Faculty and staff convocation kicks off school year
After the Viking Commons and the Viking Union Multipurpose Room filled with faculty and staff for the annual convocation breakfast, Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard kicked off the 2014-15 school year with his convocation marks.
The full text of his speech, along with a video, is .
The following award winners also were celebrated at the event:
Carl H. Simpson Bridging Award:
Maria Timmons Flores
Associate Professor, Elementary Education Department
Woodring College of Education
Diversity Achievement Award:
Korry Harvey
Senior Instructor and Assistant Director of Forensics, Department of Communication Studies
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Outstanding Classified Staff Award:
Juliet Holzknecht
Program Coordinator, Conference Housing, University Residences
Outstanding Faculty Leadership Award:
Gene Myers
Professor, Environmental Studies
Huxley College of the Environment
Philip E. Sharpe, Jr. Community Engagement Award:
Jeff Carroll
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Professional Staff Award for Excellence:
Renee Collins
Associate Dean of Students
Director, Ethnic Student Center, Student Outreach Services and LEADS
Student Outreach Services, Division of Enrollment and Student Services
Todd Epps
Director of Networking Services
College of Humanities and Social Sciences and College of Science and Engineering
Team Recognition Award:
Salish Sea Conference
Don Alper
Professor and Director, Border Policy Research Institute and Center for Canadian-American Studies
Matthew Anderson
Communication Consultant, Office of Communications and Marketing
Diana Bakkom
Assistant Director of Summer Programs, Extended Education
Derek Bryson
Graphic Designer, Office of Communications
and Marketing
Lindsay Bureaux
Marketing Manager, Extended Education
Mary Gallagher
Communication Consultant, Office of Communications and Marketing
Marlene Harlan
Director of Marketing and Summer Programs,
Extended Education
Chuck Hart
Program Manager, Canadian American Studies
Courtney Hiatt
Communications Consultant, Extended Education
Chris Hussein
Work Study Student, Program Support,
Canadian-American Studies
Thomas Jones
Financial Manager, Western Foundation
Wayne Landis
Professor and Director, Institute of Environmental Toxicology
April Markiewicz
Associate Director, Institute of Environmental Toxicology
Alesha Perrin
Program Assistant, Extended Education
Marie Raney
Director of Web Communication Technologies
Elliott Smith
Conference Administrator, Canadian-American Studies
Katy听Stevick
Distinguished Student Employment Program,
Program Support, Canadian-American Studies
Joshua Tataran
Work Study Student, Program Support,
Canadian-American Studies