Tuesday, February 14, 20177:00 p.m.CWU Student Union TheatreThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Enjoy an evening at the movies with CWU retirees and friends. Join us for a screening and discussion of the two-time Golden Globes nominated movie, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. A post movie discussion will be led by professors Gerry Stacy and Liahna Armstrong.

The movie is set in a hotel in India, where seven senior citizens take the leap and decide to spend their “golden years” in a less expensive, and perhaps more stimulating environment than they could have found in Britain. The retirees are wonderfully portrayed by seven senior British actors, led by Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Tom Wilkinson, Ronald Pickup, and Celia Imrie.

Traveling through Spain by Car, Foot, Train, and Airbnb Wednesday, February 1, 2017CWU Lombard Room at 4:00 p.m.Refreshments and social hour 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Why join a tour group when the adventure of international travel is at your fingertips? Join tour guides from Rick Steves’ Europe and online Airbnb for an international travel experience you won’t forget. Ruth Ann Stacy will also provide a slideshow sneak peek of her trip through Spain, where she and friends took the planning into their own hands.

If you plan to attend, please call 509-963-3083 or register online at cwu.edu/retirement-association/cwura-events.

CWU’s New Science II Building and PlanetariumWednesday, March 8, 2017 5:30 p.m. – Building Tour 6:00 p.m. – Social 6:30 p.m. – Planetarium Show

The CWU Retirement Association invites you to an evening star planetarium show in the newly built Science II facility. Join us for a trip though the heavens in the 80-seat theatre featuring eight projectors covering a large dome. Our hosts include noted CWU Physics professor, Bruce Palmquist, who will guide us through the stars and planets.

Dedicated in early October, the new Science II facility is the home to CWU’s Geological Sciences and Physics departments. The building features an observatory and several specialty labs, such as optics and laser labs, an ice core lab, and an acoustic lab.

A building tour is scheduled before the planetarium show, for those who are interested in seeing some of the new learning spaces for Central students.

Please RSVP. Call 509-963-3083 or register online at cwu.edu/retirement-association/cwura-events.

CWURA NEWSWinter 2017

CWURA Movie Night at Central

Evening Under the StarsWinter Program

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CWU is an EEO/AA/Title IX Institution. For accommodation e-mail: DS@cwu.edu. • 17_UA, CWURA

Board of Directors Sheryl Grunden, President mgrunden@fairpoint.net

Jim Huckabay, President-ElectHuckabay@cwu.edu

Gerald Stacy, Past-President stacyg@cwu.edu

Marilyn Mason, Secretarymasonm@cwu.edu

Jody Scheffelmaier, TreasurerScheffeJ@cwu.edu

Sharon Rosell, At-Large Retired Facultysrosell88@gmail.com

Bob Tosch, At-Large Retired Classifiedtosch@elltel.net

Dave Darda, At-Large Active Facultydardad@cwu.edu

Velma Henry, At-Large Active Classifiedhenryv@cwu.edu

Ex Officio: Catherine Scarlett, CWU Advancement 509-963-3083 scarletc@cwu.edu

President’s CornerThe Central Washington University Retirement Association (CWURA) Board of Directors for the 2016-2017 year have been busy planning events and activities for retirees. We have several activities lined up in the next few months, which you can read about in this newsletter. In addition, we are developing plans for a spring trip to Skagit County. CWURA welcomes suggestions for activities from our members, so feel free to contact any of the board members to help us meet the interests of retirees.

Thank you to all who have supported the CWU Retirement Association with your membership and by attending our programs in 2016.

Best wishes for the New Year!

Sheryl GrundenPresident

Join the CWU Retirement Association for 2017.Membership helps cover the costs of events that are important to you. Please complete form and send in by mail or join online at cwu.edu/retirement-association.

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If not a CWU retiree, check one: a Spouse/Partner of retiree a CWURA Friend a Retired from (Institution)

Membership includes spouse/partner (choose one) a Regular member, $20 a Life Member, $200

Please make check payable to the CWU Foundation. Mail check and form to: CWU Foundation, 400 East University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7508

Your contribution is tax deductible to the extent provided by IRS regulation. The CWU Foundation is currently registered with the State of Washington under the charitable solicitation act, registration number CEW-A88-085. For information, call the Secretary of State at 1-800-332-4483. CWU is an AA/EEO/Title IX Institution. For accommodation e-mail: DS@cwu.edu.

In MemoriamRemembering faculty and staff who passed in 2016.

