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1. Grace Hill

It’s A Skirt. Not An Invitation Pg.35

Grace Hill is an undergraduate student at Utah State University studying art. While her preferred medium is clay, Grace also likes to work in ink and watercolor. Grace is 20 years old and originally from Boise, Idaho.

2. Maureen Hearns, PhD, SCMT, MT-BC

Chaco Doors Pg.6

Maureen is the Director of Music Therapy at USU and a board certified music therapist.She is drawn to the unbridled power of music to evoke imagery capable of escorting an individual into a deeper understanding, discovery, and exploration of themselves and their world. Photography is a means of capturing the images, which guide her own personal journeys.

3. Ryker Marble Impact Pg.31

Ryker Marble is from the blessed town of Tremonton Utah, and in the fall of 2018 he will be a junior at USU studying political science and art.

4. Shawna Bolingbroke

(1) It Always Won’t Be Like This Pg.29

(2) Finite Pg.29

Shawna Bolingbroke recently graduated as an art and design student at Utah State University. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking with minors in psychology and yoga studies in May 2018.

5. Bailee Jones Of Me Pg.25

Bailee Jones is an undergraduate in art education and drawing and painting programs at Utah State University. This past year, she was recognized as a finalist for the “Woman of The Year” award at the 2018 Utah State University Bill E. Robins Awards.

6. Alyssa Martinsen

Just Two Hands Cover

Alyssa Martinsen is from Maryland majoring in art therapy. “I took up painting my senior year of high school and want to be an advocate for mental health.”

7. Jamie Lancaster

Female Figures Pg.18–19

Jamie Lancaster is an art student at the Caine College of the Arts. Inspired by nostalgic, blurry photographs, she creates oil paintings of figures in fluid atmospheres.

8. Theresa Swindell

Substantial- Insubstantial Pg.37

Breakdown l Pg.15

Theresa Swindell came to USU to pursue a bachelor’s in ceramics after receiving her associate degree in New Hamphire. She hopes to continue her education and personal expression in further schooling and as a member of the mental health community.

9. Madison Ditton Villa Nueva Pg.33

Madison Ditton is an interior design major with a minor in landscape architecture. Madison interned with Vicente Wolf Associates in New York City during the summer of 2018, and will start her residential design career after graduating in spring 2019 while her husband attends medical school.

10. Pono Suganumo

Angela Davis Pg.10

Pono Suganuma was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. She grew up learning how to dance the hula, watching her papa’s canoe races, and reading hundreds of books with her mom. As an aspiring journalist and creative writer, Suganuma hopes to reach the world with her words and make a lasting impact on those who read her work. She graduated with her bachelor’s in journalism.

11. Joan Miller

Scholarship Recipient Letter Pg.9

Joan Miller is a non-traditional graduate student who loves attending USU-Moab. “USU’s landgrant mission enables me to earn my degree entirely online in rural Utah.”

12. Star Coulbrooke

Facing Fears Poem Pg.24

Star Coulbrooke, long-time poet and activist, is Poet Laureate of Logan City, Utah, director of the Utah State University Writing Centers, and coordinator of Helicon West. Her most recent poetry collection is Thin Spines of Memory.

13. Tessa Buck

ACT Song Pg.21

Tessa Buck is currently pursuing a second bachelor’s degree in music therapy at Utah State University. She was a member of the inaugural Women’s Leadership Initiative Cohort.

14. Ace Beorchia, Christy Glass and Helga Van Miegroet Emily Diversity at USU

USU Climate Survey Pg.14

Ace Beorchia, a sociology graduate student; Christy Glass, sociology professor; Helga Van Miegroet, professor emeritus in wildland resources. The trio produced a Climate Survey highlighting the diversity-related experiences of STEM graduate students from under-represented backgrounds.

15. E. Helen Berry

CWG Fall Social Toast Pg.1

E. (Eddy) Helen Berry is a professor of sociology and a WGRI Distinguished Researcher. She is the director of Graduate Studies in Sociology, director of the Yun Kim Population Research Laboratory, former president of the Rural Sociological Society (RSS), and recipient of USU and RSS awards for teaching and mentoring. Her current research interests are in the distribution of disability in rural places and in definitions of rurality.

16. Crescencio López-González

WLI Graduation Address Pg.36

Crescencio López- González is an associate professor of Latinx Studies at Utah State University. His research focuses on analyzing the works of Latinx authors who write about the city in which they were raised and how growing up in these environments shaped their lives, their communities, and their future. He served as a Women’s Leadership Initiative faculty discussant at all seven of the sessions.

17. Gay Wayman

Conversation Istanbul, Art Donation Pg.9

Gay Wayman, (USU BS ‘82 MS ‘83) lives in Eugene, Oregon where she works as an Organizational Development consultant.

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