Paola Great Employee." his award at a September ban­ authored "Glass." ... from "Winning at quet in Chicago. Fairhaven graduate Fred Work; How to Be a Great Bertolino gave the keynote po­ Moody ('73) takes readers inside Employee" by Walt Mulvey. At Western since fall of 1994, etry reading for the Washington Microsoft with "1 Sing the Body Hemley is the author of the Poets Association annual confer­ Electronic: A Year with Microsoft novel, "The Last Studebaker." His ence in Olympia in May. on the Multimedia Frontier." 12 Class Notes 1941 - Mitchell D. Evich continues to 1968 - Linda Gold is teaching at substitute teach for the Bellingham Beach Elementary School on LummI Public Schools. During the summer Island. and fall salmon seasons he operates a commercial fishing boat, the "Indepen­ 1969 - Steve Mayo Is captain of the dence." Western Gull, an oil skimmer vessel used to clean oil spills in Bellingham. 1950- Betty Jane Evich retired from ... Howard Chermak has been se­ teaching in 1990 and is active in two lected to receive Edmonds Commu­ art guilds. nity College Distinguished Alumni for 1996 in the category of professional 1952 - Roger N. Dews retired May achievement/community service. ... 24 after teaching history for 39 years Mike Kimmich and his wife, Mary, at Allan Hancock Community College celebrated the second anniversary of in Santa Maria, Calif. He Is currently their business. Pacific Marine Ex­ working on a book entitled, "39 Years: change and Gallery, in Bellingham. In America, In Teaching and in Trouble!" 1970 - Bob Brim received the 1995 Whatcom County Business Person of 1954 - Dr. Harris Kluksdahl has re­ the Year Award. He is president of tired as consulting scientist for petro­ Dealer Information System Corp. leum refining process and catalyst re­ search studies after 36 years with Chev­ 1972-Rep. Suzette Cooke worked ron Research & Technology Company on a conference committee for wel­ in Richmond, Calif. fare reform.... Don Moak was recently named vice-president/administration 1956-Dr. Gene Curtis, member of for Water Development Hanford Inc. the Board of Directors for Twin County He has worked on projects In the Credit Union in Olympia, has been rec­ Ukraine dealing with cleanup in the Ahoy: The Seattle Yacht Club played host to the Alumni Club Life Member dinner and a cruise ognized by the National Credit Union Chernobyl area. ... Judge Neal Q. on Lake Union. Those enjoying the apres cruise fun from left are Janine Kenaston (1965) with Institute as a Charter Member of the RIelly is Spokane County's newest su­ Bunny (1969) and Ron (1967) Cummins. Dean's List with Highest Honors. This perior court judge.... Tim Tubbs will certificate recognizes outstanding com­ retire as the track coach of Enumclaw Children and Young Adults." ... Tho­ District in Langley, Wash. She received mitment to career-long professional High School at the close of this sea­ mas Moak was selected as her Ed.D in school administration from development. Curtis and his wife, son. He has been the head boys and Kennewick's Man of the Year for 1995. Harvard University in 1991, was an Marjorie, reside in Chehalis. ... Pat girls track coach since 1982. Moak was recognized for his outstand­ English and reading teacher at Belling­ D'Amico's rhyming observations about ing volunteer leadership roles. ... Dr. ham High School, and a principal at the struggles of living in the '90s ap­ 1973 - The Seattle Weekly published Marilyn Howell has been appointed Sehome High School before moving pear in The Wall Street Journal and in articles by Fred Moody titled "Dawg program director of Trinity College of to South Whidbey in 1992. She served her new book, "Reflections and Ironies Days" and "Steadily Upward - How Vermont's new Master of Science in as the South Whidbey district curricu­ Packaged in Rhyme." Hispanics quietly enact the American Administration of justice program. lum director ('92-'94) and assistant su­ She is an associate professor of sociol­ perintendent ('94-'95). V * 3 »,, , ■ # < ■- j . r V; * i \ Dream." ... The partners of Foster ogy/criminal justice at Trinity and di­ 1958 - Grace Tweten, principal at ^ Peper & Shefelman have elected Jack rects the undergraduate sociology/ Scootney Spring Elementary School Cullen the law firms' managing part­ 1979 - Terry Glick has joined the (Othello, Wash.) retired at the close of ner. ... In June, Charles Curtis Clarke criminal justice program as well. Bumgardner