Here We have Idaho | Fall 2014

Here We Have

Fall 2014

LEADING THE WAY President Staben shares his vision for UI

Inspiring Others

Honoring Our Legacy

Bruce and Kathy Pitman

Following 41 years of service, University of Idaho Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Bruce Pitman is retiring. The longtime member of our Vandal family, along with his wife, Kathy, will continue to reside in Moscow. Kathy is an educator and student advocate, and was instrumental in Bruce’s success at UI through her support of his career.

For more information: Marie Duncan Assistant Director of Annual Giving (208) 885-5205 marie@uidaho.edu

In honor of the couple's exemplary dedication to the success and transformation of our students, alumni and friends have established The Bruce & Kathy Pitman Student Success Fund. This endowed fund will provide the dean of students with annual, unrestricted funds to strategically support UI students who wish to pursue leadership development opportunities and student service learning projects that change communities, enhance the student experience, and make an impact in the world.

“I’m grateful that the university is interested in creating a discretionary fund for the dean of students, whomever my successor will be, to help pay for particular projects that may be of interest to students,” Bruce said. “That includes projects that give students an opportunity to see the world differently or to gain leadership skills while attending conferences, for example. Also, funds to help students who may have some specific needs that aren’t easily and naturally covered by financial aid and other sources are critical.”

At public universities like UI, flexible dollars to take advantage of opportunities that arise or help support students facing unforeseen challenges are rare. Making the lives of countless students better has been Bruce and Kathy’s lifework. The Bruce & Kathy Pitman Student Success Fund honors and continues that critical work for future generations of Vandals.

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University of Idaho magazine | Fall 2014

Here We Have

On the Cover: Chuck Staben took office March 1, 2014, as the 18th president of the University of Idaho. See story, page 12.

Above: In August, President Chuck and Mary Beth Staben led new UI students on the traditional Vandal Walk.

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Insects, Agriculture and Discovery Destined to Lead: ASUI President Fisher Leading the Way: UI President Staben Dimensions of Diversity The Leadership Playbook: Athletics Decades of Vandal Devotion: Pitman Retires

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From the President The last seven months have been exciting for me as I embark on my tenure as president of the University of Idaho. I have met many of the diverse and passionate people who are connected to the university, whether as students, faculty, staff, alumni or friends. I have experienced Idaho’s astounding beauty and the pride Idahoans have for their state. And I’ve had the opportunity to witness the University of Idaho’s wideranging impacts firsthand.

Earlier this fall, I was privileged to see some of the outstanding work happening in Idaho’s forest products industry.

On the “Seedlings to Sawmills” tour with our College of Natural Resources advisory board, I visited a high-tech sawmill in Lewiston, flew over logging operations near Dworshak Reservoir, and learned about the university’s partnership with Potlatch Corporation at the Mica Creek Experimental Watershed. For more than 10 years, our researcher and forest products leaders have been working at the watershed to find new, innovative ways to help this vital industry grow in a way that doesn’t negatively affect the environment.

Seeing our research, our alumni and our supporters in action on this tour drove home a message I’ve often repeated in my first months as president: The University of Idaho has and will continue to make concrete, positive changes in Idaho’s economy, in the lives of its people and in its outlook for the future. We have a 125-year tradition of excellent work, and we’re primed to do even more.

Our business as a university is the generation and dissemination of knowledge. Our researchers and scholars create new knowledge, build on existing knowledge and distribute that knowledge to the people who need it. Our faculty members share their knowledge with our students, who enter the next stage of their lives prepared to make discoveries and impacts of their own. The

relationships built here give people new knowledge of themselves, their communities and their world.

In this edition of our university magazine, you’ll meet some of the people leading the way in these missions.

You’ll also learn about some of the corporate and foundation partnerships that have contributed to our successful $225 million capital campaign, Inspiring Futures: Invest in the University of Idaho. These partnerships have helped the university create new resources that allow students to explore technologies, conduct cutting-edge research and learn while making real-world choices.

This issue also features a story that highlightssome of my own goals for the university, chief among them increasing enrollment by making the university more attractive and accessible to students in Idaho, the Northwest and the nation.

The measure of a leader is the ability to have impact.

I’ve stated my intent to serve as UI’s president for 10 years, and I look forward to a decade of making an impact at the University of Idaho. As I learn more about the university’s history, I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished, but I also see many opportunities to do even more.

When my time here is done, I want the University of Idaho to serve more top-quality students than ever before, our graduate programs to attract students from around the world, our research enterprise to expand in size and reach, and our people to have the resources they need to excel.

These are not, however, goals I can achieve alone. The University of Idaho comprises many people—thousands of staff, faculty and students; 100,000 living alumni; and countless supporters, partners and friends who work together to shape our success.

Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, is among the people who inspire me as president. In a 2013 address, he emphasized the intertwined nature of a university: “People with a shared purpose have the opportunity to create a community that allows all to achieve at a higher level.”

I invite you to join me in leading the University of Idaho as we grow together, move forward together and become better together.

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Campus News Coeur d’Alene

Targeting Toxic Algae

Acre for acre, Fernan Lake is Idaho’s most popular place for recreational fishing. But high phosphorus levels in this Coeur d’Alene-area lake cause blooms of toxic blue-green algae that keep residents from enjoying the natural resource in their backyard.

UI researchers are studying Fernan Lake to understand what causes its algae problem, how the blooms affect local people, and how future changes could affect the lake.

The research is a pilot project for Idaho’s newest grant from the National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. The $20 million grant aims to help Idahoans make science-based decisions about natural resources and provide them with a better understanding of the complex relationship between people and the environment.

UI leads the Coeur d’Alene part of the statewide project, and researchers began work at Fernan Lake in October 2013. Now, roughly 25 UI faculty, postdoctoral researchers and students from multiple disciplines are partnering with local stakeholders to study the lake’s algae problem from different angles.

The result is a Virtual Fernan model that allows users to alter the virtual watershed and see what changes could happen in the lake. An early version of the model is available at www.idahoecosystems.org.

“When it is completed, anyone who uses the visualization could virtually log 200 acres of hillside and see if it causes blue-green algae growth,” said project leader Mark Solomon, a research scientist at UI’s Idaho Water Resources Research Institute. “The model will allow the community to anticipate what urban growth and climate change means for phosphorus in the lake.” uidaho.edu/cda 4

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Boise

Improving Trout Habitat

Bull trout are picky fish. They like cold, clean water and gravelly streambeds in which to lay their eggs.

University of Idaho assistant professor of civil engineering Daniele Tonina is investigating how the Anderson Ranch Dam on the south fork of the Boise River affects— and can help protect—this threatened fish’s delicate habitat.

Tonina and his students at UI’s Center for Ecohydraulics Research in Boise are developing a model of the velocity, depth and temperature of the water that flows through the dam. They’re refining the model with data gathered in-stream and with the Bureau of Reclamation’s high-tech riverbed mapping tools.

“With the validated model, we are creating different scenarios where we hypothesize different releases from the reservoir and looking at how the releases affect the habitat downstream,” he said.

The researchers also are examining how sediment moves through the dam system.

“Any fine sediment in the streambed may reduce the amount of the water that flows through the gravel, which could affect how much oxygen gets to the eggs and the embryos, so it’s important to have a clean streambed,” Tonina said.

The research results will help guide the Bureau of Reclamation in managing the dam in a way that minimizes damage to bull trout habitat, and could help protect it in the event of a drought period by keeping the native Idaho fish population healthy and growing.

“The anglers that come here fishing in the south fork like to catch and release that fish,” Tonina said. “The bull trout is iconic of this landscape, and there are very few specimens left.” uidaho.edu/boise

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Moscow

Idaho Falls

Enhancing Safety with Simulation

Powering Nuclear Technology

A rural railroad crossing at night, an airplane landing in rough conditions and a bank of nuclear reactor controls all fit into one lab at UI. The Human-in-the-Loop Simulation Laboratory features multiple simulators and analysis tools for understanding how human behaviors affect safety outcomes, and what factors can influence those behaviors. The lab is operated by Brian Dyre and Steffen Werner, faculty in the Department of Psychology and Communication Studies' graduate program in human factors.

Inside the lab, banks of enormous liquid-crystal displays become an immersive environment for test subjects.

Instruments measure their reactions to simulated situations—whether driving, flying or operating control systems—down to the level of eye movements and breathing rate.

The simulators are the work of psychology professors Dyre and Werner, who use the lab to train their graduate students and serve external customers with top-of-theline research. Though the lab has myriad uses, many of the research group’s current projects focus on driving-safety issues that hit close to home, such as passing habits on rural highways and signage for isolated railway crossings.

“What we’re trying to do is carve a niche and look at issues that have to do with rural roads,” Dyre said. “It makes sense to be doing this type of research that applies to Idaho and the Northwest, but it’s not getting a lot of attention anywhere else.”

A common nuclear power plant requires billions of dollars, thousands of tons of material and years of construction to complete.

Fatih Aydogan, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering’s Nuclear Engineering Program, is studying smaller reactors that have greater potential for affordability, reliability and safety.

Aydogan and his graduate students study small modular reactors, or SMRs. Small reactors are growing in popularity worldwide, and the U.S. Department of Energy has increased support for their use in the United States.

Aydogan’s team focuses on improving standard SMR designs.

“We are trying to improve the current systems so they will be safer, simpler and more economical,” said Aydogan, who conducts research at the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES), an Idaho Falls-based research center that brings together the UI, Boise State University, Idaho State University and the Idaho National Laboratory.

One aspect of the team’s research is studying how to design SMRs so they can be easily and inexpensively manufactured and shipped. They’re also investigating passive safety systems, which allow reactors to shut themselves down without requiring an active component, such as a pump, in the event of a natural disaster or accident at a nuclear power plant.

Before he came to UI, Aydogan studied SMRs for Westinghouse-Toshiba. The company soon will use one of his designs, for which he recently published a patent, for its SMRs. Aydogan said his team at CAES will continue partnering with nuclear industry leaders to conduct research and transfer technology.

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Insects, Agriculture an� Discovery

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University Distinguished Professor Sanford Eigenbrode leads the Regional Approaches to Climate Change in Pacific Northwest Agriculture (REACCH). The University of Idaho-led project was the UI’s largest single research grant to date when it was announced in 2011. He also commutes to work most days by bicycle and picks a tune or two with the REACCH band during social occasions.

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n entomologist, University of Idaho faculty member Sanford Eigenbrode focuses on interactions between common insect pests and major crops on the Palouse that surrounds Moscow and throughout the state. His work that reveals how plants use waxy coatings on leaves and stems as defenses against insect earned him international recognition as an expert. More recently, with fellow UI entomologist Nilsa Bosque-Pérez, he deciphered how plant viruses manipulate both their host plants and the aphids that transport viruses from plant to plant.

Collaboration defines Eigenbrode’s approach to teaching and scholarship. Eigenbrode and UI entomologist Mark Schwarzlaender study chemical signals that ensure insect biological control agents target invasive weeds. They also seek the chemicals brassica crops use to repel insect pests.

He and UI molecular biologist Joe Kuhl explore how viral mutations can affect their interactions with plants. He and researchers at Germany’s prestigious Max Planck Institute for Materials Research investigate how insects attach to plant surfaces.

“There is nothing as exciting as discovering new horizons in the nexus between different areas of knowledge and expertise,” Eigenbrode said, and credited the University of Idaho for fostering an academic culture that helps facilitate these kinds of cross-disciplinary explorations.

With project leader Bosque-Pérez, he was part of the team that landed two prestigious National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) grants, the first in 2001 and a renewal in 2009. The program, which aims to prepare future interdisciplinary scientists, recruited more than 40 doctoral students to work in collaborative teams in Idaho and Costa Rica.

The exploration of cross-disciplinary research that was central to the IGERT projects led Eigenbrode to partner

with then-UI philosopher Michael O’Rourke. They worked together to create a workshop-style approach based on the philosophical “toolbox” to help research teams understand members’ vocabularies, approaches and assumptions within their collaborations. Their inquiry resulted in another National Science Foundation grant that funded an international symposium, some 130 workshops based on the toolbox, and an edited volume on the challenges of communication in interdisciplinary research.

“Sanford is one of those rare faculty members who thinks beyond the confines of his discipline,” said Jack McIver, UI vice president for research and economic development.

“While his focus is on the future, he is respectful of all points of view. He has recognized the necessity for interdisciplinary training for students and approaches to the complex problems facing the state and the region.”

Evolution of a Scientist When Eigenbrode graduated from Cornell University in 1970, the world was in flux. Equipped with a degree in neurobiology and behavior, he and several classmates paid $13,000 for a 125-acre farm near Cornell and Ithaca, New York. They shared chores on the farm, but pursued different interests, too.

