Author: Treva Lind
13 article(s) found by this author.
Cutting out the middle, building income
Winter 2004
Craig Meredith wants to help Ethiopian coffee farmers become
competitive in a world market. He's using his knowledge as an
agricultural engineering to assist growers in Yirgacheffe in
Southern Ethiopia's Rift Valley, where some 445,000 farme...
Categories: Business, Alumni
Tags: Coffee, Ethiopia, Money
Spray-cooling
Fall 2004
Military adopts ISR technology in aircraft, ground vehiclesFor reliability, advanced electronics need to be maintained at a
stable temperature. This isn't always possible in extreme military
conditions. Isothermal Systems Research (ISR) has found o...
Categories: Engineering, Alumni
Tags: Mechanical engineering
The art of communicating by signing
Fall 2004
Fingers flew at a rapid pace for Nancy Kikendall during the
2002-03 academic year at Gallaudet University for the deaf and hard
of hearing in Washington, D.C. She was among only a few hearing
students accepted into the school's graduate program. T...
Categories: Alumni, Communication
Tags: American Sign Language, Children, Education
Challenges remain for women, minorities in technical fields
Summer 2004
"I think . . . [managers] need
to be educated. They need to see more women and minorities who
are competent at their jobs to dispel any prejudices against
them." -Shannon
NuttThe fact that very few women were entering engineering care...
Categories: Sociology, Alumni
Tags: Women, Minorities
Toys, Games, and Unique Gifts: Entrepreneurial spirit drives Edmistons
Summer 2004
Two niche markets-toys/games and a Web site for gifts-have taken
husband-and-wife entrepreneurs into new territories.Steve Edmiston is president of Seattle's Front Porch Classics.
The company creates retro-feel toys and games. Melody Wickline
Edmi...
Categories: Business, Alumni
Tags: Gifts, Games, Entrepreneurs
Working to prevent another Chornobyl
Winter 2003
"While it is devastating to see the
impact of the Chornobyl accident—both economically and
socially—international nuclear safety has advanced significantly
because of this incident." — Susan SennerTeams of communications professionals at the...
Categories: Communication, Alumni
Tags: Nuclear safety, Nuclear reactors
Benzel helped set state education reform in motion
Winter 2003
Brian Benzel embraces the challenge of helping every child
master key educational skills. As superintendent of Spokane Area
Schools, the second largest school district in Washington, he
oversees a $264 million annual budget, more than 30,000 stude...
Categories: Alumni, Education
Tags: School administration
Whirlwind tour
Spring 2003
On an August morning, Senator Murray '72 visits Dayton to hear its concerns.
Categories: Alumni
Tags: Politicians
Pailca oversees accountability within Seattle Police Department
Spring 2003
A case involving Asian-American teenagers detained by a Seattle
police officer for jaywalking sounds routine enough, but the July
2001 incident soon unfolded into highly publicized accusations of
racial profiling. The issue landed in the lap of at...
Categories: Law, Alumni
Tags: Ethics, Police, Criminal justice
Overseeing the Davenport Hotel with an appreciation for history
Winter 2002
"It's wonderful to be a
part of an environment where all you have to do is make people
happy and make them comfortable." —Lynnelle
Hull Caudill Being part of something as elegant and historical as the
Davenport Hotel in downtown Spokane...
Categories: Business, Alumni
Tags: Spokane, Hotels, Hotel management
Spokane Health Sciences Building enhances research, medical partnerships
Fall 2002
Linda Massey swings open the doors of large kitchen cabinets
that store portions of the $10,000 worth of groceries needed over
eight weeks for people in a kidney-stone- and low-salt-diet study.
Nearby are industrial-sized freezers to keep perishab...
Categories: Health sciences, WSU Spokane
Tags: Spokane, Buildings
Kleene keeps "influenza watch" at CDC
Summer 2002
When Jennifer Kleene was awarded a national fellowship in the
Emerging Infectious Disease program at the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention last summer, it took a while for her to find
out. She was in rural Armenia participating in a Unite...
Categories: Alumni, Health sciences
Tags: Influenza
Treatments for congestive heart failure focus of study
Spring 2002
For this alum, age is no obstacle"I asked what would
happen if I die before the research is over. They said, ‘We'll
try to find out where you are and sue you.’ ”—Dr. Gordon
MauriceWith some amusement, Dr. Gordon L. Maurice (’40, ...
Categories: Alumni, Health sciences
Tags: Heart disease