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| − | = '''WSU Highlights by Decade''' =
| + | [[Image:Wsu campus1.jpg|thumb|right|250px]] Over the decades, Washington State University has developed a rich history. Founded in 1890 as the state's land-grant institution, WSU has grown from a single campus in Pullman to an internationally respected, multi-campus system. |
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| − | == 1890-1899 == | + | === Historical highlights include: === |
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| + | *'''Instruction beginning in 1895''' in what will become the College of Veterinary Medicine. |
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| + | *The story of '''football player Butch Meeker''', for whom the WSU Cougar mascot is named, noted in 1926. |
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| + | *Naming, in 1957, of Frances Penrose Owen as the '''first woman on the WSU Board of Regents'''. |
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| + | *'''Eruption of Mount St. Helens''' on May 18, 1980, covering the campus in one-half inch of volcanic ash. |
| | + | *Selection in 1986 of WSU biochemist Clarence A. "Bud" Ryan for '''membership in prestigious National Academy of Sciences''', the first WSU professor so honored. |
| | + | *'''Grand opening of Honors Hall''' in 2001, the new home of the nationally-acclaimed WSU Honors College, celebrating the college’s 40th anniversary. |
| | + | *WSU is '''ranked among the nation's top 50 '''public research universities. |
| | + | * '''Elson S. Floyd taking office''' in 2007 as WSU's tenth president. |
| | + | *'''$25 million grant''' for School of Global Animal Health from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, largest in WSU history. |
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| + | There's much more! Take a "stroll" through the decades by '''[http://university-relations.wsu.edu/WSU-history/ visiting WSU's history page]'''. Or explore the history of WSU through the [http://president.wsu.edu/office/university-governance/past-presidents/ eras of its presidents]. |
| − | State Land-Grant College established by the State Legislature, March 28.
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| − | 1891
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| − | First meeting of Board of Regents, April 22.
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| − | 1891
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| − | George Lilley appointed first president, April 25.
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| − | Contract awarded May 22 for the campus's first building named the "CRIB" - the
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| − | cradle of an infant college. Cost estimate = $1500.
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| − | 1892
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| − | Washington Agricultural College and School of Science, as WSU was first known,
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| − | opened its doors to 29 students and 63 preparatory students, faculty of 5, on
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| − | January 13. Instruction began in agriculture, mechanic arts and engineering,
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| − | and sciences and arts.
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| − | 1892
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| − | Construction started on Ferry Hall, first [[Category:Residence_halls|residence hall]], February.
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| − | College Hall contract awarded May 15.
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| − | 1892
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| − | John W. Heston, principal of Seattle High School, appointed president, December
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| − | 1893
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| − | [[Category:Enoch_Bryan|E.A. Bryan]] appointed president July 22. The former president of Vincennes
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| − | 1894
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| − | Agriculture research started in Puyallup in Western Washington.
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| − | Rogers intramural field construction started.
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| − | 1894
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| − | First varsity [[Category:Football|football]] game: WSC beat Idaho, 10-0, November 10.
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| − | 1895
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| − | Instruction began in Veterinary Science.
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| − | First issue of Evergreen student newspaper published.
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| − | First Glee Club organized.
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| − | 1897
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| − | First graduating class of seven men and women.
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| − | Alumni Association organized June 23. Edward Kimmel (Class of 1897) is the
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| − | 1899
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| − | First Chinook student yearbook published.
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| − | First intercollegiate debates.
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| − | 1900
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| − | First Summer School session.
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| − | [[Category:Football|Football ]]team won Northwest Championship.
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| − | 1902
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| − | First master's degree conferred - William Harford Lawrence, M.S. in Botany.
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| − | College name changed to State College of Washington.
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| − | 1905
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| − | Instruction in Home Economics and Pharmacy launched.
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| − | 1905-6
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| − | Enrollment reached 1,079.
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| − | 1907
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| − | [[Category:Enoch_Bryan|President Bryan]] went to Europe to recuperate from attack of typhoid fever.
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| − | Instruction in Education began in November.
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| − | Professor Osmar L. Waller named vice president of the college.
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| − | Decade of the "Carlisle Connection." Three State College head [[Category:Football|football]] coaches
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| − | William "Lone Star" Dietz and Gus Welch.
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| − | 1910
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| − | First issue of Alumni publication POWWOW printed.
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| − | First "Founder's Day" celebration
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| − | Miss Rhoda White named first Dean of Women.
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| − | Crimson Circle senior men's honorary established.
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| − | President's House completed at cost of $25,000.
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| − | First Homecoming held.
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| − | 1913
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| − | College natural history museum named for former regent, Charles R. Conner.
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| − | Student Book Store established.
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| − | 1915
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| − | President Bryan retires. Runs unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate.
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| − | [[Category:Ernest_Holland|Ernest O. Holland]] appointed president. He has a Ph.D. from Indiana University
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| − | Agriculture research started at Lind in Eastern Washington.
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| − | State College [[Category:Football|football]] team defeated Brown 14-0 in first annual Rose Bowl in
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| − | Auditorium and Library named "E.A. Bryan Hall."
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| − | Enrollment reached 2,130.
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| − | College department system reorganized into five colleges and four schools with
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| − | Graduate School created.
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| − | World War I impacted State College, with units of soldiers training on campus.
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| − | 41 soldiers died of influenza epidemic.
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| − | Professor Harry Chambers named first part-time Alumni Secretary.
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| − | State law passed requiring every able-bodied State College student to take at
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| − | The Cougar is officially adopted as the State College mascot.
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| − | College radio station KFAE went on the air. It is now KWSU.
