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Washington StateUniversity

A Century of ScholarshipFrames the Future

HomeEconomics

1903–2003

HOMEECONOMICS

CELEBRATES 100 YEARS!pages 16–23

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DATES TO REMEMBER

August30 Idaho vs. WSU—Seahawks

Stadium

September6 Notre Dame vs. WSU in

South Bend, IN

13 Colorado vs. WSU—Colorado

20 New Mexico vs. WSU—Pullman

20 Second Annual AlumniWeekend—Agriculturaland Resource Economics

25–27 WSU Home EconomicsCentennial Celebration

27 Oregon vs. WSU—Oregon

October4 Arizona vs. WSU—

Homecoming, Pullman

18 Stanford vs. WSU—Stanford, CA

24–25 Dad’s Weekend

25 Oregon State vs. WSU—Dad’s Day, Pullman

November1 USC vs. WSU—LA, CA

8 UCLA vs. WSU—ArmedForces Day, Pullman

15 Arizona State vs. WSU—Pullman

22 Apple Cup—Seattle

For a complete CooperativeExtension calendar go to:

http://ext.wsu.edu/calendar/index.asp

On the cover: Past and current imagesof Home Economics at WSU. Coverdesign created by Miro Vejzovic. Photosprovided by WSU Manuscripts, Archives,and Special Collections.

Look for the CAHE

Alumni and Development

Web site at:

www.cahealumni.wsu.edu

Meet Bob Scholes

Robert Scholes

Robert Scholes began duties asinterim Development Coordinator

for the College of Agriculture andHome Economics on March 3. Hewill oversee the college’s annual givingprogram, including Call-A-Coug tele-marketing and direct mail fundraising.He will also be responsible for Presi-dents Associates (gifts of $1000 andmore) as well as alumni relations andproduction of the college’s magazineConnections.

Bob, who has a Bachelor of Sciencedegree from Washington State Univer-sity in physical science, is continuinghis education by pursuing a seconddegree in civil engineering.

Prior to joining the College of Agri-culture and Home Economics AlumniDevelopment office, Bob worked infood service and facilities managementfor Cougar Restaurant Enterprises andthe Compton Union Building, accumu-lating more than 16 years’ experiencein the service industry.

“My new position in the College ofAgriculture and Home Economics is anideal fit for me. I will be working withalumni and friends in a similar manner

as my priorjobs.”

WhileScholesmay benew tothe job,he knowsexactlyhow chal-lengingfundraisingcan be. Heparticipatedin the Trans-America Bicycle Trek tohelp benefit the American Lung Asso-ciation. To participate in the trek eachrider was required to raise a minimumof $5000.

In his new role as DevelopmentCoordinator, Bob hopes to increasealumni involvement within the collegeand increase giving, particularly to theCAHE Excellence Fund.

Bob Scholes can be reached atrscholes@mail.wsu.edu or by contactingthe College of Agriculture and HomeEconomics Alumni and DevelopmentOffice.

Information Department graphic designers Miro Vejzovicand Gerald Steffen have won an Award of Distinctionfrom The Communicator Awards for the Fall 2002 issue ofConnections. The Communicator Awards is an internationalcompetition that recognizes outstanding work in thecommunications field.

The WSU Office of University Publications and Printing/WSU Press has won anaward for excellence in design and printing from the International PublishingManagement Association (IPMA). CAHE’s Connections, Spring 2002 Magazine,took first place in the booklets category. Awards are presented annually to thetop-rated facilities in the country.

AWARD WINNING PUBLICATION!

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C O N N E C T I O N SIssue Number Twelve • Fall 2003Connections is published two times a yearby the College of Agriculture and HomeEconomics Alumni and Development Office.Readers are encouraged to share their ideasfor articles and to contribute items bywriting to:

College of Agriculture and Home EconomicsAlumni and Development CoordinatorWashington State UniversityPO Box 646228Pullman, WA 99164-6228

Connections StaffPublisher: James J. Zuiches, Dean, CAHEAlumni and Development ExecutiveDirector: Patrick L. KramerAssistant Development Director: Kori TholDevelopment Coordinator: Robert D. ScholesProgram Support Super visor: Britta NitcySecretary: Terri GuenthnerWriters/Editors: Dennis Brown, Mary Dey,Denny Fleenor, Emalee Gillis, Ed SalaGraphic Designer: Gerald Steffen

CAHE Alumni Board of DirectorsPresident: Clint J. AdamsonVice President: Chuck Chambers ’59Board Members: Andrea Howell ’95, DianaAnderson ’94, Nancy Boettcher ’75, LilFreese ’48, Tanja Damiano Huffman ’93,Alison Lane ’93, Jeff Safe ’95, GingerScobie ’71, Maureen Sprague ’89 & ’98,Bonnie Russell ’00, Tedd Wildman ’84

Mission: The College of Agriculture andHome Economics Alumni Board of Directorsis the catalyst for uniting prospectivestudents, current students, the collegeadministration, faculty and staff, industry,and alumni while upholding WSU’s land-grant mission.

Web site: www.cahealumni.wsu.edu

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Around the College 2

Boeing Donates Technology 11

New Potato 12

NABC 13

Viticulture Program 14

Home Economics Centennial 16

CAHE Awards Banquet 24

Alumni Spotlight 29

Private Giving 31

Dean’s Message Inside Back Cover

World Class Showcase Debuts

Washington State University’sinaugural World Class Show-

case, a multi-faceted university-spon-sored event designed to bring collegeadvisory boards and volunteer groupsto campus, and to show off academicprograms and honor faculty made itsdebut the weekend of March 28–29.

The event replaced Land-GrantDays, a celebration of the university’sheritage sponsored by the College ofAgriculture and Home Economicsfrom 1982 through 2000.

“The grants of land that the federalgovernment gave the state were for theentire university, not just sciences andagriculture,” said James J. Zuiches, deanof the College of Agriculture and HomeEconomics. “I thought it was importantthat we had a university-wide celebra-tion of the land-grant mission, whereeducation and research focus on theneeds of the state.”

The net result of cross-campus dis-cussions was a jam-packed two-dayevent. The first day included individualcollege advisory board meetings and aplenary session at which WSU PresidentV. Lane Rawlins spoke to an assemblyof the advisory groups and outlined theUniversity’s Strategic Plan.

In the afternoon, Rodney Croteau,fellow with the college’s Institute ofBiological Chemistry, was one of severaluniversity faculty honored at the Hon-ors Convocation in Bryan Hall. Croteaureceived WSU’s Eminent Faculty Award.

John Slaughter, former WSU provostand academic vice-president, deliveredthe keynote speech at the convocation.His topic was “Diversity: An Opportu-nity, Not a Challenge.”

The day concluded with a jazz show-case, featuring performances by facultyand students from the School of Musicand Theatre Arts.

High school juniors and their familiesfrom across the region met on Saturdaywith departmental representatives, fac-

ulty and student organizations as partof Junior Preview.

CAHE faculty showcased their instruc-tional areas with classes on animal DNAanalysis, bugs and people, food safety,i.e., making cheeses safely, and thedemographics of apparel merchandising.

While on campus, CAHE’s advisorycommittee hooked up with college fac-ulty across the state via satellite andWeb-based video streaming for a jointmeeting between the council and faculty.

“I thought it was a good idea, butit didn’t achieve its goal,” Zuiches said.“The advisory committee learned abouttwo programs—the Center for Sustain-ing Agriculture and the new School ofNatural Resources and Environment—two programs we’re moving forward.That was useful, but the discussionwith faculty didn’t occur. In that I wasdisappointed.”

The first World Class Showcase wassuccessful, but expect improvementsin 2004. “We’re learning,” Zuiches said.“It will be better next year.”

Rodney Croteau, Fellow with theInstitute of Biological Chemistry,received WSU’s Eminent FacultyAward at the Honors Convocation.

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A G R I C U LT U R A L A N DR E S O U R C E E C O N O M I C S

The Department of Agricultural andResource Economics is holding its SecondAnnual Alumni Weekend on September20, 2003, organized by the Friends ofthe Department and the Social Commit-tee. See the following url for informationon this event: http://www.arec.wsu.edu/announcements/index.html

Last fall our department name waschanged from Department of Agricul-tural Economics to Department of Agri-cultural and Resource Economics (AREC).

The new B.S. degree in Environmentaland Resource Economics and Manage-ment was approved by the Regents andintroduced in the fall.

Students who have received awards/positions since June 2002

Elections were held recently foroffices of the AREC Graduate StudentAssociation for 2003–04. Elected were:Tyre Holfeltz, president; Cory Walters,vice-president; Xiaomei Chen, treasurer,and Quan Li, GPSA Senator.

Hiromi Ouchi’s master’s thesis“Japanese Consumer Preferences forBiotechnology and Food Safety withImplications for Trade” was selectedOutstanding Master’s Thesis for 2003by both the American Agricultural Eco-nomics Association and the WesternAgricultural Economics Association.Hiromi completed her master’s degreein 2002 under the direction of Dr. JillMcCluskey.

Amanda McKinley and Lori McRae,seniors in Agricultural Economics, wererecipients of the 2003 President’s Award,recognizing excellence in student lead-ership and service to WSU and thecommunity.

Jeannie Ellsworth, an Agribusinessmajor in the Department of Agricul-tural and Resource Economics, wasselected Outstanding Junior of the Yearfor CAHE.

Kristine Grimsrud, Ph.D., 2002,received the Faculty Women’s Harriett

B. Rigas Award for Outstanding Ph.D.Student. Her major advisor was Dr.Ray Huffaker.

Tauhidur Rahman, Ph.D. candidatein Agricultural Economics, was electedPresident of the American AgriculturalEconomics Association Graduate StudentSection. Tauhid’s major advisor is Dr.Ron Mittelhammer.

Jianqing Hu, Ph.D., 2003, hasaccepted a position as an econome-trician with American Express. Jackworked under the supervision of Dr.Jill McCluskey.

Qinghua Liu, Ph.D., 2003, hasaccepted a position as Research Analystwith the Washington Departmentof Fish and Wildlife in Olympia. Herresearch work was directed by Dr.Richard Shumway.

Quan Li, Ph.D. candidate, wasselected Outstanding Ph.D. Student inthe Department of Agricultural andResource Economics for 2002–03. Dr.Tom Wahl is her major professor.

Jason Monson, M.A. candidate, wasselected Outstanding M.A. Student inthe Department of Agricultural andResource Economics for 2002–03. Jasonworks as a research assistant under thesupervision of Dr. Ken Casavant.

The Travel Grants Subcommitteeof the Graduate Studies Committeeawarded Spring 2003 travel grantsto the following students: TauhidurRahman, Qinghua Liu, Quan Li,and Wen Du.

Faculty Awards since June 2002Ken Casavant and Doug Young

were chosen as two of the three inaugu-ral Distinguished Scholars of the West-ern Agricultural Economics Association(WAEA). This is the highest recognitionfor individuals making an enduringcontribution during their careers toagricultural, resource, and/or environ-mental economics in the western statesand provinces and the WAEA.

Doug Young and Phil Wand-schneider were members of the PM-10program that won the CAHE Team

Excellence Award for 2002–03. Theirteam worked with growers to developfarming practices that reduced wind-blown dust.

Fabio Chaddad received the out-standing dissertation award from theNational Council of Farmer Coopera-tives for his graduate research studyentitled Financial Constraints in U.S.Agricultural Cooperatives—Theory andPanel Data Econometric Evidence. In addi-tion to receiving a cash award, Fabiowas invited to be the guest of the NCFCFoundation at the National Institute onCooperative Education in Chicago andto present his research before a specialsession of professional educators.

Fabio’s paper, “Integrating SupplyChain and Network Analyses: The Studyof Netchains,” was chosen as the bestpaper for 2001 in the internationalJournal of Chain and Network Science.The honor included a plaque and a paidone-week visit to Wageningen Univer-sity and Research Center in 2002.

Ken Duft’s research on electricitygeneration from wheat stubble wasselected by the Farm Bureau as oneof their top three research essays. Kenwas honored at their annual meetingin Tampa, FL, where he presented hiswork to 5,000 participants.

Jill McCluskey was elected to theexecutive committee of the Food Safetyand Nutrition Section of the AmericanAgricultural Economics Association.

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Animal Sciences Awards ProgramCallie Fernandez and Matt Moore

did an excellent job as the programemcees for the 18th Annual Recogni-tion Program. The program was wellattended by over 175 participants. Thefollowing awards were given to under-graduate students:

Outstanding Senior: Kathryn DeFran-cesco, Outstanding Junior: Laura Odensand Outstanding Freshman: MichelleLeusink. Alumnus Awards were given

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to the following people: DistinguishedService Award: Ed Heinemann; Out-standing Alumnus Award: Pete Rade-macher; and Distinguished Graduate:Science, Education, and Technology:Rupert Seals. Outstanding GraduateStudent Awards were given to PhoenixRogers and Chris Hostetler. Kudosgo to Everett Martin, Mike Dodson,Melinda Fernyhough, Jo Bonner,Spencer Alisch, Debbie Snyder, stu-dents and everyone who worked sohard to make this program a success.

President’s AwardDessa Dal Porto, Lori McRae and

Phoenix Rogers received the 2003President’s Award.

CAHE Awards BanquetCongratulations to the following

people for receiving recognition at theCAHE Awards Banquet: Kris Johnson—R.M. Wade Teaching Award; BoonChew—Excellence in Research Award;Mark Nelson—CAHE Advising Award;Jerry Weber—Classified/Technical StaffAward; and Kate DeFrancesco—Out-standing Senior and Aggie of the YearAward.

Dairy Challenge ContestThe Second Annual North American

Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge Contestwas held April 11–12 in East Lansing,Michigan. Twenty-four teams from 22universities competed. The competitionwas sponsored by 52 allied agricultureindustry organizations.

Representing WSU and AnimalSciences were: Jennifer Cain, KateDeFrancesco, Chet Iverson, MichaelOliver and Shenelle Simonson. She-nelle competed on an Aggregate Teammade up of four different colleges. TheWSU Team of Jennifer, Kate, Chet andMichael finished first in the competitionand were awarded handsome plaquesand generous scholarships. Congratu-lations, your hard work paid off! Forinformation regarding NAIDC 2004,contact Dr. Larry Fox or John Swain.

A P PA R E L , M E R C H A N D I S I N GD E S I G N A N D T E X T I L E S

With the 2003–04 catalog comes anewly established Department of Apparel,Merchandising, Design and Textiles.This department has experienced 300%growth in the past five years. In thesame time frame, faculty numbers haverisen from three positions to seven. Dr.Linda Arthur joined the departmentas Chair in Fall 2002 after 10 years atthe University of Hawaii. Her specialtyin the meanings of dress relative toculture were highlighted in the EthnicDress and Contemporary Fashion Exhibit(4/12–5/9/2003) held in the ComptonUnion Gallery and soon will be avail-able on the department Web site.

Another programmatic landmarkwas the 20th Annual Mom’s WeekendFashion Show “UNORDINARY” (4/11/2003) held for the first time as BeasleyColiseum’s new regular Friday nightentertainment for subsequent Mom’sWeekends. We were delighted to haveabout 1200 in attendance (with roomto spare) at the 7:30 p.m. event. Theaccompanying exhibition of studentwork, including design awards, willcontinue to be a featured part of thisongoing portfolio of student work.Please plan to join us next year. Awardsannounced at this year’s event included:Mollie Pepper Outstanding Student DesignerAwards—Jodee Huber, Tammy Looney;Machine Embroiderer’s of Oregon andWashington Award—Julie McAndrew;Outstanding Achievement in Design—Meggan Zajac; Faculty Choice Award—Kimberly Clements; Outstanding Gradu-ate Student Designer— Jennifer Sellen;Outstanding Computer Aided Designer—Jennifer Infanger; Outstanding TextileSurface Designer—Rachael Killings;Mollie Pepper Outstanding Service Award—Jennifer McDonnell; InternationalTextiles and Apparel Association StudentChapter Promotion Award—HeatherMichel; Graduate Research DevelopmentAward—Michelle Barringer; MatsuyoYamamoto Scholarship—Mary Soumph-

onhphakdy; Fashion Group InternationalGraduate Student Award—Mary Pedersen.

Having the professionalism to goto the international level is exhibitedby our third consecutive acceptance ofWSU designs at the International Tex-tiles and Apparel Juried Exhibit. Featuredundergraduates included, Cheri Holl-ist, Jessica Kuper, and Ji-Yoon Kim.Graduate student Hsueh-Ping Meierexhibited two designs.

Dr. KyeongSook Cho, faculty, exhib-ited for the third time at ITAA and alsohad a design exhibited at the Interna-tional Juried Exhibition in New York,NY (12/12/02–02/01/03), and a seconddesign exhibited in the 4th BiennialInternational Juried Wearable Expres-sion 2002/2003 at the Palos Verdes ArtCenter, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (11/15/02–01/05/03).

Dr. Linda Arthur’s book on thedesign evolution of Hawaiian textilesand apparel inspired Prada’s currentfashions on the runways in Paris.

At the College of Agriculture andHome Economics Banquet, Lisa Appelwas recognized Outstanding Junior inCAHE. Lisa was also recipient of theElshe Marie Fulfs Hinrichs Endowed Schol-arship Award in recognition of beingOutstanding Junior in Apparel, Mer-chandising, and Textiles. In additionto ongoing, extensive leadership instatewide 4-H, Lisa has just returnedfrom Paris where she completed a studyabroad experience in a museum withhistoric costume and handled hautecouture apparel. Her honor’s thesiswill be presented in Fall 2003, in theHolland Library.

Also recognized for excellence by theApparel, Merchandising, and Textilesfaculty were: Jennifer Falk, OutstandingFreshman; Julie McAndrew, OutstandingSenior; Cheri Hollist, CAHE Family andConsumer Scientist of the Year Candidatefor Apparel, Merchandising, and Textiles.

Members of the Dean’s Honor Rollfor the 2002–2003 graduating classincluded: Tammy Looney, Heidi Pottle,Michaela Elliot, Alexis Duncan, Cheri

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Hollist, Megan Minarik, and HollyPeterson.

Fashion Group International Scholar-ship Recipients included: Julia Holland—Study Abroad; Mary Pedersen—GraduateStudent; Jennifer McDonnell—Leader-ship in Merchandising; and Jessica Hill—Leadership in Design.

Honoring student achievementsthrough scholarships has been aidedby private and corporate donors. Thesedonors include: The Bon Marché, Fash-ion Group International, FGI, Apparel,Merchandising, and Textiles faculty(emeritus and current) and alumni. Thisyear’s scholarships from FGI representa new opportunity for the program tocompete for a statewide grant in sup-port of student scholarships and in thiscase, the program’s efforts to link withour Seattle-focused apparel and textilesindustry through Career Days, Network-ing Dinners, Advisory Board Meetings,field trips and Internships. We havenow added an annual Seattle-basedCareer Day hosted by our AdvisoryBoard during the Seattle field trip inSeptember. Also, please join the IAAAstudent chapter at the ITAA/FGI spon-sored networking dinner in Seattle atthe Women’s University Club (Springand Seneca on 6th) September 18, 2003,at 6 p.m. Contact Dr. Joan Anderson,joan@wsu.edu, or Professor CaroleUrquhart, curquhart@wsu.edu, ITAAChapter Advisors for details.

Finally, we invite our readers toexplore a newly developed resourcesupporting finding career positions,The Dress to Impress Web site, http://amid.wsu.edu/amt/dti.intro.html,developed in collaboration with CareerServices by Dr. Carol Salusso andgraduate student Erin Ward. This sitehas become a regular component ofCareer Services support to WSUstudents. Your feedback is invited.