Architects as controller. the 1995-96 school year. received his Master of Divinity Degree ... Peter Callero, as member of the from the Union Theological Seminary 1976 - Ranger Kidwell-Ross is a Western Oregon State College faculty in Virginia. partner in Media Synergy Inc., "a full- 1967 - After volunteering at Harrison since 1986, has been selected as the Memorial Hospital for 25 years, Kathi service marketing and media support recipient of this year's Faculty Honors Smith was recognized for her work 1974 - Kathleen Syace has written company" that specializes in web site Award. with a nomination for Community an article on "Salmon, Slugs & Dia­ development. ... Kathleen Miller is teaching at Harrison Middle School Woman of the Year by the toms" that was printed on 12/26/95 1980 - Tom Zimmerman displayed Chapter of the American Business in the Chinook Observer. She Is a bota­ and is currently working on adminis­ pottery creations at the Edmonds Arts Women's Association. ... John nist living north of Nahcotta on the tration credentials at Heritage College. Festival Museum In February.... Mat­ Richardson, principal of Sunnyslope El­ Willapa Bay.... On Feb. 22,1996, The thew Russel Evich is teaching third ementary School for the past 18 years, Seattle Times published an article on 1977 - Talml Gorman serves as grade In Everett. ... Danny Marshall was named the state's National Distin­ John Wolfe, written about an president of both the Fairhaven Village continues his Steilacoom heritage by guished Principal of the Year. He will attorney's struggles to balance the Association and the Old Fairhaven As­ participating In many community as receive his award in October from the job's demands. ... Alton Grimes was sociation. She is co-owner of the Colo­ well as tribal events. He is the vice- U.S. Secretary of Education. ... Mike presented with the Mayor's Art Award phon Cafe and received an award for chairman of the Steilacoom Indian and Sally Haley have joined North for his work on and offstage to sup­ the 1995 Whatcom County Business Tribe and a charter member and presi­ Sound Bank's Mortgage Department as port the Bellingham Theater Guild.... Person of the Year.... Vickie Crane has dent of the Steilacoom Tribal Museum loan representatives working out of the Joe Coverson is principal at Sunnyside been recognized by the Superinten­ Association. Marshall is contributing Poulsbo and Silverdale offices, respec­ Elementary School in Marysville. dent of Public Instruction as a finalist to the history pageant as an advisor tively. ... Dennis Matson, executive in the Washington State Teacher of the to the director. director of the Thurston County Eco­ 1975 - Stanley Holmes' article Year (TOY) program. She has taught nomic Development Council, was fea­ fourth grade in the Lynden School about Boeing moving jobs to Mexico 1982 - Allan Coles, who joined tured In a recent article in The Olym- made front-page news in The Seattle District since 1977 and is currently Georgia Pacific in 1993, has been pro­ pian. Matson regularly deals with com­ Times.... Sue Pace has been selected working on her master's degree at moted to storekeeper. HeholdsaB.S. panies from around the world in his as Seattle University's first Distin­ WWU.... James M. Cannon IV is cur­ in industrial technology and prevlous/y efforts to broaden the county's job guished Northwest Writer-in-Resi- rently a nuclear engineer with the U.S. worked for an aircraft manufacturer. base. dence. She will be teaching an up­ Department of Energy, Office of per-division class titled, "Writing for Nuclear Energy, in Washington, D.C. He is the headquarters' program man­ 1983 - Now a King County Superior ager responsible for the operation of Court Judge, Debora Juarez was se­ FarFhmg: Just in case the research reactor at the Oak Ridge lected by Gov. Mike Lowry to replace you thought Western National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn. a retiring judge and will run for elec­ alumni were all in tion this fall to complete the balance Washington, Pam He is a lieutenant commander in the Manning, ('84), U.S. Naval Reserve and eucharistic of the term. ... Howard Furst of proudly displays at minister for the Episcopal Church. Infocare has built a business that com­ least part of a bines secret storage of files with a tech­ university plate holder nological push of automation to re­ on the car she drives in 1978 - Christina Chow has been duce the need for