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| − | President Emeritus [[Category:Enoch_Bryan|E.A. Bryan]] returned to campus as research professor of
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| − | Henry Heald graduated in Civil Engineering. He became president of Illinois
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| − | Mortar Board charter received.
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| − | Earl Foster named first full-time Graduate Manager (student activities and
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| − | Graduate Manager Earl Foster hired an Athletic staff who created the famous
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| − | Butch Meeker, 5-foot-5, 145-pound halfback, led the [[Category:Football|football]] team to a
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| − | First Ph.D. degree conferred - LaVerne Almon Barnes, Ph.D. in Bacteriology.
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| − | Football Coach Babe Hollingbery recognized as one of the nation's top coaches.
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| − | Edward R. Murrow, ASSCW President, graduated.
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| − | Philip Abelson graduated in Chemistry. Later recognized as "Father of Atomic
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| − | Famous national debate scheduled between Claudius O. Johnson, chair of the WSU
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| − | N.J. Aiken, head of vocational school, started first career placement service.
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| − | Marshall Neill graduated in Political Science. Served as Federal District
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| − | 1936
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| − | Alumni Association celebrated 40th anniversary.
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| − | Board of Regents established first retirement system.
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| − | 1940
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| − | WSC library collection reached 400,000 volumes.
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| − | Coach Jack Friel's men's basketball team was runner-up for NCAA title, losing
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| − | President Emeritus Bryan and Dean Emeritus H.V. Carpenter died.
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| − | First contract with government for training enlisted men in aviation, Japanese
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| − | Cougar [[Category:Football|football ]]suspended for duration of World War II.
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| − | Research led to the development of "Cougar Gold Cheese," produced by [[Category:Creamery|WSU]]
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| − | [[Category:Creamery|Creamery]].
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| − | WSC rated "first" in Northwest States for training service.
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| − | Butch the cougar was official mascot for battleship ''U.S.S. Washington''
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| − | 1944
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| − | [[Category:Ernest_Holland|President Holland]] announced his retirement.
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| − | 1944
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| − | Dean Drucker donated the Minnie Barstow Drucker Collection to WSC valued at
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| − | $50,000.
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| − | Establishment of Institutes of Technology and Agriculture.
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| − | [[Category:Football|Football]] program resumed under Coach Phil Sarboe, a 1932 WSC graduate.
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| − | 1946
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| − | [[Category:Wilson_Compton|Wilson Compton]] (Ph.D. from Princeton University, Vice President and Manager of
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| − | American Forest Products Industries, Inc.) assumed WSC presidency on January 1.
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| − | Temporary housing brought in for faculty and students to accommodate G.I.
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| − | Plans completed for hospital addition to serve WSC and community.
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| − | Contract award to build Todd Hall.
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| − | Contract award to build Holland Library
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| − | Regents approved new athletic code separating student activities and
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| − | Title of graduate manager abolished. Student Activities and Athletics separated
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| − | Enrollment reached 7,836.
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| − | 1950
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| − | Helen Compton, wife of [[Category:Wilson_Compton|President Compton]], coordinated purchase of several lake
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| − | Camp Easter Seal established on Lake Coeur d'Alene by Professor Roger Larson.
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| − | President Emeritus Holland left estate of $72,000, library and art collection
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| − | WSC Foundation planned.
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| − | WSC plant pathologist Frederick Heald donated personal library to WSC,
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| − | including 300 volumes and 10,000 reprints in plant pathology.
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| − | J. W. Kalkus, superintendent of the WSC Puyallup Research Center, reported that
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| − | "one new berry plant developed at the station has added $15,000,000 to the
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| − | state's wealth during the last 10 years."
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| − | Weldon B. "Hoot" Gibson selected as "WSC Alum of the Month."
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| − | [[Category:Wilson_Compton|President Compton]] resigned. William Pearl named acting president.
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| − | [[Category:C_Clement_French|C. Clement French]] (Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania, Dean of Faculty at
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| − | Eugene "Pat" Patterson named Director of Alumni Relations.
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| − | Compton Union Building dedicated.
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| − | Philip Phibbs graduated as top scholastic student.
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| − | Keith Jackson graduated, president of Crimson Circle, outstanding senior, chief
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| − | WSC tied San Jose, 13-13, in a [[Category:Football|football]] game played in sub-zero temperature in
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| − | 1955
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| − | Poultry scientists Leo Jensen and Igor Kosin developed hatch process which will
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| − | return a $9,000,000 annual savings to turkey producers.
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| − | WSC grad Pete Radamacher won Olympic heavyweight boxing title by knocking out
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| − | the Russian finalist in the first round in Melbourne, Australia.
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| − | Of 64 U.S. students awarded Rhodes Scholarships, only two were from land grant
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| − | Frances Penrose Owen named to Board of Regents. She would serve 18 years. Owen
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| − | Science Library named for her in 1979.
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| − | Pacific Coast Athletic Conference dissolved membership.
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| − | NSF grant of $300,000 assured the building of a nuclear reactor on campus.
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| − | Herbert Wood, professor of History, gave the first "Invited Address" by a WSC
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| − | faculty member.
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| − | 1958
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| − | Jack Friel retired as basketball coach after 30 years and 495 victories.
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| − | George Marra, WSU wood technologist, developed high speed laminatory process
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| − | capable of producing a weatherproof beam in seven minutes.
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| − | Washington State College becomes Washington State University as designated by
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| − | 1960
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| − | Honors program established under direction of Sidney Hacker, Professor of
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| − | Dr. J. Fred Bohler died. He served as a coach, athletic director, and physical
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| − | education administrator at WSU for 42 years.