Departmental awards were: Out-standing Scholar—Dr. Joan Anderson;Outstanding Teacher—Professor PattiFischer; Outstanding Service—Dr. CarolSalusso.

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B I O L O G I C A L S Y S T E M SE N G I N E E R I N G

RetirementsThe department honored the two

latest retirees this year: Dr. WilliamSymons and Dr. Gary Hyde. Dr. Symons,Associate Professor, retired in May2002 after 22 years of service at WSU.He taught Agricultural Technology andManagement, Agricultural Educationand General Agriculture undergraduatestudents. He was a Cooperative Exten-sion specialist on farm safety. Dr. GaryHyde, Professor and Scientist, taughtundergraduate and graduate studentsin Biological Systems Engineering andundergraduates in Agricultural Tech-nology and Management. His area ofresearch was mechanization and post-harvest. Dr. Hyde retired in January2003 after 27 years of service. Thedepartment appreciates the contribu-tions of these two faculty membersthrough their many years of associa-tion with WSU. Please visit our Website http://www. bsyse.wsu.edu/people/ourtime and enjoy pictures of the retire-ment receptions.

Three New ProfessorsThe following faculty members of

the department were recently recom-mended for promotion to the rank ofProfessor, effective July 1, 2003. This isin recognition of their achievementsand academic excellence: Dr. ShulinChen, promoted to Professor and Scien-tist; Dr. Michael Swan, promoted toProfessor; and Dr. Juming Tang, pro-moted to Professor and Scientist.

Recognition of Faculty QualityDr. Shulin Chen won the 2003

College of Engineering and Architec-ture research faculty award. This iswell-deserved recognition of his strongresearch program.

Dr. Gustavo Barbosa-Cánovas wasselected a Fellow of the Institute of FoodTechnologists. He was also selected asa permanent member of the Interna-

tional Academy of Food Science andTechnology and elected to the Govern-ing Council of the International Unionfor Food Science and Technology forthe term 2003–2006. This organizationis the only international organizationgathering all the professional societiesfrom around the world dealing withFood Science and Technology. This isnational and international recognitionof Dr. Barbosa’s efforts on behalf of theprofession of food engineering.

CAHE AwardsAt the 2003 College of Agriculture

and Home Economics awards banquet,the AgTM Club won the Superior ClubAward. The PM-10 wind erosion team(with Drs. Keith Saxton, Joan Wu, andClaudio Stöckle as members) won theTeam Excellence Award. Abby Kammer-zell won the Alpha Zeta Freshman ofthe Year award. She is now a sophomorein Agricultural Communications andhas been very active in several areas,including state and national FFA, aswell as various activities here on cam-pus. Another of our students, KatieMcMahon, who is a double majorin AgTM and Agricultural Economics,officiated at the awards ceremony asPresident of the Agriculture and HomeEconomics Student Senate. Congratula-tions to the winners and to all of thedepartment’s nominees. We were wellrepresented in several categories forawards, giving this department a strongpresence in the program.

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Don Dillman has received theAmerican Association for Public Opin-ion Research Award for ExceptionallyDistinguished Achievement. His workhas transformed the practice of surveyresearch. His “Total Design Method,”first formulated in his 1978 book Mailand Telephone Surveys: The Total DesignMethod, is widely regarded as the

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“Bible” for conducting mail and self-administered surveys.

His contributions go well beyondhis publications. In 1970, he was thefounding coordinator of the SurveyResearch Center’s Public Opinion Labo-ratory, one of the first university-basedtelephone survey laboratories in theU.S. In 1985, it was renamed the Socialand Economic Sciences Research Centerand Don served as its Director from1986–1996. From 1991–95, he servedas Senior Survey Methodologist in theOffice of the Director, U.S. Bureau ofthe Census, where he provided leader-ship for the development of new ques-tionnaire designs and procedures forthe 2000 Decennial Census and othergovernment surveys. This and otherrelated work led to his receiving theRoger Herriot Award in September 2000for innovation in federal statistics.

Don has served as president of theAmerican Association for Public Opin-ion Research and the Rural SociologicalSociety. He was a recipient of the RuralSociological Society’s Excellence inResearch Award. He joins many otherdistinguished recipients of the AAPORAward, such as George H. Gallup, HaroldD. Lasswell, Walter Lippmann, andRensis Likert.

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The Crop & Soil Science Club con-ducted its second annual AgronomyCareer Development Event on April 18,2003, at Big Bend Community Collegein Moses Lake. Fourteen teams competedon subjects such as fertilizer, soil, weedidentification, and entomology. Thetop team, Moses Lake High School,will advance to national competition;

the top individual was awarded a $1,000scholarship coupon from Crop & SoilSciences.

2003 CAHE AwardsDeb Marsh, Extension Secretary in

the Department of Crop & Soil Sciencessince 2000, received the Clerical Excel-lence Award; Bob Stevens, ExtensionSoil Scientist at WSU-Prosser IrrigatedAgriculture Research and ExtensionCenter, received the Extension ExcellenceAward; the PM-10 Team, a multi-disci-pline, multi-agency team of facultyfrom WSU, U of I, OSU, and USDA-ARS,received the Team Excellence Award fortheir work on the physics of soil erosionon the Columbia Plateau of easternWashington; Aivars Nollendorfs, Out-standing Student for ASA; Carol Powers,Outstanding Senior in Crop Science.

Markus Flury, WSU Soil Physicist,and Jim Harsh, WSU Soil Chemist,were featured in the President’s researchviewbook for their work on radionuclideinteraction and transport through thevadose zone. Amanda McKinley, Cropsundergraduate major, was also featuredas an example of world class researchinterfacing with undergraduate educa-tion. Amanda published her work onchemical treatments for Rhizoctonia inFungicide and Nematicide Tests, pub-lished by the American Phytopathologi-cal Society; she also recently receivedthe President’s Award from WSU. TheWSU NSF Integrative Graduate Educa-tion and Research Training (IGERT)Program was also featured in the view-book; several students from CSS havebeen or are IGERT fellows: SzabolcsCzigany, Marco Bitelli, Laura Wend-ling, and Blake Ketchum.

Jim Harsh, WSU Soil Chemist, willbe on professional leave 12/03–11/04to write a book on ion exchange in soilsand examine the far-infrared spectra ofzeolite like materials used in hazardouswaste management.

Alan Busacca, WSU Soil Scientist,will be on sabbatical leave 8/03–7/04

to collaborate with world-class research-ers using soil microscopy and otheranalytical tools to elaborate soil-forma-tion processes at cutting-edge researchsites in Washington, Colorado andHawaii, in addition to publishing previ-ously completed research and revamp-ing his pedology course.

John Reganold, WSU Soil Scientist,will be on professional leave 8/03–8/04to write a handbook on organic winegrape growing and management; tomeasure soil, compost, wine grape andwine qualities under organic and biody-namic farm management; and to mea-sure the sustainability of no-till, peren-nial grain, organic annual grain andConservation Reserve Program systems.

Frank Peryea, WSU Soil Scientistat WSU Wenatchee Tree Fruit Researchand Extension Center, is on profes-sional leave in Flagstaff, Arizona, from1/03–12/03, to research and prepare abook-length manuscript on the historyand environmental consequences ofarsenical pesticide use.

Tami Thomas, M.S., Soils, 2002, hasstarted her own business in Woodinville,WA, called Terre-Source LLC, whoseslogan is “helping compost happen!”

Mary Williams, Weed Scientistat WSU Prosser Irrigated AgricultureResearch and Extension Center, hasaccepted a position with USDA/ARSin Urbana, IL.

Co-investigators Joan Davenport,WSU Soil Fertility Scientist, and BobStevens, Extension Soil Scientist at WSUProsser Irrigated Agriculture Research andExtension Center, received a Washing-ton Wine Advisory Board $20,000 grantto study grape nutrient management.

Kim Campbell, USDA/ARS WheatGeneticist and Adjunct Faculty in theDept. of Crop & Soil Sciences, is coordi-nating the International Collaborationfor Agricultural Research in Central Asiaand the Caucasus project, facilitatedthrough the WSU office of InternationalPrograms and funded by USDA-CSREESspecial grants. The project goals are toimprove food security in Central Asia

Attention Crop & Soil Science alumni!We want to hear from you! Please log onto our Web site http://www.css.wsu.edu/alumni.htm to share your professional andpersonal accomplishments or other news.

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and the Caucasus (CAC) and to addressagricultural research issues of mutualconcern to both the CAC countries andwheat-growing states in the UnitedStates. The grant will be funding smallcollaborative projects between CAC andUnited States researchers in such areas asalternative legume crops in wheat crop-ping systems, conservation tillage meth-ods that reduce soil erosion and plantgermplasm preservation and exchange.

Brady Carter, WSU Cereal Chemist,is currently serving as vice chair of theWestern Coordinating Committee-081,and vice chair of the PNW section ofAmerican Association of Cereal Chemists.

Jim Cook, Endowed Chair in WheatResearch, will complete the third yearof his three-year term as an electedmember of the Council (Board of Direc-tors) of the National Academy of Sci-ences, meeting six times each year. Hewill continue to serve as an appointedmember of the National Academies’Committee on Science, Engineering,and Public Policy (COSEUP) meetingfour times each year.

Joe Yenish, Extension Weed Special-ist, was named chair for the second yearof the Western Coordinating Commit-tee-077 project, a western region asso-ciation of scientists working on biology,ecology, and management of winterannual grass weeds in winter wheat.

Kulvinder Gill, Vogel Chair for WheatBreeding and Genetics, was invited todeliver seminars at the University ofCalifornia-Berkeley and at Kansas StateUniversity. He also recently received a$250,000 three-year USA Plant Genogrant to study molecular characterizationof a major gene-rich region of wheat.

Tim Miller, Weed Scientist andExtension Specialist at WSU’s Mt. VernonResearch and Extension Unit, receivedtenure and promotion in 2003. Tim’sprogram is geared toward integratedapproaches to weed management, withspecial emphasis on weed control strat-egies in minor crops.

Kim Kidwell, WSU Spring WheatBreeder and Geneticist, was selected by

ARC to participate in the 13th annualESCOP/ACOP-sponsored LeadershipDevelopment Program for emergingleaders in agricultural experiment stations.

Ryan Higginbotham, graduate studentin Crop Science, was selected to be cam-pus coordinator for Campus Crusades.

In MemoriamEdward Burke, 88, of Ferndale, WA,

died 9/4/02. Edward held the positionof administrative manager in the Dept.of Crop & Soil Sciences for many years,retiring in 1980.

Alvin Law, 87, of Pullman, WA,died 12/9/02. Al was a turf specialistand professor in the Dept. of Crop &Soil Sciences for 43 years, retiring in1982. He was instrumental in theorganization of the Washington StateCrop Improvement Association andthe Northwest Turf Grass Association.He was a Fellow of the American Soci-ety of Agronomy and the Associationfor the Advancement of Science.

Events CalendarAttention Alumni! There will be a

tri-state (OSU, WSU, UI) alumni recep-tion at the November 2003 ASA-CSSA-SSSA annual meetings in Denver. Pleaselook for details and join us there.

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John J. Brown’s collaboration withBoise Cascade and Potlatch Corporationon research toward developing an inte-grated approach to pest management inhybrid poplars is entering its third year.Two graduate students and one under-graduate are being supported by grantsfrom WSCPR, IR-4 Biopesticide programand pulp and timber companies.

Dr. Maciej Pszczolkowski has takena new position at Kansas State Univer-sity after completing 3 years of post-doctorate research in the physiologylaboratory of Dr. Brown. Eight publica-tions have been published from Dr.Pszczolkowski’s research.

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Dr. Laura Corley has received a granttitled “Understanding the Genetic Archi-tecture Underlying Phenotypic Noveltyin Animals Using the Candidate GeneApproach to Study the Developmentand Evolution of Polyembryony in aParasitoid Wasp” for $9,000 from theWSU Graduate School. In July, Laurawill be traveling to Tokyo to begincollaboration with Dr. Toru Miura ofthe University of Tokyo. In August,Dr. Corley was invited to present herresearch at the Japan Society for Evolu-tionary Studies Annual meeting inFukuoka. She has also been invited topresent guest lectures in the FridayHarbor Laboratories course “The evolu-tion & development of the metazoa.”

Dr. Richard Zack delivered the ple-nary address “Insects an UnderutilizedTool—Entomological Diversity on theHanford Site,” at the joint conferenceof the Society for Ecological Restorationand Society of Wetland Scientists heldin Portland, OR, March 26, 2003.

Dr. Arthur Antonelli was awardedthe Distinguished Achievement Awardin Teaching by the Pacific Branch of theEntomological Society of America at theirannual meeting in Tucson, AZ, in March.

A Master’s student working withDr. Richard Zack, Diana Johnson,received the “Student Activity Award,”Entomological Society of America (ESA)Pacific Branch, March 2003, and wasthe Student Paper Competition 2ndPlace Winner (MS), ESA Pacific Branch,March 2003. She was also a memberof the Linnaean Games ChampionshipTeam Member at the ESA Pacific Branchmeeting in March 2003. She receivedan Entomology Travel Scholarship inNovember. Diana’s master’s researchon molecular systematic study of theleafhopper genus Errhomus thrips projectis progressing. Diana also created thepermanent display for E. Paul CattsMemorial Lecture, April 2003, and stillfound time to assist Carol Ramsay inthe Pesticide Training Program andvolunteer at the 50th ESA AnnualMeeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

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Dr. Carol Sheppard presented the2003 WSU Honors College invited lec-ture titled “Science Matters: Evolutionand Society,” April 23, 2003. Dr. Shep-pard’s request for professional leave hasbeen approved; the sabbatical researchfor Carol encompasses two objectives,both of which focus on the insectimmune system. The first objective isto study the role of genes that suppressthe immune response of insects infectedwith a polydnavirus. The second objec-tive is to examine the role that micro-sporidia (protozoan) play in Mare Repro-ductive Loss Syndrome (MRLS), whichhas caused unusually high fetal abortion

rates in thoroughbred horses. Micro-sporidia are associated with the easterntent caterpillar (ETC), which has beenstrongly implicated in MRLS. In conduct-ing her sabbatical research, Dr. Sheppardwill gain technical expertise with mod-ern molecular biology approaches.

Dr. Gary Piper, Associate Professorof Entomology, and Daro Palmer,graduate student in entomology, wereinvited to make presentations on theirresearch at the XI International Sym-posium on the Biological Control ofWeeds in Canberra, Australia, in lateApril.

The Entomology Club received a$700 WSU Student Program-ming Grants Fund award tobring in a speaker (Dr. BrianSmith from Ohio State Uni-versity) for our StudentChoice Seminar.

Deirdre Prischmannreceived the Harold andJeanne Rounds Olsen WritingAcross the Curriculum Fellow-ship of $2,500 last fall.

Bill Snyder and GaryChang have received wordfrom the USDA-NRI thattheir proposal “Alternativeprey and biocontrol by gen-eralist predators” was fundedfor $230,000. The grant willfund Dr. Chang’s postdoctoralwork for the next 3 years.Dr. Snyder also receivedfunding for a USDA WesternRegion Sustainable Agricul-ture grant to support ReneePrasad’s Ph.D. work. Reneewas the lead author of thisproposal, and will use thefunds to examine strategiesto improve the conservationof beneficial insects onorganic farms. Finally, Prasadand Ph.D. student CoryStraub, co-authored a grantthat was funded by theOrganic farming ResearchFoundation, also in support

of their conservation biological controlwork on organic farms.

Dr. Marina Meixner has returnedfrom Germany and is working with Dr.Walter Sheppard on multiple apiaryprojects. Dr. Meixner and Sally Hasherare managing the apiary program at theresearch sites throughout the state withhelp from graduate students Deb Delany,Ph.D., and James Strange, Ph.D. Dr. Shep-pard received a $569,000 grant fromIFAFS to work on IPM of African HoneyBee Parasitic Mite and is conductingWSCPR projects and continuing his workwith the beekeepers in Washington State.

Rebecca Redinger, Principal Assis-tant for 13 years in Entomology, wasawarded her B.A. in pre-law and crimi-nal justice this May. She will continueher work in Entomology. Tentativefuture plans include attending LawSchool at the University of Idaho orgraduate school in Criminal Justice atWSU. In the WSU program she mightexplore working with Dr. Faith Lutzeand Michael Erp on the criminal rela-tionships between the decline of socialcapitalism and family dysfunction.

Allan Felsot gave the lead-off presen-tation in the Fifth BiotechnologyRoundtable “Biopharming and Biosafety”which was sponsored by the AmericanBar Association and the Council forAgricultural Science and Technology.Dr. Felsot spoke at the Donald DanforthPlant Science Center in St. Louis, MO,titling his presentation “PharmaceuticalFarming: It’s Not Your Father’s Agricul-ture.” Dr. Felsot has been engaged inrisk communication about agriculturalbiotechnology and has traveled over-seas to give presentations about hisideas regarding how agricultural bio-technology meets technology meetsthe goals of agricultural sustainability.

Spring 2003 Student Entomology AwardsCongratulations to Christian Krupke

on the WSU Wenatchee campus as hehas been named “Graduate Student ofthe Year” and will receive a scholarshipcheck from the department as well as a

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Entomology Graduate Research Assistant TimWaters and Assistant Professor Doug Walshare shown surveying insect populationdynamics along a rehabilitated riparian bufferin the Lower Yakima Valley. Tim’s research isfunded by a grant Walsh received from theNational Science Foundation Center forIntegrated Pest Management. Their researchwill result in recommendations of plants foruse in riparian rehabilitation efforts. Thiswill help landowners select plants that willprovide refuge for beneficial arthropods whilelimiting the buildup of pest insects.

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plaque. Christian was also awarded atravel grant for upcoming travel. Dr.Brunner is advising Christian.

Renee Prasad was awarded a travelgrant for travel in connection with herresearch. The committee commentedon how impressed they were with herproductivity level. Renee is workingunder the advisement of Dr. Snyder.

Deirdre Prischman received a travelgrant for attendance at the ESA meetings.The committee wishes Deirdre continuedsuccess in her projects. Deirdre workswith Dr. James at the IAREC at Prosser,Washington.

James Strange was awarded a travelgrant in connection with his continuedresearch in France. James is preparingfor his next departure to France to con-tinue his research project. James workswith Dr. Steve Sheppard.

Michael White was awarded a $3,000Century II research grant to use towardshis research project under the advisoryof Dr. Corley. He also received a travelgrant for upcoming meetings he will beattending.

Cory Straub was awarded a researchgrant and the committee expressed howimpressed they are with Cory’s produc-tivity and wish him continued successon his project. Dr. Snyder advises CoryStraub.

F O O D S C I E N C E A N D H U M A NN U T R I T I O N

The WSU Dairy Product DevelopmentTeam has created another winningproduct! Their newest product, Cheezzlers,won “Most Creative Award” from theDairy Management Inc. Discoveries inDairy Ingredients Contest. Cheezzlershas also been selected as one of six final-ists in the Institute of Food Technolo-gists Student Association Product Devel-opment Competition, sponsored by M&MMars. The student team will presenttheir product, a poster and oral seminarat the IFT annual meeting this summerin Chicago, IL.

Cheezzlers is an innovation thatcombines the wholesomeness of cheese,the richness of chocolate, the excite-ment of natural tropical flavors, andvivid natural colors. Cheezzlers consistsof two parts: (1) colorful fruit-flavoredMozzarella string cheese core withwhite or milk chocolate filling, and(2) three peelable mystery-colored,fruit-flavored “lassos” of string cheesewrapping the core.

Congratulations and best wishes tothe team: Christine Alexandre-Zeoli,Shantanu Agarwal, Tinyee Hoang,Seung Yong Lim, Xiaoming Liu, KirtiSharma, Elly Soeryapranata, and Dr.Stephanie Clark (advisor).