While some farm residents helped to found Ithaca’s Moosewood Restaurant, of “Moosewood Cookbook” fame, Eigenbrode worked as a custodian and shop teacher at Ithaca’s Alternative Community School. There, founder and principal Dave Lehman and his staff employed the philosophy of A.S. Neill, the Scottish educator of Summerhill fame. Students chose topics to explore and formed a democratic educational community.

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Sanford Eigenbrode's work as an entomologist has led to new understandings of how the complex interactions between plants and insects affect crop production in the Northwest.

Photograph by Bradley Stokes

“It was all new and exciting,” Eigenbrode said. “In addition to regular classes, students would work in groups to spend a week or more studying one topic deeply.” His school duties included leading weeklong bicycle trips with students, teaching banjo and guitar and teaching special topics in biology.

That experience sparked a career and lifelong interest in research and education. Again, Cornell beckoned. An entomologist there, David Pimentel, influenced Eigenbrode’s path. Pimentel continues to focus on organic and other non-conventional approaches to agriculture and societal issues that range from pesticides, tillage, energy, sustainability and immigration.

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Eigenbrode said. Pimentel sought a holistic view of agriculture and to apply the scientific method to the tenets of organic agriculture. “He looked at the whole community, the whole production system.”

His time at Cornell led Eigenbrode to a doctorate in entomology in 1990. From there, he followed the post-doc path to the University of California, Riverside, then to the University of Arizona at Tucson. He joined the University of Idaho faculty in 1995.

Eigenbrode’s work as a scientist has evolved, from looking at problems in an integrated way at the community level during his master's degree training training, to focusing on specific topics for his doctoral work related to leaf waxes and insects.

He worked with plant breeders and found that changing one gene controlled the amount and type of wax present on leaves and other plant surfaces. Later, he and collaborators showed how one change affected the whole community of insects, pests and predators alike. ”Eventually, during my years on the UI faculty, I returned to the broader systems-level thinking and a desire to contribute to agricultural sustainability that got me into science in the first place,” he said. The shift could have occurred because he had satisfied the desire to know as much as possible about that one thing. “Or maybe it’s because that’s what I was hearing from producers, and they were more integrative.”

That landscape-level perspective was consistent with the UI IGERT grant’s novel approach. Students formed tight-knit interdisciplinary teams to pursue their graduate educations and to better understand community- and landscape-level topics from Palouse prairie remnants near Moscow to coffee production in Costa Rica.

The work on insects, plant defenses and ecological communities led to a number of collaborations, including the ongoing and fruitful one with fellow entomologist Bosque-Pérez.

That work led to a new understanding of how plants and insects are part of complex interactions involving the major wheat threat, Barley yellow dwarf virus; potato pathogen, Potato leafroll virus; and two viruses that affect legumes.

In short, aphids seek out plants infected with virus because the virus infection causes the plants to send out attractive chemical signals. Once they have acquired the virus, however, the aphids seek out healthy plants, rapidly spreading the virus and the disease it causes.

A map of the REACCH research area by county.

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A Broad ReaCCH Eigenbrode’s grand collaboration so far is the REACCH project, or Regional Approaches to Climate Change in Pacific Northwest Agriculture. The U.S. Department of Agriculturefunded climate change project includes researchers from three land-grant institutions, UI, Oregon State University and Washington State University, and the USDA Agricultural Research Service.

Announced in 2011 as a coordinated agricultural project by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, REACCH tackles how climate change may affect wheat production. Worth some $2 billion annually to the three states, wheat is big business. It is also complicated.

Entering its fourth year, the five-year project coordinates efforts by scores of scientists with disciplines that range from climate science to agricultural education. Project researchers study how projected climate changes may affect wheat production in the interior Northwest’s several agroecological zones. Others examine how farming practices may influence climate change, how to help the region’s farmers incorporate climate-friendly farming practices, and how high school teachers throughout the region can incorporate climate science and agriculture into their classes.

In his role as REACCH project director, Eigenbrode welcomed National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Director Sonny Ramaswamy to the UI campus in July for meetings with researchers, students and others. Ramaswamy, as agriculture dean at Oregon State in 2010, had helped

Sanford Eigenbrode (left) discusses Northwest agriculture with his former REACHH colleague, Sonny Ramaswamy, current director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

support the REACCH partnership along with then Deans John Hammel at UI and Dan Bernardo at WSU. As NIFA director, Ramaswamy now oversees a $1.3 billion budget that is a major federal funding source for agricultural research.

Eigenbrode took that opportunity to suggest that REACCH’s expected conclusion in 2016 should be seen as the beginning of long-term integrative, landscape-level research, education and extension to support Northwest agriculture.

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destined to lead ASUI President’s Leadership Stems from Family Tradition

BY BRIAN KEENAN

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stellar student during his time at Boise High School, Nathan “Nate” Fisher had his choice of schools.

But a passion for involvement and service runs in his veins—something of a family tradition, actually—and he decided to follow in his parents’ footsteps at the University of Idaho.

I’ve always been interested in government.

I think I kind of caught the bug from my dad.

NATE FISHER ASUI President

“One of the things I liked about UI was the opportunity for involvement, on campus and in the community,” he said. “And I think the experience that I’ve had here is unlike any other college I would have attended.”

A junior with a double major in political science and agricultural economics, Nate was elected president of the Associated Students of the University of Idaho (ASUI) in 2014.

As president, Nate is a critical liaison between students and university leadership, as well as the Idaho State Board of Education and state elected officials. A central theme of Nate's plans for his presidency is expanding the student voice in university policy and student life.

“The student body and student government have a pretty unique relationship with the university,” Nate said. “We’re always trying to expand our student voice, of course. But I’ve found that we really have an impact

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with the administration, and with our students.”

Beyond student government, Nate is involved in several student organizations and is a leader in the UI Greek system. He serves as secretary for his fraternity, Beta Theta Pi, and as the director of public relations for the Interfraternity Council, the governing board for all 18 fraternities on campus. He’s also an avid intramural sports player, with ultimate Frisbee and flag football at the top of his list.

The Fisher family connections to UI run deep. Nate’s mother, Jean, earned undergraduate and law degrees at UI. His father, Nathan Fisher Sr., received a bachelor's degree from UI in 1985, on his way to a long career in public service in Idaho that has included appointments under multiple governors and administrations in the field of natural resources and the environment.

“I’ve always been interested in government,” Nate said. “I think I kind of caught the bug from my dad.”

Nate wants to pursue a career in policy or government service after graduation, either in Idaho or the Northwest. He represents another fast-growing branch of leadership from the Fisher Vandal family tree.

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Leading the way toward a

University of Idaho President Chuck Staben addressed graduates at the 2014 spring commencement ceremony.

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n the bookshelf in University of Idaho President Chuck Staben’s office, tucked among volumes on fungal genetics and guides to the future of American higher education, is a book called “Better.”

In “Better,” surgeon and essayist Atul Gawande argues that success in medicine often involves doing the most basic tasks better than they were done before. Staben is quick to translate this concept to his new role.

“I don’t think we need to fundamentally change the University of Idaho,” he said. “But I think if we do everything we do just a bit better, we will become a better institution.”

Aiming for a Better Future In his first seven months as UI president, Staben has been clear about his goals for the future and eager to start making them reality.

His No. 1 priority is increasing enrollment of Moscowbased full-time students. In the next 5-10 years, he wants to expand this population—which currently stands at about 10,000 students—to 15,000.

“The on-campus experience is really the heart of the University of Idaho experience,” Staben said. “We know from our alumni how valuable that experience is.”

A vital part of increasing enrollment is making a potential student’s interaction with the university better from Day One. One of Staben’s early acts as president was to hire a consultant to examine and improve all aspects of the university’s recruiting process, from printed marketing materials to the atmosphere of campus visits.

Staben’s primary target for recruiting those 5,000 new students is close to home.

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We’re Idaho’s public, land-grant research university, so we should be the primary university for Idaho’s students.

“We’re the University of Idaho,” he said. “We’re Idaho’s public, land-grant research university, so we should be the primary university for Idaho’s students.”

That means making sure every qualified Idaho student has access to the university.

In fiscal year 2013, the university granted a total of $10.1 million in institutional aid to undergraduate students who were eligible for federal Pell Grants, an important federal program for needy students. Of that, the university provided resident undergraduates $5.5 million in institutional aid—three times the amount of need-based aid that the state provided to college students at all Idaho higher education institutions. UI provides exponentially more aid than other in-state universities.

“We are helping students access a great education here,” Staben said. “Fortunately, we have had very generous donors who have provided endowment funds and other gifts that help provide that access.”

And while the conclusion of the UI Inspiring Futures capital campaign provides additional resources for student aid, Staben is aiming to build on the campaign’s momentum. In the 2014-15 academic year, he plans to analyze UI’s scholarship programs so they address as effectively as possible student needs, recognize merit and promote the university.

Expanding enrollment and making college accessible go hand in hand. Rather than leaning on large tuition and fee increases and a smaller student population to fund the growing costs of education, Staben prefers to keep increases modest and spread out among more people.

Staben said he’s excited for the new liveliness and opportunities bringing more people to campus offers—programs could find the students they need to expand, campus events would have a bigger and more vibrant atmosphere, and the university could better compensate its faculty and staff members.

“We need more resources in order to attract and retain our people,” he said. “We have excellent faculty and staff, and they should be rewarded monetarily and in other ways.

Money to reward those people will have to come from the state and from tuition and fees.”

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Of course, adding 5,000 new students introduces challenges as well. But since all 5,000 won’t show up at once, the university has time to plan wisely for growth, Staben said.

Staben frequently meets with university and community leaders to discuss how UI’s housing, facilities and faculty can meet new students’ needs, and how the city of Moscow can prepare to absorb more people. Staben meets regularly with Mayor Bill Lambert to build partnerships such as UI’s collaboration with the city on a new branding campaign for Moscow.

Keeping growth affordable may mean stretching existing resources. Staben said he understands concerns about increasing class sizes, but also argues that higher studentfaculty ratios are an unavoidable trend in American higher education. Schools continue to face decreased or static state funding and greater reliance on tuition and external sources such as research dollars.

“In some areas you don’t need to grow, and in some areas you do need to grow,” Staben says. “We will try things and see what works.”

Staben also expects expanded distance education will play a role—though a smaller one—in the university’s future. He said distance education provides the dual benefits of generating resources for the university, while opening access to people whose job and family responsibilities keep them from the traditional on-campus experience.

“We need to serve people throughout the state, and that includes our nontraditional students who want the value and quality that we offer.”

Getting to Know Idaho Better Along with looking to the future, much of Staben’s work as a new president has been learning about the University of Idaho of today.

He and his wife, Mary Beth, have traveled the state.

They have flown to the isolated Taylor Wilderness Research Station, toured the Aquaculture Research Institute in Hagerman and met with UI alumni, students, staff and faculty across Idaho. Off campus, they’ve been camping, hiking and biking in the Idaho wilderness, and Mary Beth recently started work as a hospitalist at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. In Moscow, they’re already regulars at plays, athletics and cultural events.

“I think being involved shows that a university president cares—and I do. It’s good for me to be engaged and understand what’s important to the students, faculty and staff here and our alumni and constituents throughout the state,” Staben said.

“I’ve learned a lot, and I probably have a lot more to learn, but I feel like I’ve contextualized some of what I needed to in order to be effective here in Idaho. You can’t just come in and cookie cutter ideas on top of a new place.”

Staben regularly keeps open office hours on campus, and has kept up the Racquetball Challenge he started as provost at the University of South Dakota. Anyone is welcome to invite him to play at the Rec Center—and so far at UI he’s 5-0, though a retired professor, a “pretty crafty left-hander,” came close to taking him down.

As a former biology professor and researcher—his specialty was the genetics of fungi—Staben especially enjoys connecting with faculty.

“I’ve experienced the classroom; I’ve experienced the challenge and sometimes the disappointment of applying for grants. I know these things are difficult,” he explained.

“I think I know what motivates the faculty, and I think I know to some extent what faculty value.”

Staben uses this experience to influence his leadership style, too.

“I like to collect data, I like to propose a hypothesis, and now I tend to discuss those with my staff or with my peers.

I usually like to do something, collect data and see if what I did works,” he said.

“One of the funny things that being a scientist teaches you is that scientists are only certain when they know they’re wrong. That does tend to make me more willing to be wrong than some people would be, because sometimes it’s okay to be wrong. Admit a mistake, learn from it and keep moving forward.”

His time as a professor leads Staben to place a high value on research and scholarly activities at UI and the benefits they can bring to people inside and outside the university.

UI’s “fairly broad strengths” in research help attract undergraduate and graduate students to the university and give them connections with faculty in many disciplines who are active researchers, he said. Research contributes to the state economy directly through technology transfer, but also indirectly by sending well-prepared students— undergraduate and graduate/professional—into the world.

“We’re spinning out educated people who start businesses and discover things on their own,” he said. “Our students are people who work in Idaho businesses, who found Idaho businesses and farms, who teach in Idaho’s schools, and who form the fabric of an educated Idaho citizenry.

