Westwind, Fall 2011

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The Journal of Walla Walla University Fall 2011

A New Golden Age

2010-11 Annual Report

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Contents

4 Campus Current 9 Bits and Pieces 10 A New Golden Age 14 Alumni Interview

A New Golden Age

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16 Alumni News 17 Alumnotes 18 In Memory 19 Annual Report

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30 Calendar 32 College Avenue Crossings

Westwind Fall 2011, Volume 30, Number 3 Editor Rosa Jimenez Writers Becky St. Clair, Martin Surridge, Jenae Williams Cover Photo Chris Drake Design Robert Car Graphics About the cover The 1960s globe is a fixture in the Department of History and is familiar to hundreds of Walla Walla University history students.

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Campus Current

Gulls Highlight Galusha’s Research New Faculty Caf Expands Options

Solar System The panels have been used in physics labs and were also a demonstration installation for a community solar project led by Liebrand. The project is a partnership between electrical utility companies and several local schools. It promotes the installation of solar energy systems on public properties in return for tax-free monetary incentives from the state.

“To highlight the sort of stewardship Christ spoke of in

Walla Walla University welcomed 347 new graduates into the alumni family on June 13 at the 114th commencement service. The class of 2010 was an impressive group, with 47 cum laude graduates, 34 magna cum laude and 17 summa cum laude, as well as one nursing student who maintained a flawless 4.0 grade point average. In addition, there were 10 graduates with double majors and one graduate with a triple major.

Graduates ranged in age from 20- to 57-years-old—proof that it is never too late to go to college.

The top three majors were nursing, business, and engineering. While more than half of the graduates had roots in the Northwest, the entire globe was represented with students from Bulgaria, Canada, Ethiopia, Jamaica, Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia.

Approximately 50 of the graduates had served as student missionaries while at WWU, which seemed appropriate as this year is the 50th anniversary of the university’s student missions program.

The speaker for the commence-

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his parables in an environmental and societal context is enriching,” says Liebrand. “And, to see that it can help the community so immediately makes it complete.

I’ve enjoyed every moment of this project.”

Solar panels aren’t the university’s only sustainability endeavors; grounds and custodial crews use eco-friendly cleaning products and have installed automatic towel dispensers and faucets in most campus bath-

rooms. Also, the university’s student association (Associated Students of Walla Walla University) employs a recycling manager who oversees campus recycling stations.

A new campus Sustainability Committee is also evaluating the installation of a solar water heater to heat more than 3,000 gallons of water per day, and in turn, reduce energy consumption and related expenses. n

ment service was Eric Anderson, president of Southwestern Adventist University in Keene, Texas.

Ginger Ketting-Weller, vice president for academic administration, summed it up well, “We are confident that wherever these graduates are found next year, they will be known as alumni who embody the mission of WWU. They will participate in their communities as people committed to: Excellence in thought, Generosity in service, Beauty in expression and Faith in God.” Chris Drake

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idden from sight, solar panels on the roof of Kretschmar Hall are harnessing solar energy—to the tune of 2220 kilowatt-hour since they were installed in March 2010.

Fred Liebrand, professor of physics, raised funds for the project, including a grant from Columbia Rural Electric Association.

Campus Current

Studying Animal Behavior for Clues to Human Behavior Biologist Presents Research Discoveries

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f there is anyone on campus who knows about field study, it is Joe Galusha. The biology professor and dean of graduate studies is equally at home on beaches, marshes, boats, and other places where he can observe the natural world—more specifically, gulls.

During his 32-year tenure at Walla Walla University, Galusha’s gull research and other studies in animal behavior have enriched both his roles as a teacher and research scientist. In November,

WWU. His primary teaching interest is animal behavior, which stems from his education in the field of ethology: the study of animal behavior in the animal’s natural environment.

Born in Battle Creek, Mich., Galusha stayed close to home, attending Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich., for two years before transferring to WWU, where he received a biology degree in 1968. Returning to Andrews University, he earned his

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Joe Galusha launched his professional career in gull research as a senior college student 44 years ago at Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory.

Galusha will add the role of noted presenter as the 2011 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer.

Galusha was selected by his academic colleagues to give this year’s lecture.

Galusha has taught many courses during his career at

master’s degree in biology.

During his college years, Galusha became interested in pacifism and the theoretical aspects of hostility and war. He read extensively about aggression and how it is expressed in animals and primitive human societies. In

1967, during his senior summer at WWU’s Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory, he researched territorial aggression in a gull colony with scientist John Stout. He has been studying gulls ever since.

While conducting research for his master’s degree using a robotic model of a gull, some of Galusha’s findings differed from the extensive research of Niko Tinbergen, a leading research professor at Oxford University in England. Galusha was invited to visit Oxford and try his methodology on Tinbergen’s gulls, which his findings proved to be correct.

As a result, Tinbergen invited Galusha to be his final graduate student. The following year Tinbergen was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine and physiology, and part of the award money funded much of Galusha’s doctoral degree, which he completed in 1975.

Since 1979, Galusha’s gull research has been conducted on Protection Island near Sequim, Wash., just off the Olympic peninsula. This location has the largest glaucous-winged gull colony in the contiguous 48 states. Galusha has made major advances in understanding social behavior in this colonial group.

“I have identified cues used by parents and young during the early weeks of a chick’s life,” he explains.

“Chicks learn their parents’ voices during the first few days of life, and the parents care for any chicks that behave as though they belong on the home territory.”

His research has also demonstrated how male and female behavior differs during different parts of the season, how living density affects the behavioral profile of residents, and how social facilitation occurs between parents, parents and young, and among sibling chicks.

Galusha’s research is considered a reference point by biological and behavioral scientists around the globe. Ideas from his research have been incorporated into his sociobiology course, which he has been developing and teaching at WWU for nearly 20 years.

“Finding many patterns of gull behavior that are similar to human behavior surprised me at first,” says Galusha. “But over the years, considering reasons for these patterns and how they may function to the survival advantage of this species has provided long hours of stimulating and fruitful discussion with graduate students and colleagues alike.

Doing just the right thing at just the right time makes all the difference in the world to a successful life history.”

Watch Galusha’s 2011 Distinguished Faculty Lecture online at wallawalla.edu/dfl. n Fall 2011 Westwind 5

Campus Current

Introductions Are In Order New Faculty, New Board Members Join the University

graduate with a degree in nursing, and is currently working on her master’s degree in nursing from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. She expects to graduate in May. In addition to advising and obtaining clinical placements and contracts for students,

MacLachlan is a clinical instructor for community health.

Josefer Montes is a professor in the School of Business. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Southern Adventist University, which he earned in

1992. He also has a master’s degree in business administration from Orlando College, achieved in 1994, and a doctoral degree in international development from University of Southern Mississippi, which he obtained in 2010. n

officer of Valley Hospital in Spokane Valley, Wash.

Andrew O. Carrington is an attorney with a private practice, Carrington Law Offices, P.C., in Seattle, Wash.

Tanya Huether is a business owner in Medford, Ore. Her company, Be Graphic, specializes in marketing communications and fundraising.

Monty E. Knittel is president and chief executive officer of Walla Walla General Hospital.

Rhona Kwiram is a partner at Clark Nuber, P.S. in Bellevue, Wash., a public accounting firm specializing in not-for-profit organizations.

Peter J. McPherson is principal at Gem State Academy in Caldwell, Idaho.

Gregory E. Paskell is the assistant public defender for the State of Montana.

Kevin Rogers is pastor at Mt. Tahoma Seventh-day Adventist

Church in Tacoma, Wash., and Open Bible Fellowship in Lakewood, Wash.

Sandy Schnell is a physical therapist at Canyon West Health and Rehabilitation in Caldwell, Idaho.

Linda Sloop is a dietitian and nutrition teacher from Yakima, Wash.

Rodney Wehtje is vice president and treasurer of Adventist Health based in Roseville, Calif.

For a full list of board members, visit wallawalla.edu/36.

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alla Walla University welcomes four new faculty members to campus (from left in photo).

Janice McKenzie comes to her new role as associate professor of biology from Ivy Tech Community College in Lafayette, Indiana. She graduated in 2001 with a degree in chemical engineering with a biochemical focus from Montana State University, and in 2006 with a doctoral degree in biomedical engineering from Purdue University.

Anthony Smith joins the chemistry department from a position in the industry. Smith graduated from WWU in 1997, and then from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2004, from which he received a doctoral degree in physical and analytical chemistry.

Michelle MacLachlan

has joined the School of Nursing’s Portland campus from the clinical field. She is a 1995 WWU

New Members Join Board Walla Walla University welcomes 12 new members to its governing board of trustees.

Harold Altamirano is pastor of the Mosaic Adventist Church and associate pastor of the Hillsboro Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church, both located in Hillsboro, Ore. Dennis Barts is chief executive 6 Westwind Fall 2011

Campus Current

Exploring the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Prominent Expert in Poverty Issues Speaks for Jan. 16 Event

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n 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. and leaders of the Southern Christian Leadership Council met in South Carolina to plan what King described as the second phase of the civil rights movement. The Poor People’s Campaign was born.

Even though King’s final political initiative lived on after his death in 1968, his dream of social justice was never realized.

King’s dedication to help people living in poverty is the backdrop for the Walla Walla University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day service. Donna Beegle, a prominent expert in poverty issues, is the featured speaker for the Jan. 16 presentation.

Students and others in attendance may be surprised to hear about this lesser-known side of King. Emily Tillotson, assistant professor in the Wilma Hepker School of Social Work and Sociology, explains that much of the work of the late civil rights leader included helping end not just racial injustice, but economic injustice too.

“King worked throughout his life with members of many faith groups, including Protestants, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, and others to combat social injustices,” Tillotson says.

“He is most famous for his work to end segregation; however, he also worked to fight poverty,”

she continued. “The more a person knows about King, the more the social justice focus makes sense.”

Pedrito Maynard-Reid, professor of biblical studies and missiology and assistant to the president for diversity, explains that “when [King] died he was in Memphis fighting for fair wages for garbage collectors. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is about the struggle that he stood for. There are many dimensions to that. This year we will focus on the struggle for the rights of the poor. The student association will also be focusing on poverty and homelessness this year.”

Beegle, the presenter, is a prominent scholar, speaker, and writer.