H O R T I C U LT U R E A N DL A N D S C A P E A R C H I T E C T U R E

The 2003 Department of Horticul-ture and Landscape Architecture gradu-ation was celebrated at the department’sannual luncheon held in recognition ofgraduates and their families. Students,family and friends, faculty, Linda Fox,Associate Dean and Director of Extension,and Dr. Jim Zuiches, Dean of the Col-lege of Agriculture and Home Econom-ics, were among the attendees. Twenty-seven undergraduate and seven graduatestudents received their degrees from thedepartment.

Andrew G. Wright, Horticulture,and Ole Sleipness, Landscape Architec-ture, were recognized as OutstandingSeniors in the department last spring.Jody Maxwell, Horticulture, receivedthe ASHS Outstanding UndergraduateStudent Award. Deborah Baldwin,Torrey Hansen, Andrew Wright,Rebecca Carlson, Ryan Lambertand Ole Sleipness were on the Dean’sHonor Roll.

A recent gift to the Landscape Archi-tecture Program by the Berger Partnershiphas been used to establish an ongoinglecture series. Tom Berger, founder andSenior Principal of the Berger Partner-ship, has lectured both in Pullman and

Spokane several times over the pastfew years, and feels strongly that it isimportant for our students in horticul-ture and landscape architecture to haveopportunities to hear from and interactwith professionals who are makingcontributions to the landscapes of thePacific Northwest. The grant is for$4,500 for a three-year period. The kick-off for the lecture series was held thispast April with a presentation by Will-iam Johnson, founder of the internation-ally recognized landscape architecturalfirm of Johnson, Johnson, and Roy.

Dr. Virginia Lohr, Professor in Hor-ticulture, is on professional leave towork with national and internationalleaders in human issues in horticulturein France.

Landscape Architecture welcomesits new faculty member, Jolie Kates,Assistant Professor. Jolie joins us fromthe University of Colorado at Denver.Jolie received a Bachelor of Science inConservation and Resources Studiesin 1992, a BLA in 1998 and MLA in1999 from the University of Oregon atEugene, Oregon. Jolie will be teachingLA 102 Introduction to Computer Graphicsin Landscape Architecture, LA 262 Land-scape Architectural Design I, and LA 380Ecological Applications in Design.

H U M A N D E V E L O P M E N T

Kim Weatherford was recognizedas Senior of the Year and received the Con-sumer Sciences Student of the Year Awardat the CAHE Awards Banquet, April 12,2003. Also at the banquet, Tracie Geerwas recognized as the department’s firstDDP Senior of the Year. Heidi Pascoe wasthe Human Development Junior of the Year.

Graduate student Heidi Stantonreceived the 2003 President’s Award. BothKaycee Bennett and Kelly Kirknessreceived 2002–2003 Margaret HardResearch Awards ($250 each). Kaycee’sgrant was to help evaluate horsebackriding programs for children with autism.Kelly’s grant was to help evaluate The

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Washington Career and Wage LadderStudy, a wage enhancement programfor early childcare providers.

Suzanne Smith won the WSU Van-couver Students’ Award for TeachingExcellence. Mary Deen has accepteda 40 percent appointment to directthe National 4-H Youth DevelopmentPractitioner Apprenticeship Programfor one year. This Department of Laborprogram trains professional youth work-ers through instruction and on-the-jobtraining.

Mary Deen and Louise Parkerreceived a grant from USDA to supportthe development of high quality, effec-tive programs serving children, youthand families at risk. Two communitiesin Washington will receive training,technical assistance, and funding tobuild community capacity. The programswill serve a primarily Latino populationin Shelton, WA, and the Slavic commu-nity in Spokane.

Chris Blodgett, Brenda Boyd andTom Power received a grant from theU.S. Department of Health and HumanServices: Administration on Children,Youth and Families, to develop proce-dures for improving instructional qual-ity in Head Start through the systematiccollection of educational outcome data.Chris Blodgett also received a grant fromNIH to develop and evaluate a programfor addressing domestic violence in theworkplace.

I N S T I T U T E O F B I O L O G I C A LC H E M I S T R Y

Rodney B. Croteau was named win-ner of WSU’s Eminent Faculty Award.The award was created at the requestof WSU President V. Lane Rawlins to“honor career-long excellence withinWSU’s superb academic community.”Croteau is the third recipient of thehighest honor the university bestowson a faculty member.

Croteau was also named this year asone of three faculty members—along

with Don A. Dillman and Ralph G.Yount—to the newly established rankof Regents’ Professor.

Norman G. Lewis’s research labora-tory received a generous gift from theG. Thomas Hargrove Foundation to cre-ate the G. Thomas and Anita HargroveCenter for Plant Genomic Research.The Hargrove Foundation’s $1 milliongift brings additional postdoctoral fel-lows and graduate students into theprogram, which will accelerate the paceof the functional genomic research,advancing applications with potentialto improve people’s lives.

Ronald Nugen, engineering techni-cian lead and scientific assistant, receivedone of three 2003 Employee ExcellenceAwards. Ron is responsible for main-taining all complex instruments at theinstitute. He conducts preventive main-tenance and repairs all equipmenthoused at the IBC, regardless of its ageor condition. Not only does he install,maintain, troubleshoot and repairinstruments, he also designs and buildsnew equipment. Faculty, staff and stu-dents say the IBC would not functionnearly as well without him.

Brent House was named GraduateStudent of the Year by the WSU Collegeof Sciences for his work developingnew methods for genome scale geneticmanipulation of bacteria. Brent hasused these techniques to investigatemetabolism in bacteria that form nitro-gen-fixing symbioses with alfalfa.

Graduate students Anne Anterola,Coralie Halls, Alisa Huffaker andAnn Patten each received the Loyaland Helen Davis Fellowship for 2002.

Sanja Roje, IBC’s newest facultymember, will be on board Fall 2003.Dr. Roje earned a Ph.D. in MolecularBiophysics from Florida State Univer-sity in 1998, and completed her post-doctoral work in plant metabolism atthe University of Florida.

Karen Maertens, long-time WSUemployee, retired on April 30, 2003,from the IBC where she had workedthe last 14 of her 31 years at WSU.

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I N T E R I O R D E S I G N

Program NewsThe Interior Design Program under-

went a site visit by the FIDER accredita-tion team consisting of professionalsfrom Mississippi State University, BrenauUniversity in Georgia, and Holland,Michigan. FIDER (Foundation for Inte-rior Design Education Research) is aninternational non-profit organizationthat accredits postsecondary interiordesign education programs in theUnited States and Canada. Its primarypurpose is to ensure a high level ofquality in interior design education tomeet the needs of students, the interiordesign profession, and society. The sitevisit took place on March 25, 2003. Exitinterviews were very positive, and theProgram anticipates a good report. Asthe Program of Interior Design movestowards Department status it will beone of the first to respond to PresidentRawlins’ vision for centering the adminis-trative home on the Spokane campus,and will also maintain a strong pres-ence in Pullman. Washington StateUniversity is the only FIDER accreditedprogram in the state of Washington.

FacultyNancy Blossom joined the Program

in July of 2003 as Program Director andsuccessfully led the Program throughFIDER accreditation, which will movethe Program towards Department status.Nancy chairs the IDEC Council of Fel-lows, serves on the Accreditation Com-mission for FIDER and the ExecutiveBoard of the Journal of Interior Design.

Catherine Bicknell, AssociateProfessor of Interior Design, was ableto rejoin the faculty in January 2003,and led a special honors class betweenSpokane and Pullman. She continuesto guide graduate students in InteriorDesign, and is currently working onthe publication of a book featuringher photography.

Nancy Clark Brown, AssistantProfessor of Interior Design, and Judy

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Theodorson, Instructor of InteriorDesign, and Interior Design graduatestudent Ronda Mohr, attended a three-day workshop paid for through a fullyfunded fellowship from FIPSE (Fundfor the Improvement of PostsecondaryEducation), to train design educatorsin case study methodology. The fellow-ship was paid for through an “Agentsof Change” grant awarded to the Uni-versity of Oregon.

Tina Johansen, Assistant Professor ofInterior Design, won third place in the2002 Design Educators National Exhi-bition Competition’s category “VisualArt 2-D” with the art piece “Symbolsof the Winter Sun.” Professor Johansenwas also selected to present at the 2003IDEC (Interior Design Educators Coun-cil) conference in San Diego. She will begiving a research presentation entitled“Visual Communication: An Incremen-tal Approach.”

Robert Krikac, Associate Professor ofInterior Design, had two pieces acceptedfor show at the Design Educator’sNational Exhibition and was awarded“Best of Show.” In addition, ProfessorKrikac had four pieces accepted for showat the Design Communication Asso-ciation National Conference in 2002.He has also had published “Duet—thedevelopment of a personal sketchbook”through Loughborough University inthe United Kingdom. Professor Krikacpresented “Development of an inten-sive field sketching course” at the Inte-rior Design Educator’s Council RegionalConference, as well as designing theCAHE Christmas card this past year.

Matthew Melcher, Assistant Profes-sor of Interior Design, received a cita-tion from AIA (American Institute ofArchitects). He also won “Best in Showfor Interior Design” at the IDEC inter-national conference in San Diego, CA.This is the second time he has wonthis award.

JoAnn Thompson, Professor ofInterior Design and Associate Dean,was one of two interior design educa-tors recognized by Teknion and IIDA

(International Interior Design Associa-tion) as Outstanding Educator of theYear. As a result of the award, she andDenise Guerin, Univ. of Minnesota,have co-authored a paper on graduateeducation in the area of interior designeducation.

John Turpin was awarded tenureand promoted to Associate Professorof Interior Design. Professor Turpin willbe on professional leave this next aca-demic year, pursuing advanced studiesat Arizona State University.

StudentsCyanna Goold was appointed to the

IIDA National Student Advisory Boardand was in Chicago for the nationalboard meeting in June.

Jamie Herring received first placein the 2002 Institute of Store PlannersStudent Design Competition.

Emily Moses served as the studentrepresentative for the Washington StateChapter of the ASID (American Societyof Interior Designers) and has beennominated for the Outstanding StudentRepresentative national award.

Darci Rohrbach received secondprize for the 2002 ASID WashingtonChapter Student Works Award.

Sundi Schmierer, Nate Kappen, SarahShears, and Sean Brackett, studentsfrom Professor Melcher’s class, receivedhonorable mention in the 2002 DYADFolding Chair Design competition inFall 2002.

P L A N T P AT H O L O G Y

David Weller, Research Leader,USDA-ARS Root Disease and BiologicalControl Research Unit and adjunctfaculty member, Department of PlantPathology, is a visiting professor in theWillie Commelin Scholten endowedchair at the Section Phytopathology,Faculty of Biology, Utrecht University,The Netherlands.

Weidong Chen, Research PlantPathologist, USDA-ARS Grain Legume

Genetics and Physiology Research Unitand adjunct faculty member, Depart-ment of Plant Pathology, received aCertificate of Merit signed by ARSPacific West Area Director AntoinetteBetschart citing his “Development ofan outstanding and focused researchprogram that addresses critical diseaseproblems with the grain legumes.”

Dr. Hanu Pappu was recentlynamed to the President Samuel H.Smith Distinguished Professorship inPlant Virology and joined the depart-ment in October 2002 as an AssociateProfessor. Pappu has a Ph.D. in PlantPathology with specialization in plantvirology from the University of Alberta,Edmonton, Canada. He did postdoc-toral work at the University of Florida,Gainesville, FL, and held positions asAssistant and Associate Professor at theUniversity of Georgia. Most recently,he served as a Staff Biotechnologistat USDA’s Biotechnology RegulatoryServices at Riverdale, MD.

Dr. Pappu has teaching and researchresponsibilities at WSU. His researchinterests include: elucidating the geneticand molecular mechanisms underlyingthe infection process of Dahlia mosaicvirus, and to develop novel strategiesfor virus elimination and control. Besidesviruses of dahlia, his research focuseson utilizing molecular and biotechno-logical approaches for managing viraldiseases of vegetables and grain crops.Additional information can be foundonline: http://plantpath.wsu.edu/people/faculty/pappu.htm

Visit the CAHE Alumni andDevelopment Web site at:

www.cahealumni.wsu.edu

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Boeing has donated patentsto the College of Agriculture

and Home Economics at WSUfor microwave technology thatcould now be used to producenew, flavorful, dried fruits andvegetables that are free fromadditives. This technology wasoriginally designed to dry soybeans.

Called the MicrowaveVacuum Dehydration Technol-ogy, or MIVAC®, the technologycould revolutionize the commer-cial process for preserving freshfoods. The process integratesmicrowave energy and vacuum to dryfood quickly at low temperatures. Theresult is lightweight dried productsthat retain their original color, flavor,shape and nutritional value. Strawber-ries remain naturally red, for example,and grapes stay tangy and tasty withoutthe use of chemical additives.

“It’s exciting to think that Boeingmight make a major contribution tofeeding the world,” said Gene Partlow,vice president of the Boeing IntellectualProperty Business. “The donation ofthis patent portfolio represents anotheradvance in Boeing’s efforts to seek outnew avenues for use of its aerospaceinventions for applications in otherindustries. More research is neededbefore the process can be refined forthe design of a commercial system.But, ultimately, successful commercialapplication of MIVAC could lead toimprovements in the quality of thefood supply and expand the demandfor employment in food processing.We’re proud to have made this dona-tion to Washington State University,a fine research organization that hasthe expertise to bring such a commer-cial application to life,” said Partlow.

The value of the donated intellec-tual property, including three Boeingpatents and numerous documents thatprovide related know-how for the useof the microwave drying process, hasnot been disclosed.

“Research into MIVAC technologybegan in the 1970s at McDonnell Dou-glas, now part of the Boeing Company,with a view to expanding the utility ofvacuum drying techniques developedfor space programs and for the curingof composites for our fighter aircraft,”said Fred Wear, a Boeing engineer whohas been instrumental in the develop-ment of the technology. “Over theyears, we have spent some $2.5 millionto gather the know-how that has goneinto the processing technology andequipment.

“In the 1980s, we designed themicrowave apparatus that consistedof the 40-foot-long MIVAC dehydrationequipment then being used by Dr.Carter Clary at California State Univer-sity-Fresno,” said Wear. Dr. Clary isnow a scientist with Washington StateUniversity’s Agricultural Research Cen-ter and an assistant professor in theDepartment of Biological Systems

Engineering at WashingtonState University.

The possibilities for thetechnology’s applications, hesaid, have ranged from the dry-ing of medical waste, removalof toxic solvents from waste,and preparation of pharmaceuti-cal products to the killing ofinsects in grains.

Dr. Clary, the principal inves-tigator of MIVAC research atWSU, worked with the develop-ment of the technology for some

20 years. He said, “MIVAC introduces arevolutionary way of uniformly heatingfruits and vegetables so that the mois-ture vaporizes from all areas of the foodproduct simultaneously. The benefitsof the process include rapid, low-tem-perature dehydration without changesin color, flavor, appearance or nutri-tional value.

“Dried fruits, such as strawberries,exhibit a brilliant red color,” he said.“Bananas have a crunchy, fresh tasteand grapes maintain a tangy, freshflavor—all accomplished without theuse of added preservatives.”

Moreover, it was found that MIVACtechnology produces food quality supe-rior to that of freeze-dried products,but at a cost that is only a little morethan the traditional air-dried process.Its most likely application, he said,would be for cereals, snacks, nutritionalbars and other reconstitutable fruit-based products.

Boeing Donates Microwave Technologyto BioSystems Engineering

Drying process could one day revolutionize fresh food preservation

For more information, contactDr. Clary at cclary@wsu.edu or

call 509-335-6647.

Carter Clary and MIVAC®

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A new potato developed by scientists at Washington State University and colleagues

in neighboring states, could help boost potatoyields by 10 percent while reducing growers’production costs by as much as 30 percent.

The new potato, which was unveiled at theWashington State Potato Conference in February,has increased resistance to races of a plantpathogen that causes a disease called “lateblight.” The disease, which caused the IrishPotato Famine in the 1840s, has been kept incheck for years by applications of fungicides.

Late blight has re-emerged as a significantproblem in almost all production areas in theUnited States due largely to new aggressivestrains of the pathogen Phytophthora infestansthat causes the disease. The bred-in diseaseresistance of the new potato should enablegrowers to cut fungicide applications by half.

The new potato is the culmination of adecade of work by scientists in the Tri-StatePotato Variety Development Program. Thiscollaborative program includes scientists fromWashington, Idaho, Oregon and the USDAAgricultural Research Service.

Debra Inglis, Extension Plant Pathologist atWSU Mount Vernon Research & Extension Unit,conducted the laboratory and field evaluationsthat determined the new potato has improvedresistance. Although some late blight may developon the plant, disease is limited and spreads slowly.

“By accepting some low level of disease, we arebetter able to select desirable yield and process-ing characters in a plant and then manage thedisease with fewer fungicide applications,” Inglisexplained.

The new potato is suitable for both fresh andprocessed uses and is suitable for potato growersusing conventional, reduced and organic fungicidespray programs. Potatoes are a big business inWashington, the nation’s second leading potatoproducing state. Last year, the state’s growersharvested a crop worth more than $550 million.Processing and retailing turns the raw crop intoa $1.5 billion dollar enterprise. Food processingin Washington employs thousands of people, butis dependent on farmers being able to producethe crop.

The new potato is going through final approvalprocesses and could be available to growers forthe 2006 growing season.

New Potato May Boost Yields,Cut Production Costs

B Y T E R E N C E D A Y

Debra Inglis, Extension Plant Pathologist

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Two definitions found in Webster’sfor the word crossroad are “a cen-

tral meeting place” and “a crucial pointwhere a decision must be made.”

Thus, the title of this year’s annualconference of the National AgriculturalBiotechnology Council was especiallyapt: “Agricultural Biotechnology: Scienceand Society at a Crossroad.” The NABC15 conference was held in Seattle inJune, co-hosted by Washington StateUniversity and Oregon State University.

In addition to the usual cadre ofscientists and academics among the170 participants in NABC 15, both theprogram and the audience included adiversity of viewpoints about the roleof GM (genetically modified) crops inthe future of agriculture.

“One of our objectives was to bringboth sides to the table for dialogue,”said Sandra Ristow, associate directorof WSU’s Agriculture Research Centerand co-chair of the conference plan-ning committee.

University of Washington professorPhillip Bereano, an expert on the ethicsof genetic engineering and noted GMskeptic, praised conference organizers,saying it was the first time in NABC’sfifteen-year history that the organiza-tion had balanced its program withspeakers from both sides of the bio-technology debate.

Despite divergent viewpoints, par-ticipants quickly agreed that the debatehas moved beyond the science to issuesof environment, sustainable agriculture,politics and economics.

Karla Chambers, co-owner of the2,000-acre Stahlbush Island Farms inCorvallis, Oregon, said her farm sells

products throughout the United Statesand exports to 14 countries. She tolda conference breakout session that thescience and promise of GM crops aremeaningless if the marketplace won’taccept them.

“The first question my customersask me is whether our crops are GMfree, and whether we can documentit,” she said. “If I can’t assure themthat we have no GM contamination,I lose a customer.”

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While the conference didn’t resolvethe contentious issues surroundingbiotechnology, advocates for differingpositions came away with a betterunderstanding of each other’s view-points.

As NABC wound to a close, RalphCavalieri, director of WSU’s AgricultureResearch Center commented, “I thinkwe just raised the bar for future NABCconferences.”

Dr. Jill J. McCluskey, Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Resource Eco-nomics, and Dr. Thomas I. Wahl, Director, IMPACT Center, and four

graduate student researchers interviewed consumers in Norway, Japanand the People’s Republic of China in 2001 and 2002 to determine theirattitudes toward genetically modified foods and how much they wouldbe willing to pay for them. An understanding of consumer attitudes isessential for designing market strategies.

