Opening Convocation and Awards Ceremony officially kicks off the school year

The traditional breakfast in the VU this morning was followed by the presentation of the annual Awards for Excellence and President Randhawa's Opening Convocation remarks.

This year's award winners are:

  • Outstanding Faculty Leadership Award: Karen Rohrbauck Stout
  • Outstanding Classified Staff Award: Clarissa Mansfield
  • Diversity Achievement Award: Glenn Tsunokai
  • Professional Staff Award: Tim McLaughlin and Catherine Shornick
  • Carl H. Simpson Bridging Award: Jessica Cohen
  • Philip E. Sharpe Jr. Community Engagement Award: June Fraser Thistle
  • Team Recognition Award: The MABEL Team

Congratulations to all the award winners and a huge thank you to all who worked so hard on the event! 

WWU photos by Faith Haney

Professional Staff Award: Tim McLaughlin and Catherine Shornick
The crowd enjoys an early breakfast
Bagpipers welcome the crowd to the PAC
Faculty Senate President Jeff Young (Biology) welcomes the audience
Karen Stout (Morse Institute for Leadership) receives the Outstanding Faculty Leadership Award
Outstanding Classified Staff Award: Clarissa Mansfield
Diversity Achievement Award: Glenn Tsunokai (Sociology)
Carl H. Simpson Bridging Award: Jessica Cohen (Mathematics)
Philip E. Sharpe Jr. Community Engagement Award: June Fraser Thistle
Team Recognition Award: The MABEL Team
Sabah addresses the audience on goals for the coming year
Victor E. Viking strikes a pose on the PAC Plaza