She is the author of “See Poverty, Be the Difference” and “An Action Approach to Educating Students Who Live in the Crisis of Poverty.” She grew up in abject poverty and has studied the social and cultural effects of poverty for the last 20 years, earning a doctorate and several awards, including being named the New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s National Speaker of the Year in 2008.

Beegle has lived an incredible life. According to the consulting firm, “Communication Across Barriers,” co-founded by Beegle in 1990, “Donna is the only member of her family who has not been incarcerated. After growing up in generational migrant labor poverty,

Poverty issues, along with his fight against racism, defined the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

leaving school for marriage at 15, having two children and continuing to cope with poverty, she found herself, at 25, with no husband, little education, and no job skills.” Eventually, she earned a GED diploma, an associate degree in journalism, a bachelor’s degree (with honors) in communications, a master’s degree in communication, and a doctoral degree.

Her life and work have been featured in newspapers and television documentaries, and it is likely that she will share parts of her inspiring story to the student body during the special service.

Tillotson shared how important it is for Christian students to con-

sider poverty when reflecting on the legacy of King.

“In the book of Matthew, Jesus calls on his followers to serve the poor,” she said. “This program will be a compelling introduction to poverty studies for those without much previous knowledge and a powerful reminder to those who have been studying the issue for years.

“With so many Americans struggling during the financial downturn,” Tillotson continued, “there is little doubt in my mind that King would be fighting poverty along with us if he were here today. As a Christian, I can’t think of a more pressing issue.” n Fall 2011 Westwind 7

Campus Current

Dinner Time Cafeteria Moves to Healthier Options and ‘Greener’ Practices

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well as an international cuisine option.

“Our salad bar will be bigger and out front. There will be a pizza station, a wrap station, and a vegan/alternative station with gluten-free and nut-free options.”

For many alumni who gradu-

credibility in an age of increased food allergies.

“I hear from kids who are vegan or [wheat] intolerant that there’s not a lot they can eat,” Rottman shared. “This way the variety will be better.”

Fortunately, the newly intro-

“Washing our trays takes a third of our water and electricity, [so removing them] is a great conservation piece we can provide to our customers and clients. We can also get away from taking a couple bites of this and a couple bites of that—reducing waste.”

Made-to-order stir-fry is a popular menu choice at the caf.

duced changes will not increase cost for students and their families. In fact, the plan might actually provide the university with a bit of financial relief. Sodexo is trying to make the cafeteria more environmentally friendly, having removed the traditional cafeteria trays from daily use.

This went into effect a little over nine months ago, but Rottman explains that the cafeteria is still benefitting from the decision today.

Adam Newbold, a graphic design student, was pleased to see the dining room take steps to better demonstrate conservation.

“An environmentally conscious cafeteria ties in with our school’s mission of generosity in service,” Newbold shared. “It is a reflection of our desire to be of service to others while still working to keep our earth plentiful for generations to come.”

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t’s a central part of the college experience—darting to the “caf ” between classes or work shifts, grabbing a quick meal before an exam. The average student will tell you that a variety of options and a short queue are two of the most important factors in a successful cafeteria experience.

So this school year, when catering service Sodexo announced a series of changes to the Walla Walla University cafeteria that would increase customer choices, decrease wait times, all while benefitting the environment, many at the school applauded the decision as a sign of progress on campus.

On a sharply designed website, linked to the university home page, Sodexo explains its philosophy of healthy food and environmental responsibility.

“Your dining experience is more than great food,” it states. “It is a community experience centered on culinary expertise, fresh ingredients, healthy options, and a shared sense of environmental and social responsibility.”

Miles Rottman, the general manager of WWU Food Service Management Team, echoes this philosophy as he explains some of the specific changes that have been implemented this school year to reach these goals.

“We’re increasing the number of stations from six to nine, with more pods or platform dining areas instead of lines,” he shared.

There will be options for “half salad—half sandwich” meals as

ated several years, or even several decades, ago, today’s choices seems luxurious by comparison to the simple fare that was offered before the catering was outsourced. The vegan and alternative cuisines, as well as having items prepared for students with specific food intolerances, gives the cafeteria a certain amount of

Bits & Pieces

Movin’ On Up …

U.S. News and World Report’s 2012 Best Colleges report ranked Walla Walla University 39th out of 118 schools in the “Regional Universities: West” category. The ranking is an improvement from last year’s rank of 55th place, and places WWU in the top tier of schools in the western United States.

WWU Welcomes Large Freshman Class Beauty in Design

Over 85 researchers gathered for the sixth North American Echinoderm Conference at Walla Walla University’s Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory this past August. The weeklong conference highlighted high-end academic research from a group of international scientists and students. “Rosario is stunning,” expressed Maria Byrne, University of Sydney professor and director of the One Tree Island Research Station in Australia. “The ambience was perfect for a conference with the peaceful surrounds inspiring conversations among old friends, meeting new friends, and talking echino-science.”

Fall Classic Early October brought buses and academy students to Walla Walla University for the annual Fall Classic Soccer and Volleyball Tournament. While athletes competed, sidelined fans applauded their teams with spirit. At tournament end, Auburn Adventist Academy and Portland Adventist Academy went home with first place in soccer and volleyball, respectively. See photos at wallawalla .edu/fallclassic.

Our 2011–12 school year is off to a bustling start, with an enrollment of 1,831, an increase of 40 students from last year. Most of the increase is due to a 360-strong freshman class, the largest freshman class in 16 years. We welcome your prayers for all our students, faculty, and staff for a productive and rewarding school year.

Surge of Power

In one of the concluding weeks of summer, more than 1,000 visitors assembled at Walla Walla University for the 2011 North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) Leadership convention held Sept. 7-11. The convention, appropriately titled “Power Surge,” featured lectures and discussions, with the final day reserved for the constituency meetings for NPUC leaders.

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Monty Buell

A New Golden Age History Studies Decades in the Making

The 19th century Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard wrote, “Life must be lived forward, but it can only be understood backward.” Understanding life through the in-depth study and practice of history has been the business of Walla Walla University’s Department of History (now the History and Philosophy Department) faculty and students for decades. Much of the current department’s success is rooted in the last 50 years of students and teachers and their steady endeavors to ponder the past through reading, writing, listening, and talking.

By Rosa Jimenez

Setting the Standard Today’s History Department is the

legacy of a small cadre of faculty who arrived at WWU in the late 1960s and 1970s. Robert Henderson, the new chair of the department in 1968, began an era of innovation. A master of classroom teaching, Henderson was a visionary—determined to create a distinct identity for the department based on scholarly and teaching excellence. Henderson began to hire historians with doctoral degrees in 10 Westwind Fall 2011

specific fields of expertise such as American history and European history. Within three years, he had assembled a team of historians with complementing and compelling strengths.

Roland Blaich arrived in 1968 as a German historian who imprinted the curriculum with a rigorous European style of inquiry. Blaich, a German native, originally intended to polish his English skills before heading to medical school and service as a medical missionary, but, happily for his students, being a history professor proved more alluring.

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Blaich riveted students in his lectures with an array of techniques, including raised eyebrows, whispered questions, and a subtle continental sense of humor. In his research, Blaich brought tremendous insight about contemporary European history and how to learn about life, from asking difficult questions about the rise of Nazism, especially from the perspective of German Christians. He and his wife Edith also opened their home to generations of students who savored exquisite homemade German pastries during History Club gatherings.

Blaich, chair through most of the 1980s and 1990s, steadily maintained and improved the academic standards and faculty recruitment practices started by Henderson.

Lorne Glaim joined WWU in 1970 and immediately became known for his unorthodox and charismatic teaching. Glaim sat in a chair for most of the lecture and made students feel as if they were having a personal conversation with the professor. Many students recall his quoting Dickens at the start of his class on the French Revolution: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities English novelist (1812 - 1870) Recently retired from his history professorship at Pacific Union College (where he moved in 1986), he still stays in touch with WWU history alumni and

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faculty, who remember his ready smile, lyrical voice, wonderful illustrations, dedication to history and context, and interest in students’ lives—along with his excellent homemade bagels.

Also in 1970, Carlos Schwantes joined the department as a United States history professor, already on his way to becoming a productive history researcher and author. Famous for his rigorous yearlong history research writing seminar, he connected students to topics of interest to them, but also opened up his copious files of research ideas. While on the WWU faculty, he researched and published a book on labor, socialism, and reform in Washington and British Columbia, Canada, and inspired many students through his writing and research discipline and experience. He left WWU for the University of Idaho in 1984 and is now an historian at University of Missouri–St. Louis and author of over 15 books and countless articles.

Continuing the Tradition Terry Gottschall, the current senior member of the history faculty, remembers he came to WWU as an undergraduate to study history in 1969 in an era of social and political upheaval. “It was the Golden Age of history,” he says. America was at war, protests in the street, and economic troubles. These national issues defined a young generation hungry for historical knowledge and meaning. Baby Boomers such as Gottschall enrolled in record numbers to be undergraduate history majors at campuses across the country.

Gottschall returned to teach European history at WWU and is pleased to witness a resurgence of majors.

As in the past, the pillars of today’s History Department are its professors, all of whom had connections as colleagues and/or students of those professors who set the standards in the 1960s and 1970s. After receiving advanced degrees from top-ranked institutions across the country from Washington State University to Boston College to Purdue University to Claremont Graduate University to Fall 2011 Westwind 11

Remembering Professor Robert Henderson

By Jaime Rodriguez, 1989 History Graduate I am a proud member of the “Henderson School” of students who climbed the labyrinth of rickety stairs of the old Ad Building to take Robert Henderson’s challenging yet captivating courses. Who can forget Dr. Henderson’s command of the classroom? A raised eyebrow toward the back row quieted extracurricular conversation. When he said the word “quiz,” we steeled ourselves for five furious minutes of writing our response. He peppered lectures with spellbinding stories about his boyhood in Montana and his travels in Latin America to illustrate historical lessons. Succinct comments, written in red ink at the end of every “Blue Book” essay, communicated his encouragement or his concern. Dr. Henderson’s exquisite examinations of the ideas, events, and personalities that shaped American history are indelible from memory.

Dr. Henderson encouraged me to cultivate my increasing interest in Latin America. In a “Directed Readings” course, he gave me a one-hour oral exam about a 500-page book of Mexican history. I survived. He persuaded me in his “History of Latin America” course, the last history course of my WWU education, to study Latin American history in graduate school.

When I asked Dr. Henderson for letters of recommendation, he grinned and reiterated that thriving in his courses meant I would do well in graduate schools.

