Lora Leota Eccles, 89, who owned nursery, landscaping and garden supply businesses with her husband in Port Townsend, on Aug. 18, 2017.
Fall/Winter 2017
Alumna Eowyn Ivey weaves fantastical yarns about the unforgiving beauty of the Alaska wilderness. Her own story about a small-town bookstore worker whose first novel nearly wins a Pulitzer Prize is just as inspiring.
Real News: WWU alumni journalists who are surviving in the media industry aren’t giving up their watchdog roles—and are finding new career hope in unexpected places.
Two-year, $81.5-million renovation and expansion creates a new home for Western’s academic and athletic hub
Fifty years ago, Joseph Trimble knew that understanding the human condition requires a multicultural approach. Now, the rest of the psychology profession knows it too, and they’ve thanked him for it.
'Works on Paper' includes some of the biggest names in 20th century American art
WWU’s Johann Neem reminds us that building schools —and arguing about them—builds our democracy
Four-year program helps meet the state's growing need for audiologists
Lightweight, transparent solar concentrators can turn windows into solar energy collectors
More than 180 trees in downtown Bellingham are dressed in strings of blue lights thanks to a gift from the WWU Alumni Association
Faculty are developing a multi-faceted approach to increase success rates for under-represented students
Two people in this photo have buildings named after them at WWU
Class Notes
Lora Leota Eccles - 1952
Obituaries
Cara Leverett - 2003
Class Notes (General)
Cara Leverett (M.S., biology) joined the science faculty at Ozarka College in Arkansas.
Molli Corcoran - 2011
Class Notes (General)
Molli Corcoran (B.A., theatre) starred as Rapunzel in the Village Theatre production of “Into the Woods” in Issaquah and Everett. Corcoran also travels throughout the state as the Delta Dental of Washington Tooth Fairy, visiting schools, nonprofit organizations, sporting events and more to promote dental care through their Smile Power program.