1950s
David (’52 Geog.) and Marian (’51 Comm.) Nordquist of Pullman celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. David was a WSU Cougar football player and ASB
President and Marian was in a sorority.
1970s
Gary Kipp (’70 English), director of the Association of Washington School Principals, has been named 2012 Advocate for Education by the Washington State University College of Education.
Paul J. Fletcher (’72 Civ. Eng.), a retired major general in the Air Force, received the 2012 Washington State University Alumni Association Alumni Achievement Award. Fletcher’s numerous military honors include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, and the Humanitarian Service Medal.
John Gifford (’74 Comm., Ad.) is the president of the Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association Board of Directors. He was formerly the general manager of the Stevens Pass ski area.
Ann McGuigan (’77 MA, ’93 PhD Ed. Psych.) is the assistant vice president of Texas A&M University’s Division of Research Office of Research Development. She is also the president of the National Organization of Research Development Professionals.
Eric Tessem (’77 Const. Mgmt.), senior vice president and general manager of dck pacific construction, LLC, has joined the board of directors for Enterprise Honolulu, the O’ahu Economic Development Board. His appointment is for three years.
Edmund O. Schweitzer III (’77 PhD Eng. Science) was honored with the 2012 IEEE Medal in Power Engineering. Schweitzer was recognized for his leadership in the field of electrical power systems. IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional association.
Tom Larsens (’79 Ed.) is head coach of the Bellarmine Prep Lion Pride football team in Tacoma. The team is ranked #2 in Washington state 4A football.
1980s
Karen (Blair) Troianello (’80 Comm.) wrote about Title IX in the Seattle Times earlier this year. Title IX celebrated its fortieth anniversary this year, and as a student Troianello joined WSU alumni, faculty and coaches to fight for gender equality in athletics.
Mariano Morales Jr. (’81 Forest & Range Mgmt.) was voted “Best Attorney” in the Yakima Valley for the sixth time in nine years by readers of the Yakima Valley Business Times.
Kim Roberts (’82 Arch.), co-owner of Westport Winery, is ambassador to Washington state’s Artist Trust as a representative of Washington’s coastal region. In addition to helping the organization that provides financial support and recognition to artists, her winery and vineyards are home to an outdoor sculpture garden featuring the works of local artists.
Lori Stinson (’83 Nursing) was named “Outstanding Nurse Leader of 2012” by Nurse Leaders of Idaho. She is the Lewis-Clark State College Nursing and Health Sciences chair and a professor.
James L. Blanchard (’84 PhD Vet. Sci.) is the acting director of the New Iberia Research Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He has 28 years of experience in primate medicine and surgery experience.
Scott Peterson (’85 Bio.) is the chief scientific officer of Oncothyreon Inc., a biotechnology company specializing in cancer treatments. Peterson was director of oncology research at ZymoGenetics Inc. before joining Oncothyreon.
Alan Basso (’86 Lib. Arts) is a Port of Kalama commissioner. He is also a lieutenant and fire investigator with the Longview Fire Department and is a part time juvenile detention officer with the Cowlitz County Juvenile Detention Center.
Ethan A. Bergman (’86 PhD Pharm., Nutrition) is president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. He also serves as an associate dean in the College of Education and Professional Studies and professor of food science and nutrition at Central Washington University.
Lisa Skari (’87, ’11 EdD) received the annual H.S. Warwick Research Award in Alumni Relations for Educational Advancement from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education for her WSU doctoral dissertation “Who Gives? Characteristics of Community College Alumni Donors.”
1990s
Mark P. Jones (’90 Comm.) is the Northwest business development director for ERDMAN, a health care facility planning, design, and construction firm.
Don Kowalchuk (’90 Const. Mgmt.) is the vice president of operations at Skanska USA, one of the largest construction and development companies in the nation.
Megan Riebe (’90 Bus. Admin.) is the associate vice president of development and executive director of the University of Alaska Foundation. She has more than 16 years of experience in fundraising, and worked for the Washington State University Foundation.
Linda Maule (’91, ’93, ’97 PhD Political Sci.), of Indiana State University, is the first dean of the new University College, which will focus on the needs of first-year students. She has been coordinator of ISU’s Foundational Studies Program as well as a faculty member in political science and women’s studies.
Matthew Woolsey (’92 Comm.) completed his EdD in higher education and organizational change at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. He is a professor at that university.
Ken Lee (’93 Civ. Eng.) was appointed to the Bel Aire, Kansas, city council. Lee served on the city’s Economic Advisory Committee prior to the appointment and is an associate with Ruggles & Bohm P.A., a civil engineering and land planning company.
Steven J. Buri (’94 Poli. Sci.) was recently named the president of Discovery Institute, a Seattle-based think tank.
Faisal Awawdeh (’97 PhD Animal Sci.) is the new regional coordinator of the International Center for Agriculture in the Dry Lands, Arabian Peninsula Regional Program.
Joshua Huff (’97 Bus. Admin.) is a revenue agent for the Internal Revenue Service in Eugene, Oregon. He was one of 125 hired out of a pool of 4,000 applicants.
Janie McCauley (’98 Comm.) is an AP sports reporter who helped cover the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Her reporting included volleyball, women’s soccer, diving, and gymnastics. This was Janie’s fourth Olympics.
2000s
Justin Guillory (’00 MEd, ’08 PhD) is a new resident of Northwest Indian College (NWIC) in Bellingham.
Jason Hunt (’00 Marketing) was recently hired as national sales manager at American Alliance of Creditor Attorneys (AACA), the first network of litigation attorneys in the United States.
Amber Busch (’01 Bus. Admin., Acctg.) is one of Puget Sound Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40” for 2012. She works in the tax department at Clothier & Head, an accounting firm in Seattle.
Raphael Moffett (’02 Engl., TC Ed.) was named vice president for student affairs at Langston University in Oklahoma. Moffett earned a doctorate in educational leadership from Clark Atlanta University and previously served as director of campus and community involvement, advisor for African-American Student Affairs, and director of student life.
Jake Spratt (’05 Econ.) joined the real estate group of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, a law firm with more than 260 attorneys in the western United States and Washington D.C.
Sitha Ngy (’06 Comm.) was hired as senior art director for the Seattle ad agency Copacino+Fujikado.
Matt Loveless (’07 Comm.) anchors a nightly sports section for WAND 17 TV, a local news station serving Champaign, Springfield, and Decatur, Illinois. He has also worked as a sports anchor in Washington and Idaho.
Justin Lange (’08 Comm.) was hired as director of multimedia production and broadcast services at George Washington University Department of Athletics and< Recreation.
Christian Wuthrich (’08 PhD Higher Ed. Admin.) is the dean of students at Boise State University. He previously served as dean of students at WSU.
Aron Baynes (’09 Mvmt. Studies) played center on the Australian Olympic basketball team at the 2012 London games. Baynes played for WSU from 2005 to 2009.
Franklyn Graham (’09 Psych.) finished his master of science at Loyola University Maryland. He begins the doctorate program at Brandeis University in August.
Navy Seaman Samuel C. Tennant (’09 Biology) recently completed the U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois.
Jeff Webster (’09 Bus. Admin.) became a corporate sales executive at the Daytona International Speedway in June 2012.
2010s
Miyuki Vamadevan Arimoto (’10 PhD Soc.) was named assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa.
David Phaxayseng (’11 Soc.) recently completed U.S. Navy’s eight-week basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois.