Westwind, Winter 2009

Campus Treasures Pages, Pottery and More

Powering the Future

Annual Report

WestwindThe Journal of Walla Walla UniversityWinter 2009

wallawalla.edu/westwind

Come Back to the Valley

Alumni Homecoming Weekend April 23-26, 2009

Plan to join us for a special weekend reconnecting with classmates and friends.

Your homecoming will feature class reunions, Sabbath services, a reunion performance by the Messengers with Mike Loewen, a 45th anniver-sary Evensong led by Melvin West and Loren Dickinson, and much more.

Honor Years 1959 1964 1969 1974 1979 1984 1989 1999

FirstServe Speaker–Paddy McCoy ’99 Second Service Speaker–Gary Patterson ’59

Homecoming BanquetFriday, April 24 at 5:30 pm

Messenger Reunion Concert Sabbath, April 25 at 2:30 pm

Honor Class ReunionsSabbath, April 25 at 4:00 pm

45th Anniversary Evensong Sabbath, April 25 at 7:30 pmSee more at alumni.wallawalla.edu

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9WWU Joins the NAIA

4 Going Down?

9 Lights, Camera, Action!

10 Campus Treasures:

Pages, Pottery and More

14 Powering the Future

16 Alumnotes

19 In Memory

21 Annual Report 2007-2008

31 When Compassion Is the Cure

32 College Avenue Crossings

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Contents

Westwind Winter 2009, Volume 28, Number 1

Editor Rosa Jimenez ’85 Campus Current Editor Rebecca St. Clair ’05 Copy Editor Lisa Krueger ’93Alumnotes Writer Sarah Radelfinger Design Robert Car ’99 Cover Photo Eric Ashley

Westwind is published three times a year for alumni and friends of Walla Walla University, a Seventh-day Adventist university. It is produced by Marketing and Enrollment Services/University Relations. This issue was printed in December 2008. Third-class postage is paid at College Place, Wash. © 2008 by Walla Walla University.

Westwind/University Relations 204 S. College Ave. College Place, WA 99324 Telephone: (509) 527-2513 Toll-free: (800) 377-2586 E-mail: [email protected] Online: westwind.wallawalla.edu

About the cover This 1516 Latin Bible is part of a collection of treasures carefully preserved at Walla Walla University. It is the oldest of the Bibles in the collection.

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I felt completely detached from the rest of the world.

It was all at once grotesque, alien, wondrous, and beautiful. Outside our windows animals of all shapes and sizes were flashing brightly all around us. It was a dis-play that would make a Christmas tree jealous.”

No, this is not a deep-space adventure. Kirt Onthank ’06, a biology graduate, was on his way down under the ocean surface to the Mothra hydrothermal vent field on the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the North Pacific.

Onthank completed a master’s degree in biology at WWU in the summer of 2008, focusing on octopuses. This dive to the thermal vents was the opportunity of a lifetime to observe some of

these creatures in their natural habitat.

“It was an enormous privilege to be able to look at life and phenomenon that only a handful of other people have ever been able to glance at with their own eyes,” says Onthank.

The dive was made possible through Onthank’s doctoral program at Washington State University. His lab professor, Ray Lee, is studying animals that live at the vents, particularly focusing on how they can survive the high temperatures and high amounts of sulfide in the water, which is

very toxic to humans.

The space in the submarine was quite cramped. Three people were crammed in a six-foot-diameter titanium sphere, along with all the computer and equipment needed to operate the sub.

“It sounds claustrophobic,” says Onthank, “but I was so enthralled with what was outside, I barely noticed my tight quarters.”

While on the ocean floor, Onthank and those with him on the dive collected animals and rock samples from areas of the vents and switched out an incubator, among other things.

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dove on, is one of the most famous deep-

submergence submarines. It has been in operation since 1964, and has done some noteworthy explorations, such as locating a sunken U.S. submarine armed with nuclear missiles, and exploring the Titanic when it was rediscovered in the 1980s.

“Honestly, this was one of the most amazing experiences of my life,” says Onthank. “I feel like it was something of a rite of passage for me into marine biology.” n

Kirt Onthank ’06 (center) went on the deep dive to expand his graduate research on octopuses.

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Committed to excellence in thought, the University seeks to impart a broad knowledge

of the arts, sciences, and professions by careful instruction and open inquiry at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.”

As that excerpt from the Walla Walla University mission statement implies, we’re passionate about cul-tivating “excellence in thought” on our campus. For that reason, we’ve launched two initiatives to help our newest students take full ad-vantage of our academic programs.

NEw ENtrANCE GPAWWU has adopted a new mini-mum grade point average entrance requirement. Starting in fall 2009, students should have a 2.5 cumu-lative GPA for admittance.

“This new GPA standard is one that we’ve carefully considered,” says Ginger Ketting-Weller ’85, vice president for academic administra-tion at WWU. She says research in-dicates raising the entry-level GPA requirement is important for both the students it affects and WWU.

“A student has higher chances for success in life when they have the tools they need to be success-ful in college,” Ketting-Weller says. “No student should feel set up to fail. WWU provides an academi-cally challenging and socially stimu-lating college experience. Without developing and practicing good study skills, a student could be eas-ily overwhelmed and drop out or be academically dismissed. And that kind of experience is definitely not in the best interest of the student.”

While WWU provides academic support in the form of reading and study skills courses for students at risk, the data shows that the suc-cess rates for students entering with a GPA below 2.5 are very low. “If students do leave our program, it represents not only a significant loss to them and us, but their departure affects our retention rate. This in turn could affect the level of stu-dent aid we can provide,” Ketting-Weller adds. Our student retention rate is one of many variables con-sidered by lenders when student aid is provided. Though our retention rate (approximately 70 percent from freshman to sophomore year) is higher than many other Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universi-ties, student loan companies prefer a stronger retention rate through to graduation, Ketting-Weller says. “We want to be sure we can con-tinue to provide financial assistance to as many students who need it, and improving our retention rate is one way to do that.”

The new 2.5 GPA standard was endorsed by the WWU faculty senate, and the Board of Trustees voted to adopt the recommenda-tion in August.

FrEshmAN stuDENt mENtOrING PrOGrAmEvery WWU freshman student has the support of a dedicated men-tor, thanks to our new Freshman Student Success Program.

More than 30 trained mentors work with each of their fresh-men students weekly, helping the students eliminate barriers to aca-

demic success, encouraging them to seek additional resources when necessary, and connecting the stu-dents with each other.

The success program was re-quired for every freshman student after a pilot program showed impressive results. “Students who were mentored last year had higher grade point averages, were less likely to drop or fail a class, and were more likely to stay in Christian higher education,” reports Carolyn Denney ’92, WWU registrar.

Denney helped to develop the program and explored options as she pursued her master’s degree in educational leadership. She eventu-ally published a thesis titled, “The Effects of Formal Mentoring on First-Time Freshmen GPA, Course Persistence and Retention Rates.”

Mel Lang, former WWU pro-fessor and associate academic dean, volunteered to help launch the ambitious program. “We want students to come to Walla Walla University and accom-plish their goals,” says Lang, now the Freshmen Student Success Program director. Mentors were chosen carefully and are required

to connect weekly with their students and each other. “The majority of mentors are WWU alumni. More than half of them have master’s degrees or above. We select them through an inter-view process, and ask for recom-mendations. But the biggest thing we look for in our mentors is a heart for students,” he says. He notes that mentors are collectively spending about 150 hours a week with freshman students.

Some students who were men-tored in last year’s pilot program asked to continue with the pro-gram, and other non-freshman students are asking for mentors as well. “Right now we have a wait-ing list; we have our hands full. We’re stretched to our funding limits,” Lang reports.

The mentoring program com-plements other dedicated services offered by faculty and staff, and Denney is energized by the stories she hears from both students and mentors. “The whole campus is working together.”

To learn more about how you can support the Freshman Student Success Program, contact Mel Lang at (509) 527-2715. n

Set for SuccessCarolyn Denney ’92 and mel Lang (center) lead a team of trained mentors who are helping wwu freshmen get a strong start in college.

Two new initiatives give students a solid start at WWU

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Fields of wheat are getting smaller and smaller beneath the craft. The altimeter

reads 7,000 feet and climbing. The pilot has his eyes on the gauges and his hands reach for this button and that switch. Be-hind him, at a desk, his aviation instructor observes the student’s progress on a computer.

No, this isn’t a classroom in an airplane. In essence, this is an air-plane in the classroom.

Through generous donations, the Walla Walla University avia-tion program recently acquired two

flight training devices. The first Flight Training Device

(FTD) is an ATC 810, which represents a multi-engine aircraft. There is no vision simulation, just an aircraft instrument panel with mechanical flight instructs. This device was donated by Phil and Demptha Bingman of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and is valued at approximately $40,000.

The second FTD is produced by FRASCA, a company which produces both helicopter and fixed-wing craft training devices. This FTD has the capability

of converting between differ-ent airplane types. It will repli-cate a Cessna 172, and a Piper Seminole, both of which WWU currently owns.

The FRASCA is unique from the ATC 810 because it also has a visual database, allowing the stu-dent to do visual as well as instru-ment training. Projectors display images on a screen, which wraps around the pilot for 220 degrees of vision.

The FRASCA training device also allows the student pilot to do more emergency training. The

ATC 810 allows for this, as well, but the FRASCA has the option of having even more systems fail.

The benefits of having FTDs are almost infinite. When weather is bad, or the planes are down for maintenance (which happens every 100 hours), there is a lot of downtime without flying. The FTDs can be utilized in all kinds of weather, at all times of day.

“Training will be more effi-cient with these new FTDs,” says Shawn Dietrich, director of train-ing for the aviation program at WWU. “Students can be prepped in the FTD before going up in a real aircraft. They’ll learn exactly what they’re going to do before they even set foot in the actual plane.”

This will not only give students better preparation, but it will also save them money. Each time the planes are taken up for a practice session, the student is charged for use of the aircraft. If they already know what to do when they get in the cockpit – how the plane works and what to expect – their flying time will be more efficient and productive.

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Our FrAsCA flight training device displays images on a screen that wraps 220 degrees around the pilot, giving students more preparation before taking to the air.

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A Summer to Remember

this past summer, Paul Dybdahl ’92, assistant pro-fessor of theology, spent

two months teaching at Mission College in Muak Lek, Thailand.

In addition to teaching, Dybdahl, who has a doctoral degree in the area of mission, conducted some research. He re-corded personal interviews with students from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, and hopes to use them in classes at WWU. He also

collected a written survey from theology and religion majors in Thailand. The survey centered on their view of pastoral func-tion. Dybdahl plans to compare their view of the pastoral role and function with that of Walla Walla University students.

Dybdahl’s history with Thailand goes back to before he was born. Dybdahl was born in Chiang Mai, and spent the first six years of his life there. After his sophomore year at WWU, he returned as an Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) volunteer, teaching English and Bible, and helping with church services.