James AlexanderDorothy AndersonLaura AppletonDebbie BoddyF. Ross ByrdEllen CrawfordJoan DumasHenry EickhoffThomas Engel

Dorothy HowardGerald GunnRussell HansenRaeburne HeimbeckMarie HeinzChristina HullJane JonesWilliam LaceyVirginia Linnell

Lyda McKeemanCynthia MurrayRobert PachaCarmen PedersonAnna UebelackerEdwin Torres-PaganDonald WhiteHelen Wise

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Meet Our CWURA Graduate Scholarship Winner for 2016-2017

CWURA awarded the graduate scholarship this year to Corey Brumbaugh, who is pursuing a graduate degree in biology. Originally from Benton City, Oregon, Corey came to Central in 2012 after completing his associates degree at Columbia Basin Community College. Corey completed his BS in Biology at Central in 2015 and is now in his second year of his graduate studies. Corey’s graduate research is focused on looking at different factors that influence the behavior and distribution of a small desert frog called a spadefoot toad, Spea intermontana.

Corey will be looking at the effects of climate change on the metamorphosis rate and burrowing behaviors of the spadefoot toad.

The CWURA Graduate Scholarship is made possible by generous contributions from retirees and friends. Thank you to all who have supported students like Corey through their gifts. If you are interested in becoming a donor, or would like more information on this program, visit our website at cwu.edu/retirement-association.

Twenty-one golfers gathered at the Ellensburg Golf Club on September 9 to celebrate the end of an era at our 21st Annual Senior Open Golf Tournament. The CWU Senior Open was initiated in 1996 by co-directors, Don Schliesman and Jean Putnam. The first gathering was held on Tuesday, July 23, 1996, a year before it was officially called an “annual” golf tournament. The final golf team tournament winners were Pat Lacey, Phil Backlund, Jeff Harada, and Gary Smith. For his last year, Don Schliesman was on the team with the least putts of 12, along with Jason Roundy and Beth Smith. After the golfers had completed their nine holes, they were joined by additional guests for the annual luncheon. Door prizes were provided by CWU Athletics, with gifts such as a CWU water bottle, scarves, t-shirts, and a variety or fruits and vegetables to remember our early years. CWURA thanks Don and Jean for creating this enjoyable event and running it for the last 21 years.

Corey Brumbaugh

Larry Lowther

CWU Senior Open 2016

CWURA Distinguished Retiree Award 2016CWURA recognized Larry Lowther for service to the Ellensburg community and to Central. We were proud to present him with the 2016 Distinguished Retiree Award at the CWURA annual meeting in May 2016.

Larry has been active in the Ellensburg community since his retirement from the Department of History, 23 years ago. His record of

community service is stellar, focused on leadership and involvement in organizations focused on the environment, health care, and social justice issues. CWURA welcomes nominations for the 2017 Distinguished Retiree Award. Anyone may submit nominations and those nominations will remain active for three years. Please visit our web page at www.cwu.edu/retirement-association for nomination forms.

Top: Senior Open Attendees. Bottom left-right: Tyler Unsicker, Melva Schmidt, and Fred Catlip. Tyler Unsicker tees off to start the game.

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Calendar of EventsFebruary 1 CWURA Winter Program 4:00 p.m. CWU Lombard RoomTravels through Spain presented by Ruth Ann Stacey. Refreshments and social hour will follow from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.

February 14 CWURA Movie NightSpecial showing of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotelwith post-show discussion led by CWU faculty. CWU SURC Theatre. 7:00 p.m.

March 8CWURA Evening Under the StarsCWU Science II Planetarium 5:30 p.m. Building tour 6:00 p.m. Social 6:30 p.m. Planetarium ShowRegister at cwu.edu/retirement-association/cwura-events

Ongoing

CWURA – First Friday CoffeeRetirees and friends enjoy informal gatherings each First Friday of the month. Please join us for refreshments and camaraderie at 9:30 a.m. at the Dakota Café on Pearl Street in Ellensburg

Wildcat Walkers – CWURA Walking Group. Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month. Walkers meet at the Irene Rinehart Park bridge parking lot at 9:00 am for approximately 2 hours of walking. For more information, contact: Virginia Mack at vmackred@gmail.com/509-899-1345

For more information on CWURA events and activities visit our website at cwu.edu/retirement-association.Visit the “Briefing Room” for updated information on legislative issues effecting higher education: cwubriefingroom.wordpress.com.