Spring 2023
Investing in invention
Ron Howell led numerous health innovations to market as CEO of the Washington Research Foundation. » More ...
Wenda Reed ’76
Winter 2022
The Wright career
A life in broadcasting has brought Mark Wright awards and fulfillment. » More ...
Fall 2022
Virtually — from all perspectives
Chris Chin blurs the lines between architecture in the real world and environments in the virtual world. » More ...
Spring 2022
Pathways for a new education
Washington's superintendent of public instruction imagines the high school of the future » More ...
Fall 2021
Back to art
Photographer and painter David Patterson returns to his artistic pursuits on the Palouse. » More ...
Summer 2021
An enterprise in fertility
Julie (Riggs) Rash helps couples who want a baby, but cannot conceive naturally, find a match with their ideal egg donor. » More ...
Winter 2020
Building on new directions
Pedro Castro mentors minority owners of Puget Sound-area architecture and engineering companies. » More ...
Fall 2020
Glass action
Tracy Morgan found a way to give back through glassybaby. » More ...
Spring 2020
From recycled materials, really
Five12 Apparel, with several Washington State University alumni, makes clothing and gear from coffee grounds and other recycled waste. » More ...
Fall 2018
Being best
A 9-year-old slave girl fanned her young mistress to keep the flies off her while she learned her lessons. Because she picked up enough education to be able to read and write a little, she ended up teaching other slaves and ex-slaves.
Her daughter became a schoolteacher, married to a Presbyterian minister in segregated Columbus, Ohio. The couple passed on the family mantras to their children: “You must get an education to get ahead” and “you must be a credit to our race.”
Their children, the second generation born free, took the advice to heart, attending college and becoming teachers and professionals. One of them, … » More …