1920s

Paul Hungerford (’27 Bus. Adm.), 99, Milwaukie, Oregon. Worked for Seattle Trust and Savings for 48 years, beginning in 1928. President of the Seattle Bank Auditors Association. Climbed Mount Baker at age 62 in memory of his father, who had done it at the same age in 1922. 

1930s

Marguerite Spurgeon (’31 Hist.), July 7, 2003, Olympia.

George A. “Doc” Morrison (’32 D.V.M.), 94, April 14, 2004, Chandler, Arizona. Owned a veterinary clinic in Great Falls, Montana, for 35 years. Served on the Great Falls City Council. Montana state legislator.

Robert A. Sandberg (’36 Speech/Comm., ’39 M.A. Speech), 89, June 28, 2004, Lafayette, California. Eastern-area director of fund raising for the Red Cross, Washington, D.C. Special assistant to WSC president Wilson Compton, 1945-51. During a 21-year career with the Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., became senior vice president for corporate public policy with Kaiser and its affiliated companies. In 1974 became director of communications, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, and later became senior advisor to the EPRI president. 

Henry Winiecki (’36 D.V.M.) July 24, 2004, Vancouver.

Helen M. Taylor Salquist (’37 Educ.), 89, August 10, 2004, Laguna Hills, California. Federal Way schoolteacher before moving to California in 1955. Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

Lori May Nelson (’38 Educ.), 87, Lynden. Taught physical education and home economics at high schools in Union City and Fresno, California. Coached women’s field hockey, swimming, diving, and basketball at Washington High in Fresno. Guidance counselor at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont. Delta Kappa Gamma teaching honorary.

Albert L. Ayars (’39 English, ‘40 Educ., ’42 M.A. Educ., ’56 Ed.D.), 86, May 27, 2004, Kirkland, abdominal sepsis. Career in education spanned 43 years. High school English teacher in Davenport, principal of Colville High, and superintendent of schools in Omak, Sunnyside, Spokane, and Norfolk, Virginia. Director of education of the world’s largest public relations firm in New York City, 1952-65. Author of six professional books. President of the WSU Alumni Association, 1949-50. WSU Alumni Achievement Award recipient. Married to Louise Schaaf (’41 Home Ec.), 63 years.

1940s

Mark F. Adams (’40 Ag. Chem., ’42 M.S. Analytical Chem., ’51 Ph.D. Physical Chem.), 89, April 8, 2004, Spokane, heart failure. WSU research chemist and professor, Department of Materials Science, 1942-74. Past president of the Northwest Scientific Association. NSA’s Outstanding Scientist for the Pacific Northwest, 1968. Had a consulting practice in corrosion and other failure investigations and in product and process development until 1996 in Tacoma and Pacific Beach. In 1993 co-founded Larex, Inc., Minneapolis, to commercialize the many applications for larch arabinogalactan that he had developed over the years. Author of 48 technical papers and 10 patents.

Esther Flagg Barnes (’40 Home Ec.), 85, May 3, 2004, Lynnwood. Office assistant/bookkeeper for her husband, Barney, an optometrist in Edmonds, 1950-81. Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

Jack Douglas Ramsey (’40 Range Mgmt.), April 13, 2004, Boise, hydrocephalus. From 1977 to retirement, managed Jay Agnew’s T-90 Ranch at Tenino. Moved to Boise in 2001. Earlier worked for Farm Security Administration, Extension Service, managed an anhydrous ammonia plant, 1965-77, and managed the Prior Land Co. ranches and the U & I Sugar Co.

Donald F. Berg (’41 Bus. Adm.), 85, May 8, 2004, Ripon, California, stroke. WWII infantry officer in South Pacific. Retired as a lieutenant colonel in the army reserves. Retired as general manager of CelPril Industries in 1985.

Ronald J. Dube (’41 Bus. Adm.), 85, July 27, 2004, Spokane. Employed by Sears & Roebuck Co. until 1943, then took over the operation of the family wheat farm at Rosalia until he retired in 1984.

