Category: In Memoriam

Leader, Historian and Advocate

Leader, Historian and Advocate

Michael Finley, a former member of EWU’s Board of Trustees, was a champion of tribal rights and culture.   After

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Man for All Seasons

Man for All Seasons

Bob Quinn, a geography professor with a passion for the weather, died on Oct. 10. In 1967, Robert “Bob” Quinn,

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Scholar, Athlete, Advocate

Scholar, Athlete, Advocate

Raphael Guillory ’94, an EWU professor of psychology who made notable contributions as an Eastern scholar, athlete and advocate for

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Founding Anthropologist

Founding Anthropologist

Sarah Keller, founder of the university’s anthropology program and one of Eastern’s longest serving faculty members, died on Dec. 24.

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Treasured Preservationist

Treasured Preservationist

Pauline Flett, Salish language preservationist and scholar, helped lay the groundwork for Native language education programs across Washington state By

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A Visionary Leader

A Visionary Leader

H. George Frederickson, former EWU president, led dramatic advancements in academics, athletics and fundraising. By Eastern Magazine George Frederickson, the

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Scholar and Mentor

Panoramic aerial view of the EWU Campus

For more than half a century, Hank Steiner created a lasting legacy of service. By Leilah Langley Henry-York “Hank” Steiner,

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Lasting Legacy

Lu Brown smiles with a classroom full of her students in the background

A social work instructor’s sudden passing inspires a heartfelt tribute. By Eastern Magazine LuAnn “Lu” Brown, died suddenly last October,

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Remembering George William Lotzenhiser

George Lotzenhiser holding a trombone

George William Lotzenhiser, PhD, a long-time Eastern faculty member and administrator who played a key role in the academic restructuring

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An Eastern Kind of Person

Photo of Charlie Mutschler in front of the JFK Library

Charles V. Mutschler, interim dean of EWU Libraries, was a beloved archivist and historian. He was an Eastern person through

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