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| − | 1961
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| − | Jack Cole named a regent.
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| − | Keith Lincoln graduated after setting Cougar [[Category:Football|football]] rushing and punting
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| − | records. His post season honors included playing in the All-American, College
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| − | All-Star, Hula Bowl, and East- West Shrine games.
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| − | 1962
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| − | KWSU-TV goes on the air for first time under direction of Cal Watson.
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| − | Compulsory ROTC program changed to voluntary.
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| − | Regents Distinguished Alumnus Award names first three recipients: Phillip H.
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| − | Abelson, Henry T. Heald, and Edward R. Murrow.
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| − | [[Category:C_Clement_French|President French]] and Regent Tom Gose visited WSU program in Pakistan, one of
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| − | the first international programs helping developing countries with land
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| − | grant-type assistance.
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| − | WSU joined Athletic Association of Western Universities, which later became the
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| − | Pacific-8, then the Pacific-l0 Conference.
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| − | Hugh Campbell, WSU record-breaking football pass receiver, voted MVP of the
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| − | East-West shrine game after setting a new record by catching 10 passes.
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| − | Radiocarbon dating laboratory established in College of Engineering.
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| − | J. Clifford Folger and C. Glenn King selected for 4th and 5th Regents
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| − | Distinguished Alumnus Awards.
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| − | 1963
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| − | Miss Ivy Lewellen, 83, died. She served as executive secretary for 37 years to
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| − | three presidents: Bryan, Holland and Compton.
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| − | 1964
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| − | President Emeritus Holland's estate of $410,000 left to WSU. The John I. &
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| − | Orpha Preissner estate of S300,000 willed to WSU.
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| − | 1964
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| − | Famed "Agony Hall" torn down to make way for new Kimbrough Music Building.
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| − | 1964
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| − | Cougar baseball coaching legend A.B. "Buck" Bailey killed in auto accident in
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| − | New Mexico.
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| − | 1965
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| − | WSU and UW establish State of Washington Water Research Center on Pullman
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| − | campus.
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| − | 1965
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| − | Edward R. Murrow dies of cancer.
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| − | Howard B. Bowen, president of the University of Iowa, delivers commencement
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| − | WSU Animal Science Reproduction Research featured in ''Life'' magazine. S.E.
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| − | [[Category:C_Clement_French|President C. Clement French]] retires. Academic Vice President [[Category:Wallis_Beasley|Wallis Beasley]]
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| − | Karl Sax, internationally acclaimed scientist, awarded 7th Regents
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| − | Veterinarian Keith Farrell developed freeze-branding technique for animals,
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| − | [[Category:Glenn_Terrell|W. Glenn Terrell]] named 7th WSU president. He holds a Ph.D. from the University
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| − | R.A. Nilan, geneticist, develops new barley strain with chemical mutagent.
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| − | Matsuyo Yamamoto, noted home economist, presented with Regents 8th
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| − | New French Administration Building dedicated to President [[Category:C_Clement_French|C. Clement French]].
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| − | Marmes excavation near Washtucna in Adams County revealed the remains of oldest
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| − | human beings in Western Hemisphere, approximately 12,000 years old.
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| − | Internationally known as "Marmes Man." WSU Geologist Roald Fryxell was chief
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| − | Gerry Lindgren, WSU track All-American, won 11 NCAA titles. He never lost an
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| − | Anti-Vietnam War protests and student unrest result in sit-ins in Placement
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| − | Bureau and French Administration Building.
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| − | Alumni Achievement Award created by Alumni Association.
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| − | $1,000,000 raised in three months to rebuild football stadium.
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| − | 50,000th student graduated from WSU.
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| − | Geologist Roald Fryxell chosen to examine lunar rocks in Houston.
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| − | WAMI medical education program started.
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| − | Clarence D. Martin Football Stadium dedicated for former governor.
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| − | Edward R. Murrow Communications Center dedicated.
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| − | WSU has major exhibit, Waterworld, at Spokane's World Fair - EXPO ‘74. | |
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| − | WOI (Washington, Oregon, Idaho) regional Veterinary Medicine program started,
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| − | 1975
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| − | 100th anniversary of Land-Grant Research Centers.
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| − | Ferry Hall torn down; [[Who_Moved_My_Cupola?|cupola saved]] and installed as a memorial along what is
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| − | now Glenn Terrell Friendship Mall.
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| − | WSU signs pact with Jordan for providing educational services.
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| − | Old Administration Building (Thompson Hall) designated by National Park Service
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| − | for inclusion in National Register of Historic Places.
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| − | Regent Michael Dederer elected as Board of Regents President for third time.
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| − | $1,000,000 grant from Kellogg Foundation created Partnership for Rural
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| − | Improvement.
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| − | President Ford presented Orville Vogel, WSU and USDA researcher, with National
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| − | Medal of Science.
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| − | Orville Vogel, developer of the world's most productive wheat strains, received
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| − | Regents 9th Distinguished Alumnus Award.
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| − | Kate Webster and Edith William became second and third women appointed to Board
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| − | of Regents.
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| − | 1977
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| − | WSU won the National Indoor Track Meet.
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| − | Steve Puidokas sets Cougar all-time basketball scoring record.
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| − | Butch VI, the last live Cougar to serve as mascot, died at age 15.
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| − | College of Home Economics celebrated 75th birthday.
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| − | Athletic Hall of Fame created at WSU.
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| − | ABC television sportscaster Keith Jackson awarded 10th Regents Distinguished
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| − | Alumnus Award.
