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1975 WSU crew team detail—Bob Appleyard
Winter 2023

A legacy of collegiate rowing

Robert “Bob” Appleyard (’75 Zool., ’79 MS Environ. Sci., ’86 PhD Vet. Sci.) rowed with Cougar Crew all four years of college, coached Washington State University’s women’s crew team for a year during graduate school, and went on to become a longtime race official with the United State Rowing Association (USRowing) and International Federation of Rowing Associations (FISA).

In 2023, he gave the keynote address during Cougar Crew Days. Find his speech below.

Read about Appleyard’s career in “Different strokes.”

 

 

We’ve been celebrating the first 50 years of Cougar Crew, and my task this evening is to reflect back over those … » More …

A crowd in a coliseum with blue and red lighting
Winter 2023

Memories of Beasley Coliseum

Beasley Coliseum was completed in 1973 for $8 million. To celebrate its fiftieth year, Washington State Magazine asked readers to share their favorite memories of the iconic event space via email and Facebook.

 

Wes Morrill
Grew up on College Hill in Pullman
(I remember) the hill that was there with married student housing, and we would ski down the backside across to the golf course to ski on the old No. 9 hole circa 1953 or so.

Beverly Brantner
Retired staff, former parent
Summer 1970. Scale model of the upcoming coliseum in the Johnson Hall main entrance atrium … » More …

Winter 2023

Building a Queer archive

With the Queering the Archives Initiative moving into its second year, Josie Cohen-Rodriguez and Lotus Norton-Wisla are focusing on building a student-centered and community-driven LGBTQ+ archive in the Washington State University Libraries.

“We want to build a broad coalition of folks who are vested in this archive and taking a sense of collaborative ownership,” Cohen-Rodriguez said. “That’s very empowering.”

Other archives in the Pacific Northwest are taking this approach, and Cohen-Rodriguez and Norton-Wisla had the opportunity to visit several of them in July 2023, thanks to a WSU 2023 Transformational Change Initiative (TCI) grant. TCI grants are awarded annually by the … » More …

Fall 2023

Celebrating Master Gardeners’ 50 years

Master Gardeners started at Washington State University 50 years ago.

Watch videos from Master Gardeners and WSU commemorating this anniversary of the volunteer gardening program with such an impact. (Videos produced by the WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences)

 

Seeds of a Movement

 

Making a Difference in Today’s World

 

Looking Ahead to Vibrant Future