Many venture out of Idaho to lead their communities and professions.”

Staben’s personal experiences also influence how he connects with students. Since much of Staben’s time on campus so far has been during the summer, he’s eager to continue meeting UI students and getting to know what’s 15

important to them. For now, his three children—Mac, Cal and Rae, who are all in their early 20s—help give him insight into the college-student life.

“Kids of that college age can serve as reverse mentors for older adults,” he said. “My kids are constantly sending me articles that are interesting or teaching me things that I should know about, and probably correcting me. I think they’re an important part of being a college president.”

Being a Better President Before coming to UI, Staben served as a provost and vice president for academic affairs, a vice president for research and a department chair. Because he’s new to the role of president, he actively looks to his peers to learn what kind of leader he wants to be.

He particularly admires Arizona State University’s Michael Crow, who has guided ASU to record enrollment numbers, dramatic expansion of programs and facilities, and tripled research expenditures—a model Crow calls the “New American University.”

“I think he’s shown that a public university can grow enrollment and increase research and serve its state in an inclusive manner,” Staben said. “And I think we can do those things.”

Staben met another of his role models, Freeman Hrabowski at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, this summer. Hrabowoski has led UMBC to recognition as the United States’ top undergraduate teaching university while it serves a diverse student body.

“Idaho has the faculty and students to be a top institution,” Staben said, “but we must have the resolve and the vision that we can do so.”

As excited as Staben is to lead UI to expansion, innovation and improvement, he also emphasizes the importance of everyday human interactions in making UI a better university. ”What one always hears as a university president is that someone made a huge difference in the life of a person while they were here—a faculty member, sometimes a staff member or even another student,” Staben said.

“It’s really enabling those experiences that I think is a primary role for the president—setting a tone where those life-changing experiences occur on our campus.”

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President Chuck and Mary Beth Staben with their son, Cal, on a stroll through the Arboretum.

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Capital Campaign News

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Industry Inspired Growth of Programs, Faculty Support Possible Through Corporate and Foundation Partnerships As of Sept. 2, 2014

Alumni and friends of the University of Idaho continue to inspire the futures of students, faculty and staff through their generous support of the Inspiring Futures: Invest in the University of Idaho capital campaign.

In fact, gifts to the university surpassed the $225 million campaign goal in early summer, with donors continuing to give toward the campaign cornerstones of supporting scholarships, faculty, facilities and programs. Gifts totaled $230 million as of Sept. 2. The campaign will close on Dec. 31, with a celebration event slated for January in Boise.

Contributions from friends, alumni, faculty and staff all contributed to the university reaching its campaign goal. Gifts

from corporations and foundations also made a significant impact on the students’ educational experience and life at UI. It’s through these gifts, and shared vision, that UI is able to offer new initiatives in learning; expanded research possibilities; renovated spaces to grow programs; and well-supported, top-flight faculty whose expertise reaches well beyond the classroom.

"The university's relationships with leaders in industry provide faculty, researchers, and most importantly, students collaborations and insight to real-word implications in business, as well as needed financial support for us to provide the best educational experience," said Bobbi Hughes, director of corporate and foundation relations.

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Capital Campaign News Campaign Cornerstone Goals

FA C I L I T I E S $34 M

Gifts Raised

Doceo Center for Innovation + Learning Thanks to a $3 million grant from the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation, the UI Doceo Center for Innovation + Learning, which opened earlier this year, now provides research, training and resources for students and educators.

“Thanks to our partnership with the Albertson Foundation, the Doceo Center has begun helping teachers and students around the state to improve education through the better use of technology,” said President Chuck Staben.

Through the center, K-12 students and educators have access to resources, research and the latest hardware and software.

In addition, the center is offering training on blended learning techniques, as well as opportunities to participate in classroom research projects for preschool through 12th grade teachers and administrators.

“We are thrilled that our pre-service teachers are now being prepared with state-of-the-art technology in a classroom designed for technology integration,” said Cori Mantle-Bromley, dean of the College of Education. “We realize, however, that it is not the tools alone that make great teaching and strong learning. Most critical is teachers who know when technology is appropriate, which technology best addresses the need, and most importantly, knowing when no technology is actually the best solution. We have the facilities and the faculty expertise to address these issues.”

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The Micron Endowed Professor in Microelectronics will strengthen the College of Engineering’s ability to attract and retain outstanding faculty members to provide leadership, teaching and research in key areas of interest to the microelectronics industry.

“Endowed faculty positions enable us to support talented faculty members who are leaders in teaching and research,” said Larry Stauffer, dean of the College of Engineering. “They create a ripple effect, attracting other bright faculty and students. This is valuable for Idaho’s economy.”

(Left to right): Larry Stauffer, dean of College of Engineering; Fred Barlow, engineering faculty member; Dee Mooney, Micron Technology Foundation; Brent Keeth, Micron Technology; and UI President Chuck Staben.

Micron Endowment in Electronics A $1 million gift from the Micron Technology Foundation in April will fund an endowed professorship in microelectronics and support the College of Engineering as it continues to grow its leadership position in microelectronics education and research.

The gift established the college’s first fully funded endowed professorship, which awards faculty members who have notable achievements in research, teaching and outreach, and provides funding to support students, travel and other research costs. Earned interest on the initial investment will allow for the professorship to reside at the university in perpetuity.

The Micron Endowed Professor in Microelectronics will also head up the college’s Next Generation Microelectronics (NGeM) Research Center, a new interdisciplinary research center with faculty from electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, materials engineering and mathematics. The center aims to provide an environment for faculty and students to expand and develop the entire range of expertise associated with microelectronics, from applied mathematics to materials science and electronic packaging. It also prepares students to be future leaders in the microelectronics industry, which makes the center’s relationship with Micron all that more valuable.

“The microelectronics industry plays a key role in the economy of Idaho and the Pacific Northwest,” Barlow said. “The industry faces a number of technical challenges and has a need for welleducated employees. The NGeM Center will help create the next generation of leaders for this industry, while addressing key technological barriers.”

Fred Barlow, faculty member and current chair of the electrical engineering department, has been selected as the first Micron Endowed Professor in Microelectronics. Barlow is internationally recognized in the field of electronic packaging, with more than 100 publications on the subject.

“Micron has made a significant investment in the University of Idaho over the last few years, which has helped strengthen the microelectronics program,” Barlow said. “This endowed professorship is an opportunity to take this collaboration to a new level that will benefit the university, the company and students throughout the state of Idaho.”

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Capital Campaign News Weis to Lead UI Foundation Bob Weis has been appointed the new executive director of the University of Idaho Foundation Inc. in Moscow. Weis began serving in this role on Aug. 1.

Expansion of the Barker Trading Room The Barker Capital Management and Trading Program’s trading room in the College of Business and Economics (CBE) is receiving a significant renovation, thanks in part to a $250,000 grant from CHS Inc., a global agribusiness based in Inver Grove Heights, Minn.

Combined with other gifts to CBE, $100,000 of the grant funded the trading room expansion. The remainder of the gift will support three years of program operations and development.

New collaborative curriculum will engage and educate students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS).

The Barker Capital Management and Trading Program was founded in 2004 and provides students hands-on education in risk management using market-based solutions, including commodity markets. Unique to the university’s CBE curriculum, students manage portfolios of funds and trade real money in real time.

Curriculum development and expansion of the program, as a result of the CHS gift, will provide opportunities for CALS students to learn about trading agriculture commodities and risk management in the agriculture industry.

“CHS is gratified to know that this gift will enhance the University of Idaho’s ability to provide exceptional teaching and training for the next generation of leaders within the agricultural industry,” said William Nelson, CHS’s vice president of corporate citizenship and president of the CHS Foundation.

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“It’s a great honor to be part of the Vandal family and to have the opportunity to provide strategic leadership and management for the University of Idaho’s outstanding foundation and its excellent staff,” Weis said. “I look forward to working closely with the board of directors, President Staben, and his senior leadership team to make the University of Idaho the best it can be.”

In his new leadership role, Weis will be responsible for board relations, financial operations, investment management and administrative oversight. The position reports to the foundation’s board of directors and works closely with the university’s president and his senior leadership team, representing the foundation to the broader university community.

Prior to joining UI, Weis served as senior vice president of worldwide sales for Corsair, account director for Microsoft, and vice president for the Americas consumer operation for HewlettPackard. He is skilled in executive development and career planning, motivation techniques, and team management and has consulted with individuals and Fortune 500 business teams.

“The foundation board of directors is very fortunate to have Bob's extensive leadership experience and management background,” said Laine Meyer, chair of the foundation’s board of directors. “We feel his business background and demonstrated management philosophies align very well with the strategic vision and plan of the foundation.”

Weis received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Washington State University and has served on the WSU board of directors in addition to corporate and non-profit boards. Weis replaces Nancy McDaniel, who retired after 16 years at the university, serving the last eight years as executive director of the foundation.

Inspiring Loyalty

Mark and Catherine Daily

For Mark and Catherine Daily, being a Vandal means extending a long family tradition. It also means loyal support of an institution that helped them launch their own family and careers. Mark and Catherine met at the University of Idaho— he was studying physics, and she was studying anthropology. Married prior to their final semester, they started a post-graduation life that took Mark to the U.S. Air Force to develop laser technologies. He discovered along the way just what caliber of education he received.

“I found out how good of a school UI was as I was busy doing laser physics with the Air Force,” Mark said. “I was working with people from schools like MIT and RPI, and I found out there was really no difference.”

He now teaches physics back where it all began: Idaho. Four generations of Dailys are now Vandals, from Mark’s grandfather to the family’s three sons, the youngest of whom enrolled this fall.

In addition to that legacy, the Dailys have made donating to the University of Idaho an annual tradition. Their 23 years of cumulative giving to a variety of programs, such as music and the physics department, make them a part of the university’s Loyal Donor Program that recognizes two decades or more of support at any level.

“Part of the reason you’re able to go to this wonderful institution is because people who have gone before are supporting you,” Mark said. “As an alum, when you get to that position, you need to carry it on.”

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n 1896, Idaho’s only and still young university, where instruction had begun just four years before, sent its first graduating class across the stage in the dusty, unfinished Administration Building auditorium. The degree recipients that June day included two men and two women, an equal distribution of diplomas that, while not always the norm through the years, rang consistent

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with the land-grant charge to provide education and uplift to all the state’s citizens—a mission that remains central to the work of the university today.

“The University of Idaho has in many ways had diversity as part of its core mission from the beginning,” said President Chuck Staben. “We’re proud of that history, and realize that diversity is an essential part of becoming a

21st century leader, not just in teaching and learning, but in providing a transformative experience that prepares students for lifelong success.”

Since those early days on the Palouse, to its growth statewide and its evolution as a national research university, UI both addressed and grew alongside society’s changes in areas such as equal opportunity, integration and Jennie Hughes Smith, below at right with fellow classmates, became UI’s first African-American graduate in 1899.

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Left: In 2013, University of Idaho hosted guest speaker Maria Hinojosa, an award-winning journalist who focuses on the Hispanic-Latino community.

Below: Whit Chapman ’13 (right), 2012 president of the UI Gender and Sexuality Alliance, helped welcome Gloria Steinem—writer, lecturer, editor and feminist activist—to campus for the Women’s Center 40th anniversary in 2012.

access. In many ways, UI has been a leader in practicing diversity, as a guiding idea to enrich the entire university community, and as a deeply integrated component of institutional life and learning.

UI’s dedication to diversity occurs at two levels, in the promotion of representational diversity among students, faculty and staff, and in the commitment of the university to inclusive diverse perspectives in policies, practices and curricula. More than just a philosophy, the work is an essential part of how the university prepares students.

“We know that for problem-solving in today’s world, you’ve got to bring people from many different perspectives together,” said Carmen Suarez, chief diversity officer and associate vice

provost for student affairs. “If we want to produce people who have critical thinking skills, who can go out there and take their place as leaders in their chosen fields and walks of life, the ability to interact successfully and meaningfully with different types of people is one of the most fundamental contributions we provide.”

An Environment that Supports All People Since that June day in 1896, the meaning and practice of diversity at UI has continually evolved—shaped by national trends, by thoughtful policy and planning, and by committed activism by UI leadership, students, faculty and staff.

In 2012, the University of Idaho unified its office of Human Rights, Access and Inclusion with five student services offices to create the Division of Diversity and Human Rights. Programs for students supported by this division include the Women’s Center; the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Asexual and Ally (LGBTQA) Office; the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP); the Native American Student Center; and the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

Created in 1972 during a rising tide of activism for gender equality, the Women’s Center has empowered generations of student leadership at UI. On a given weekday during the academic year, the center is a vibrant place where students—men and women both—meet inside the brightly colored 23

Student Israel Hernandez is a frequent visitor to the Native American Student Center.

walls to study, discuss issues and plan events and programs, everything from a staging of “The Vagina Monologues,” a groundbreaking play with a strong empowerment message, to a “Take Back the Night” violence-againstwomen awareness demonstration.

