Peter Boag, professor, history, WSU Vancouver, co-curated the Washington State History Museum exhibit “Crossing Boundaries: Portraits of a Transgender West, 1860-1940” which won a 2022 Leadership in History Award of Excellence from the American Association of State and Local History.
Timothy Kohler, professor emeritus, anthropology, was named to the National Academy of Sciences.
Jazz Big Band, led by Greg Yasinitsky, professor, music, won DownBeat magazine’s 2022 Graduate College Large Jazz Ensemble Award recognizing the quality of the band’s asynchronous virtual recordings included on the group’s latest CD, “Jazz During Lockdown.”
Numerous publications, presentations, and other accomplishments of anthropology faculty can be found in the department’s winter/spring newsletter.
Sociology faculty, staff, students, and alumni regularly publish and present great work—find many of their achievements in the department’s spring newsletter.
Mary Stohr, professor, criminal justice and criminology, received the John Howard Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Corrections Section.
A.J. Miller, assistant professor, career track, music, received a Global Music Awards Silver Medal for Instrumental Music for his compact disc Scenes, released by Washington State University Recordings, with Yoon-Wha Roh, assistant professor of music, career track, featured on piano.
Aaron Whelchel, associate professor, history, received the 2021 UPCEA West Region Excellence in Teaching Award.
Dean Johnson, scholarly associate professor, mathematics and statistics, co-edited a special issue of Stat, journal of the International Statistical Institute, devoted to statistical consulting and collaboration.
Faculty, staff, and students in languages, cultures, and race publish and present widely on an array of topics and receive honors for their work. Numerous examples appear in the school’s newsletter.