“This summer reminded me how quickly we can become

attached to other people,” says Dybdahl. “I said goodbye at Mission College knowing that the students would soon be scattered all around the world, and I would likely never see them again. They were beautiful, fun, good people, and I wished we didn’t have to say goodbye.” n

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Paul Dybdahl ’92 (back row, blue shirt) taught more than 60 students during his summer in muak Lek, thailand. ON A MISSION

Summer was especially busy for some enthusiastic Walla Walla University students, faculty and staff. These fine folks shared their talents and their faith in locations around the world.

honduras The WWU chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) sent a team to Honduras. They spent a week talking with the community and surveying the school site where they plan to make massive improve-ments this March.

thailand A missions and nurs-ing class traveled to Thailand to put into practice what they’d learned in the classroom. Others in the group taught English classes and helped a paraplegic farmer.

El salvador Theology professor Zdravko Stefanovic accompanied seven students to El Salvador to present an evangelistic series in eight different places in two weeks.


Doug Logan ’74, dean of the School of Engineering, received a bachelor’s degree from WWU, and his master’s and doctorate de-grees from Stanford University.

Brian roth ’01, assistant professor of engineering, com-pleted undergraduate work at WWU, and continued his edu-cation at Purdue and Stanford universities.

Onduru Odongo, assis-tant professor of chemistry, re-ceived his doctoral degree from State University of New York at

Binghamton after doing under-graduate work in Kenya.

heidi haynal, assistant pro-fessor of mathematics, completed undergraduate work at Ohio State University. She was awarded her master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of California in Santa Barbara.

Emily tillotson ’97, assis-tant professor of social work, has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from WWU.

rosemarie Buck Khng ’81, assistant professor of nurs-ing, holds a bachelor’s degree from WWU and a master’s of sci-ence from Loma Linda University.

Bob Cushman ’79, biology department chair, completed his undergraduate work at WWU, and holds a doctorate degreee in geology from Colorado School of Mines.

richard scott, assistant librar-ian, has a bachelor’s degree from Union College and a master’s from the University of Kentucky.

Karin thompson ’91, mu-sic department chair, received a master’s degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, and a doctorate degree from the University of Maryland after doing undergraduate studies at WWU.

WWU Welcomes New Faculty

From left: Doug Logan ’74, Brian Roth ’01, Onduru Odongo, Heidi Haynal, Emily Tillotson ’97, Rosemarie Buck Khng ’81, Bob Cushman ’79, Richard Scott. Not pictured: Karin Thompson ’91.

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Bits & Pieces

A Tradition of ServiceIn October, Walla Walla University students, staff, and faculty went out into the community to sweep, clean windows, rake leaves, pick up trash, and visit and sing with the elderly, among other things. It happens every quarter, and hundreds participate. It’s the tradition known as Service Day—a chance to give back to the community that has supported WWU for 116 years. Here, Greg McKelvey, sophomore theology major, sorts papers at the Walla Walla Humane Society.

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Alumni Staff NotesBreanna Bork ’06, a business graduate, has joined the full-time professional ranks of fund raising for Walla Walla University as the associate director of capital campaigns and annual giving. For nearly two years prior, Bork was gaining experience and knowledge of WWU as the administrative assistant to the vice president of advancement.

Darius Fleck ’06, also a business graduate, is director-elect of the Trust Services department at WWU. Fleck has served as an associate for over two years, and will begin his position full-time on Jan. 1, 2009.

Lights, Camera, Action!Carl Canwell ’08, a mass communications graduate, was recently awarded third place and $1,000 in a nationwide video contest for college students, sponsored by the Christophers. Entrants’ videos had to be less than five minutes and interpret the theme, “one person can make a difference.” Canwell’s music video told the story of one man’s life-changing encounter with a stranger, utilizing the song, “The Gospel According to Luke,” by Aaron Roche. Canwell has an internship at Loma Linda University, and hopes to be hired full-time at the conclusion of his internship.

WWU Joins the NAIAThe Walla Walla University athlet-ics program recently learned that they were accepted into member-ship at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The NAIA is the governing body for athletics programs at its nearly 300 colleges and universities throughout the U.S. and Canada. As a member, WWU will be held accountable to the NAIA mission, which is to promote the education and development of well-rounded students and productive citizens through intercollegiate athletics. “Joining the NAIA helps us to con-tinue just the right kind of athletic program,” says WWU president John McVay. “One that prioritizes aca-demic performance and character development over sport.”

New WWU Vice PresidentIn July, Jodeene Wagner ’92 was appointed vice president of marketing and enrollment services. She will lead the university’s strategic marketing initiatives in recruiting, enrollment, public relations and other programs. Wagner holds a degree in mass communications and completed concentrated studies in business and English. Prior to her appointment at WWU, she worked for Coffey Communications, Inc., in Walla Walla, Wash.

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“History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines real-ity, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity.” —Marcus Tullius Cicero, Pro Publio Sestio

Indeed, we study the past to learn, to understand, to remember. Museums house collections of photographs and artifacts—often the only remnants of vanished cultures. Archeologists sift through evidence of entire civilizations to satisfy our curiosity and desire for knowledge.

It is in this spirit of remembrance and enlightenment that Walla Walla University maintains a collection of uncommon treasures, each offering a unique testimony to our past. Here are some of the trea-sures that quietly await discovery on the WWU campus.

WWU’s unique collection of pages, pottery and more


Nuremberg Chronicle, page 18. The oldest item in the library collection is this 1493 page from the illustrated world history. It is called an Incunabula, meaning it was published in the earliest stages before 1501. Dr. Earl Malcolm Hause gifted this page to the Walla Walla College sometime before 1968. The fragile nature of the piece keeps it from open viewing by the general public.

wwC/OPs Animals. These fluffy mascots were owned by Ione Morgan and donated to Walla Walla University from her estate. She moved from Chicago to College Place in the 1930s and later worked at Color Press here in College Place. Mrs. Morgan died in May at the age of 99.

the Curtis Collection. The Peterson Memorial Library is home to 18 volumes of the 20-volume main set and six of the 20 large portfolios of The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis. Purchased by the Walla Walla College librarian in 1950 for $200 from Barnes and Noble in New York City, these partially leather bound books include numerous photogravure plates depicting the culture and lifestyles of 80 Indian tribes. Limited editions sold for $3,000 in 1907 and cost about $4,200 in 1924. Flury & Company Ltd. Gallery in Seattle, Wash., notes that it was Curtis’ intention to de-pict as many tribes as he could be-cause he knew that these cultures were quickly fading.

First wwC Accounting Ledger. To view past Walla Walla College book-keeping ledgers, one may make an appointment to visit the university archives. This photo shows detail of the very first college ledger. All con-struction costs are neatly recorded by hand—long before computers!

Food Container, Cold war Era. Emergency rations stored away from the Cold War era were discovered on the Rosario campus when old cabins were demolished dur-ing renovations. A few years ago Jim Nestler ’84, profes-sor of biology and director of the Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory, opened up a con-tainer to discover still edible crackers. This container was the last unopened one.

Large storage Jars. This is one of 75 three-foot high ceramic storage jars kept in the archaeology lab in Bowers Hall. They each weigh around 60 pounds when empty. In 1200 BC, when it would have been in use in Jordan, this jar might have stored wheat, barley, lentils, or garbanzos. When full it would weigh over 275 pounds. It was obtained from the Madaba Plains Project site of Tall al-`Umayri, according to Doug Clark, former WWU archaeology professor and theologian. This jar, and the others like it, came from the same house’s pantry store rooms. Most of the items from the location were found intact.


1516 Latin Bible. Hailing from Lyons, France, this Bible was printed by Jacobus Sacon for Antonius Kolberger of Nuremberg, Germany. It is the oldest of all the Bibles in the library’s collection. Hand-colored pictures number 100 in the Old Testament and 29 in the New Testament. Walla Walla College acquired this Bible in 1992, along with others from Dr. Charles Gibson’s collection, which he graciously donated.


Grinding stones. Heavy stones from ancient homes lie by the hundreds in the WWU Archaeology Lab. Every day, housewives would use these to grind wheat flour, spices, and herbs. Not only food turned to grain when pounded into the stones, however. Archaeologists discovered that bits of sand from the stones worked their way into the food and then people’s mouths, eventually wearing down the teeth of the chewer. 1875 Encyclopedia Britannica.

The library ledger shows that this was purchased in 1910 for $30. It is one of the very first WWC library acquisitions.

Guttenberg Bible replica. Elwood Mabley ’48, former library director, purchased this treasure in1985 for $3,000. It is now worth about $30,000, due in part to the passage of time and its gold leaf pages. Around a dozen donors helped fund this acquisition to have it included in the special Bible collection. The Bible is displayed occasionally, usually for special events such as Alumni Weekend.

When can you see these treasures and others archived on our campus? Call (509) 527-2134 for information, or for appointment hours visit wallawalla.edu/special-collections.


Interview

what is your role at GE Aviation?My title is senior engineer for combustor aero technology and design at GE Aviation, and I work as combustor aero team leader for the GEnx Engine program. The GEnx Engine is a new cen-terline engine designed to power the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 747-8.

My office is in Springdale, Ohio, but testing for the engine project takes me to our main plant in Evendale and to our en-gine test facilities near Peebles, which is in the Appalachian foot-hills of South Central Ohio. I also travel to our flight test operations headquarters in Victorville, Calif., on the edge of the Mojave Desert.

how has your work with the GEnx program evolved to where you are today?I started working on the GEnx program in 2004, although the technology programs support-ing it started long before that. When I joined GE in 1999, they were already working with NASA to develop a new generation of low-emissions, gas-turbine com-bustors. My first program was an

internally funded effort to take these technologies, improve and demonstrate them in a commer-cial CFM-56 engine. This was a very successful program for which my boss received GE’s highest award, the Edison Award.

Basically, to get more efficient, engines have to get hotter. But high temperatures in the combus-tor result in high amounts of nitric oxide production, a greenhouse gas that also impacts ozone depletion and when emitted near the ground becomes nitrogen dioxide, a basic component of smog. Our combus-tor seeks to change the way fuel is burnt in order to minimize the peak flame temperature and enable a more efficient yet environmen-tally sound engine.

To bring this technology to production has taken over a de-cade of labor by a combustor team varying in size from a hand-ful of engineers in the beginning to 20 or so on the current pro-gram. Our team is divided rough-ly in half between mechanical and aero design engineers. In addition to our combustor team, bringing this to production has required working with test organizations,

systems, controls, operability and performance groups within the company. Overall, there are hun-dreds of engineers working on this engine program.

what has surprised you during the course of your work? what discoveries have you made?The most surprising thing about a gas turbine combustor is that it is small. Imagine taking a fire hose and shooting it through a cof-fee can with the bottom cut out. Now imagine that instead of wa-ter you are flowing kerosene and by the end of the can all the fuel must be burnt, products mixed out and a uniform temperature obtained to prevent hot streaks from destroying the turbine.

In the early days of gas turbine propulsion the combustor was the biggest component, stretching more than 2 to 4 feet in length in

order to meet these requirements. Today, the biggest commercial gas turbine engines have combus-tors 6 inches in length. There isn’t a day that goes by that I’m not amazed that it works at all.

how will your work and this project impact the aviation industry?I see this program as the begin-ning of a new generation of low-emissions combustors. High fuel prices and global warming concerns will continue to drive the need for high efficiency and low emissions. This design and others like it will continue to be optimized and improved over the coming years as we gain field ex-perience and apply our learning.

