William Corbin Keep, 86, a writer, poet, traveler, house builder and fly fisher who taught English literature at Western for 30 years and was president of the Fourth Corner Fly Fishers, on March 5, 2019.
Summer 2019
James Okubo’s family returns to Western to accept the degree he was denied the opportunity to complete
The community event during Ski to Sea Weekend had been without a significant presence from WWU for many years.
One father was forever changed by Nazi indoctrination. Another father almost died in the Holocaust. Today, their sons are co-workers.
As Western’s first tribal liaison, alumna Laural Ballew is an advocate for Native students.
Renowned artist Sarah Sze came to Western in May for the unveiling of the university’s newest sculpture, Sze’s “Split Stone (Northwest).”
Two students have been awarded a pair of scholarships putting WWU in extremely rarefied company
As the new incoming WWU Alumni Association board president, I have a personal mission to help other alumni reconnect to Western.
Class Notes
William Corbin Keep - FAC
Obituaries
Sandra Lyn Abley-Salas - 1986
Obituaries
Sandra Lyn Abley-Salas, 65, on April 21, 2019, in Oak Harbor.
Michael Jon Rasmusson - 1976
Obituaries
Michael Jon Rasmusson, 73, a Vietnam War veteran who went on to have a 30-year career in banking and earn his pilot’s license, on March 23, 2019, in Seattle.