Workshops, seminars, readings and guest speakers are an essential component of the center’s outreach to all students. It’s a place where students, especially female students, work, grow and find an empowered voice.

“You’re doing something with a purpose,” said Veronica Smith, a workstudy student who helps plan programs and provide other services at the Women’s Center. “My biggest aspiration in life is simply making a difference. If you can give someone a chance at happiness that they couldn’t have, if you help them work through their problems, that’s something really valuable.”

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Chelsea Butler served as the 2014 president of the UI Black Student Union.

a variety of programs, guest speakers and events to support LGBQTA students and to raise awareness.

“We provide community and support for a student population that oftentimes isn’t visible,” said Julia Keleher, director of the office. “Unlike other forms of personal identity, sexual orientation and gender identity span all student populations on campus. Through the LGBTQA Office, students have a place to be themselves, from the time they begin until the time they leave the university. It’s a very exciting and electric time for our office, because the work continues to grow.”

On land that is the ancestral homeland of the Nez Perce tribe, the Native American Student Center flourishes as a hub of campus life for students such as Israel Hernandez. Originally from the Duck Valley Reservation in southern Idaho, Hernandez has found common interests and student support at the center. He’s joined the Vandal Nation drum group and participates in events and programs sponsored by the center, including the annual Tutxinmepu Powwow in Moscow.

“I come here every day,” Hernandez said of the center, “and I feel welcomed.

You get your studying done, and it’s a place to learn. But you also gain the guidance that makes the college experience that much better. It’s like a second home.”

Student organizations provide another avenue for developing leadership, fostering friendships and realizing academic success. The Office of Multicultural Affairs, among other projects, supports UNITY, an umbrella organization for the UI’s 15 multicultural student organizations, run by and for students from many different backgrounds.

In 2014, Chelsea Butler, a senior studying psychology, brought new life to the Black Student Union as the organization's president. The rapidly expanding group meets every week, and has put together Black History Month panel discussions and other programming that benefit all students.

“I just thought it was important for students who identify as AfricanAmerican to know that there is an organization where they can come and feel comfortable and talk about issues,” Butler said. “We’re here to support those students during the academic year.”

UI also strives to reach every student

Master of Fine Arts student Martin Nyarko of Ghana connects his native culture with his UI experiences through his award-winning sculptures.

by weaving diversity into the general education curriculum, which was revamped in 2010 to include an American diversity course, as well as an international requirement, completed through coursework or study abroad experience. In addition, integrated studies seminars, taken in each student’s freshman, junior and senior years, demand critical thinking, open discussion and an exploration of diversity.

“The general education curriculum as we have it now is unique to the state of Idaho,” said Rodney Frey, director of general education, professor of ethnography and member of the task force that helped design the new general education curriculum.

The overhaul was made in light of the importance of diversity for success in today’s world.

“We know that employers want students to be able to critically think,” Frey said. “And in order to critically think they need to be able to understand different perspectives and different ways of knowing the world.

We want our students to have the best toolkit possible as they go forth either into graduate school or into employment.”

Growing our International footprint As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, the University of Idaho is a destination for talented students, faculty and staff from outside our nation’s borders. Drawn by the singular opportunities at the state’s only national research university, international students from 72 foreign countries find an environment here that welcomes their talents and viewpoints.

Students from abroad also enhance the experience for students from the states.

“Each of us needs to have a sound, multicultural education to be successful in navigating today’s world,” Suarez said. “International students, along with U.S. students with diverse backgrounds and experiences, teach us much about other cultures, how to interact as partners and how to learn from each other.

That’s what college is about.”

International students comprise about 6 percent of the UI student population. As the university sets its sights on the future, President Staben has marked a goal of reaching 10 percent total student-body representation from international students.

“Increasing our representation

among international students is a tremendous opportunity for UI,” President Staben said. “These students bring talent, new ideas and chances for all students to better connect to and learn from the global community. Growth in this area will help us continue realizing our leadership position among other national research universities.”

For more than a century since those early diplomas were earned, the no-longer dusty auditorium stage gleams in the Administration Building—the iconic anchor of the university’s statewide presence. The UI’s emphasis on diversity, both in people and perspectives, similarly centers UI as it moves into the next era of Vandal leadership—in the 21st century, a truly global stage.

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College Assistance Migrant Program Human Rights Access and Inclusion Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Asexual, and Ally (LGBTQA) Office Native American Student Center Office of Multicultural Affairs Women’s Center

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Worldwide, 39 million children are denied the chance for an education because of violence, including rebellion and war. In strife-torn southern Thailand, UI education professor Melanie Brooks studies how schools and community leaders build relationships that keep kids in the classroom. Your planned gift helps write a chapter in that success. Every child deserves the opportunity to live and learn in peace. Your support opens doors—in the classroom and in the lives of children who need it most.

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Inspiring Vandals Today Creating Legacies Tomorrow Founded in 1889 to fulfill the land-grant university mission of providing higher education to the citizens of the state, the University of Idaho continues to excel in this critical role.

Throughout our 125-year history, UI has been the home of groundbreaking work in fields ranging from agriculture to the social sciences, STEM education to law, the humanities to engineering, and many more. We've not only changed lives, we've inspired students’ futures.

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As a supporter of the university, we hope that you share an important sense of purpose in the part that you play in enriching the lives of young Vandals.

In keeping with the Vandal tradition of service to others, a 125th Anniversary Scholarship Fund has been established, with a goal of collecting $125,000 for students seeking degrees at Idaho’s land-grant university.

The trends in financing for public higher education point to a continued decline in state funding, not just here in Idaho, but nationwide. At the same time, the need for quality higher education in the region continues to grow.

Private support from UI’s alumni and friends is an important way to help bridge this gap. Through our giving, we can create a better university and a better community.

Please join us in creating the legacies of tomorrow.

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TRANSFORMING AT H L E T E S I N TO L E A D E R S ON AND OFF THE FIELD

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aul Petrino sensed a void developing a few years ago—a void that could have a tremendous impact on a football team.

“About 10 years ago,” said the University of Idaho’s head football coach, “we decided we needed to teach them how to be leaders. Kids don’t grow up being leaders like they used to.

When we were young, you started your own games out in the street. One guy coached one team, another guy the other. Now it’s all Paul Petrino organized.”

Always a student of the Xs and Os that make up the game of football, Petrino also is a student of the intangibles that transform a good player into a great one. So much so, he developed his own leadership book: “Operation Excel.” He uses it with his players during the summer to instill in them the elements of leadership that he believes are essential to success.

“The number one thing to being a leader is you have to be a hard worker,” he said. “If you’re a hard worker and they see it and they respect you, they’re probably going to follow you.”

The mention of respect brings up another piece of the whole: character. In addition to hard work and character, Petrino rounds out his top five leadership qualities with confidence, commitment and the willingness to serve.

Director of Athletics Rob Spear realizes he leads one of the most visible units on campus; one that also is a vehicle to opening doors to and initiating conversations about the rest of the university.

“I always have been proud of the fact that athletics has

taken advantage of our platform to educate groups about areas of the university through different communication channels,” said Spear, whose biweekly newsletter always includes a piece about an area of campus besides athletics, as does the weekly “Inside the Vandals” television program.

“Considering we are in the news almost every day, it is natural for us to assume a leadership position.”

Rob Spear Spear also teaches a freshman life skills class that includes a leadership component.

“Throughout the course,” Spear said, “I emphasize the values of having great character and being accountable as two cornerstones for being successful in life, not just athletics.”

As much as he influences incoming Vandals, he empowers and encourages his staff to be leaders not only within athletics but as part of the university and Moscow communities.

“Leadership has nothing to do with ordering people around or directing their every move,” he said. “I like to engage our unit managers in planning activities in order to help set the direction for the organization. If they are empowered and have the information and tools they need to lead, they can effectively manage in a proactive rather than reactive style.”

For both Spear and Petrino, strong leadership is the basis for a robust and successful team whether it be on the field or in the offices of the Kibbie Dome.

“One of our overarching principles,” Spear said, “is for us to be a great teammate—internally, externally, across campus, with our student body, within our community and our great alums.” www.uidaho.edu/athletics

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DECADES OF VANDAL

Devotioďż˝ Bruce Pitman, dean of students and vice provost of student affairs, retires after a long and accomplished career at the University of Idaho.

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ast spring, a letter arrived in University of Idaho Dean of Students Bruce Pitman’s mailbox from a parent of a soonto-be UI graduate. It read something like: “My son is graduating this May at commencement. I’m confident that without your help, it might not have turned out that way. Thank you.”

The letter was signed by one, but the sentiment is shared by countless UI alumni whose lives Pitman has touched during his 41 years at the University of Idaho. When he retires this fall, his departure will be met by the entire Vandal community with well wishes and a deep gratitude for his devotion to the university and its students.

“I love the University of Idaho, and I’m passionate about my work,” Pitman said. “Retirement is going to be bittersweet, but I know I’ve done what I can and should do here. It’s time to walk off the field.”

Although Pitman will no longer be a player in the daily university happenings, his work will continue to affect students for generations to come.

Thanks to his leadership in the Office of the Dean of Students and Division of Student Affairs, the University of Idaho has become a safer, more diverse and supportive university where students of all backgrounds can thrive.

CHANGING LIVES Pitman and his wife, Kathy, first arrived on campus in 1973 for his new job as Greek adviser. He was barely out of college himself, but Pitman immediately began to

etch a mark in UI campus life, and quickly gained respect from students and staff alike. Ray Stark ’75, ’79 said Pitman had significant influence on him when he was a young leader in his fraternity.

“He was my first mentor, not only in the Greek system, but for Ray Stark as an individual,” said Stark, executive vice president of the Boise Chamber of Commerce. “He always had a calm demeanor when working through problems in the fraternities and sororities. In my mind, he was, and still is, a gentle giant.”

His level-headedness has served him in times of crisis since assuming the role of dean of students in 1981.

During his tenure, he has helped hundreds of students and families cope with tragedy, death and health issues; initiated programs to address campus safety, mental illness and sexual assault; led university-wide efforts to reduce student drug and alcohol use; and much more.

In short, Pitman has changed lives.

“Every day, we are involved in the lives of students at often some of their most exciting and positive moments, but we’re also part of their lives during their most difficult moments,” Pitman said.

“I have tried to create a culture where we give students the compassionate care and support they need in times of crisis.”

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He leads with his heart, always thinking about his values and what’s most important for students in the university. He keeps a clear focus on that in everything he does.

Joan Pulakos, psychologist in the UI Counseling and Testing Center who worked with Bruce for 31 years

Pitman offers this compassion to the students’ families, as well.

“I have a reputation for giving my home phone number to incoming parents at the end of every parent orientation program so they can reach me after hours,” Pitman said. “I started doing it years ago because I wanted to make a sincere gesture to parents that we absolutely care about the safety and welfare of their sons and daughters.”

“There are several thousand people out there who have my home number programmed into their cell phones,” he chuckled.

Pitman’s commitment to serve others is evident, and it’s a value he’s worked to instill in students at the University of Idaho. In recent years, Pitman has been instrumental in the development of the popular Alternative Service Break program, in which select groups of student—sometimes accompanied by Pitman himself—spend spring and winter breaks volunteering in communities in need across the nation and world. He has also worked to grow the UI Center for Volunteerism and Social Action, integrate service-learning in the classroom, and get UI students involved in community service across the Palouse.

“Before fall semester classes even began, we had almost 1,100 new students spend a half day engaged in some kind of service activity in Moscow,” Pitman said, referring to the annual 2014 SYNC service day for new, first-year students.

“I’m very proud of the service ethic we have built into our campus culture.”

A LASTING LEGACY Last January, Pitman took a small team of his student affairs staff to a national conference on mental health issues and substance abuse on college campuses. During a plenary session, the presenter—whose daughter had suffered from persistent mental health problems while a student in college—was discussing the importance of early intervention.

“The speaker told the audience that if it weren’t for the support services of the university that her daughter had attended, her daughter wouldn’t be alive today,” Pitman recalled. “Then she paused, looked around the room, and asked if there was anyone from the University of Idaho in attendance. She said she was deeply grateful and asked the room to join her in applause. It was spectacular.”

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Bruce is an incredible mentor, supervisor and student advocate. He has been a staple in the Idaho community for many years, and his legacy and impact is unparalleled.

His commitment to serving students and providing an exemplary level of care truly sets the standard at the University of Idaho.

Matthew Kurz ’11, former UI director of Fraternity and Sorority Life

I truly admire Bruce for his dedication to his position as vice provost for student affairs and dean of students, his passion for the University of Idaho and—most importantly— his compassion for the students.

