Notable Alumni

Triple threat: school, sports, and service

Senior Troy Gingerich is the only NCAA student-athlete at WSU who is also an active member of the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program. Raymond Sun, associate professor of history, remembers his first encounter Gingerich: “He was a quiet guy until we started to have class discussions. What he had to say showed he had

International student-athlete reflects on WSU career

LIke many undergraduates, swimmer Linnea Lindberg says she now considers Pullman “home.” The lone senior on the WSU swimming team, Lindberg is from Stockholm, Sweden, and is earning a degree in psychology at WSU Pullman. “It is difficult to come to a new culture and experience a whole new place and language and everything,” Lindberg […]

Psychology student named Athlete of the Week

Shir Levy, freshman forward on the WSU women’s basketball team, might not pop off the stat sheet, but her defensive presence has kept her in the starting lineup and earned her “Athlete of the Week” from the Daily Evergreen. Levy’s international experience, along with her freshman standing, makes her a very intriguing piece for the […]

Public affairs graduate receives Notable Alumni Award

Ashlyn Salzman has packed a lot of experiences and accomplishments into her 25 years. She has mentored young people (particularly young women), volunteered at the Cougar Food Pantry, with Cougs in the Community and advocated for WSU students at the Washington State Legislature. Salzman serves on a Young Alumni committee for WSU Vancouver and is […]

Surgery, trauma expert Don Trunkey receives Alumni Achievement Award

Don Trunkey (’59), a professor emeritus of surgery at the Oregon Health Science University, received the WSU Alumni Association’s Alumni Achievement Award in recognition of his influential career and contributions to medical education, surgical methods and trauma care.