The three countries are culturally different, so one would expect con-sumer preferences to be different as well. Many European and Japaneseconsumers believe GM foods pose a threat to human health. Attitudesof Chinese consumers have not been well-documented.

The researchers found that most Japanese and Norwegian consumerswant to avoid GM foods and it would be necessary to discount prices ofGM foods significantly to move them off supermarket shelves.

The average discount needed to sell GM foodproducts in Japan would be 60 percent,according to results of the survey. Onthe other hand, Chinese consumers werewilling to pay a premium for GM foods.It makes sense, according to the research-ers, because consumers in China per-ceive little risk in GM foods. Sixty-twopercent of the consumers interviewedin China said they were very posi-tive or somewhat positive aboutthe use of biotechnology in foods.Younger people were more willingto purchase GM food productswith product-enhancing attributes.

Dr. Jill J. McCluskey

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Nutritionexperts advise

us to eat a variety offoods to get the essential

nutrients our bodies need. Tothrive, crops need healthy diets, too.That’s where Joan Davenport comes in.

Davenport, a soil scientist at theWSU-Prosser Irrigated AgricultureResearch and Extension Center andmember of the faculty of the crop andsoil sciences department, conductsresearch on soil fertility and plantnutrition on irrigated crops grownin the Yakima and Columbia valleys.

“What I really try do,” she said, “isblend what’s going on in the soil, interms of how plant nutrients becomeavailable and how plants access and usethem, and how efficient and effectiveplants are in terms of both nutrientand water intake.”

At stake are not only the health andproductivity of the crop, but also thegrower’s pocketbook. Fertilizer applica-tions can compose 30 percent of thecosts of producing some crops, accord-ing to Davenport.

The majority of her work is withperennial crops, such as grapes andsweet cherries, which she finds bothchallenging and rewarding. “In peren-nial crops, anything we do in terms ofnutrient management actually doesn’tinfluence the crop this year,” she said.“It will influence it for two or threeyears. It means that research has to belonger term because a one-year projectwon’t give you any meaningful answers.”

This summer, she and Bob Stevens,an extension soil scientist, embarkedon a project to update an old extensionfertilizer guide for grapes.

“One of the problems we face inWashington is that our fertilizer guides

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are old,” she said. “They were devel-oped in the ‘60s and ‘70s. As a result,the majority of wine grape growers arerelying on standards from Californiafor assessing their plant nutrient status.

When the now dated guide was writ-ten, most growers depended on furrowirrigation to water their crops. Whilefurrow irrigation still dominates pro-duction of juice grapes, 40 percent ofthe state’s wine grape acreage is nowunder drip irrigation.

Davenport and Stevens applied dif-ferent rates of nitrogen through cooper-ating grape growers’ drip irrigation sys-tems crops, a process called fertigation.Their primary goal is to determine thebest time to test plant tissue and iden-tify which tissues to test. A secondarygoal is to determine which nitrogenfertilizer rates are optimal on the twodifferent soil types in which the major-ity of Washington wine grapes grow.The project is expected to take threeto four years.

While Davenportis able to do someresearch on station,the majority of herwork takes place ingrowers’ vineyardsand fields. “Grow-ers have been verywelcoming aboutletting us come outand either put ondifferent fertilizersor try differentpractices,” Daven-port said.

This past sum-mer, Davenportand Stevens startedanother projectwhich may facili-

tate production of organic grape juice,a growing segment of the consumermarket which is translating into pre-mium prices for growers.

“We’re looking at using differentkinds of legumes, which would benitrogen fixing, as cover crops,” shesaid. “Cover crops could be incorpo-rated into the soil at different timesduring the growing season to try tomeet nutrient demand.”

Davenport and Stevens are testinga couple different legumes at a commer-cial organic vineyard. They also arecomparing their organic treatment side-by-side with conventional fertilizersand with no fertilizers at the university’sRoza research unit to find out whatworked best and how organic treat-ments worked in comparison with whata conventional grower would be doing.

Davenport and Stevens hope todevelop guidelines for organic growersoffering options other than animalmanure as a fertilizer source.

Joan Davenport, right, and summer helpers Charles Krebsand Joanna Pierce, collect soil samples from a vineyardat the WSU-Prosser Irrigated Agriculture Research andExtension Center. Krebs is a senior at WSU. This fall Pierceenrolled as a freshman at the university.

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March came in like a lion for WSU’s fledgling viticultureand enology program, bringing with it $174,900 in

financial support.About 125 people attended the March 1 “Celebration of

Washington Wines” gala auction in Redmond, bidding onitems ranging from a “cook’s tour” of Italy to a football week-end dinner for three couples at the home of President andMrs. Rawlins. Special bottles of wine donated by some ofWashington’s premiere wineries attracted big bids.

The auction proceeds included a donation from StimsonLane Wineries, parent company of Chateau Ste. Micheleand Columbia Crest, of $50,000 in vineyard rootstock to

a program at WSU’s Irrigated AgricultureResearch and Extension Center near Prosser.

Ted Baseler (’76 Communication),Stimson Lane president and CEO,pointed out that the Washingtonwine industry is one of the few out-right success stories in the state’seconomy right now. In two decadesit has grown from a dozen wineriesto more than 200. An independentanalysis for the Washington Wine

Commission valued the wineindustry’s impact on the stateeconomy at $2.4 billion, andgrowing.

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“We know these are tight times for the state budget,”Baseler said. “As we request vital state funding for a viticutureand enology academic program, we want to show that thewine industry is putting up major financial support as well.”

The program currently offers a two-year certificate pro-gram in grape growing and winemaking through thecommunity colleges in Walla Walla, Tri-Cities, Yakima andWenatchee, and a four-year program at the Pullman andTri-Cities campuses.

At the auction, WSU president V. Lane Rawlins said onegoal of the academic program is to train and educate youngpeople from within the state to fill jobs in the industry thatare currently being filled through out-of-state recruitment.

“There is no reason why the growing number of jobs inour state’s wine industry can’t be filled by young peopleeducated right here in our state,” Rawlins told the crowd.“This is a need that our higher education system can meet.”

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pi·o·neer (noun), a person who goes before, preparing theway for others. [Webster]

Throughout the past century, home economics at WSU has brokennew ground at the state, national, and international levels while

responding to our world’s changing needs. WSU Home Economics fac-ulty were pioneers a hundred years ago; they remain pioneers today.

In 1903, Washington State Agricultural College opened the firstDomestic Economy program in the state. The impetus for this newdegree program went back to the late 1800s when pioneer womenstoked the fires of the growing home economics movement. In 1897,at the first annual meeting of the Washington State Federation ofWomen’s Clubs, the president recommended the study of child natureand home economics. These women were open-minded and eager forscience that would contribute to the betterment of their homes andfamilies. Similar sentiments sprang up around the nation.

A common myth about home economics is that the scope consistssolely of basic cooking and sewing. From early in its history, the fieldof home economics went beyond those basics. Eighty-seven years ago,Agnes Craig, Department Chair, wrote to WSU President Holland andargued for a separate college for Home Economics and described thehistory to date of the department.

In that letter dated 1916, Craig wrote, “Less than a decade ago, itwas merely cooking and sewing, then it was domestic science becausesomeone injected a little chemistry and sanitation in it. Next camesome art and then a few dreamers began to translate the work intoterms of social economics involving a wider field of science and artwhich contributes greater stability and substance to this finer idealof the homes of the future.”

President Holland was convinced. WSU had broken new groundby opening the first Department of Domestic Economy in the statein 1903, and went even further to organize the first college of HomeEconomics in the nation in 1916.

Other pioneering efforts from the early 1900s include nationalrecognition for curriculum development in home economics and in1914, opening the first home economics practice cottage west of theMississippi.

The 4-H program in Home Economics at WSU also saw some firstsin the early 1900s. Guess how long it took the very first women’s 4-Hclub in Washington to get to their first country fair in Skamokawa,Wahkiakum County, in 1915? It took members of the Seal River SchoolCanning Club four hours on the Columbia by fishing boat to get to theircounty seat. But, get there they did and by doing so opened the way forthe many thousands of 4-H members who would feel the excitementof and learn from participating in shows, contests and exhibitions atcounty fairs in the decades since.

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PIONEERS 100 YEARS AGO

First Boardof RegentsenvisionedDomesticEconomyas one ofonly threeinitialfour-yeardegrees.

First practicecottage westof Mississippi.

Agnes Craig,nationallyrecognized forHome Ec.curriculum,1914.

Gertrude MacKay,first graduate, 1906.

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Some of the contributions by Home Economics at WSU in the pastone hundred years are surprising. For example, during World War I,home economics students served over 17,000 meals to hundreds ofsoldiers-in-training stationed at WSU who were sickened by an influ-enza outbreak.

Other contributions are sobering. After the Hanford plannedreleases in the 1950s, food scientists analyzed skim milk powder forradioactive contamination.

Some initiatives give us hope, such as the research on at-risk chil-dren to identify and address learning and social behavior problems.

Projects like the apparel research investigating the symbolism indress of the Nez Perce connect us to our past and enrich our culturaldiversity.

Still other projects inspire us, such as how WSU helped a one-woman home-based business produce cheese for the Latino market.This cottage industry had been shut down because of unsafe manufac-turing practices. WSU provided training in food safety manufacturingand got one more home-based business up and running, one morelife touched by Home Economics at WSU. This nationally recognizedprogram, like so many others at WSU, has been a model for similarprojects in other states.

Services and outreach of home economics did not occur in a vacuumover this past century. In the past one hundred years, sweeping changestransformed the landscapes of our counties, our state, and our nation.

Throughout the two world wars, the Great Depression, Rural Electri-fication, growing consumerism, farm mechanization, the women’smovement, energy crises, the changing family structure, the escalationof costs for housing and health care, and the electronic and informa-tion ages; the Home Economics faculty at WSU responded to changingneeds. The three departments within Home Economics (Apparel,Merchandising and Interior Design; Human Development; and HumanNutrition and Food Science) have consistently broken new groundand served as pioneers in our changing world.

Apparel, Merchandising, and Interior Design (AMID)

Gone are the corsets that once artificially forced women’s waistlinesto eighteen inches. As the women’s movement fought for voting andworkplace rights, women also began demanding clothes that werecomfortable and fit their bodies.

Dr. Linda Arthur, Chair of AMID, reports that, “This trend continuestoday. Women of the twenty-first century want clothes that fit them-not a ‘Barbie’ idealization of what a woman’s body should look like.”WSU faculty in Apparel, Merchandising and Interior Design are work-ing on the cutting edge to provide information for pattern sizes thatare based on measurements from real bodies. They’ve also been recog- PIONEERS TODAY

Studyinggrand-parents

who parent.

Promotingethnicity in

mass-producedclothing

through afashion show.

Studyinginformation gapson protein-calorie

malnutrition atnursing homes.

Studyingaggressiveness

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nized for their work providing informa-tion for clothing designed for disabledpeople.

Arthur reports that, “One of theunique components of the AMID pro-gram is how closely the program workswith industry representatives.” An advi-sory committee, composed of promi-nent individuals and companies fromthe Northwest in retail, the apparelindustry and interior design, providesinsight to help ensure the programcontinues to meet the needs of thisgrowing industry.

The Fashion Institutes which teachpattern making and textile design to4-H youth and adults have been modelsfor other states. The Sew Expo in Puy-allup organized by AMID is celebratingits twenty-year anniversary.

During the Depression, work relatedto apparels focused on “doing more withnothing.” Home economists taughtmending to help stretch resources andhow to make dresses and skirts out offlour sacks. During the depression, thedepartment was also involved in teach-ing women how to make mattresseswhich was part of a larger government-sponsored program to find markets forsouthern-grown cotton.

Gone with the corsets are the simplefoot-pedaled sewing machines. OneAMID student today is learning to usecomputer aided embroidery design toreproduce elements of the intricateembroidery of two Uzbekistan rotesso they could be produced cheaperfor western markets. The work of oneAMID professor related to bringingethnicity into western clothing leddirectly to a new trend in contempo-rary fashion on the runways.

Other AMID research involves theuse of high tech body scans to createclothing that fits. Getting a body scaninvolves stepping into a large blackbox wearing only minimal tight-fittingclothing. A computer camera moves ina circle around the body, taking exactmeasurements from all angles. Thisinformation is fed to a clothing manu-facturer who will calculate the exactsize for that individual based on the

Excellence in education, outreach and teaching has always been a part ofWSU Home Economics, but one thing that has changed in the past 100years is technology. Over the decades, WSU has always offered top-notchequipment for education and research for students and faculty. But, hereare just a few ways technology used by the different departments haschanged over the years:

Technology at WSU Home Economics—THEN and NOW

Kitchen lab in early 1900s.

High-tech kitchen in HumanNutrition today.

Hand sewing dresses for $1 adress in early 1900s.

Dr. Patricia Fisher and studentErin Ward use computer-aided

embroidery design.

Lab school child learns about atypewriter in the 1960s.

Today’s lab kids use computers!

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computerized measurements.WSU faculty are collectingbody scans to help clothingmanufacturers turn those bodysize measurements into clothingthat fits.

The AMID Department hasalso tested new fibers or fibercombinations over the yearsincluding studies of heat reten-tion on wool and cottonblended blankets in 1935; pro-viding information to helpdevelop rayon for the apparelmarket in 1944; and testingnew clothing fibers for flam-mability and environmentalimpact in the 1950s.

In merchandising, facultyof AMID pioneered new av-enues of data mining to helpthe retailers both here andabroad find nuggets from theplethora of available data which can beused in making key decisions affectingtheir businesses.

Interior Design, like other compo-nents of AMID, was also affected by thewomen’s movement and more womenworking outside the home. Accordingto Dr. JoAnn Thompson of AMID, “Inthe early 1900s, the field of interiordesign focused almost exclusively onhelping women decorate their ownhomes. Back in the Victorian years,

this frequently meant that womendeveloped skills in the decorative artsin order to display the wealth andhelp establish the social position ofthe male head of household.”

Today, professionals in interior designmust take an exam to be certified as aprofessional interior designer. Theseprofessionals design work spaces, res-taurant interiors, hotel rooms, airports,child care and a host of other facilities.Interior designers consider the health,

safety and welfare of thepeople who will live andwork in the spaces they cre-ate. Quality of air space is aconcern as is how the spacemeets the needs of peoplewith disabilities. All spacesmust meet building codes,so interior designers needto understand these. Inte-rior design has become avery technical arena. Eventhough it has branchedout in many different direc-tions, the decorative arts—its root—is still very mucha part of the profession.

One aspect of work atWSU related to interior

design that may become a model forother states is the well-praised Interdisci-plinary Design Institute. This Instituteallows students to work in teams withstudents from other disciplines similarto how they will work in the real world.Students learn to think “out of thebox.” This is one of the first successfulmodels for this type of effort in thenation.

WSU students and faculty in Apparel,Merchandising, and Interior Design haverepeatedly won national and interna-tional recognition for their work.

Human Development

The services of the Human Develop-ment Department span a lifetime, fromchildhood to old age. Human Develop-ment serves individuals as well as fami-lies. According to Dr. Tom Power, Chairof the Human Development Department,“One of the most significant changesthat affected our department in the pastone hundred years was the changingstructure of the family.”

Back in the days of Domestic Eco-nomics, services were provided prima-rily to two-parent families with severalchildren. The 1960s and beyond saw

Collaboration—THEN and NOWMargaret Viebrock joined the WSU extension faculty in 1970, and spent her entire

career in Waterville, Douglas County. According to Viebrock, “Thirty years ago, exten-sion workers organized general meetings and invited the public to attend. Today,

great emphasis is placed on working through other organi-zations and agencies to reach target audiences.”

For example, extension’s innovative agricultural educa-tors are now building family topics into their programs, aswell as production concerns. As a result, extension’s growermeetings often have a new look.

“We’re doing programs that include education on part-nerships or inter-generational communication, men’shealth and wellness, and things on property successionand coping with change.” Not only are agriculture andfamily and consumer sciences faculty working togetheron programs, other disciplines such as sociology andpsychology are being consulted, or even invited toprovide speakers.”

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more teenage parents, escalation ofdivorce rates resulting in more familiesheaded by single parents, more womenin the workforce, increased use of childcare, and increasing numbers of grand-parents raising children.

One effort to serve the needs ofthese new kinds of families involvesworking with other states to examinethe problems in the child care work-force and test possible solutions. Chil-dren in divorce situations are the ben-eficiaries of another WSU effort that

resulted in a course that provides infor-mation to parents on helping childrencaught in the middle when their parentsdivorce. This course is now court-man-dated in several Washington counties.

Other progressive research involveslearning about how girls and boys areaggressive in different ways. The studyis finding that while boys engage inmore physical aggression such as hit-ting and shoving, the targets of girls’aggression are more likely to be theirclassmates’ relationships with others.

An unprecedented number of chil-dren are being raised solely by theirgrandparents. These children typicallyland in the homes of their grandparentsbecause of drug abuse by the parents,AIDS, neglect or abuse, or because theirparents are in prison. One researcheffort currently underway at WSU usesa national data base to determine to whatextent child behavior problems in thesegrandchildren contribute to elevated lev-els of depression in the grandmothers.

Home economics education in sec-ondary schools changed dramaticallyover the century. In the early 1900s, theprogram emphasized food preservation,sanitation and cooking, but now coversa much broader range of issues includ-ing parenting, decision making, lifeskills, career development, leadership,nutrition and exercise. WSU adoptedone curriculum specifically to servethe needs of today’s teenage parentscalled “Graduation, Reality and DualRole Skills.”

In international education, WSUprofessors worked through U.S. AIDto strengthen the home economicsprograms at colleges in Pakistan andIndonesia.

The world wars also impacted HumanDevelopment at WSU. In World War II,WSU Human Development researchersstudied work simplification for tasks inthe home for working “Rosie the Rivet-ers” and for farm wives who neededimproved methods to handle increasedfarm production.

During the energy crisis in the 1970s,WSU faculty investigated the acceptanceof various energy alternatives to energyuse by consumers. When the cost ofsingle dwelling housing escalated, fac-ulty developed consumer informationaccepting various alternatives for familyhousing. In the 1990s, when needs forhousing for elderly people increasedsubstantially, researchers at WSU col-lected information from those nearingretirement for their housing preferences.

In the early 1960s, before Head Start,awareness was increasing about the needto provide early childhood educationto migrant farm workers. WSU teachers

White HallIn the mid-1920s, the Home Economics College at WSU outgrew its home in

the Van Doren building. The Van Doren building was built in 1908 with a stateappropriation of $25,000.

In 1928, a new state of the art home economics building, including a “nurs-ery school,” was built on the campus of Washington State University. In 1960,the building was named for Elmina White who served as one of the first twocounty demonstration agents in the state back in 1917 and who at the end ofher career became Assistant Director of Home Economics.

Elmina White had many firsts in her career. As a high school home economicsteacher she started the first school lunch program in the state of Washington.She also served as the first hospital dietitian in St. Luke’s hospital, Spokane.

As a pioneer home demonstration agent she had to work out her own tech-niques. She campaigned for expanded milk consumption especially throughhomemade cottage cheese. She also enthusiastically instructed women in themysteries of building paper tape dress forms.

As state 4-H leader she helped establish many policies and principles whichare still in effect, including the idea of a state 4-H club week at the state college.

William Cleveland White, a nephew of Elmina White, also made his mark atWSU. William bequeathed assets of more than $325,000 to his alma mater in1934, which was the third largest gift ever received by the university at thetime. White worked in mining in Idaho, Oregon, Canada and West Africa.