Samantha Parrott ’12, 2011-12 ASUI president

Students often brought their parents in to meet him, or parents brought their children. I can’t tell you how often I heard parents advising their children that this is where you come if you have a problem. The University will never have a more loyal, hard-working employee.

Carolyn Riggs, assistant to the dean, 1998-2010

Bruce is empathetic and compassionate, but he’s also a tough-love type of guy. He genuinely cares about everyone he meets: every student, every parent, every faculty member. He has been a loyal friend, mentor and supporter to many generations of students at the University of Idaho.

Lou Aldecoa ’76, CFO, Stinker Stores; 2011-12 UI Alumni Association president; parent of two UI alums.

This recognition on a national stage for his team’s work is evidence of the far-reaching impact of Pitman’s leadership, and it reflects the legacy that he leaves behind.

“I have been blessed and privileged to have been able to find that lifetime career at a place called Idaho,” he said. “I hope that I have helped to shape the university culture so that we have created an ethic of sincere caring for students and a deep respect for differences.” uidaho.edu/dos

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“Supporting our alma mater gives us an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of Vandal students, and hopefully our five grandchildren,” said Rhea Lanting, a UI Extension educator. “Then they, in turn, can make a difference in the state and the world.”

For more information: Marie Duncan Assistant Director of Annual Giving (208) 885-5205 marie@uidaho.edu

Rhea ’71 and her husband, Robert ’72, met as students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Three of their children also have attended the university.

“We always promote the great educational opportunities that the UI has to offer,” Rhea said.

Rhea has worked for the UI Extension in Twin Falls for 21 years as a family and consumer sciences educator in nutrition, food safety and youth development.

Along with alumni, members of UI faculty and staff are often the strongest supporters of students’ academic success.

“We’ve donated to the Steer-A-Year program for 23 years,” Rhea said, referencing the program that supports animal science and athletics scholarships, as well as beef research.

The southern Idaho ranchers also support cattle genetics research at the Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension and Education Center, in addition to professional development opportunities for Rhea’s fellow family and consumer sciences colleagues.

“To be engaged with our alma mater, and with other alumni, is rewarding and gratifying,” she said. “We’re all working together to promote and support the University of Idaho.”

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Alumni Class Notes

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UIAA inducts three into Hall of Fame 50s James (Doc) Lynn Jr. ’55 has been inducted into the Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame.

Tom Trail ’58 has been appointed state president of AARP Idaho.

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From left to right: Mary Kay McFadden '80, Philip B. Soulen ’53, and Linda Copple Trout ’73, ’77

The University of Idaho Alumni Association announced its 2014 Alumni Association Hall of Fame inductees in May, with higher education leader Mary Kay McFadden '80, Idaho business and civic leader Philip B. Soulen ’53, and former Idaho Supreme Court Justice Linda Copple Trout ’73, ’77 being honored with the distinction.

Copple Trout holds degrees in English and law from the University of Idaho, while McFadden holds a degree in journalism and public relations and Soulen in business.

Soulen is the president of Soulen Livestock Company in Weiser, a business started by his father in 1926. McFadden is vice president for development, family and alumni relations at Olin College Engineering in Needham, Mass. Copple Trout has served on a number of boards of directors, as well as statewide administrative, judicial and bar committees.

This award was created in 1962 and recognizes alumni who have achieved national or international distinction by their accomplishments and leadership. Consideration is given for: distinction in career accomplishments; leadership within career organizations; voluntary leadership efforts in charitable causes; leadership efforts which have improved the cultural, social, political or economic well-being of society; prior recognition and honors; and artistic, innovative or technical accomplishments.

"Phil, Linda and Mary Kay each bring a level of career distinction to our more than 190 Hall of Fame inductees that is impressive, inspiring to our students, and part of our legacy of leading,” said Steve Johnson, executive director of the University of Idaho Alumni Association. "Like many of our distinguished alumni and honorees, I'm proud to say I was able to shake their hand."

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John Morford ’63 has been elected to a three-year term as president of the Seattle/King County council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The Council is comprised of 52 Conferences of Charity throughout the county, five thrift stores, food banks and other human services.

Morford is dean and professor emeritus at Seattle University.

Bridget Beglan Watters ’63, ’92 has been granted a patent for a post-surgical pillow she developed.

Dave Katsilometes ’66 retired in 2007 as general manager of business operations improvement at Cliff’s Natural Resources. He was the recipient of the 2004-05 Society of Mining Engineers Henry Krumb Lecturer Award. He is now CEO and president of Prairie Wind Consulting of Nevada, a firm engaged in domestic and international mining consulting.

Dennis Wheeler ’67 has started a new Coeur d’Alenebased mining company named RockStar Resources Inc.

70s Timothy Cronin ’70 retired from the University of California, Davis (UCD) School of Medicine after three decades of legal practice.

While at UCD, Tim was a public health policy consultant who led the California Department of Public Health’s Catastrophic Hazard Vulnerability Assessments (HVA) for pandemic, firestorm, earthquake, tsunami, radiological, and ARKStorm hazards.

Rich Patterson ’71 retired after 39 years as director of two privately funded nature centers in Iowa and Kansas. His career focused on ecological restoration, energy efficiency, environmental education, and outdoor recreation. Rich and his wife, Marion, have formed Winding Pathways, LLC, to promote natural landscaping, growing and harvesting food, and other related topics.

George Raney ’72 and Kate Coleman ’75 volunteered at Ghost Ranch, near Abiquiu, N.M. They gave tours of the ranch and former home of famous the American painter, Georgia O’Keeffe.

Tim Thomson ’72 retired after 28 years in the Navy and an additional 15 years in the private sector, including service at the Port of Bremerton.

Elaine Ambrose ’73 has been recognized as one of IBR’s 50 successful women of the year in business.

Michael Hunter ’73, ’76 has been elected chairman of the Texas Pipeline Association.

He is vice chairman and chief commercial officer of Southcross Energy Partners, L.P., and vice chairman of the Texas Energy Reliability Council.

To be profiled, mail information, including reunion/graduation year, to Annis Shea, Office of Alumni Relations, 875 Perimeter Drive, MS 3232, Moscow, ID 83844-3232 or email information to alumni@uidaho.edu. Photos can be emailed in a high resolution .jpg format.

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Robert Pickett ’73 has been reappointed to serve a six-year term as commissioner of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska

by Gov. Sean Parnell. He was first appointed to the commission in 2008 by Gov. Sarah Palin.

Bill Downing ’75 is the new branch manager for the Bank of the Cascades Fruitland branch.

Arnfinn (Arnie) Rusten ’75, ’77 has been awarded the Engineer of the Year Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington. This award is presented to an engineer who embodies the highest level of service and integrity to the engineering profession. Rusten is the CEO of BergerABAM in Federal Way, Wash.

Dan Taylor ’75 retired as senior architect with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Palo Alto, Calif., where he served as project manager for more than $50 million in healthcare projects. His 39-year career included 17 years as principal of his own architecture firm.

Timothy Patrick O’Reilly ’77 has released his first solo album, “Opposites, Magnets and Fools” by his own record label, Songwraith Media, LLC. The soft rock/folk rock album is available online.

John Conners ’78 has published his book “Groundwater for the 21st Century.”

Joy Miller ’78 was named as director of the National Credit Union Administration Office of Continuity and Security Management. Joy is currently deputy assistant secretary for security at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Marion Fellows Patterson ’78 has taught in public schools and colleges in Massachusetts, Idaho and Iowa. She is a Veriditas Certified Labyrinth facilitator and Usui/Tibetan REIKI master practitioner. She has extensive experience in natural landscaping, foraging, writing and involving children in nature.

“Genesee” Joe Anderson ’81 has been appointed to the Idaho Wheat Commission by Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter. Joe will represent wheat producers in District #1, which includes Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai, Benewah, Latah and Shoshone counties.

David Power ’78 retired after 43 years of teaching.

He began his career at Madison High School in Rexburg and spent the last 33 years teaching classical voice at the University of Utah School of Music, where he also served as director of undergraduate studies.

Alan Stephens ’78 has been appointed by Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter as district judge in Jefferson County.

Michael Workman ’78 has retired after 34 years in public education in Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.

Cindy Cordes Tudehope ’79 continues her 34-year teaching career in public schools in Rialto, Calif.

Scott Tudehope ’79 of Fontana, Calif., has retired after 30 years of teaching social studies, English and computers. He also coached football and tennis. He and his wife, Cindy, have two grown sons.

Steven Daley-Laursen ’80, ’85 has been appointed to serve on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board.

Dee Rich ’81 has been selected as the new music director and conductor of The Master Singers.

Guy McPherson ’82 published his 11th book, “Going Dark.” He is also featured in the documentary film, “Somewhere in New Mexico before the End of Time.”

Denise Blevins ’83 was recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Pinnacle Professional for her nearly 30 years of excellence in the field of social services. Denise, retired, was a family development specialist and juvenile probation officer with Latah County Youth Services.

Robert Clark ’83 had his debut adult mystery, “Center Point,” published by Writers Amuse Me Publishing. Writing as R.M. Clark, he has written nine novels.

David Lavigne ’84 was appointed as a member of the board of directors of Bourbon Brothers Holding Corporation. David is also a member and manager of privately owned Cathedral Peaks Capital, LLC, in Colorado.

Jim Kleeburg ’85 is the new mayor of Lewiston for a term of two years.

Jerry Mason ’85 has joined the municipal law group at Hawley Troxell in Coeur d’Alene.

Mark Bryan ’86 has joined Fastsigns Lewiston as the center’s general manager. Previously, he was publisher for the Juneau Empire, Capital City Weekly, and Newport News Times.

Judith Fong ’86, a teacher at Orchards and McGhee elementary schools in Lewiston is this year’s recipient of the $1,000 Martha S. Baskin Award, presented annually by the Lewiston Independent Foundation for Education.

Gregory Eiselein ’87, professor of English at Kansas State University, has been named the 2013 Kansas Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Scott Linehan ’87 has been hired as the passing game coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys.

Donna Wommack ’87, ’96, a fourth-grade math teacher at Genesee, has earned the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government for K-12 mathematics and science teaching.

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Alumni Class Notes Eric Jorgensen ’88 received a doctorate in sacred theology from St. Andrews College and Seminary.

He is rector of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Eldersburg, Md., and an adjunct professor at Stevenson University.

Galen Lee ’88 is vice president of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association.

Peter Lindeman ’88, professor of biology at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, has published a book: “The Map Turtle and Sawback Atlas: Ecology, Evolution, Distribution, and Conservation.”

Nancy Stricklin ‘89 has joined the municipal law group at Hawley Troxell in Coeur d’Alene.

90s Michael Cox ’90, linebackers coach for Kansas State University, has been inducted into the Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame.

Sheila Schwager ’91, ‘94 has been recognized as one of IBR’s 50 successful women of the year in business.

Priscilla Wegars ’91 announced “As Rugged as the Terrain: CCC ‘Boys,’ Federal Convicts, and World War II Alien Internees Wrestle with a Mountain Wilderness,” a history of the Canyon Creek/Lochsa River/Highway 12 area.

Thomas Ivie ’92, ’08 is the new digital initiatives librarian at the Wyoming State Library in Cheyenne. He has published an article in PNLA Quarterly on Idaho’s first libraries and librarians. Thomas previously worked 16 years at the University of Idaho Law Library.

Bob Koreski ’92 has been promoted to director of human resources for the Oregon Department of Justice.

Patty Weeks ’92 was elected as board president for the Idaho Association of Counties.

She has been the Nez Perce county clerk since 1999.

Mike Arneson ’93 has joined J-U-B Engineers and will be opening an Idaho Falls field office. He will lead the company’s federal markets group and assist with transportation and alternative delivery projects.

John Cafferty ’93, ’97 has joined the municipal law group at Hawley Troxell in Coeur d’Alene.

Dan Kurtz ’93 has been promoted to principal with NAC Architecture in Spokane, Wash.

Michael Conner ’94 has taken command of the Navy’s U.S.S. Oklahoma City, a nuclear-powered submarine homeported in Guam.

Robert Hickey ’94, professor of geography at Central Washington University, has been named to the UI Alumni Association board of directors for a three-year term.

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Doug Nussmeier ’94 has been hired as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the University of Michigan Wolverines.

Jennifer Talbot ’94, ’95 was elected to the Wenatchee School District board of directors.

Terry King ’95 has been hired as a licensed landscape architect for Breckon Land Design Inc. Mary Olson ’95 has been recognized as one of IBR’s 50 successful women of the year in business.

David Ruby ’95 has been hired by The Architects Office as a partner in the Boise office. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accredited professional.

Chad Heimbigner ‘96 has been promoted to principal at Coffman Engineers, Inc., in Spokane, Wash.

Blaine Horrocks ’96 has been hired as the deputy prosecutor for the Shoshone County Prosecuting Attorney’s office.