Philip E. Wainscott (’41 Agronomy), 86, June 13, 2004, Waterville. Served in Army Air Corps in WWII. Worked for the Steckley Hybrid Corn Co. in Columbus, Ohio, and Lincoln, Nebraska. Returned to Waterville in 1952 to farm and raise wheat. Retired in 1981. Student manager of the 1941 WSC basketball team that lost to Wisconsin, 93-34, in the NCAA title game. WSU Alumni Association president, 1961-62. Past president of the Washington State Crop Improvement Association. Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity president.

Neil H. Dollard (’42 Gen. St.), 83, June 21, 2004, Santa Cruz, California, heart failure. Retired Pan Am pilot with 24 years service. Had a contract to transport U.S. troops to Vietnam in Pan Am planes. Started his own orchard in the mountains above Los Gatos at Sky Ranch.

William F. Stevens (’42 Mech. Engr.), 83, June 16, 2004, Los Angeles.

Clifford C. Chamberlin (’43 Elect. Engr.), 81, April 14, 2004, Las Vegas. Worked for Bell Telephone, 1946-82. Lived in Kent until two years ago.

Fred A. “Fritz” Limpert (’43 Civil Engr.), 83, April 6, 2004, Sun City, Arizona. Retired in 1977 with 23 years in the U.S. Army  and 35 years of Civil Service work. Chief hydrologist for the Bonneville Power Administration.

Alice V. Hunt Martin (x’43), 84, July 18, 2004, Pullman, lung failure. Worked on the WSU campus for 25 years before retiring as administrative assistant to George B. Brain, dean of the College of Education. Widow of longtime WSU pharmacy professor Charles Martin.

Vernon L. Carstens (’44 Agri.), 81, May 26, 2004, Reardan. Director of the Davenport-Reardan Soil Conservation District. Washington State Conservation Farmer of the Year, 1966. Reardan 2002 Citizen of the Year. Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

Margaret Jane Pitts (‘46 Chem.), 80, April 18, 2004, Tacoma, cancer. Spent career in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Assistant editor for the American Chemical Society’s Puget Sound Chemist magazine. Member of Iota Sigma Pi chemistry honorary for women and the American Association of Testing Materials, where she contributed to the understanding of the hazardous potential of chemicals.

Stayner F. Brighton (’48 M.A. Educ., ’57 Ed.D.), 88, April 19, 2004, Burlington. U.S. Coast Guard, 1942-48. Research director of the Washington Education Association, 1951-67. Executive secretary, Ohio Education Association, 1967-76. Received Governor’s Outstanding Service Award for his years at OEA. Lobbyist for educators. President of the Washington State Retired Teachers Association, 1982-83.

Alfred W. “Bill” Carlson (’48 Arch. Engr.), 81, July 1, 2004, Spokane. Returned to WSU after serving in the Army during WWII. Fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Worked for Eddy, Carlson and James Architects. Founder of Carlson and James Architects.

Richard Shelton (’48 Elect. Engr.), 77, May 4, 2004, Camano Island. Boeing engineer for 35 years.

David L. Stidolph (’48 M.A. Educ.), 80, Monterey, California, apparent heart attack. Marketing specialist for Salinas agriculture for more than 50 years, including 38 as food service director for the Mann Packing Co. First to cut mass-produced broccoli buds from stalks and package them for restaurants and other food service facilities. Did the same with cauliflower. Pioneered flexographic printing on plastic film for produce bags. First air cargo consultant on perishable commodities for Trans World Airlines in the 1960s. Taught journalism at Hartnell College, Salinas, after working at UC-Berkeley and UC-Davis as a public information officer and radio-television writer.

Marcine D. Deife (’49 Soc.), June 4, 2004, Spokane. Taught history and political science at Spokane Community College. Political activist at local and state levels. Delegate to the 1972 Republican National Convention. Delta Gamma sorority.

1950s

William Richard Biersdorf (’50 Physics, ’51 M.S. Psych.), May 2, 2004, Tampa, Florida.

Clifford A. Gillies (’51 Phys. Educ.), 77, May 24, 2004, South Bend. Executive director of the Washington Intercollegiate Activities Association, 1982-93. Charter member of the WIAA Hall of Fame. Inducted April 21, 2004. Began teaching and coaching career in 1951 at Monroe High. Later served as principal at Monroe, Snohomish, and Mariner High Schools. One of the 20 outstanding principals in the nation, 1974. One of 60 outstanding secondary school principals in the U.S., 1978.

