westwind, fall 2011

2010-11 Annual Report

WestwindThe Journal of Walla Walla UniversityFall 2011

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A New Golden Age

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9 Bits and Pieces

10 A New Golden Age

14 Alumni Interview

16 Alumni News

17 Alumnotes

18 In Memory

19 Annual Report

30 Calendar

32 College Avenue Crossings

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Westwind is published three times a year for alumni and friends of Walla Walla University, a Seventh-day Adventist institution. It is produced by Marketing and Enrollment Services/University Relations. This issue was printed in November 2011. Third-class postage is paid at College Place, Wash. © 2011 by Walla Walla University.

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Westwind Fall 2011, Volume 30, Number 3

Editor Rosa JimenezWriters Becky St. Clair, Martin Surridge, Jenae Williams Cover Photo Chris DrakeDesign Robert Car Graphics

About the cover The 1960s globe is a fixture in the Department of History and is familiar to hundreds of Walla Walla University history students.

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Walla Walla University welcomed 347 new graduates into the alumni family on June 13 at the 114th com-mencement service. The class of 2010 was an impressive group, with 47 cum laude graduates, 34 magna cum laude and 17 summa cum laude, as well as one nursing student who maintained a flawless 4.0 grade point average. In addi-tion, there were 10 graduates with double majors and one graduate with a triple major.

Graduates ranged in age from 20- to 57-years-old—proof that it is never too late to go to college.

The top three majors were nursing, business, and engineering. While more than half of the graduates had roots in the Northwest, the entire globe was represented with students from Bulgaria, Canada, Ethiopia, Jamaica, Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia.

Approximately 50 of the gradu-ates had served as student mission-aries while at WWU, which seemed appropriate as this year is the 50th anniversary of the university’s stu-dent missions program.

The speaker for the commence-

ment service was Eric Anderson, president of Southwestern Adven-tist University in Keene, Texas.

Ginger Ketting-Weller, vice presi-dent for academic administration, summed it up well, “We are confi-dent that wherever these gradu-ates are found next year, they will be known as alumni who embody the mission of WWU. They will par-ticipate in their communities as people committed to: Excellence in thought, Generosity in service, Beauty in expression and Faith in God.”

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Campus Current Gulls Highlight Galusha’s Research New Faculty Caf Expands Options

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Hidden from sight, solar panels on the roof of Kretschmar Hall are har-

nessing solar energy—to the tune of 2220 kilowatt-hour since they were installed in March 2010. Fred Liebrand, professor of phys-ics, raised funds for the project, including a grant from Columbia Rural Electric Association.

The panels have been used in physics labs and were also a demonstration installation for a community solar project led by Liebrand. The project is a part-nership between electrical util-ity companies and several local schools. It promotes the instal-lation of solar energy systems on public properties in return for tax-free monetary incentives from the state.

“To highlight the sort of stewardship Christ spoke of in

his parables in an environmental and societal context is enriching,” says Liebrand. “And, to see that it can help the community so immediately makes it complete. I’ve enjoyed every moment of this project.”

Solar panels aren’t the uni-versity’s only sustainability endeavors; grounds and custo-dial crews use eco-friendly clean-ing products and have installed automatic towel dispensers and faucets in most campus bath-

rooms. Also, the university’s stu-dent association (Associated Stu-dents of Walla Walla University) employs a recycling manager who oversees campus recycling stations.

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If there is anyone on campus who knows about field study, it is Joe Galusha. The biology pro-

fessor and dean of graduate stud-ies is equally at home on beaches, marshes, boats, and other places where he can observe the natural world—more specifically, gulls.

During his 32-year tenure at Walla Walla University, Galusha’s gull research and other studies in animal behavior have enriched both his roles as a teacher and research scientist. In November,

Galusha will add the role of noted presenter as the 2011 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer. Galusha was selected by his aca-demic colleagues to give this year’s lecture.

Galusha has taught many courses during his career at

WWU. His primary teaching interest is animal behavior, which stems from his education in the field of ethology: the study of ani-mal behavior in the animal’s natu-ral environment.

Born in Battle Creek, Mich., Galusha stayed close to home, attending Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich., for two years before transferring to WWU, where he received a biol-ogy degree in 1968. Returning to Andrews University, he earned his

master’s degree in biology.During his college years,

Galusha became interested in pacifism and the theoretical aspects of hostility and war. He read extensively about aggression and how it is expressed in animals and primitive human societies. In

1967, during his senior summer at WWU’s Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory, he researched territo-rial aggression in a gull colony with scientist John Stout. He has been studying gulls ever since.

While conducting research for his master’s degree using a robotic model of a gull, some of Galusha’s findings differed from the extensive research of Niko Tinbergen, a leading research professor at Oxford University in England. Galusha was invited

to visit Oxford and try his methodology on Tinbergen’s gulls, which his findings proved to be correct. As a result, Tinbergen invited Galusha to be his final graduate stu-dent. The following year Tinbergen was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine and physiology, and part of the award money funded much of Galusha’s doctoral degree, which he com-pleted in 1975.

Since 1979, Galusha’s gull research has been conducted on

Protection Island near Sequim, Wash., just off the Olympic pen-insula. This location has the larg-est glaucous-winged gull colony in the contiguous 48 states. Galusha has made major advances in understanding social behavior in this colonial group.

“I have identified cues used by parents and young during the early weeks of a chick’s life,” he explains. “Chicks learn their parents’ voices during the first few days of life, and the parents care for any chicks that behave as though they belong on the home territory.”

His research has also dem-onstrated how male and female behavior differs during differ-ent parts of the season, how liv-ing density affects the behavioral profile of residents, and how social facilitation occurs between parents, parents and young, and among sibling chicks.

Galusha’s research is considered a reference point by biological and behavioral scientists around the globe. Ideas from his research have been incorporated into his sociobiology course, which he has been developing and teaching at WWU for nearly 20 years.

“Finding many patterns of gull behavior that are similar to human behavior surprised me at first,” says Galusha. “But over the years, considering reasons for these patterns and how they may function to the survival advan-tage of this species has provided long hours of stimulating and fruitful discussion with gradu-ate students and colleagues alike. Doing just the right thing at just the right time makes all the dif-ference in the world to a success-ful life history.”

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Walla Walla University welcomes four new faculty members to

campus (from left in photo). Janice McKenzie comes

to her new role as associate pro-fessor of biology from Ivy Tech Community College in Lafayette, Indiana. She graduated in 2001 with a degree in chemical engi-neering with a biochemical focus from Montana State University, and in 2006 with a doctoral degree in biomedical engineering from Purdue University.

Anthony Smith joins the chemistry department from a position in the industry. Smith graduated from WWU in 1997, and then from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2004, from which he received a doctoral degree in physical and analytical chemistry.

Michelle MacLachlan has joined the School of Nursing’s Portland campus from the clinical field. She is a 1995 WWU

graduate with a degree in nursing, and is currently working on her master’s degree in nursing from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. She expects to graduate in May. In addition to advising and obtaining clinical placements and contracts for students,

MacLachlan is a clinical instructor for community health.

Josefer Montes is a professor in the School of Business. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Southern Adventist University, which he earned in

1992. He also has a master’s degree in business administration from Orlando College, achieved in 1994, and a doctoral degree in international development from University of Southern Mississippi, which he obtained in 2010. n

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New Faculty, New Board Members Join the University

Walla Walla University welcomes 12 new members to its governing board of trustees.

Harold Altamirano is pastor of the Mosaic Adventist Church and associ-ate pastor of the Hillsboro Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church, both located in Hillsboro, Ore.

Dennis Barts is chief executive

officer of Valley Hospital in Spokane Valley, Wash.

Andrew O. Carrington is an attor-ney with a private practice, Carrington Law Offices, P.C., in Seattle, Wash.

Tanya Huether is a business owner in Medford, Ore. Her company, Be Graphic, specializes in marketing communications and fundraising.

Monty E. Knittel is president and chief executive officer of Walla Walla General Hospital.

Rhona Kwiram is a partner at Clark Nuber, P.S. in Bellevue, Wash., a public accounting firm specializing in not-for-profit organizations.

Peter J. McPherson is principal at Gem State Academy in Caldwell, Idaho.

Gregory E. Paskell is the assis-tant public defender for the State of Montana.

Kevin Rogers is pastor at Mt. Tahoma Seventh-day Adventist

Church in Tacoma, Wash., and Open Bible Fellowship in Lakewood, Wash.

Sandy Schnell is a physical therapist at Canyon West Health and Rehabilitation in Caldwell, Idaho.

Linda Sloop is a dietitian and nutrition teacher from Yakima, Wash.

Rodney Wehtje is vice president and treasurer of Adventist Health based in Roseville, Calif.

For a full list of board members, visit wallawalla.edu/36.

New Members Join Board


Exploring the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

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In 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. and leaders of the Southern Christian Leadership Council

met in South Carolina to plan what King described as the second phase of the civil rights move-ment. The Poor People’s Cam-paign was born.

Even though King’s final politi-cal initiative lived on after his death in 1968, his dream of social justice was never realized.

King’s dedication to help people living in poverty is the backdrop for the Walla Walla University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day service. Donna Beegle, a prominent expert in poverty issues, is the featured speaker for the Jan. 16 presentation.

Students and others in atten-dance may be surprised to hear about this lesser-known side of King. Emily Tillotson, assistant professor in the Wilma Hepker School of Social Work and Sociology, explains that much of the work of the late civil rights leader included helping end not just racial injustice, but economic injustice too.

“King worked throughout his life with members of many faith groups, including Protestants, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, and others to combat social injus-tices,” Tillotson says.

“He is most famous for his work to end segregation; however, he also worked to fight poverty,”

she continued. “The more a per-son knows about King, the more the social justice focus makes sense.”

Pedrito Maynard-Reid, profes-sor of biblical studies and missiol-ogy and assistant to the president for diversity, explains that “when [King] died he was in Memphis fighting for fair wages for garbage collectors. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is about the struggle that he stood for. There are many dimen-sions to that. This year we will focus on the struggle for the rights of the poor. The student associa-tion will also be focusing on pov-erty and homelessness this year.”

Beegle, the presenter, is a prom-inent scholar, speaker, and writer. She is the author of “See Poverty, Be the Difference” and “An Action Approach to Educating Students Who Live in the Crisis of Poverty.” She grew up in abject poverty and has studied the social and cultural effects of poverty for the last 20 years, earning a doctor-ate and several awards, including being named the New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s National Speaker of the Year in 2008.

