About the magazine

by WSM staff

Washington State Magazine tells the stories of Washington State University, the state, and WSU alumni. We connect readers to innovative research, fascinating people, and thought-provoking topics—not just at Washington State, but throughout the state of Washington.

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Distribution

WSM is published quarterly (February/Spring, May/Summer, August/Fall, and November/Winter) by the Board of Regents of Washington State University.

The Fall/August issue is sent to most alumni, faculty, and staff, as well as selected friends and donors to the university.
The Winter/November and Spring/February issues are sent to WSU alumni who have donated $10 or more in the last two years, as well as WSU Alumni Association members, paid subscribers, and some non-alumni donors. Give to WSU
The Summer/May issue is exclusively sent to members of the WSU Alumni Association, faculty and staff, and paid subscribers.

All stories, including web exclusives, are on this website. PDF, web, and print-on-demand versions of the print magazine are also available. Follow us on social media or sign up for our email newsletter to get updates when new stories are published.

Staff

Larry Clark
Editor

Writer, editor, and communications professional at magazines, nonprofits, state government, and corporations for over 25 years. He graduated from WSU in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, and a second bachelor’s degree in Asian studies. After teaching in Japan, Larry worked as a technical editor, project manager, policy analyst, communications director, college instructor, writer, and editor. He earned a master’s degree from the University of Oregon in Asian studies. Larry returned to WSU in 2008 as assistant editor and web editor for Washington State Magazine, and then managing editor. He moved into the editor role after founding editor Tim Steury’s retirement in 2013. Favorite quote: “I never knew a really great writer who cherished his phrases or was afraid of losing a few of them.” —S.S. McClure, editor of McClure’s Magazine, 1893-1912

Adriana Janovich
Associate Editor

Adriana joined WSU in 2019 after two decades in newspaper newsrooms throughout Washington state — from the Olympic Peninsula to Eastern Washington. She was the food editor at The Spokesman-Review in Spokane prior to coming to Pullman. Adriana has taught feature writing and beginning journalism at several colleges and universities, most recently Whitworth and Gonzaga. She’s contributed to the 2013, 2015 and 2017 Fodor’s Pacific Northwest travel guides as well as the in-flight magazines for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Seattle University and a master’s degree in specialized journalism from the University of Southern California, where she was an Annenberg Fellow.

John Paxson
Art Director

Designer, illustrator, art director, and creative director in agency, corporate, and educational settings for over 35 years. Ten of those years were in Seattle where his design studio contracted with a long list of Northwest publications, public and private media, and businesses and nonprofits. He has won numerous design awards including a “Designer of the Year” award from CASE, and has been a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), Society of Publication Designers (SPD), and University and College Designers Association (UCDA). Favorite quote: “There is no recipe for good layout. What must be maintained is a feeling of change and contrast…be simple with good photographs…perform acrobatics when the pictures are bad.” —⁠Alexey Brodovitch

Becky Kramer
Science Writer

Becky Kramer joined Washington State University in 2019 after a newspaper career in the Pacific Northwest. She has written about business and development, endangered species, Superfund cleanup, energy, tribes, and local government. She was a Ted Scripps Fellow at the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Alysen Boston
Contributing Writer

A Baltimore native, Alysen moved to Pullman to study at WSU, graduating in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication. As a student, she was a reporter and editor for the Daily Evergreen and later worked as a writer, editor, and columnist at the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. She freelanced for Washington State Magazine and Spokane FāVS before joining WSU’s content creation staff in 2020. Favorite quote: “And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” —John Steinbeck, East of Eden, 1952

Addy Hatch
Contributing Writer

Addy joined Washington State University in 2017 after a decades-long career as a journalist in the Pacific Northwest. She graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in International Studies and received a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She worked at newspapers in Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane, including serving as managing editor of the Spokesman-Review. She also taught journalism and public relations writing as adjunct faculty at Eastern Washington University. As a senior marketing writer for WSU, Addy produces brand-marketing content for the university and writes feature stories for Washington State Magazine and WSU Insider.

Awards

Since its inception, Washington State Magazine has garnered recognition from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), an international organization that promotes excellence in educational advancement through alumni relations, communications, marketing, and fundraising.