On a personal level, I look forward to the day I step onto a commercial airliner and see my engine on its wings.

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Powering the FutureBy Jodi Wagner

Doug Thomsen ’93 always liked to burn things. So it seemed natural that he’d build on his Walla Walla University mechani-cal engineering degree by accepting a full-ride scholarship to study combustion at Purdue University. There, he earned a doctorate degree, and nearly a decade later, his fascination with fire has proved quite useful—he has helped to design the most powerful gas turbine engine in the world.


Doug thomsen ’93 (second from right) leads the “combustor aero team” that helped to design a new centerline jet engine for GE Aviation.

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what do you enjoy most about your work?The best thing about my job is that gas turbines are endlessly fasci-nating. You have parts rotating at a couple thou-sand revolutions per minute, flow-path temperatures over 3000 degrees Fahrenheit, and pressures exceeding 700 psi. On top of this, we want to be able to light the engine at 30,000 feet; accelerate it from idle to takeoff in a few seconds; ingest birds, rain, hail, snow, and ice; and do it all with a reliability that ensures the health and safety of the hundreds of thou-sands of passengers

flying in commercial aircraft on a daily basis.

The combustor is just one part of this story, but the first day you test your design is like a first date. You are excited and nervous, con-fident but a little scared. My best moments at GE have been in the testing arena. Whether I am run-ning a single-cup prototype burn-er in a test cell or flying at 5,000 feet over the Mohave Desert try-ing not to lose my lunch, watch-ing my design become reality is priceless.

what prepared you for the work you’re doing today?I graduated from Walla Walla with a mechanical engineering degree, and that degree prepared me well for my work as the com-bustor aero team leader on this program. When people think of mechanical engineering they

think you must like tinkering in your garage. While that has some appeal, the other side of mechani-cal engineering is the thermal sci-ences, to which I have dedicated my professional career.

A lifetime pyromaniac, I took my fascination with fire and got a PhD in combustion from Purdue University. Now I have made a career out of burning things. Combustion is the ulti-mate science—it takes the fields of chemistry, thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, physics and turbulence theory and merges them together. Because of its complexity, the field is far from mature, and science often be-comes art. One of my colleagues often says that engineering is the art of making sound technical decisions based on incomplete and often erroneous informa-tion. Those who seek absolute answers and cut-and-dried results better stick to the pure sciences. Engineering is much more frus-trating, painful, experimental and ultimately rewarding than that.

how can tomorrow’s engineers pursue the kind of work you’re doing?If you want a job right out of school, co-op. Most companies in the industry use their co-op programs as screening tools for their direct hire programs. While they are no guarantee of employ-ment, the programs give you a chance to see if the company fits your interests and career goals. In addition, the co-op jobs pay well

and provide valuable experience, even if you decide to go a differ-ent direction with your career. If you wish to get a graduate degree, recognize that many companies offer educational programs at work so that you can get a good salary and seniority while finish-ing your education.

There are a lot of jobs in the aerospace industry, although hir-ing is cyclical. If your preferred job is not available when you are ready to interview, consider grad school. You can gain valu-able knowledge while waiting for the job market to open up again. If you are interested in a PhD, consider your interest and go to a school that has recognized ex-pertise in that area. Also, choose a grad school with a professor who has ties to the industry you eventually want to work in. That first connection and referral are your most likely paths to future employment. That is how I got my job.

You will find that the funda-mental education you received at Walla Walla University will have prepared you well for your gradu-ate level work. I was specifically surprised to find that my under-graduate math background was in many ways superior to that afforded many of my grad school colleagues. n

Doug Thomsen ’93 lives in Lebanon, Ohio. He and his wife, Laura (Fish) att., have two chil-dren—Peter, 10, and Catherine, 8.

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portunity to travel to Kenya, Costa Rica,

India and Brazil for special assignments

during General Conference sessions. Cliff

and Susan have two grown sons, Don

and Ken ’86.

Jerry Dawes ’59 and his wife, Marie (Hin-er) att., currently live in Wenatchee, Wash.

Some of Jerry’s college memories include

Dr. Westermeyer’s chapel talks. Jerry and

Marie have six grown children, Geri, Roger,

Jason, Ashley, Carlee, and Jena.

Carlene (heid) Johnson ’58 and her

husband, Glenn ’58, live in Berrien

Springs, Mich. Carlene works as the ad-

ministrative assistant to the vice presi-

dent for academic administration at

Andrews University. Glen and Carlene

volunteer around the community. In their

spare time, they like to travel and have

been to the British Isles, Fiji, Maritime

Provinces, and will soon be traveling to

South Africa. Carlene’s college memories

are making new friends and working for

Mrs. Aplington.

Frances (welch) mathison ’58 and

her husband, Wellington ’60, reside in

Dayton, Nev. Frances is a retired regis-

tered nurse health educator. She enjoys

living near her grandchildren and play-

ing the piano for two local churches. Her

college memories include the friendli-

ness of fellow students and walks to the

Whitman monument. Frances and Wel-

lington have two grown children, Jeff

and Brenda.

Elizabeth (Ashley) myers ’58 and her

husband, Bobby ’60, reside in Madison,

Ala. Elizabeth works as the vice presi-

dent for Myers Agency Services. In her

spare time, she enjoys singing with the

Sweet Adelines, Metro Nashville Chorus,

and the community chorus. Her favorite

college memories were teaching micro-

biology and anatomy labs as a gradu-

ate student and working in the printing

press and bindery as part of the janito-

rial crew in the old Ad building. Bobby

and Elizabeth have two children, Serena

and Darren.

Arthur Nelson ’58 and his wife, Ester (Miller) att., are enjoying retirement in

Pleasant Plains, Ill. Arthur was employed

by the Seventh-day Adventist church for

more than 41 years where he worked as a

principal, academy teacher and secretary-

treasurer of the Wisconsin Conference. In

2007, Arthur and Esther celebrated their

50th wedding anniversary. They have two

children, Jere and Debi.

mary (Cleveland) Noah ’58 and her

husband, George ’55, live in Spokane,

Wash. Mary worked for 40 years as a

teacher at Philippine Union College, Walla

Walla University, and Whitworth Univer-

sity. Mary and George have two grown

children, Narlita and Anita att.

G. Corinne (Elliott) Pestes ’58 and

her husband, Michael ’57, live in Sierra

Vista, Ariz. After retiring, Corinne and Mi-

chael enjoy volunteering in their local

church. Michael is a head deacon and

Corinne works as the primary Sabbath

School leader and clerk. In her spare time,

Corinne enjoys knitting, gardening, and

sewing for her grandchildren. Corinne

and Michael have three grown children,

Laurin ’82, Jean Boller ’86, and Ryan Pestes ’88.

Norma (reistad) reiswig ’58 and her

husband, Oran, live in Chico, Calif. In their

spare time, Norma and Oran enjoy spend-

ing time with their grandchildren and

boating on Lake Oroville. They also active-

ly support the local symphony and com-

munity church. Norma and Oran have

three children, Lisa, Colette, and Kent.

1960s Anton Andersen att., is a retired civil

engineer living in San Diego, Calif. The

bulk of his career was spent within the

rail transit industries. He is currently in-

volved with the San Diego Model Rail-

road Museum.

Fred Christensen ’68 and his wife, June Rasmussen att., live in Pasco, Wash. Fred

works as a pastor in the Upper Columbia

Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. In

his spare time, he enjoys camping, read-

ing, and motorcycle riding. Fred and June

have four children, Erick ’97, Mark att., Stephanie att., and Deidre att.

Francie (Glenn) Davidson ’69 and her

husband, Russ ’71, live in Rhododen-

dron, Ore. Francie works as a fourth grade

teacher for Portland Adventist Elemen-

tary School. Francie and Russ sold their

home in Portland and moved up into the

mountains where they both enjoy the

view of Mt. Hood and the Sandy River.


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Viola (sayles) hufman ’67 att. and her

husband, Gary, live in Nampa, Idaho. Viola

works as the secretary for the retail opera-

tions vice president at Pacific Press. Some

of her favorite college memories include

band trips, hayrides, and working in the

library. Gary and Viola have two children,

Derek and Diana.

margaret (shannon) LePique ’63 and

her husband, Thomas att., live in Shelton,

Wash. Margaret retired after more than 30

years of teaching. They are active in their

church. They also enjoy family vacations

at the beach with grandchildren and visit-

ing lighthouses. Some of Margaret’s favor-

ite college memories were of Helen Evan’s

worship talk in Conard Hall and meet-

ing people while working at the College

Dairy. She boasts that she can still make

a nicely shaped ice cream cone. Thomas

and Margaret have two grown children,

Kimberly Cole att., and Todd ’92.

Don Loomer ’63 lives in College Place.

He retired from teaching and in his spare

time he enjoys running, traveling, and

backpacking. His favorite college memo-

ries include the dedicated teachers and

the field trips. Don has two grown chil-

dren, Todd ’86 and Rodney.

Darlene (Barnhart) Perry ’68 and her

husband, Allen, live in Sun City, Calif.

From her years at college, Darlene re-

members working for Helen Evans

Thompson. Darlene and Allen have one

daughter, Nicole.

thomas siaw ’63 resides in Germany.

He is looking forward to his trip to Hong

Kong for medical missionary work. In his

spare time, Thomas enjoys riding uni-

cycles and oil painting. He has two chil-

dren, Steve and Sonia.

Donald wagner ’66 and his wife, ma-rolyn (Eiseman) ’65, live in Walla Walla.

Marolyn works as an registered nurse for

an assisted living facility. Donald’s favor-

ite college memory was being married in

Conard Hall Chapel. Donald and Marolyn

have two children, Donald II and Mindy.

Ken walters ’63 and his wife, Karla,

reside in Bellevue, Wash. Ken works at

the University of Washington. Some of

Ken’s favorite college memories include

two summers of “colporteuring,” and his

professors Ralph Jones, Nancy Bull, and

Joseph Barnes. Ken and Karla have two

children, Karen and Mary.

1970s Gary Beck ’78 and his wife, Fukuko,

reside in Orofino, Idaho. Gary works as a

pastor for the Upper Columbia Confer-

ence of Seventh-day Adventists. In his

spare time, Gary enjoys reading books

on history and theology and gardening.

Gary and Fukuko have two children,

Ernest ’03 and Erika att.

ron Carroll att., and his wife, Beatrice (Brown) ’97, live in Meridian, Idaho. Ron

works as a healing facilitator. In their

spare time, Beatrice and Ron enjoy par-

ticipating in ballroom dancing competi-

tions. They have four children, Victoria,

Patricia, Andrew, and Traci att.

ron Cate ’79 and his wife, Bonnie, live

in Walla Walla, Wash. Ron works as a

registered nurse in the med/surg unit at

Providence St. Mary Medical Center. In

his spare time he enjoys spending time

with his grandkids and traveling. Ron and

Bonnie have five children, Michael, Erica,

Christopher, Tiffani, and Cassie.

