Winter 2022 Class Notes
Class Notes include professional accomplishments, awards, retirements, weddings, obituaries and other news about Western Washington University alumni; they’re gathered from published reports and communication from alumni themselves.
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Class Note
Colin Kersey - 1969
Jeannie Darneille - 1971
Jeannie Darneille, B.A., art history, recently left the Washington State Senate after 21 years of service representing the 27th District (Tacoma) and serving as the chair for the Human Services, Rehabilitation, and Reentry Committee. She is now assistant secretary overseeing the Women’s Prison Division of the Department of Corrections. Prior to running for public office, she spent 30 years directing nonprofit social service agencies.
Suzi Harrod - 1972
Betty Cobbs - 1973
Gary Harrod - 1974
Thomas Moak - 1975
Duncan Wilson - 1979
Debora Juarez - 1983
Kim Studeman - 1986
Susan Connelly Maury - 1988
Christine Hamp - 1989
Christine Hamp, B.A., public policy administration, was recently elected president of the National Grange, the nation's oldest agricultural and rural service fraternity. Chris has been an officer of the National Grange for more than a decade and is a member of the Tualco and Five Mile Prairie granges. Earlier in 2023, she retired as a chief officer in the fire service after more than 30 years in state and local government.