paper. ... Paul New South Wales. elected college board member at Meehan is the new coach for the That's Australia, mate. Langara College in Vancouver, B.C.... Orcas minor-league soccer team. He Manning lives in Dr. Lisa Devlin Bjork has been ap­ was a member of the WWU soccer Summer Hill, near pointed the new superintendent of Sydney. team for three years.... Dale NakatanI schools for the South Whidbey School recently joined the SSI MicroAge staff 13 Class Notes Kirk Crawford completed Ing his second straight na­ 1989 - Martin Snell is a city plan­ as Whatcom County account man­ the investment studies pro­ tional indoor champion­ ner for the City of Camas. ... Bekky ager. ... Chris Spens is senior environ­ gram of Dean Witter ship and third in four Love of Mount Vernon has received mental land use planner for the City Reynolds Inc.in New York years. He then went on to her certification through the National of Bellingham. ... W. Scott Clement and has joined the firm's the Olympics. ... Linda Board of Certified Counselors and is has advanced to shareholder with the Bellingham branch as an Brookings was selected now a Washington State Certified Seattle law firm of Lee, Smart, Cook. account executive in in­ as Mount Vernon's City Mental Health Counselor. ... Mary ... Bellingham High School teacher vestments. ... Angie Employee of the Year for Hanson has been selected to receive Alan Doud traveled to Washington, Partolan has joined the de­ 1995. As recreation co­ the Distinguished Alumni for 1996 D.C., with students in his class for the sign and production staff of ordinator, she provides rec­ from Edmonds Community College in National Engineering Design Chal­ How It Works of Anacortes. In reation opportunities for the category of professional achieve­ lenge to demonstrate a pill dispenser. addition to her design. Illus­ both children and ment. ... Jeff Soth was unanimously ... Manca Valum, development coor­ tration and print adults. ... Barb elected mayor by the Snohomish City dinator for Womencare Shelter, re­ production, Dinge wel- Council. ... Jami Lund is a legislative cently provided a forum for the people Partolan's ^ V corned a assistant to State Representative Cathy of Ferndale in the wake of a recent do­ grand- McMorris. ... Eric L. Anderson has mestic murder. ... Kris Ferguson has son. joined with two other professionals to been named fitness director at River­ form the accounting firm of Temple side Health Club In Mount Vernon. Lewis Anderson & Co, P.S. in Everett. ... Drue Robinson Hagan recently re­ 1984 - Price Waterhouse announced ceived a Bellingham Mayor's Arts that Jon W. Gacek has been admitted award for her contributions to the Bell­ into the partnership of the firm. A cer­ ingham performing arts community. tified public accountant, Gacek will Hagan has offered drama classes for work closely with fast growing tech­ young people, written and produced nology-based companies. ... Lon plays, and three years ago, established Mikkelsen, co-owner of Inter-Fluve the Bellingham Children's Theatre. Inc., has reclaimed more than 350 miles of stream channels and many 1990 - Tina LaPlant is one of six art­ acres of lakes and wetlands through ist-educators faculty at Mercer Island's aquatic resource recovery. ... Martha Youth Theatre Northwest. Leche is one of the two area systems coordinators for the Social Security 1991 - James Marx has joined the Administration's South Coast Area re­ sponsible for computers and computer ranks of Whatcom County's Combined training for the San Diego, Orange Treatment Services as substance abuse County, South L.A., and Hawaii area. prevention coordinator. ... Lauri ... Mitchell D. Evich, Jr. is presently Isaac Best, Nicholas was promoted to assistant employed as a graduate teaching as­ to the account executive at Richmond Pub­ sistant at Boston University in Boston. world on lic Relations.... Becky Rawlings, who He also writes occasional columns for July 26. works for the Nooksack Valley School the Boston Globe. ... Jim Koral has paintings and ... Mark District, will coach the Orcas women's been promoted to the new position drawings have Hoyer basketball squad.... David Squires has of lignin/alcohol production planning appeared in f i n - been named personal trainer at River­ coordinator at the Bellingham Geor­ numerous ished side Health Club in Mount Vernon. He gia-Pacific plant.... Lee Ann Paschich publications. h i s is certified by the American Council on is