Dr. Henderson’s generous letters of recommendation helped me into the University of Wisconsin–Madison for a master’s degree in Latin American Studies and ultimately into Columbia University for a Ph.D. in Latin American history.

Once I became a professor at St. John’s University in New York City, I modeled much of my teaching and evaluating of students and their work on Dr. Henderson’s methods.

Dr. Henderson passed away just a few days before I intended to send him a letter thanking him for being a treasured professor and mentor. Among my fondest memories of WWU is of Dr. Henderson, dressed in all of his academic regalia, giving me a huge bear hug at my graduation.

Robert Henderson, a 1962 WWU graduate, passed away Feb.19, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Solange (Carvajal) of Walla Walla; his son Robert ’87 of San Francisco; and his daughters, Karen att. of Richland, Wash., and Luci Hedmann of Portland, Ore. 12 Westwind Fall 2011

California State University, today’s faculty returned to WWU to carry on the department’s high standards.

Gottschall and Terrie Aamodt joined the department in the 1980s. History chair Montgomery Buell and professor Greg Dodds majored in history at WWU and joined the department in the late 1990s. Linda Emmerson, who teaches philosophy, joined the department in 2001 after the Philosophy Department merged with the History Department in the 1990s.

Monty Buell, current chair of the History Department, described his undergraduate experience and how it informs his teaching today: “I thrived because my history professors at WWU were constantly pushing us to accomplish more,” he says. “They expected excellence and, by the end of the class, you knew you had learned something. I know Blue Books are old school,” he adds, “but I still use them to test in some of my classes. I’ll bring a Blue Book to class to show students what they are because some of them have no idea what a Blue Book is.”

Like past generations of WWU history professors, the current faculty have also published books, many articles, and have won significant research awards. Most recently, Gottschall continues his work with a second book on German naval history. Aamodt has several pieces of research in process on the 19th century American religious experience. Dodds, an internationally noted scholar of Erasmus, is working on a book on historic toleration in England. Buell is authoring a book on the global production and distribution of salmon, and Emmerson continues her work on ancient and moral philosophy.

Along with remaining active in their fields of research, they all are committed to their students.

Academic rigor in the classroom is a key feature of the history curriculum at WWU. The yearlong research sequence from the 1980s has been developed into a five-quarter research focus that culminates in a significant research project, paper, and presentation. Along the way, students are encouraged to visit faculty in their offices for extended conversations about a course theme, research and

writing projects, and postgraduate and professional plans.

The history content and curriculum has changed and grown in many ways, including the addition of more Asian and economic history courses, as well as adding various topics courses, such as cultural history and biography. Students also enjoy experiences with professors during History Club activities, “Brown Bag” luncheons, public service activities, colloquiums, and guest speakers, such as renowned American environmental historian William Cronon.

These scholarly events are combined throughout the year with social opportunities, including vespers at faculty homes (still graced with the scent of homemade bread thanks to the baking expertise of Tom Emmerson, art professor and husband of Linda), the annual Guy Fawkes Day event (which includes mild pyrotechnics), trips to local history spots and presentations, and an annual Walla Walla Sweets baseball game. Many students also take advantage of the opportunity to study history abroad during a summer trip with department faculty.

And students are also wellprepared to leave WWU for other places. “We know our students very well by the time they reach their senior year,” says Aamodt.

“We can testify to their work when they apply to graduate schools.”

Recommendation letters from current WWU history faculty have helped graduates continue their historical studies at prestigious universities, such as Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. And students pursuing other graduate interests also receive helpful recommendations and support.

A New Generation of Historians Beginning in 2004, WWU’s Department of History and

Philosophy began to enroll rising number of majors with an average of 50 history majors in the last several years. History minors are also at a record high. In a time in higher education when enrollment in liberal arts studies is decreasing, the WWU History Department is validating the advantages of a major emphasizing in-depth analysis of the past and examining how the past shapes the global present.

Tasha Haddad, a current history major planning for a future in medicine, describes her experience: “Especially when you get into upper division classes, where class sizes are smaller and more discussionbased, it really gives you a chance to truly learn and converse about important topics from ancient to modern history. I am planning on applying to medical school, so history will not be the focus of my graduate studies, however, I still have a passion for history. Studying history and philosophy has s te an hw equipped me with critical thinking Carlos Sc skills and has prompted me to be a deductive thinker—which will serve me well as a physician.”

“I really appreciate the collegiality of my history professors with each other and with each of us as students,” says Alexander Scott, senior history major. “My interest is politics, and my professors have helped me tailor my research project to a topic very relevant to the state and nation going forward. It is a great department.”

Conclusion

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Barbara Tuchman and Doris Kearns Goodwin are two eminent female historians whose works have been much-quoted and oft-assigned in the WWU History Department over the last 50 years. Tuchman (author of books spanning multiple historic eras and a standard work on the art of history, “Practicing History”) answered a question from Bill Moyers in his “World of Ideas” about whether or not history was practical. “The past is past, let the dead bury the dead, history is behind us, is there a value to reading history?” queried Moyers. Tuchman responded:

Oh yes. For one thing it’s frightfully interesting. People say, what’s the use of reading history? I say, well, what’s the use of Beethoven’s sonatas? You don’t have to have a tangible use. You have to have something that gives you pleasure, makes you think, makes life more valuable. Reading history does that even though it only shows what is past. I think it was Coleridge who said, “History is only a lantern on the stern.” It tells you where you’ve been.

Well, that’s worth knowing.1 Goodwin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian whose interests and writing include weighty tomes on key historical figures as well as a social history on baseball (“Wait Til Next Year” is standard fare in Gottschall’s and Aamodt’s baseball class), owes part of her eminence to her position as a professor at Harvard. But when asked about college teachers who influenced her, she described the small college (Colby College) of about WWU’s size that she attended in Waterville, Maine.

I went to Harvard Graduate School, got a Ph.D., and taught at Harvard for 10 years, but there were never better teachers in that august institution than I had in those two schools [high school and Colby College]. It just shows that there are great teachers in all levels of institution all over the country.

So many kids think unless they go to one of these great Ivy League schools, which I was lucky enough to go to later, that they won’t get the same kind of learning. But I learned just the opposite lesson; that my best teachers were not at Harvard University.2 Many generations of Walla Walla University history graduates can testify to learning the same lesson. n

1. Moyers, Bill, “A World of Ideas: Conversations with Thoughtful Men and Women About American Life Today and the Ideas Shaping Our Future.” NY: Doubleday, 1989, 12.

2. Interview by the Academy of Achievement (www.achievement.org), June 28, 1996, when she won the Pulitzer Prize for History, 2/16.

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Interview

The Wedding Photographer

By Rosa Jimenez

Bryan Aulick, a wedding photographer based in Portland, Ore., photographs couples across the Northwest and the nation. Aulick, a 2006 history and English graduate, delights in the camaraderie he finds in clients—and marvels at how it helps him “craft mementos couples will cherish for the rest of their lives.”

How did an English and history graduate become a professional photographer? Why did you choose to study these areas?

Through necessity, I suppose.

When I’m not working, I’m probably acting less like a photographer than I am an historian or writer because, respectively, I’m either a) reading Roman history, or b) explaining to a friend why I currently find it impossible to write. My training in each is still a big part of my life, but photography was where my psyche and money maker met.

People entrust you to capture their big day. How do you put them at ease in front of the camera?

I’m genuine and naturally laid back. I suppose that I’ve developed a bit of a bedside manner, but the majority of any success I’ve had is due to photographing the right people. Some people just get along better than others.

My favorite experiences have been with interesting, fun, thoughtful people.

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When you are behind the lens and framing a shot, do you know when you have the shot?

No. I suspect sometimes that I nailed a good one, but I’m constantly wrong, and I’m often surprised to find interesting photos on my computer that I don’t remember taking. So many little moments happen in a wedding day that I can’t dwell for more than a couple seconds on what I’ve already done—besides, that’s boring and bad for the creation of future photos.

How would you describe your style or point-of-view?

I like to think I’m perceptive. I like to think I’m adaptive. What I hope those two things mean is that the people, the setting, and the moment frame the photos—not me. That’s a goal more than a reality, but it’s how I think about it.

Whose photography work do you admire?

I happened upon a wet-plate print from around 1900 or so at a yard sale recently. The photo appears to be of Russian serfs harvesting

grain. Or at least that’s where my imagination takes me. It’s numbered and has a scrawled photographer’s signature on the back. It’s interesting to me partly because I sense no conceit behind the photograph. It’s the back of a man harvesting wheat. It didn’t appear to be made for the sake of art, but it’s definitely the best piece of art that I own. I think that photography is great partly because it lives Incorporating unique settings in the photos is one of Aulick’s fortes.

more in the mystique of reality than of its creator.

What other areas of photography do you pursue?

I just read that there are more snapshots in the world than grains of rice—and about the same ratio of each comes from Asia. So instead of shooting constantly, I focus on quality. I like the natural world. In the fall, I like to take gigantic portraits of fallen leaves. I hardly take landscapes any more, but sometimes when I’m a few hundred feet up and the weather is changing it’s all that I can think about.

Interview

Spending so much time with couples on their momentous day is one of the best parts of his job, says Bryan Aulick.

As someone from the outside looking in, what is the golden nugget of advice you would give to a couple for their wedding day?

they see their photos for the first time. I don’t naturally produce glee, so I have to take it as a client supplement.

Plan the day based around mood.

Ultimately, it will be a success if people—guests, family, and the bride and groom—have fun.

People have fun because of little things: sitting near friends, being in new but comfortable surroundings, knowing what to expect but not being bossed. People like being outside around dusk.

These are all things that any good English butler should know.

Would you consider yourself a self-taught photographer or did you have a mentor?

What is the hardest part of your job?

Keeping up with editing photos while shooting a couple new weddings a week. When I close my eyes during the summer I often see a little cursor jotting out a preemptive e-mail thanking couples for their patience.

Bryan Aulick

What is the best part of your job?

Five months off a year springs to mind. But the most rewarding part is the intimacy of spending huge amounts of time with couples on a momentous day and later experiencing the glee when

I didn’t have a photographic mentor, though I really could have used one. It would have been nice to have someone advise me against all the ridiculous choices I made as I tried to refine my style.

