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Contact: Susan Bakse, �������� Alumni Association, (360) 650-3353

BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University presented its alumni awards to individuals and a family at its 2011 Alumni Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 12.

The award winners span a wide range of accomplished alumni, including leaders in manufacturing, science, business, technology and literature.

“For decades our alumni have been changing lives for the better in their communities across our state, nation and the world. These accomplished award recipients are truly representative of what defines the very best attributes of Western,” �������� President Bruce Shepard said.

Biographies of award recipients and more information are available at the . The recipients are listed below:

• Lifetime Achievement Award: (’73, Accounting).
• Larry “Go Vikings!” Taylor Alumni Service Award:

• Young Alumnus of the Year:

Distinguished Alumni:

• College of Sciences and Technology:
• Huxley College: (’75, Ecosystems Analysis).
• College of Business and Economics: (’73, Business Administration, Political Science).
• College of Fine and Performing Arts: (’72, Art History).
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences: (’78, German).
• Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies: (’75, Interdisciplinary Concentration).
• Woodring College of Education’73, English; ’75, Certificate; ’82, M.A., English).
• Western Legacy Family of the Year: .

For more information on the 2011 �������� alumni award winners visit the web page or contact Susan Bakse at (360) 650-3353. The alumni award presentations are part of Western’s Back 2 Bellingham Weekend May 13-15. For more information see the