trying her hand at small business Ph.D. Exercise and has 10 years' of experi­ ownership. She owns Mocha Motion in En- ence as a personal trainer.... Rebekah 1987 - Gregg Near is teaching dance to 7- to 9-year Espresso To Go in Enumclaw. Olsen's book g I i s h olds in Anacortes. With the assistance "Mockingbird" last Sep­ of other dance teachers, she put to­ 1985 - Ken Cox was recently hired was released by tember at gether a Dance Extravaganza featur­ Warner Books. It the Univer­ to open a new Bellingham office for ing everything from ballroom to belly spotlights sity of Cali- Piper Jaffray, Inc. Cox is a past-presi­ dancing. ... Navy Ensign Reynaldo Munchausen Syn­ fornia-Davis, dent of the WWU Alumni Association. Alfaro was recently commissioned to drome. ...Jan Perry, and has ac­ ... Michael R. Thomas has joined Gulf his present rank while serving at Na­ the new principal at cepted a posi­ States Paper Corporation as director, val Aviation Schools Command, Na­ McGilvra Elementary tion of assistant informations. He is located at the val Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. company's national headquarters in School in Seattle, professor of En­ Tuscaloosa, Ala.... Greg Atkinson is a brings 22 years of teach­ glish at the Uni­ 1992 - Brett Lovins has recorded "La regular contributor to The Seattle Times ing experience to her versity of South and has written a cookbook. ... Lori first job as principal. ... Dakota, where Verkin Thunder" on compact disc. He Fox has joined Community Transit of Poet Samual Green he'll be teaching is an acoustic singer-songwriter. ... Snohomish County as controller. ... read from his collected American Litera­ Vicki Bates, assistant principal from Cary A. Bye was named vice president works at Peninsula ture. the Kent School District, was named and senior credit officer recently at Val­ College during winter as the new principal of Olympia High ley Bank In Helena, Mont. ... Joyce quarter for the Foot­ 1988 David School. ... Rachel Grossman, Execu­ (McGuane) Weinand joined the al­ hills Writers Series. Puhan has been tive Director of the Whatcom County ready "Westernized" staff at He and his wife op­ named director of chapter of the American Red Cross, has Technigraphic Systems, Inc., a visual erate the Brooding Yakima Valley Save- accepted a position in Seattle as ex­ communications firm In Edmonds. Heron Press. ... Ellen On Food stores in ecutive director of Doctors Ought To Weinand, an Internet account execu­ F. SInco of Bellevue Selah, Wapato, Care, an agency active in developing tive, will be joining fellow alums: TSI was named a senior Sunnyside, and White tobacco education and control poli­ President Nick Prebezac, '74; Direc­ tax manager at Salmon. ... Kelly Boyle cies and encouraging partnerships tor of Sales and Marketing Peggy Deloitte & Touche LLP. has joined the Belling­ among health organizations.... Terre (Brison) Barnett, '84; Art Director She has been with the ham office of Windermere Lyn Midgarden was awarded the Erica Cast, 85; Account Executive company for 10 years, Real Estate as a sales asso­ 1995 Presidential Award for Excellence Gayle (Inslee) Guthrie C85); Film As­ most recently at its Los ciate. sembler Jane (Seffernick) Wynne, Angeles office.... Kitsap '85; Account Executive Debbie Bank recently an­ (Ritter) Picard, '90; and Graphic De­ nounced the promotion signer Tanya Sharp, '95. of Jill Rice to vice presi­ dent in charge of loan OLYMPIC WALKER: Allen fames, C87), race-walked his way to a 1986 - Dr. Don Olcott, Jr. has been administration. ... 24th-place finish in the 50-kilometer walk during the 1996 Olympic appointed manager for institutional Allen James won ^ .. Games in Atlanta. Fellow Western grad, Herm Nelson, ('87), also the men's 5-kilo- qualified for the Summer Games, but was disqualified in the 50-K services. Western Cooperative for Edu­ walk in August. Allen is the three-time defending U.S. champion cational Telecommunications with the meter race walk in Atlanta, Ga., with and competed in his first Olympics. Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education in Boulder, Colo.... a time of 20:02.59, earn- Photo courtesy Seattle P-i 14 Tributes