Beegle has lived an incredible life. According to the consulting firm, “Communication Across Barriers,” co-founded by Beegle in 1990, “Donna is the only member of her family who has not been incarcerated. After growing up in generational migrant labor poverty,

leaving school for marriage at 15, having two children and con-tinuing to cope with poverty, she found herself, at 25, with no hus-band, little education, and no job skills.” Eventually, she earned a GED diploma, an associate degree in journalism, a bachelor’s degree (with honors) in communications, a master’s degree in communica-tion, and a doctoral degree.

Her life and work have been featured in newspapers and tele-vision documentaries, and it is likely that she will share parts of her inspiring story to the student body during the special service. Tillotson shared how important it is for Christian students to con-

sider poverty when reflecting on the legacy of King.

“In the book of Matthew, Jesus calls on his followers to serve the poor,” she said. “This program will be a compelling introduction to poverty studies for those with-out much previous knowledge and a powerful reminder to those who have been studying the issue for years.

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It’s a central part of the col-lege experience—darting to the “caf” between classes or

work shifts, grabbing a quick meal before an exam. The average stu-dent will tell you that a variety of options and a short queue are two of the most important factors in a successful cafeteria experience.

So this school year, when cater-ing service Sodexo announced a series of changes to the Walla Walla University cafeteria that would increase customer choices, decrease wait times, all while ben-efitting the environment, many at the school applauded the decision as a sign of progress on campus.

On a sharply designed web-site, linked to the university home page, Sodexo explains its philosophy of healthy food and environmental responsibility. “Your dining experience is more than great food,” it states. “It is a community experience centered on culinary expertise, fresh ingre-dients, healthy options, and a shared sense of environmental and social responsibility.”

Miles Rottman, the general manager of WWU Food Service Management Team, echoes this philosophy as he explains some of the specific changes that have been implemented this school year to reach these goals.

“We’re increasing the number of stations from six to nine, with more pods or platform dining areas instead of lines,” he shared. There will be options for “half salad—half sandwich” meals as

well as an international cuisine option.

“Our salad bar will be bigger and out front. There will be a pizza station, a wrap station, and a vegan/alternative station with gluten-free and nut-free options.”

For many alumni who gradu-

ated several years, or even sev-eral decades, ago, today’s choices seems luxurious by compari-son to the simple fare that was offered before the catering was outsourced. The vegan and alter-native cuisines, as well as having items prepared for students with specific food intolerances, gives the cafeteria a certain amount of

credibility in an age of increased food allergies.

“I hear from kids who are vegan or [wheat] intolerant that there’s not a lot they can eat,” Rottman shared. “This way the variety will be better.”

Fortunately, the newly intro-

duced changes will not increase cost for students and their fami-lies. In fact, the plan might actu-ally provide the university with a bit of financial relief. Sodexo is trying to make the cafeteria more environmentally friendly, having removed the traditional cafeteria trays from daily use. This went into effect a little over nine months ago, but Rottman explains that the cafeteria is still benefitting from the decision today.

“Washing our trays takes a third of our water and electricity, [so removing them] is a great con-servation piece we can provide to our customers and clients. We can also get away from taking a couple bites of this and a couple bites of that—reducing waste.”

Adam Newbold, a graphic design student, was pleased to see the dining room take steps to better demonstrate conservation. “An environmentally conscious cafeteria ties in with our school’s mission of generosity in service,” Newbold shared. “It is a reflection of our desire to be of service to others while still working to keep our earth plentiful for generations to come.”

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Dinner TimeCafeteria Moves to Healthier Options and ‘Greener’ Practices

Made-to-order stir-fry is a popular menu choice at the caf.


Bits & Pieces

Beauty in DesignOver 85 researchers gathered for the sixth North American Echinoderm Conference at Walla Walla University’s Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory this past August. The weeklong conference highlighted high-end academic research from a group of international scientists and students. “Rosario is stunning,” expressed Maria Byrne, University of Sydney professor and director of the One Tree Island Research Station in Australia. “The ambience was perfect for a conference with the peaceful surrounds inspiring conversations among old friends, meeting new friends, and talking echino-science.”

Fall ClassicEarly October brought buses and academy students to Walla Walla University for the annual Fall Classic Soccer and Volleyball Tournament. While athletes competed, sidelined fans applauded their teams with spirit. At tournament end, Auburn Adventist Academy and Portland Adventist Academy went home with first place in soccer and volleyball, respectively. See photos at wallawalla .edu/fallclassic.

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Movin’ On Up …U.S. News and World Report’s 2012 Best Colleges report ranked Walla Walla University 39th out of 118 schools in the “Regional Universities: West” category. The ranking is an improvement from last year’s rank of 55th place, and places WWU in the top tier of schools in the western United States.

WWU Welcomes Large Freshman ClassOur 2011–12 school year is off to a bustling start, with an enrollment of 1,831, an increase of 40 students from last year. Most of the increase is due to a 360-strong freshman class, the largest freshman class in 16 years. We welcome your prayers for all our students, faculty, and staff for a productive and rewarding school year.

Surge of PowerIn one of the concluding weeks of summer, more than 1,000 visitors assembled at Walla Walla University for the 2011 North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) Leadership

convention held Sept. 7-11. The convention, appropriately

titled “Power Surge,” featured lectures

and discussions, with the final day reserved for the

constituency meetings for NPUC leaders.


Setting the StandardToday’s History Department is the legacy of a small cadre of faculty who arrived at WWU in the late 1960s and 1970s. Robert Henderson, the new chair of the department in 1968, began an era of innovation. A master of classroom teaching, Henderson was a visionary—determined to create a distinct identity for the department based on scholarly and teaching excellence. Henderson began to hire historians with doctoral degrees in

specific fields of expertise such as American history and European history. Within three years, he had assembled a team of historians with complementing and compelling strengths.

Roland Blaich arrived in 1968 as a German historian who imprinted the curriculum with a rigorous European style of inquiry. Blaich, a German native, originally intended to polish his English skills before heading to medical school and service as a medical missionary, but, happily for his students, being a history professor proved more alluring.

By Rosa Jimenez

The 19th century Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard wrote, “Life must be lived forward, but it can only be understood backward.” Understanding life through the in-depth study and practice of history has been the business of Walla Walla University’s Department of History (now the History and Philosophy Department) faculty and students for decades. Much of the current department’s success is rooted in the last 50 years of students and teachers and their steady endeavors to ponder the past through reading, writing, listening, and talking.

A New Golden AgeHistory Studies Decades in the Making

Monty Buell


Blaich riveted students in his lectures with an array of techniques, including raised eyebrows, whispered questions,

and a subtle continental sense of humor. In his research, Blaich brought tremendous insight about contemporary European history and how to learn about life, from asking difficult questions about the rise of Nazism, especially from the perspective of German Christians. He and his wife Edith also opened their home to generations of students who savored exquisite homemade German pastries during History Club gatherings. Blaich, chair through most of the 1980s and 1990s, steadily maintained and improved the academic standards and faculty recruitment practices started by Henderson.

Lorne Glaim joined WWU in 1970 and immediately became known for his unorthodox and charismatic teaching. Glaim sat in a chair for most of the lecture and made students feel as if they were having a personal conversation with

the professor. Many students recall his quoting Dickens at the start of his class on the French Revolution:

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities English novelist (1812 - 1870)

Recently retired from his history professorship at Pacific Union College (where he moved in 1986), he still stays in touch with WWU history alumni and

faculty, who remember his ready smile, lyrical voice, wonderful illustrations, dedication to history and context, and interest in students’ lives—along with his excellent homemade bagels.

Also in 1970, Carlos Schwantes joined the department as a United States history professor, already on his way to becoming a productive history researcher and author. Famous for his rigorous yearlong history research writing seminar, he connected students to topics of interest to them, but also opened up his copious files of research ideas. While on the WWU faculty, he researched and published a book on labor, socialism, and reform in Washington and British Columbia, Canada, and inspired many students through his writing and research discipline and experience. He left WWU for the University of Idaho in 1984 and is now an historian at University of Missouri–St. Louis and author of over 15 books and countless articles.

Continuing the TraditionTerry Gottschall, the current senior member of the history faculty, remembers he came to WWU as an undergraduate to study history in 1969 in an era of social and political upheaval. “It was the Golden Age of history,” he says. America was at war, protests in the street, and economic troubles. These national issues defined a young generation hungry for historical knowledge and meaning. Baby Boomers such as Gottschall enrolled in record numbers to be undergraduate history majors at campuses across the country. Gottschall returned to teach European history at WWU and is pleased to witness a resurgence of majors.

As in the past, the pillars of today’s History Department are its professors, all of whom had connections as colleagues and/or students of those professors who set the standards in the 1960s and 1970s. After receiving advanced degrees from top-ranked institutions across the country from Washington State University to Boston College to Purdue University to Claremont Graduate University to

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California State University, today’s faculty returned to WWU to carry on the department’s high standards.

Gottschall and Terrie Aamodt joined the department in the 1980s. History chair Montgomery Buell and professor Greg Dodds majored in history at WWU and joined the department in the late 1990s. Linda Emmerson, who teaches philosophy, joined the department in 2001 after the Philosophy Department merged with the History Department in the 1990s.

Monty Buell, current chair of the History Department, described his undergraduate experience and how it informs his teaching today: “I thrived because my history professors at WWU were constantly pushing us to accomplish more,” he says. “They expected excellence and, by the end of the class, you knew you had learned something. I know Blue Books are old school,” he adds, “but I still use them to test in some of my classes. I’ll bring a Blue Book to class to show students what they are because some of them have no idea what a Blue Book is.”

Like past generations of WWU history professors, the current faculty have also published books, many articles, and have won significant research awards. Most recently, Gottschall continues his work with a second book on German naval history. Aamodt has several pieces of research in process on the 19th century American religious experience. Dodds, an internationally noted scholar of Erasmus, is working on a book on historic toleration in England. Buell is authoring a book on the global production and distribution of salmon, and Emmerson continues her work on ancient and moral philosophy.

Along with remaining active in their fields of research, they all are committed to their students. Academic rigor in the classroom is a key feature of the history curriculum at WWU. The yearlong research sequence from the 1980s has been developed into a five-quarter research focus that culminates in a significant research project, paper, and presentation. Along the way, students are encouraged to visit faculty in their offices for extended conversations about a course theme, research and

writing projects, and postgraduate and professional plans.

The history content and curriculum has changed and grown in many ways, including the addition of more Asian and economic history courses, as well as adding various topics courses, such as cultural history and biography. Students also enjoy experiences with professors during History Club activities, “Brown Bag” luncheons, public service activities, colloquiums, and guest speakers, such as renowned American environmental historian William Cronon.

