1940s
Robert Beck (’42 Ph.D. Vet. Med.) and Virginia Beck x’44 have been named Distinguished Alumni of the Year (2006) by Modesto Junior College. Both attended the California school prior to enrolling at WSU.
Richard (’47 Hist.) and Erma Deanne Rantz (’47 Hist.), Bellingham, participated in the Mt. Baker Rock and Gem Club show, an organization they have been members of since 1984. The event’s attractions consist of rocks, minerals, fossils, gems, and jewelry.
1950s
Ralph H. Quaas (’57 Hort.) sold his City Floral in Everett after 40 years of ownership. He is now enjoying full retirement with activities in United Way, Volunteers of America, Hospice, and travel.
Raymond R. Seegers (’58 Ed., Mus.) has completed two terms as the president of the 760-member Thurston County School Retirees Association.
Robert W. Vogelsang (’58 M.A. Sp. & Theat.) was named outstanding retired professor for 2006 by Portland State University. The acknowledgment was based on community service, career development, contribution to the Retirement Association, and contributions to the university. Vogelsang taught speech at WSU from 1956 to 1970.
1960s
Ron Adams ’60 was inducted into the National Masters Racquetball International Hall of Fame July 28, 2006. Adams, 68, became the 32nd inductee in the hall of fame’s 10-year history.
Hugh Campbell (’63, ’69 M.A. Phys. Ed.) retired from his post as CEO for the Edmonton Eskimos, a Canadian Football League team. Campbell spent 26 years with the West Division team.
Larry Culver (’64 HRA) and his wife, Vickie, have received the 2006 Distinguished Community Service Award from the Grace Heffernan Arnold Guild of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The Culvers own the Resident Inn by Marriott in Seattle, which often serves as a home away from home for patients undergoing cancer treatment.
Michael E. Howell (’65 Ag. Engr.) is a lieutenant colonel with the Civil Air Patrol and a member of the Twin W Squadron located in Walla Walla. He has been appointed director of safety for the patrol’s Pacific Region, overseeing aircraft and vehicles in 192 squadron units in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Alaska, and Hawaii.
Mark A. Suwyn (’67 Ph.D. Chem.) was appointed CEO of the paper company NewPage Corporation in April 2006. Suwyn previously served as interim CEO and chairman of the board of directors of the Ohio-based business.
Ron Vrlicak (’67 Phys. Ed.) is vice president of sales for American Health Holding, Inc., a multi-URAC-accredited medical management company. Vrlicak’s previous experiences range from consulting to plan design and pharmacy program knowledge.
Don Alger (’68 Ph.D. Chem.) discussed the risks of nitrates in drinking water during the Museum Without Walls series of the Northern California Natural History Museum at Chico State University. Alger is a professor in the department of chemistry at Chico State.
Eric Mathison (’69 Comm.) is editor of the Highline Times/Des Moines News, which serves communities south of Seattle. He won first place for best humorous column in the 2006 Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspaper Contest.
1970s
Joseph M. Quinn (’70 Comm.) has compiled The Mexico City College Story: The History 1940-1963. The work can be viewed online at www.mexicocitycollege.com.
Leslie V. Rowe (’70 For. Lang. & Lit.) was sworn in as U.S. ambassador to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Republic of Vanuatu on September 5, 2006. A career member of the Senior Foreign Services, Rowe previously served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.
Bud Withers (’70 Comm.) has released his new book, Stadium Stories: Washington State Cougars. Withers has covered college football and basketball for the Seattle Times since 1999. Prior to that, he worked at the Seattle Post Intelligencer and the Eugene Register Guard. See wsm.wsu.edu/bookstore/alumni/sports/ for information about Stadium Stories: Washington State Cougars.
Scott Carson (’72 Bus. Admin.) was named president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes in September. Known as the “go-to guy” for the company whenever a senior executive is needed to take on a high-profile task, Carson has been with the company for 34 years. He and his wife, Linda, live in Federal Way.