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in the White House Rose Garden. ... S C*- ’ Brent Conklin will spent May through Educator Katherine Casanova September as a tour dispatcher for Gray Line of Alaska in Juneau. During Katherine Casanova, 95, ence and master's degrees. the legislative session he is a tour guide who taught and supervised While attending Columbia In Olympia. student teachers at Western's A " ♦ University, she taught in Campus School for nearly 36 the experimental school at 1993 - Douglas A. Zielinski recently years, died Jan. 22 in Rio Dell, the university. She was also Calif. affiliated with Kappa Delta volunteered for the Starbase-Atlantis •; • /. program while serving with the Chief Miss Casanova retired from Pi and Pi Lambda Theta of Naval Education and Training In the Education Department in honorary societies. Pensacola, Fla. ... Cathy Sanford has 1968, a year after the inno­ Before accepting a teach­ been hired as Issaquah's first youth co­ vative school, once housed in ing position at Western, she ordinator. She will oversee the finish­ Old Main, was closed. Teaching studmts, 1949 ing work on the youth center in the taught for one year at the new Community Center. During the years she spent She was active In community New Mexico Teachers Col­ teaching first graders and stu­ projects in Ferndale, Calif., and lege in Silver City, N.M. 1994 - Pam Cooper is the studio op­ dent teachers, many forward- travelled extensively throughout Miss Casanova's Interests erations manager at TCI. She is co­ looking programs were estab­ her life. spanned Biblical and Per­ lished. For instance, since producer of "No More Secrets," a A California native, she at­ sian manuscript prints to young children leam linguis­ video documentary about domestic tended San Jose Normal School Indian pottery to football. abuse. ... Josh Barnhill, the editor of tic skills rapidly, she intro­ for two years and received her el­ A scholarship in her The Record-journal of Ferndale, was duced the study of French in ementary teaching certificate in presented with the 1995 Business of the kindergarten and contin­ name is being established at 1921. She taught at schools in the Year Award by the Ferndale Cham- ued through the elementary Western. For more informa­ Grizzly Bluff, Lodi and Stockton, ber of Commerce. ... Russell grades. The program was car­ tion, write to the Western Kasselman has accepted a job with ried out in cooperation with Calif., before moving to New Foundation, Western Wash­ York to attend Teachers College the Blaine Banner as a news reporter. Western's foreign languages ington University, Belling­ ... Lena McLaughlin is the head coach department. of Columbia University where ham, WA, 98225-9034, or of the LaConner Braves Girls' Basket­ she received her bachelor of sci- call (360) 650-3027. ball team at LaConner High School. Lena is in her first year of teaching there.

1995 - Brandon Miles joins Moss Adams as a staff accountant in the au­ dit department In their Bellingham branch. ... Janet Adams will join the greater YMCA of Seattle to be the year- Edwin LaBounty, associate 1984, died April 11 in Belling­ round outdoor environmental educa­ professor emeritus in Western's ham. tion program director, based at Camp music department, died Mar. 30. Orkila on Orcas island.... Renee Leask The Rev. William "Bill" Sodt joined the news department of the William Robert Lawyer, a Sr., longtime chaplain for Cam­ Omak- Country Chronicle In member of the English Depart­ pus Christian ministries, died Omak, Wash. She will cover city and ment faculty and director of Wil­ Aug. 8 in Bellingham. county government along with health son Library from 1968 until and natural resource issues. ... Paul Peterman is coaching basketball at St. Edwin LaBounty Mark in Seattle. ... Arthur B. Green III has launched a career with New /4tcufuU York Life as an insurance and securi­ ties agent.... Riverside Health Club in Joel Aggergaard ('66), a Mount Vernon recently named Kris Theresa Ann Jensen ('90) died Julie Quimby ('83) died Nov. former Port Angeles resident, Ferguson as fitness director.... Marine Jan. 27 in Oklahoma. 17, 1995 in Victoria, B.C. 2nd Lt. Erika D. Nelson recently died on April 6 in Olympia. graduated from The Basic School. ... Ame Johnsen ('39) of Shelton, David R. Reel ('77) resident of Alison Allen is a substitute teacher at Pauline C. Barbo ('72) of Bell­ Wash., died April 2. Port Townsend, died Jan. 16. Mt. Baker junior High and ran in the ingham, died June 8. 100th anniversary of the Boston Mara­ Jon Crispin Kaino, Sr. ('67) Edmund William Ringen thon. ... David Miller Is an intern at James R. Bookey ('65) died in died at his Ilwaco residence on ('56) ('61) of Marysville died Nov. the John F. Kennedy Center for the Burien on Mar. 9. Mar. 17. 