Jerry Flora
A gift in memory of former Western president and biology professor Jerry Flora reflects the myriad qualities, enthusiasms, scholarly achievement and community engagement that Flora embodied. As well as being the University president who saw Western through the social and political…
The new Charles J. (Jerry) Flora Marine Education Building at the Shannon Point Marine Center was officially introduced Thursday at a ceremony in Anacortes.
Flora, who served as Western’s eighth president from 1967 to 1975, passed away late in 2013 at age 85.
Flora was…
Western Western Washington University will rename a building at its Shannon Point Marine Center in Anacortes in honor of late President Emeritus Jerry Flora, who died late in 2013 at age 85.
The former Marine Science Education Building will now be known as the…
In honor of Western Washington University President Emeritus Charles J. (“Jerry”) Flora, who passed away late in 2013 at age 85, the WWU Board of Trustees has renamed a building at Western's Shannon Point Marine Center in Anacortes.
The former Marine Science Education…
A grand celebration of the life of erstwhile Western Washington University President Jerry Flora will take place at 1 p.m. Monday, May 26, at Jero Farm in Everson.
Attendees may bring, if they like, an item for a time capsule that Flora's family is making in his honor.
The…
Could it be Maury Schwartz Beach Park, Jerry Flora Waterfront Park, 12th Man Park, Heron's Landing or Hooligan Beach Park?
Or some other name among the nearly 330 submitted to the city of Bellingham for a proposed waterfront park south of the intersection of Pine Street and Cornwall…
I first enrolled at what was then called Western Washington State College in 1969, well into the nation's protest years. Western had its share of marches and rallies but remained free of the major rampages that trashed other universities and resulted in injuries and even deaths, notably at…
Former Western Washington University president Charles "Jerry" Flora was remembered as a passionate teacher, a man of integrity and a lover of science after his death Sunday evening, Dec. 22.
Flora, 85, died shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday surrounded by family at his home in Everson…
Western Washington University President Emeritus Charles J. (“Jerry”) Flora has passed away. He was 85.
Flora served as Western’s eighth president, from 1967 to 1975. During his tenure, Western’s enrollment grew from 6,240 to 10,000, and four colleges -- Fairhaven College of…
Fred Bassetti was central to the shaping of Seattle's skyline and self-image, a player in protecting the Pike Place Market ("an honest place in a phony time") from the ravages of urban redevelopment and the man responsible for distinctive quality architecture on college campuses…