I say that mostly out of a sense of embarrassment as I remember some of my best photos from the early years that wouldn’t make the initial edit now. But I guess the problem with mentors is that they turn you into their protege. Ask a photographer for a critique of your work and he’ll tell you what he would have done. That’s all you’ll get. And while it will help you to avoid bad photos, I don’t know if it will help you make superb ones.

What is something you are still learning?

Specifically, how to market my work. But in general: nearly everything. As a high school senior on College Days, I anx-

iously informed Professor Dan Lamberton (who had just put stars in my eyes by introducing Professor Henderson to our group as a “history maven,” a phrase I delightedly understood) that I never wanted to leave college. I said that I disdained the end of learning. Dan’s rebuke that followed was the first in a long and memorable line. He was right, of course. College was just the start of my learning and the necessary unlearning of things I thought I knew. Especially from high school. Since then I’ve been surprised to realize that the process is just as present in photography.

The weddings are still a struggle— hardly any less than they were six years ago—as my new experiences and reasons for contemplation make me constantly reconsider my practices and thinking. It doesn’t get any easier, but it does seem to get better.

What advice do you have for other photographers picking up the craft?

To get off the Internet forums.

I spent a whole bunch of hours when I was younger researching camera equipment. I knew practically everything about what Nikon was making at the time and how it compared to third-party options.

I was assembling my kit, so not all that time was lost, but it was mostly a waste. Once you have a reasonable camera and lens, the technology beyond that is unimportant compared to the instincts you’ve developed as a photographer. Spend a hundred dollars on a 50mm lens and devote your Internet time to James Nachtwey instead of the forums.

In five years, what would you like to be doing?

Something that I have less than five years’ experience in. n

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Alumni News

The Votes Are In New Alumni Officers Giving Back

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ast spring, Walla Walla University alumni cast their votes for new officers and board members of the Alumni Association.

The election results are as follows.

George Fearing ’79 is the president-

heart,” says Batten, ‘99 communications graduate. “It has been my pleasure to use my talents for my alma mater.”

Batten’s leadership over the past yearand-a-half continues to benefit alumni, parents, and the university as a whole, says John McVay, WWU president.

“Nicole has taken us to fresh levels of

activity and communication,” McVay says. “The creation of both an e-newsletter for alumni and an e-newsletter for parents—among a number of other efforts—have been important contributions.”

Currently, WWU is looking for potential candidates to fill the position of director of

FEARING

elect. Fearing practices law in Kennewick, Wash., and has previously served on the Alumni Fund Committee. He has written several books and taught multiple seminars. Fearing has a 16-yearold son. Fearing will serve one year as president-elect, one year as president, and one year as Alumni Association board chair.

Loree Chase-Waite ’95

serves as secretary. Chase-Waite is the communications director for Tell It Media in Walla Walla. She has previously worked as a health reporter for nationally syndicated publications and written for other

Farewell to Alumni Director Walla Walla University said goodbye to Nicole Batten, director of alumni and parent relations at WWU, as she and her family moved to California.

Batten is the new executive director of the Loma Linda University School of Medicine’s Alumni Association.

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periodicals. She is married to Kevin Waite, and they have two children. She will serve a two-year term as secretary.

Jeremy Beam ’00 holds board position 1. Beam is a doctor of optometry at Valley Vision Clinic in Walla Walla. He enjoys outdoor activities in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, Angela (Wallace) ’00, and their three children. He will serve a three-year term in board position 1.

Felix Tan ’90 holds board position 2. Tan Too-Khiang works as a clinical microbiologist at

help build and maintain strong connections between WWU alumni and students.

“Alumni have an immediate and natural interest in today’s students who find themselves hungry for BEAM TAN mentoring and guidance,” says President John McVay. “Walla Walla Walla Walla General Hospital. He University looks to its alumni for also serves as the Pathfinder directhe wisdom and resources needed tor at the Walla Walla University to pursue its mission with vigor Church. He is married to Khai and creativity.

The next few years Ling Tan ’88, and they have one will feature a number of high-prodaughter. He will serve a threefile projects, and we will need the year term.

Each of the Alumni Association heartfelt support of alumni. We promise to provide many good officers and board members— opportunities to ‘give back.’” those listed above, who are newly For a list of alumni services and elected, and those who are conother Alumni Association infortinuing their terms of service—fill mation, visit alumni.wallawalla different roles and offer unique .edu/alumni-services. experience. n Yet collectively, these individuals work toward one goal: to

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alumni and parent relations.

“We’re looking for energy, creativity, and a varied skill set to further advance the university’s ministry to alumni and parents,” says McVay. Those who would like to apply— or refer someone—for the position may contact WWU’s human resources office at (509) 527-2820. n

Alumnotes

1950s Gary Curtis ’59 lives in Guemes Island, Wash., with his wife Betty. He is part

“Significant Journey,” an autobiography of her travels in Europe and the Middle East in the 70s and life in the Canadian wilderness. She has two daughters Jacinthe Maw ’00 and Jonquille ’02.

1970s owner of his own civil engineering firm in Huntington Beach, Calif. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family and sailing on the Silver Lining, a 41-foot schooner he designed himself.

A fond memory of WWU was being the editor of the Mountain Ash. He has two children, Gartly ’88 and Margo Reveil.

1960s Fair (Ochs) Fuschetti ’61 lives with her husband, John, in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

She is retired after enjoying a varied career as an educator and nurse. She enjoys traveling and recently visited Israel, Jordan, and Turkey. Her favorite memories of WWU include summertime at Rosario Beach, special teachers, including Drs. Rigby, Bowers, and Shankel, and wonderful talks with Helen Ward. She has two daughters, Julie Keeler and Mary Toews.

Judy de Chatal ’62 lives in Port Angeles, Wash., with her husband Alain.

She enjoys many hobbies and is a professional painter and recent author of

Don Griffith ’72 lives in Shelton, Wash., with his wife, Mona, of 30 years. After he graduated, he attained a commercial pilot’s license but chose a career in medical administration, including organizing, building, and then managing a surgical hospital. He has three sons, Eric, Gregg, and Brad, and five grandchildren.

His favorite memories at WWU include Friday night vespers and pulling pranks in Sittner Hall.

Emma (Shively) Long ’77 lives in Pierceton, Ind., with her husband, Lyle att., where she works as a family practitioner. She met her husband in 1973 when she was a student missionary in Japan. Among her favorite memories of WWU is her first roommate Debbie Hutton ’76. Emma and Lyle have a son, Lyle Jr., and three grandchildren.

1980s Carl Wilkens ’81 lives in Spokane, Wash., with his wife Theresa (Appley) ’81. Together they run their nonprofit organization, World OutsideMyShoes. org, through which they speak out against genocide and hatred. A favorite memory for Carl is accounting class homework, which he did with Theresa. They have three children Mindy att., Lisa ’10, and Shaun att.

1990s

2000s

Michael Koenig ’94 lives in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, where he works as a mental health recreation coordinator.

Among his favorite memories at WWU is the “top-notch” social work program in which he was introduced to working in mental health, which he loves. When not working, he enjoys time with friends, family, and his Chihuahua/Yorkie mix dog, Levi.

Tiffany (Stanhiser) Priester ’00 lives in Blantyre, Malawi, Africa, with her husband Darryl. She works at the Blantyre Adventist Hospital as the only cardiologist in the country. Her favorite memories at WWU include all the teachers and friends who encouraged her to stick to her plan of medicine and the mission field.

Tammy (Healy) Quackenbush ’96 lives in Windsor, Calif., with her husband, Jeff ’96. She writes about Korean food culture and recipes for culinary websites and magazines, primarily in the San Francisco area. Her favorite memory at WWU is meeting her husband.

Lisa (Graham) Ferguson ’01 is living in Mill Creek, Wash., with her husband, Christopher att. She works as an accountant at the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute. They have two boys, Christopher II and John. Her favorite memories at WWU include good friends and living in the dorm.

Jerry Woods ’97 lives in Weaverville, N.C., with his wife, Crystal. He enjoys being an announcer and music director at Blue Ridge Broadcasting. He also loves being a husband and a father to their two girls, Adilynn and Maya. A favorite memory at WWU is a road trip to Coeur d’Alene to catch a Wes King and Susan Ashton concert.

Kristina (Roos) Reitz ’99 lives in Centennial, Colo., with her husband, Daniel ’99, where she practices internal medicine, and he works as an electrical engineer for Northrop Grumman. After WWU, she received her medical degree at Loma Linda University, and he earned his master’s degree at University of California, Riverside. They have two boys, Avery and Conner. Her favorite memory at WWU is meeting her husband at the Welcome Back Party their freshman year.

Marlene (Baerg) Oddie att. lives in College Place with her husband, Duncan ’99. She owns her own quilting business, KISSed Quilts, and was recently a semifinalist in the American Quilter’s Society show in Knoxville, Tenn. Her favorite memory at WWU is meeting her husband.

Brian Meert ’02 is living in Woodland Hills, Calif., with his wife, Kristina (Moreno) att. They operate Handbago. com, a website devoted to selling and blogging about high-fashion handbags. Some of their favorite memories at WWU are being OPS and AGA presidents at the same time and planning events together.

Evert Gillon ’02 lives in Reisterstown, Md., and works as an applications engineer at the Baltimore Aircoil Company. Some of his favorite memories at WWU include end-of-the-quarter activities and the one-on-one attention from WWU professors.

Erika (Mansell) Lloyd ’04 lives in Salinas, Calif., with her husband, Michael ’04. Her favorite memory of WWU is meeting her husband. They have a son, Micha Timothy.

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In Memory

Anderson—Walter “Andy” ’att. was born Nov. 1, 1929, in Camas, Wash., and died May 19, 2011, in Hermiston, Ore. Surviving: daughters Connie Burke ’72 of Hermiston and Lynette Gordon ’72 of Walla Walla, Wash.; and brother Leroy att. of Home Valley, Wash.

Bedingfield—Robert ’61 was born Dec. 28, 1925, in Asotin, Wash., and died Nov. 10, 2010, in Spokane, Wash.

Surviving: wife Barda (Knapp) att. of Colville, Wash.; sons Robert, Lowell, and Lester, all of Colville; daughter Shannon Koskenmaki of Clarkston, Wash.; brother Melvin of Shoreline, Wash.; and sisters Louise Brooks of Battleground, Wash., and Elizabeth Yeatman of Montross, Va.