28,1995. Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. ... Michael Sniezak is working for the William (Bill) Keller, Jr. ('61) Virginia Mae Borgford ('32) Karen Jean Roberson ('93) of Post-Record in Camas, Wash. ...Gina died on April 11. Born in died on April 2. Ms. Borgford Marysville died at home Dec. 18, Estep has been named coach of Shore­ Renton, Keller was a lifelong resi­ 1995. line Community College's women's had retired in Oregon. dent of Washington state. basketball team. John E. Brearley ('49) of Edna Strom Kelly ('56) died Grace A. Taylor ('44) died Mar. Yakima, died on May 20. on May 17, 1996. 17 at Yakima Convalescent Cen­ ter in Yakima. If you have news or Edith Fox ('28), a resident of Dorothy M. Knutson ('58) of obituary iiifomiatiou Spokane, died on April 10 at the Bellingham died Friday, June 14, Myrtle Amelia Teeter ('30) 1996. died Dec. 23, 1995 in Seattle. about alumni or age of 101. Berta Altose Thai ('29) died frieiuls of Western, Robert L. Hartley ('36) died Ursula Legbandt ('53), long­ on April 23 at her home in Palm send it to: June 3, 1996 at his home in time resident of Bellingham, died Jan. 24 at the age of 83. Springs, Calif. Alumni House Olympia. ten 1 Waslm igton Elizabeth Todd Lowe ('35) Everett Tiland ('53), a resident Thomas A. Hewitson ('42) died Jan. 19 in Duarte, Calif. of Everett, died Jan. 25,1996. University formerly of Bellingham, died April 5 in Placentia, Calif. Bellinyha}}}, WA. Carmen Olson ('39), died Geri Van Zanten ('61) died April 16 in Issaquah. Feb. 29Jn Bellingham. 98225-9199. Edwin F. Hunnicutt ('30) died Or e-mail to in January in Seattle. He had en­ Daisy R. Plank ('67) of Belling­ Roderic A. Zender ('89) resi­ alunmiUAvwu.edu. tered Bellingham Normal School ham died April 21 at St. Francis dent of Bellingham, died Mar. in 1928. Extended Health Care. 17. 15 October Performing Arts Center 1-Nov. 27: Works by Japanese- American artist Roger Shimomura on exhibit at the Western Gallery. 1996-97 Series Calendar 7: Higher Education Day 10: Alumni Fellows Dinner. In­ Oct. 26: The Repertory Dance formation: (360) 650-3353. Theatre 12: Homecoming Game and Nov. 15: The Mingus Big Band salmon barbeque, Vikings vs Dec. 3: Los Angeles Guitar Linfield College, 1:30 p.m., Quartet Civic Stadium in Bellingham. Jan. 24: St. Petersburg String 16: Multimedia and dance pre­ Quartet sentations, "Points North," to Feb. 9: Montreal Danse introduce Distinguished Visit­ ing Professor of Canadian Cul­ Feb. 21: The Vellinger String ture Valerie Alia, 5:30 p.m. In­ Quartet formation: Canadian-American Mar. 1: Chorovaya Akademia Studies, (360) 650-3728. Mar. 21: Mummenschanz 26: The Performing Arts Center series opens with the Repertory April 18: Chamber Music So­ Dance Theatre, 8 p.m., on the ciety of Lincoln Center PAC Mainstage. May 2: Jorge Caballero November For ticketing information and 9-10: Fall Family Open House. performance times, call: (360)650-6146. A scarf dance performed by the Repertory Dance Theatre of Salt Lake City 12: Turning Points Lecture Se­ ries. Dr. James Davis on "An Election Aftermath: Closing a Century of Presidents," 5:30 p.m. in Old Main Theatre. 14: Distinguished Lecture Series. Linda Wertheimer on "Listen to America: Election in Review," 5:30 p.m. Information and tick­ '96 Football Schedule ets: (360) 650-2829. 15: Accounting Department Re­ Oct. 19: Vikings vs Southern Oregon Nov. 16: Vikings vs Western Oregon union in Bellingham. Call (360) State College, 1:30 p.m. in Ashland, Ore. State College, 1:30 p.m. in Monmouth, 650-3353 for more details, Ore. Oct. 26: Vikings vs Central Washington 15: Mingus Big Band, 8 p.m. in University, 1:30 p.m. in Ellensburg. Nov. 23: First Round NAIA National Playoffs. the PAC Concert Hall. Nov. 2: Vikings vs Eastern Oregon State Oct. 5: Vikings vs Whitworth Col­ College, 1:30 p.m.. Civic Stadium. Dec 7: Quarterfinals - National Play­ lege, 1:30 p.m„ in Spokane. offs. December Nov. 9: Vikings vs Simon Fraser Univer­ Oct. 12; Homecoming Game against 3: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, sity in the Columbia Football Association Dec. 14: Semifinals - National Playoffs. Linfield College, 1:30 p.m./Civic Sta­ 8 p.m. in the PAC Concert Hall. Contest, 1:30 p.m. at Civic Stadium. dium in Bellingham. Dec. 21: Finals - National Playoffs.

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