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| − | Henry Rono set four world track records in distance events.
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| − | Jack Thompson's jersey (14) retired, recognizing 7,818 yards gained passing.
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| − | One of only two football jerseys ever retired by WSU. Mel Hein was the other.
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| − | Weldon B. "Hoot" Gibson, Charles Schroeder and Marshall Neill presented 11th,
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| − | 12th, and 13th Regents Distinguished Alumnus Awards.
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| − | WSU celebrated its 90th birthday on March 28.
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| − | Alumni Foundation Leadership Awards started under (Alumni Association)
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| − | President Richard Gustafson.
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| − | William Bugge, Washington director of highways, and Laurence Peter, co-author
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| − | of the ''Peter Principle'', receive 14th and 15th Regents Distinguished Alumnus
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| − | Awards.
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| − | Mount St. Helens erupted leaving one-half inch of volcanic ash on campus.
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| − | Cooper Publications Building is the first named to honor a classified staff
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| − | member, Caroline Cooper, Director of Duplicating and Mailing for 39 years.
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| − | Warren G. Magnuson Nursing Education Building, home to Intercollegiate Center
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| − | for Nursing Education, dedicated in Spokane. Named for State of Washington's
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| − | U.S. Senator.
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| − | New track and field facility completed baseball field completed.
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| − | Robert Redford Institute for Resource Management started at WSU and Idaho,
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| − | named for actor.
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| − | Football coach Jim Walden led the Cougars to the Holiday Bowl in San Diego,
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| − | where WSU lost to BYU 38-36.
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| − | Jeanne Eggart broke career basketball scoring record for men and women with
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| − | Institutional advancement functions consolidated under new vice president,
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| − | Stanton Schmid.
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| − | Performing Arts Coliseum named for Executive Vice President Emeritus [[Category:Wallis_Beasley|Wallis]]
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| − | [[Category:Wallis_Beasley|Beasley]].
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| − | Mel Hein, Robert Stevenson and Jacob Bigeleisen given Regents 16th, 17th, and
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| − | 18th Distinguished Alumnus Awards.
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| − | 100,000th graduate received degree from WSU.
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| − | 1962 graduate Col. John Fabian became first Cougar astronaut to fly in space as
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| − | a mission specialist on Challenger II space shuttle. Later he received the 19th
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| − | Regent Distinguished Alumnus Award.
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| − | 1984
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| − | Regents approved plans to convert 59-year-old Animal Science barn to new Alumni
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| − | Center.
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| − | Dan Lynch, WSU offensive lineman, named to Associated Press All-America First
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| − | Team.
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| − | 1984
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| − | WSU athletes won three gold medals and a silver medal in 1984 Olympic Games in
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| − | Los Angeles.
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| − | 1984
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| − | [[Unstoppable_Rueben_Mayes|Rueben Mayes]], Cougar running back, broke NCAA single-game football rushing
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| − | record with 357 yards, against Oregon in Eugene.
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| − | 1985
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| − | [[Category:Glenn_Terrell|W. Glenn Terrell]], 7th president of WSU, retired after 18 years.
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| − | Samuel H. Smith, dean of the College of Agriculture at Penn State (Ph.D. from
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| − | University of California at Berkeley) named 8th president of WSU.
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| − | 1985
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| − | Agricultural Sciences Building named for former Regent and 50-year advocate of
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| − | state agriculture and WSU, James H. Hulbert.
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| − | Jack and Ann Lewis pledged $1 million toward the new alumni facility, to be
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| − | named Lewis Alumni Centre. Prominent restaurateur, Ivan Haglund, left half of
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| − | his multi-million dollar estate to College of Business and Economics.
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| − | WSU celebrated its 95th anniversary of its founding on Charter Day, March 28,
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| − | 1890.
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| − | WSU Board of Regents membership increased from seven to nine persons by
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| − | legislative act.
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| − | Washington Higher Education Telecommunication System, or WHETS, started
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| − | transmitting live, interactive courses from the Pullman campus to Vancouver and
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| − | other locations.
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| − | WSU biochemist, Clarence A. "Bud" Ryan, selected for membership in prestigious
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| − | National Academy of Sciences; first WSU professor to be honored.
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| − | First commencement with college ceremonies held on Saturday, May 11. Following
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| − | the main ceremony, students participated in college graduations held around
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| − | campus.
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| − | WSU Research and Technology Park construction begun and first tenant lease
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| − | The State Higher Education Coordinating Board assigned WSU the full
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| − | responsibility for upper division undergraduate and graduate education in
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| − | Tri-Cities and Vancouver and gives WSU responsibility in Spokane for research
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| − | programs and doctoral education, as well as undergraduate and master's programs
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| − | in WSU's official lines of responsibility, including engineering and
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| − | WSU offered its first three undergraduate courses the university will offer in
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| − | Private giving to the university through WSU Foundation surpassed $9 million.
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| − | Major gifts included Distinguished Professorships from the Kennedy family of
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| − | Seattle and from five high-tech companies; $1 million from the Boeing Company
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| − | and $1 million in computer equipment from AT&T.
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| − | Washington Mutual Bank donated former Union Pacific Train depot in Pullman to
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| − | WSU. As the Cougar Depot, it has the athletic ticket office, visitor center,
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| − | and community meeting facility.
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| − | First 170 Glenn Terrell Presidential Scholars chosen.
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| − | New leadership selected for key athletic posts - Jim Livengood, athletic
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| − | director; Dennis Erickson, football coach; Kelvin Sampson, men's basketball
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| − | coach.
