1940s
Edward “Mike” Reuter (’48 Phys. Ed.), a WWII veteran, was presented with the Knight of the Legion of Honor, France’s highest military award for his contribution to France’s liberation in the war.
1960s
Robert Healea (’64 Bus. Ad.) retired after 20 years of service as the vice president and chief financial officer at telecommunications firm TEC.
Steve Montgomery (’66 Comm.) was honored with the lifetime achievement award and the annual media award by H1 Unlimited for his public relations and broadcasting work in unlimited hydroplane racing.
Stan Albrecht (’68 MA, ’70 PhD Soc.) was the first Utah State University president named to the USU Athletics Hall of Fame.
1970s
Karen Childress-Evans (’71 EdD) retired as director of visual and performing arts for the San Diego Unified School District.
Bradley Carlson (’75 Comm.) was appointed president and general manager of Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery by Riverview Bancorp, Inc.
Michael Hubbard (’76 MBA) has been appointed to the BioPharmX board of directors.
Jim Wegner (’76 Food Sci.) retired as president and CEO of the Northwest Dairy Association and its subsidiary Darigold Inc.
Dan Newhouse (’77 Ag. Econ.) was elected as U.S. representative for central Washington’s Fourth Congressional District.
Dan Castles (’78 Fin.) will continue as CEO of his 17-year-old digital video tools company Telestream, which was recently acquired by Genstar.
John E. “Jack” Pelo (’78 Bus.) has been appointed vice chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Economic Advisory Council.
Rich Tomsinski (’78 Bus.) has accepted a fellowship position with Results Washington, part of the Washington state governor’s office.
Susan Rahr (’79 Crim. Jus.) was appointed to the “Task Force on 21st Century Policing” by President Barack Obama.
1980s
Shari H. Freidenrich (’82 Bus.) was reelected as the Orange County, California, treasurer. This is her second term.
Horace A. Young (’83 MA Music) joined Santa Fe University of Art and Design as chair of the university’s contemporary music department.
Ronald Turco (’85 PhD Soils Sci.) was selected as director of the Purdue University Global Sustainability Institute.
Mark A. Mone (’88 PhD Bus. Admin.) was named the new chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Kim Zentz (’88 MEM) was named director of WSU’s engineering and technology management program.
1990s
Kevin Christie (’90 Acc.) has been named vice president for customer solutions at Avista Corporation.
Scott Holt (’91 Ag. Bus.) was promoted to North American marketing manager at Allflex USA Inc.
Max Baker (’92 MA Theatre Arts) wrote and directed his play Live from the Surface of the Moon, which was presented at The Wild Project in New York City.
Jennifer Goldston (’93 Comm.) was named vice president of communications at FarmLink.
Scott Scholes (’93 MED) has been named vice president of enrollment management at Idaho State University.
Joanna M. Silverstein (’94 Psych.) was elevated to shareholder status at the world’s largest employment and labor law practice, Littler.
Jim Horner (’96 Crim. Jus.) returned for his ninth season with the Mariners organization, and second season as manager of minor league baseball team Jackson Generals in Tennessee.
Dhiraj Kacker (’96 MS Elec. Eng.) has been recognized as one of the 10 most influential people in photography by Asian Photography magazine.
Guy Birkenmeier (’97 Bio. Chem.) was named a partner at law firm Baker and McKenzie LLP.
Bennie Seltzer (’97 Socio.) was chosen for the 2014-15 class in the Pac-12 men’s basketball Hall of Honor.
Shannon Hunt (’98 Ed.) was inducted into Battle Ground’s Prairie High School Hall of Fame. She is an assistant volleyball coach at WSU.
2000s
Clifford Smith (’02 Comm.) was hired as U.S. Congressman Gary Palmer’s communication director.
Andy Hurst (’04 Comm.) is now the producer of The Record, the daily news magazine on KUOW 94.9 public radio in Seattle.
2010s
Kerri Dieken (’10 MFA) has been selected to have her art exhibited in the sixth annual Governor’s Biennial Art Exhibit in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Brenden Koch (’10 Hum.) has been hired as the managing editor of Walla Walla Lifestyles.
Bryan Klingele (’11 Crim. Jus.) was promoted to corporal at the Federal Way Police Department.
Justin Rammer (’11 Bus.) is now the general manager at Sullivan’s Steakhouse in Seattle.