Gerald Ingham (’51 Speech/Comm.), 79, April 13, 2004, Spokane. Member of the Army Air Force Band. Owned an insurance agency in Spokane.

Fred J. Langmas (’51 Mech. Engr.), May 24, 2004, Everett, cancer. Worked for three pump and machinery companies in Seattle. Retired in 1993.

James Ward Moser (’51 Sociology), 79, Tacoma. Served in Navy aboard the USS Lionfish, discharged in 1946. Earned Master of Social Work degree, psychiatric specialty, from UC-Berkeley. First psychiatric social worker employed by the Nevada State Health Department. Opened private practice in 1960. By 1969 was teaching Methods of the Social Services and Social Services for the Aging in American Society at the University of Nevada, Reno, as an assistant professor of social services and correction. Retired in 1990 as psychiatric social worker at Washoe Medical Center, Reno.

Francis “Frank” Terhaar (’51 Pharm.), 80, June 2, 2004, Spokane. Pharmacist and later owner of Halpin’s Pharmacy. Retired in 1996.

Lois Houghton Catterall (’52 M.S. Pharm.), 75, June 24, 2004, complications from multiple sclerosis. First job as a pharmacist was in Fairbanks, Alaska, where she met her husband of 43 years, Robert.

Hubert H. Christianson (’52 Pharm.), June 24, 2003, Mount Vernon, after 17-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Practicing pharmacist in Spokane, Colville, and Odessa. Lived in Mohler. Wheat farmer and part-time pharmacist for 45 years. Kappa Sigma fraternity. WSU heavyweight boxer.

Raymond L. Conley, Jr. (’52 Bus. Adm.), 75, April 21, 2004, Richland, cancer. Joined General Electric at the Hanford Operation in Richland, 1952. Later moved to Battelle-Northwest. Retired in 1991. 

James Dale Maguire (’52 Agri.), 73, August 29, 2004, Pullman, cancer. Joined WSU agronomy faculty in 1957. Assistant department chair, 1980-86. Retired in 1997 as professor of crops and soils and director of seed technology laboratory at WSU. His focus also was on seed technology and its application in feeding the needy of the world, including international development in India, Sudan, Jordan, China, and Cameroon. Chief of party for the Jordan National Agricultural Development Project, USAID, in Amman. Settler assistance agent, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, on the Columbia Basin Project, 1954-56. Served as army officer in Japan and Korea. Retired commander of the Pullman Army Reserve Unit. Memorial suggested to the WSU Foundation, James D. Maguire Graduate Fellowship, PO Box 641927, Pullman, Washington 99164-1927.

Bearnice Stewart Skeen (’52 Ed.D.), 99, June 10, 2004, Bellingham. First woman to earn a doctorate in education from WSU. Professor emeritus of education and director of Western Washington University’s Campus School, a laboratory elementary school at Western, until the school closed in 1967. Joined WWU faculty in 1947. Later became co-chair of the education department. Taught for many years in Oregon. Principal and then assistant superintendent in what is now Jantzen Beach, Oregon.

Myrtle Jean Pape Anderson (’53 M.A. English), 89, June 29, 2004, Spokane Valley. Taught English and math at Bowdish Junior High and Ferris High School in Spokane, and seven summers at Kamehameha School, Honolulu.

Benjamin Pease, Jr. (’53 M.Ed.), 81, March 15, 2004, Billings, Montana. Among the first Crow Indians to receive a master’s degree. He and his wife, Margery, pursued careers in education in Nespelem on the Colville Indian Reservation. Resided in seven Washington and Idaho communities, where he was a teacher, coach, and principal. Entered federal civil service in 1966 as director of the Columbia Basin Job Corps, Moses Lake. Became regional director of Equal Employment Opportunity for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Boise, 1974. Developed an EEO manual used nationwide. Retired in 1984.

Barbara Allen Franklin (’56 Pharm.), May 29, 2004, Spokane. Pharmacist until she retired in 1991.