Paul Howard ’96, ’02 completed his doctoral degree in mathematics education from the University of Oklahoma. He is a faculty member at Oklahoma Christian University in Edmond, Okla.

Kendra Biller ’97 has joined Cable Hill Partners from the Portland, Ore., office of Merrill Lynch.

Tobby Goicoechea ’97 has joined D.L. Evans Bank as a mortgage loan officer in Boise.

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Tauna Johnson ‘97, a fifth-grade teacher at Genesee, has earned the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government for K-12 mathematics and science teaching.

Ryan Phillips ’97 has been inducted into the Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame.

Mandy Boam ’98 has been named an associate at Hummel PLLC. Tim Standlee ’98 has been appointed as principal at Borah High School.

Brad Stith ’98 has joined Selway Asset Management as vice president of investor relationships.

Jason Walker ’98 has been appointed magistrate judge in Teton County.

Michael Collins ’99 is a new city councilor in Lewiston.

Ty Jones ’99, ’13, superintendent of the Hagerman School District, is the new executive director of the Idaho High School Activities Association.

Geoff Metts ’99, owner of Five Star Guitars in Oregon, has been named one of the Top 100 musical instrument and product retailers in the world by the National Association of Music Merchants.

Sandra Miller ’99 is the new curriculum director for the Cassia County School District.

Pohley Richey ’99 has been hired as the health and wellness manager for the Idaho Dairy Council.

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00s Ann Averitt ’00 is senior director of development at the University of California-Berkeley College of Engineering.

Robert Crossler ’00, assistant professor of information systems, was named co-winner of the 2013 Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences Information Systems Society’s Design Science Award.

Katie Graupman ’00, an English teacher at Timberlake High School in Spirit Lake, has been named Idaho’s 2013 Milken Educator.

Crag Hill ’00, ’08, assistant professor of English education at the University of Oklahoma, edited “The Critical Merits of Young Adult Literature: Coming of Age,” published

by Routledge in Feb. 2013.

Michael Long ’01 has joined North Texas Pathology as director of pathology at Nacogdoches Medical Center.

Joe Mueleman ’01, ’08 was selected as a Mountain States and Plains Top 20 Under 40 by Engineering News Record magazine.

Alicia Vanderschuere ‘01 has been recognized as one of IBR’s 50 successful women of the year in business.

Preston Becker ’02 is the new CFO at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow.

Russell Clark ’02, a project manager in Parsons’ road and highway division, has been named as a winner of the Engineering News-Record Texas and Louisiana Top 20 Under 40.

Chris Comstock ’02 has been named to the board of directors for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Idaho.

Candice Nelson ’02, senior registered associate at D.A. Davison & Co. in Sandpoint, has completed the coursework required to earn the registered paraplanner designation.

Kyle Johnson ’03 has been promoted to director of ancillary and support services for St. Charles Madras and Pioneer Memorial Hospitals.

Joshua Preston ’03 has been commissioned as a national bank examiner. The commission qualifies him to perform examinations of national banks, federal savings associations, and their affiliates on behalf of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Robert West ’03 has been appointed as district ranger of the Hiawatha National Forest’s Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace Ranger Districts in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Angela Bishop ’04 has been promoted to senior associate with NAC Architecture in Spokane, Wash.

Janet Cherry ’04 is the principal of West Junior High in Boise. She was formerly the assistant principal at Capital High in Boise.

Eric Larson ’04 has been hired as a postdoctoral research associate for the Shedd Aquarium’s Daniel P. Haerther Center for Conservation and Research. In partnership with the University of Notre Dame, Larson’s work will focus on the impacts of invasive species on native crayfish communities.

Robert Sanchez ’04 has joined the Forest Service as district ranger for the Ogden Ranger District.

Robert has served as the district ranger for the Republic Ranger District in Washington’s Colville National Forest since 2011.

Clint Sievers ’04 has been named an associate at Hummel PLLC. Jenni Robinson Chaffin ’05 took this photo on a sailing trip in the Grenadine Islands of the southeastern Caribbean. Eight Idaho alumni rented and crewed a 50-foot monohull sailboat and proudly flew the Vandal flag throughout the seven-day trip.

Lanette Livingston-Clark ’05 has joined the team of sales professionals at Keller Williams Realty in Coeur d’Alene.

Sean Prentiss ’05 and Joe Wilkins ’07 are the co-editors of a new craft book on creative nonfiction, “The Far Edges of the Fourth Genre.” Sean is an assistant professor at Norwich University in Northfield, Vt.

Chad Cruickshank ’06 was featured in Eastman’s BowHunting Journal with his 2012 Mule Deer killed in eastern Oregon with his BowTech Insanity CPX. Sara Ferrell ’06, ’07 has passed the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Associate Certification. She works for CSHQA, Inc. in Denver.

Jeff Luckstead ’06, ’08, assistant professor at the University of Arkansas, is the winner of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association’s Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award for “Essays in Policy Analysis: Strategic Trade Theory and the Elimination of Agricultural Subsidies.”

Phillip Matos ’06 has joined Ripley Doorn & Company, PLLC, as a tax associate in Caldwell.

Joe Wilkins ’07, associate professor of English at Linfield College, has won the Great Lakes Colleges Association’s 2014 New Writers award for creative non-fiction.

He won this award for his memoir, “The Mountain and the Fathers: Growing up on the Big Dry,” released in 2012. The book was also a 2012 Montana Book Award Honor Book and a finalist for the 2013 Orion Book Club.

Iftikhar Ahmad ’06 has been awarded The Best Physics Researcher of Pakistan Award for 2013-14.

Ahmad is professor and chair of physics at the University of Malakand in Chakdara, Pakistan.

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Alumni Class Notes Bridget Pitman Wilkinson ’07, was surprised when her new husband, Tyler Wilkinson, appeared as Joe Vandal at their wedding reception during the Vandal fight song. The daughter of Bruce Pitman, Bridget has been hired by the Bozeman Area Community Foundation as their foundation manager.

Brandi Bedke ’08 is the new principal at Oakley Elementary School in Cassia County. She taught for 15 years at the school prior to becoming the principal at Oakley High School five years ago.

Tim Grissom ’08 has joined Design West Architects P.A. of Meridian, as an intern architect working toward professional licensure. He is a LEEDaccredited professional.

D. Michelle Gustavson ‘08 has been recognized as one of IBR’s 50 successful women of the year in business.

Jacqueline Hickman ’08 has been hired as the manager of the Capitol Center branch of KeyBank in downtown Boise.

Philip “Flip” Kleffner ’08 has joined Wells Fargo as senior relationship manager for the Southwest Idaho Business Banking team in Boise.

Carrie Lucas ’08, member of RAINN’s Speaker’s Bureau, has published her own account of sexual assault in the memoir, “Where Fault Lies,” available on Amazon, Kindle and the iBook store.

Through RAINN, she works to educate and inform the public on sexual violence, and aims to give a voice to those impacted by rape and domestic violence who are unable to find their own.

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Brian Clapp ’09 has been named weed control manager for Wallowa Resources. He previously worked as noxious weed superintendent for Custer County.

Seraphina Richardson Nova ’09 has published her first book, “Another Stone to Carry.” It is the tale of Kass, a small town girl with big dreams, who fights through sexual assault, drug addiction and the misery of life on the street. The book is available at Amazon.com.

Piyush Sabharwall ’09, ’13, a scientist in the Nuclear System Design and Analysis Division at Idaho National Laboratory, received the American Nuclear Society Young Members Excellence Award.

Troy Vandenbark ’09 has been selected as the chief of the technical section at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Albeni Falls Dam.

10s Alli Arnold ’10 has received her doctoral degree in physical therapy. She is a pediatric physical therapist at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County.

Casey Attebery ’10 has been promoted to legislative aide for Sen. Mike Crapo’s Washington D.C. office. Casey previously served as a legislative correspondent, as a member of the front office staff, and as an intern.

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Jason Hess ’10 was awarded second-place prize for his essay, “The Adopted Person,” in the 2014 Rose Post Creative Non-Fiction Competition, sponsored by the North Carolina Writers’ Network.

Errin Patton ’10 was promoted to development and marketing manager for Northwest Sinfonietta, a professional chamber orchestra in Washington.

Ali Rogers ’10 has joined Office Environment Company as part of the sales, project management and customer service teams.

Mike Weber ’10 has been working in a contract position at the Department of State where he helps manage grant programs related to democracy and human rights. He was recently accepted to Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, where he plans to pursue a master’s degree in public affairs focused on international relations.

Amberly Beckman ’11 is the new director of promotions for the sixstation group of Inland Northwest Broadcasting and KRPL Inc. Jon Carson ’11 has been promoted to executive director of promotions for the nine-station radio group of IdaVend Broadcasting, Inland Northwest Broadcasting and KRPL, Inc. Cynthia Mika ’11 has been awarded the 2013 Idaho Leadership in Career Development Award.

Jay Zimmerman ’11 has been honored as one of Wenatchee Valley, Wash., Business World's “30 under 35” for 2013.

Ryan Paluso ’12, ’13 has joined Ripley Doorn & Company PLLC, a certified professional accounting firm, as an associate in Nampa.

He has passed the CPA exam.

Kristine Allen ’13 is an assistant professor of education at Saint Anselm College.

Kealin Dooley ’13 has joined Breckon Land Design Inc. as a planning and design intern.

Susan Guho ’13 has been named art instructor for My Masterpiece Parties LLC. She will teach art classes at the company’s studio in Eagle.

Andres VasquezAguilera ’13 was promoted to architect-in-training with CSHQA. Andres joined the firm in October 2013.

Michael White ’13 has joined the Boise office of Wide Bailly, LLP, as an audit associate.

To be profiled, mail information, including reunion/graduation year, to Annis Shea, Office of Alumni Relations, 875 Perimeter Drive, MS 3232, Moscow, ID 83844-3232 or email information to alumni@uidaho.edu. Photos can be emailed in a high resolution .jpg format.

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Marriages Holly Blanchette ’10 to Joseph Behre ’10

Hina Kanwal to Mueen Nawaz ’02

Megan Broyles ’10 to Elmer Frank Breckenridge III

Amie Moffett to Paul Swenson ’90

Brittani Curley ’13 to Matthew Montecucco ’13

Kara Riordan ’11 to Bret Uhrich ’09

Yvette Fernandez ’12 to Erik Zavala ’10

Carolyn Sonnen ’11 to Kyle Groom ’12

Megan Godwin ’07 to Bryan Boatman ’06, ’09

Ellen Louise Toevs ’10 to Stratton Paul Laggis ’10

Reionda Hogaboam ’03 to Marshall Andrew Taylor

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1. Amber Lee, daughter of Niklas ’04 and Stacy Smith ’04, ’05 Aleksich * Eleanor Claire, daughter of Mark ’08 and Morgan Sims ’07 Boatman 2. Kaylee Corrine, daughter of James ’07 and Carrie ’07 Dorrell, granddaughter of Marc ’79 and Debbie ’79 Dorendorf 3. Kerry, Claire and Colin, children of Kyle ’12 and Carolyn Sonnen ’11 Groom 4. Elizabeth “Izzy” Katherine, daughter of Robert and Michele West ’00 Gouley 5. Cooper Allen, son of Bill and Shanna Smith ’08 Hamilton * Titus William and Constance Hope joined siblings Agnes, Laelle and Nathanael, children of Stephen ’05 and Stephanie Jacobs ’06 Hardy 6. Tyce Matthew, son of Flip Jr. ’08 and Tara Kleffner, great grandson of former alumni director Flip ’55 and Joella ’56 Kleffner 7. Vaden Troy, son of Jeremy ’04 and Shanna Smith ’04 Kleinsmith 8. Charles Tryal, son of Raymond and Melinda Musgrave ’04 Lingley 9. Liam Joseph, son of Joe ’04, ’05 and Lindsay Craft ’06 Santoro * Lucas Henry, son of Jon ’95 and Gloria Uscola ’95 Schodde 10. Kendall Ann, daughter of Craig ’07 and Ashley Briggs ’07 Tarter 11. Owen William, son of Luke ’03, ’05 and Stephanie Thompson 12. Gwendolyn Piper, daughter of Matthew ’06 and Afton Webb ’07 Thompson 13. Foster William and Tobin Morris, sons of Jeff ’99 and Mary Hayes ’98, ’01 Young 14. Wren Gertrude, daughter of Charlie and Katie Anderson ’04 Zielinski * No Photo

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Alumni Class Notes In Memory The University of Idaho extends its condolences to the family and friends of Vandals listed below.