Texas, and Ronald of Templeton, Calif.; and daughter Donna Ruckgaber att. of Ooltewah, Tenn.

of Eugene; son Craig of Atlanta, Ga.; and daughters Christine of Eugene and Kit of Yucaipa, Calif.

Cross—Nancy Kay ’66 was born March 16, 1944, in Corvallis, Ore., and died June 27, 2011, in Walla Walla. Surviving: husband Carlton ’66 of College Place; son Jeffrey ’98 of Salt Lake City, Utah; daughter Tara Monteith of Kent, Wash.; and sister Shirley Gartung of Strathmore, Calif.

Kajiwara—Frank Kiyoshi ’51 was born Aug. 14, 1928, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and died Nov. 8, 2010, in Honolulu. Surviving: wife Barbara and sons David and Paul, all of Moorpark, Calif.

Derby—Melvin Lee ’47 was born May 27, 1923, in Missoula, Mont., and died March 8, 2011, in College Place. Surviving: wife Elaine (Skinner) ’47 of College Place; sons Dennis att. of Phoenix, Ariz., and Ray att. of Portland, Ore.; and daughter Sharon Borgeman att. of Olympia, Wash.

Brothers—Deloris J. (Shook) att. was born Nov. 26, 1932, in Sioux City, Iowa, and died April 23, 2011, in Everett, Wash. Surviving: husband James of Camano Island, Wash.; sons Stephen ’77 of Ridgefield, Wash., Loren att. of Friday Harbor, Wash. and Theodore ’82 of Everett; and daughter Julie Keeler ’83 of Holly Springs, N.C.

Garner—John LeRoy ’68 was born Nov. 16, 1946, in Glendale, Calif., and died May 24, 2011, in Twin Falls, Idaho. Surviving: wife Tenny (Thompson) ’69 of Twin Falls; son John of Twin Falls; daughters Elly of San Diego, Calif., and Jenny-Lee of Twin Falls; and father Ellis and mother Marjorie of Glendale, Calif.

Burden—Bruce ’55 was born Sept. 5, 1925, in Eugene, Ore., and died May 9, 2011, in Shoreline, Wash. Surviving: wife Edith of Lake Forest Park, Wash.; sons Robert of Richland, Wash., Ronald att. of Snohomish, Wash., and Kenneth ’81 of Mountain View, Calif.; and daughter Lavonne Albertson ’86 of Portland, Ore.

Gruzensky—John Antone ’52 was born Sept. 18, 1921, in North Dakota and died Nov. 13, 2010, in Oroville, Wash.

Surviving: wife Mildred (Simpson) att. of Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada; son Ron of North Plains, Ore.; brothers Bill ’43 of Lebanon, Ore., and Paul ’48 of Walla Walla; and sister Anna Bauer of Michigan.

Carter—Lyle ’62 was born Aug. 31, 1925, in Bowling Green, Ohio, and died March 30, 2010, in Cheyenne Wyo. Surviving: daughter Dona Cowan of Cheyenne, Wyo.; and sister Evelyn Hetzer of Pope Valley, Calif.

Harris—Melvin Victor ’53 was born Nov. 5, 1929, in Pasco, Wash., and died Sept. 20, 2011, in Columbia, Md. Surviving: wife Peggy of Burtonsville, Md.; son Mark and daughter Melanie, also of Burtonsville; and sister Maryrose Begis of Marysville, Wash.

Chalker—Bryon ’45 was born Feb. 14, 1922, in Parkersburg, W.Va., and died Sept.

24, 2011, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Surviving: wife Paloma (Tillman) att. of Collegedale, Tenn.; sons Bryron Jr., of Livingston, 18 Westwind Fall 2011

Hartbauer—Joyce (Hendershot) ’49 was born Aug. 30, 1927, in Singapore and died Aug. 29, 2010, in Eugene, Ore. Surviving: husband Roy E. Hartbauer ’50

Klein—James David ’50 was born Sept.

22, 1921, in Tacoma, Wash., and died May 1, 2011, in College Place. Surviving: son James ’70 of College Place; daughter Kathleen Spring ’74 of Aurora, Colo.; brother Edward ’66 of Milton-Freewater, Ore.; and sister Whilma Clure att. of Rathdrum, Idaho.

Kong—Jonathan ’61 was born Nov. 11, 1926, in Sabah, Malaysia, and died May 29, 2011, in Loma Linda, Calif.

Surviving: wife Ruth of Loma Linda; son Ivan of Loma Linda; daughter Ilene att. of Sherman Oaks, Calif.; brother Hon Hyen Kong of Sabah, Malaysia; and sisters Jean Phang of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Hon Yin of Sabah, Malaysia, Wendy Mar of St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, and Adeline Kong of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Landeen—William “Bill” Jr. ’76 was born Dec. 13, 1930, in Ann Arbor, Mich., and died July 31, 2011, in Seattle, Wash. Surviving: daughters Madelynn Cummings ’75 of Gresham, Ore., and Sharon Roberts ’80 of Lynwood, Wash.

Lay—William Dean ’55 was born Jan. 29, 1933, in Bielsko, Poland, and died Feb. 4, 2011, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Surviving: wife Claudia “Rose” (Moore) att. of Thousand Oaks.

Loomer—Donald Ray ’63 was born Sept. 1, 1931, and died Feb. 4, 2011.

Surviving: sons Rodney of College Place and Todd ’86 of Wenatchee, Wash.

McCoy—Richard Clayton ’50 was born June 24, 1926, in Tacoma, Wash., and died April 13, 2011, in Port Angeles, Wash.

Surviving: wife Thelma (Johnson) ’46 of Port Angeles; and daughters Nancy Nedderman ’74 of Gig Harbor, Wash., and Colette Sharer att. of Bellevue, Wash.

New—Ralph William ’60 was born July 7, 1931, in Milton-Freewater, Ore., and died March 17, 2011, in Damascus, Ore. Surviving: wife Bernice (Olson) ’57 of Damascus; sons Gary of Portland, Ore., and Lonney ’89 of Damascus; and daughter Cheryl Barbusca ’85 of Elk Grove, Calif.

Oliver—John ’43 was born Oct. 16, 1915, in Oak Grove, Ore., and died May 22, 2011, in Sacramento, Calif. Surviving; sons Don of Sacramento, and Robert of Fort Worth, Texas; daughter Margaret att. of Tukwila, Wash.; and sister Mary Pick ’44 of Sandpoint, Idaho.

Olson—Calvin Arthur ’50 was born May 17, 1926, in Mussoorie, India, and died Aug. 3, 2011, in Sonora, Calif. Surviving: wife Alyse of Sonora.; sons Eric ’77 of Munich, Germany, Robert of Spokane, Wash., and Bill of San Diego, Calif.; daughters Karen Johnson ’76 of College Place and Donna of Sonora; brother Bob Olson of Hendersonville, N.C.; and sister Gertrude Peterson att. of Sonora.

Tiffany—Merle Eugene ’61 was born June 22, 1931, in Spokane, Wash., and died Feb. 26, 2011 in Collegedale, Tenn.

Surviving: son Jim ’85 of Kingsley, Mich.; and daughter Joelle Martin of Berrien Springs, Mich.

White—Angela “Kathryn” att. was born Aug. 1, 1950, in Marion, Ohio, and died Feb. 11, 2011, in Port Orchard, Wash.

Surviving: sons Douglas att. of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Darrel att. of Lemoore, Calif.; father Arthur White ’56 of Walla Walla; and sister Karen Cruz of Mansfield, Texas.

Annual Report

2010-11

Our Vision Walla Walla University is a community of faith and discovery committed to – Excellence in thought – Generosity in service – Beauty in expression – Faith in God

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President’s Letter

Moving Forward In Our Mission Thank You For Your Support

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his year has been an exciting one for Walla Walla University. Although the economy continues to challenge us, we see God’s faithfulness every day. We see it in the dedicated faculty and staff who work tirelessly, in the caliber of students who study in our classrooms and serve as student missionaries, and in the continued support of our alumni, parents, and church community.

I am especially grateful for the faithful support of our alumni and the many others who sustain WWU through their prayers, time, talents, and treasure. Together this year you gave more than $7 million, mentored hundreds of students, served on numerous committees, prayed countless times, and volunteered thousands of hours. Thank you to each of you for joining with us to ensure that WWU’s tradition of excellence and commitment continues.

I also want to share with you some exciting changes we have had at WWU during the 2010–11 school year. We finished the remodel of our Portland nursing campus, including a brand-new auditorium and some much-needed upgrades to the existing structure. This remodel allows us to add up to 60 more students over a span of three

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years and better serve our existing nursing students as well.

At our Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory in Anacortes, we recently altered and reinforced the beachfront to stop the erosion that was occurring and make it more accessible. We also installed a beautiful upgrade to the grounds of the marine laboratory in the form of the Cycle of Life rock garden, which honors members of the Booth Family.

On our main campus in College Place, we completed a major overhaul of the Winter Educational Complex, providing a sparkling, new home for the School of Nursing and the Wilma Hepker School of Social Work and Sociology. It was a proud moment to dedicate these new, state-of-the-art facilities.

The new “Jesus Among Us” bronze sculpture and plaza was also added next to Kretschmar Hall on the lawn in front of the University Church. The Class of 1950 and the Committee of 500 were just two of the contributors to this project. We are grateful for their commitment to enhancing the beauty of campus.

In addition, this past year we remodeled some of the bathrooms in the boys’ dorm and made some quite dramatic improvements to the cafeteria.

John McVay Walla Walla University President

All of these projects wouldn’t be possible without the diligent support of alumni, parents, and special friends of WWU. Thank you so very much! It is because of you that we are able to move forward in our mission—a community of faith and discovery committed to excellence in thought, generosity in service, beauty in expression, and faith in God.

2010–11 Revenues and Expenditures Gifts and Grants $3.7 million Sales $6 million Church Subsidies $3.9 million Auxiliary Enterprises $7.6 million

Revenues

$60.4 million

Tuition and Fees $39.2 million

Institutional Support $7.5 million

Student Services $3.8 million Academic Support $2.6 million

Operating and Maintenance $7.4 million

Public Service $1.5 million Instructional $16 million

Expenses

$54.4 million

The largest annual expenditure is for the instruction of students (faculty salaries, equipment, and books).

