
Gallery: Elson S. Floyd, PhD
Elson S. Floyd, PhD – 1956-2015
President of Washington State University, 2007-2015
Photos by Shelly Hanks, Dean Hare, and Robert Hubner
Read the tribute to President Floyd from the Fall 2015 issue
Elson S. Floyd, PhD – 1956-2015
President of Washington State University, 2007-2015
Photos by Shelly Hanks, Dean Hare, and Robert Hubner
Read the tribute to President Floyd from the Fall 2015 issue
Fred Ernest Kasline (’33 Eng., Alpha Tau Omega), 104, October 4, 2015, Fair Oaks, California.
Fae Bowers (’x34 Busi., Zeta Tau Alpha), 101, September 12, 2015, Spokane.
Grant Arthur Graber (’35 Econ.), 98, December 23, 2010, Wapato.
Aimee M. Frazier (’39 Theatre, Pi Beta Phi), 99, October 13, 2014, Spokane.
Francis M. Roberts (’39 Ag. Eng.), 99, August 26, 2015, Spokane.
Bruce V. Arnold (’40 Gen. St.), 99, October 20, 2015, Walla Walla.
Marie Margaret Bley (’40 Pharm.), 96, April 8, 2015, Spokane.
Norman C. Donaldson (’40 Agron.), 98, October 29, 2015, Colville.
Bernadine Fulfs Seabrandt (’41, ’54 Microbio.), 97, October 21, 2015, … » More …
Paul A. Klavano (’41 Chem., ’44 DVM), 95, June 10, 2015, Pullman.
Richard D. Bartram (’43 Hort.), 94, February 19, 2015, Wenatchee.
Maryhelen Stephens (’43 Pharm.), 93, August 20, 2015, Portland, Oregon.
Forrest W. Johnson (’44 Wildlife Eco.), 94, August 19, 2015, Yakima.
Helen F. Stowell (’44 Phys. Ed.), 93, June 30, 2015, Spokane.
Barbara Lee (Leighty) Hanger (’45 Nursing), 91, April 4, 2015, Dayton.
Dorothy Ruth Hink (’45 Microbio.), 94, April 14, 2015, Cashmere.
Nydia Jane Oliver (’47 Fine Arts, Delta Gamma), 89, July 14, 2015, College Place.
Zilda Utzman Carlson (’48 Pol. Sci.), 89, July 26, 2015, Boise, Idaho.
Paul H. … » More …
Mapmaker mystery
Of all the names that were mentioned in the [previous issue] article (those that I studied under in geology), I know Dr. Campbell would have had your answer. I was a graduate student in geology in the early ’70s and I knew Dr. Rosenberg (my advisor), Dr. Webster, and Dr. Campbell. These people were phenomenal teachers and mentors. But when important questions come up, like historical geology questions, Dr. Campbell was your man. He would have known. I remember his research, his retirement, and his death later. Another person who would have known was Al Butler in physics (also my advisor) … » More …
Glenn Terrell served as Washington State University’s seventh president, from 1967 to 1985. He passed away in August at his home in Sequim. He was 93.
Terrell earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Davidson College in North Carolina, his master’s degree in psychology from Florida State University, and his doctoral degree from the University of Iowa. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was one of the American soldiers who marched down the Champs-Elysee with Charles de Gaulle.
He began his academic career as an instructor in psychology at Florida State, later moving to the University of Colorado … » More …
Charles Edward Argersinger, emeritus professor of music at Washington State University and a resident of the Palouse area since 1988, died April 16, 2013, in Pullman, after a long illness. He was 61.
Charles was born October 15, 1951, in Schenectady, New York, and his family traded snow for sun a few years later, moving to Phoenix, Arizona. After graduating from Central High School, he attended Arizona State University, earning his bachelor’s and then, in 1977, his master’s degree in music. During his college years, he played saxophone in a rock band called Christopher Blue. In 1977, Jana Jennison, who fell in love with him … » More …