These scholarly events are combined throughout the year with social opportunities, including vespers at faculty homes (still graced with the scent of homemade bread thanks to the baking expertise of Tom Emmerson, art professor and husband of Linda), the annual Guy Fawkes Day event (which includes mild pyrotechnics), trips to local history spots and presentations, and an annual Walla Walla Sweets baseball game. Many students also take advantage of the opportunity to study history abroad during a summer trip with department faculty.

And students are also well-prepared to leave WWU for other places. “We know our students very well by the time they reach their senior year,” says Aamodt. “We can testify to their work when they apply to graduate schools.” Recommendation letters from current WWU history faculty have helped graduates continue their historical studies at prestigious universities, such as Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. And students pursuing other graduate interests also receive helpful recommendations and support.

A New Generation of Historians Beginning in 2004, WWU’s Department of History and

Remembering Professor Robert HendersonBy Jaime Rodriguez, 1989 History Graduate

I am a proud member of the “Henderson School” of students who climbed the labyrinth of rickety stairs of the old Ad Building to take Robert Henderson’s challenging yet captivat-ing courses. Who can forget Dr. Henderson’s command of the classroom? A raised eyebrow toward the back row quieted extracurricular conversation. When he said the word “quiz,” we steeled ourselves for five furious minutes of writing our response. He peppered lectures with spellbinding stories about his boyhood in Montana and his travels in Latin America to illustrate historical lessons. Succinct comments, written in red ink at the end of every “Blue Book” essay, communicated his encourage-ment or his concern. Dr. Henderson’s exquisite examinations of the ideas, events, and person-alities that shaped American history are indel-ible from memory.

Dr. Henderson encouraged me to cultivate my increasing interest in Latin America. In a “Directed Readings” course, he gave me a one-hour oral exam about a 500-page book of Mexican history. I survived. He persuaded me in his “History of Latin America” course, the last history course of my WWU education, to study Latin American history in graduate school. When I asked Dr. Henderson for letters of rec-ommendation, he grinned and reiterated that thriving in his courses meant I would do well in graduate schools.

Dr. Henderson’s generous letters of recom-mendation helped me into the University of Wisconsin–Madison for a master’s degree in Latin American Studies and ultimately into Columbia University for a Ph.D. in Latin American history.

Once I became a professor at St. John’s University in New York City, I modeled much of my teaching and evaluating of students and their work on Dr. Henderson’s methods.

Dr. Henderson passed away just a few days before I intended to send him a letter thanking him for being a treasured professor and men-tor. Among my fondest memories of WWU is of Dr. Henderson, dressed in all of his academic regalia, giving me a huge bear hug at my graduation.

Robert Henderson, a 1962 WWU graduate, passed away Feb.19, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Solange (Carvajal) of Walla Walla; his son Robert ’87 of San Francisco; and his daughters, Karen att. of Richland, Wash., and Luci Hedmann of Portland, Ore.


Philosophy began to enroll rising number of majors with an average of 50 history majors in the last several years. History minors are also at a record high. In a time in higher education when enrollment in liberal arts studies is decreasing, the WWU History Department is validating the advantages of a major emphasizing in-depth analysis of the past and examining how the past shapes the global present.

Tasha Haddad, a current history major planning for a future in medicine, describes her experience: “Especially when you get into upper division classes, where class sizes are smaller and more discussion-based, it really gives you a chance to truly learn and converse about important topics from ancient to modern history. I am planning on applying to medical school, so history will not be the focus of my graduate studies, however, I still have a passion for history. Studying history and philosophy has equipped me with critical thinking skills and has prompted me to be

a deductive thinker—which will serve me well as a physician.”

“I really appreciate the collegiality of my history professors with each other and with each of us as students,” says Alexander Scott, senior history major. “My interest is politics, and my professors have helped me tailor my research project to a topic very relevant to the state and nation going forward. It is a great department.”

ConclusionBarbara Tuchman and Doris Kearns Goodwin are two eminent female historians whose works have been much-quoted and oft-assigned in the WWU History Department over the last 50 years. Tuchman (author of books spanning multiple historic eras and a standard work on the art of history, “Practicing History”) answered a question from Bill Moyers in his “World of Ideas” about whether or not history was practical. “The past is past, let the dead bury the dead, history is behind us, is there a value to reading history?” queried Moyers. Tuchman responded:

Oh yes. For one thing it’s frightfully interesting. People say, what’s the use of reading history? I say, well, what’s the use of Beethoven’s sonatas? You don’t have to have a tangible use. You have to have something that gives you pleasure, makes you think, makes life more valuable. Reading history does that even though it only shows what is past. I think it was Coleridge who said, “History is only a lantern on the stern.” It tells you where you’ve been. Well, that’s worth knowing.1

Goodwin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian whose interests and writing include weighty tomes on key historical figures as well as a social history on baseball (“Wait Til Next Year” is standard fare in Gottschall’s and Aamodt’s baseball class), owes part of her eminence to her position as a professor at Harvard. But when asked about college teachers who influenced her, she described the small college (Colby College) of about WWU’s size that she attended in Waterville, Maine.

I went to Harvard Graduate School, got a Ph.D., and taught at Harvard for 10 years, but there were never better teachers in that august institution than I had in those two schools [high school and Colby College]. It just shows that there are great teachers in all levels of institution all over the country. So many kids think unless they go to one of these great Ivy League schools, which I was lucky enough to go to later, that they won’t get the same kind of learning. But I learned just the opposite lesson; that my best teachers were not at Harvard University.2

Many generations of Walla Walla University history graduates can testify to learning the same lesson. n

1. Moyers, Bill, “A World of Ideas: Conversations with Thoughtful Men and Women About American Life Today and the Ideas Shaping Our Future.” NY: Doubleday, 1989, 12.

2. Interview by the Academy of Achievement (www.achievement.org), June 28, 1996, when she won the Pulitzer Prize for History, 2/16.

Carlos Schwantes

Lorne Glaim


Interview

How did an English and history graduate become a professional photographer? Why did you choose to study these areas?Through necessity, I suppose. When I’m not working, I’m prob-ably acting less like a photogra-pher than I am an historian or writer because, respectively, I’m either a) reading Roman history, or b) explaining to a friend why I currently find it impossible to write. My training in each is still a big part of my life, but photog-raphy was where my psyche and money maker met.

People entrust you to capture their big day. How do you put them at ease in front of the camera?I’m genuine and naturally laid back. I suppose that I’ve devel-oped a bit of a bedside manner, but the majority of any success I’ve had is due to photographing the right people. Some people just get along better than others. My favorite experiences have been with interesting, fun, thoughtful people.

When you are behind the lens and framing a shot, do you know when you have the shot?No. I suspect sometimes that I nailed a good one, but I’m con-stantly wrong, and I’m often surprised to find interesting pho-tos on my computer that I don’t remember taking. So many little moments happen in a wedding day that I can’t dwell for more than a couple seconds on what I’ve already done—besides, that’s boring and bad for the creation of future photos.

How would you describe your style or point-of-view?I like to think I’m perceptive. I like to think I’m adaptive. What I hope those two things mean is that the people, the setting, and the moment frame the pho-tos—not me. That’s a goal more than a reality, but it’s how I think about it.

Whose photography work do you admire?I happened upon a wet-plate print from around 1900 or so at a yard sale recently. The photo appears to be of Russian serfs harvesting

grain. Or at least that’s where my imagination takes me. It’s num-bered and has a scrawled photog-rapher’s signature on the back. It’s interesting to me partly because I sense no conceit behind the pho-tograph. It’s the back of a man harvesting wheat. It didn’t appear to be made for the sake of art, but it’s definitely the best piece of art that I own. I think that photogra-phy is great partly because it lives

more in the mystique of reality than of its creator.

What other areas of photography do you pursue?I just read that there are more snap-shots in the world than grains of rice—and about the same ratio of each comes from Asia. So instead of shooting constantly, I focus on quality. I like the natural world. In the fall, I like to take gigantic por-traits of fallen leaves. I hardly take landscapes any more, but some-times when I’m a few hundred feet up and the weather is changing it’s all that I can think about.

The Wedding Photographer By Rosa Jimenez

Bryan Aulick, a wedding photographer based in Portland, Ore., photographs couples across the Northwest and the nation. Aulick, a 2006 history and English graduate, delights in the camaraderie he finds in clients—and marvels at how it helps him “craft mementos couples will cherish for the rest of their lives.”

Incorporating unique settings in the photos is one of Aulick’s fortes.


As someone from the outside looking in, what is the golden nugget of advice you would give to a couple for their wedding day? Plan the day based around mood. Ultimately, it will be a success if people—guests, family, and the bride and groom—have fun. People have fun because of little things: sitting near friends, being in new but comfortable surround-ings, knowing what to expect but not being bossed. People like being outside around dusk. These are all things that any good English butler should know.

What is the hardest part of your job?Keeping up with editing photos while shooting a couple new wed-dings a week. When I close my eyes during the summer I often see a little cursor jotting out a pre-emptive e-mail thanking couples for their patience.

What is the best part of your job? Five months off a year springs to mind. But the most rewarding part is the intimacy of spend-ing huge amounts of time with couples on a momentous day and later experiencing the glee when

they see their photos for the first time. I don’t naturally produce glee, so I have to take it as a client supplement.

Would you consider yourself a self-taught photographer or did you have a mentor?I didn’t have a photographic men-tor, though I really could have used one. It would have been nice to have someone advise me against all the ridiculous choices I made as I tried to refine my style. I say that mostly out of a sense of embarrassment as I remember some of my best photos from the early years that wouldn’t make the initial edit now. But I guess the problem with mentors is that they turn you into their protege. Ask a photographer for a critique of your work and he’ll tell you what he would have done. That’s all you’ll get. And while it will help you to avoid bad photos, I don’t know if it will help you make superb ones.

What is something you are still learning?Specifically, how to market my work. But in general: nearly everything. As a high school senior on College Days, I anx-

iously informed Professor Dan Lamberton (who had just put stars in my eyes by introducing Professor Henderson to our group as a “history maven,” a phrase I delightedly understood) that I never wanted to leave college. I said that I disdained the end of learning. Dan’s rebuke that fol-lowed was the first in a long and memorable line. He was right, of course. College was just the start of my learning and the necessary unlearning of things I thought I knew. Especially from high school. Since then I’ve been sur-prised to realize that the process is just as present in photography. The weddings are still a struggle—hardly any less than they were six years ago—as my new experiences and reasons for contemplation make me constantly reconsider my practices and thinking. It doesn’t get any easier, but it does seem to get better.

