Class Notes
Amy Hobson - 1993
Dr. Amy Hobson, B.S., community health and '97, B.A., anthropology/biology, is a naturopathic primary care physician in Seattle.
Colleen J. McElroy - FAC
Colleen J. McElroy, 88, a nationally known poet who served as an assistant professor of speech pathology and audiology at Western from 1966 to 1973, on Dec. 12, 2023. After teaching at Western and completing her doctorate, Dr. MmElroy became an English professor at the University of Washington (and the university's first Black woman full-time faculty member), and she mentored many young writers and poets.
Kathleen Petrzelka - 2011
Kathleen Petrzelka, B.A., art history, was recently named the executive director of the Skagit Valley College Foundation. Kathleen has worked with the foundation since 2022 as the director of philanthropy. Before that she was a marketing and outreach coordinator for the Mount Vernon Downtown Association.