Scholarships $9.3 million

Auxiliary Enterprises $6.3 million

Gifts $4.9 million 3rd Party Lender $2.4 million Government $18.4 million

Sources of Student Aid

$35.8 million

The university operating budget provided $10.1 million in aid to students in 2010-11. Government aid programs, gifts from alumni and friends, and thirdparty loans make up the remainder of student aid funds.

Walla Walla University $10.1 million

Foundations $230,837

Committee of 500 $79,386

Alumni $1.5 million

Gifts From All Sources

$7.1 million Other Individuals $688,020 Fund Raising Consortia $52,546 Other Organizations $91,506 Business/Corporations $430,675

Religious Organizations $4.0 million

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New Scholarships

Angry Men” as the first production there.

“We didn’t have much stage space or lighting to work with. I figured that play was one we could manage,” Rigby laughs.

During the years that Rigby directed the drama program, she produced and directed hundreds of student actors in plays ranging from epic moral conflicts, such as “A Man For All Seasons” and “JB,” to lighthearted favorites like “You Can’t Take It With You” and “The Man Who Came To Dinner.”

Rigby also oversaw development of the first academic program in drama to be offered at a Seventhday Adventist college or university. The drama minor continues to be a popular choice among students.

The Donnie Rigby Drama Award honors outstanding student contribution to campus drama.

Donnie Rigby Drama Award

Donnie Rigby served as professor of speech communication and drama at Walla Walla University for 31 years before her 1993 retirement. Her energy and vision prompted the development of a vibrant and growing drama program, culminating in the naming of the university’s Black Box Theater as the Donnie Rigby Stage in 2001.

“Drama encompasses all art forms—art, music, literature, dance—and certainly it is one of the oldest of all art forms,” Rigby says. “I was hoping to start something that would enable that type of expression on campus, and with a lot of work, it grew over the years.”

Early plays were staged in the gymnasium without budgets or academic credit for students or the director. After the Village Church moved to a new location in the mid1960s, Village Hall became available as a performance space. Rigby staged “Twelve

Class of 1997 Student Missions Endowed Scholarship

The Class of 1997 Scholarship is an endowed scholarship funded by members of the Class of 1997. The idea to raise a scholarship fund for the benefit of the Walla Walla University community was initially conceived by a number of class officers and enthusiastic alumni during the 10-year reunion of the class.

Over the past four years, the class has raised funds targeted toward this end, led by a group of five 1997 alumni. On behalf of our class, we are delighted to present an endowed fund with perpetual benefits to worthy individuals at Walla Walla University.

The recipient of the scholarship fund is for Christian Service Volunteers who have made a distinctive and positive impact on the Walla Walla University community.

Giving Through the Years $10,267,448.48 $8,317,890.71

2006-07

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2007-08

$6,621,336.94

$6,727,048.79

2008-09

2009-10

$7,150,627.19

2010-11

Loan Funds

Loan Balance African Engineering and Computer Science Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $99,366.41 Wade L. Barnes Memorial Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $13,197.68 George W. Bowers Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $11,204.56 Ruth E. Burgeson Memorial Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,586.31 Roy F. and Maurine M. Carpenter Memorial Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $29,215.07 Harold J. Chastain Memorial Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $10,844.48 Class of 1924 Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $15,484.95 Class of 1958 Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $9,135.13 Class of 1961 Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $5,971.64 Class of 1976 Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $7,690.84 Engineering Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,595.52 Ford Foundation Faculty Loan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $152,464.00 Andrew and Evelyn Fisher Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $2,312,067.77 Elvin C. Gaines Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $31,399.25 Clifford A. Graves Memorial Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $3,020.03 Bertha S. Gray Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $6,043.20 William Gettner Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $2,312.98 Idaho Conference Laymen Worthy Student Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $171,571.37 International Students Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $12,916.22 Jacob G. Mehling Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $70,991.77 Nursing Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $14,346.38 Nursing Student Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,380,750.03 Orpha Osborne Worthy Student Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $27,070.43 Perkins Nursing Student Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $3,750,073.71 John Potts Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $18,726.44 Dr. Eng C. Saw Chinese/Asian Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $19,280.11 Bertha Schneider Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $3,459.39 Sloop Family Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $52,159.75 Hyretha Smith Memorial Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $3,866.72 Starr-Larrabee Memorial Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $4,283.35 John E. Weaver Memorial Elementary Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $16,650.33 Carrie Welch Memorial Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $92,412.52 Eugene Winter Family Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $58,991.68 Robert G. Wirth Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $870,082.22 Women In Ministry Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $26,026.08 Women’s Student Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $36,342.39 Worthy Student Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $224,448.00 WWU Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,820,106.91 Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $11,387,155.62 Fall 2011 Westwind 23

Graduates Giving

Every Gift Counts

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lumni giving is considered a vote of confidence in Walla Walla University.

Alumni support helps to maintain the high level of quality education at WWU and, in turn, enhance the university’s reputation in many arenas, including nationally recognized rankings of colleges and universities such as U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges reports. Thank you to the class agents and their fellow graduates who support the class agent program. See how your class fared in supporting the university last fiscal year (July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011).

Year 1923-1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 24 Westwind Fall 2011

GATEWAY AWARD

MOUNTAIN ASH AWARD

HIGHEST TOTAL GIVING

HIGHEST CLASS PARTICIPATION

Class of 1985 $43,827.44

Class of 1962 46%

Class Agent Lowell Bock Verona Schnibbe Bill Loveless Edna Maye Loveless Ken Spady Olen Nations Eddie Norton Stewart Shankel Joe Riederer Tom and Brooke Stafford Victor Fitch Pat Johnston Ralph and Bobbie Jo Davis Shirley Thomas Pat Jones Dale Beaulieu Ed Scheresky Bob Brody Gerry Miller Darold Bigger

ORANGE AND GREEN AWARD HIGHEST PARTICIPATION OF A CLASS GRADUATED IN LAST 10 YEARS Class of 2001 5.4%

SPECIAL MENTION MOST IMPROVED PARTICIPATION Class of 1953 8.1%

Total Giving

Participation Rate

$14,807.50 $8,860.00 $7,135.00 $6,280.00 $4,082.00 $19,254.11 $5,918.62 $3,790.00 $2,630.00 $7,967.50 $4,070.00 $7,267.50 $28,993.00 $26,384.23 $16,702.50 $8,595.00 $7,155.00 $5,505.00 $35,071.05 $8,214.55

20.8% 42.0% 27.7% 31.1% 29.7% 27.3% 33.3% 18.5% 31.1% 31.8% 29.7% 40.5% 30.6% 29.7% 32.7% 46.0% 23.9% 32.1% 36.9% 27.5%

Graduates Giving

Year 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Totals

Class Agent

Total Giving

Participation Rate

Gary Fresk Don Hall Jim Robertson No Class Agent Bruce and Mary Lou Ham Fred Biesenthal Sheila Palmer Rick Mace Linda Carpenter Diana Pierce Ralph Perrin Beverly Foster Warren Kay Jeff Kinne Lisa Bissell Paulson Helen Teske Gabe Acosta Bob McGhee Dean Tupper Jerry Bauman Kevin Krueger Keith Perrin Linda Abdel-Malek Mike Devitt Cecily Geschke Stacy Peterson Julie Sanders Keymer Peter Fackenthall Jim Kneller Tom Hamel Ken Aso Jorge Barcelo Les Zollbrecht Greg McCulloch Chris Drake Mike Vercio Chris Santana Jessica Stone Steve Sanders Michelle Santana Beckner Melinda Hebbel Aaron Linfoot Christina Soule David Bowen

$3,612.45 $15,472.50 $5,215.00 $7,573.50 $9,520.00 $12,855.00 $21,300.00 $14,387.50 $10,134.00 $8,197.00 $6,555.25 $17,392.12 $5,957.50 $9,478.73 $4,024.57 $21,999.58 $11,723.50 $8,706.50 $43,827.44 $11,005.34 $19,622.50 $3,887.50 $6,827.50 $3,412.50 $4,724.50 $3,241.00 $3,248.00 $25,185.00 $2,837.50 $31,471.31 $8,450.50 $3,387.50 $1,854.72 $1,795.00 $5,382.50 $9,904.83 $2,630.00 $1,068.00 $1,885.00 $4,605.01 $1,485.10 $766.50 $1,067.50 $2,103.66 $628,463.17

20.5% 17.5% 22.6% 19.5% 17.1% 18.5% 11.1% 16.2% 15.9% 19.8% 14.0% 20.6% 15.6% 14.3% 14.1% 14.7% 17.7% 13.7% 14.2% 12.4% 12.7% 8.2% 6.8% 10.5% 10.8% 7.2% 12.2% 5.7% 6.3% 6.2% 9.5% 3.4% 3.9% 4.1% 5.4% 4.6% 3.8% 3.3% 3.3% 3.9% 2.9% 2.4% 1.6% 1.1% 13.3%

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Endowments

ENDOWMENT Administration Building Maintenance

Balance New Gifts 1,492,474.75

-

ENDOWMENT

21,895.51

-

Communication Development Course

38,234.36

-

1,065.65

-

80,931.45

44.00

ASWWU Student Aid Endowment

48,794.97

-

James and Ruth Bebee Computer Science Scholarship

97,943.48

21,059.10

Computer Science Magazine

166,796.24

10,500.00

L.P. “Jim” Corbett English Scholarship

James and Ruth Bebee Nursing Scholarship

Balance New Gifts

Verlin L. and Thelma (Kumalae) Cochran Memorial Scholarship

Beverly Math Faculty Improvement

79,502.06

700.00

L.P. “Jim” Corbett History Scholarship

49,201.62

-

Shannon Marie Bigger Memorial Christian Service Volunteer Scholarship

42,857.19

850.00

L.P. “Jim” and Jane B. Corbett Student Aid Scholarship

92,338.33

-

Lester and Geraldine Border Christian Service Scholarship Alice I. Bowden Memorial Theology Scholarship George W. Bowers Excellence in Chemistry Scholarship

181,127.81

-

Lee Crain Memorial Music Scholarship

79,374.43

-

Edward F. Cross Engineering Scholarship

7,541.82

-

Vera Davis-Michel Memorial English Scholarship Edward F. and Clara M. Degering Memorial Educational Scholarship