What advice do you have for other photographers picking up the craft?To get off the Internet forums. I spent a whole bunch of hours when I was younger researching camera equipment. I knew practi-cally everything about what Nikon was making at the time and how it compared to third-party options. I was assembling my kit, so not all that time was lost, but it was mostly a waste. Once you have a reasonable camera and lens, the technology beyond that is unim-portant compared to the instincts you’ve developed as a photogra-pher. Spend a hundred dollars on a 50mm lens and devote your Internet time to James Nachtwey instead of the forums.

In five years, what would you like to be doing?Something that I have less than five years’ experience in. n

Spending so much time with couples on their momentous day is one of the best parts of his job, says Bryan Aulick.

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New Alumni Officers Giving Back


Last spring, Walla Walla University alumni cast their

votes for new officers and board members of the Alumni Association. The election results are as follows.

George Fearing ’79 is the president-elect. Fearing practices law in Kennewick, Wash., and has previously served on the Alumni Fund Committee. He has written several books and taught multiple seminars. Fearing has a 16-year-old son. Fearing will serve one year as president-elect, one year as president, and one year as Alumni Association board chair.

Loree Chase-Waite ’95 serves as secretary. Chase-Waite is the communications director for Tell It Media in Walla Walla. She has previously worked as a health reporter for nationally syndicated publications and written for other

periodicals. She is married to Kevin Waite, and they have two children. She will serve a two-year term as secretary.

Jeremy Beam ’00 holds board position 1. Beam is a doc-tor of optometry at Valley Vision Clinic in Walla Walla. He enjoys outdoor activities in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, Angela (Wallace) ’00, and their three chil-dren. He will serve a three-year term in board position 1.

Felix Tan ’90 holds board position 2. Tan Too-Khiang works as a clinical microbiologist at

Walla Walla General Hospital. He also serves as the Pathfinder direc-tor at the Walla Walla University Church. He is married to Khai Ling Tan ’88, and they have one daughter. He will serve a three-year term.

Each of the Alumni Association officers and board members—those listed above, who are newly elected, and those who are con-tinuing their terms of service—fill different roles and offer unique experience.

Yet collectively, these indi-viduals work toward one goal: to

help build and main-tain strong connec-tions between WWU alumni and students.

“Alumni have an immediate and natu-ral interest in today’s students who find themselves hungry for mentoring and guid-ance,” says President

John McVay. “Walla Walla University looks to its alumni for the wisdom and resources needed to pursue its mission with vigor and creativity. The next few years will feature a number of high-pro-file projects, and we will need the heartfelt support of alumni. We promise to provide many good opportunities to ‘give back.’”

For a list of alumni services and other Alumni Association infor-mation, visit alumni.wallawalla .edu/alumni-services. n

The Votes Are In

Alumni News

FEARING CHASE-WAITE BEAM TAN

Walla Walla University said goodbye to Nicole Batten, director of alumni and parent relations at WWU, as she and her family moved to California.

Batten is the new executive direc-tor of the Loma Linda University School of Medicine’s Alumni Association.

“WWU will always be close to my

heart,” says Batten, ‘99 communica-tions graduate. “It has been my plea-sure to use my talents for my alma mater.”

Batten’s leadership over the past year-and-a-half continues to benefit alumni, par-ents, and the university as a whole, says John McVay, WWU president.

“Nicole has taken us to fresh levels of

activity and communication,” McVay says. “The creation of both an

e-newsletter for alumni and an e-newsletter for parents—among a number of other efforts—have been important contributions.”

Currently, WWU is looking for potential candidates to fill the position of director of

alumni and parent relations. “We’re looking for energy, creativ-

ity, and a varied skill set to further advance the university’s ministry to alumni and parents,” says McVay.

Those who would like to apply—or refer someone—for the posi-tion may contact WWU’s human resources office at (509) 527-2820. n

Farewell to Alumni Director

1950s Gary Curtis ’59 lives in Guemes Island,

Wash., with his wife Betty. He is part

owner of his own civil engineering firm

in Huntington Beach, Calif. When not

working, he enjoys spending time with

his family and sailing on the Silver Lining,

a 41-foot schooner he designed himself.

A fond memory of WWU was being the

editor of the Mountain Ash. He has two

children, Gartly ’88 and Margo Reveil.

1960s Fair (Ochs) Fuschetti ’61 lives with her

husband, John, in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

She is retired after enjoying a varied career

as an educator and nurse. She enjoys

traveling and recently visited Israel, Jordan,

and Turkey. Her favorite memories of WWU

include summertime at Rosario Beach,

special teachers, including Drs. Rigby,

Bowers, and Shankel, and wonderful talks

with Helen Ward. She has two daughters,

Julie Keeler and Mary Toews.

Judy de Chatal ’62 lives in Port

Angeles, Wash., with her husband Alain.

She enjoys many hobbies and is a

professional painter and recent author of

“Significant Journey,” an autobiography

of her travels in Europe and the Middle

East in the 70s and life in the Canadian

wilderness. She has two daughters

Jacinthe Maw ’00 and Jonquille ’02.

1970s Don Griffith ’72 lives in Shelton, Wash.,

with his wife, Mona, of 30 years. After

he graduated, he attained a commercial

pilot’s license but chose a career in

medical administration, including

organizing, building, and then managing

a surgical hospital. He has three sons, Eric,

Gregg, and Brad, and five grandchildren.

His favorite memories at WWU include

Friday night vespers and pulling pranks in

Sittner Hall.

Emma (Shively) Long ’77 lives in

Pierceton, Ind., with her husband,

Lyle att., where she works as a family

practitioner. She met her husband in

1973 when she was a student missionary

in Japan. Among her favorite memories

of WWU is her first roommate Debbie Hutton ’76. Emma and Lyle have a son,

Lyle Jr., and three grandchildren.

1980s Carl Wilkens ’81 lives in Spokane, Wash.,

with his wife Theresa (Appley) ’81. Together they

run their nonprofit

organization, World

OutsideMyShoes.

org, through which

they speak out

against genocide

and hatred. A

favorite memory for Carl is accounting

class homework, which he did with

Theresa. They have three children Mindy att., Lisa ’10, and Shaun att.

1990s Michael Koenig ’94 lives in Medicine

Hat, Alberta, Canada, where he works as

a mental health recreation coordinator.

Among his favorite memories at WWU

is the “top-notch” social work program in

which he was introduced to working in

mental health, which he loves. When not

working, he enjoys time with friends, family,

and his Chihuahua/Yorkie mix dog, Levi.

Tammy (Healy) Quackenbush ’96 lives

in Windsor, Calif., with her husband, Jeff ’96. She writes about Korean food culture

and recipes for culinary websites and

magazines, primarily in the San Francisco

area. Her favorite memory at WWU is

meeting her husband.

Jerry Woods ’97 lives in Weaverville, N.C.,

with his wife, Crystal. He enjoys being an

announcer and music director at Blue

Ridge Broadcasting. He also loves being

a husband and a father to their two girls,

Adilynn and Maya. A favorite memory at

WWU is a road trip to Coeur d’Alene to catch

a Wes King and Susan Ashton concert.

Kristina (Roos) Reitz ’99 lives in

Centennial, Colo., with her husband,

Daniel ’99, where she practices internal

medicine, and he works as an electrical

engineer for Northrop Grumman. After

WWU, she received her medical degree at

Loma Linda University, and he earned his

master’s degree at University of California,

Riverside. They have two boys, Avery and

Conner. Her favorite memory at WWU is

meeting her husband at the Welcome

Back Party their freshman year.

Marlene (Baerg) Oddie att. lives in

College Place with her husband, Duncan ’99. She owns her own quilting business,

KISSed Quilts, and was recently a semi-

finalist in the American Quilter’s Society

show in Knoxville, Tenn. Her favorite

memory at WWU is meeting her husband.

2000s Tiffany (Stanhiser) Priester ’00

lives in Blantyre, Malawi, Africa, with

her husband Darryl. She works at the

Blantyre Adventist Hospital as the only

cardiologist in the country. Her favorite

memories at WWU include all the

teachers and friends who encouraged

her to stick to her plan of medicine and

the mission field.

Lisa (Graham) Ferguson ’01 is living

in Mill Creek, Wash., with her husband,

Christopher att. She works as an

accountant at the Seattle Biomedical

Research Institute. They have two boys,

Christopher II and John. Her favorite

memories at WWU include good friends

and living in the dorm.

Brian Meert ’02 is living in Woodland

Hills, Calif., with his wife, Kristina (Moreno) att. They

operate Handbago.

com, a website

devoted to selling

and blogging

about high-fashion

handbags. Some of

their favorite

memories at WWU are being OPS and

AGA presidents at the same time and

planning events together.

Evert Gillon ’02 lives in Reisterstown,

Md., and works as an applications

engineer at the Baltimore Aircoil

Company. Some of his favorite memories

at WWU include end-of-the-quarter

activities and the one-on-one attention

from WWU professors.

Erika (Mansell) Lloyd ’04 lives in

Salinas, Calif., with her husband, Michael ’04. Her favorite memory of WWU is

meeting her husband. They have a son,

Micha Timothy.


Alumnotes


Anderson—Walter “Andy” ’att. was

born Nov. 1, 1929, in Camas, Wash., and

died May 19, 2011, in Hermiston, Ore.

Surviving: daughters Connie Burke ’72

of Hermiston and Lynette Gordon ’72 of

Walla Walla, Wash.; and brother Leroy att. of Home Valley, Wash.

Bedingfield—Robert ’61 was born

Dec. 28, 1925, in Asotin, Wash., and

died Nov. 10, 2010, in Spokane, Wash.

Surviving: wife Barda (Knapp) att. of

Colville, Wash.; sons Robert, Lowell, and

Lester, all of Colville; daughter Shannon

Koskenmaki of Clarkston, Wash.; brother

Melvin of Shoreline, Wash.; and sisters

Louise Brooks of Battleground, Wash., and

Elizabeth Yeatman of Montross, Va.

Brothers—Deloris J. (Shook) att. was born Nov. 26, 1932, in Sioux City,

Iowa, and died April 23, 2011, in Everett,

Wash. Surviving: husband James of

Camano Island, Wash.; sons Stephen ’77 of Ridgefield, Wash., Loren att. of

Friday Harbor, Wash. and Theodore ’82 of

Everett; and daughter Julie Keeler ’83 of

Holly Springs, N.C.

Burden—Bruce ’55 was born Sept. 5,

1925, in Eugene, Ore., and died May 9,

2011, in Shoreline, Wash. Surviving: wife

Edith of Lake Forest Park, Wash.; sons

Robert of Richland, Wash., Ronald att. of Snohomish, Wash., and Kenneth ’81

of Mountain View, Calif.; and daughter

Lavonne Albertson ’86 of Portland, Ore.