Betty Choi-Fung ’78 and her husband,

Herbert, live in Toronto, Canada. Betty

works as a medical doctor and owns a

family practice clinic. In her spare time,

she enjoys bicycling, playing the harp,

and skiing trips with the family. Betty and

Herbert have two grown children, Caro-

lyn and Jocely.

william Fritz ’75 currently works as the

senior vice president for academic affairs/

provost at the College of Staten Island.

William previously worked at Georgia

State University for 27 years.

Jeanine Kablanow ’79 and her hus-

band, Wayne att., live in Athol, Idaho. One

of Jeanine’s favorite college memories

include hiking at North Fork. Jeanine and

Wayne have two children, Crystal and Eric.

scott Parmele ’74 lives in Coos Bay, Ore.

He works as an elementary teacher for

Goldcoast Adventist School. In his spare

time, Scott enjoys hiking, golfing, and

reading.

robert Pielaet Jr. ’79 and his wife, Pa-tricia (Shobe) att., live in Creswell, Ore.

Robert works at Sacred Heart Medical

Center as a part of the biomedical equip-

ment team.

wayne schafer ’78 and his wife, Pa-mela (Maxey) ’79, live in Sherwood Park,

Alberta, Canada. Wayne works as a se-

nior counsel member in the Aboriginal

Law Section in the Department of Jus-

tice where he defends the Government

of Canada in major land claim litigation

cases. In January 2008, he was awarded

a Queen’s Counsel designation, a high

honor. He has also had the privilege

of contributing a chapter to the Law

Society’s of Alberta’s 100th Anniversary

Celebration Book. His college memories

include vespers with Loren Dickenson,

living in Hallmark apartments, and his-

tory classes with professors Blaich and

Schwantes.

maxine (meador) shumate ’78 and

her husband, Frederick ’78, reside in

Covington, Wash. Maxine works at Buena

Vista Seventh-day Adventist School. She

enjoys collecting various items including

cassettes, clocks, Tupperware, and ther-

mometers. Her favorite college memory

was skating in Columbia Auditorium.

Lynn (Barter) Yanke ’78 and her hus-

band, Ed ’77, work in Gresham, Ore. Lynn

works as a registered nurse at Legacy

Mt. Hood Medical Center. In her spare

time, she enjoys traveling and golf. Lynn’s

favorite college memories include the

Canadian students and worship with

friends. Lynn and Ed have two children,

Roderick att., and Royce.

1980s holly (Ingersoll) Abrams ’83 and her

husband, Ron ’82, live in Sequatchie,

Tenn. Holly works as a teacher for the

Georgia Cumberland Conference of

Seventh-day Ad-

ventists. In her

spare time, she

enjoys scrapbook-

ing , traveling, and

backpacking. Her

favorite college

memories were

Friday night vespers. Ron and Holly have

four children, Mishala, Honiko, Ryissa,

and Nikolas.

mark Aden ’84 and his wife, Stephanie,

live in Spokane, Wash. Mark works as

the principal of DCI Engineers. Mark and

Stephanie have two children, Erik and

Nicole.

Bernice Beddoe ’89 and her husband,

Ken Roberts, live in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Bernice and Ken are licensed clinical

social workers and have worked in the

mental health field for the past 15 years.

She is currently the director of the resi-

dential unit for pre-teens and teens with

extreme behavior and mental health

issues. Some of Bernice’s favorite col-

lege memories include working with her

freshman biology lab partner Debbie

Kaye and the organ music at the college

church events.

Bob Berdan ’80 lives in Beaverton, Ore.

He works as a paramedic field trainer

and educator. Every year he has had

the privilege of visiting remote regions

of various countries to do medical and

dental work. In his spare time, he enjoys


traveling and restoring antique vehicles.

Bob has three children, Melissa ’07,

Jeremy and Julie.

richard Froelich ’83 and his wife,

Robin, reside in Boonsboro, Md.

Richard works as the senior engineer for

GSE Technologies. His favorite college

memories are of his years at the Haffner

House. Richard and Robin have two chil-

dren, Rose and Caleb.

stephen harden ’83 and his wife, ruby (Eastwood) ’84, live in Wenatchee, Wash.

Stephen is the owner of Affordable Realty.

tracy (winter) harder att., and her

husband, Thomas, live in Roseburg, Ore.

After teaching in California, Tracy and

Thomas enjoy moving back into the

Northwest. Some of Tracy’s favorite col-

lege memories include ASWWC days,

trips into Walla Walla, and the English

department in the old ad building.

Bruce Kay ’83 and his wife, Julia (Hiner) ’90, currently live in Kirkland, Wash. Bruce

works as the senior director of engineer-

ing at Green Point Technology. In his spare

time, he enjoys flying, wakeboarding, and

vacations to Mexico. Bruce and Julia have

two children, Meghan and Hampton.

thomas Lyon’84 lives in Clinton, Utah.

Thomas works as the owner of Lyon

Graphic Design. He enjoys mountain

biking, and his favorite college memories

include the friendships made.

Julia (silcox) Payaban ’84, and her hus-

band, Ruel, live in Oceanside, Calif. Julia

has worked as the principal of Oceanside

Adventist Elementary for the past 13

years. She enjoys traveling, especially her

most recent trip to Hawaii, where they

traveled to four different islands. Julia and

Ruel have one child, Angela, who attends

La Sierra University.

Charles reel ’89 and his wife, Karla (Peck) ’90, live in Pierre, S.D. Charles

works as the vice president of finance in

the Dakota Conference of Seventh-day

Adventists. His favorite college memories

include rainbows over the campus and

dating his wife.

Cheryl swanson ’89 and her husband,

Charlie, live in Puyallup, Wash. Cheryl

works as a psychiatric social worker. In

their spare time, Cheryl and Charlie en-

joy birding, canoeing, day hiking, and

reading. Some of Cheryl’s favorite col-

lege memories include being part of the

first computer couple-matched ban-

quet. She has two children, Brian ’92,

and Bradley att.

Jennifer (Perry) white ’89 and her hus-

band, Robert White II ’91, live in Oregon

City, Ore. They have two children, Zachary

and Benjamin.

1990s shane Atkins att., and his wife, Heather,

live in Roseville, Calif. Shane is a pilot for

Virgin American Airlines.

Nicole (Peschong) Batten’99 and her

husband, Stephen, live in Bay Roberts,

Newfoundland, Canada. Nicole re-

cently started her own business, GoFish

Publicity Solutions. Nicole serves on

the board of directors for the Society

of Adventist Communicators (SAC) and

is the vice president of recruitment for

SAC. Her favorite college memories

include the many hours talking to Dr.

Dickinson and meeting her husband.

Nicole and Stephen have two children,

Joshua and Seth.

heidi (ham) Evans ’98 and her hus-

band, Daniel att., are currently living in

Tualatin, Ore. Heidi works as a musician

and a teacher. In her spare time, Heidi

enjoys hiking, walking, gardening, and

rafting. From her college years, Heidi re-

members the many fire alarms in the girls’

dorm as a result of burnt popcorn, espe-

cially during finals. Heidi and Daniel have

two children, Ellia and Berren.

Jenny (Dull) Evans’99 and her hus-

band, Larry, live in Dayton, Ohio. Jenny

works as the senior accountant of Win-

Wholesale, Inc.

Jennie (mede) Furness ’98 is currently

living in Laguna Hills, Calif. She works

as a teacher at Laguna Niguel Junior

Academy.

Allison (tait) melino ’98 and her hus-

band, Marc, reside in Seattle, Wash. Al-

lison works as the health and wellness

director at Bellevue Family YMCA. Allison

and Marc have traveled to Botswana,

Africa, where they camped out with the

hippos! One of Allison’s favorite college

memories was going for long jogs down

Whitman Ave. during spring afternoons.

Debra (magretta) meredith ’98 and

her husband, Robert, live in Spokane,

Wash. Debra works as the case manager

for Premera. Debra enjoys baking, read-

ing, working with animals and spending

time with her family. While at WWU, she

remembers the amazing professors, and

having study groups at the library. Debra

has two children, Krystal and Christine.

Anthony mohr ’99 lives in Camarillo, Ca-

lif. He works as a staff engineer for a local

company. In his spare time, he enjoys ski-

ing and swing dancing.

Jennifer (Korb) Oetman ’98 and her

husband, Greg att., are currently living in

Walla Walla. Jennifer is a self-employed

clinical social worker. Upon graduation,

Jennifer worked as a medical social work-

er for the Veteran’s Administration Health-

care system for five years. Currently, she

is a stay-at-home mom with 3-year-old

son Owen and maintains her social work

practice on the side.

william Parker ’92 and Carolina Salido

were married on Oct. 12, 2007, in Lan-

caster, Mass.

Pamela (Duncan) rodman ’98 and

her husband, Jere, make their home in

College Place. Pamela works as the of-

fice manager for the English depart-

ment. Since graduation in 1998, the

highlight of her life was finding and

marrying her husband. From her college

days, Pamela remembers an impromptu

chocolate party with the girls living in

her hall.

melinda (rainey) russell ’98 and her

husband, Craig, are currently living in Me-

ridian, Idaho. Melinda works as a licensed

clinical social worker at Montgomery

Counseling Center.

stacy schwarz ’98 and her husband,

Tracy ’96, live in Walla Walla. Stacy works

as a stay-at-home mom and works two

Sundays a month as a registered nurse

at Blue Mountain Medical Group. In her

spare time she enjoys reading and sew-

ing. Stacy fondly remembers Friday night

vespers and sledding at Tollgate.

mary strubhar ’98 lives in Hubbard,

Ore. Mary works as a registered nurse at

Providence Newberg Medical Center. In

her spare time she enjoys crocheting,

calligraphy, gardening, and visiting with

friends. Her favorite college memories are

working in the library with Shirley and

the friendships with the faculty, especially

Lois Whitchurch.

Andy toms ’98 and his wife, Karla, are

currently living in Bend, Ore. Andy works

as a dentist.

steve wilson ’98 and his wife, Kelly Jo,

are living in Touchet, Wash. Steve is cur-

rently employed at Andy’s Market. In his

spare time he enjoys snowmobiling, and

restoring/building automobiles. Some of

Steve’s memories include countless hours

spent in computer and hydraulics labs.

2000s Natalie (Davis) hager ’00 and her hus-

band, Earl, currently live in Princeton,

W. Va. Natalie works as an attorney for

Harvey and Janutolo law offices. In March

of 2007, Earl and Natalie adopted a 15-

month-old boy, Alexander, from Russia.

They are planning to go back soon and

adopt a sister for Alexander. In Natalie’s

spare time she enjoys hanging out with

her husband and her son.

Alumnotes


Anderson—DeEtta (Olson) att., was

born April 6, 1917, in Tolstoy, S. D., and

died May 2, 2008, in Yakima, Wash. Surviv-

ing: husband Phil of Grandview, Wash.;

sons Thomas att. of Spokane, Wash. , and

Phillip Jr. att. of Grandview; and daugh-

ter Donna (Olson) Montague att. of

Nashville.