Phyllis J. Campbell (’73 Bus. Admin.) received the 2006 Regents’ Distinguished Alumnus Award, the highest honor WSU grants to alumni. The 36th recipient of the award, Campbell is president and CEO of the Seattle Foundation.
Stephen Depner (’73 Econ.) will serve one of DeepGreen Financial’s mortgage broker clients as an account executive. Depner previously served at Macquarie Mortgages USA, where he specialized in correspondent lending.
William D. Hyslop (’73 Polit. Sci.) has received the Washington State Bar Association’s 2006 WSBA President’s Award. A principal at Lukins & Annis in Spokane, Hyslop is past president of the WSU Alumni Association.
Mark Davis (’78 M.A. Mus.) spoke at an annual prayer breakfast at the Muskogee Civic Assembly Center to recognize Muskogee youth for excellence in academics and citizenship. Davis is chair of the music department at Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma.
Bill Gaines (’78 Elec. Engr.) became the superintendent of Tacoma Power September 2006. He is responsible for the general management and administration of the Tacoma, Washington electric utility. With more than 25 years in the utility industry, Gaines came to Tacoma from Seattle City Light, where he held several executive positions. He also served at Puget Sound Energy as vice president for engineering and contracting and vice president for energy supply.
Rich McBride (’78 B.S. Ag., ’01 Ed.D.) is the 2006 Washington Association of Educational Office Professionals administrator of the year. McBride was chosen from a field of nominees throughout the state. He is superintendent of the North Central Educational Services District and lives in Yakima with his wife, Claudia (’77 FA).
Michael Longinotti (’79 Env. Sci., Geol.) has been appointed chief financial officer of the Gryphon Gold Corporation. Longinotti is a member of CIRI, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and Washington Society of CPAs.
1980s
Kris Weathermon (’81 Comm./Polit. Sci.) is volunteer coordinator for ArtsWest, a playhouse and gallery for the performing arts in West Seattle. Previously, Weathermon worked for 10 years in radio and television journalism and for several cruise lines and travel companies.
Ed Adams (’82 Ph.D. Plant. Path.) is director of the Spokane County extension program at Washington State University at Spokane. Adams was previously director of agricultural programs at the Spokane campus.
Lynn Starr (’83 Bus. Mgt.) is vice president of sales and marketing for Pleasanton-based Seniority, Inc., a management, sales, and marketing consulting firm.
Atri Chatterjee (’84 B.S., ’85 M.S. Comp. Sci.) is senior vice president of marketing at CipherTrust Inc., a global market leader in messaging security based in Alpharetta, Georgia. Chatterjee will lead all global marketing initiatives for the company.
Debby Lommasson (’84 Home Ec.) adopted a daughter from China and, with her family, co-founded a charity to move children out of Chinese orphanages and into nearby homes while awaiting adoption. More than 500 girls have been moved in two years. For more information, visit www.grace-hope.org.
Marci Wainhouse (’88 Comm.) is the owner of Bella Home and Garden in Kent and uses her modern garden to acknowledge the benefits of a revitalized Kent.
1990s
Shelly (Morris) Mumma (’90 Comm.) became the director of leadership, service, and involvement August 2006 at the Campus Center at St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin.
Anthony Leung (’91 Microbiol.) began practice in Akron, Ohio, as an infectious disease specialist August 2006, and is an assistant professor of medicine at Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine.
Steve Jungen (’92 HRA) is vice president and manager of the Hayden branch of the Idaho Independent Bank. Jungen has been with the bank since 1995.
John Miller (’92 Bus. Admin., Acct.) is senior managing director of the Northwest for the global commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield in Portland, Oregon. Miller works out of Seattle.
Mark Gatterman (’94 Biol.) and his wife, Erica, announce the birth of their son, Drew Steven, born April 2006.
