Summer 2021

Adriel Butler, ’08, harnessed the power of logistics to build a one-of-a-kind tourist experience in the Alaskan wilderness
The Data Science for Environmental Applications certificate program is open to students and graduates of all majors
The State of the Salish Sea report examines 150 years of development along our shared waters
Alum Rena Priest’s poetry depicts a world gravely endangered yet poised for renewal
Western’s annual ‘Stories Deployed: The Veteran Chronicles’ gives local vets the platform to tell their own stories
Western faculty and students are working with NASA to find signs of life on Mars
A Coast Salish Longhouse will be in Sehome Arboretum
Christopher 'Caskey' Russell is an English graduate
During her first weeks at Western, O'Neill is working alongside Stephanie Bowers who is retiring after two decades leading University Advancement
The power of we: All human beings share the same sorrows, the same hopes and the same potential
A poem from "Sublime Subliminal" from Floating Bridge Press, 2018
A look at the Alumni Association's goals this year
The scholarship is open to any student who is a social justice activist
Official opening celebrations will be in October
Western's last Dean of Women was no fan of rules that were just for women
Harlow was a force behind science education in Poulsbo

Class Notes

Ben Gregory - 2014

Class Notes (General)
Ben Gregory, B.S., geology, is an engineer and fish passage specialist on King County’s culvert survey crew, working to improve fish habitats in urban and suburban areas. “It’s helpful to think like a fish,” Ben recently told the Seattle Times while out on a culvert survey job. 

Thomas L. Wendover - 1971

Obituaries
Thomas L. Wendover, 72, retired operations supervisor at ARCO Cherry Point Refinery, on Nov. 6, 2020, in Bellingham.

Mike Bradburn - 1982

Class Notes (General)
Cathy Hayward Hughes, B.S., industrial technology, is president, general manager and co-founder of Crystal Creek Logistics, which specializes in shipping frozen and refrigerated goods through four warehouses around the country. The company was recently acquired by Lineage Logistics. She co-founded Crystal Creek in 2008 with Mike Bradburn, B.A., student-faculty designed major.