Blake—B Lorene (Gibbon) att., was born

April 15, 1917, in Eagle, Idaho, and died Feb.

17, 2008, in Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving:

sons Darrell of Tonopah, Nev., Gardell of Se-

lah, Wash., Melin att. of College Place, Wash.,

and Gaylend of Walla Walla, Wash.

Bohlman—Raymond att. was born

Feb. 4, 1915, in Goodwater, Saskatchewan,

Canada, and died June 11, 2008, in Walla

Walla, Wash. Surviving: wife Alta (Chaney) att., of Walla Walla; son Larry ’79 of Walla

Walla; and daughter Donna Shelman att., of Apison, Tenn.

Cook—Claire att., was born July12,

1934, in Colfax, Wash. , and died April 12,

2008, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Surviving:

wife Connie of Palm Springs, Calif.; son

Paul Cook of Seattle, Wash.; and daughter

Lisa Hirst, of Riverside, Calif.

Clifford—Lawrence ’61 was born

March 31, 1919, in El Paso, Texas, and

died March 14, 2008, in Paradise, Calif.

Surviving: wife Donna of Paradise; sons

Lawrence of Chico, Calif., Sidney of Grass

Valley, Calif., and Douglas of Sacramento,

Calif.; and daughter Carol McHenry of

Laurel, Md.

Chrowl—C. Eugene att., was born Dec.

23, 1931, in Seattle, Wash., and died Oct.

24, 2007, in Klamath Falls, Ore. Surviving:

wife Nola of Klamath Falls; daughter Jan Chrowl ’75 of Klamath Falls; brothers Keith

of Salem, Ore., and Roger of Salem, Ore.

Devitt—Archie ’50 was born Dec. 4,

1920, in Milner, N.D., and died Dec. 16,

2007, in Longview, Wash. Surviving: wife

Mickey of Longview; and daughter Kath-leen Moor ’74 of Kelso, Wash.

Gates—Lee Orville ’63 was born June

7, 1940, in Denver, Colo., and died March

20, 2008, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Surviving: son Warren Gates of Seattle,

Wash.; daughter Heather Wilson of Santa

Rosa, Calif.; father Lee Gates Jr. of Grand

Junction, Colo.; brother Garry Gates of

Placerville, Calif.; and sister Sandra Drobny

of Grand Junction, Colo.

Green—Iris (Booth) ’41 was born Jan.

21, 1918, in York, Pa., and died Jan. 29,

2008, in Franklin, Ga. Surviving: son Jor-

don of Guatemala; daughters Bethel Gor-

don and Esther Recinos of Franklin.

Greene—Marilyn (Stickle) ’70 was

born Feb. 11, 1947, in LaCombe, Alberta,

Canada , and died Nov. 4, 2007, in Big

Pine Key, Fla. Surviving: husband Tyrone

of Big Pine Key; son Andre of Big Pine

Key; daughter Krystal of Big Pine Key; fa-

ther Stanley Stickle; mother Ruth Stickle;

and brother Donovan Stickle.

Hallock—Sylvia (James) att., was born

Jan. 3, 1923, in Eugene, Ore., and died

March 14, 2008, in Walla Walla. Surviving:

husband Howard ’47 of Walla Walla; son

Kenneth ’75 of Buckley, Wash.; daugh-

ters Judy Schneider att., of Gentry, Ark.,

Brenda Mulder of Shafter, Calif.; broth-

ers Gordon of Spokane, Wash., Wilbur of

Dallas, Ore.; and sister Arlean Bechtel of

Talent, Ore.

Hamilton—Robert ’34 was born

Feb. 15, 1914, in Missoula, Mont., and

died June 5, 2008, in Walla Walla, Wash.

Surviving: son Robert att. of Conrad,

Mont.; daughters Melissa Craik att. of

Walla Walla, Candace Shermeta att. of

Largo, Fla., and Shelley Kaylor att. of

Walla Walla.

Kruger—Sandra (Edwards) att., was

born Sept. 22, 1946, in Toppenish, Wash.,

In Memory

When I get older and have finished college, I want

to become a minister. There are many ways to spread the gospel, but I want to be a minister be-cause I want to preach the gos-pel.” Earnestly handwritten and signed by 11-year-old Jere Patzer, this simple note reveals the begin-ning of what was to become a life-time of service to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Jere received degrees in busi-ness administration and religion in 1969 from Atlantic Union College (Lancaster, Mass.), fol-lowed by a Masters of Divinity degree from Andrews University (Berrien Springs, Mich.).

He directed youth ministries in the Pennsylvania Conference and in the Oregon Conference before he was named youth ministries di-rector for the North Pacific Union Conference in 1977. For five years Jere worked at the NPUC—the headquarters for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Northwest—before receiving the call to become vice president for the Upper Columbia Conference in Spokane, Wash. In 1985 he was

named president for the Upper Columbia Conference, a post he held for 11 years.

In 1996, Jere returned to the NPUC as president, and was also named chair of the Walla Walla College Board of Trustees.

During his tenure as chair, the board was involved in a number of initiatives, including Faith in the Vision, the $18 million campaign that replaced our administration building and funded other efforts to revitalize key areas of campus. Under Jere’s chairmanship, Walla Walla College changed its name and identity to better reflect its curriculum, becoming Walla Walla University in September 2007. Jere served on the WWU Board of Trustees until his death from complications related to non-Hodgkins lymphoma on Oct. 26, 2008.

Jere earned an MBA and a Doctor of Ministry degree, authored four books, hosted the radio program Issues and Interviews, and served as chair of the Adventist Health Board of Directors. Those who worked with Jere appreciated his lifelong dedication to serving oth-ers. During a memorial service for Jere on Nov. 15, 2008, at Meadow Glade Church in Portland, WWU President John McVay recalled, “He served energetically and ably, with a passionate dedication to the Adventist message and to see-ing the church strengthened in the great Northwest.”

Jere is survived by his wife, Sue; two sons, Darin ’96 and Troy ’99; one daughter, Carissa Britcliffe; and his father, Arthur ’43. He was preceded in death by his mother, Pearl att.

A lifetime of service“


In Memory

and died Jan. 23, 2008, in College Place,

Wash. Surviving: spouse Roger ’68 of

Pendleton, Ore.; sons Timothy att. of

Walla Walla, Wash., Todd att. of Joseph,

Ore.; father Donivan Edwards of Milton-

Freewater, Ore.; mother Eilene Edwards of

Milton-Freewater; sister Twyla (Edwards) Kruger att. of Walla Walla.

Lamberton—Ned ’61 was born March

18, 1925, in Brewster, Wash., and died Jan.

30, 2007, in McMinnville, Ore. Surviving:

wife Margie Lamberton of Sheridan, Ore.;

sons James of Brewster, Wash., and Thom-

as of Yakima, Wash.; daughter Ruth (Lam-berton) Corson ’78; and brothers Clark of

Chiang Mai, Thailand, Lyn Lamberton att. of Harare, Zimbabwe; and sisters Chlo-etta (Lamberton) Kruegar att. of College

Place, Wash., and Kay (Lamberton) Han-son ’55 of Brewster.

McLendon—Duane att., was born

July 12, 1960, in Rapid City, S.D., and

died Feb. 28, 2008, in Walla Walla, Wash.

Surviving: wife Shelley of College Place,

Wash.; son Thomas of Deltona, Fla.;

daughters Jenna McLendon of Walla

Walla, Christian Kennedy of Cleveland,

Tenn.,Tawney Minkel of College Place,

Arica Schwedtfeger of Libby, Mont., Jun-

nifer Cotton, of College Place, and Ra-

chel Kline, of Walla Walla; father Thomas

and mother Evelyn of Offerman, Ga.;

brothers Ripley of Enterprise, Ala.; Marty

of Deltona; Billy of Offerman; and Lance

of Titusville, Fla.; sisters Wendy McLen-

don of Enterprise; Monica Allen of Offer-

man; and Eva Wandersee of Liberty, Pa.

Merickel—Charles ’54 was born Sept.

20, 1916, in Mapleton, Minn., and died

March 17, 2008, in Portland. Surviving:

wife Stacia Merickel of Portland; son

Charles of Gnomes, Texas; daughters

Phyllis (Merickel) Wilson ’71 of Portland;

and Donna (Merickel) Judy att. of North

Port, Fla.; and brother Robert of Chip-

pewa Falls, Wis.

Poole—Joan (Selfe) ’52 was born

Sept. 7, 1923, in Wales, England, and died

March 19, 2008, in Salem, Ore. Surviving:

husband Vernon Poole ’51 of Salem; son

David of Orlando, Fla.; daughter Elizabeth

Poole of Salem; and brother William Selfe

of Prineville, Ore.

Pritel—Philip ’36 was born Oct. 12,

1910, in Butte, N.D., and died July 19,

2007, in Vancouver, Wash. Surviving: wife

Betty of Vancouver; sisters Emma Coffin

of Watkinsville, Ga., and Alice Livadney of

Harrah, Okla.

Rasco—Jimmy ’76 was born Feb. 17,

1938, in Borger, Texas, and died March 19,

2008, in Pullman,Wash. Surviving: Joanne (Carcich) att. of Albion, Wash.; sons Don-ald att. and Ronald att. of Moscow, Ida-

ho; and brother Eddie of Borger, Texas.

Stewart—Kenneth Lynn att. was born

April 6, 1956 in Leavenworth, Wash., and

died Jan. 31, 2008, in Port Orchard, Wash.

Surviving: wife Carolyn of Port Orchard;

daughters Crystal Jutte of Lynwood, Wash.,

and Tara Stewart of Port Orchard; father

Kenneth of Cashmere, Wash.; and sister

Jeannie (Stewart) Leno att. of Boise, Idaho.

Wallace—Dorothy (Calvert) ’87 was

born July 19, 1920, in Hillsboro, Ore., and

died Aug. 24, 2007, in Kent, Wash. Surviv-

ing: husband Felix ’49 of Kent; son Ede-

lidio of Las Vegas, Nev.; and daughters

Elaine Phelps ’76 of Kent, Beth Robison

’76 of Lyle, Wash., and Rebecca Ryan of

Tacoma, Wash.

Watson—Roger att., was born April 16,

1929, in Milwaukie, Ore., and died July

26, 2007, in Forest Grove, Ore. Surviving:

wife Mary of Gaston, Ore.; son Brian att. of Gaston; daughters Roma Clewell ’84 of Carson City, Nev., Corinne Nieman att. of Gaston; and brother William att. of

Grants Pass, Ore.

Wilson—Roen (Bernard) att. was born

Dec. 8, 1928, in College Place, Wash.,

and died March 6, 2008 in Longview,

Wash. Surviving: husband Everett ’51

of Longview; sons Duane ’78, Daryl att. and David of Longview; daughters Diane Weseman ’80 of Fife, Wash., and Debbie McClusky att. of Vancouver, Wash.

Ziebarth—Verna ’46 was born June 29,

1919, in Spokane, Wash., and died Sept.

