Good citizen

Thank you Blythe for the creativity and thoughtfulness you bring to your teaching!

Annie, thanks for taking the lead on organizing our not very organized writing group. Your efforts are appreciated!

Thank you Judi — a consistent advocate for faculty in your faculty senate roles and now as the faculty regent. We greatly appreciate your institutional knowledge, common sense, good judgment, and thoughtfulness. We’re glad you’re part of our community!

Your ongoing whiteboard artwork is a fun visual treat for visitors to the dean’s office in Thompson Hall. Looking forward to the President’s Day collage!

Thank you Sam for your unfailing, thoughtful support of students and faculty. We appreciate you!

Thank you Erik for all the work you have been and are doing leading grad studies! Your leadership and  commitment to our graduate students and the department is much appreciated.

Elena supports so many music students by being their collaborative pianist. We a particularly grateful for her each finals week when she plays for student juries, sometime play for 20 or more students in a day! All with a supportive smile!

I appreciate Jeff’s positive influence to department culture. Our campus community benefits from his humor and optimism. Thanks, Jeff! Watch out for those robots!

I’ve always enjoyed working with Allison. She is committed to her students and department. Additionally, she does so much for the campus and University community. I’m so glad to know Allison.

I am thankful to have such a great graduate studies director in PPPA. He cares about the students, and is wonderful about helping make the whole process of graduate education better in political science.

Summer absolutely lives up to her name! She brings sunshine and warmth to the department in lots of ways, big and small. And she is amazing at her many (and growing) roles in the department! Thanks, Summer! You’re the best!

David brings innovation, creativity and heart to our department in immeasurable ways. He routinely goes above and beyond for our faculty, staff and students to make ideas come to life. He lifts up folks when they are falling behind or feeling down, and creates so many moments that bring folks together for the sake of […]

I appreciate Ben’s commitment to teaching and research. He contributes meaningfully to the department and has his students’ best interests at heart. He’s passionate about what he does and that enthusiasm rubs off on others. He’s a great colleague.

Glenn always goes beyond his job description to help faculty and graduate student at SBS. For instance, he will look into ways and call people around when you need help with something even if it is outside his job description. He truly is a gift to SBS.

Diane, Teresa, and Elizabeth work tirelessly to help PPPA run smoothly. We appreciate your efforts. Thank you folks.

He is helpful, knowledgeable, and always shows up with a smile. (even does house calls) John goes the extra mile to help find and fix problems with lab equipment. John’s style of devotion makes WSU a world class place to do research. The stress in my life is reduced just knowing WSU has a John […]

Blythe is an amazing colleague and teacher! She works hard everyday to support the department and her students. Additionally, she’s involved in important service that lifts the WSU community. It’s an honor to know and work with her.

Sean Robertson is, and has always been, a great partner to the CAS Development Office. Sean helps us with creating donor collateral, editing our alumni webpage, giving day webpages, and many other projects! He is always timely, helpful and a pleasure to work with. Thank you, Sean – for your dedication, and professionalism, we appreciate […]

I really appreciate Dr. Goldsby, his cheerfulness, care of his students, sense of humor, and his positive attitude! Thank you for all you do for the staff.

Kate is an amazing colleague! Every chance I have to work with her, I have a great experience. She’s knowledgeable, engaging, and clearly has a passion for what she does. Thanks Kate!

Diego, thank you for your consistent excellence at your job and for your friendliness. It is a pleasure to work with you!

Kari assists the CAS Development Office with finance and new employee searches. She is always very quick to respond and handles a multitude of details with ease. She is knowledgeable and makes our jobs so much easier! Thank you, Kari – you are a SUPER STAR!!

I appreciate Chioma’s dedication to her students, department, and WSU. She’s a great leader of a great advising team and her leadership has made our advising services top notch.

Chelsea is a fierce, stylish, compassionate steward of magic in our department. Her ability to make people feel good, accomplish tasks and generate healthy community is beyond measure. We are grateful. Her emails never find me and I am free.

I sincerely appreciate Martin’s dedication to his students and colleagues. He is among the most trusted, reliable people to have around!

Aaron Whelchel supports the history program in fundamental ways, from advising all of the Vancouver majors to tracking course scheduling and advising the History Club. He offers many useful insights and always considers the good of the team. Very grateful to have him as a colleague.

Janet is an amazing colleague. I appreciate working with her on various committees. She’s a joy to work with and very smart.

Krista is always willing to share her knowledge and expertise with others. She quickly and cheerfully comes through with answers to get projects moving and find solutions. Her advice and professionalism are invaluable and appreciated every day!

I so appreciate Stacy’s work in the psych department. She’s the glue that holds the department together!

I am so appreciative of Annette’s knowledge and willingness to collaborate. We couldn’t do our jobs without her.

PLEASE NOTE: Sheila’s unit is Shock Physics! (This wasn’t one of the choices.) Sheila, who has her plate full with Shock Physics business, has taken the time to help a new faculty member in our department to hire an international post-doc, including the visa application, as we are currently short-handed in the office and have […]

You all are rockstars and work really hard to make sure the department runs efficiently! Thanks for all you do!

Thanks to Dale for stepping in as interim chair. Your integrity, commitment, and thoughtfulness are much appreciated!

I love being in a department where we have thoughtful, useful discussions in faculty meetings. Thanks to all my smart, committed colleagues!

In between teaching several classes, facilitating conversation tables, and teaching overload, Professor Abo gives time and energy to her colleagues and our students. Whether developing curriculum, facilitating professional developments, assisting with recruitment or working to ensure students are able to apply for scholarships, Professor Abo makes this community possible. She does the work because she […]

I appreciate David’s commitment to the psychology department in his time as chair. He advocated for the faculty, staff, and both the graduate and undergraduate programs. I know he worked hard for the department and I understand that much of that invisible labor goes unrecognized. Thanks David!

Laura is always so willing to step up and help out whenever needed. At the last minute, she pitched in to help with a Week of Welcome event and work at the English table. She helped share information and field questions and did so with genuine enthusiasm.