Boyson Family Communication Scholarship

17,148.37

-

John F. Bregar Memorial Scholarship

32,272.73

1,000.00

Junior Senior Business Scholarship

12,910.80

School of Business

1,618.71

-

155,137.39

-

11,510.46

-

132,421.41

-

Claude and Annie Deming Memorial Fund

30,448.02

100.00

-

Loren Dickinson Communications Scholarship

57,254.39

-

31,044.78

-

Dietrich/Wilkinson Aviation Scholarship

Clair and Myrtle Calkins Library Book

157,268.62

-

Frances Dixon Special Education

D. Ordell and Margaret A. Calkins Fund

355.50

-

10,288.41

-

190,462.62

-

Dr. Ralph A. Drake Memorial Scholarship

198,798.15

-

Merle Clairon Calkins Fund

36,095.35

-

Lars and Anna Dybdahl Scholarship

28,923.84

-

Lewis Canaday Memorial Technology Scholarship

37,371.69

-

Josephine Cunnington Edwards Memorial Scholarship

18,701.99

-

Dr. James R. Chambers Memorial Scholarship

11,420.24

-

H. Russell and Genevieve Emmerson Memorial Scholarship

Janice P. Chance Memorial Nursing Scholarship

15,163.47

-

Engineering Chair

140,970.27

-

Mary Garner Esary Memorial Scholarship

2,395.97

25.00

22,257.83

-

Ray and Alice Fowler Scholarship

Dr. Muriel Chapman Nursing Scholarship Advancement of Chemical Research at Walla Walla University Percy W. Christian Excellence in History Scholarship A.J. and Gladys E. Christiansen Memorial Scholarship

49,281.80

-

Class of 1954 Scholarship

45,473.52

2,715.00

Class of 1955 Scholarship

8,783.66

-

12,095.33

-

350,259.64

-

25,639.72

-

Faculty/Staff Scholarship

111,296.77

3,452.68

Dena W. and R.B. Farnsworth Nursing Scholarship

103,004.80

-

6,355.84

-

Norma S. Gardner Memorial English Scholarship

73,274.58

-

Wilford and Emma Goffar Scholarship

27,394.76

-

Class of 1957 Scholarship

20,739.86

975.00

Class of 1959 Student Missions Scholarship

11,467.67

1,313.19

Class of 1960 Student Missions Scholarship

35,501.12

21,647.47

Class of 1961 Student Missions Scholarship

4,701.38

4,700.00

Lovyl and Mary Hagle Memorial Worthy Student Scholarship

Class of 1965 Scholarship

62,376.30

2,534.01

Class of 1971 Scholarship

20,090.96

1,200.00

Class of 1978 Scholarship

13,477.31

50.00

Class of 1983 Scholarship

19,219.07

525.00

Class of 1984 Scholarship

20,377.03

-

Class of 1989 Edwin Zaugg Memorial Scholarship

18,201.71

200.00

Class of 1996 Scholarship

203,718.93

27,855.00

Class of 1997 Scholarship

19,765.52

6,468.00

Class of 2003 Scholarship

7,495.26

-

12,898.76

600.00

631.70

-

Class of 2009 Student Missionary Scholarship Class of 2011 Shari Booth Memorial Scholarship

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Graduate Dean’s Award Albert E. and Reta J. Graham Memorial Scholarship John J. Hafner Music Scholarship

3,872.70

-

208,456.03

-

15,577.80

20.00

192,934.35

-

Richard and Dena Hammill Memorial Scholarship

20,883.36

-

Thomas Hampson Humanities Merit Scholarship

95,593.91

-

Clyde and Mary Harris Challenge Grant

39,432.77

-

Pauline Hart Memorial Social Work Scholarship

42,491.74

-

108,285.93

-

2,217.69

-

Richard and Georgiana Hayden Christian Service Scholarship Wilma E. Hepker Scholarship Paul and Frances Heubach Memorial Theology Scholarship

40,428.29

-

Jess Holm Memorial Scholarship

14,213.05

-

Juanita Wagner Holm Memorial Nursing Scholarship

17,022.62

-

Helen and Archie Howatson Nursing Scholarship

126,241.93

-

Oland F. Hubbs Memorial Theology Scholarship

26,035.11

-

Endowments ENDOWMENT Vera Johnson Hubbs Memorial Business Scholarship

Balance New Gifts

ENDOWMENT

21,315.03

-

Piper-Johanson Scholarship

Dr. and Mrs. Harold Huber Scholarship

104,099.90

-

Helen L. Popoway Fund

Wynelle J. Huff Nursing Scholarship

123,142.62

8,000.00

Robert L. Reynolds Excellence in History Scholarship

Jess M. Hutson, M.D., Memorial Scholarship

33,845.60

-

Robert M. Reynolds Memorial Scholarship

IBCC

30,863.97

-

Donald W. Rigby Biology Award

Jensen Memorial Math Scholarship

30,246.47

-

Donald W. Rigby Biology Faculty Research

Dr. Gordon Johnson Physics Scholarship

1,726.48

1,725.00

Murray L. and Ilene Johnstone Scholarship

154,460.38

-

Carl and Lucile Jones Nursing Scholarship

23,006.50

1,000.00

8,945.00

-

Helen Wineberg Kendall Women in Business Scholarship

62,598.41

-

Rosario Marine Station Maintenance

KGTS

18,239.83

-

479.71

-

130,142.47

Peggy Henderson Kaye Nursing Scholarship

Betty Klein Engineering Scholarship A.H. and Mary Koorenny Memorial Scholarship Robert H. and Thorna Koorenny Scholarship Kretschmar Hall Maintenance Laura G. Larson Memorial Nursing Scholarship

Donnie Rigby Drama Award

Balance New Gifts 60,884.79

-

806,082.29

10,000.00

20,465.61

125.00

20,735.14

100.00

125,379.48

1,025.00

71,012.23

-

10,465.20

-

125,092.44

-

Lilah Schlotthauer Risinger Mathmatics Scholarship

12,884.93

-

John D. Rogers, M.D., Memorial Scholarship

66,961.66

-

429,714.43

-

Thomas C. Rowsell Memorial Scholarship

46,480.23

1,000.00

Gayle L. Saxby Memorial Scholarship

19,348.38

-

-

Schlotthauer Mathematics Scholarship

12,756.09

-

45,443.64

-

Eleanor B. Schofield Memorial Teachers Scholarship

918,334.36

-

1,757,849.17

-

Cecil W. Shankel Memorial Chemistry Scholarship

24,495.04

650.00

Rigby Hall Maintenance

377,109.68

-

Shattuck/Zitterbart Memorial Nursing Scholarship

179,055.67

-

H. Lloyd Leno Memorial Music Scholarship

17,310.30

-

Donald and Virginia Sherwood Memorial Scholarship

121,663.12

-

Lewiston/Clarkston Scholarship

62,228.96

-

Carolyn Stevens Shultz Scholarship

14,783.13

-

Harold Lickey Music Scholarship

2,601.31

-

Dan Shultz Music Scholarship

Jennie M. Livingston Memorial Library Fund

104,840.53

-

Solomon Scholarship

13,654.41

-

128,921.02

-

Dr. C. Stanley Lloyd Jr. Scholarship

119,524.20

-

Gene and Betty Soper Music Scholarship

52,438.87

-

Kelly Logan Social Work Scholarship

25,060.54

5,100.00

Romulo and Mercedes Lozano Scholarship

13,469.64

-

Robert L. Spies Memorial Scholarship

10,929.25

-

Glenn Spring Music Scholarship

12,342.13

-

Mary E. Marker Memorial Theology Scholarship

78,026.89

100.00

Joseph L. Stubblefield Memorial Scholarship

276,710.88

-

Roy and Lois (Dorland) Martin English Scholarship

28,180.29

-

Janis Suelzle Memorial Fund

109,739.46

-

Sukhdev Mathaudhu Engineering Scholarship

15,093.47

-

T5 Foundation Business Excellence Fund

148,830.95

-

Mathematics Alumni Scholarship

21,525.55

-

Theology Library Book Fund

17,342.06

-

Mathematics Scholarship

15,719.08

-

George and Lola Thompson Memorial Scholarship

48,843.24

-

Warren Matheson Memorial Christian Service Scholarship

18,601.80

-

E.E. and Jane Breese-Trefz Christian Service Scholarship

158,189.98

-

Matiko Theology Award

10,657.55

-

Clarence O. Trubey Memorial Music Scholarship

12,301.23

-

Harden M. McConnell and Alvin L. Kwiram Award

22,200.04

-

Undergraduate Advanced Study

6,059.90

-

Marilyn K. (Dammrose) Van Stee Memorial Nursing Scholarship

1,028.50

750.00

Verde Fund for Graduate Marine Research

3,500.78

-

Eva Stratton Vliet and Jess Vliet Scholarship

31,261.13

1,000.00

Eldena McDow Scholarship

7,842.91

-

Messenger/Loewen Scholarship

11,426.42

50.00

Jack Evan Miles Memorial Scholarship

19,015.88

-

MariAnne Jensen Moore Memorial Nursing Scholarship

1,526.43

1,117.00

Dan and Mary Morrison Necker Endowed Scholarship

77,737.85

-

Joseph & Beth Murray Memorial Scholarship for Resident Assistants

56,315.28

25.00

Stanley E. Walker Music Scholarship Francys C. Welch Scholarship Melvin K. West Music Scholarship

14,716.04

-

339,837.09

-

7,186.35

-

Music Scholarship

20,150.33

-

Lois Whitchurch Nursing Scholarship

10,176.00

-

Llewellyn and Vivian Nixon Scholarship

53,501.74

-

Monte Wilkins Memorial Scholarship

51,431.90

-

Nursing Scholarship

36,709.11

-

John and Inez Willey Family Memorial Scholarship

9,562.74

-

WWU Student Aid

23,974.49

-

Daniel A. Ochs Memorial Theology Scholarship Dr. and Mrs. Howard Osborne Scholarship Blythe Owen Music Scholarship

34,834.21

-

Doreen Paulson-Evans Memorial Scholarship

22,140.83

200.00

Yvonne Pickett Memorial Scholarship

34,960.60

-

15,096.41

-

3,059,926.10

30,548.00

Randy Yaw Pi Contest Scholarship

4,249.61

-

Young Memorial Lecture in Biology

59,963.41

-

Norma R. Youngberg Scholarship

21,263.79

10.00

Totals

17,660,319.50 171,058.45

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Benefactors Society and Independent Colleges of Washington

Benefactors Society Members of the Benefactors Society have included Walla Walla University in their estate plans.