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Douglas County, “Sometimes minori-ties can eat healthier by returning toabandoned practices and learning to eatwith moderation.” Viebrock encouragesSpanish-speaking families to eat moreof their native foods, like salsa, whichis very high in vitamins.

The way food is processed haschanged dramatically over the last onehundred years. In the 1970s, due toincreasing concerns about the nutri-tional content of food, WSU dietitiansassisted the federal government inimplementing food labeling.

Researchers at WSU have providedleadership on a broad range of humannutrition issues. One study documentedthat nursing staffs of five skilled nursingfacilities in Washington lacked adequateknowledge to prevent protein-caloriemalnutrition, which affects as many aseighty-five percent of people in nursinghomes and is linked to increased deathrates. The study identified topics andapproaches for effective in-service training.

In another study which receivednational attention, WSU researchersdocumented that too much soy in thediet could lead to kidney stones becauseoxalate can bind with calcium in thekidney to form stones. Other cuttingedge work includes a study on a vitaminhelpful to smokers and another studyfocused on the links between diet andcognitive behavior.

Food Science

Do you know how Cougar Goldcheese got its start? WSU’s famousaward-winning cheese was developed

traveled with migrant workers begin-ning in Texas, and staying with themthrough the long route to WashingtonState, providing critical education andskills to their children along the way.

Today, faculty in Human Develop-ment still provide instruction to manystudents at a distance, but now it doesn’tinvolve physical traveling. DistanceDegree Programs use Internet and videocapabilities along with top-notch mate-rials to provide primarily non-traditionalstudents with interactive education theymight otherwise not be able to access.A Bachelor of Arts is now offered inHuman Development through distancelearning. The distance program servesstudents from Washington, other statesand nations.

Human Nutrition

In 1913, home economists joinedother extension specialists and traveledfor three weeks on the Northern PacificRailway, providing nutrition-relatedinformation to crowds around thestate on the “demonstration train.”

During World War I, WSU nutritionexperts helped meet the need for moreproduction and preservation of foodthrough both research and outreach.

The 1960s saw a major changein WSU’s program to train nutritionexperts. Also in the 1960s, the costsof hospital care escalated dramatically.

Individual hospitals could nolonger afford to provide on-sitetraining for dietitians at their insti-tutions. WSU filled the need byexpanding training in this field.Dietitians are nutrition experts andtoday’s graduates work in a widevariety of settings including healthcare, business and industry, publichealth, education, research, fitnesscenters, school and university foodservices and private practice.

According to Dr. Linda Massey,“The most significant change inthe last hundred years in HumanNutrition and Dietetics is thatin the earlier part of the last cen-tury, the primary focus was on

treating the sick. Now the emphasis ison prevention.”

This focus on prevention is not onlyat the state level, but also at the federallevel. Beginning in the 1970s, significantnumbers of graduates of the HumanNutrition program at WSU becameemployed by the federally-funded WICprogram which focused resources onhigh-risk low income women. Begin-ning in the 1990s, WSU-trained dieti-tians began meeting the demand fornutrition experts in another preven-tion program—the Meals on Wheelsprograms for seniors.

Helping minorities improve theirnutrition is another focus area of HumanNutrition. This involves studying tradi-tional diets and helping modify eatingpatterns without abandoning historiccultural values. According to MargaretViebrock, who served for thirty years asan extension agent based in Waterville,

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in response to a need in World War IIfor improved methods of processingand storing cheese that would make iteasier to ship to soldiers overseas. WSUfood scientists invented the process ofusing metal cans for storing cheese whichmet the needs of World War II and isstill one of the unique elements of greattasting Cougar Gold cheese today.

Do you know who encouraged theplanting of grapes which launched theprofitable wine industry in our state?A horticulturist stationed at the ProsserExperiment Station and a food scientistat Pullman collected data and providedrecommendations to the early commer-cial wineries. But, the job of food scien-tists at WSU is far from complete whenit comes to Washington’s wine indus-try. Faculty continue to test products,experimenting both with the processof making wine as well as developingnew grape varieties.

According to Dr. Lloyd Luedeckein the Department of Food Science,“While Food Science is more often asso-ciated with Agriculture and the field ofHuman Nutrition is more often associ-ated with Home Economics, there is agreat deal of overlap, collaboration, andcooperation. For example, informationgenerated by food scientists is oftendisseminated by human nutritionists.”

Dr. Luedecke explained that, “Twoevents which had major impacts on

the work of food scientists were theincrease of mechanical refrigerationin the 1930s and the growing increasesin the number of large mechanizedfarms from the 1950s on.” Bothdevelopments resulted in the needfor food scientists to evaluate foodprocessing methods to assure thatthe food is safe and the nutritionalvalue is maintained or enhanced.

In the 1960s, WSU provided assis-tance to the Spokane County HealthDepartment in establishing one ofthe first, if not the first, mastitis con-trol program in the U.S. Minimizingmastitis infections increased themilk production from cows and alsoprovided a higher quality of milk tothe processing plants and consumers.

Currently, WSU is a national leader indeveloping food processing methodsthat do not use heat in order to retainmore of a food’s nutritional qualities.

Another major development thataffected food scientists is the adventof microbiological testing which makesfood testing much quicker.

Of course, WSU food scientists arehard at work testing new types of wheatincluding varieties for the Asian marketas they study protein content, millingquality, how the variety reacts whenmade into dough and many other vari-ables as well. Back in the 1930s, WSUfaculty broke new ground in develop-

ing a type of wheat that used less strawso that more of the plants’ growingpower could be funneled to the wheatseed. Many other innovations followed.

Pioneers of Tomorrow

These are the pioneers of yesterdayand today. What about the pioneersof tomorrow? We look to students forleadership into the future, but escalat-ing costs of higher education haveclosed the doors to many seeking col-lege degrees. Scholarships in the fieldsof home economics make a difference.For some students, the availability ofthese funds will determine whether ornot they can attend WSU.

You can join others who have madecontributions to scholarships that helpshape the future. To support or estab-lish a scholarship fund for Home Eco-nomics, return the enclosed envelopeor contact CAHE Alumni and Develop-ment Office at 509-335-2243, or emailcahealumni@wsu.edu.

The Centennial Celebration

For ten decades, WSU’s Home Eco-nomics program has continued thecommitment to the individual, thefamily, and the home while expandingits focus to include a wide array ofservices including those that stretch

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Washington StateUniversity

A Century of ScholarshipFrames the Future

HomeEconomics

1903–2003

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2003

1–7 PM Registration Check-In—Lewis Alumni Centre• Walk the Campus—memory time

4 PM Centennial Kick-off & Reception—LewisAlumni Centre

• Welcome by the Provost and Dean• Meet old friends and renew memories• Meet our current faculty

Dinner on your own

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2003

Breakfast on your own

8 AM Registration Check-In—CUB Mezzanine

9 AM Scholarship Frames the Future

• Understanding Brain Development—The Role of Dolls and Play

Home Economics Centennial Highlights

• Showcase of department programs andfuture challenges

• Luncheon starring participants of thealumni-sponsored “Cook’s Tour of Italy”

• Van tours of Home Economic spaces oncampus and a special visit to the newlyrenovated White Hall

6 PM Centennial Banquet

• Visual walk through A Century of HomeEconomics

• Recognition of unique careers• Group photos

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2003

9 AM Looking to the Future

• Technology forum: New Environmentsfor Teaching & Learning

• Distance Learning and new classroomopportunities

• Closing brunch featuring A Century ofScholarship for our Future

beyond the home kitchen to hospitalfood services where human nutritionexperts work; beyond the managementof the home to management of hotels;beyond the home nursery to child carecenters; beyond the home seamstressto fashion houses and retailers; andbeyond home decorating to designingworkplace interiors.

Dr. JoAnn Thompson of AMID offersher perspective on Home Economics atWSU, “At Washington State University,Home Economics is a vibrant and excit-

ing area of study which trains individu-als to take leadership roles in businessand industry, while maintaining con-cern for people as social beings as theyinteract with various behavioral struc-tures and environment.”

As the science in home economicsdeepened from 1903 to 2003, HomeEconomics faculty and students havecontinually served as pioneers and lead-ers in our everchanging times.

Join us to remember and celebrateone hundred years of Home Economicsat WSU. The upcoming Centennial Cel-ebration is a chance to meet old friendsas well as see firsthand how home eco-nomics has changed over the years.

The gala event will include tours ofhome economics facilities, the chanceto see students and faculty in action,the Cook’s Tour presentation, interestarea gatherings around technology andother topics, receptions and an eveningbanquet. Conference dates are Septem-ber 25–27, 2003. Mark your calendars.The full agenda appears below.

To receive registration materials forthis exciting Centennial Celebration,return the enclosed envelope, or con-tact Britta Nitcy at 509-335-6479,nitcy@wsu.edu.

Happy Centennial and here’s to anotherhundred years of excellence in service!

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Students, faculty and staff of Wash-ington State University’s College of

Agriculture and Home Economics wererecognized at the 44th annual collegeawards banquet in April.

Kathryn DeFrancesco, a senior fromMountlake Terrace, was named theAggie of the Year. The award recognizesthe top agriculture student overall inthe college. After graduation, the ani-mal sciences major plans to enter vet-erinary school.

Kimberly Weatherford, a senior fromEdgewood, was honored as Family andConsumer Scientist of the Year. Aftergraduation, the human developmentmajor plans to pursue a position withHead Start as a preschool teacher.

Lisa Appel, an apparel, merchandis-ing and textiles major from Endicott,and Jeannie A. Ellsworth, an agribus-iness major from Captor, were recog-nized as the Capital Press OutstandingJuniors in family consumer sciencesand agriculture.

Abigail Kammerzell, a sophomorefrom Colfax, was named Freshman ofthe Year. The award recognizes achieve-ments from the student’s previous aca-demic year. Kammerzell is majoring inagricultural communications.

Kristen A. Johnson, associate profes-sor of animal sciences, received theR.M. Wade Award for Excellence inInstruction.

“She always goes the extra mile tohelp students excel,” one student wrotein a letter supporting Johnson’s nomi-nation. Another added, “She has beena top-quality professor and friend tomany students at WSU. It is rare to finda professor who takes it upon herselfto become available to all students,whether it is for academic advice orsimple conversation.”

A member of the faculty since 1989,Johnson teaches undergraduate andgraduate courses in ruminant nutritionand animal energetics as well as con-ducting a research program.

Since 2002, she also has served asinterim associate dean of the WSUGraduate School on a part-time basis.

The annual Faculty Excellence inResearch Award went to Boon P. Chew,professor of animal sciences.

Chew, who came to WSU in 1979,is a recognized world leader in the fieldof nutritional immunology. His researchtakes a multi-disciplinary approach tothe study of the role played by caro-

Students and Employees Recognized at44th Annual CAHE Awards Banquet

B Y D E N N I S B R O W N

The 44th College Awards Banquet was held in CAHE’s recently remodeledhistoric Livestock Pavilion.

Mark L. Nelson, associate professorof animal sciences, received the collegeExcellence in Advising Award.

Nelson has advised 147 undergradu-ate and graduate students over the pastsix academic years.

Current and former students writingin support of his nomination praisedhim for taking time to listen to themand develop a rapport. “I truly appre-ciated the time he took to help methrough a tough decision making pro-cess,” one wrote.

Nelson joined the WSU faculty in1984.

tenoids in immunity, cancer and repro-ductive physiology.

Carotenoids are naturally occurringplant pigments. They constitute a sig-nificant component in the diets of bothherbivorous animals and humans.

It was previously believed that caro-tenoids merely served as a Vitamin Aprecursor. Chew has demonstrated thatcarotenoids possess specific functionsthat enhance immunity, inhibitingmammary cancer growth.

The college’s Excellence in Exten-sion Award went to Robert G. Stevens,extension soil scientist. In a letter

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nominating Stevens for the award,a colleague wrote: “Over the past 18years, he has made a very significantcontribution to WSU, to farmers andother client groups throughout thestate and soil management on anational level as well.”

Stevens, who is stationed at the WSUProsser Irrigated Agriculture Researchand Extension Center, has conductedfield research on five of Washington’stop 10 agricultural commodities. Overthe past 17 years, he has made 567presentations to various groups cover-ing a broad spectrum of topics, includ-ing contamination of heavy metals infertilizers, an issue that received wide-spread attention in the media in thelate 1990s.

In response to that issue, Stevensand fellow soil scientists in Pullmanand Puyallup developed concurrentresearch in key crops to determine theresponse of the crops to uptake ofheavy metals. Stevens played an inte-gral role in the design of the researchand was responsible for implementingthe project on irrigated crops.

Carolee N. Armfield, administrativemanager in the food science and humannutrition department, received the col-lege Administrative Professional StaffExcellence Award.

In a letter nominating her, RayWright, interim department chair,wrote, “She is one of the most effec-tive staff members I have worked withduring my 20-year tenure at WSU.”

Armfield supervises the office andclerical staff, oversees budgets for thedepartment’s 60 to 80 accounts andhelps faculty prepare grant proposals.Outside of work, she has been activein the Pullman Delta Gamma sororityalumnae, serving as both an officer inthe alumnae association and on theHouse Corporation Board. She recentlyreceived the national Cable Award forservice from Delta Gamma.

Armfield has been with WSU for23 years.

Debra Marsh received the collegeClassified Excellence Award.

Marsh, a senior secretary in the cropand soil sciences department, facilitatesprograms, budgets and interaction withclientele of Pullman-based crop and soilsciences extension faculty and theirresearch and technical staff. In addi-tion, she supports the department’steaching faculty on electronic Webpage design, media support and depart-mental seminars. She also coordinatesthree major departmental field days.

“Debbie is an outstanding employeewho emulates excellence through herenthusiasm, technical ability and pro-ductivity,” a nominator wrote.

Marsh has been with WSU 21 years.Jerry E. Weber, maintenance mech-

anic lead in the animal sciences depart-ment for 19 years, received the ClassifiedStaff Technical Excellence Award.

He is responsible for repairing andmaintaining more than 70 vehicles,including composting and agriculturalequipment. He also is organizing thefarm services shop and yards to improveefficiency.

“Through innovative procurementand skillful fabrication of needed equip-ment at minimal costs, Weber has savedthe university thousands of dollars dur-ing his career,” Weber’s supervisor wrote.

Outside of work, Weber is a memberof the Colton City Council, active in theKnights of Columbus and has coachedsoftball and baseball.

WSU faculty and Pullman-based U.S.Department of Agriculture scientistsparticipating in the regional PM-10 Wind

Erosion Air Quality Project received thecollege Team Excellence Award.

Since 1993, the multi-agency, multi-disciplinary team of faculty and stafffrom WSU, the University of Idaho,Oregon State University and the USDAAgricultural Research Service, has beenconducting research that has led to agreater understanding of the physicsof soil erosion in the Columbia BasinPlateau.

Research has linked high levelsof particulate matter of 2.5 micronsto 10 microns in size to strokes andheart disease.

“This team project is one of the firstwhere the environmental, agriculture,research and agency communities havesuccessfully worked together in address-ing an environmental, agricultural andhealth-related issue,” wrote, DavidBezdiceck, professor of soils.

At the same banquet, awards werepresented to the top students in eachclass. In addition, the names of 78 stu-dents were added to the Dean’s HonorRoll and more than $447,000 in schol-arships were awarded to 352 students.

CAHE Dean James Zuiches welcomedparents, students, guests, faculty andstaff to the college awards banquet.

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Save The Old PavilionRestoration Project

Washington State UniversityHistoric Pavilion

PAVILION MEMENTOS ORDER

*If you would like to order a donor plaque, a separate order form is necessary. Please return this form and we will send you the information required.

Name:

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DONOR PLAQUESAn area in the Pavilion will feature friends ofthe Pavilion. Donors who contribute will havetheir name and a brand of their choice ondisplay.* Individuals can display either theirranch brand or the Cougar emblem.

Donor Plaque ................................... $500.00(2 lines of text and brand or Cougar emblem)

PAVILION WATER COLOR PRINTSCreated by Robert Krikac, prints of this watercolor depict the newly restored Pavilion inits original appearance. As a limited edition,each matted (18 x 20”) print is numberedand signed by the artist.

Limited Edition Pavilion Print .......... $125.00

AUTHENTIC PAVILION PENSMade from the original wood of the Pavilion,these pens feature the name “WashingtonState University Pavilion” and a Cougaremblem. You also have the option of purchas-ing a matching pen box made of the samewood, also decorated with the Cougar emblem.

Authentic Pavilion Pen ...................... $75.00with a matching engraved box ....... $125.00

A BRIEFHISTORY OFTHE PAVILION

The Pavilion was originally built asthe Judging Arena and has stood the test of time.Here are a few interesting facts about the Pavilion.• Built in 1933 from first growth timber.• The last of our agricultural buildings from the early

days of Washington State University—still in use!• Serves many student organizations and activities

including the Back to School BBQ, Swine Sale, andHorticulture Club’s plant sales.

• Classes have been held here for nearly 70 years.• Contains restroom facilities for Rugby field.• Is a piece of the College’s Land-Grant History.

FUTURE PAVILION PLANSFollowing the Save The Old Pavilion (STOP) Cam-

paign, the building, which was to be demolished, isnow being restored. A committee was formed by Agri-culture and Home Economics Student Senators withthe help of the CAHE Alumni and Development Officeto establish an endowment that will be used to furtherremodel and maintain the Pavilion. In the future wehope to use the Pavilion to host banquets, hold clubmeetings and activities, and have a place for students,staff and faculty of the College of Agriculture andHome Economics to gather in a social atmosphere.

GIFT OPPORTUNITIESThere are numerous ways in which you can

contribute to the restoration of the historic pavilion.Here are a few options:

Please mail to: CAHE Alumni & Development Office, WashingtonState University, PO Box 646228, Pullman, WA 99164-6228.Questions? Email nitcy@wsu.edu or call 509-335-6479.

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Lori McRae, past chair of the Agriculture and HomeEconomics Student Senate, and Katie McMahon, presidentof AHESS, flank Audrey Ensminger ’43, who gave WSU$250,000 to support further renovation of the pavilion.

“The Save The Old Pavilion Campaign was started topreserve the Agricultural Pavilion as a symbol of historyand pride for the College of Agriculture and Home Eco-nomics,” said Patrick Kramer, executive director of devel-opment for the CAHE. The building was to be demolishedand is now being restored with both private and publicmoney.

The Agriculture and Home Economics Student Senateand CAHE Faculty formed a committee with the help ofthe CAHE Alumni and Development Office to establishan endowment that will be used to further remodel andmaintain the pavilion.

There are many visions and ideas for the use of thepavilion. In the future we hope to use the pavilion tohost banquets, hold student club meetings and activities,and have a place for students, staff and faculty of theCollege of Agriculture and Home Economics to gatherin a social atmosphere.

In 1941, Marion Eugene Ensminger married AudreyHelen Watts of Winnipeg, Canada, whom he met at theUniversity of Minnesota, and the two formed an enduringteam. Mrs. Ensminger brought degrees from the Universityof Manitoba, and later WSU, to their publishing ventures.The Ensmingers are known around the world for their edu-cational programs and publications on animal husbandry.M.E. joined the Washington State University faculty in

1941, and became chair of theanimal science departmentin 1944. Ensminger served as

chair until 1962. The animalscience department later mergedin 1965 with the poultry anddairy departments to formthe current animal sciencesdepartment.

The Ensmingers spent 21years at WSU. During that

time Audrey and M.E.

