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New Grad Perebotie Amughan Harnesses the Power of Opportunities

When Perebotie Amughan stepped off the plane at the Pullman Regional Airport to a landscape of ripening wheat fields four years ago, she wondered “Where are the trees?”

Washington, in her mind, was a green place. She’d come from Arizona to study business in the state where Microsoft, Amazon, and Starbucks are headquartered, and she pictured a place of towering opportunities and lofty evergreens.

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Madeline Ryan: Fast-Paced Career in Beverage Industry Fills Her Cup

“Work doesn’t feel like work when you are making something sugary and delicious.” A phrase that could have been coined by Willy Wonka is the real-life sentiment of Madeline Ryan (’20), a WSU food science graduate working in the beverage industry. As a research and development technician for Eagle Beverage Products in Kent, Washington, Ryan creates and packages products such as coffee syrups and bar mixes for private label beverage companies. » More ...