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| − | 1987
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| − | Ground was broken for nearly $50 million in construction, which included the
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| − | Leo K. Bustad, Dean Emeritus of College of Veterinary Medicine and
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| − | internationally recognized speaker, humanist, and founder of''People & Pet''
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| − | Therapy''programs, awarded 20th Regents Distinguished Alumnus Award.''
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| − | First pre-registration for classes held during spring semester of fall 1987
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| − | WSU Cougars defeat the University of Houston Cougars in the Eagle Aloha Bowl in
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| − | Honolulu by a score of 24-22. ABC-TV nationally televised game played on
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| − | Christmas Day.
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| − | First year of the Summer Orientation Program (for new students and parents).
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| − | Vibration-free laser laboratory constructed under Fulmer Hall.
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| − | Former WSU president, C. Clement French, died in Lacey, Wash.
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| − | 1988
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| − | Baseball monument constructed along the walkway at entrance to Bailey Field.
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| − | Mary Turner DeGarmo, renowned for her work in transcribing musical compositions
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| − | into Braille, and William Julius Wilson, sociologist, received Regents 21st and
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| − | 22nd Distinguished Alumnus Awards.
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| − | 1988
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| − | Peter Koech (Class of 1986) won silver medal in 3,000-meter steeplechase at
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| − | Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
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| − | During the state of Washington Centennial celebration in 1989, 100 individuals,
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| − | including the following with WSU connections, were chosen for the Washington
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| − | Centennial Hall of Honor in the Washington State Historical Society: '''Philip'''
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| − | Abelson'''(Class of 1933), "Father of the Atomic Submarine;" '''Enoch
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| − | Bryan''', WSC president (1893-1916); '''Gary Larson'''(Class of 1972),'''
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| − | acclaimed ''Far Side'' cartoonist; '''Edward R. Murrow''' (Class of 1930),
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| − | preeminent broadcast journalist; '''Archie Van Doren''' (Class of 1937), father
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| − | of controlled atmosphere storage for apples, conducted research for WSU at its
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| − | Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center; '''Orville Vogel''' (Class
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| − | of 1939), agronomist who revolutionized wheat breeding, made possible the
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| − | ''Green Revolution''. He worked for USDA at WSU in Pullman.
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| − | McEachern Hall dedicated in honor of former WSU Regent Robert and his wife
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| − | Margaret McEachern.
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| − | Alumni Centre opened and named for benefactor Jack Lewis. The Alumni
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| − | Association Conference was the first event held in the building.
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| − | Food and Human Nutrition Building completed.
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| − | Six-story addition to Fulmer Hall constructed.
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| − | WSU's Hotel and Restaurant Administration Program ranked 4th nationally among
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| − | 1989
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| − | WSU signed agreement with Far Eastern State University in Vladivostok, Russia,
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| − | to begin an exchange program.
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| − | 1989
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| − | Branch campuses in Spokane, Tri-Cities and Vancouver officially began on July 1
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| − | by legislature act.
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| − | 1989
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| − | Former WSU track star Peter Koech broke the world record in steeplechase with a
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| − | time of 8 minutes, 5.35 seconds.
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| − | 1989
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| − | AT&T donated $1.8 million in computer-aided design and analysis network
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| − | equipment for molecular science.
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| − | 1989
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| − | Neva Martin Abelson received Regents 23rd Distinguished Alumnus Award. She is
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| − | co-founder of the global test for Rh. It has saved millions of babies' lives.
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| − | 1988
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| − | National Institutes of Health granted WSU $473,000 to train graduate students
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| − | in the science and applications of protein chemistry.
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| − | Michael Utley, former student and 1989 All American offensive guard, was
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| − | paralyzed by spinal cord injuries during Detroit Lions football game. NFL
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| − | established a scholarship at WSU in Utley's name for students studying sports
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| − | medicine.
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| − | 1989
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| − | Jason Hanson, field goal kicker, named first team academic athletic
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| − | All-American. Only Cougar to achieve the feat. He was later signed by the
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| − | Detroit Lions.
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| − | 1989-90
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| − | WSU celebrated its Centennial.
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| − | 1990
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| − | $36.5 million expansion approved for Holland Library.
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| − | 1990
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| − | Frances Penrose Owen, a WSU regent from 1957-1975, received the Medal of Merit,
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| − | the state's highest award.
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| − | $2.9 million appropriation to expand WSU's telecommunications system approved
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| − | by the state Legislature.
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| − | Gary Larson, syndicated cartoonist and creator of the ''Far Side'', received
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| − | the Regents 24th Distinguished Alumnus Award and was the Centennial
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| − | Commencement Speaker.
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| − | 1990
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| − | Tony Li took first in the 55-meter hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field
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| − | Championship.
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| − | Edward R. Murrow School of Communication dedicated.
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| − | Allen C. Wilson received Regents 25th Distinguished Alumnus Award for his work
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| − | in molecular evolutionism.
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| − | Regents approved $28.6 million architectural plans for Veterinary Teaching
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| − | Hospital.
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| − | 1990
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| − | WSU pitcher Aaron Sele selected to play on the USA baseball team at the
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| − | Goodwill Games.
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| − | 1990
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| − | Groundbreaking for Holland Library addition.
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| − | 1990
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| − | Regents approved plans for SIRTI, the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and
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| − | Technology Institute plans.
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| − | 1990
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| − | ''Money'' magazine ranked WSU among "America's Best College Buys."
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| − | 1990
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| − | "The Caring Call" veterinary medicine sculpture, located by Grimes Way, built
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| − | and dedicated.
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| − | 1990
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| − | Chuck "Bobo" Brayton won 1,000th game as Cougar baseball head coach.