13, 2007, in Grants Pass, Ore. Surviving:

husband Lovel of Duarte, Calif.; son Jim Jr.

of Grants Pass; and daughter Janet Hackl-eman att., of Grand Terrace, Calif.

Phyllis Hall loved hiking. As a marathoner and Pacific Crest

Trail hiker, she had hiked all of Washington and Oregon trails and 700 miles of the California Trail. Phyllis and her husband, Don, founded Wellsource, Inc., a health promotion firm that develops health management

software and training systems for organizations that provide health and wellness programs for their employees. Wellsource products are used by more than 2,000 organizations through-out the United States, Canada, and China. Phyllis was also a loyal supporter of Walla Walla University. She graduated from WWU in 1968 with a degree in home economics, and contrib-uted to WWU’s most recently completed campaign, Faith in the Vision, which resulted in the new administration building and other capital improvements. She is survived by her husband, Don ’68, of Happy Valley, Ore., son David ’93 of Happy Valley, and daughter Heather Tourville ’97 of Portland, Ore.

Loyal WWU Supporter

Besides teaching as many as 24 credit hours per quarter,

Dr. Eugene Winter ’41 founded and shaped the physical educa-tion program at Walla Walla University. Dr. Winter was the chairman of the WWU physi-cal education department for 32 years, and it is entirely appro-priate that the Eugene Winter

Educational Complex, dedicated April 27, 1990, bears his name. Dr. Winter is remembered for building up the physical cam-pus as well. During his tenure both the Alumni Gymnasium and Tausick Memorial Pool were built. He was a knowledge-able “rock hound.” In 1979, he started “Prof ’s Rock Shop” in College Place. Predictably, he pressed his hobby and his students into service, teaching his students to make rocks into pins, end tables and coffee tables to help raise money for the pool. Dr. Eugene Winter graduated in 1941 with a history degree. He was born May 18, 1916, in Clinton, Miss., and died Sept. 12, 2008, in College Place. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn ’71, of College Place.

Blazing a Trail


there were several “big numbers” that I wanted to know. Fortunately, I arrived at Walla Walla University in May, near the end of our report-ing year. It is truly amazing to see the sheer quantity of financial sup-port for the university, while recognizing that each gift came from the heart.

Here are some amazing numbers to remember: 7,933 donors gave 10,752 times to the university in a wide range of support that you will see in the report in this issue of Westwind. And alumni and friends of our university voluntarily gave $8,317,890.

Please be assured that the purpose for which each gift was given was carefully noted and faithfully followed. The leadership of WWU highly values that trust you place in us, as we, together, move for-ward in the mission.

It is a pleasure to see the new administration building standing so strong and tall and serving so well. That was the centerpiece of the “Faith in the Vision” campaign recently completed. Now, there are sev-eral gift initiatives for lesser, but also very important capital projects that will increase the capacity of Walla Walla University to train stu-dents for service.

In future issues of Westwind, you will hear about providing more classroom and lab space at the School of Nursing in Portland, which will allow the school to accept more of the applicants who desire training in this vital service ministry.

Also, the School of Business and its advisory board have dreams to enhance the offering of this part of the university by moving to a new location on campus and increasing enrollment through marketing.

These were recently voted by the university Board of Trustees to be official projects. The leadership of the university has even bigger dreams that will be opportunities for even more donors to give even more dollars to enhance the mission of the university.

Thank you for making a decision to give to Walla Walla University.

Dennis N. Carlson, Vice President for University Advancement

Annual Report 2007-2008

As I became acquainted with the opportunities of my new role,


Revenues $53.1 millionWalla Walla University obtains operating funds from five major sources: tuition and fees, church subsidies, gifts and grants, sales, and auxiliary enterprises (room and board, and bookstore income). The largest share of revenue comes from student tuition payments.

Auxiliary Enterprises $7.6 million

Sales $0.9 millionTuition and Fees $36.5 million

Gifts and Grants $4.3 million

Church Subsidies $3.8 million

Sources of Student Aid $35.4 millionThe university operating budget provided $11.1 million in aid to students in 2005-2006. Government aid programs, gifts from alumni and friends, and the endowment make up the remainder of student aid funds.

Walla Walla University $11.1 million

Government $16 million

Gifts $5.6 million

3rd Party Lender $2.7 million

Expenses $52.3 millionThe largest annual expenditure is for the instruction of students (faculty salaries, equipment, and books).

Auxiliary Enterprises $6.5 million

Academic Support $2.5 million

Instructional $15 million

Public Service $1.4 million

Student Services $3.9 million Institutional Support $7.4 million

Operating and Maintenance $6.7 million

Scholarships $8.9 million

2007-08 Revenues and Expenditures

Gifts From All Sources $8.3 million

Religious Organizations $3.9 million

Foundations $189,380

Business/Corporations $413,739

Alumni $2.6 million

Other Individuals $828,692

Fund Raising Consortia $164,559Other Organizations $146,551


PercentClass Agent Year Graduates Donors Participation TotalHenry Bergh 1923-1940 162 19 12% $44,308

Earl and Vera Dean Gregg 1941-1945 140 29 21% $31,463

Lester Rasmussen 1946 52 12 23% $11,288

Muriel Chapman 1947 61 22 36% $3,416

Verona Schnibbe 1948 67 32 48% $77,035

Bill Loveless 1949 118 30 25% $75,858

Bruce Johnston 1950 146 55 38% $6,747

Ken Spady 1951 145 43 30% $9,915

Olen Nations 1952 105 33 31% $60,913

Ed Norton 1953 106 29 27% $11,680

Stewart Shankel 1954 93 38 41% $10,385

Joe Riederer 1955 93 39 42% $3,365

Tom and Brooke Stafford 1956 103 33 32% $61,685

Victor Fitch 1957 108 33 31% $4,548

Ed* and Pat Johnston 1958 137 63 46% $10,602

Ralph and Bobbie Jo Davis 1959 131 42 32% $29,834

Shirley Thomas 1960 154 51 33% $12,318

Don Dawes 1961 169 53 31% $13,453

Dale Beaulieu 1962 136 45 33% $7,324

Ed Scheresky 1963 162 39 24% $79,806

Robert Brody 1964 160 51 32% $15,497

Gerry Miller 1965 147 43 29% $25,578

Carlton Cross 1966 204 49 24% $5,205

Gary Fresk 1967 166 32 19% $3,644

Don and Phyllis* Hall 1968 203 36 18% $4,478

James Robertson 1969 222 50 23% $3,978

Larry Evans 1970 226 44 19% $3,590

Bruce and Mary Ham 1971 234 53 23% $6,995

Fred Biesenthal 1972 261 57 22% $12,776

Sheila Palmer 1973 285 42 15% $10,261

Rick and Karen Mace 1974 277 58 21% $613,932

Ted and Linda Carpenter 1975 288 58 20% $13,162

Diana Pierce 1976 283 51 18% $7,491

No Class Agent 1977 277 52 19% $9,514

Beverly Foster 1978 277 53 19% $30,067

Warren Kay 1979 269 42 16% $7,990

Jeff Kinne 1980 260 47 18% $19,416

Lisa Bissell Paulson 1981 293 47 16% $4,626

Helen Teske 1982 291 43 15% $9,907

Graduates Giving

*Now deceased


Graduates Giving

Gabriel Acosta 1983 296 60 20% $6,776

Bob McGhee 1984 259 46 18% $7,251

Dean Tupper 1985 238 37 16% $20,823

Jerry Bauman 1986 273 48 18% $8,528

Kevin Krueger 1987 264 39 15% $13,523

Keith Perrin 1988 223 30 13% $10,192

Linda Abdel-Malek 1989 230 15 7% $8,468

Mike Devitt 1990 200 28 14% $3,702

Cecily Geschke 1991 237 37 16% $7,759

Stacy Peterson 1992 299 34 11% $1,649

Julie Sanders Keymer 1993 249 34 14% $13,282

Peter Fackenthall 1994 343 32 9% $50,244

Jim Kneller 1995 318 26 8% $2,648

Tom Hamel 1996 326 23 7% $20,710

Ken Aso 1997 359 37 10% $9,214

Jorge Barcelo 1998 328 25 8% $1,662

Les Zollbrecht 1999 374 23 6% $1,296

Greg McCulloch 2000 354 24 7% $4,025

Chris Drake 2001 347 21 6% $7,342

Mike Vercio 2002 363 14 4% $2,358

Chris Santana 2003 337 19 6% $1,456

Jessica Stone 2004 430 25 6% $2,285

Steve Sanders 2005 435 12 3% $1,317

Michelle Santana 2006 454 12 3% $4,178

Melinda Hebbel 2007 460 18 4% $3,229

Totals 15,007 2,367 20% $1,587,967

PercentClass Agent Year Graduates Donors Participation Total

2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Giving Throughout the Years

$7,160,794.84

$11,119,841.00

$6,468,531.63

$10,267,448.48

$8,317,890.71


Loan Funds

LoAns BALAnce

African Engineering and Computer Science Fund -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$96,610

Wade L. Barnes Memorial Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$12,621

George W. Bowers Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $10,357

Ruth E. Burgeson Memorial Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,557

Roy F. Carpenter Memorial Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$27,043

Harold Chastain Memorial Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$12,146

Class of 1924 Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$14,865

Class of 1958 Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $8,683

Class of 1961 Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $5,592

Class of 1976 Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $6,940

Engineering Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,585

Andrew and Evelyn Fisher Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $2,037,401

Andrew and Evelyn Fisher Special Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $189,854

Ford Foundation Faculty Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $144,101

Elvin C. Gaines Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $29,698

Clifford A. Graves Memorial Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $2,938

Bertha E. Gray Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $6,679

William Grettner Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $2,270

Idaho Conference Laymen Worthy Student Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $162,764

International Students Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $12,566

Jacob G. Mehling Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $68,276

Perkins Nursing Student Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $3,780,485

Nursing Student Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,236,444

Nursing Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $14,020

Orpha Osborne Worthy Student Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $26,567

John Potts Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $17,377

Dr. Eng Saw Chinese/Asian Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $18,974

Bertha Schneider Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $3,416

Sloop Family Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $49,839

Hyretha Smith Memorial Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $3,792

Starr-Larrabee Memorial Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $3,446

John E. Weaver Memorial Elementary Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $15,622

Carrie Welch Memorial Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $91,907

Eugene Winter Family Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $56,479

Robert G. Wirth Loan Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $844,644