Audrey Helen Ensminger, ’43, presented a $250,000 check toWSU President Lane Rawlins on April 11 to support ongoingefforts to renovate the college Livestock Pavilion

authored several world renowned textbooks. After theyleft WSU in 1962, the Ensmingers created the AgriservicesFoundation. The foundation’s stated objective was to fosterand support programs of education, research and develop-ment for the effective application of science and technol-ogy to the practice of agriculture for the benefit of man-kind. The foundation was largely supported by royaltiesfrom the many books that the Ensmingers authored. M.Ewas president of the Agriservices Foundation from 1962until his death in 1998. He conducted seminars, or ag-techschools, in over 69 countries.

Washington State University and the Collegeof Agriculture and Home Economics thank

Audrey Ensminger for this generous gift.

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IN MEMORIAM

Anderson, Gladys M.—’34

Bishop, Fae C.—’36

Blair, Elaine J.—’49

Bond, Cecil R.—’36

Connacher, Michael—’59

Gibbs, Ethelyn—’37

Hammett, Dorothy P.—’31

Hyslop, Thomas—’38

Johnson, Sylvia—’57

Kay, Gerald—’50

Lehto, Owen—’35

Lybecker, Helen—’41

Malloy, Benjamin S.—’27

Nelson, Della—’58

Nutting, Mildred—’30

Rogers, Rhea—’56

Schmidt, Robert—’53

Schroeder, Twila—’61

Shipe, Barbara F.—’38

Stack, Frances—’40

Transeth, Clifford—’40

Wigen, Rosemary—’62

Dr. Walter Clore, “Father ofWashington’s Wine Industry,” diedFeb. 3 in Yakima at the age of 91.

Determining where premiumwine grapes could be grown in thevast semi-desert of eastern Washing-ton was among Clore’s contributionsto the state’s wine industry. He madethe correlation that Washington’swine grape production areas sharethe same geographic latitude as thewine grape-growing regions of Franceand Germany.

The impressive growth of theWashington wine industry since the1960s is evidence of Clore’s influence.

In 1968, Washington cultivatedonly 500 acres of wine grapes accord-ing to Dr. Raymond Folwell, WSUagriculture and resource economicsprofessor. Today, Washington grows29,000 acres of prime vinifera, orEuropean type grapes, which pro-duced $88 million in grapes lastyear. The number of wineries hasalso increased. Washington is cur-rently home to 230 wineries, upfrom only six in 1976.

“Walter Clore was a true pioneerin agricultural research,” said JamesZuiches, dean of the WSU College ofAgriculture and Home Economics.

Clore came to Washington in1934 with his wife, Irene, and a hor-ticulture degree. Three years later hefinished his doctorate in pomologyat WSU. Clore worked as a horticul-turist at the WSU Prosser IrrigatedAgriculture Research and ExtensionCenter for 40 years, retiring in 1976.He was named professor emeritusafter he retired. His dedication tothe wine grape industry did not endthere. He continued as a tireless con-

Father of Washington Wine Industry DiesB Y J O D I F R E D E R I C K

sultant and advocate for Washingtonwine for years afterward.

In 2001, the Washington StateLegislature passed a resolution for-mally naming Clore the “Father ofWashington’s Wine Industry.”

“Clore was a true gentleman,”Folwell said. “He worked as a trueteam player on interdisciplinaryresearch and through his persistence,the wine industry developed.”

Folwell worked with Clore, ChasNagel and several other researcherson an interdisciplinary researchproject to determine the viticulture,enology and economic feasibility ofdeveloping a wine/grape industry inWashington.

Clore’s legacy of hard work anddedication to the Washington wineindustry will continue. In 1993, theWSU Foundation established theWalter J. Clore Scholarship Endow-ment for WSU students pursuingstudies in grape production, process-ing or marketing.

At the time of Clore’s death planswere underway to construct a $6million Walter Clore Wine andCulinary Center in Prosser.

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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

College Honors TwoAlumnae

The College of Agriculture andHome Economics honored two

alumnae in March as part of its obser-vance of Women’s History Month.

Tammy Bray, dean of Oregon StateUniversity’s College of Health andHuman Sciences, received the Women’sHistory Award for Professional andAcademic Leadership. Anne Schwartz,a Rockport, WA, organic farmer, receivedthe Women’s History Award for Leader-ship and Public Service in the PacificNorthwest.

Bray is an internationally recognizedscientist in the interaction of nutritionand disease, according to Dean JamesZuiches. She has had a distinguishedresearch career, including authorshipof 100 refereed publications, includingtwo books. In 2001, Bray testified beforethe Congress Subcommittee on Appro-priations on behalf of the AmericanSociety of Nutritional Sciences.

Bray received a master’s in humannutrition from WSU in 1971, and a

doctorate in nutri-tion and bio-chemistry in 1979from the WSUanimal sciencesdepartment.

Schwartz ownsand operates BlueHeron Farm, a20-acre diversifiedorganic farm thatproduces a widevariety of veg-etables, berriesand nursery stock.

“Anne is knownas a visionaryleader in agricul-ture for her strong commitment tofarms, consumers, the community andthe environment,” Zuiches said. “Shehas tirelessly built and supported Wash-ington Tilth Producers, which she hasserved as president of for eight years.”

Schwartz also serves on many othercommunity organization boards suchas the Northwest Agriculture ResearchFoundation, Skagit Agriculture Viability

Have YOU includedThe College of Agriculture andHome Economics in yourestate plan?

• In a bequest through your Will or Living Trust?

• As a beneficiary designation on your life insurance or IRA?

• Through a Charitable Remainder Trust of Gift Annunity?

The CAHE Alumni and Development Office and WSU FoundationGift Planning Office will be happy to provide you and your advisersexamples tailored to your personal goals.

College of Agriculture and HomeEconomics Alumni and Development

PO Box 646228Pullman, WA 99164-6228

509-335-4166cahealumni@wsu.edu

http://cahealumni.wsu.edu/

Gift Planning OfficeWashington State University Foundation

PO Box 641042Pullman, WA 99164-1042

gift-planning@wsu.eduhttp://catalyst.wsu.edu/giftplanning.asp

Dr. Tammy Bray, Dr. James Zuiches, and Anne Schwartz atthe CAHE Women’s History Reception.

Through Education, the WSU Centerfor Sustaining Agriculture and NaturalResources, and is a member of theSteering Committee of Farming andthe Environment.

In addition, Schwartz is a volunteeremergency medical technician andfirefighter for the Rockport Fire Depart-ment. She received a bachelor’s degreein animal sciences from WSU in 1979.

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Front Row (Seated, Left to Right): Joanne (Johnson) Barbee, Gwen (Willis) Phibbs,Winton Wefer, Mary (Johnson) Howard, Shirley (Andrews) Prouty, Pat (Howell)Quann-Baker, Willa Mae (Boozer) Hardesty, Tom Quann.Middle Row (Left to Right): Ray Beale, Rex Lyle, Damon Smith, Merle Smith, Betty(Johnson) Newby, Hazel (Arbeites) Rose, Gretta (Bendixen) Cary, Bob Baldwin, FredSprenger, Ed Phillips, George Lunden.Back (Top) Row (Left to Right): Leslie (Nelson) Rendle, Kathryn (Schumacher) Willstatter,Marian (Wallace) Larsen, Joan (Barron) Roehl, Nancy (Gray) Rodeman, Dorothy (Teel)Waelti, Jean (Stubbs) Green, Sylvia (Thorstenson) Schonberg, Bob Ackerman.

Left to Right:Roy Hallstrom,Trula (Selph) Smith,Shirley (Ott) Kiehn,Frances (Graves) Hurd,Katherine (Horrocks)Scialla.

2003 Golden Grads

2003 Diamond Grads

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PRIVATE GIVING

The Laureates of WashingtonState University ($1 million ormore cumulative)Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.Arthur M. and Kate E. Tode Foundation

Audrey Burg Trust

❦ Max BaxterThelma Baxter

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

❦ Lorenz Bohrnsen❦ Audrey Burg

Lewis & Dorothy Cullman

G. Thomas ’63 & Anita HargroveNW Agricultural Research Foundation, Inc.

Paul Lauzier Charitable Foundation

Washington Barley CommissionWashington State Dairy Products Comm.

Washington State Potato Commission

Washington State Tree Fruit Research Comm.Washington Wheat Commission

T H E C O L L E G E O F A G R I C U LT U R E A N D H O M E E C O N O M I C S

2002–2003 Honor Roll of DonorsIn appreciation of gifts to the College from July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003

The Benefactors of WashingtonState University ($100,000 ormore cumulative)❦ Catherine Addington❦ Leo Addington

Alf Christianson Seed Company

Douglas ’73 & Loretta (Salvadalena) ’72Allred

Otto ’37 & Doris (Jones) ’40 Amen

American Malting Barley Association

Applied Phytologics, Incorporated❦ Grady Auvil

Lillie Auvil

Loraine BahrBayer Corportion

Ernest Berg

❦ Stanley BergE. Donald & Jane Biersner

Bonnie Braden Foundation

❦ Francis Bradley❦ Ethan Brines

❦ Ruth Brines

❦ Oscar BurgBusch Agricultural Resources, Incorporated

❦ Fredric Button

Janet ButtonDonna Camp

❦ Melvin Camp

Celia P. Michel TrustCharles H. Lilly Company

Château Ste. Michelle

Kenneth ’74 & Bonnie (Stack) ’76Christianson

❦ Clifford Braden Trust

Colville Confederated Tribes

Coos Head Lumber & Plywood CompanyJames ’44 & Louia (Myers) Cottrell

Ferne Daniel

Helen Davis❦ Loyal Davis ’32

Errett ’38 & Evelyn (Lund) ’45 Deck

❦ Ethel Dettman ’53❦ Norma Dupertuis ’17

❦ Paul Dupertuis ’16

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & CompanyAudrey Ensminger ’43

❦ Marion Ensminger❦ Frank Feenan

FMC Corporation

Glen Franklin ’61Cline ’59 & Gretchen (Gnauck) ’58 Frasier

❦ LeVern Freimann ’28

❦ Marion Freimann ’28Dick & Betty Garvey

❦ Albion Gile

❦ Leonore GileHarry ’36 & Edith (Lyons) ’39 Goldsworthy

Roy ’50 & Marcella Goss

Marcie Hammond❦ Richard Hammond

Harold R. Brown Foundation

Harvest States FoundationHoffmann-La Roche Foundation

HOP Research Council

❦ Indicates deceased

Reynolds-Biersner Endowed Scholarship

Though not a college graduate, Anne Reynolds knew the importance of education.She was widowed when her daughter Jane was only six, but helped make Jane’s degreefrom Whitman College possible.

It was at Whitman that Jane met Don Biersner, a Walla Walla native. He also earnedhis degree from Whitman and went on to work for Boeing throughout his career. Donand Jane have three children. After the children were grown, Jane also went to work forBoeing for 11 years before beginning her own small business. The Biersners lived inFederal Way and then Monroe before retiring and moving to Cheney where they have ahome on ten acres.

Three of the areas of WSU to benefit from their gift are based upon the area of studiesof the Biersner children and the fourth area includes athletics since it is an area of theUniversity Don and Jane have supported and enjoyed for years. Son David of Houston,earned his degree in Geology in 1983. Son John of Quincy, Washington, is a 1982 Cropand Soil Sciences alumnus. Daughter Marty lives in Greenville, Mississippi. She receivedher undergraduate degree at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, before earning amaster’s degree at WSU in Food Science and Human Nutrition in 1997.

❦ Ada Hunt ’42Howard Hunt ’41

IAMS Company

Idaho Pea & Lentil Commission❦ Mary Kees ’35

Arnold ’59 & Marta (Fagnastol) Kegel

Gale KichaKing County Master Gardener Foundation

❦ Everett Kreizinger

❦ Helen Kreizinger❦ Norman Lenfest ’15

❦ Iris Lloyd

❦ Allen Manring ’31Betty Manring ’31

Mariposa Foundation for Conservation, Inc.

❦ Helen Mc Elwaine❦ Edith McDougall

❦ Edward Meyer ’38

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Ann FletcherJohn & Colleen (Donley) ’74 Flower

Frank Russell Company

William Garnett ’74Charles & Jan ’81 Gaskins

General Dillingham Produce

Robert ’44 & Ruth (Carncross) ’45 GibbGordon Brothers Cellars

Jeffrey ’71 & Vicki (Durham) Gordon

Gowan Company, LLCFrank ’56 & Margaret (Jacquot) ’58 Hachman

❦ Doris Harwood ’57

Robert HarwoodAlberta Hill

Joe & Virginia ’84 Hillers

Hogue CellarsGeorge ’65 & Carolyn (Ofstad) ’67 Hubman

Robert Hulbert ’51 & Toni Dally-Hulbert

International Dwarf Fruit Tree AssociationJim ’42 & Lois Izett

J. Frank Schmidt Family CharitableFoundation

J. R. Simplot CompanyJ.C. Penney Company Fund, Incorporated

James D. Moore Company

Lynn ’81 & Alison (Hanford) ’84 JohnstonCarson & Janeen Kalin

Arnold ’59 & Marta (Fagnastol) Kegel

W. Keith Kennedy ’40Knutson Farms, Incorporated

Gregory ’86 & Vicki Knutson

Roger KnutsonPeter Landolt ’76

John ’61 & Maureen (Tilley) ’61 Larsen

Donald ’58 & Carolyn (Quaife) ’60 LeeLehnskov, Incorporated

Scott & Jo Matulich

Reed ’77 & Lisa ’01 McKinlayRon McPeak

Microsoft Corporation

Ron ’78 & Linda MittelhammerJames ’60 & Ann Moore

Mycogen Seeds

National Frozen Foods CorporationNational Philanthropic Trust

National Turfgrass Federation, Inc.

Ruth NewberryFranklin & Bonnie Nofziger

Northstar Winery

Northwest NaturalsNu-Gro Technologies, Incorporated

George & Gail O’Neal

Young ParkParkland Seed Potatoes, Ltd.

Eric Paschal

John & Nelda PattonPharmacia & Upjohn Company

Edwin ’53 & Joan Phillips

Preston Gates EllisPullman Assoc. of Family & Consumer Sci.

Puyallup Valley Flower

Charles ’54 & Barbara (Heathman) ’54Quann

Thomas Quann ’53 & Mary Kohli

Harold R. Brown FoundationDow AgroSciences, LLC

Audrey Ensminger ’43

Fashion Group of SeattleFetzer Vineyards

FMC Corporation

Glen Franklin ’61Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

General Mills Foundation

Harry ’36 & Edith (Lyons) ’39 GoldsworthyRoy ’50 & Marcella Goss

G. Thomas Hargrove Foundation

G. Thomas ’63 & Anita HargroveIAMS Company

IBA, Incorporated

Michael JensenJensen’s Old Fashioned Smokehouse, Inc.

Eugene Kahn

Duane Kaiser ’48Kemin Americas

Kraft Foods North America, Incorporated

Land InstituteMALTAGEN

Alec McErlich

Monsanto CompanyRohm and Haas Company

Scotts Company

Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.UST, Incorporated

Harold ’49 & Joanne Vaughn

Washington Education FoundationWashington State Potato Foundation

Norman & Cynthia (Sutton) ’70 Whittlesey

Terry WhitworthZinpro Corporation

Crimson Associates ($5,000 to$9,999 annual support)A Cook’s Tour

Philip Abelson ’33

Agrium U.S., IncorporatedAventis

Loraine Bahr

BASF CorporationBon Marche

Erkan Buzbas

Lucille ChristiansonCHS Cooperatives Foundation

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company

Foundation for Agronomic ResearchGlenn M. Leitz Trust

Edward Heinemann ’39

Melvin Hougan ’34J. D. Heiskell & Co.

Barbara Jacquot

Timothy & Lori KennedyKlaue Family Foundation

David Klaue

Jung & Eunsun LeeKwang & Mun Lee

Glenn Leitz ’52

Christopher ’64 & Susan (Kelley) ’64 MarkerClifford ’47 & Betty McNeal

National Fisheries InstituteLouis & Mollie Pepper

Research & Scholarship Foundation ofWashington State

Seattle FoundationEdward ’70 & Cherry (Lakey) ’70 Shaw

Robert ’86 & Sandra Sites

Source Technology Biologicals, IncorporatedStimson Lane Vineyards & Estates

Mark ’67 & Patricia (Ruud) ’67 Suwyn

Mikal ’79 & Lynn ThomsenWeyerhaeuser Company

Wilcox Family Farm

Barrie & Susan Wilcox

Presidents Associates ($1,000 to$4,999 annual support)

Edward ’82 & Barbara Adams

Agribusiness Solutions, IncorporatedAgrilink Foods/Pro-Fac Foundation

AgriNorthwest

Altagen Bioscience, IncorporatedAltex Processing, Incorporated

American Art Company

American Soybean AssociationAndersons, Incorporated

Andrew Will Winery

Norman ’69 & Linda (Larson) ’71 BaerKenneth ’74 & Patricia (Koshko) ’73 Bales

Bank of America

Barrett Group, IncorporatedBasel Cellars Estate Winery

Theodor ’76 & JoAnne (Scodeller) ’75 Baseler

Berger Partnership, PSDonald Blayney ’88

Boeing Company

Biff ’65 & Leslie BrothertonCampbell Scientific, Incorporated

Gaylon ’68 & Judith (Harris) ’64 Campbell

James & Diana CarlsonCaterina Winery

Cerexagri, Incorporated

Château Ste. MichelleShulin Chen & Lihua Wang

Church & Dwight Company, Incorporated

❦ Walter Clore ’47David ’66 & Deanna (Seidel) ’65 Collins

Columbia Crest Winery

R. James & Beverly CookCostco Wholesale, Charitable Contributions

Leszek Czuchajowski & Maria Czuchajowska

Davis Wright Tremaine Law OfficesDDB Seattle

Jan ’92 & Tammy (Huffman) de Weerd

Decagon Devices, IncorporatedDavid Dickson ’60

Rick ’71 & Jacquelyne (Bowman) ’72 Doane

Norman Donaldson ’40Eli Lilly & Company Foundation

Elliott Grand Hotel

Tracy ’63 & April (Downing) ’64 EriksenLine ’50 & Ellene (Westrom) ’49 Estergreen

Thomas & Patricia ’95 Fischer

❦ Celia Michel ’24❦ Henry Michel ’24

Monsanto Company

Motorola CorporationNational Fish & Wildlife Foundation

Northwest Turfgrass Association

PNW Pest Management ConferenceAlice Peterson ’38

Pfizer, Incorporated

Philip Morris Companies, IncorporatedPioneer Hi-Bred International, Incorporated

❦ Frances Premo ’26

Procter & Gamble FundHelen Reiley ’41

❦ Robert Reiley ’38

❦ Marvel Reinbold❦ Simon Reinbold

Research & Scholarship Foundation ofWashington State

Roscoe and Frances Cox Charitable TrustJames ’54 & Lee (Neff) ’54 Ruck

John & Alice Ruud

Virginia Schafer ’52❦ Lydia Sheffels

❦ Harold Shepherd

❦ Helen ShepherdSyngenta Crop Protection, Inc.

Horace Telford

❦ Louise ThurberVan Waters & Rogers, Incorporated

Harold ’49 & Joanne Vaughn

W. K. Kellogg FoundationWashington Asparagus Commission

Washington Concord Grape Council

Washington Hop CommissionWashington State Cranberry Commission

Washington State Dry Pea & Lentil Comm.

Washington St. Federation of Garden ClubsWashington State Mint Commission

Washington State Red Raspberry Comm.