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| − | 1990
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| − | Howard Nemerov, Poet Laureate of U.S., given WSU honorary doctoral degree at
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| − | commencement.
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| − | 1991
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| − | Cross country runners Samuel Kibiri and E.J. Guo named to All-American team.
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| − | Both finished in the top 25 at the NCAA Championship in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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| − | Neill Hall, a former residence hall, renovated for $4 million and became home
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| − | of the Math Department.
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| − | 1991
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| − | Carolyn Kizer, Pulitzer Prize winning poet, presented WSU honorary doctoral
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| − | degree at Commencement.
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| − | 1991
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| − | KWSU-Northwest Public Radio "Bob and Bill" classical music show goes national.
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| − | 1991
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| − | 348 acres chosen at Salmon Creek in Clark County for WSU Vancouver branch
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| − | campus.
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| − | 1991
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| − | Lewis Alumni Centre library dedicated in honor of Phillip M. and June B.
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| − | Lighty, Past President's Room in memory of Henry W. and Anna Magnuson Reaugh,
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| − | and the Reception Gallery named for Weldon B. "Hoot" Gibson.
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| − | 1991
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| − | WSU West moves to the Westin Building in downtown Seattle.
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| − | 1991
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| − | Vishnu Bhatia, director of the Honors Program and former director of WSU's
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| − | Office of International Education, appointed a Knight of the Dannebrog Order by
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| − | Queen Magrethe II of Denmark.
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| − | Harold Rhodes, the women's basketball coach, and Kelvin Sampson, men's
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| − | basketball coach, both named Pacific-l0 Coaches of the Year.
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| − | 1991
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| − | Women's basketball team makes first-ever appearance in NCAA Tournament.
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| − | 1991
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| − | Dedication of WSU Tri-Cities new $12.7 million teaching facility in Richland.
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| − | 1991
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| − | WSU men win Pacific-l0 in track and field title and place 2nd in NCAA Track and
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| − | Field Championships.
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| − | 1991
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| − | WSU ranked 34th nationally in corporate financial support.
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| − | 1991
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| − | Barry Serafin, national correspondent for ABC News, receives 26th Regents
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| − | Distinguished Alumnus Award.
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| − | 1991
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| − | Ground broken for $30 million Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
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| − | 1992
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| − | Football team wins Copper Bowl, 31-28, over the University of Utah in Tucson,
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| − | Ariz.
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| − | 1992
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| − | Former WSU quarterback Mark Rypien chosen as MVP of Super Bowl XXVI in the
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| − | Washington Redskins' 37-24 win over the Buffalo Bills.
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| − | 1992
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| − | WSU research moose, Morty, becomes a TV star in the opening credits of the
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| − | popular CBS show "Northern Exposure."
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| − | 1992
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| − | Mike Lowry (Class of 1962) elected governor of Washington, first from WSU.
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| − | 1992
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| − | Patty L. Murray (Class of 1972) elected to U.S. Senate. She was the first
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| − | Cougar and first woman to be elected to the post from Washington.
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| − | 1992
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| − | Sallie Giffen named vice president for Business Affairs. WSU's first woman vice
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| − | president.
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| − | 1992
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| − | Men's basketball team receives first-ever NIT (National Invitational
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| − | Josephat Kapkory claimed 3,000-meter title at NCAA Indoor Track and Field
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| − | U.S. Air Force General (ret.) Robert D. Russ receives 27th Regents
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| − | The space shuttle Columbia carried an experiment by WSU physicist Philip
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| − | Alumnus Edward R. Murrow (Class of 1930) depicted on 1994 U.S. postage stamp.
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| − | Regent Kate Webster, retired after 18 years and eight months service. She
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| − | The men's basketball team received invitation to play in NCAA Championship
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| − | Josephat Kapkory captured 10,000 meter title at NCAA Cross Country
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| − | WSU's Army ROTC unit marched away with #1 national ranking.
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| − | WSU Veterans Memorial dedicated and a special tribute made to the 300 alumni,
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| − | WSU broke ground for Vancouver campus.
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| − | Necia Bennett Huntley (Class of 1935) and husband Elmer C. Huntley left a
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| − | Campaign WSU kicks off with goal to raise $200 million.
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| − | New Student Services building, named for benefactors Phil and June Lighty,
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| − | African American Alumni Alliance conducted its first meeting at WSU.
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| − | Cougar fans celebrated a 23-6 Apple Cup victory against University of
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| − | The second woman to be honored with WSU's highest award Regent's Distinguished
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| − | Coach Kevin Eastman took WSU men's basketball to NIT Tournament.
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| − | WSU captured the Pacific-l0 North baseball title under first-year coach Steve
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| − | Butch the Cougar and Mickey Mouse spent the day together at Disneyland at a
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| − | Golden Grads of 1945 gave as a class gift a grand piano which was dedicated
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| − | The WSU women's junior varsity eight crew team captured the crown at the
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| − | Coach Lisa Gozley and the WSU soccer team made their first NCAA Tournament
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| − | President Emeritus Terrell returned to WSU for dedication of the Glenn Terrell
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| − | Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Norman Borlang received WSU's honorary doctoral
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| − | Campaign WSU passed $200 million mark eight months before its scheduled end.
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| − | Thomas "Les" Purce, former President of Evergreen State College, selected vice
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| − | Jack Friel, coach of the Cougar men's basketball team for 30 years and 495
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| − | An acrylic-on-canvas painting depicting a commitment to diversity is dedicated
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| − | in the Compton Union Building. WSU colleges and administrative units donated
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| − | the nearly $10,000 for the three-piece mural.