Carter—Lyle ’62 was born Aug. 31,

1925, in Bowling Green, Ohio, and died

March 30, 2010, in Cheyenne Wyo.

Surviving: daughter Dona Cowan of

Cheyenne, Wyo.; and sister Evelyn Hetzer

of Pope Valley, Calif.

Chalker—Bryon ’45 was born Feb. 14,

1922, in Parkersburg, W.Va., and died Sept.

24, 2011, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Surviving:

wife Paloma (Tillman) att. of Collegedale,

Tenn.; sons Bryron Jr., of Livingston,

Texas, and Ronald of Templeton, Calif.;

and daughter Donna Ruckgaber att. of

Ooltewah, Tenn.

Cross—Nancy Kay ’66 was born March

16, 1944, in Corvallis, Ore., and died

June 27, 2011, in Walla Walla. Surviving:

husband Carlton ’66 of College Place; son

Jeffrey ’98 of Salt Lake City, Utah; daughter

Tara Monteith of Kent, Wash.; and sister

Shirley Gartung of Strathmore, Calif.

Derby—Melvin Lee ’47 was born May

27, 1923, in Missoula, Mont., and died

March 8, 2011, in College Place. Surviving:

wife Elaine (Skinner) ’47 of College Place;

sons Dennis att. of Phoenix, Ariz., and

Ray att. of Portland, Ore.; and daughter

Sharon Borgeman att. of Olympia, Wash.

Garner—John LeRoy ’68 was born Nov.

16, 1946, in Glendale, Calif., and died May

24, 2011, in Twin Falls, Idaho. Surviving:

wife Tenny (Thompson) ’69 of Twin Falls;

son John of Twin Falls; daughters Elly of

San Diego, Calif., and Jenny-Lee of Twin

Falls; and father Ellis and mother Marjorie

of Glendale, Calif.

Gruzensky—John Antone ’52 was

born Sept. 18, 1921, in North Dakota

and died Nov. 13, 2010, in Oroville, Wash.

Surviving: wife Mildred (Simpson) att. of

Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada; son

Ron of North Plains, Ore.; brothers Bill ’43

of Lebanon, Ore., and Paul ’48 of Walla

Walla; and sister Anna Bauer of Michigan.

Harris—Melvin Victor ’53 was born

Nov. 5, 1929, in Pasco, Wash., and

died Sept. 20, 2011, in Columbia, Md.

Surviving: wife Peggy of Burtonsville, Md.;

son Mark and daughter Melanie, also of

Burtonsville; and sister Maryrose Begis of

Marysville, Wash.

Hartbauer—Joyce (Hendershot) ’49

was born Aug. 30, 1927, in Singapore

and died Aug. 29, 2010, in Eugene, Ore.

Surviving: husband Roy E. Hartbauer ’50

of Eugene; son Craig of Atlanta, Ga.; and

daughters Christine of Eugene and Kit of

Yucaipa, Calif.

Kajiwara—Frank Kiyoshi ’51 was born

Aug. 14, 1928, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and

died Nov. 8, 2010, in Honolulu. Surviving:

wife Barbara and sons David and Paul, all

of Moorpark, Calif.

Klein—James David ’50 was born Sept.

22, 1921, in Tacoma, Wash., and died May

1, 2011, in College Place. Surviving: son

James ’70 of College Place; daughter

Kathleen Spring ’74 of Aurora, Colo.;

brother Edward ’66 of Milton-Freewater,

Ore.; and sister Whilma Clure att. of

Rathdrum, Idaho.

Kong—Jonathan ’61 was born Nov.

11, 1926, in Sabah, Malaysia, and died

May 29, 2011, in Loma Linda, Calif.

Surviving: wife Ruth of Loma Linda; son

Ivan of Loma Linda; daughter Ilene att. of

Sherman Oaks, Calif.; brother Hon Hyen

Kong of Sabah, Malaysia; and sisters Jean

Phang of Vancouver, British Columbia,

Canada, Hon Yin of Sabah, Malaysia,

Wendy Mar of St. Catherines, Ontario,

Canada, and Adeline Kong of Toronto,

Ontario, Canada.

Landeen—William “Bill” Jr. ’76

was born Dec. 13, 1930, in Ann Arbor,

Mich., and died July 31, 2011, in Seattle,

Wash. Surviving: daughters Madelynn Cummings ’75 of Gresham, Ore., and

Sharon Roberts ’80 of Lynwood, Wash.

Lay—William Dean ’55 was born Jan.

29, 1933, in Bielsko, Poland, and died Feb.

4, 2011, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Surviving:

wife Claudia “Rose” (Moore) att. of

Thousand Oaks.

Loomer—Donald Ray ’63 was born

Sept. 1, 1931, and died Feb. 4, 2011.

Surviving: sons Rodney of College Place

and Todd ’86 of Wenatchee, Wash.

McCoy—Richard Clayton ’50 was born

June 24, 1926, in Tacoma, Wash., and died

April 13, 2011, in Port Angeles, Wash.

Surviving: wife Thelma (Johnson) ’46

of Port Angeles; and daughters Nancy Nedderman ’74 of Gig Harbor, Wash., and

Colette Sharer att. of Bellevue, Wash.

New—Ralph William ’60 was born July

7, 1931, in Milton-Freewater, Ore., and

died March 17, 2011, in Damascus, Ore.

Surviving: wife Bernice (Olson) ’57 of

Damascus; sons Gary of Portland, Ore., and

Lonney ’89 of Damascus; and daughter

Cheryl Barbusca ’85 of Elk Grove, Calif.

Oliver—John ’43 was born Oct. 16,

1915, in Oak Grove, Ore., and died May

22, 2011, in Sacramento, Calif. Surviving;

sons Don of Sacramento, and Robert of

Fort Worth, Texas; daughter Margaret att. of Tukwila, Wash.; and sister Mary Pick ’44

of Sandpoint, Idaho.

Olson—Calvin Arthur ’50 was born

May 17, 1926, in Mussoorie, India, and died

Aug. 3, 2011, in Sonora, Calif. Surviving:

wife Alyse of Sonora.; sons Eric ’77 of

Munich, Germany, Robert of Spokane,

Wash., and Bill of San Diego, Calif.;

daughters Karen Johnson ’76 of College

Place and Donna of Sonora; brother Bob

Olson of Hendersonville, N.C.; and sister

Gertrude Peterson att. of Sonora.

Tiffany—Merle Eugene ’61 was born

June 22, 1931, in Spokane, Wash., and

died Feb. 26, 2011 in Collegedale, Tenn.

Surviving: son Jim ’85 of Kingsley, Mich.;

and daughter Joelle Martin of Berrien

Springs, Mich.

White—Angela “Kathryn” att. was

born Aug. 1, 1950, in Marion, Ohio, and

died Feb. 11, 2011, in Port Orchard, Wash.

Surviving: sons Douglas att. of Corpus

Christi, Texas, and Darrel att. of Lemoore,

Calif.; father Arthur White ’56 of Walla

Walla; and sister Karen Cruz of Mansfield,

Texas.

In Memory


Annual Report

OUR VISION

Walla Walla University is a community of faith and discovery committed to

– Excellence in thought

– Generosity in service

– Beauty in expression

– Faith in God

2010-11

This year has been an exciting one for Walla Walla University. Although

the economy continues to challenge us, we see God’s faithfulness every day. We see it in the dedicated faculty and staff who work tirelessly, in the caliber of students who study in our classrooms and serve as student missionaries, and in the continued support of our alumni, parents, and church community.

I am especially grateful for the faithful support of our alumni and the many others who sustain WWU through their prayers, time, talents, and treasure. Together this year you gave more than $7 million, mentored hundreds of students, served on numerous committees, prayed countless times, and volunteered thousands of hours. Thank you to each of you for joining with us to ensure that WWU’s tradition of excellence and commitment continues.

I also want to share with you some exciting changes we have had at WWU during the 2010–11 school year. We finished the remodel of our Portland nursing campus, including a brand-new auditorium and some much-needed upgrades to the existing structure. This remodel allows us to add up to 60 more students over a span of three

years and better serve our existing nursing students as well.

At our Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory in Anacortes, we recently altered and reinforced the beachfront to stop the erosion that was occurring and make it more accessible. We also installed a beautiful upgrade to the grounds of the marine laboratory in the form of the Cycle of Life rock garden, which honors members of the Booth Family.

On our main campus in College Place, we completed a major overhaul of the Winter Educational Complex, providing a sparkling, new home for the School of Nursing and the Wilma Hepker School of Social Work and Sociology. It was a proud moment to dedicate these new, state-of-the-art facilities.

The new “Jesus Among Us” bronze sculpture and plaza was also added next to Kretschmar Hall on the lawn in front of the University Church. The Class of 1950 and the Committee of 500 were just two of the contributors to this project. We are grateful for their commitment to enhancing the beauty of campus.

In addition, this past year we remodeled some of the bathrooms in the boys’ dorm and made some quite dramatic improvements to the cafeteria.

All of these projects wouldn’t be possible without the diligent support of alumni, parents, and special friends of WWU.

Thank you so very much! It is because of you that we are able to move forward in our mission—a community of faith and discovery committed to excellence in thought, generosity in service, beauty in expression, and faith in God.

Thank You For Your Support


Moving Forward In Our Mission

John McVayWalla Walla University President

President’s Letter

Revenues $60.4 million

Auxiliary Enterprises $7.6 million

Sales $6 million

Tuition and Fees $39.2 million

Gifts and Grants $3.7 million

Church Subsidies $3.9 million

Sources of Student Aid $35.8 millionThe university operating budget provided $10.1 million in aid to students in 2010-11. Government aid programs, gifts from alumni and friends, and third-party loans make up the remainder of student aid funds.

Walla Walla University $10.1 million

Government $18.4 million

Gifts $4.9 million

3rd Party Lender $2.4 million

Expenses $54.4 millionThe largest annual expenditure is for the instruction of students (faculty salaries, equipment, and books).

Auxiliary Enterprises $6.3 million

Academic Support $2.6 million

Instructional $16 million

Public Service $1.5 million

Student Services $3.8 million Institutional Support $7.5 million

Operating and Maintenance $7.4 million

Scholarships $9.3 million

Gifts From All Sources $7.1 million

Religious Organizations $4.0 million

Foundations $230,837

Business/Corporations $430,675

Alumni $1.5 million

Other Individuals $688,020

Fund Raising Consortia $52,546Other Organizations $91,506

Committee of 500 $79,386


2010–11 Revenues and Expenditures

2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Giving Through the Years

$7,150,627.19 $6,727,048.79

$10,267,448.48

$8,317,890.71

$6,621,336.94


New Scholarships

Donnie Rigby Drama AwardDonnie Rigby served as professor of speech communication and drama at Walla Walla University for 31 years before her 1993 retirement. Her energy and vision prompted the development of a vibrant and growing drama program, culminating in the naming of the university’s Black Box Theater as the Donnie Rigby Stage in 2001.