Alice Ames Kirk and Melody Ayers Don and Alyce Bais Beverly Beem Darold and Barbara Bigger Tim and Lois Blackwelder Maxine E. Blome Robert and Georgene Bond Geraldine Border* Burton and Carolyn Briggs Merrilyn Brown Grace Cafferky D. Ordell and Margaret Calkins Merle Calkins Lois Carscallen Sue Cason Douglas and Carmen Clark Margaret Cook Carlton and Nancy* Cross Walden and Ellen Davis Donald and Orletta Dealy Elaine DeVries Joyce Dutro Jon and Kathryn Dybdahl Paul and Kristyn Dybdahl Wilder Eby James and Vicky Edwards James Eiseman D. Joyce Engel Dorsett Feyen Allan and Donna Fisher James and Christine Forsyth Brant Foster Marcene Garriott Henry Gerber Oscar Gerst Vera Dean Gregg Don Hall Jim and Ruth Hall Beatrice Ham Bruce and Mary Lou Ham Howard and Elizabeth Hanafin Lewis and Ruth Hart 28 Westwind Fall 2011

Eugenia Hixson Stanley and Mary Hixson Lorena Hoffman Helen Holiak* Archie Howatson Wynelle Huff Eunice Johnson Ed and Marilyn Karlow Robert and Peggy Kaye Mary Kincaid Charles Kirkpatrick Clarence and Helen Klopfenstein Mel and Joyce Lang William and Winona Lee Nancy Ann Linder Walter and Luella Litchfield Sandra Love Dan and Betsy Matthews Eldon and Opal Mills William and Marjorie Moreno James and Alice Nash Olen and Mary Nations Dan* and Mary* Necker Ted and Nancy Nedderman Jim and Nancy Nestler Joan Ogden Calvin and Alyse Olson Howard and Monta Osborne Effie Pampaian Jim and Della Park Beulah Payne Tom and Barbara Pelett Fyrnn Pendry James and Jennifer Pinder Lloyd and Fern Piper Hoe T. and Mary Poh Betty Pritel* Robert and Barbara Richards Lois Norton Ritchie-Ritter Geneva Smith Roberts* Alberta Roth Glenna Ryder James Sadoyama Doyle and Lorelei Saxby Marcella Schwisow Jaclin Smith Louis Smith Sam and Carol Smith Ralph and Franice Stirling Everett and Shirley Tetz

May Tetz Griffith and Shirley Thomas Alden and Wanda Thompson Ella Thornton Gordon Travis Phil and Reid Wasser Ray and Pat Watson Ray and Rosemary Watts Dorothy Weisz Melvin and Betty West Deloris White Sylvia Wilson Virginia H. Wilson Tim and Cheri Windemuth Gerald and Vicki Winkle Wade and Rosalee Wolfe Yew-Chong and Lilly Wong

Giving Through Independent Colleges of Washington (ICW)

The following corporations, foundations, and individuals support higher education by contributing to ICW (a consortium of private colleges).

The money from these donors directly benefits Walla Walla University. If you would like a complete list of ICW donors, please contact the Office of University Advancement at (509) 527-2002.

* Now deceased Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air The Anderson Foundation Banner Bank The Boeing Company Brooks Manufacturing Company BNSF Foundation Anne Cassidy and Bob Fuller Columbia Bank COSTCO Wholesale Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. The O.D. Fisher Charitable Foundation Foss Maritime Company Green Diamond Resource Company Gull Industries Howard S. Wright ICW Board of Directors Scholarship William Kilworth Foundation Isabelle S. Lamb Miller Nash LLP The Norcliffe Foundation Nordstrom Norman Archibald Charitable Foundation Parker|Smith|Feek PEMCO Foundation, Inc The Rabel Family Advised Fund/ The Seattle Foundation

The Spokesman Review Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund Red Lion Hotels Corporation Brendan Riley Sheraton Seattle Hotel Skanska USA Building Titus Will Families Foundation The UPS Foundation Washington State Auto Dealers Association The Wollenberg Foundation Wright Runstad & Company

2010-11 Volunteers and Walla Walla University Leadership

Alumni Association Executive Committee Jerry Hiner, Chair Brad Davis, President Clarence Anderson, Vice President Sherrice Croft, Secretary Matt White, Treasurer Nicole Batten, Ex Officio Dennis Carlson, Ex Officio

Board Members Alan Coffey Dawn Dawes Jim Hall Lorraine Jacobs Heather Jarnes Beulah Stevens

WWU Volunteers Nieta Rae Adams Clarence and Judy Anderson Janet Anderson Jeanne Bakland Roger and Ila Baltrusch Don and Lois Barrett Dwight Bartlett Valerie Bass Aileen Bauer Cleona Bazzy JaneAnn Bennett Deirdre Benwell Warren Berg Jack and Evelyn Bergman Robert Bergman Garnett Bigger Sandi Bowman Rella Brandenburg Jerry and Beverly Brass Marjorie Bregar Carl Brenneise Jim and Cheryl Cain Larry and Lois Canaday Dorothy Canwell Casey and Barb Casebolt Rick and Betsy Claridge Sandy Clark

Brenda Clifton Bernard and Margaret Cook Sarah Corley Ann Cornell Loretta Cotter Sherrice Croft Aster Debeb Janice Dopp Marion Dressler Bonnie Eichner Allan and Donna Fisher Jim Forsyth Joe Galusha Carolyn Gaskell Paul and June Giarde Allegra Gienger Larry and Jacque Goodhew Elliott and Dorothy Graham Scott Graham Randy Haffner Jim and Ruth Hall Lee Hayes Kathy Hazen Frances Henderson Roman and Linda Hintz Virginia Hoffarth Ilo Hutton Bernie and Carolyn Janke Echo Johnston Melvin Johnson Ruth Joice Linda Koenig Lewis and Liz Krueger Richard and Twyla Kruger James “Pat” and Dorothy Larson Barbara Lee Durwood and Erma Lee Curtis and Audrey Lindsay Walt and Bonnie Meske Rumi Motzev Bill and Virginia Napier Randy Norheim Carrie Osberg Larry and Shirley Panasuk Peter Pascone Andrew and Jaci Perrin Milford and Carol Perrin Don Peterson

Shirley Peterson Hollibert and Carmella Phillips Lois Pryor Pat Reynolds Sally Reynolds Ken Rogers Laverne Rudolf Lester and Vera Ruud John Sackett Teri Sanner Chris and Mackenzie Santana Bob Sarve Shirley Sarve Aileen Saunders Greg and Kathy Saunders Lorelei Saxby Tracy Schwartz Adriana Scuka Diana Shelton Ruth Simon Doris Smith Mary Smith Jeannie Stanford Dee Stowell Vi Swanson Wilbur and Lola Sylvester Karl and Becky Thompson Gina Tsujimura Janis Tsujimura Nancy Vaughn Dale and Evelyn Visger Barbara Vories Cheri Wallace Verlie Ward Rosemary Watts Tim and Cheri Windemuth Ron and Joyce Woods Helen Zolber David Zundel

Board of Trustees

University Administration

Chair

John K. McVay

Many more volunteers than those listed on this page give their time to Walla Walla University. Although we do not have their names in our records, we extend our appreciation to these individuals as well.

Sue Smith

This report lists information about gifts received from July 1,

Bruce Thorn

2010, to June 30, 2011. A copy of Walla Walla University’s

President

Max Torkelsen II Vice President for Academic Administration Vice Chair

Ginger Ketting-Weller

Russell Gilbert Vice President for Financial Administration Secretary

Steve Rose

John K. McVay Vice President for Student Life and Mission Members

Ken Rogers

Tom Allen DeLona Bell

Vice President for university Advancement

Alex Betancourt

Dennis N. Carlson

Gary Botimer Ken Crawford

Vice President for Marketing and Enrollment services

Larry Dodds

Jodi Wagner

Mumtaz Fargo Bob Folkenberg, Jr.

Assistant to the President for Diversity

John Freedman

Pedrito U. Maynard-Reid

George Gainer Carmen Graham

Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies

Yoswa Gwalamubisi

Joseph Galusha

Don Hall Alan Hurlbert

Associate Vice President for Academic Administration

Marshall Keymer

Scott Ligman

Merlin Knowles Gordan Lacey

Associate Vice President for Financial Administration

Cameron Libby

Glenn Carter

John Loor, Jr. David Prest, Jr. Barbara Prowant

Annual report Credits

Al Reimche

Executive Editor: Dennis N. Carlson

Mark Remboldt

Managing Editor: Dede Anderson

Paul Rhynard

financial statement may be requested by contacting: INVITEES

University Advancement, Walla Walla University

David Lindsey

204 S. College Avenue, College Place, WA 99324

Darren Wilkins

Phone: (509) 527-2002, Fax: (509) 527-2398

Alphonso McCarthy

E-mail: dede.anderson@wallawalla.edu

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Calendar Campus Events - wwudrama: The Festival of One Acts

Service Day

MARCH

- Alumni Homecoming Weekend

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JANUARY

- Spring Mission Trip

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APRIL

- NPUC Choir and Orchestra Festival

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i North Pacific Regional Robotics Challenge

Michigan Alumni Dinner, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Mich.

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- Weekend of Worship

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JANUARY

g-h Alaska Alumni Vespers and Sabbath, Hillside O’Malley Seventh-day Adventist Church, Anchorage, Alaska

1&-1* Portland Mission Trip

U-Days: Join Us!

FEBRUARY

High school students accross the nation can join us Feb. 3–4, March 1–3, or April 1–3. For more information, visit wallawalla.edu/udays.

2% Palm Springs Alumni Sabbath To register or for more information, visit alumni.wallawalla.edu.

For information about these and other events, see the online calendar at wallawalla.edu.

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warm and inviting setting welcomes students to The Atlas, a new student house opened by the Associated Students of Walla Walla University (ASWWU). The former social work house, located on the corner of Whitman Drive and College Avenue, has been redesigned as a student house.

At the request of the students, ASWWU leaders developed The Atlas project to provide students with another campus space to study, connect, and worship together in a comfortable setting. The Atlas also offers international beverages and some baked goods to complement the students’ experience.

Furnished with an Old World style, The Atlas features student artwork and a map identifying the location of current student missionaries and WWU students studying abroad. A student house has been in the works since 2003-04, beginning with ASWWU president Paul Rhynard.

At the Nov. 3 ribbon-cutting ceremony, current and most recent ASWWU presidents—James Oliver, Nolan Kinne, Eric Wilkinson, and Evan Kinne—represented the many individuals who made the project a reality. n