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Kathryn Jones Kamel ’40, Spokane, Wash., March 5, 2014

Rachael Woody Nichols ’43, Post Falls, May 23, 2014

Patricia Howe Whelan ’46, St. Maries, April 18, 2014

Roy Ramey ’40, The Dalles, Ore., Feb. 27, 2014

John Tewhey ’43, Westbrook, Maine, April 17, 2014

William Adams Jr. ’47, Bonsall, Calif., March 5, 2014

Irving Alten ’41, Portland, Ore., May 13, 2014

Steve Collins Jr. ’44, Boise, Jan. 14, 2014

Zoe Bean Howard ’47, Sunnyside, Wash., March 13, 2014

Norma Augustadt Boisen ’41, Mount Vernon, Wash., Sept. 7, 2013

Zona Hopkins Cushman ’44, Santa Rosa, Calif., April 2, 2014

Beverly Ford Hunt ’47, Canby, Ore., Dec. 2, 2013

Vincent DeNunzio ’44, York, Maine, March 16, 2014

Edgar Lukens ’47, Boise, Jan. 11, 2014

Ruth Parks Durham ’44, Seattle, Wash., Feb. 1, 2014

Gerald McIntosh ’47, Lewiston, May 8, 2014

Eveline Bellos Edwards ’44, Millwood, Wash., March 27, 2014

Thomas Moore ’47, Parma, June 8, 2014

Verl Garrard ’44, ’52, Salem, Ore., Dec. 15, 2013

Margaret Tucker ’47, Spokane, Wash., Nov. 23, 2013

Marianna Nourse Miller ’44, Seattle, Wash., Feb. 26, 2014

Ilene Cornett Whiteman ’47, Meridian, March 22, 2014

Philip Schnabel ’44, Eugene, Ore., Dec. 9, 2013

Randel Wilson ’47, Twin Falls, April 2, 2014

Elsie Fox Sharp ’44, Meridian, March 25, 2014

Marjorie Balch ’48, Fredericksburg, Va., Nov. 26, 2013

William Lang ’45, Milwaukee, Wis., April 17, 2014

Albert Erramouspe ’48, Blackfoot, March 19, 2014

Buena Freeman Whitesel ’45, The Dalles, Ore., Dec. 2, 2013

Bernice Evans ’48, Mesquite, Nev., June 27, 2014

Kenneth Wilken ’45, Kendrick, March 3, 2014

Robert Gossett ’48, Boise, April 21, 2014

Patricia Oxley Collins ’46, Boise, May 7, 2014

Hazel Brodkord Hamann ’48, ‘04, Kootenai, April 19, 2014

Lois Anderson Grey ’46, Idaho Falls, Dec. 28, 2013

Mary Hutton Henderson ’48, Edmonds, Wash., March 15, 2013

Corrine Hansen Hunt ’46, Boise, Jan. 7, 2014

Joyce Kimberling Hudson ’48, Moscow, Jan. 1, 2014

Harold MacKinnon ’46, Lewiston, March 26, 2014

David Johnson ’48, Seattle, Wash., Jan. 19, 2014

Fred Snyder ’46, ’51, Lewiston, May 20, 2014

Esther Trekell McKahan ’48, Coeur d’Alene, Feb. 26, 2014

Mary Sylvester Wakeley ’46, Spokane, Wash., Nov. 9, 2013

Elaine Smith Timmer ’48, Portland, Ore., April 7, 2014

Helen Jensen Dick ’41, Maple Valley, Wash., May 16, 2013

Eleanor Merrium Breum ’35, Maitland, Fla., May 26, 2014

George Elliott ’41, Burley, Jan. 3, 2014

Alma Almquist Martin ’36, St. Maries, April 18, 2014

Albert Frei ’41, Lewiston, Nov. 29, 2013

Geraldine Neil Nelson ’36, Grangeville, June 30, 2013

Emory Howard ’41, ’55, Nampa, Aug. 31, 2013

Beatrice Gibbs Bartholet ’37, Yakima, Wash., June 6, 2014

Josephine Moncher St. Marie ’41, Batesville, Miss., Feb. 22, 2014

Helen Henrikson Stastny ’37, Twin Falls, April 1, 2014

Raymond Zapell ’41, Ashland, Ore., April 20, 2014

Mary Stevens Campbell ’38, Richland, Wash., May 31, 2014

Viola Fisher ’42, Santa Fe, N.M., May 8, 2014

Eva Russell Gale ’38, Creswell, Ore., Dec. 17, 2013

O Gayle Manion ’42, ’48, Superior., Wis., May 1, 2014

Joseph Mrachek ’38, Emmett, Feb. 9, 2014

Dorothy McMartin Sgro ’42, Los Angeles, Calif., Dec. 31, 2013

Maryon Hunter Samson ’38, Boise, Oct. 1, 2013

Gordon Williamson ’42, ’02, Boise, March 13, 2014

Louise Faulkner Trimble ’38, Fairview Heights, Ill., April 23, 2014

Alice Theriault Anderson ’43, Portland, Ore., April 26, 2014

Marjorie Metcalf Fitch ’39, Lewiston, Jan. 19, 2014

40s John Fahrer ’40, Boise, Feb. 27, 2014 Patricia Churchill Hoetzel ’40, Auburn, Wash., Jan. 15, 2014

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Betty Bloom Armstrong ’43, Boise, March 27, 2014 Garth Duell ’43, Portland, Ore., April 29, 2014 Janet Burke Eglington ’43, Los Altos, Calif., Jan. 24, 2014 Keith Merrill Jr ’43, Paul, June 14, 2014

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Carlos Benjamin ’49, Pasco, Wash., May 13, 2014

Jack Erlandson ’50, Seattle, Wash., April 29, 2014

Donald Kees ’51, Lewiston, March 1, 2014

Robert Purcell ’52, Garden City, Dec. 27, 2013

Glen “Brad” Bradford ’49, Jerome, Dec. 8, 2013

Florence Kollmeyer Florence ’50, Twin Falls, June 17, 2014

William “Bill” Marineau ’51, Spokane, Wash., Dec. 10, 2013

George Racely ’52, Great Falls, Mont., June 10, 2014

James Bruce Jr. ’49, Boise, Feb. 20, 2014

Pauline Bridges Knudtsen ’50, Coeur d’Alene, May 8, 2014

John McBee ’51, Lewiston, Dec. 21, 2013

Robert Roller ’52, Des Plaines, Ill., Jan. 16, 2014

Orlando Dalke ’49, Garden City, April 10, 2014

Lennart Lundstrom ’50, Lewiston, Nov. 8, 2013

Willard Roe ’51, Spokane, Wash., Feb. 17, 2014

Marianne Tufts Vogt ’52, Vancouver, Wash., Jan. 5, 2014

Wayland Fisher ’49, Boise, Nov. 25, 2013

Shirley Harper Masingill ’50, Payette, Feb. 7, 2014

William Smith ’51, Meridian, Dec. 5, 2013

Bonnie Matthews Ball ’53, Saint George, Utah, March 20, 2014

Robert Hardin ’49, Moses Lake, Wash., March 7, 2014

Jack McClaran ’50, Enterprise, Ore., Dec. 27, 2013

Amelia Steiger Snell ’51, Kirkland, Wash., March 30, 2014

John Kayler ’53, Lewiston, May 4, 2014

Walter Henry ’49, Boise, Dec. 25, 2013

Delbert McNealy ’50, Midland, Texas, Feb. 4, 2014

William Treman ’51, Muskegon, Mich., Nov. 10, 2013

James Lynch ’53, Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 26, 2014

Melvin Holley ’49, Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 14, 2013

Ronald Nicholas ’50, Pocatello, June 16, 2014

Marilyn Moulton Bowman ’52, Santa Cruz, Calif., April 22, 2014

Roy Parker ’53, San Luis Obispo, Calif., March 7, 2014

Oracio Iglesias ’49, Boise, Dec. 9, 2013

Richard Patrick ’50, Mercer Island, Wash., June 18, 2014

Alvan “Barney” Brunelle ’52, Boise, Nov. 8, 2013

Henry Robinson ’53, Gooding, Dec. 20, 2013

Bonnie Schwendiman Mortensen ’49, Idaho Falls, Nov. 27, 2013

Margorie Booth Poleson ’50, Lewiston, May 11, 2014

Joe Burns ’52, Wickenburg, Ariz., March 30, 2014

Thomas Wright ’53, ’54, Bellevue, Wash., March 28, 2014

Dorothy McGough Munson ’49, Coeur d’Alene, Feb. 28, 2014

Frederick Schultz ’50, Eau Claire, Wis., Feb. 7, 2014

Harlan Burrus Jr. ’52, Longview, Wash., Dec. 31, 2013

Theodore Blume ’54, Emmett, April 15, 2014

Eugene Myers ’49, Kansas City, Mo., June 6, 2014

Ross Smart ’50, Logan, Utah, March 14, 2014

Jean Thomson Chamberlain ’52, Albuquerque, N.M., Jan. 18, 2014

Anna Morton Brandborg ’54, Hamilton, Mont., Nov. 2, 2013

Mariam Ruckman Nielsen ’49, Boise, Dec. 1, 2013

Herman Steger ’50, ’52, Meridian, Dec. 28, 2013

Merlin Francis ’52, Atlanta, GA, Feb. 2, 2014

Donald Daw ’54, Jerome, Dec. 13, 2013

Ed Ryan ’49, Gooding, May 26, 2014

Perry Trout ’50, Rochester, N.Y. June 18, 2014

June Savage Hartley ’52, Nyssa, Ore., Oct. 10, 2013

Paul Eke ’54, Lewiston, Jan. 19, 2014

Orrin Saunders ’49, Portland, Ore., June 11, 2014

Carol Miller Christensen ’51, Buhl, Dec. 28, 2013

Sherman “Stick” Heazlitt ’52, Naples, Fla., Nov. 18, 2013

Dolly McDaniel Hartman ’54, St. Maries, Nov. 15, 2013

Marion Whipple ’49, Boise, Feb. 25, 2014

Welden Clark Jr. ’51, Port Angeles, Wash., Nov. 4, 2013

Berniece Campbell Martin ’52, Boise, May 20, 2014

Betty Hannan Hill ’54, Boise, Sept. 6, 2013

Hilmer George ’51, Idaho Falls, Jan. 20, 2014

Fred McCutchen ’52, Le Roy, N.Y., Aug. 14, 2013

Norma Daugherty Goodman ’51, Rupert, Dec. 10, 2013

Beth Lillard Moore ’52, Spokane, Wash., March 17, 2014

Charles “Bill” Luscher ’54, Columbia Falls, Mont., June 9, 2014

Vernon Harris ’51, Cedar Hill, Utah, Jan. 24, 2014

Robert Paulus ’52, ’54, Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 7, 2014

Eileen Thomson Kaufman ’51, Seattle, Wash., March 26, 2014

Hal Pickett ’50, ’52, Boise, April 12, 2014

50s Vernon Caldwell ’50, Boise, March 27, 2014 Bruce Colwell ’50, Coeur d’Alene, April 27, 2014 Calvin Davis ’50, Cottage Grove, Ore., March 26, 2014

Beverly McNee Mullins ’54, Boise, May 26, 2014 James Peterson ’54, Seattle, Wash., June 17, 2014 Leah Jensen Wells ’54, Boise, Jan. 24, 2014

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Carl Goebel ’55, Woodburn, Ore., Nov. 20, 2013

