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Tom Foley
Spring 2024

Ask the Authors: John Pierce and Kenton Bird, authors of Tom  Foley: The Man in the Middle

John Pierce and R. Kenton Bird were fellows in the same program nearly 20 years apart.

Pierce served as an American Political Science Congressional Fellow from 1970 to 1971, working part of that time in Tom Foley’s congressional office. Bird was a fellow from 1988 to 1989. Ten years later, he wrote his WSU dissertation on Foley’s congressional career. Pierce, chair of the Department of Political Science for eight years and dean of the College of Liberal Arts for eleven years, was on the committee for his doctoral degree. They spent nearly eight years working on their 2023 biography of Foley, which was … » More …

Black and white headshot of Tricia Raikes
Spring 2024

Optimism in the next generation: Q&A with Trician Raikes

Tricia Raikes (’78 Comm.) is co-founder of the Seattle-based Raikes Foundation, which she and her husband, Jeff, founded in 2002.

For her work addressing youth homelessness, Raikes was recognized as a Champion of Change by the Obama administration. She is a past trustee for the Washington State University Foundation and a Hall of Achievement inductee for the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.

Raikes recently shared her approach to philanthropy with Washington State Magazine, and discussed the importance of investing in young people and why the next generation fills her with optimism.

 

What was your inspiration for co-founding the … » More …