“Drama encompasses all art forms—art, music, literature, dance—and certainly it is one of the oldest of all art forms,” Rigby says. “I was hoping to start something that would enable that type of expression on campus, and with a lot of work, it grew over the years.”

Early plays were staged in the gymnasium without budgets or academic credit for students or the director. After the Village Church moved to a new location in the mid-1960s, Village Hall became available as a performance space. Rigby staged “Twelve

Angry Men” as the first production there. “We didn’t have much stage space or lighting to work with. I figured that play was one we could manage,” Rigby laughs.

During the years that Rigby directed the drama program, she produced and directed hundreds of student actors in plays ranging from epic moral conflicts, such as “A Man For All Seasons” and “JB,” to lighthearted favorites like “You Can’t Take It With You” and “The Man Who Came To Dinner.”

Rigby also oversaw development of the first academic program in drama to be offered at a Seventh-day Adventist college or

university. The drama minor continues to be a popular choice among students. The Donnie Rigby Drama Award honors outstanding student contribution to campus drama.

Class of 1997 Student Missions Endowed ScholarshipThe Class of 1997 Scholarship is an endowed scholarship funded by members of the Class of 1997. The idea to raise a scholarship fund for the benefit of the Walla Walla University community was initially conceived by a number of class officers and enthusiastic alumni during the 10-year reunion of the class.

Over the past four years, the class has raised funds targeted toward this end, led by a group of five 1997 alumni. On behalf of our class, we are delighted to present an endowed fund with perpetual benefits to worthy individuals at Walla Walla University.

The recipient of the scholarship fund is for Christian Service Volunteers who have made a distinctive and positive impact on the Walla Walla University community.

LOAn BALAnCE

African Engineering and Computer Science Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $99,366.41

Wade L. Barnes Memorial Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $13,197.68

George W. Bowers Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $11,204.56

Ruth E. Burgeson Memorial Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,586.31

Roy F. and Maurine M. Carpenter Memorial Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $29,215.07

Harold J. Chastain Memorial Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $10,844.48

Class of 1924 Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $15,484.95

Class of 1958 Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $9,135.13

Class of 1961 Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $5,971.64

Class of 1976 Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $7,690.84

Engineering Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,595.52

Ford Foundation Faculty Loan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $152,464.00

Andrew and Evelyn Fisher Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $2,312,067.77

Elvin C. Gaines Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $31,399.25

Clifford A. Graves Memorial Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $3,020.03

Bertha S. Gray Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $6,043.20

William Gettner Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $2,312.98

Idaho Conference Laymen Worthy Student Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $171,571.37

International Students Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $12,916.22

Jacob G. Mehling Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $70,991.77

Nursing Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $14,346.38

Nursing Student Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $1,380,750.03

Orpha Osborne Worthy Student Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $27,070.43

Perkins Nursing Student Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $3,750,073.71

John Potts Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $18,726.44

Dr. Eng C. Saw Chinese/Asian Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $19,280.11

Bertha Schneider Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $3,459.39

Sloop Family Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $52,159.75

Hyretha Smith Memorial Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $3,866.72

Starr-Larrabee Memorial Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $4,283.35

John E. Weaver Memorial Elementary Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $16,650.33

Carrie Welch Memorial Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $92,412.52

Eugene Winter Family Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $58,991.68

Robert G. Wirth Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $870,082.22

Women In Ministry Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $26,026.08

Women’s Student Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $36,342.39

Worthy Student Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $224,448.00

WWU Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,820,106.91

Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $11,387,155.62


Loan Funds


Alumni giving is considered a vote of confidence in Walla Walla University.

Alumni support helps to maintain the high level of quality education at WWU and, in turn, enhance the university’s reputation in many arenas, including nationally recognized rankings of colleges and universities such as U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges reports. Thank you to the class agents and their fellow graduates who support the class agent program. See how your class fared in supporting the university last fiscal year (July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011).

Every Gift Counts

Year Class Agent Total Giving Participation Rate 1923-1947 Lowell Bock $14,807.50 20.8% 1948 Verona Schnibbe $8,860.00 42.0% 1949 Bill Loveless $7,135.00 27.7% 1950 Edna Maye Loveless $6,280.00 31.1% 1951 Ken Spady $4,082.00 29.7% 1952 Olen Nations $19,254.11 27.3% 1953 Eddie Norton $5,918.62 33.3% 1954 Stewart Shankel $3,790.00 18.5% 1955 Joe Riederer $2,630.00 31.1% 1956 Tom and Brooke Stafford $7,967.50 31.8% 1957 Victor Fitch $4,070.00 29.7% 1958 Pat Johnston $7,267.50 40.5% 1959 Ralph and Bobbie Jo Davis $28,993.00 30.6% 1960 Shirley Thomas $26,384.23 29.7% 1961 Pat Jones $16,702.50 32.7% 1962 Dale Beaulieu $8,595.00 46.0% 1963 Ed Scheresky $7,155.00 23.9% 1964 Bob Brody $5,505.00 32.1% 1965 Gerry Miller $35,071.05 36.9% 1966 Darold Bigger $8,214.55 27.5%

Graduates Giving

GATEWAY AWARD

HIGHEST TOTAL GIVING

Class of 1985

$43,827.44

MOUNTAIN ASH AWARD

HIGHEST CLASS

PARTICIPATION

Class of 1962 46%

ORANGE AND GREEN

AWARD

HIGHEST PARTICIPATION

OF A CLASS GRADUATED IN LAST 10 YEARS

Class of 2001 5.4%

SPECIAL MENTION

MOST IMPROVED

PARTICIPATION

Class of 1953 8.1%


Graduates Giving

1967 Gary Fresk $3,612.45 20.5% 1968 Don Hall $15,472.50 17.5% 1969 Jim Robertson $5,215.00 22.6% 1970 No Class Agent $7,573.50 19.5% 1971 Bruce and Mary Lou Ham $9,520.00 17.1% 1972 Fred Biesenthal $12,855.00 18.5% 1973 Sheila Palmer $21,300.00 11.1% 1974 Rick Mace $14,387.50 16.2% 1975 Linda Carpenter $10,134.00 15.9% 1976 Diana Pierce $8,197.00 19.8% 1977 Ralph Perrin $6,555.25 14.0% 1978 Beverly Foster $17,392.12 20.6% 1979 Warren Kay $5,957.50 15.6% 1980 Jeff Kinne $9,478.73 14.3% 1981 Lisa Bissell Paulson $4,024.57 14.1% 1982 Helen Teske $21,999.58 14.7% 1983 Gabe Acosta $11,723.50 17.7% 1984 Bob McGhee $8,706.50 13.7% 1985 Dean Tupper $43,827.44 14.2% 1986 Jerry Bauman $11,005.34 12.4% 1987 Kevin Krueger $19,622.50 12.7% 1988 Keith Perrin $3,887.50 8.2% 1989 Linda Abdel-Malek $6,827.50 6.8% 1990 Mike Devitt $3,412.50 10.5% 1991 Cecily Geschke $4,724.50 10.8% 1992 Stacy Peterson $3,241.00 7.2% 1993 Julie Sanders Keymer $3,248.00 12.2% 1994 Peter Fackenthall $25,185.00 5.7% 1995 Jim Kneller $2,837.50 6.3% 1996 Tom Hamel $31,471.31 6.2% 1997 Ken Aso $8,450.50 9.5% 1998 Jorge Barcelo $3,387.50 3.4% 1999 Les Zollbrecht $1,854.72 3.9% 2000 Greg McCulloch $1,795.00 4.1% 2001 Chris Drake $5,382.50 5.4% 2002 Mike Vercio $9,904.83 4.6% 2003 Chris Santana $2,630.00 3.8% 2004 Jessica Stone $1,068.00 3.3% 2005 Steve Sanders $1,885.00 3.3% 2006 Michelle Santana Beckner $4,605.01 3.9% 2007 Melinda Hebbel $1,485.10 2.9% 2008 Aaron Linfoot $766.50 2.4% 2009 Christina Soule $1,067.50 1.6% 2010 David Bowen $2,103.66 1.1% Totals $628,463.17 13.3%

Year Class Agent Total Giving Participation Rate


ENDOWMENT Balance New Gifts ENDOWMENT Balance New Gifts

Endowments

Administration Building Maintenance 1,492,474.75 -

ASWWU Student Aid Endowment 48,794.97 -

James and Ruth Bebee Computer Science Scholarship 97,943.48 21,059.10

James and Ruth Bebee Nursing Scholarship 166,796.24 10,500.00

Beverly Math Faculty Improvement 79,502.06 700.00

Shannon Marie Bigger Memorial Christian Service Volunteer Scholarship 42,857.19 850.00

