14-15: Advancement and Alumni Development
Western Washington University honored its Outstanding Graduates for the 2014-15 academic year at spring Commencement Saturday, June 13.
Faculty members from dozens of academic departments and programs select one graduate to honor as the Outstanding Graduate of the year. Selection is a…
Lindley, the speaker at the 4 p.m. ceremony, is a financial planner and owner of Lindley Financial Services in Montesano. Lindley specializes in comprehensive financial planning and oversees more than $100 million in client-invested assets. Lindley is also a longtime youth soccer coach in his…
Dick Thompson, the speaker at the 12:30 p.m. ceremony, is retired from a distinguished career in public service that has included key executive positions at universities, state agencies and nonprofit organizations. He served as director of Government Relations and interim director for Athletics…
Robin Russell, the speaker at the 9 a.m. ceremony, is a member of Western Washington University Foundation board of directors and former president of the Western Alumni Association. She has more than 25 years of experience in the finance, investment and estate planning industry. Most recently,…
Western Washington University opened its new downtown office in Bellingham's historic Herald Building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 19. The move will better connect the university with the downtown, alumni and the entire local community.
“There's a saying that…
Roughly 1,875 students graduated from Western Washington University in three spring Commencement ceremonies that took place in Carver Gymnasium June 13.
Main speakers were Robin Russell (’81 and ’82), a finance and investment industry executive, Dick Thompson (’65), a…
Graduating student Faith Tomlinson poses with a mug she won on the prize wheel while picking up her cap and gown for commencement Thursday, June 11, 2015. "It's been a busy quarter," she said. "I'm excited to be done. But at the same time, it's starting to feel strange…
Friendship, the kind forged among scholars working in the same obscure academic field, helped build Western’s Mongolia Collection of books and artifacts into one of the largest in North America, second only to the Library of Congress.
The vast collection of books, maps, music…
A panel of tech experts, including Microsoft’s Julie Larson-Green (’86), keynoted the 18th Annual Western Washington University Leadership Forum on Friday, May 29, at the packed Marriott Waterfront Ballroom in downtown Seattle. A full house of 325 people attended the event.
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Western Washington University's campus was filled with hundreds of alumni, parents, students and community members during the annual Back 2 Bellingham celebration May 15 to 17.
The event, put on each year by the Western Alumni Association, featured food, a zip line, theatrical…