J.L. “Jack” Stenstrom (x’56), 69, May 10, 2004, Olympia. Retired self-employed heavy civil general contractor and project engineer for contractors throughout the Pacific Northwest, Arizona, and Hawaii. Boxer at WSU under coach Ike Deeter. Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.

Mary Louise Meany (’57 Educ.), 69, July 19, 2004, Seattle. Taught in the Shoreline and Seattle School Districts. Chi Omega sorority.

Donald James Hoiland (’58 Elect. Engr.), 73, May 10, 2004, Woodinville. Worked for John Fluke Manufacturing Co., Inc., in Everett for 18 years. In 1984 founded Power Conversion, Inc., in Woodinville, where he was president and CEO until his death.

1960s

Fred Lloyd Esvelt (’60 Ed.D.), 80, May 12, 2004, Kennewick. Served in the South Pacific during WWII with the Navy. Taught school in Omak. Vice principal at Soap Lake. Principal at Larson Air Force Base, Moses Lake. Superintendent at Rochester and became superintendent of schools in Kennewick, 1962. Assumed leadership of Columbia Basin College, Pasco, in 1966. Retired in 1988.

Carol Bernsten Hudson (x’60 Educ.), 65, June 22, 2004, Olympia, pancreatic cancer. Secretary in the Mercer Island and Federal Way school districts. Legislative assistant to Lt. Gov. Joe Pritchard and to now Senate Majority Leader Bill Finkbeiner.

Jacob Dixon, Jr. (’64 Elect. Engr.), 73, May 25, 2004. Retired U.S. Air Force pilot with 24 years service. Played an integral role as a principal design engineer in space transportation systems. Founded Creative Management Technology, Inc., in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

David L. Wiks, Jr. (’69 Gen. Studies), 64, July 23, 2004, Kettle Falls. Worked for the Long Lake Lumber Co. and Plum Creek Lumber Co.

1970s

Diane E. Hanson Lancaster (’71 Educ.), May 2, 2004, Ferndale. Taught kindergarten in Sequim before becoming a partner of the Family Hill Dairy at Ferndale with her husband, Jay, and their two sons.

Richard L. Owley (’73 Elect. Engr.), June 24, 2004, Ferndale, heart attack.

Shirley Williamson (’73 Bact.), 51, April 8, 2004, Spokane, cardiac complications. Employed by Hollister-Stier Laboratories, Spokane, as a research biochemist since 1976. Helped develop immunotherapies for patients suffering from life-threatening allergic reactions to venom. Later became president of Allergen Products Manufacturing Association and manager of analytical quality assurance at Hollister-Stier.

Patrick C. Rainwater (’75 Hotel & Rest. Adm.), 53, May 27, 2004, Marysville. Worked for the Saga/Marriott Corp., and directed food services for the San Francisco 49ers training camp before moving to Walla Walla in 1990 to work at Whitman College. Later owned and operated The Turf in Walla Walla. Most recently was employed at the Tulalip Casino in player development.

Mary Sharp Glidden (’76 Nursing), 62, June 30, 2004, Liberty Lake, lung cancer. Employed by Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, 1973-75; Raleigh Hills Hospital, 1975-76; Kaiser Aluminum, 1976-77; Spokane County Juvenile Detention Center, 1977-79, and Intracorp, 1980-87. Started Medical Rehabilitation Consultants, 1987. Joined U.S. Army Reserves in 1975. Served in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Retired as a lieutenant colonel.

Jill Bennett (’78 Home Ec.), 48, July 14, 2004, Seattle, cancer. Worked for Digital Equipment Corp., 1983-97, and then WRQ, a software company. A leading cancer-research advocate in Seattle. Founded Northwest Cancer Partners (2002), a local nonprofit group that aims to help patients by speeding up clinical trials based on the latest research. Created the Mary Gates Lectureship Series in 2003 to bring physicians, scientists, and survivors together annually.

1980s

Joan Kelly Driscoll (’80 Educ.), 47, May 27, 2004, Spokane. Earned a master’s degree from Gonzaga University. Teacher.