Women In Ministry Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $25,166

Womens’ Loan Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $34,230

Worthy Students Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $217,310

WWU Loan Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,172,255

Total ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$10,466,519

ENDOWMENTS Balance New Gifts ENDOWMENTS Balance New Gifts

Endowments

Administration Building Maintenance Fund $897,148 $5,000ASWWU Student Aid $47,800 James and Ruth Bebee Computer Science Scholarship $31,037 $14,000James and Ruth Bebee Nursing Scholarship $126,031 $8,000Beverly Math Faculty Improvement Fund $75,426 $500Shannon Marie Bigger Memorial Christian Service Volunteer Scholarship $38,339 $1,490Shari Booth Memorial Scholarship $195Alice I. Bowden Memorial Theology Scholarship $77,756 George W. Bowers Excellence in Chemistry Scholarship $7,058Boyson Family Communication Scholarship $16,799John F. Bregar Memorial Scholarship $28,139 $1,000Junior Senior Business Scholarship $12,413School of Business Endowment $28,121Clair and Myrtle Calkins Library Book Fund $147,117 $6,000D. Ordell and Margaret A. Calkins Business/Education and Faculty Development $145,004 $6,500Merle Clairon Calkins Computer Science Faculty Development $30,001 $4,450Lewis Canaday Memorial Technology Scholarship $36,610 $100Dr. James R. Chambers Memorial Scholarship $10,843Janice P. Chance Memorial Endowed Nursing $14,854Advancement of Chemical Research at Walla Walla University Fund $2,041 $33Percy W. Christian Excellence in History Scholarship $21,804A.J. and Gladys E. Christiansen Memorial Scholarship $46,956 $1,000Class of 1954 Scholarship $35,545 $2,277Class of 1955 Scholarship $7,813 $500Class of 1965 Scholarship $49,705 $2,650Class of 1971 Scholarship $14,586 $1,350Class of 1978 Scholarship $10,889 $50Class of 1983 Scholarship $17,581 $500Class of 1984 Scholarship $19,962Class of 1989 Edwin Zaugg Memorial Scholarship $17,193 $50Class of 1996 Scholarship $106,783 $20,700Class of 1997 Scholarship $4,104 $4,285Class of 2003 Scholarship $6,602Verlin L. and Thelma Kumalae Cochran Memorial Scholarship $19,612 $950Communication Development Course $36,561 $32,035Computer Science Magazine Fund $1,044L.P. “Jim” Corbett English Scholarship $77,770L.P. “Jim” Corbett History Scholarship $47,305L.P. “Jim” and Jane B. Corbett Student Aid Scholarship $88,779Lee Crain Memorial Music Scholarship $1,450Edward F. Cross Engineering Scholarship $149,158Vera Davis-Michel Memorial English Scholarship $9,973 $1,000Edward F. and Clara M. Degering Memorial Educational Scholarship $125,723Claude and Annie Deming Memorial Fund $28,290 $2,100Loren Dickinson Communications Scholarship $54,122 $1,002Dietrich/Wilkinson Aviation Scholarship $183

Fraces Dixon Special Education Fund $9,214 $5,315Dr. Ralph A. Drake Scholarship $194,745Lars and Anna Dybdahl Scholarship $27,461 $1,000Josephine Cunnington Edwards Memorial Scholarship $17,809 $610H. Russell and Genevieve Emmerson Memorial Scholarship $11,629Engineering Chair Endowment $338,939 $3,600Mary Garner Esary Memorial Scholarship $24,652Faculty/Staff Scholarship $95,706 $2,448Dena W. and R.B. Farnsworth Nursing Scholarship $95,422 $101,295Ray and Alice Fowler Scholarship $5,692Norma S. Gardner Memorial English Scholarship $71,305Wilford and Emma Goffar Scholarship $25,833 $10,000Graduate Dean’s Award $3,794Albert E. and Reta J. Graham Memorial Scholarship $202,852John J. Hafner Music Scholarship $15,078Lovyl and Mary Hagle Memorial Worthy Student Scholarship $189,000Richard and Dena Hammill Memorial Scholarship $20,458Thomas Hampson Humanities Merit Scholarship $93,101Clyde and Mary Harris Challenge Grant $38,629Pauline Hart Memorial Social Work Scholarship $41,625Richard and Georgianna Hayden Christian Service Scholarship $105,103Wilma E Hepker Endowed Scholarship Fund $1,973Paul and Frances Heubach Memorial Theology Scholarship $39,341Jess Holm Memorial Scholarship $13,831Juanita Wagner Holm Memorial Nursing Scholarship $16,565Helen and Archie Howatson Nursing Fund $122,848Oland F. Hubbs Memorial Theology Scholarship $25,504Vera Johnson Hubbs Memorial Business Scholarship $20,880Dr. and Mrs. Harold Huber Scholarship Fund $96,436Wynelle J. Huff Nursing Scholarship $99,276 $5,000Jess M. Hutson, M.D., Memorial Scholarship $33,156IBCC Fund $29,674Jensen Memorial Math Scholarship $28,922Murray L. and Ilene Johnstone Scholarship $149,468Carl and Lucile Jones Nursing Scholarship $18,829 $1,000Peggy Henderson Kaye Nursing Scholarship $8,945Helen Wineberg Kendall Women in Business Scholarship $61,322KGTS Endowment $17,868A.H. and Mary Koorenny Memorial Scholarship $31,270 $300Robert H. and Thorna Koorenny Scholarship $44,517Kretschmar Hall Maintenance Fund $1,722,005Laura G. Larson Memorial Nursing Scholarship $369,420H. Lloyd Leno Memorial Music Scholarship $16,577Lewiston/Clarkston Scholarship $60,960Harold Lickey Scholarship $2,314Jennie M. Livingston Memorial Library Fund $102,703


ENDOWMENTS Balance New Gifts ENDOWMENTS Balance New Gifts

Endowments

Kelly Logan Social Work Scholarship $472 $500Mary E. Marker Memorial Theology Scholarship $76,334Roy and Lois (Dorland) Martin English Scholarship $27,094Mathematics Scholarship $25,466 $7,000Sukhdev Mathaudhu Engineering Scholarship $14,512Warren Matheson Memorial Christian Service Scholarship $18,223Matiko Theology Award $10,440Harden M. McConnell and Alvin L Kwiram Award $21,353 $1,000Eldena McDow Scholarship $6,966Messenger/Loewen Scholarship $11,144Jack Evan Miles Memorial Scholarship $18,628Joseph & Beth Murray Memorial Scholarship for Resident Assistants $55,098 $25Music Scholarship $19,406Llewellyn and Vivian Nixon Scholarship $52,201Nursing Scholarship $35,757Daniel A. Ochs Memorial Theology Scholarship $9,327Dr. and Mrs. Howard Osborne Scholarship $23,246Blythe Owen Music Scholarship $33,492Doreen Paulson-Evans Memorial Scholarship $20,924 $150Yvonne Pickett Memorial Scholarship $34,021Piper-Johanson Scholarship $58,917Helen L Popoway Endowed Library Fund $72,897 $75,000Robert L Reynolds Excellence in History Scholarship $19,925Robert M Reynolds Memorial Scholarship $19,116Donald W. Rigby Biology Faculty Research Fund $68,717 $2,960Donald W. Rigby Biology Award $119,835Donnie Rigby Drama Award $7,638Rigby Hall Maintenance Fund $122,542Lilah Schlotthauer Risinger Mathematics Scholarship $12,496Lilah Schlotthauer Risinger Memorial Mathmatics Scholarship $12,622John D. Rogers, M.D., Memorial Scholarship $65,596Rosario Marine Station Maintenance Fund $413,151 $1,000

Thomas C. Rowsell Memorial Scholarship $41,771Gayle L. Saxby Memorial Scholarship $18,828Eleanor B. Schofield Memorial Teachers Scholarship $899,609Cecil W. Shankel Memorial Chemistry Scholarship $20,430Shattuck/Zitterbart Memorial Nursing Scholarship $175,405Donald and Virginia Sherwood Memorial Scholarship $116,974Carolyn Stevens Shultz Scholarship $13,779 $150Dan Shultz Music Scholarship $13,128Solomon Endowment Scholarship $123,952Gene and Betty Soper Music Scholarship $50,418Robert L. Spies Memorial Scholarship $10,447Glenn Spring Music Scholarship $11,866Joseph L. Stubblefield Memorial Scholarship $257,856 $10,000Janis Suelzle Memorial Fund $105,510T5 Foundation Business Excellence Fund $144,021Theology Library Book Fund $16,989George and Lola Thompson Memorial Scholarship $46,961E.E. and Jane Breese-Trefz Christian Service Scholarship $154,964 $1,000Clarence O. Trubey Memorial Music Scholarship $11,827Undergraduate Advanced Study $5,914Verde Fund for Graduate Marine Research $3,429Eva Stratton Vliet and Jess Vliet Scholarship $27,605 $1,000Stanley E. Walker Music Scholarship $14,149Francys C. Welch Unitrust $382,338Melvin K. West Music Scholarship $6,392Lois Whitchurch Nursing Scholarship $9,390 $8,700Monte Wilkins Memorial Scholarship $49,450John and Inez Willey Family Memorial Scholarship $14,387WWU Student Aid $1,741,228 $5,941Randy Yaw Pi Contest Scholarship $3,780Young Memorial Lecture in Biology $57,338Norma R. Youngberg Scholarship $20,821Totals $13,613,182 $362,516


The Shari Booth Memorial Endowment FundThe Booth family established the Shari Booth Memorial Endowment Fund in honor of Shari Booth, a freshman biology major, who passed away in a tragic drowning accident in May of 2008. This scholarship goes to help students who are in the “financial middle” needing tuition assistance.

Frances Dixon Special Education Endowment ScholarshipThe Frances Dixon Special Education Endowment Fund was estab-lished by James ’61 and Louise (Leeper) Dixon, of Newport, Wash. This scholarship is used to assist students with special learning needs.

Kelly Logan Social Work Endowment ScholarshipTo assist graduate social work students who will be working with developmentally disabled students for their practicum, Ralph and Anne Wiseman established the Kelly Logan Social Work Endowment Scholarship. The Wisemans reside in Touchet, Wash.

Appreciation of Elementary Education ScholarshipJohn ’02 and Christy ’01 Dukaric of Canton, Mich., established the Appreciation of Elementary Education Scholarship. This scholarship goes to benefit elementary education majors who have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Bivocational Ministry ScholarshipThe Bivocational Ministry Scholarship was established by Schuan ’01 and Holly ’00 Carpenter of Seattle, Wash. This scholarship helps to encourage well-rounded professionals as it is awarded to religion and theology majors who are also taking an additional major.

The Romulo and Mercedes Lozano ScholarshipThe Romulo and Mercedes Lozano Scholarship goes to benefit worthy engineering students who are of Latin descent. This scholarship has been established by Elias Lozano ’87, who currently resides in Campbell, Calif.

