1950s

Dale McKean (’57 Engl.) and his wife Penny recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They enjoy gardening and travel.

1960s

Darryl Olson (’63 Animal Sci.), Joe Pettit (’68 Ed), Ray Stein (’68 Math), Terry Nealey (’69 Bus. Admin), Tedd Nealey (’69 Ag.), Ted Wierman (’69 Bus. Admin.), and Dan Steward (’72 Ed.) played basketball in the Huntsman World Senior Games, in St. George, Utah, last October.

Barbara (Lof) de Michele (‘66 Engl.) was named to the City of Issaquah Hall of Fame for her service on the Issaquah School Board, the Issaquah Arts Commission, and for serving as the Executive Director of the Issaquah Community Network. She also received the prestigious Golden Apple Award from the Issaquah Schools Foundation for her “sustained contributions to community youth.”

E. Garry Hill (’69 Bio.) is the 2012 recipient of the Scott Davis Award for Excellence in Track & Field Announcing by TAFWA (Track & Field Writers of America). He was the stadium announcer at the Olympic Games in London, the fourth time he has served in that capacity. Hill, the editor of Track & Field News, has now announced track meets in 17 nations for the sport’s international governing body, the IAAF, based in Monaco.

1970s

Marc Bates (’70 Animal Sci., ’76 Bus.) is the manager of the Oregon State University cheese plant which just released an alpine-style specialty cheese, Beaver Classic, developed and produced by students using milk from the university’s dairy herd.

Diana Ewing (’71 Engl.), who had a career in advertising and public relations, has written a book entitled, The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Grandparenting: An Irreverent Look at the Next Big Step. She lives in Southern California with her husband David.

1980s

Joseph P. Thomas (’80 Pharm.) of Ulmer & Berne LLP was named 2013 “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers of America, who designates only one lawyer per practice area as Lawyer of the Year in the nation’s largest legal markets. His area is product liability litigation, representing the defendants.

Meg Carlson (’82 MBA) is president of Prosperity Organic Foods, Inc. of Boise, Idaho. The company was recently named a silver award winner in the Consumer Products Company of the Year category at the 2012 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business.

Kim Roberts (’82 Arch.), her husband Blain, daughter Carrie, and son-in-law Dana launched Westport Winery in Aberdeen in 2008. The winery was recently awarded the silver award for the Seattle Business Magazine’s Washington Family Business of the Year for 2012.

Pamela Cort (’83 French), the Las Cruces Public School District French teacher, was recently named New Mexico Teacher of the Year during a surprise celebration held in her school.

Dick Fohn (’83 Accounting) was recently selected president and chief operating officer for Seattle-based Moss Adams LLP, one of the largest accounting and business consulting firms in the nation.

Doug Watson (’85 Accounting) has rejoined the Grant Thornton LLP’s Seattle practice as the director of business development for the Pacific Northwest.

Kathleen T. Coleman (’87 Comm.) became Spokane-based The Spokesman-Review’s sales and marketing director on January 1, 2013.

Mike Utley (x’89), a former WSU and NFL football player, is featured for his charitable contributions in the book, Everyday Heroes: 50 Americans Changing the World One Nonprofit at a Time. The Mike Utley Foundation raises money for spinal cord injury research and education.

1990s

Carla Nellis (’90 Comm.) has written a picture book entitled, WSU Cougars⁠—from A to Z, aimed at children. The former teacher reveals fun facts about WSU like how a class project led to the Cougar Fight Song and why live cougars once traveled with the football team. Nellis lives in the Northwest with her husband and three children.

Robin Starkenburg (‘92 Ag. Comm.) is the marketing manager at Digi-Star LLC, a leading manufacturer of electronic weighing systems for feed mixers and livestock scales.

Taryn Kama (’93 Comm.), the founder of Go Get it Gal, was honored at the University of Washington Women’s Center’s annual “Women of Courage: Braving New Horizons” gala event recognizing those who made lasting contributions to the communities they serve by creating innovative ways to approach and solve social and >political issues.

Mike Eller (’97 Bus. Admin.) of Electronic Systems Technology, Inc. (ESTeem Wireless Modems) has been appointed manager of finance and administration.

Leslie (La Motte) Archer (’98 Finance) and Ken Archer (’99 Lib. Arts), welcomed baby girl Elsie La Motte in July 2012. Elsie joins brothers Edward (4) and Sydney (2).

Scott Thurman (‘98 Bus. Admin.) was recently named executive vice president of TenBridge Partners, LLC., a Portland-based registered investment advisory firm.

2000s

Ellie Shahinian Baldwin (‘02 EdD) has been appointed dean for the School of Education at Jones International University.

Raina Spence (’02 MS Plant Path.) is the director of industry outreach for the Washington State Potato Commission.

Kirsten (Shafer) McNeil (’03, ’06 MS Mech. Eng.) Foreign Affairs Specialist, U.S. Export Enforcement Support, Office of Nonproliferation and International Security, has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Linton Brooks Medal for Dedication to Public Service.

Judy (Worker) Monhollen (’07 Hist.) and her husband, SSG Paul Monhollen, welcomed a baby boy Jonathan William in September 2012.

Jena (Kautto) Dyches (’08 Soc. Sci.) and Zach Dyches (’07 Accounting) recently married and instead of a traditional cake, they had a Cougar cake. The couple met while attending WSU.

2010s

Monica Mangis (’10 DVM) is the Ketchikan (Alaska) Veterinary Clinic’s only veterinarian. Mangis plans to become certified in herbal medicines for animals.

Hillary Nauss (‘10 DVM) has joined the West Maui Animal Clinic staff, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Her interests include preventative medicine, internal medicine, surgery, radiology, and fish medicine.

Navy Seaman Kyle E. Barker (’11 Mvmt. Studies) recently completed the U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois.

Matthew Heatherly (’12 Soc. Sci.) earned his degree while being twice deployed to Iraq.

Navy Seaman Nathan M. McQuarrie (’12 Env. Sci.) recently completed the U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois.

Erica Norris (’12 Advertising) created an eccentric job-hunting video that went viral and resulted in a job offer from the nationally syndicated television show Ellen. Norris appeared on the show to accept her new position as a production assistant.