Tag: Alumni Association
20 article(s) found with this tag.
Cougars pounce on new plates Since the release of the crimson-colored plates with the WSU Cougar logo
in January 2012, more than 7,000 alumni and friends have purchased
them. More than half are first time WSU plate holders, 4,200 and
counting. New WSUAA president Lisa Steele Haberly ’99 reaches out from sunny Tucson, Arizona, to lead Cougar alumni.
Summer 2013
Categories: Alumni
Tags: License plates, Alumni Association
The Future’s So Bright: New WSUAA President Lisa Steele Haberly ’99
Fall 2012
Categories: Alumni
Tags: Leadership, Arizona, Alumni Association
10,000 More Members!
Summer 2012
That’s right, there are now 10,000 more members in the WSUAA since
2004, when we started the push to build membership, alumni engagement,
and fiscal stability. That’s enough to pack the stands in Beasley
Coliseum.We’re celebrating an asto...
Categories: Alumni
Tags: Alumni Association, Scholarships
Awards and Recognition
Winter 2011
Each year, the WSU Alumni Association acknowledges alumni and
volunteers who have made significant contributions to their professions,
their communities, the world, and the University. The WSUAA Alumni
Achievement Award was created in 197...
Categories: Alumni
Tags: Alumni Association, Awards
Rhonda Kromm ’86, ’05
Fall 2011
Rhonda Kromm wouldn’t let car problems keep her from going to
college. Since her old vehicle wouldn’t make the drive from Moses Lake,
she hitchhiked to Spokane and hiked up the hill to Spokane Community
College to enroll. Then she hik...
Categories: Alumni, Education
Tags: Alumni Association, Teaching
Don’t be a stranger—use Coug connections to break into a new community
Summer 2011
In 2006, when David Cox ’05 moved 1,200 miles from Pullman to
Phoenix, he didn’t have many ties to the community. Hungry for new
friends, he emailed the Washington State University Alumni Association
and learned that Lisa Steele-Haber...
Categories: Alumni
Tags: Alumni Association, Arizona
True to his school long after graduating
Spring 2011
Robert Williams ’79, a banking executive,
is the current president of the WSU Alumni
Association. He started volunteering with the
University in the 1980s by joining the advisory
board for the College of Busi...
Categories: Business, Alumni
Tags: Volunteer, Alumni Association
Honoring alumni and volunteers
Winter 2010
This year, the WSU Alumni Association had tremendous support from its
volunteers, especially those serving as president, members of the board
of directors, chapter leaders, and Alliance representatives. In keeping
with a tradition established i...
Categories: Alumni
Tags: Alumni Achievement Award, Alumni Association
Alumni Achievement 2006
Summer 2006
The Alumni Achievement Award was created in 1970 by the alumni association board of directors "to recognize and honor alumni who have given outstanding service,...and provide encouragement to alumni for perpetual service to Washington State Universit...
Categories: Alumni, Awards and honors
Tags: Alumni Achievement Award, Alumni Association
Erik Falter strives to keep alumni connected
Spring 2005
Erik Falter was in his element at the Washington
State University Alumni Achievement Award presentation event for
Merle Sande last September (see WSM, winter 2004-05, p. 49).
Keeping alumni connected with WSU and each other tops Falter's
prioriti...
Categories: Alumni
Tags: Alumni Association, Alumni Achievement Award
Patterson enjoyed best of both worlds as alumni director, state legislator
Summer 2004
Eugene G. "Pat" Patterson always thought there was something
special about the loyalty of Washington State University alumni.
Analyzing that phenomenon, he concluded the University's location,
traditions, and residential campus, which provided the...
Categories: Law, Alumni
Tags: Alumni Association, Legislation
Keith Lincoln, Barn Builder
Spring 2004
Over 25 years at Washington State University, alumni director Keith
Lincoln built many things, including friendships and a place where
alums can go to sit in the shade.
Categories: Alumni
Tags: Alumni Association, Volunteer, Alumni Achievement Award
WSU alumni president has a grasp on things
Spring 2004
After graduating from Washington State University in 1989, Lorie
Dankers headed for the other Washington--the one on the East
Coast-with no job in sight. Her first Saturday there she attended a
WSU alumni event. Mingling with other Cougars provide...
Categories: Alumni
Tags: Alumni Association
Tim Pavish new head of WSU Alumni Relations
Winter 2003
Tim Pavish has been named executive director of Washington State
University Alumni Relations and the Alumni Association. The 1980
graduate of WSU's Edward R. Murrow School of Communication was
selected from 50 applicants in a national search. He b...
Categories: WSU faculty, Alumni
Tags: Alumni Association, WSU staff
Alumni Association recognizes Woods, Prince, past presidents
Spring 2003
A professional forester and a former state senator have received the Washington State University Alumni Achievement Award.Richard I. Woods ('58 Forestry Mgmt.), a 44-year veteran of timber harvesting, marketing, and appraising, was recognized at a su...
Categories: Awards and honors, Alumni
Tags: Alumni Association, Alumni Achievement Award, Politicians
Eldridge sees WSU as a tight-knit family
Spring 2003
Ray Eldridge doesn't usually recommend hitchhiking. However, he
didn't have many options a few years ago, when his car gave out
near North Bend enroute to Pullman from Seattle. Not to worry. From
the back seat, he retrieved a Washington State Univ...
Categories: Alumni
Tags: Education, Alumni Association
Hyslop, Damon earn WSU Alumni Achievement Award
Winter 2002
Longtime Spokane residents William D. Hyslop and Dwight Damon
received Washington State University's Alumni Achievement Award at
a July 16 WSU wine tasting event at Wyvern Cellars in Spokane.Hyslop, an attorney with the law firm of Lukins & Ann...
Categories: Awards and honors, Alumni
Tags: Alumni Association, Alumni Achievement Award
Gillies receives Alumni Achievement Award
Fall 2002
Cliff Gillies, longtime executive director of the Washington
Intercollegiate Activities Association (WIAA, 1982-93) and former
president of the National Federation of State High Schools
Association (1990-91), has received the Washington State Univ...
Categories: Athletics, Awards and honors, Alumni
Tags: Alumni Association, Alumni Achievement Award
Alumni Association honors past presidents
Summer 2002
Three former presidents of the Washington State University
Alumni Association have received WSU’s Alumni Achievement Award.
Jim Miller, Vancouver, and Denny Jones, Redmond, were recognized in
mid-November at the association’s reception for pas...
Categories: Alumni
Tags: Alumni Association
Alumni president Ed Little: "I always wanted to work with children"
Spring 2002
It’s been almost 30 years now, but Ed Little, president of the
Washington State University Alumni Association, remembers it like
yesterday.A sophomore and a member of the Cougar Yell Team, he was in
Eugene, Oregon, for WSU’s 1974 football game...
Categories: Alumni
Tags: Alumni Association, Education