Karen Rae Williams Stevens (’80 Criminal Just.), July 14, 2004, Spokane, accident. Spokane real estate agent for the past 13 years.

Navy Lt. (Ret.) Bishop S. Douglas (’82 Econ.), 45, April 17, 2004, Seattle. Graduated from Officer Candidate School and Surface Warfare Officer Basic, 1994. Assigned to USS Downs as communications officer and then to the USS Stanley as engineering officer. Head of the Fleet Training Center in San Diego, 1991-93, when he retired.

1990s

Randal Craig Malm (’92 Pharm.), 48, July 25, 2004, Vancouver, hit by a boat while being towed on a tube in the Columbia River. Pharmacist for QFC in Vancouver.

Donica Bevin Johnson (’93 Exercise Science), 32, June 5, 2004, Seattle. Managed the fitness center and spa for the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego and was wellness center manager for Encad Corp. in San Diego. Published a nutrition-based newsletter titled, Against the Grain.

2000s

Kristian S. Burkland (’00 Biol.), 25, July 9, 2004, Spokane, injuries suffered in an automobile accident. He was a fourth-year medical student at the Chicago School of Osteopathic Medicine.

Faculty and Staff

Ray S. August, 60, August 30, 2004, Pullman. WSU professor of business law since 1980. Academic innovator, researcher, and publisher. Authority on cyberlaw. His research interests: international and comparative law, intellectual property law, and legal history. Leader in adopting technology and applying it to his teaching. Created popular courses featuring animated lectures that students watched on the Internet. His teaching awards at WSU included the Shell Petroleum Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence, 1982, 1985, 1989; WSU Outstanding Faculty of the Year, 1985; U.S. West Outstanding Faculty Award, 1990; and the College of Business and Economics Outstanding Teaching Award, 1994. Author of textbooks, International Business Law and Public International Law, and co-author of Cyberlaw.  Held B.S. (Chem.) and M.A. (Hist.) from New Mexico State University. Earned a law degree from the University of Texas, Austin, a Ph.D. in American legal history at the University of Idaho, and a LL.M. in international law at the University of Cambridge. Memorial contributions may be sent to the WSU Foundation, Ray S. August Scholarship Fund, PO Box 641927, Pullman, Washington 99164-1927.

John L. Dickey, 76, May 19, 2004, Spokane, complications from surgery. WSU lab technician in agronomy. Tested soil samples and seeds for local farmers. Served with the Army in WWII and Korea. Retired from WSU in 1982.

John O. Dickinson, 79, July 15, 2004, Corvallis, Oregon, heart attack. Retired in 1987 after 21 years at WSU. Professor of veterinary and comparative anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology, and associate dean for academic and student affairs for the College of Veterinary Medicine. Cited by the U.S. Department of Army for his work as veterinary college liaison representative to the Army Surgeon General.

Jo Eggers, 79, June 25, 2004, Palouse, heart attack. Worked in the WSU Computer Center, 1964-74.

Joel Montague, Jr., 92, August 5, 2004, Newport, Oregon. Joined WSC sociology faculty in 1946 as an instructor, retired in 1977 as a full professor. Earned doctorate at Michigan State University. Resigned his teaching position at the University of Tennessee in protest of the race and class segregation practiced there at the time. Wrote two books, Class and Nationality, and his autobiography, Cohort of One. Worked for equality and was active in progressive causes. Longtime resident of Olympia.

Barbara J. Mulalley, 68, May 25, 2004, Pullman. Phototypesetter in WSU’s College of Agriculture and Home Economics. Retired in 2003 following 23 years service.

Randy J. Proctor, 54, August 1, 2004, Pullman. Employed by WSU for 28 years, first as a carpenter, and then in housing maintenance.

Agnes Rittenhouse, 91, December 22, 2003, Sammamish. Worked in WSU food services for 16 years.

Henry Waelti, 75, May 21, 2004, Spokane. Retired from WSU Biological Systems Engineering after 23 years. Worked throughout the state with Washington State Cooperative Extension. Received the Washington State Excellence in Extension Award, 1996. Known in the U.S. for his analysis and research in controlled atmosphere storage of apples and pears.