Alton Hammill ’58, Athena, Ore., April 15, 2014

Paul Kelly ’60, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 11, 2014

Merlene Allen Heileson ’63, Ogden, Utah, Dec. 28, 2013

Dorothy Wahl Harrison ’55, Boise, April 19, 2014

Warren Hawley ’58, Salem, Ore., March 23, 2014

Danny King ’60, Montrose, Colo., Nov. 10, 2013

Dawn Brunzell Holt ’63, Great Falls, Mont., June 14, 2014

Harvey Hoff ’55, Boise, March 11, 2014

Ronald Kofoed ’58, Buhl, June 5, 2014

Ann Stevens Klingensmith ’60, Sandpoint, Jan. 14, 2014

John Howard ’63, George, Iowa, March 16, 2014

Philip Hull ’55, Oro Valley, Ariz., Oct. 21, 2013

Marilyn Hammer Meechan ’58, Monroe, Wash., June 4, 2014

Dean Melquist ’60, Bellingham, Wash., Jan. 12, 2014

Patricia Stevens Kibble ’63, Boise, Feb. 16, 2014

Albert Nelson Jr. ’55, Lewiston, April 1, 2014

Mary Roberts Owens ’58, Ashland, Ore., Jan. 11, 2014

Roxie Daugherty Simcoe ’60, Twin Falls, Dec. 16, 2013

Ann Jewell Koeper ’63, Lewiston, Feb. 1, 2014

Beverly May Christensen ’56, Logan, Utah, March 16, 2014

Bruce Smith ’58, Lewiston, April 9, 2014

Ward Spear ’60, Richland, Wash., March 28, 2014

Mary Applegate Mejia ’63, Payette, Feb. 5, 2014

Larry Ellis ’56, ’61, Alexandria, Va., June 13, 2013

Jack Teater ’58, Kimberly, May 2, 2014

G. Purvis Starr ’60, Nampa, Nov. 14, 2013

Meryle “Mert” Kurdy Michael ’63, Boise, Feb. 25, 2014

Joan Anderson Gallup ’56, Bigfork, Mont., Dec. 4, 2013

Gilbert Wyllie ’58, Boise, Dec. 25, 2013

Donald VanKleeck ’60, Hayden, June 2, 2014

Dayton Mong ’63, Lakewood, Colo., May 27, 2013

Phillip Poole ’56, Mesa, Ariz., March 23, 2013

Edward Kearley ’59, Ceres, Calif., Jan. 25, 2014

Geraldine Yeakel ’60, Los Angeles, Calif., April 7, 2014

Denzell Shiflett ’63, Meridian, Jan. 17, 2014

Jasper Avery ’57, Moscow, Nov. 27, 2013

Ronald Mason Sr. ’59, Spokane Valley, Wash., April 12, 2014

Alan Jacobs ’61, Bountiful, Utah, Jan. 23, 2014

Joanne Heller Smith ’63, Giddings, Texas, June 19, 2014

Robert Clyde ’79, Moscow, June 19, 2014

Beverly Rasor McDonald ’59, Grangeville, April 24, 2014

Terrence McGurk ’61, Litchfield, Conn., Nov. 16, 2013

Callie Maguire Ankney ’64, Lewiston, Dec. 4, 2013

Robert Dawson ’57, Seattle, Wash., July 22, 2013

Charles Smith ’59, Eugene, Ore., Nov. 23, 2013

Robert Peasley ’61, Pomeroy, Wash., Jan. 9, 2014

Terry Armstrong ’64, ’69, Moscow, Jan. 23, 2014

Edwina Zabel Boyll ’62, ’69, Coeur d’Alene, Nov. 17, 2013

Robert Beckvold ’64, Idaho Falls, April 12, 2014

Keva Pringle Monson ’62, Coeur d’Alene, May 21, 2014

Samuel Eismann ’64, Coeur d’Alene, March 17, 2014

Jay Ort ’62, Lewistown, Pa., Jan. 21, 2014

Everett Flint ’64, Moscow, Dec. 22, 2013

Terry Randolph ’62, Carson City, Nev., Oct. 26, 2013

Elizabeth Maki Kessel ’64, Spokane, Wash., May 21, 2014

James Worden ’62, West Columbia, Texas, March 22, 2014

Dale Metcalf ’64, Charlottesville, Va., Jan. 31, 2014

Coleen Moon Yeary ’62, Tenino, Wash., Oct. 5, 2013

Paul Woods ’64, Springfield, May 2, 2014

James Gehler ’63, Springfield, Ill., Nov. 1, 2013

Sara Lowell ’65, Bandon, Ore., March 8, 2014

Judith Scoggin Gridley ’63, Spokane, Wash., June 3, 2014

William McDonald ’65, Portland, Ore., Nov. 20, 2013

Karen Krauss Erhardt ’57, Carlsbad, Calif., Dec. 18, 2013 Lewis Girard ’57, Sacramento, Calif., June 21, 2014 Harriette Hanna Kamp ’57, ’63, Spokane, Wash., March 31, 2014 Randolf Martens ’57, Seattle, Wash., June 25, 2014 Douglas McBride ’57, Richland, Wash., March 5, 2014 Virginia Harris Pickett ’57, Caldwell, Nov. 21, 2013 David Cofield ’58, Pasco, Wash., Jan. 22, 2014 Dorothy Drayton Garrett ’58, ’73, Puyallup, Wash., Jan. 21, 2014

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60s Arthur Albanese ’60, Boise, March 30, 2014 John Bachowsky ’60, Sandpoint, Jan. 23, 2013 Sara McMahon Beall ’60, Boise, April 7, 2014 Reuben Butler ’60, Eagle, July 8, 2013 Jimmie Coulson ’60, Spokane, Wash., Dec. 14, 2013 Don Horne ’60, Coeur d’Alene, April 25, 2014 Lowell Jarvis ’60, Meridian, May 1, 2014

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Thomas Payton ’65, Hamilton, Mont., April 18, 2014

Gene Stubbs ’68, Moses Lake, Wash., Feb. 22, 2014

Buford Haff ’72, Idaho Falls, Dec. 27, 2013

Charles Daw ’75, ’79, Helena, Mont., May 1, 2014

Lynne Patton Vosen ’65, Heron, Mont., March 3, 2014

Carolyn Smith Van Hoorebeke ’68, Clovis, Calif., Oct. 21, 2013

Bill Hickey ’72, North Fork, Aug. 25, 2013

Clark Simpson ’75, Fairbanks, Alaska, Nov. 7, 2013

Donald Black ’66, Las Vegas, Nev., Dec. 16, 2013

Karin Mao Ashe ’69, Fairfax, Va., Nov. 12, 2013

Jeffrey Lang ’72, ’73, ’76, Boise, Feb. 10, 2014

William Strand ’75, Portsmouth, N.H., March 11, 2013

Glenda Knighton Breslin ’66, Mountain Home, June 16, 2014

James Chester ’69, Pocatello, Jan. 22, 2014

Thomas Plouf ’72, Las Cruces, N.M., Nov. 17, 2013

Margaret Tanner Wall ’75, Puyallup, Wash., Dec. 25, 2013

Robert Lapen ’66, Ellensburg, Wash., Nov. 29, 2013

William Maxson ’69, Spokane, Wash., March 16, 2014

Shirley Lunders Roberts ’72, Grangeville, May 22, 2014

John Laughlin ’66, Spokane, Wash., May 11, 2014

James Monasmith ’69, Kennewick, Wash., Dec. 12, 2013

Steven Walker ’72, Vail, Colo., Oct. 19, 2013

Susan Felgenhauer Anderberg ’76, Spokane, Wash., June 18, 2014

Richard Prael ’66, Los Alamos, N.M., Feb. 12, 2014

Russell Neff ’69, Oroville, Wash., March 2, 2014

Byron Bovey ’73, Craigmont, April 25, 2014

Maryon Hunter Samson ’66, Boise, Oct. 1, 2013 Donald Glenn ’67, Arco, Jan. 26, 2014 George Housel ’67, Pocatello, Feb. 20, 2014 Dean Huber ’67, ’72, Lewiston, June 13, 2014 Robert Raeder ’67, Boise, Aug. 29, 2013 Richard Smart ’67, Coeur d’Alene, March 28, 2014 Theodore Baker ’68, Tampa, Fla., May 18, 2014 Louis Durfee ’68, Gooding, Nov. 27, 2013 Melvin Ells ’68, ’76, Spokane Valley, Wash., May 19, 2013 JoAnn Buckley Ferguson ’68, Connell, Wash., April 15, 2014 Eleanor Hoffman Gittins ’68, Moscow, June 3, 2014 Victor Myklebust ’68, Spokane, Wash., May 23, 2014 Marjorie Sellers Olin ’68, Sandpoint, March 12, 2014

70s Charles Fletcher ’70, Las Vegas, Nev., June 12, 2014 David Jones ’70, Mount Vernon, Ohio, Feb. 24, 2014 Charles Sams ’70, Hayden, Jan. 29, 2014 Michael Snow ’70, Moscow, June 5, 2014 Dale Aspengren ’71, Albany, Ore., June 1, 2014 Gary Evans ’71, Tucson, Ariz., June 12, 2014 Michael Hagler ’71, Boise, May 21, 2014 Nicholas Honich Jr ’71, Williamsburg, Va., April 23, 2013 William Mulberry ’71, Ririe, Dec. 25, 2013 Thomas Robb Sr. ’71, Boise, Oct. 9, 2012 Norma Headrick Slade ’71, Moscow, Dec. 26, 2013 William Freytag ’72, Deary, May 5, 2014

Ronald Boyd ’73, Twin Falls, Jan. 18, 2014 Charles Bradbury ’73, St. Maries, Dec. 12, 2013 Patrick Cole ’73, Seattle, Wash., Nov. 21, 2013 Valarie Fredekind Compton ’73, Spokane, Wash., Nov. 21, 2013 Larry Jennings ’73, Kingston, March 6, 2014 John Marks Jr ’73, Spearfish, S.D., May 16, 2014 Cecil McConnell ’73, Sandpoint, Dec. 25, 2013 Richard Nelson ’73, Boise, Nov. 22, 2013 Mary Pulver Wood ’73, Astoria, Ore., Jan. 17, 2014 Bobb Dugger ’74, Moscow, June 8, 2014 Terence Duman ’74, Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 17, 2013 Charles Keator ’74, Loveland, Colo., Nov. 23, 2013

Margaret Blethlyn Harrison ’76, Coeur d’Alene, Jan. 26, 2014 Shirley Marcy ’76, Bonners Ferry, Nov. 13, 2013 David Soule ’76, Boise, May 21, 2014 Dennis Grobmeier ’77, Spokane, Wash., March 28, 2014 Harry Kellas ’77, Coeur d’Alene, Nov. 15, 2013 Nancy Anderson Nead ’77, Idaho Falls, July 1, 2014 John Cooper ’78, Moscow, Nov. 27, 2013 Alan Hyde ’78, Emmett, Jan. 24, 2014 James Lodge ’78, Boise, March 10, 2014 David Thalgott ’78, Monett, Mo., Jan. 13, 2014 Steven Wheeler ’78, Aberdeen, March 20, 2014 Jane Hallock Baillargeon ’79, ’93, ’13, Moscow, March 11, 2014 Wendy Carman ’79, Albany, Ore., Dec. 19, 2013

Robert “Bos” Bosworth ’75, Bonners Ferry, Jan. 17, 2014

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90s

Helen Hokom ’80, Colville, Wash., April 7, 2014

Davi Richardson ’90, Washington, D.C., Dec. 9, 2013

Vincent Wolf ’80, Boise, March 1, 2014

Jaylynne Williams Twiss ’92, Paul, June 18, 2014

Marvel Peterson Davis ’81, Lewiston, Jan. 1, 2014

David Hansel ’93, Idaho Falls, June 8, 2014

Diane Tappen ’81, ’84, Boise, May 1, 2014

John Edwards ’94, Ammon, May 29, 2014

James Sollinger ’82, Vienna, Va., June 20, 2014

Cameron Rombach ’96, Medford, Ore., Feb. 11, 2014

Harriet Thomas Walker ’82, Athens, Ga., Dec. 15, 2013

Sharon Swanger Hanson ’97, Moscow, Jan. 6, 2014

Vincent Galindo ’83, Boise, April 20, 2014

Christopher Larsen ’97, Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2014

Brian Stroschein ’83, Boise, Feb. 27, 2014

Tamara Ruem Powell ’97, Sandpoint, Dec. 22, 2013

Susan Ahrend Congleton ’85, Portland, Ore., April 24, 2013

Heather Rudbeck ’97, Coeur d’Alene, Dec. 9, 2013

Kirk Hadley ’85, Pocatello, May 3, 2014

Bryson Gardner ’99, Barstow, Calif., June 18, 2014

Manuel Borge ’87, Fruitland, Dec. 18, 2013 John Goodsen ’87, Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 1, 2014 John Links ’87, Longview, Wash., March 3, 2014 Chris Dupea ’88, Moscow, April 15, 2014 Garnet Laughy Smith ’88, Lewiston, March 17, 2014 Dennis Lincks ’89, Coeur d’Alene, May 11, 2014 Ann Packham Merriam ’89, Moscow, April 9, 2014

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00s Grant Nelson ’02, Idaho Falls, Feb. 6, 2014 Rebecca Reisenauer Weidert ’09, Moscow, April 16, 2014

10s Adam Capaul ’10, Longview, Wash., Dec. 21, 2013 Cameron Pitkin ’10, Boise, Dec. 12, 2013 Bryce Winterbottom ’10, ’12, Lewiston, Jun 28, 2014 Arthur Taylor Jr. ’13, Lapwai, Nov. 28, 2013

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A student monitors a psychology experiment in the College of Education (circa 1970s). In addition to preparing generations of Idaho's teachers, the college has led important research through the decades that has had a tremendous impact on how educators teach and how people learn in the classrooms, in business and in the athletic arena.

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Frederick "Fredy" Olmos was born in the state of Michoacan, Mexico, and came with his family to the small town of Rupert, Idaho. As a high school student, Fredy wasn’t sure if attending college was a financially attainable goal, although it was his driving ambition.

Fortunately, the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) helped the first-generation college student and senior political science major not only to attend the University of Idaho, but thrive. CAMP and similar programs

through the Division of Diversity and Human Rights at UI ensure students like Fredy have a chance to make their dreams a reality with a college education.

“There are people to help you every step of the way,” Fredy said. “Without CAMP, I don’t know if I would have been able to have the strong foundation I have here now. I was able to earn a 4.0 GPA my freshman year, and I think that is all due to the CAMP program. Right now, I’m living my American dream.”

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