Fall 2015
In the USFS hot seat
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell '76 on his WSU education and managing 0wildfires in a warmer climate. » More ...
Washington State Magazine
Fall 2015
Forest o’ plenty
Return of forest farming and producing valuable crops in the woods. » More ...
Fall 2015
Tea traditions
Taking tea in historic Stevens Hall for 120 years. » More ...
Fall 2015
Recycling passion
Taking in the trash to build something better, with composite materials. » More ...
Fall 2015
Restoring chaos
WSU researchers seek to prove that an untamed tangle of nature is a prerequisite for long-term salmon survival. » More ...
Fall 2015
First Words
The loss of a president who transformed the University, and a transformation of the magazine. » More ...
Summer 2015
The right work
Amateur photographer Vivian Maier represents the value of work, as defined by herself, a theme throughout the summer 2015 issue.
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Spring 2015
The West in the words of Washington Irving
“The broad and beautiful Columbia lay before them, smooth and unruffled as a mirror … .
“About thirty miles above Point Vancouver the mountains again approach on both sides of the river, which is bordered by stupendous precipices, covered with the fir and the white cedar, and enlivened occasionally by beautiful cascades leaping from a great height, and sending up wreaths of vapor.” —Astoria
Spring 2015
Alumni Achievement Awards
Gaymond ’63 and Cindy Schultz of Reno, Nevada, were honored last November for their contributions to the telecommunications industry and for mentoring students in the WSU Harold Frank Engineering Entrepreneurship Institute.
Gaymond Schultz received the WSUAA Alumni Achievement Award for the significant impact and influence he has had in telecommunications and computers as well as his substantial service to the WSU Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture and its executive leadership board.
Originally from Davenport, Schultz majored in electrical engineering at WSU. He went on to found Stratacom, Vina Technologies, and Seaport Imaging, a leading manufacturer of image processing equipment and software.
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Spring 2015
Schweitzer receives alumni award
Edmund O. Schweitzer III ’77 PhD received the university’s highest alumni honor, the 2014 Regents’ Distinguished Alumnus Award, in a ceremony last November. He earned his doctorate in electrical engineering from WSU, where he also served as a faculty member. In 1982, Schweitzer founded Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories to research and manufacture digital relays and other products to protect electric power systems. He is a fellow of the IEEE and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He holds 100 patents and the company he founded has been recognized as a global leader in improving the stability and safety of electrical grids.