New Scholarships


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

Alma Binder

Tim and Lois Blackwelder

Maxine E. Blome

Robert and Georgene Bond

Lester and Geraldine Border

Rosamond Bowman

Burton and Carolyn Briggs

Merrilyn Brown

Edwin and Grace Cafferky

D. Ordell and Margaret Calkins

Merle Calkins

Lois Carscallen

Sue Cason

Muriel Chapman

Douglas and Carmen Clark

Naomi Cochran

Ruth Copeland

Carlton and Nancy Cross

Walden and Ellen Davis

Donald and Orletta Dealy

Donald and Elaine DeVries

James and Joyce Dutro

Jon and Kathryn Dybdahl

Paul and Kristyn Dybdahl

Wilder Eby

James and Vicky Edwards

John H Edwards

Tim Eiseman

D. Joyce Engel

Dorsett Feyen

Howard Finke

Allan and Donna Fisher

Lawrence Folkes

James and Christine Forsyth

Brant and Marion Foster

Marcene Garriott

Henry and Mayme Gerber

Oscar Gerst

Earl and Vera Dean Gregg

Don and Phyllis* Hall

James and Ruth Hall

Beatrice Ham

Bruce and Mary Ham

Howard and Elizabeth Hanafin

Edward Harding

Lewis and Ruth Hart

Eugenia Hixson

Stanley and Mary Hixson

Lloyd and Lorena Hoffman

Helen Holiak

Archie Howatson

Wynelle Huff

Esther Jenkins

Floyd Jepson

Lois Johannes

Eunice Johnson

Ed and Marilyn Karlow

Mary Kincaid

Charles and Irene Kirkpatrick

Clarence and Helen Klopfenstein

Melvin and Joyce Lang

William and Louise Lawson

William and Winona Lee

Nancy Ann Linder

Walter and Luella Litchfield

C. Stanley Lloyd

Sandra Love

Delpha Lundeen

Dan and Betsy Matthews

Lyman and Victoria Miller

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

E. Glen and Ester Paine

Effie Pampaian

Jim and Della Park

Deulah Payne

Tom and Barbara Pelett

Harold and Fyrnn Pendry

Lloyd and Fern Piper

Hoe T. and Mary Poh

Philip and Betty Pritel

Robert and Barbara Richards

Lois Norton Ritchie-Ritter

Geneva Smith Roberts

Robert and Alberta Roth

Donn and Glenna Ryder

James and Thais Sadoyama

Don and MayBelle Sargeant

Doyle and Lorelei Saxby

Donavon* and Marcella

Schwisow

Jaclin Smith

Lloyd and Edith Smith

Louis and Marguerite Smith

Sam and Carol Smith

Ralph and Franice Stirling

Myrtle Tall

Everett and Shirley Tetz

Mary Tetz

Roger Thiesen

Griffith and Shirley Thomas

Ella Thornton

Margaret Trautwein-Cook

Gordon Travis

Phil and Reid Wasser

Ray and Pat Watson

Ray and Rosemary Watts

Dorothy Weisz

Melvin and Betty West

Sylvia Wilson

Virginia H. Wilson

Tim and Cheri Windemuth

Gerald and Vicki Winkle

Wade and Rosalee Wolfe

Yew-Chong and Lilly Wong

*Now deceased

Companies and Individuals Giving Through Independent Colleges Of Washington (ICW)

The following companies and

individuals support higher

education by contributing to

ICW (a consortium of private

colleges), which directs its gifts

to the state’s private colleges

and universities.

Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air 1

The Anderson Foundation 1

Loren J. & Maryann W. Anderson 7

Ash Grove Charitable

Foundation 6

Babieri Charitable Foundation 6

Bank of America Foundation 7

Banner Bank 6

Richard E. & Betty Jane Bangert 5

Richard E and Dawn Bangert II 6

George D Bartell 6

R. W. Beck 6

C. Michael and Delona Lang Bell 7

Ben Bridge Jeweler 4

BNSF Foundation 5

The Boeing Company 3

Violet A. Boyer 5

George Bridges 7

Brooks Manufacturing Company 6

Paul Cantor 7

Cascade Natural Gas

Corporatioin 7

CH2M Hill 5

Columbia Bank 5

Conner Homes Company 6

William M. Conner 5

Costco Wholesale 2

Crane Fund for Widows and

Children 5

Alice J. Cunningham 7

Joseph & Sandra DePaepe 7

Philip W. & Sharon K. Eaton 7

Expeditors Internation of

Washington, Inc. 2

Ferguson Construction 5

The O.D. Fisher Charitable

Foundation 5

Fluke Electronics 1

Foss Maritime Company 5

Frontier Bank 5

William M Garvin 7

Kenneth J & Beryl N Goodchild 4

Green Diamond Resource

Company 4

Groninger & Co. 7

Richard W. & Pamela B. Gross 7

Gull Industries, Inc. 5

Chris T. & Jennifer M. Heman 7

HomeStreet Bank 4

Tom & Mary Ann Huff 7

Independent Colleges of

Washington 4

The Foundation for Independent

Higher Education 6

Don & Ann Jenkins 7

William W. Kilworth Foundation 4

Isabelle S. Lamb 7

Lawton Printing, Inc. 7

James T. Linardos 6

Leigh Ann Lucero 7

Macy’s Northwest Fund 5

John K. & Pamela S. McVay 7

McVey Marketing Inc. 7

Miller Nash LLP 5

R. Steven Mitchell 7

Greg Montgomery 6

Jim & Eve Moran 7

Mulvanney G2 Architecture 5

The Norcliffe Foundation 4

Nordstrom 3

Norman Archibald Charitable

Foundation 4

Ober Tyus 7

PACCAR Inc 2

Pacific Metal Company 6

Parker Smith & Feek, Inc. 6

PEMCO Foundation, Inc 2

Principal Financial Group 4

ProBuild Holdings, Inc. 6

Rodney G. Proctor 7

Puget Sound Energy 4

The Rabel Family Advised Fund/

The Seattle Foundation 5

Red Lion Hotels Corportaion 5

The J.B. Reynolds Foundation 4

Charles E. & Karen L. Riley 7

Bill & Bonnie Robinson 7

Kathleen Ross, snjm 7

Safeco Insurance 7

Sahlin Foundation 6

Cynthia & Greg Schriderer 7

Douglas W. & Amy L. Schutt 6

The Seattle Times 3

Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers 3

Sojitz Corporation of America 6

Robert Spitzer, S. J. 7

The Spokesman-Review 5

Kate Stano 7

Sterling Savings Bank 4

Steven T. Seward 7

Ronald R. & Mary D. Thomas 7

Titus Will Families Foundation 6

Totem Ocean Trailer Express 4

Town and Country Markets 6

The UPS Foundation 3

US Bancorp Foundation 3

Walla Walla Union-Bulletin 6

Ellen J. Wallach 7

WaMu 4

Washington State Auto Dealers

Association 5

The Wollenberg Foundation 2

Wright Runstad & Company 6

1=$ 100,000+

2=$50,000-$99,999

3=$25,000-$49,999

4=$10,000-$24,999

5=$2,500-$9,999

6=$1,000-$2,499

7=Below $1,000


Volunteers and Activities

Alumni Association Officers Chair, Fred Field

President, David Hutton

Vice President, Robert Wood

Secretary, Lori Ann Wilkinson

Treasurer, Richard Hellie

Board MembersEdward Ammon

Toni Busby

Jennifer Castleman

Sherrice Croft

Rosa Jimenez

Mike Kearbey

Todd Schroeder

Randall Unterseher

Executive CommitteeEdward Ammon

Fred Field

Richard Hellie

David Hutton

Rosa Jimenez

Lori Ann Wilkinson

Robert Wood

ParliamentarianThomas Knoll

Helen Wineberg Kendall Alumni Endowment Fund Committee Edward Ammon

Janine Childs

Fred Field

Richard Hellie

David Hutton

Duane Meidinger

Loren Peterson

Allan Roth

Randall Unterseher

Ray Watts

Alumni Event Hosts

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As I write this article, I am paged by the emer-gency department about

a gentleman with advanced lung cancer who has developed wors-ening shortness of breath. He was on hospice at home but his family became overwhelmed and brought him to the hospital. I am asked to admit him to keep him comfortable as he dies. His fam-ily knows we cannot make him better … they were just afraid of him dying at home.

When I went to medical school, I had no idea that a major focus of my practice would be on help-ing patients die comfortably. Like most medical students, I came with the ambition of fixing and curing people, getting them bet-ter. As I went through my family medicine residency, I learned the reality was quite different.

Medical advances over the past few decades have dramatically changed how we care for patients. People live much longer with chronic illnesses and, indeed, a few can be cured from ailments that were once thought untreat-able. But despite this tremendous progress, patients still suffer. Sometimes their suffering stems from symptoms caused by their illness, but other times it’s from treatments we inflict upon them.

During residency, I remember caring for an 88-year-old man who came in from a nursing home with advanced dementia. He had been bed-bound and could no longer eat or speak.

He had multiple other medical problems and had now developed pneumonia. We admitted him to the intensive care unit to give flu-ids and antibiotics. He continued to get worse and was soon placed on a ventilator. His hands were tied to the bedrails so he could not remove any of the tubes or IV lines we had so carefully placed. After many weeks in this state, in which he had seemed to look uncomfortable most of the time, my patient died, leaving me won-dering if this was the best medical care we had to offer.

My medical education taught me to listen to patients’ symp-toms, perform an investigatory workup to make a diagnosis, and then treat the underlying illness. Sounds fairly straightforward. But what if we can no longer fix what’s broken: we have no more chemo for a patient’s cancer, no more surgery for their heart dis-ease, no more antibiotics for their overwhelming infection? Then physicians are often left struggling to know how to keep patients comfortable and guide them through the final part of their journey. This is not something that has traditionally been focused on in medical school.

During residency I became interested in medical ethics, and one of my mentors taught me that 90 percent of the ethics con-sults he did in the hospital were really difficult end-of-life issues that needed a skilled communi-cator to help guide patients and

families. Thus, I was introduced to palliative medicine. I had not heard of this medical specialty before starting medical school and it was barely even mentioned there. But in further exploring it, I found that it offered what I had found lacking in my medical education.

Simply put, the goal of pallia-tive medicine is to improve qual-ity of life and decrease suffering in those with serious, potentially life-threatening illness. You may ask, “Isn’t that the goal of medi-cine already?” Unfortunately, what I have seen is that our healthcare system treats diseases fairly well, but often neglects to care for the person with the dis-ease. Palliative care offers atten-tion to the whole person, not just their physical pain, but also their social, emotional and spiritual suffering.

After residency I was invited to join the Loma Linda faculty and helped start the Palliative Care Program. I am privileged to care for patients who have often been told by their physician, “I’m sorry, there’s nothing more I can do for you.” I am able to tell these individuals that actually, there is something more we can do. I do not offer false hope for a cure when medically this does not ap-pear possible. But I try to help them find other hopes … hope for a pain-free day, hope to be at home, hope to be with family, hope for peace and dignity. There is a tremendous amount of heal-

ing that can take place even when someone is dying.

I am grateful for the lessons my patients have taught me. Lessons about love and forgiveness, cour-age and honor. And although my patients may be dying, they have taught me much more about living. n

Gina Jervey Mohr ’92, an English major, earned her M.D. degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Board certified in family medicine and palliative medicine, Gina is an assistant professor at LLU and the director of the Palliative Care Program.

When Compassion Is the Cure

From My Point of View

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From books to mechanical pencils, the New Students

Only Book Night at the University Shop is a time for new students to shop ’til they drop.

At the beginning of each school year, the University Shop, also known as the U-Shop, opens its doors exclusively for new students to shop for books for the upcoming school year, mingle with others and win door prizes. On Sept. 25, over 150 students attended the book night which is held during JumpStart, a weeklong new student orientation program. Here, freshman Robert Hill, bio-chemistry major, looks for just the book he needs. n

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