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| − | Volleyball Coach Cindy Fredrick concludes her seventh season at WSU by being
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| − | WSU President Samuel Smith received Boy Scouts of America's Distinguished Eagle
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| − | Thrifty Payless contributed more than $100,000 for computer equipment, software
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| − | and student scholarships for the College of Pharmacy.
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| − | WSU officials and community partners announce plans to develop six pilot
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| − | Learning Centers in the state to expand educational opportunities. The centers
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| − | are located in Port Townsend, Wenatchee, Colville, Longview/Kelso, Tacoma and
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| − | WSU President Samuel Smith begins service on the 25-member Kellogg Commission
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| − | Construction starts on a 45,000-square foot weightroom addition to Bohler Gym.
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| − | Arthur McCartan, who served as a WSU administrator for 38 years before retiring
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| − | in 1985, as Dean of Students and Dean of Men, dies in Olympia.
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| − | 1996
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| − | ''Time'' magazine named WSU graduate William Julius Wilson, noted sociologist,
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| − | 1996
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| − | The $16 million Lighty Student Services Building, which adjoins French
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| − | Administration Building, opened. It is named for WSU graduate Phil Lighty and
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| − | his wife, June. The Lightys established one of WSU's largest scholarship
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| − | 1995
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| − | At the first anniversary of the state of Washington collegiate motor vehicle
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| − | program, more than 5,119 plates featuring the WSU Cougar logo have been sold -
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| − | 1996
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| − | The $3.1 million Phi Kappa Theta fraternity opened. High-tech in every respect,
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| − | it reflects the "wired world" commitment of WSU alumnus and fraternity member
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| − | Paul Allen, Microsoft cofounder. He funded the building and equipped each of
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| − | ''Money'' magazine ranks WSU among the top 15 best for value four-year
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| − | Mrs. George Randolph Hearst, Sr., widow of the oldest son of late newspaper
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| − | giant William Randolph Hearst, became an Adopted Cougar.
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| − | Dedication of WSU's Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public
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| − | Service. It is named for the former U.S. Speaker of the House and State of
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| − | 1996
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| − | WSU's $38 million Veterinary Teaching Hospital opened. On Sept. 9 the hospital
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| − | made history when an 80-year-old woman became the first human patient to use
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| − | the hospital's magnetic resonance imaging unit. Under a cooperative agreement,
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| − | the vet hospital provides imaging services for human patients.
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| − | Gretchen Bataille named provost and vice president for academic affairs,
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| − | effective July 1. She had been provost of the College of Letters and Science at
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| − | 1997
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| − | The seven-year Campaign WSU, the university's first comprehensive fund-raising
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| − | effort, concluded with a final total of $275.4million, surpassing its original
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| − | $250 million goal. Supporting WSU's vision to be one of the top public
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| − | universities in the nation, the monies raised benefit scholarships, teaching
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| − | and research programs, student programs and learning initiatives s statewide.
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| − | WSU President Samuel Smith chaired the NCAA Presidents Commission, the major
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| − | The Consolidated Information Center at WSU Tri-Cities opened. Funds for the
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| − | $18.6 million literary and teaching center came from the state of Washington
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| − | and the U.S. Department of Energy.
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| − | WSU biochemists Rod Croteau and Linda Randall were elected to the National
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| − | Academy of Sciences. They joined four other WSU researchers in the academy,
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| − | C.A. "Bud" Ryan, a biochemist; Jim Cook, a USDA plant pathologist at WSU, John
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| − | Hirth, a materials scientist, and Dieter H. von Wettstein, a plant geneticist.
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| − | Debbie Pipher, senior member of the WSU coaching staff, resigns after 20 years
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| − | as coach of the women's swimming team.
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| − | Dave Cooper retired as manager of the Student Book Corporation, after 27 years
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| − | leading the "Bookie."
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| − | WSU received $10 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to
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| − | create an Institute for Shock Physics. The institute is directed by WSU physics
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| − | Professor Yogi Gupta.
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| − | Picked to finish 7th in the Pac-l0, the 1997 WSU Cougar football team finished
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| − | first, earning the right to play the Rose Bowl game (Jan. 1, 1998) for the
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| − | first time in 67 years.
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| − | January 1, the WSU Cougar football team played in the Rose Bowl football game
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| − | in Pasadena, Calif., pushing national champion and no. 1 ranked Michigan to the
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| − | last play of the game before losing, 21-16. Some 101,219 fans and a world-wide
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| − | television audience saw the game. In February, football coach Mike Price signed
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| − | an eight-year contract extension through Dec. 31, 2005.
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| − | An alcohol-induced student riot along a Colorado Street adjacent to the WSU
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| − | campus takes place in early May. According to the Pullman Police Department,
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| − | several hundred students engaged directly with police officers, some throwing
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| − | bottles, cans and rocks. Estimates put some 1,000 onlookers on the street
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| − | during the five-hour disruption that left 23 law enforcement officers and four
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| − | students injured, according to a story in the June 1998 issue of Hilltopics.
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| − | Washington Gov. Gary Locke participates in a dialogue on race and bigotry in
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| − | the Compton Union Building, with students, faculty and staff. In an address, he
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| − | said, "The gift of cultural pluralism is grounded in mutual respect and
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| − | democracy."
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| − | The new $27 million, 100,000-square-foot Engineering, Teaching and Research
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| − | Laboratory opened. Adjacent to Dana Hall, the four-story structure was funded
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| − | by the U.S. Department of Energy.