Washington State Strawberry CommissionWashington Wheat Foundation

Washington Wine Commission

Western Wireless Corporation❦ Beulah Wilke

❦ Minnie Wittenbach

❦ Tula Young Hastings❦ Edna Young

❦ Leonard Young

Silver Associates ($10,000 andabove annual support)Agway Agriculture Products

Otto ’37 & Doris (Jones) ’40 AmenAnne S. Reynolds Charitable Lead Trust

Bayer Corportion

Bayer CropScience, LPE. Donald & Jane Biersner

Boeing Company

BOISE❦ Ethan Brines

❦ Ruth Brines

Harold Brown

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R.M. Wade FoundationWilbert & Ann (Hay) ’70 Richarz

Sandra Ristow

Ray RobbinsLeonard ’75 & Michele (Fitzgerlad) ’75

Roozen

S B D W

SAFECO Insurance CompaniesDonald & Lily-Ann Satterlund

Norman ’73 & Helen (Adams) ’73 Schaaf

Virginia Schafer ’52James & Charlene Seley

C. Richard & Janet Shumway

Simplot FeedersJames Sinegal

Agnes Smick

Robert ’76 & Cathy StumpBarry & Darcel (Evens) ’89 Swanson

Michael & Winifred Tate

Michael ’81 & Shelly ThorntonTim’s Cascade Style Potato Chips

Mary Tollett

Treetec Environmental CorporationUnited States Golf Association

United Way of King County

Valent BioSciences Corporation

Valent USA CorporationW. Mike Vander Griend ’67 & Pamela Means

Edward ’58 & Sally Veenhuizen

Verde Land & Cattle CompanyDietrich & Penny Von Wettstein

Washington Bulb Company, Incorporated

Washington Mutual BankWashington State Beekeepers Assoc.

Washington St. Dairy Products Commission

Washington State Federation of GardenClubs—Capitol District

Washington State Nursery and LandscapeAssociation Scholar

Château Ste. Michelle Viticulture and Enology Endowed Scholarshipand Diversity Scholarship

Founded in 1934, at the end of Prohibition, Château Ste. Michelle is the oldest wineryin Washington, with current production from some of the most mature vineyards in theColumbia Valley. Combining Old World winemaking traditions with New Worldmodifications, this Woodinville winery is best known for its award-winning Chardonnay,Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Wine and Spirits magazine named Château Ste. Michelle“winery of the year” in 2001. Located 15 miles from Seattle, tourists include the winery asa major destination in the Seattle area. It also serves as company headquarters for StimsonLane Vineyards and Estates.

As one of the few premium wineries in the world with two state-of-the-art winemakingoperations, one devoted to whites and another to reds, Château Ste. Michelle is on thecutting edge for innovation in the industry. All of Château Ste. Michelle’s vineyards arelocated on the east side of the Cascade Mountains where the climate is dry and sunny,which is considered a contributing factor to the winery’s success in producing worldclass wines for the premium market.

Along with its history of pioneering vinifera grape growing in the Columbia Valley,Château Ste. Michelle is recognized for its advancements in viticultural research. Thewinery has been assisted by WSU in conducting various research projects such as thesix-year Columbia Valley irrigation study completed in the 1990s.

Château Ste. Michelle established the Viticulture and Enology Scholarship to helpstudents seeking a degree in the College’s viticulture and enology program.

Château Ste. Michelle also established two Diversity Scholarships: one in the Collegeof Agriculture and Home Economics and one throughout WSU in the belief that diversityis one of the strengths of American society and business, and education is the key thatunlocks so many doors in our great nation. By offering financial support through theChâteau Ste. Michelle Diversity Scholarship, Ted Baseler, CEO for Stimson Lane Vineyardsand Estates, hopes the financial burden that often falls disproportionately on minorityfamilies is eased so that a gateway to a great education and success in life and business isnot closed to some just because they do not have the financial means many others have.

Washington State Pest Control AssociationWashington State Potato Conference and

Trade Fair

Washington-North Idaho Seed Association

Weyerhaeuser Company FoundationWheatland Bank

Willow Crest Winery

Wine Press NorthwestRobert Working

Yakima Pomological Club

Yarrow Bay Beach CafeZerocrats

Zirkle Fruit Company

James & Carol ’99 Zuiches

Bryan Society ($500 to $999annual support)Jack ’54 & Lorraine (Hughes) ’54 Albright

Robert & Carolyn (Roybal) ’75 AllanARAMARK Corporation

Howard Asmussen

B.B. Cattle CompanyBill Bagge

R. William & Milly Kay (Melville) ’73 Baldwin

Berney Ranch, IncorporatedBuzz & Jean (Rickard) ’58 Berney

Best Cellars

Betz Family WineryCathy Betz

William ’74 & Susan (Worstell) ’81 Bowe

Robert ’50 & Victoria (Jones) ’52 BradenMark ’76 & Nancy Brandon

Edmund Braune

Dennie ByramCabernet Cattle

Ann Catts

Channel K. RancyChinook District of Garden Clubs

Clark/Cowlitz County Farm Bureau

Doris ClerfJohn ’74 & Jan (Boyer) ’76 Clerf

Wallis Cole ’43 & Tamara Morse

Columbia Basin Crop Consultants AssociationColumbia Winery

Nelson ’74 & Ronda (Daling) ’74 Cordill

E. L. & Dorothy CoxCory Crouthamel ’02

Don & Joye Dillman

Dimke Angus Ranch, LLCJohn Dimke

Donaldson Physical Therapy Clinic

Jerrie ’69 & Sally EatonEl Oro/Coulee Cattle Feeders

Electrical Systems Analysis, Incorporated

Ed ’39 & Ayleen (Frederick) ’38 EricksonFoster Pepper & Shefelman

C. Thomas ’70 & Maryl (Moody) ’71 Foster

Foundation NorthwestRonald Fowler ’69

Galbreath Land & Livestock

Gary & Donna GalbreathDavid ’75 & Marilyn (Huffstodt) ’77

Hambelton

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Melvin Hamre ’54Han Yang Oriental Food Manufacturing

Hang’n A Cattle Company

Laurel Hansen ’68Harder Brothers

Judy Harder

William Harder ’84Hedges Cellars

Steven & Sandy Hill

Robert ’60 & Doris (Jacklin) ’60 HodgeGary Hogue

Michael Hogue

Randy JamesDennis Jones ’64

JR Ranch Shorthorns

John ’43 & M. A. (Vanbrocklin) KillingsworthL’Ecole No. 41

Sam & Sheree Ledgerwood

Michael ’65 & Betty (White) ’64 LeinweberLes Dames D’Escoffier

Lewiston Veterinary Clinic

Alexander Lindsey & Lynn Manley ’70Loomis Cattle Company

Marty ’74 & Mila (Potuzak) ’74 Lyon

M.E.O.W.Maid O Gold Farms

Monte ’80 & Carole (Squires) ’80 Marti

Dale ’48 & Leila (Cook) ’51 MartinDouglas & Patricia ’81 Mason

Thomas ’79 & Julie Mathews

Randy & Brandy MauelLee ’71 & Lorraine (Worden) ’70 McDowell

David ’89 & Linda (Tanner) McKay

John & Janet MeersmanMercer Ranches, Incorporated

Milton & Patsy ’92 Mercer

Steven & Deborah (Slessman) ’79 NelsonWilliam & Karen (Leith) ’79 Nelson

H. V. Nootbaar

Northwest District Beekeepers AssociationNW Farm Credit Services

Frederick ’52 & Betty Paige

Pepper Bridge WineryDavid ’72 & Kay (Parham) Picha

Pleasant Hill Farm

David ’85 & Teresa (West) ’90 PoolPortland General Electric Company

Thomas ’74 & Diana (Barden) ’73 Prenguber

Reeves RanchBill & Dianne Ressegue

Royal Hotel

James ’54 & Lee (Neff) ’54 RuckSAC Enterprises

Sidney ’73 & Debbie Sackmann

Herman Schoenemann ’84 & JanineBrown ’80

Edward & Christy Scripps

Seattle Mariners RBI Club

Sheraton Seattle Hotel & TowersShurgard Storage Centers, Inc.

Sideb, Incorporated

Alan Smick ’78Laurence ’58 & Mary (Freimann) ’58 Smith

Smoki Foods, Incorporated

Martin ’65 & Barbara (Rowe) ’66 SnoeySnoqualmie Vineyards

Southern Plus

Marvin ’82 & Bonnie StoneR. Dean & Evelyn Thomas

Gene ’51 & Jacque Thompson

Rodney ’77 & Deborah (Daniewicz) ’75Tinnemore

Kenneth ’55 & Sheryl Trautman

Robert ’87 & Kittie (Ralph) ’87 Tucker

Verizon FoundationVineyard Selection

Washington Mutual Foundation MatchingGift Program

Wedam Veterinary ServicesMichael ’79 & Susan (Carter) ’80 Wedam

Dale West ’78

Westin Resort & SpaWhitworth Pest Solutions, Incorporated

Woodward Canyon Winery, Incorporated

Glen & Kathryn (Cummins) ’68 Zebarth

Tower Club ($100 to $499annual support)5th Avenue Theatre

A taste of Alki

Joanne Abey ’57Adams Pest Control

Betty Adams

Peggy Adams ’98Clinton ’99 & Kelly (Devine) ’01 Adamson

Advanstar Communications, Incorporated

Fred & Rita AegerterAetna Foundation, Inc.

Stanley & Caroline Affonso

Aldergrove Farms, IncorporatedKenneth ’70 & Marleen Alhadeff

James & Elaine (Jones) ’37 Allen

Jay ’72 & Susan AllenJay ’81 & Renee Allert

Bruce Alley ’86

Wiley ’82 & Maria AllredAmerican Malting Barley Association

Nathaniel Andersen ’95

Jeffrey ’86 & Donna (Elliot) ’86 AndersonSteven Anderson ’91

Arthur Antonelli

Douglas ’80 & Kay AnyanEric ’89 & Shannon (Scott) ’88 Appel

Neil Appel ’02

Appellation Yakima ValleyArbor Crest Cellars/Mielke Orchards

Michael ’57 & Gayle Archer

Harry ’71 & Rustine (Benito) ’71 ArgetesWilliam Armstrong

Thomas & Ilze Arnold

Linda ArthurAuction of Washington Wines

John ’76 & Deborah Austenson

Jerry ’65 & Sarah BabbittKenneth Baber ’75 & Debra Inglis ’78

John Babich ’52

Dean Backholm ’80

Larry ’57 & Shirley BagnallBainbridge Island Vineyards and Winery

James ’49 & Frances (Landerholm) ’50 Baker

Linda Baker ’66❦ Malchus Baker

Dan & Lynn ’81 Bales

John ’91 & Shellie (Hepner) ’91 BanksJeannette Bannink ’83

Betty Barney ’50

Alan Bartelheimer ’72Danny ’65 & Judy Bartelheimer

Robert ’69 & Wendy (Kennard) ’68 Bates

Harold ’42 & Mae BeardBechtel Foundation

Dale ’66 & Judy Bedlington

Dale Beech & Edith Duttlinger ’79Harold Beeman ’50

Gary ’67 & Louise Belsby

Darrin ’88 & Pamela BeltonReed ’46 & Beverly (Ulrich) ’49 Benedict

Ernest Benhardt ’69

Alfred & Annalee BentonBerg Patnership

Barbara Berg ’79

Eric ’02 & Kimberly ’02 BergstromScot Berschauer ’84

Troy ’92 & Lisa (Goodwin) ’92 Betz

David & Patricia BezdicekGordon Biersch

Adrienne Birdsell ’47

Blackberry Creek InnJoseph ’55 & Rose Blake

Mark ’80 & Renee Blanc

Frederic Blauert ’58Bonnar Blong ’48

Tim & Dorothy (Mattingley) Blosser

William ’66 & Karen (Bert) ’66 BoehmNancy Boettcher ’75

Thomas & Kathryn Bone

Bruce Bonine & Gina Haggerty ’78C. Duane Booker ’86

William & Jo Boone

Marie BorgDavid ’80 & Carol (Sigrist) ’81 Borgens

Scott ’80 & Barbara (Daniell) ’80 Borth

William ’67 & Marla (Giles) ’68 BortonJohn Bouslog ’72

Richard & Susan (Wakeley) ’76 Bowers

Danny ’77 & Ann (Pearson) ’76 BowlingLandis & Lila Boyd

BP Amoco Foundation, Incorporated

James ’65 & Carolyn BradenPaul Brandt ’55

Ivy Brannon

Stanton & JoAnn BrauenKurt ’72 & Chris Braunwart

Cherilyn Brennan ’72

Michael ’72 & Christine (Fritch) ’71 BrintonAllan ’72 & Laurie Britten

Brotherton Seed

Lawrence ’41 & Elizabeth BrownTerry ’66 & Maria Brown

Cynthia Bruner ’75

James ’65 & Suzanne Bryan

Scott & Marian BulgerJoe ’50 & Roberta Bulleri

Bunge Corporation Foundation

Louise Bunge ’35Jonathan ’78 & Stephanie Burcham

Fred ’49 & Elizabeth Burgess

Everett ’54 & Willow (Kretz) BurtsWilliam & Marie (Childers) ’49 Busick

Susan Butts

Jo Bylsma ’69James ’70 & Alice (Bergstrom) ’70 Cabe

Emmitt & Jullie Cain

Gerrie Caines ’39Daniel ’82 & Jodene Caldwell

Elsie Calhoun ’49

Keith ’56 & Joyce CallisonRex ’82 & Melva Calloway

Fred ’51 & Dorothy Campbell

James Campbell & Loretta Zelley ’76John ’68 & Gretchen (Wilkerson) ’69

Campbell

William ’69 & Phyllis (Takisaki) ’73 Campbell

Campbell’s ResortCanoe Ridge Vineyard

Canyon Lakes Golf Course

Cargill, IncorporatedIrving Carlson ’50

Robin Carlson ’77

Vernon ’64 & Porntipa CarlsonBill ’66 & Sara (Hughes) ’69 Carnahan

Kenneth ’71 & Dorothy Casavant

Cascade Farms, IncorporatedHerald & Dyan (Kayser) ’64 Catlin

Cattlemen’s Association of Washington

Norman ’63 & Verlee CavadiniRalph ’85 & Annette Cavalieri

Charles ’59 & Margaret Chambers

Donald ’57 & Marjorie (Beernink) ’57Chaplin

Jeffery & Margaret (Wagenblast) ’74 CChappell

Charitable Gift Fund

Chauncey’s GardenStuart Chenoweth

ChevronTexaco Corporation

China Bend VineyardsKwang ’61 & Michiko Chough

Ted Christensen

Kenneth ’74 & Bonnie (Stack) ’76Christianson

R. Brent ’75 & Lucinda (Lowery) ’80 Christie

Girard ’50 & Betty (Webb) ’50 Clark

Debra Clarke ’80Clearwater Country Cakes

David ’60 & Barbara (Goddard) ’85 Cleave

Garrett Clevenger ’94Shannon Cobb ’83

Gordon ’75 & Brenda Cockrum

S. Michael ’65 & Jayne (Rucker) ’65 CoeJames ’82 & Cory Colbert

Colfax Grange Supply Company, Inc.

Columbia Grain International, IncorporatedColumbia Hospitality, Inc.

Columbia Point Golf Course

Columbia Tower Club

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Colvin VineyardsErnest ’42 & Delores Comalli

Composting Council of Oregon

J. Christopher ’59 & Rosalee ComstockWyatt ’62 & Vera Cone

Ray & Norma (Meeks) ’56 Conklin

Marc ’82 & Debra (Barnett) ’82 ConnallyConnecticut Dahlia Society, Incorporated

Kristie Cook ’91

Richard & Stephanie CoonCooperative Agricultural Producers Inc.

Lawrence ’60 & Suzanne Coppock

Daniel Corbitt & Carol Baer ’76Fred ’54 & Lois Corwin

Harry & Margaret Cosgriffe

Michael Costello ’85Cougar Crest Winery

Cougar Yacht Club

Thomas & Joan (Dade) ’59 CoulsonKatherine Countryman ’76

Francis ’38 & Margaret Crane

Clifford ’61 & Claudia CrawfordTimothy Crawley & Jill Price-Crawley ’81

William ’54 & Marilyn (Vancott) ’49 Crozier

Michael ’76 & Beth CuillierDaniel Dahl ’86

Joan Davenport

Deborah Davidson ’75Philip ’79 & Linda Davidson

Stewart & Jacqueline (Newhouse) ’82Davidson

Jane Davis ’42Jeffery Dawson ’66

Ralph & Marjorie (Graham) ’55 Day

Charun Dayananda ’81Dean Backholm Landscape Design

DeGoede Bulb Farms, Incorporated

Jack ’74 & Debbie DeGoedePaul ’84 & Barbara (Dorman) ’84 DeMaris

William & Jill (Newhouse) ’81 denHoed

Jenneth Deno ’58❦ Ethel Dettman ’53

Dan & Katherine (Nagel) ’74 Deuel

Stephen & Donna DevineJay DeWitt

Robert ’83 & Mary (Scheenstra) ’86 Dey

Martin Dick ’90 & Kirsten Gunderson-DickEugene ’77 & Molly ’80 Dight

Jordan ’81 & Tamara Dimock

Don Quixote WinesDouble D Farms

Doubletree Ranches, Incorporated

Dow AgroSciencesKenneth & Sandra Duft

Dunham Cellars

A. Keith Dunker & Ya-Yue VanClayton ’55 & Linda (Lewis) ’57 Dunn

Alvin ’41 & Linda Duris

Thomas ’80 & Patty DurisE.B. Foote Winery

Eaton Hill Winery

Stephen ’72 & Sally (Pomerenk) ’72 EbeJohn Ebner

Eric ’66 & Ann (Lindh) ’67 Edlund

Amy Jean (Allen) Roberson and John A. Roberson EndowedScholarship

Both Amy Jean (Allen) Roberson and John A. Roberson were born and raised onfarms near Woodland, Washington, where both graduated from Woodland High Schoolin 1942, when WWII was at its peak. John joined the Navy and Amy enlisted in theNavy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services). In the fall of 1946,Amy and John enrolled at Washington State College, he as a junior in Civil Engineer-ing and she as a sophomore in Textiles and Clothing. They both were helped by theG.I. Bill, which paid tuition, fees, books and equipment needed plus a stipend appliedto living expenses.

John and Amy were married August 17, 1947. Amy made her wedding and atten-dants’ dresses out of an entire bolt of surplus parachute silk for an all-white wedding.John earned his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering in June 1948. Later, after Roger wasborn and twins David and Janice followed, Amy earned her B.A. in Home Economicsin 1954, by taking one course each term to complete her degree requirements. Sheis a member of Omicron Nu, the Home Economics honorary. All three Robersonchildren are WSU alumni.

Career activities for John include graduate school at the University of Wisconsinand his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa, as well as civilian employment in the Navyand General Electric Co. He also taught and did research in the Civil Engineeringdepartment and was associate dean for research in the College of Engineering andArchitecture at WSU before retiring in 1982. John also taught at the Asian Institute ofTechnology in Bangkok for two years.

Amy was a volunteer teacher of English as a Second Language at Thailand and forwives of foreign students at WSU. Amy and John collaborated on the publishing oftwo textbooks in Engineering. John, with co-author Clayton Crowe, provided the tech-nical details while Amy edited the manuscripts and typed originals and final drafts ofseveral editions. John and Amy are avid partners in the Chipman Trail and PullmanDowntown River-walk project.

Because of the help that Amy and John received through the G.I. Bill and becauseof the academic climate at WSU, they support Civil Engineering, KWSU/NorthwestPublic Radio, and scholarships for sophomore, juniors and seniors majoring inApparel/Textiles, HumanDevelopment, and HumanNutrition.

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Agricultural and Resource EconomicsEndowed Professorship

The Department of Agricultural and ResourceEconomics is very pleased to announce that with a giftof stock from Norman K. and Cynthia Whittlesey theyhave been able to establish an endowed professorship.More sources of funds are needed to reach the$250,000 level required before the professorship canbe filled, but the generous gift from the Whittleseyshave started the ball rolling.