Lester and Geraldine Border Christian Service Scholarship 181,127.81 -

Alice I. Bowden Memorial Theology Scholarship 79,374.43 -

George W. Bowers Excellence in Chemistry Scholarship 7,541.82 -

Boyson Family Communication Scholarship 17,148.37 -

John F. Bregar Memorial Scholarship 32,272.73 1,000.00

Junior Senior Business Scholarship 12,910.80 -

School of Business 31,044.78 -

Clair and Myrtle Calkins Library Book 157,268.62 -

D. Ordell and Margaret A. Calkins Fund 190,462.62 -

Merle Clairon Calkins Fund 36,095.35 -

Lewis Canaday Memorial Technology Scholarship 37,371.69 -

Dr. James R. Chambers Memorial Scholarship 11,420.24 -

Janice P. Chance Memorial Nursing Scholarship 15,163.47 -

Dr. Muriel Chapman Nursing Scholarship 140,970.27 -

Advancement of Chemical Research at Walla Walla University 2,395.97 25.00

Percy W. Christian Excellence in History Scholarship 22,257.83 -

A.J. and Gladys E. Christiansen Memorial Scholarship 49,281.80 -

Class of 1954 Scholarship 45,473.52 2,715.00

Class of 1955 Scholarship 8,783.66 -

Class of 1957 Scholarship 20,739.86 975.00

Class of 1959 Student Missions Scholarship 11,467.67 1,313.19








Class of 1989 Edwin Zaugg Memorial Scholarship 18,201.71 200.00




Class of 2009 Student Missionary Scholarship 12,898.76 600.00

Class of 2011 Shari Booth Memorial Scholarship 631.70 -

Verlin L. and Thelma (Kumalae) Cochran Memorial Scholarship 21,895.51 -

Communication Development Course 38,234.36 -

Computer Science Magazine 1,065.65 -

L.P. “Jim” Corbett English Scholarship 80,931.45 44.00

L.P. “Jim” Corbett History Scholarship 49,201.62 -

L.P. “Jim” and Jane B. Corbett Student Aid Scholarship 92,338.33 -

Lee Crain Memorial Music Scholarship 1,618.71 -

Edward F. Cross Engineering Scholarship 155,137.39 -

Vera Davis-Michel Memorial English Scholarship 11,510.46 -

Edward F. and Clara M. Degering Memorial Educational Scholarship 132,421.41 -

Claude and Annie Deming Memorial Fund 30,448.02 100.00

Loren Dickinson Communications Scholarship 57,254.39 -

Dietrich/Wilkinson Aviation Scholarship 355.50 -

Frances Dixon Special Education 10,288.41 -

Dr. Ralph A. Drake Memorial Scholarship 198,798.15 -

Lars and Anna Dybdahl Scholarship 28,923.84 -

Josephine Cunnington Edwards Memorial Scholarship 18,701.99 -

H. Russell and Genevieve Emmerson Memorial Scholarship 12,095.33 -

Engineering Chair 350,259.64 -

Mary Garner Esary Memorial Scholarship 25,639.72 -

Faculty/Staff Scholarship 111,296.77 3,452.68

Dena W. and R.B. Farnsworth Nursing Scholarship 103,004.80 -

Ray and Alice Fowler Scholarship 6,355.84 -

Norma S. Gardner Memorial English Scholarship 73,274.58 -

Wilford and Emma Goffar Scholarship 27,394.76 -

Graduate Dean’s Award 3,872.70 -

Albert E. and Reta J. Graham Memorial Scholarship 208,456.03 -

John J. Hafner Music Scholarship 15,577.80 20.00

Lovyl and Mary Hagle Memorial Worthy Student Scholarship 192,934.35 -

Richard and Dena Hammill Memorial Scholarship 20,883.36 -

Thomas Hampson Humanities Merit Scholarship 95,593.91 -

Clyde and Mary Harris Challenge Grant 39,432.77 -

Pauline Hart Memorial Social Work Scholarship 42,491.74 -

Richard and Georgiana Hayden Christian Service Scholarship 108,285.93 -

Wilma E. Hepker Scholarship 2,217.69 -

Paul and Frances Heubach Memorial Theology Scholarship 40,428.29 -

Jess Holm Memorial Scholarship 14,213.05 -

Juanita Wagner Holm Memorial Nursing Scholarship 17,022.62 -

Helen and Archie Howatson Nursing Scholarship 126,241.93 -

Oland F. Hubbs Memorial Theology Scholarship 26,035.11 -


ENDOWMENT Balance New Gifts ENDOWMENT Balance New Gifts

Endowments

Vera Johnson Hubbs Memorial Business Scholarship 21,315.03 -

Dr. and Mrs. Harold Huber Scholarship 104,099.90 -

Wynelle J. Huff Nursing Scholarship 123,142.62 8,000.00

Jess M. Hutson, M.D., Memorial Scholarship 33,845.60 -

IBCC 30,863.97 -

Jensen Memorial Math Scholarship 30,246.47 -

Dr. Gordon Johnson Physics Scholarship 1,726.48 1,725.00

Murray L. and Ilene Johnstone Scholarship 154,460.38 -

Carl and Lucile Jones Nursing Scholarship 23,006.50 1,000.00

Peggy Henderson Kaye Nursing Scholarship 8,945.00 -

Helen Wineberg Kendall Women in Business Scholarship 62,598.41 -

KGTS 18,239.83 -

Betty Klein Engineering Scholarship 479.71 -

A.H. and Mary Koorenny Memorial Scholarship 130,142.47 -

Robert H. and Thorna Koorenny Scholarship 45,443.64 -

Kretschmar Hall Maintenance 1,757,849.17 -

Laura G. Larson Memorial Nursing Scholarship 377,109.68 -

H. Lloyd Leno Memorial Music Scholarship 17,310.30 -

Lewiston/Clarkston Scholarship 62,228.96 -

Harold Lickey Music Scholarship 2,601.31 -

Jennie M. Livingston Memorial Library Fund 104,840.53 -

Dr. C. Stanley Lloyd Jr. Scholarship 119,524.20 -

Kelly Logan Social Work Scholarship 25,060.54 5,100.00

Romulo and Mercedes Lozano Scholarship 13,469.64 -

Mary E. Marker Memorial Theology Scholarship 78,026.89 100.00

Roy and Lois (Dorland) Martin English Scholarship 28,180.29 -

Sukhdev Mathaudhu Engineering Scholarship 15,093.47 -

Mathematics Alumni Scholarship 21,525.55 -

Mathematics Scholarship 15,719.08 -

Warren Matheson Memorial Christian Service Scholarship 18,601.80 -

Matiko Theology Award 10,657.55 -

Harden M. McConnell and Alvin L. Kwiram Award 22,200.04 -

Eldena McDow Scholarship 7,842.91 -

Messenger/Loewen Scholarship 11,426.42 50.00

Jack Evan Miles Memorial Scholarship 19,015.88 -

MariAnne Jensen Moore Memorial Nursing Scholarship 1,526.43 1,117.00

Dan and Mary Morrison Necker Endowed Scholarship 77,737.85 -

Joseph & Beth Murray Memorial Scholarship for Resident Assistants 56,315.28 25.00

Music Scholarship 20,150.33 -

Llewellyn and Vivian Nixon Scholarship 53,501.74 -

Nursing Scholarship 36,709.11 -

Daniel A. Ochs Memorial Theology Scholarship 9,562.74 -

Dr. and Mrs. Howard Osborne Scholarship 23,974.49 -

Blythe Owen Music Scholarship 34,834.21 -

Doreen Paulson-Evans Memorial Scholarship 22,140.83 200.00

Yvonne Pickett Memorial Scholarship 34,960.60 -

Piper-Johanson Scholarship 60,884.79 -

Helen L. Popoway Fund 806,082.29 10,000.00

Robert L. Reynolds Excellence in History Scholarship 20,465.61 125.00

Robert M. Reynolds Memorial Scholarship 20,735.14 100.00

Donald W. Rigby Biology Award 125,379.48 1,025.00

Donald W. Rigby Biology Faculty Research 71,012.23 -

Donnie Rigby Drama Award 10,465.20 -

Rigby Hall Maintenance 125,092.44 -

Lilah Schlotthauer Risinger Mathmatics Scholarship 12,884.93 -

John D. Rogers, M.D., Memorial Scholarship 66,961.66 -

Rosario Marine Station Maintenance 429,714.43 -

Thomas C. Rowsell Memorial Scholarship 46,480.23 1,000.00

Gayle L. Saxby Memorial Scholarship 19,348.38 -

Schlotthauer Mathematics Scholarship 12,756.09 -

Eleanor B. Schofield Memorial Teachers Scholarship 918,334.36 -

Cecil W. Shankel Memorial Chemistry Scholarship 24,495.04 650.00

Shattuck/Zitterbart Memorial Nursing Scholarship 179,055.67 -

Donald and Virginia Sherwood Memorial Scholarship 121,663.12 -

Carolyn Stevens Shultz Scholarship 14,783.13 -

Dan Shultz Music Scholarship 13,654.41 -

Solomon Scholarship 128,921.02 -

Gene and Betty Soper Music Scholarship 52,438.87 -

Robert L. Spies Memorial Scholarship 10,929.25 -

Glenn Spring Music Scholarship 12,342.13 -

Joseph L. Stubblefield Memorial Scholarship 276,710.88 -

Janis Suelzle Memorial Fund 109,739.46 -

T5 Foundation Business Excellence Fund 148,830.95 -

Theology Library Book Fund 17,342.06 -

George and Lola Thompson Memorial Scholarship 48,843.24 -

E.E. and Jane Breese-Trefz Christian Service Scholarship 158,189.98 -

Clarence O. Trubey Memorial Music Scholarship 12,301.23 -

Undergraduate Advanced Study 6,059.90 -

Marilyn K. (Dammrose) Van Stee Memorial Nursing Scholarship 1,028.50 750.00

Verde Fund for Graduate Marine Research 3,500.78 -

Eva Stratton Vliet and Jess Vliet Scholarship 31,261.13 1,000.00

Stanley E. Walker Music Scholarship 14,716.04 -

Francys C. Welch Scholarship 339,837.09 -

Melvin K. West Music Scholarship 7,186.35 -

Lois Whitchurch Nursing Scholarship 10,176.00 -

Monte Wilkins Memorial Scholarship 51,431.90 -

John and Inez Willey Family Memorial Scholarship 15,096.41 -

WWU Student Aid 3,059,926.10 30,548.00

Randy Yaw Pi Contest Scholarship 4,249.61 -

Young Memorial Lecture in Biology 59,963.41 -

Norma R. Youngberg Scholarship 21,263.79 10.00

Totals 17,660,319.50 171,058.45

Benefactors Society and Independent Colleges of Washington

Benefactors SocietyMembers of the Benefactors Society have included Walla Walla University in their estate plans.