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| − | A new state law gave WSU a major educational leadership role in Spokane, and
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| − | management responsibilities for the Riverpoint campus.
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| − | The WSU Creamery, home of Ferdinand's, celebrated its 50th anniversary.
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| − | Previously located in Troy Hall, Ferdinand's moved to new facilities in the
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| − | Food Quality Building in 1992. WSU cheeses, including Cougar Gold, are sold
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| − | worldwide.
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| − | The first students recruited to WSU through the College of Education's Future
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| − | Teachers of Color program graduated during the 1998 Commencement.
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| − | Pine Manor was torn down. Built by the Works Progress Administration in 1937
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| − | with a knotty pine interior, it was operated as a cooperative house,
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| − | independent of the university's housing system. In 1963, fire safety concerns
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| − | brought an end to its use as a dormitory. WSU purchased it and renovated it
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| − | into headquarters for an internationally recognized anthropology program.
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| − | The Bill Chipman Palouse Trail opened. Built on an abandoned railroad bed, the
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| − | recreational path parallels the highway between Pullman and Moscow. Creating
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| − | the eight-mile recreational asphalt trail involved two states, two cities, and
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| − | WSU and the University of Idaho. The late Bill Chipman, Pullman car dealer, was
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| − | a UI graduate and supporter of his alma mater and WSU.
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| − | 1998
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| − | At age 102, Dorothy Otto Kennedy, the oldest living graduate of the WSU College
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| − | of Pharmacy, died in Everett. She earned her degree in 1916 and went on to
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| − | practice pharmacy in Reardan in eastern Washington and Everett in western
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| − | Washington.
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| − | A $1 million renovation of the "Bookie," WSU's student book store, was
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| − | completed. The facility now includes a 1,000-square foot den with a fireplace,
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| − | plus an espresso bar as part of the Wazzu Café.
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| − | WSU's official fall semester Pullman campus enrollments reached 17,912.
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| − | System-wide WSU registration totaled 20,998. The 2,877 new freshmen comprised
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| − | the largest incoming class since 2,970 enrolled in 1980.
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| − | ''Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine'' (Sept. 1998 issue) ranked WSU 39th
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| − | among the nation's "Top 100 Values in State Universities."
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| − | A new poetry corner in the Holland/New Library Atrium was named to honor Ruth
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| − | Slonim, professor emeritus of English.
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| − | On March 26, the WSU Alumni Association began a six-month centennial
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| − | celebration. The association started in 1898, eight years after the state
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| − | Legislature created the land-grant college (March 28, 1890).
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| − | In March, the 24th annual Pal-Loots-Pu, a three-day celebration and dance
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| − | competition, was held, sponsored by Ku-Ah-Mah, the Native American student
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| − | organization at WSU.
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| − | WSU's campuses in Spokane, the Tri-Cities and Vancouver celebrated their 10th
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| − | anniversaries. They were all created by the state Legislature on July 1, 1989.
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| − | 1999
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| − | Jamie Kern represented WSU's 150,000th graduate at commencement.
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| − | WSU alumnus and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen became the 29th recipient of
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| − | the Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award during Commencement.
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| − | The Admissions Office suite in the Lighty Student Services is dedicated in Stan
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| − | Berry's name. He worked 33 years in admissions, 22 of them as director.
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| − | President Samuel Smith, age 59, announced he will retire in the summer of 2000.
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| − | He underwent successful surgery for cancer in March 1998. He said his health is
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| − | good and notes the university "has just finished a very successful Legislative
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| − | session that provided much needed dollars for faculty salaries and
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| − | construction" in Pullman at the branch campuses. A search committee is
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| − | appointed to assist the WSU Regents in finding a successor.
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| − | The May issue of ''Yahoo Internet Life Magazine'' rates WSU the No. 1 "wired"
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| − | public university in America.
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| − | Crimson Company, the student show choir, one of WSU's most popular public
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| − | relations vehicles for nearly a quarter of a century, was discontinued after
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| − | The WSU baseball facility was renamed Bailey-Brayton Field, honoring Buck
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| − | Bailey and Bobo Brayton, who coached the Cougars, 1927-41 and 1946-61 (Bailey)
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| − | and 1962-94 (Brayton). Originally located near Hollingbery Fieldhouse, a new
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| − | Bailey Field opened in 1980 near the Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum.
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| − | Steve Wymer became the first person in WSU history to serve three different
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| − | terms as president of the Associated Students of WSU. He initially became
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| − | president, upon succession while serving as ASWSU vice president, in 1998-1999.
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| − | He was elected ASWSU president in 1999-2000 and reelected for 2000-2001.
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| − | On June 8, V. Lane Rawlins became WSU's ninth president succeeding eighth
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| − | president, Samuel H. Smith, who served from July 1, 1985 to June 8, 2000.
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| − | Rawlins, previously president of The University of Memphis in Tennessee, was a
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| − | former WSU faculty member and administrator. He joined the economics faculty in
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| − | 1968, later served as chair of the department of economics, and was WSU vice
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| − | provost from 1982-86.
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| − | Construction on the new $39 million Student Recreation Center neared
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| − | ''Originally compiled by Bob Smawley.'''' Updated 5/11/94 by Mark D. Peck and
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| − | 3/25/96 by Christina R. Parrish and Cynthia Hulse. Updated fall 2000 by Barb
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| − | Petura and Tim Marsh. If you have corrections to this document, please contact
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| − | us''. ''Thank you.
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Over the decades, Washington State University has developed a rich history. Founded in 1890 as the state's land-grant institution, WSU has grown from a single campus in Pullman to an internationally respected, multi-campus system.
