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Former BGSU president Olscamp dies	Past university president Paul J. Olscamp has died, Bowling Green State University confirmed. He was 77. Olscamp was appointed as BGSU president on March 15, 1982, according to the university’s website. Paul J. Olscamp Hall is named in his honor.	2014-10-16
Former University president Paul Olscamp dead at age 77	Former University president Paul Olscamp died Oct. 14 at age 77 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He was the eighth president at the University, from 1982 and served for 13 years, until 1995, when he retired, according to an obituary released by the University. Lee Meserve,…	2014-10-16
Celebration of life for Tom Ward to be held Oct. 11		2014-10-09
Event celebrates life of Tom Ward	Family and friends of Tom Ward, a former chairman of the theater arts department at Western Washington University who died in 2012, have planned a celebration of life for their father at 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at Whatcom Middle School. Ward taught drama at WWU for more…	2014-10-06
Tacoma climber who died in Argentina avalanche remembered as uncommon talent, person	Tacoma’s Liz Daley climbed and snowboarded some of the most challenging mountains in the Northwest, Canada and France, but she rarely talked about her accomplishments. She preferred to listen to others.	2014-10-02
Flags to be lowered Sept. 11		2014-09-10
In memoriam: Mary Térey-Smith		2014-08-13
In memoriam: Bob Keiper		2014-07-23
Sudden tragedy: 75 years ago, a massive avalanche on Mount Baker killed six WWU climbers	The weather on Mount Baker was warm and clear 75 years ago, much like the recent glorious sunshine that has bathed Whatcom County. It was July 22, 1939, a Saturday. Early that morning, before dawn, 25 members of a climbing party…	2014-07-21
Flags lowered June 21 in memory of Army corporal		2014-06-17

Former BGSU president Olscamp dies

Past university president Paul J. Olscamp has died, Bowling Green State University confirmed. He was 77.
Olscamp was appointed as BGSU president on March 15, 1982, according to the university’s website.
Paul J. Olscamp Hall is named in his honor.

2014-10-16

Former University president Paul Olscamp dead at age 77

Former University president Paul Olscamp died Oct. 14 at age 77 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
He was the eighth president at the University, from 1982 and served for 13 years, until 1995, when he retired, according to an obituary released by the University.
Lee Meserve,…

2014-10-16

Celebration of life for Tom Ward to be held Oct. 11

2014-10-09

Event celebrates life of Tom Ward

Family and friends of Tom Ward, a former chairman of the theater arts department at Western Washington University who died in 2012, have planned a celebration of life for their father at 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at Whatcom Middle School.

Ward taught drama at WWU for more…

2014-10-06

Tacoma climber who died in Argentina avalanche remembered as uncommon talent, person

Tacoma’s Liz Daley climbed and snowboarded some of the most challenging mountains in the Northwest, Canada and France, but she rarely talked about her accomplishments. She preferred to listen to others.

2014-10-02

Flags to be lowered Sept. 11

2014-09-10

In memoriam: Mary Térey-Smith

2014-08-13

In memoriam: Bob Keiper

2014-07-23

Sudden tragedy: 75 years ago, a massive avalanche on Mount Baker killed six WWU climbers

The weather on Mount Baker was warm and clear 75 years ago, much like the recent glorious sunshine that has bathed Whatcom County.

It was July 22, 1939, a Saturday.

Early that morning, before dawn, 25 members of a climbing party…

2014-07-21

Flags lowered June 21 in memory of Army corporal

2014-06-17