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 ...
Nearly 20 years ago, the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, California, united many supporters of Washington State University. While the game against Michigan ended in defeat for the Cougars, another type of victory was in the making. » More ...
When Thalia DeLeon (’17 Mgmt.) was a child growing up in Othello, Washington, surrounded by agriculture, she watched her entrepreneurial father plant seeds of a different sort as he developed several small businesses and dreamed of creating a community event center. As a single father, he impressed upon DeLeon and her older sister the importance of getting an education, and he hoped one or both of them would follow in his footsteps. » More ...
It may be dangerous to anthropomorphize, but the pleasure on Tag’s face is pretty hard to miss as he follows his master, Stacy Slade (’00 Mktg.), around the ring at the prestigious Westminster Dog Show. And the glow emanating from Slade is clear, too, as she leads her handsome and graceful Bernese mountain dog to a Best of Breed win in February this year. » More ...
Nine years ago, while working for an IT company in Seattle, Pat Birkeland (‘03 Bus. Adm., ’11 Eng. & Tech. Mgmt., ’16 OMBA) saw an article in the Seattle Times about a tuition assistance partnership between WSU and The Boeing Company. While he was happy in his current position, the tuition assistance program described was too good to pass up. Later that year he had successfully applied for a position with The Boeing Company. » More ...
Framed on the wall of her new restaurant is Kelsey Sturtevant’s (’16 Hospitality Business Management) first dollar earned as a part owner of Red Cork Bistro & Catering in Mukilteo, Washington. “I earned that first dollar from my former professor Mark Beattie. It says ‘Go Cougs!’ and it’s going to stay there forever!” » More ...