Contributions to this fund are being accepted andsupport can be sent to the CAHE Alumni and Develop-ment office at: WSU, CAHE Alumni and Development,PO Box 646228, Pullman, WA 99164-6228. Questions?Call 509-335-2243.

Leonard ’65 & Diane EldridgeLeonard ’79 & Jill (Rode) ’85 Eliason

William & Elizabeth Elliott

William ’79 & Peggy EllisEmerald Turfgrass Farms

Jeffrey Emtman ’92

J. R. Emtman, IncorporatedDanielle Engelhardt

Thomas & Alison (Becker) ’80 Evert

Experience Music ProjectGuy ’50 & Jacqueline (Lawrence) ’50 Fanning

Philip & Mary Jane (Lindy) ’44 Faris

William & Sharon FassettJeffrey ’85 & Angie (Dennison) ’86

Feuerstein

Jim ’86 & Crystal Field

Dennis ’64 & Carey FiessTheodore ’64 & Mary Filer

Alice Fisher

Delmar & Virginia FitznerDouglas ’73 & Billie Fitzsimmons

Fleener, Incorporated

Chris ’82 & Rosemary FleenerDennis & Mary Fleenor

Judy Fogelsonger ’75

Walter ’52 & Patricia ForsbergDiann Foster ’80

Four Seasons Olympic Seattle

Randall ’77 & Barbara FranzBruce & Lavon Frazier

Gerald ’62 & Anne Frazier

Lafayette Frederick ’52Earnest ’61 & Mary French

Raymond ’77 & Julie Frey

George ’54 & Jean FriesBruce Fritchman ’82 & Chewelah Nett ’82

Myrtle Fulfs

❦ Robert Fulfs ’38Funk Enterprises, Incorporated

Mike ’83 & Karlynn (Truscott) ’85 Funk

Future Farmers of America Foundation ofWashington

Future Farmers of America of WashingtonState

Galisteo Land & Livestock, Ltd.

Marcia Garrett ’71David Garst

Gary Isaacson Construction

Thomas & Judy GearyGenesee Union Warehouse Company

Henry Gerber ’69

Curtis Gering❦ Beth Gilbert ’37

Marvin & Helen Gillis

GlaxoSmithKlineJohn Goelz

John & Mary (Boleneus) ’51 Gonseth

Cornelia GoodwinJack ’56 & Harriet Gorski

Governor Hotel

Greenbriar Foods, IncorporatedLarry ’76 & Linda Greenwalt

Kenneth & Molly Gross

David ’71 & Gayla GuentherMargaret Guitteau ’43

Gustafson LLCJerry Gutzwiler ’76

David & Margaret (Raupp) ’58 Habersetzer

Alan Hadley ’51Paul & Michelle ’99 Hagan

Randy & Margaret (Sweet) ’77 Hair

Harold ’49 & Patricia HambeltonDaniel ’84 & Diane Hamilton

Jerome Hammond ’74

Hampton Inn and SuitesMarilyn Haney ’78

Richard ’83 & Anna Hannan

Carole Hansen ’67David ’77 & Deborah ’79 Hansen

Norman ’71 & Melissa Hansen

Reed ’36 & Esther HansenHarbour Pointe Golf Club

Keith & Bonita (Pearson) ’59 Harding

James Hardy ’50Richard Hardy ’75

Virginia Harger ’34

Jeanette HarrisNorman ’64 & Tovi (Bohlke) ’64 Harris

Hartford Insurance Group

Mark ’93 & Kristina (Rightmire) ’95 HartingNancy Harville ’76

Marion Hayes ’42

R. Dennis ’67 & Cheryl (Mccarter) ’67Hayward

Jeffrey ’77 & Janet (Boerhave) ’77 Heath

Bruce ’67 & Carole (Dietrich) Hedderly-Smith

Ross & Kandice HeimbignerNickolas ’66 & Diana (May) ’66 Hein

Sandra Heirman

Catherine HeiseyRobert Heitman ’76

Mark Heitstuman ’87 & Michele Blakely-Heitstuman ’87

Loris & Paula (Reisenauer) ’77 HellerLavar ’55 & Mary Hendricks

Buck Hendrix & Joan Steberl ’75

Lars Hendron ’81 & Kristina Moberg-Hendron ’82

Curtis ’78 & Erika (Brandt) ’80 Hennings

Herbfarm

Herd Health LLCMark Hewitt ’80

Dennis ’65 & Christine Hill

Laura HillIlla Hilliard

Herbert ’65 & Marcia Hinman

Judith Hiss ’37Holiday Inn Express

Daniel Holt ’96

Lyle ’61 & Jackie (Harting) ’64 HoltJeanna Holtz ’79

Hoodsport Winery

Hoodsport Winery II—TacomaPatricia Hooker ’66

James ’72 & Mary Hordyk

Dallas ’66 & Mary HortonJack ’84 & Jacquelyn Houston

Howard Veterinary Consultation & Research

James Howard

Richard Howell ’61William ’69 & Lynette (Brower) ’69 Howell

Dick Hubman

Arnold ’55 & Danell (Jolly) ’55 HudlowPaul ’72 & Charlotte Hudson

David Huggins ’91 & Catherine Perillo ’91

John ’74 & Cynthia HulseJohn & Catherine (Allison) ’45 Hunt

Robert Huthman & Kelley Liston ’82

Craig ’75 & Linda IllmanIMCO General Construction, Incorporated

Inland Empire Beekeepers Association

Inst. of Ag Environment & SustainableDevelopment

Gary & Elizabeth Isaacson

J & TD Apiaries

Gayle Jacklin ’86Charles & Claire (Reisinger) ’55 Jacobson

Glenn Jarstad ’74

Kenneth ’60 & Elaine JensenJK Group, Incorporated

J-Lu Farm

JM CellarsEric ’77 & Arlene Johnson

Hal ’65 & Nancy (Reinbold) ’67 Johnson

Jody Johnson ’93Kristen Johnson

Mary Johnson ’70

Orman ’69 & Mardi JohnsonRichard ’49 & Marjory (Foncannon) ’47

Johnson

Robert ’52 & Laura (Barringer) Johnson

Wayne Johnson ’39Robert ’82 & Gina (Hawk) ’82 Jungquist

Donald Kagele ’78

Kallisbell Farms, IncorporatedJohn ’64 & Darleen Keatley

Allan Keeff ’50

❦ Luther KeithlyMargaret Keithly ’44

John Keller ’86

Stephen & Lora ’78 KennedyKenneth & Marleen Alhadeff Charitable

Foundation

Peter Kerr & Cynthia Wells ’69

Kestrel Vintners WineryKey Bank

Dean ’60 & Jeanette Kile

John ’84 & Jean (Beaulaurier) ’83 KilianDebbie Killinger

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F. Michael & Sally (Maughan) ’59 KilpatrickRonald & Lynda Kincaid

Patricia Kivela ’95

Dale ’63 & Linda KjackMelvin ’57 & Judith (Erdahl) ’61 Kleweno

Klickitat Creek Farm

Keith ’87 & Camille (Cone) ’87 KlingeleKnowles Farms, Incorporated

K. Wayne Knowles ’66

Wayne Knudson ’69Diane Kolb ’84

Robert ’51 & Marguerite (Graham) ’52Koppe

Robert & Mardith (Ashe) ’63 KortenBrian & Mari (Carmean) ’84 Kramer

Patrick ’92 & Jennifer (Foreman) ’91 Kramer

Snorri & Lois (Lowary) ’63 KristjanssonWilliam ’50 & Joanna (Turner) ’49 Krogsdale

Eric & Barbara (Newgard) ’83 Krogstad

Carol KronstadWilliam ’51 & Mary (Lange) ’50 Kuhlman

W. W. & Georgia (Burgess) ’55 Kurtz

Land O’Lakes, IncorporatedKay Landberg ’82

Alan ’71 & Lynn Landerholm

Ray ’58 & Betty (Schreiber) ’61 LandesLandmark Builders, Incorporated

John Lane & Barbara Bushnell ’68

Marianne LangenbachMarvin ’64 & Judy Lapp

James ’71 & Christine Larsen

Joseph & Anne (Taylor) ’73 LarsenM. DoLores Larson

Lawn Sprinklers

P. Ray ’76 & Cynthia (Abhold) ’78Ledgerwood

Richard ’82 & Elizabeth Leitz

Albert ’54 & Pauline Leonard

Leonetti CellarHenry ’63 & Camilla Levien

Darrell ’61 & Carolyn Lewis

Leonard Libbey ’61Joseph ’68 & Beverly Lineweaver

James ’71 & Marilyn (Leach) ’67 Loaris

Randy ’89 & Elizabeth (Shipley) ’89 LobeKevin ’86 & Kelly Loney

Carol Lorenzen ’87

Lottie Bell’sLoveland Industries, Incorporated

Steven ’86 & Anne (Miller) ’85 Lowe

Lucent Technologies FoundationEric Lund ’92

Mike ’82 & Tina (Kostelecky) ’84 Lundgren

Donald ’61 & Katherine LybeckerKevin ’81 & Debora Lyle

M G S AG Inc.

Donald & Barbara MacCallumNorman & Sandra Mack

Brian Maiden

Ken MaidenJoseph Majka ’80

Marchetti Wines

Richard ’78 & Janet (Rosenberry) ’78 MaricleFred & Mary (Marken) ’65 Marsh

Thomas ’98 & Karen MarshDuane ’64 & Patsy Marshall

Joseph Marshall

Maryhill WineryDavid ’52 & Georgia Matlock

David Maughan ’64 & Cathleen Gleeson ’86

Richard & Corinne MaxwellBeverly Mayer ’86

Charles & Rae (Martin) ’41 McCain

McCarthy & SchieringBruce ’50 & Carmen McCaw

Donald & Donna McCool

Carl ’66 & Patty McCraryAlan ’67 & Sandra (Miller) ’70 McCurdy

Geral ’63 & Judy (Manos) ’63 McDonald

Mike & Belinda (Gosser) ’84 McDowellHugh ’79 & Kathryn (Hanson) ’72

McEachen

McGregor Company

Alex & Linda (Skinner) ’73 McGregorSamuel ’83 & Ellen McIlvanie

John ’78 & Colleen (Goodwin) ’76 McIntyre

Gary McKay ’59Gregory ’86 & Jennifer McKay

William ’51 & A. Nancy (Lomas) ’80 McKay

McKesson HBOC Foundation, Inc.David McKinley ’79 & Dianne Eaton-

McKinley

Scott & Jeanne McKinnie

Neil McLeodWayne & Wilma McMeans

Robert ’68 & Ida (Glanden) McMillan

Cory & Shannon (MacDonald) ’98 MeadR. M. Meany & Karen Woodward ’69

Edward Meier ’67 & Jeanne Gallo ’75

Jack Meiners ’42 & Mary MasseyWilliam ’72 & Sandra Meiser

Sharon Meldrum

Menasha Forest Products CorporationMyron ’69 & Yvonne Metcalf

Kurt Mettler ’84

Gina Meyers ’85Arland Michel ’51

Micro Flo Company

Micro-Chem Laboratories, IncorporatedC. Harold ’58 & Marcia Mielke

George & Edwina Mielke

George ’52 & Riyoko (Hayashi) ’50 MigakiKenneth ’58 & Maryann Milholland

Allen Miller ’78

Rollin ’46 & Eileen MillerMac & Karen Mills

Eli & Fannie (Etheridge) ’58 Milodragovich

Michael & Christine (Larsen) ’71Milodragovich

Yasuho & Julia (Mayeda) ’67 Miyakawa

James ’45 & Aiko Mizuki

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We have all heard it said thatchange is the only constant in

our lives. Change can bring uncertaintyand it can bring opportunity. We tendto resist change when it brings uncer-tainty; we embrace change when wesense it will bring opportunities.

Change came unexpectedly into mylife (and Bev’s, my wife and greatestsupporter for 45 years) halfway throughour 39th eastern Washington summer.One day I am contentedly conductingresearch and preparing for anothersemester in the classroom, and the nextday I am considering the request fromProvost Robert Bates to assume theposition of interim dean of the Collegeof Agriculture and Home Economics(CAHE) at Washington State University.As most of you will know by the timeyou read this issue of Connections, onJuly 14, 2003, Dr. Jim Zuiches announcedhe would return to a faculty position,and Provost Bates announced I wouldbe the interim dean until a new deancould be hired. The change was effec-tive August 10.

I am humbled and honored by thisopportunity to serve Washington StateUniversity, agriculture and all its relatedindustries and stakeholders in this stateas the interim dean of CAHE. I only hopeI can live up to the confidence shownin me by Provost Bates in asking meto assume this awesome responsibility.

My first order of business, as soon asthe change was announced, was to givea huge vote of thanks to Dr. Zuichesfor his years of leadership and service,including his eight years as dean ofCAHE, and before this, 8 years as Direc-tor of the Agricultural Research Center.It has been a privilege to work with Dr.Zuiches, both during the later period of

my 33+ years as an ARS scientist andadjunct faculty member in CAHE, andespecially during the past five years asthe Endowed Chair in Wheat Research.I wish him the very best in his pursuitof new career opportunities.

Obviously, every group, organization,department and person served by, orwho is part of, CAHE is wonderingwhat changes I will bring during myone to two years as interim dean. I can-not state strongly enough my intentionto foster an environment of opportu-nity more than uncertainty. It is alsomy style that the changes we make orbegin will be through consensus build-ing. At the same time, I think I knowour faculty well enough to anticipateconsensus on one important principle:even with declining budgets, or per-haps because of declining budgets,CAHE can and must continue to growin those areas of science and technol-ogy where our college currently hasleadership or the potential for leader-ship nationally and internationally.

By “science and technology,” I meanboth the fundamental understanding(new knowledge) that comes from basicresearch, such as our world-class plantbiology/plant biochemistry programs,and the mission-linked research andextension programs that develop anddeliver new technologies, create newopportunities and provide new under-standing and solutions to problems inservice to the diverse agricultural indus-tries and stakeholders in this stateand the nation. Getting all this donedepends on teamwork among facultyand departments within CAHE, collabo-rations and partnerships with the U.S.Department of Agriculture and withother WSU colleges, and partnershipswith the private sector and variousinterest groups. For many agriculturalindustries in this state, CAHE is theprimary or only source of research anddevelopment, but conversely, the pro-

grams of CAHE could not exist withoutthe financial and political support ofthe industries and interest groups thatwe serve.

WSU makes no greater contributionto Washington’s agricultural and relatedindustries than our graduates. WSU mustremain competitive in its academicprograms if we expect to attract thebest students, and like the industrieswe serve, status quo is never an option.

One of Dr. Zuiches’ legacies as deanis the college’s new name—Collegeof Agricultural, Human and NaturalResource Sciences. Hopefully by thetime you read this, the name changewill be finalized. I like this new namebecause of its focus on the major areasof fundamental and mission-linkedscience represented in this college. I amcommitted to assuring delivery of thehighest quality science in the classroomand to the greater scientific community.This commitment includes providingnew knowledge and new opportunitiesfor the benefit of the people of thisstate and nation.

I have been fortunate during mycareer in the Pacific Northwest to doa significant portion of my science incooperation with growers. This has lednot only to practical solutions to theirproblems, but to an unending list ofideas for more basic research andprojects for graduate students. In addi-tion, the benefits to me personally ofgetting to know some wonderful farmfamilies, and the benefits to my pro-gram of common sense, honesty andincredible observational skills of grow-ers have been incalculable. I am goingto miss this aspect of my professionallife, but expect to continue my styleof working closely with people.

R. James CookAugust 5, 2003

Change Brings OpportunityComments from New Interim Dean R. James Cook

R. James Cook,Interim Dean

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James J. Zuiches, Dean

FROM DOMESTIC ECONOMY TO HOME

ECONOMICS TO HUMAN SCIENCES

Our Centennial Celebration ofHome Economics at Washington

State University is an opportunity toreview the history and accomplish-ments, the changes and impacts onpeople’s lives and society. It is also anopportunity to look to the next 100years and create the future by thedecisions we are making now.

Since 1903, academic instructionin Home Economics has been an inte-gral part of our university curriculum.Initially, a Department of DomesticEconomy was established for “instruc-tion in the fundamental principles andpractices of domestic science”—1904College catalog. In 1912, the name waschanged to the Department of HomeEconomics, and fine arts, chemistry, andbacteriology were prerequisites for coursesin foods and nutrition, clothing andtextiles, home management, family eco-nomics and home economics education.

In 1916, when Washington StateCollege was reorganized into five col-leges, the College of Home Economicswas established as the first such collegein the United States.

In the first 50 years, students fromaround the world came to Pullman and1,556 graduates left to have an incred-ible impact on society. We are especiallyproud of Miss Matsuyo Omori fromJapan. When she returned to Japan,she wrote the home economics curriculafor Japanese grades 5–12, and establishedan adult education extension systemthroughout the Japanese islands.

In Washington, the curriculum onthe campus was matched by extensionthroughout the state with Home Eco-nomics extension complementing agri-cultural extension. M. Elmina White lefta lasting impact in the many roles sheplayed from teacher to administrator.

The research agenda accelerated in1925 after the Purnell Act was passed,which authorized support for social,economic, and behavioral research for“the development and improvementof the rural home and rural life.”

The merger of the colleges of HomeEconomics and Agriculture in 1982combined the departments of HumanNutrition and Foods with Food Scienceand Technology, creating a departmenteducating registered dietitians and con-ducting research on the biochemicaland behavioral basis for nutrition.

The Department of Apparel, Merchan-dising, and Interior Design has recentlybeen separated into two departments.Interior Design, a nationally accreditedand ranked program, is an integral partof the WSU Spokane InterdisciplinaryDesign Institute. Apparel, Merchandis-ing, Design and Textiles is a design andbusiness program with linkages to someof the largest apparel design and retail-ing companies in the Northwest.

After a reorganization, the Depart-ment of Human Development emergedwith an excellent undergraduate anddistance degree program. It preparesstudents for a wide range of occupationsin education and human services withspecialties in early childhood, familystudies, adolescence and aging. Its stu-dents all complete a supervised intern-ship, and its research focuses on pre-vention approaches to problems ofhigh-risk youth and families.

These departments graduated 265students in this past year to add to the6,500 living graduates of the HomeEconomics programs.

These graduates benefitted fromnumerous scholarships. One goal is toensure the next generation of studentswill experience the world class teachingand advising we all are celebrating inthis centennial year.

I acknowledge the leadership andthank the many generous donors to thesescholarships. Three recent examplesinclude the Sherrill Richarz Scholarshipin Human Development, the scholar-ship and fellowships in food scienceand human nutrition established byalumna M. Virginia Schafer, former U.S.Ambassador to Papua, New Guinea, andthe Solomon Islands, and scholarships

in Apparel, Merchandising and Inte-rior Design, created by Betty Manringto honor her mother Elshe Marie FulfsHinrichs. I invite others to contributeto these or create new scholarships inthese departments.

Finally, we continue the organiza-tional changes as the WSU FacultySenate considers a name change pro-posal for the College, which includesHuman Sciences.

In 1999, the Board of Home Eco-nomics of the National Associationof State Universities and Land-GrantColleges reviewed the names of col-leges and the Board, representing allinstitutions, adopted the new nameof the Board of Human Sciences.Many Colleges of Home Economicshave changed to Colleges of HumanSciences or a variant of that name.

We have proposed a similar namechange for the next century of ourprograms. Changing and adapting tobenefit people, families, and societyremains our long-term goal.

James J. Zuiches

P.S. One additional change must benoted. This is my last Dean’s Connec-tions Letter as I will be taking a profes-sional development leave and return-ing to the faculty in the Departmentof Community and Rural Sociology.

After eight years as Dean, I mustthank everyone who has contributedto the success of this college. It hasbeen an honor to serve.

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