Alice Ames

Kirk and Melody Ayers

Don and Alyce Bais

Beverly Beem

Darold and Barbara Bigger

Tim and Lois Blackwelder

Maxine E. Blome

Robert and Georgene Bond

Geraldine Border*

Burton and Carolyn Briggs

Merrilyn Brown

Grace Cafferky

D. Ordell and Margaret Calkins

Merle Calkins

Lois Carscallen

Sue Cason

Douglas and Carmen Clark

Margaret Cook

Carlton and Nancy* Cross

Walden and Ellen Davis

Donald and Orletta Dealy

Elaine DeVries

Joyce Dutro

Jon and Kathryn Dybdahl

Paul and Kristyn Dybdahl

Wilder Eby

James and Vicky Edwards

James Eiseman

D. Joyce Engel

Dorsett Feyen

Allan and Donna Fisher

James and Christine Forsyth

Brant Foster

Marcene Garriott

Henry Gerber

Oscar Gerst

Vera Dean Gregg

Don Hall

Jim and Ruth Hall

Beatrice Ham

Bruce and Mary Lou Ham

Howard and Elizabeth Hanafin

Lewis and Ruth Hart

Eugenia Hixson

Stanley and Mary Hixson

Lorena Hoffman

Helen Holiak*

Archie Howatson

Wynelle Huff

Eunice Johnson

Ed and Marilyn Karlow

Robert and Peggy Kaye

Mary Kincaid

Charles Kirkpatrick

Clarence and Helen Klopfenstein

Mel and Joyce Lang

William and Winona Lee

Nancy Ann Linder

Walter and Luella Litchfield

Sandra Love

Dan and Betsy Matthews

Eldon and Opal Mills

William and Marjorie Moreno

James and Alice Nash

Olen and Mary Nations

Dan* and Mary* Necker

Ted and Nancy Nedderman

Jim and Nancy Nestler

Joan Ogden

Calvin and Alyse Olson

Howard and Monta Osborne

Effie Pampaian

Jim and Della Park

Beulah Payne

Tom and Barbara Pelett

Fyrnn Pendry

James and Jennifer Pinder

Lloyd and Fern Piper

Hoe T. and Mary Poh

Betty Pritel*

Robert and Barbara Richards

Lois Norton Ritchie-Ritter

Geneva Smith Roberts*

Alberta Roth

Glenna Ryder

James Sadoyama

Doyle and Lorelei Saxby

Marcella Schwisow

Jaclin Smith

Louis Smith

Sam and Carol Smith

Ralph and Franice Stirling

Everett and Shirley Tetz

May Tetz

Griffith and Shirley Thomas

Alden and Wanda Thompson

Ella Thornton

Gordon Travis

Phil and Reid Wasser

Ray and Pat Watson

Ray and Rosemary Watts

Dorothy Weisz

Melvin and Betty West

Deloris White

Sylvia Wilson

Virginia H. Wilson

Tim and Cheri Windemuth

Gerald and Vicki Winkle

Wade and Rosalee Wolfe

Yew-Chong and Lilly Wong

* Now deceased

Giving Through Independent Colleges of Washington (ICW)

The following corporations, foundations, and individuals support higher education by contributing to ICW (a consortium of private colleges). The money from these donors directly benefits Walla Walla University. If you would like a complete list of ICW donors, please contact the Office of University Advancement at (509) 527-2002.

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air

The Anderson Foundation

Banner Bank

The Boeing Company

Brooks Manufacturing Company

BNSF Foundation

Anne Cassidy and Bob Fuller

Columbia Bank

COSTCO Wholesale

Expeditors International of

Washington, Inc.

The O.D. Fisher Charitable

Foundation

Foss Maritime Company

Green Diamond Resource

Company

Gull Industries

Howard S. Wright

ICW Board of Directors

Scholarship

William Kilworth Foundation

Isabelle S. Lamb

Miller Nash LLP

The Norcliffe Foundation

Nordstrom

Norman Archibald Charitable

Foundation

Parker|Smith|Feek

PEMCO Foundation, Inc

The Rabel Family Advised Fund/

The Seattle Foundation

The Spokesman Review

Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund

Red Lion Hotels Corporation

Brendan Riley

Sheraton Seattle Hotel

Skanska USA Building

Titus Will Families Foundation

The UPS Foundation

Washington State Auto Dealers

Association

The Wollenberg Foundation

Wright Runstad & Company


2010-11 Volunteers and Walla Walla University Leadership

Board of Trustees

CHAiR

Max Torkelsen II

ViCE CHAiR

Russell Gilbert

SECRETARy

John K. McVay

MEMBERS

Tom Allen

DeLona Bell

Alex Betancourt

Gary Botimer

Ken Crawford

Larry Dodds

Mumtaz Fargo

Bob Folkenberg, Jr.

John Freedman

George Gainer

Carmen Graham

Yoswa Gwalamubisi

Don Hall

Alan Hurlbert

Marshall Keymer

Merlin Knowles

Gordan Lacey

Cameron Libby

John Loor, Jr.

David Prest, Jr.

Barbara Prowant

Al Reimche

Mark Remboldt

Paul Rhynard

Sue Smith

Bruce Thorn

inViTEES

David Lindsey

Darren Wilkins

Alphonso McCarthy

University Administration

PRESiDEnT

John K. McVay

ViCE PRESiDEnT fOR ACADEMiC ADMiniSTRATiOn

Ginger Ketting-Weller

ViCE PRESiDEnT fOR finAnCiAL ADMiniSTRATiOn

Steve Rose

ViCE PRESiDEnT fOR STUDEnT LifE AnD MiSSiOn

Ken Rogers

ViCE PRESiDEnT fOR UniVERSiTy ADVAnCEMEnT

Dennis N. Carlson

ViCE PRESiDEnT fOR MARKETinG AnD EnROLLMEnT SERViCES

Jodi Wagner

ASSiSTAnT TO THE PRESiDEnT fOR DiVERSiTy

Pedrito U. Maynard-Reid

ASSOCiATE ViCE PRESiDEnT fOR GRADUATE STUDiES

Joseph Galusha

ASSOCiATE ViCE PRESiDEnT fOR ACADEMiC ADMiniSTRATiOn

Scott Ligman

ASSOCiATE ViCE PRESiDEnT fOR finAnCiAL ADMiniSTRATiOn

Glenn Carter

AnnUAL REPORT CREDiTS

Executive Editor: Dennis N. Carlson

Managing Editor: Dede Anderson

This report lists information about gifts received from July 1,

2010, to June 30, 2011. A copy of Walla Walla University’s

financial statement may be requested by contacting:

University Advancement, Walla Walla University

204 S. College Avenue, College Place, WA 99324

Phone: (509) 527-2002, Fax: (509) 527-2398

E-mail: [email protected]

Alumni Association Executive Committee

Jerry Hiner, Chair

Brad Davis, President

Clarence Anderson, Vice

President

Sherrice Croft, Secretary

Matt White, Treasurer

Nicole Batten, Ex Officio

Dennis Carlson, Ex Officio

Board MembersAlan Coffey

Dawn Dawes

Jim Hall

Lorraine Jacobs

Heather Jarnes

Beulah Stevens

WWU VolunteersNieta Rae Adams

Clarence and Judy

Anderson

Janet Anderson

Jeanne Bakland

Roger and Ila Baltrusch

Don and Lois Barrett

Dwight Bartlett

Valerie Bass

Aileen Bauer

Cleona Bazzy

JaneAnn Bennett

Deirdre Benwell

Warren Berg

Jack and Evelyn Bergman

Robert Bergman

Garnett Bigger

Sandi Bowman

Rella Brandenburg

Jerry and Beverly Brass

Marjorie Bregar

Carl Brenneise

Jim and Cheryl Cain

Larry and Lois Canaday

Dorothy Canwell

Casey and Barb Casebolt

Rick and Betsy Claridge

Sandy Clark

Brenda Clifton

Bernard and Margaret Cook

Sarah Corley

Ann Cornell

Loretta Cotter

Sherrice Croft

Aster Debeb

Janice Dopp

Marion Dressler

Bonnie Eichner

Allan and Donna Fisher

Jim Forsyth

Joe Galusha

Carolyn Gaskell

Paul and June Giarde

Allegra Gienger

Larry and Jacque

Goodhew

Elliott and Dorothy Graham

Scott Graham

Randy Haffner

Jim and Ruth Hall

Lee Hayes

Kathy Hazen

Frances Henderson

Roman and Linda Hintz

Virginia Hoffarth

Ilo Hutton

Bernie and Carolyn Janke

Echo Johnston

Melvin Johnson

Ruth Joice

Linda Koenig

Lewis and Liz Krueger

Richard and Twyla Kruger

James “Pat” and Dorothy

Larson

Barbara Lee

Durwood and Erma Lee

Curtis and Audrey Lindsay

Walt and Bonnie Meske

Rumi Motzev

Bill and Virginia Napier

Randy Norheim

Carrie Osberg

Larry and Shirley Panasuk

Peter Pascone

Andrew and Jaci Perrin

Milford and Carol Perrin

Don Peterson

Shirley Peterson

Hollibert and Carmella

Phillips

Lois Pryor

Pat Reynolds

Sally Reynolds

Ken Rogers

Laverne Rudolf

Lester and Vera Ruud

John Sackett

Teri Sanner

Chris and Mackenzie

Santana

Bob Sarve

Shirley Sarve

Aileen Saunders

Greg and Kathy Saunders

Lorelei Saxby

Tracy Schwartz

Adriana Scuka

Diana Shelton

Ruth Simon

Doris Smith

Mary Smith

Jeannie Stanford

Dee Stowell

Vi Swanson

Wilbur and Lola Sylvester

Karl and Becky Thompson

Gina Tsujimura

Janis Tsujimura

Nancy Vaughn

Dale and Evelyn Visger

Barbara Vories

Cheri Wallace

Verlie Ward

Rosemary Watts

Tim and Cheri Windemuth

Ron and Joyce Woods

Helen Zolber

David Zundel

Many more volunteers than

those listed on this page

give their time to Walla

Walla University. Although

we do not have their

names in our records, we

extend our appreciation to

these individuals as well.


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J A N U A R Y

j-1$ ASWWU Week of Worship

2%-2* NPUC Choir and Orchestra Festival

F E B R U A R Y

j-1! Friendship Tournament

1&-1* Portland Mission Trip

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1%-2% Spring Mission Trip

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Robotics Challenge

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Alumni Events

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dMichigan Alumni Dinner, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Mich.

J A N U A R Y

g-hAlaska Alumni Vespers and Sabbath,

Hillside O’Malley Seventh-day Adventist Church, Anchorage, Alaska

F E B R U A R Y

2%Palm Springs Alumni Sabbath

To register or for more information, visit alumni.wallawalla.edu.

U-Days: Join Us!High school students accross the nation can join us Feb. 3–4, March 1–3, or April 1–3. For more information, visit wallawalla.edu/udays.

For information about these and other events, see the online calendar at wallawalla.edu.

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WestwindWalla Walla University204 S. College Ave.College Place, WA 99324-1198

College Avenue Crossings

Awarm and inviting setting welcomes students to The

Atlas, a new student house opened by the Associated Students of Walla Walla University (ASWWU). The former social work house, located on the corner of Whitman Drive and College Avenue, has been rede-signed as a student house.

At the request of the students, ASWWU leaders developed The Atlas project to provide students with another campus space to study, connect, and worship together in a comfortable setting. The Atlas also offers international beverages and some baked goods to complement the students’ experience.

Furnished with an Old World style, The Atlas fea-tures student artwork and a map identifying the location of current student mission-aries and WWU students studying abroad. A student house has been in the works since 2003-04, beginning with ASWWU president Paul Rhynard.

At the Nov. 3 ribbon-cut-ting ceremony, current and most recent ASWWU presi-dents—James Oliver, Nolan Kinne, Eric Wilkinson, and Evan Kinne—represented the many individuals who made the project a reality. n

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