Pete Tingstrom (’94 Bus. Admin.) was awarded the Bronze Star and Defense Meritorious Service medal for service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Ashley Walyuchow (’94 Comm.) is athletic director at the University of Houston-Victoria. The start-up program will compete in the NAIA and field baseball and softball teams for the 2008 seasons.
Lori L. Dawsey (’95 M.A. Sp. & Hear. Sci.) married James E.H. Warma June 3, 2006. Dawsey owns and operates Hands of Hope Speech Therapy Inc., where she is a speech-language pathologist. Her husband is the operations flight commander for the 341st Operations Support Squadron at Malmstrom Air Force Base.
Mark Martinez (’95 Comm.) was promoted from anchor to weekend anchor at the Fox affiliate station in Phoenix, Arizona.
Andrea (Blake) Spencer (’95 Land. Arch., ’98 M.A. Reg. Plan.) is director of the Department of Community Development at the City of Bremerton. She was previously the city’s planning manager.
Mark Kaiman (’97 Soc. Sci.) has joined the Lustick Law Firm in Bellingham as a litigation associate. Kaiman served as a deputy county prosecuting attorney in San Juan County and was a municipal court prosecutor for the city of Bellingham.
Frank Clovis (’98 D.V.M.) has opened River City Animal Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho. Clovis previously worked at the largest animal hospital in the Coeur d’Alene area. Last winter, he added Animal Medical Center in downtown Coeur d’Alene to his practice.
John Musella (’98 Comm.) is vice president at the Los Angeles office of MWW Group, one of the nation’s top 10 public relations firms. Before joining MWW, Musella served as director of public relations at KB Home, a Fortune 500 company and one of America’s largest homebuilders.
2000s
Stacy (Asher) Lawless (’00 Bus. Admin.) married Matt Lawless (’01 Env. Sci.) in 2003. They have two children, Annabelle, born October 2004, and Samual, born August 2006. They live and work in Seattle.
Dawn Levine (’02 Soc. Sci.) graduated from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia, and has taken a job with Bernard V. Kearse III P.C., an estate-planning firm. She is a graduate of WSU’s Distance Degree Program.
Veronica S. Gunderson (’03 Polit. Sci.) is in her third year at the UCLA School of Law and is scheduled to receive her Juris Doctor in May 2007. Her article, “Personal Responsibility in Parentage: An Argument Against the Marital Presumption,” will appear in the Summer 2007 edition of the UC Davis Journal of Juvenile Law and Policy.
Catherine Walker (’03 Sp. Mgt) is director of compliance for the Elon University athletics department. She serves as the main contact for the athletics staff regarding compliance-related issues while monitoring day-to-day activities to ensure compliance with NCAA and Southern Conference regulations.
Eli Newton (’04 Bus. Admin.) owns Braganza Pearl Teas in Vancouver and has hopped on one of the hottest teen food trends of bubble tea, the Taiwanese drink. Newton now owns two stores and plans to make his way into the Seattle area next.
Tyler Phillips (’05 Bus.) is an assurance associate at BDO Seidman in Spokane.
Scott Walter (’05 Ph.D. Ed.) has been appointed associate university librarian for services and professor of library administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Scott lives in Champaign with his wife, Kirsten Pauli, and their daughter, Wendy.
Jeffrey Higens (’06 Hospitality Mgt) is a sales manager at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane. Higens previously worked as a group sales executive and operations manager at Sun Valley Resort in Idaho.
Zachary A. Mazur (’06 M.A.) has been named an “emerging artist” by the Spokesman Review. Mazur’s landscape and documentary photography deals with social and environmental issues. He is currently an instructor in WSU’s fine arts department. See pp. 43 and 56, this issue.
Randy Mueller (’06 Gen. Stud.) ran last spring for the 17th Legislative District seat in Clark County, but did not garner the Republican nomination. Mueller describes himself as a moderate Republican and has been a volunteer for Mothers Against Drunk Driving since 2003 and a member of the Clark County chapter of Washington Conservation Voters.