While growing up, Juston Demke and Christina Homfeldt’s parents stressed the value of hard work and education. Their example pushed the siblings to get good grades at West Valley High School near Spokane and become their family’s first college graduates. On May 4, Demke and Homfeldt celebrated another milestone: They walked across the stage together at Beasley Coliseum to accept their online MBA degrees. » More ...
Thanks to Carson College alumnus Brad Johnson, PACCAR Inc. will help students learn what it’s like to work for a Fortune 500 company through a mentoring program at the Carson College of Business. The program launches this fall, pairing sophomores and juniors with PACCAR employees. PACCAR mentors will help “simulate the business world” for students, says Johnson, national sales manager for PACCAR Parts. “We’ll try to answer questions from the mundane ‘What can I wear to work?’ to the super technical ‘What software should I use for this project?’” » More ...
As WSU freshmen Kyle O'Malley and Grant Schoenlein knew before they graduated they didn't want to follow a traditional career path. They developed a craft coffee idea (think fancy beer, but with coffee beans) fairly easily: being coffee lovers and "constant connoisseurs" unable to find a better cup, they decided to roast their own beans. From that decision, the two launched Kamiak Coffee Company in Moscow, Idaho. » More ...
The Executive MBA provided recent graduate Xochitl Cruz with the tools to analyze the bigger picture, make assertive decisions, and gain a deeper understanding of the current and future business needs of her international company, Bimbo Bakeries USA. As a result of her program, Cruz was recently promoted to vice president of sweet baked goods operations. » More ...
The Center for Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with the WSU Foundation, has established a new memorial fund to honor Eric Carr, former WSU student and loyal Coug who passed away on December 30, 2018. To help carry on Carr’s legacy of entrepreneurial spirit, his family and friends chose the Center for Entrepreneurship as the vehicle to enrich the next generation of entrepreneurs. » More ...
Staff Sgt. Ronald Shurer II (’01) recently received the Medal of Honor—the highest military award for valor—from the White House. Because of his quick thinking and incredible bravery, he saved many lives while assigned to a special operations taskforce in Afghanistan. » More ...
Kulé is one step closer to saving the lives in rural Africa with a smart thermometer that will make it easy for the Maasai to pasteurize raw milk, limiting the transmission of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance and making milk safer. » More ...
Those who know Rueben Mayes (’92 Gen. Studies, ’00 MBA), chief development officer for Pullman Regional Hospital and active community leader, may be surprised to hear that he hasn’t always loved working with and being around people. » More ...
Alumnus Tom Drumheller (’75 HRA), a man whose compassion and optimism touched the lives of many in the hospitality business and beyond, will be remembered through the newly endowed Tom Drumheller Memorial Scholarship. » More ...