{"id":196,"date":"2014-09-26T18:27:05","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T18:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/screens.wsu.edu\/alumniwallofhonor\/?page_id=196"},"modified":"2017-03-14T15:39:22","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T15:39:22","slug":"foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/screens.wsu.edu\/alumniwallofhonor\/honors\/foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Weldon B. &#8220;Hoot&#8221; Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1411756010598\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n\t\t\t<section class=\"awardees-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awardees\" id=\"foundation\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awardees-filters\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awardees-sort-label\">Sort by<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awardees-sort\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-sortby=\"name\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t aria-controls=\"foundation\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t aria-label=\"Last Name: activate to sort ascending\">Last Name<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awardees-sort\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-sortby=\"class\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t aria-controls=\"foundation\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t aria-label=\"Sport(s): activate to sort ascending\">Class<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awardees-search\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label>Search:<input type=\"search\" aria-controls=\"foundation\"><\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Austin Robert W.\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Austin Robert W.\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Robert W. Austin<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1987 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Blethen Frank A.\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Blethen Frank A.\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Frank A. Blethen<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1998 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Brelsford Duane and Terri\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"1981 Brelsford Duane and Terri\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Duane and Terri Brelsford<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"class\">1981<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2021 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GUJxW58p1ZM\">2021 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award - Duane and Terri Brelsford<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Brotherton William &quot;Biff&quot;\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Brotherton William &quot;Biff&quot;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>William &#8220;Biff&#8221; Brotherton<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2000 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Brunstad Arthur &amp; Helen\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Brunstad Arthur &amp; Helen\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Arthur &amp; Helen Brunstad<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1992 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Camp Jerry W.\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Camp Jerry W.\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Jerry W. Camp<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1994 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Carson Scott\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"1972 Carson Scott\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Scott E. Carson<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"class\">1972<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2017 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9Xa2fWxLk8k&amp;t=470s\">2017 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Service Award - Scott E. Carson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Cheatham Robert A.\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Cheatham Robert A.\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Robert A. Cheatham<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1982 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Christianson Ken &amp; Sue\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Christianson Ken &amp; Sue\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Ken &amp; Sue Christianson<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2012 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Ken and Sue Christianson are the 2012 recipients of the WSU Foundation\u2019s highest volunteer honor, the Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award.<\/p>\n<p>\"Ken and Sue are remarkably dedicated to advancing excellence at WSU,\u201d says WSU President Elson S. Floyd. \"Their enthusiasm shows in everything that they do\u2014and more importantly, everything they encourage others to do\u2014for this university. Their efforts have been transformational for programs across WSU\u2014from scholarships and athletics to the Greek community and WSU\u2019s research and extension center in Mount Vernon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Christiansons, both WSU graduates, have been active volunteers and supporters of WSU for more than two decades. Ken served on the WSU Foundation Board of Trustees 1995-2001and the foundation\u2019s President\u2019s Associates Cabinet 1998-2004.<\/p>\n<p>As chair of WSU\u2019s Mount Vernon Revitalization Committee, Sue led a successful $1.5 million fundraising effort in 2005 to help ensure WSU\u2019s Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center in Mount Vernon will continue to impact the region. She has served as a deputy with the WSU Alumni Association in the northwest region for the past 23 years.<\/p>\n<p>Ken and Sue were 2005 recipients of the WSU Foundation\u2019s Outstanding Service Award. They also serve on the College of Agricultural, Human &amp; Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS) and WSU Extension National Campaign Council to help guide the college\u2019s $236.5 million goal during the university\u2019s $1 billion Campaign for Washington State University: Because the World Needs Big Ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Sue received the CAHNRS Women\u2019s History Award in 2010 in recognition of her community leadership and public service.<\/p>\n<p>The Christiansons proudly champion their Greek organizations at WSU as well. Sue\u2019s sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta, has benefited from her involvement and advice over many years, and Ken has been an active, hands-on alumni leader of his fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon.<\/p>\n<p>\"It feels good to do things for others. We could not have done all that we have for WSU without the support and love of our family,\u201d Sue said while accepting the honor and surrounded by friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>Ken earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in agronomy in 1974, and Sue earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in food science and technology in 1976. The couple proudly sent their four children to WSU as well.<\/p>\n<p>The Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award, named for WSU Foundation founding Chairman Weldon B. \"Hoot\u201d Gibson, is the premier award granted by the WSU Foundation to recognize individuals whose service on behalf of the foundation can only be measured by the highest levels of achievement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_9M-LqiLo2E\">2012 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award - Ken and Sue Christianson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Coe Stan\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Coe Stan\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Stan Coe<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2001 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Cowles Betsy\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Cowles Betsy\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Betsy Cowles<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2024 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HsSj16P-_pI\">2024 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award Winner: Betsy Cowles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Creighton John &quot;Jack&quot;\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Creighton John &quot;Jack&quot;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>John &#8220;Jack&#8221; Creighton<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2002 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Culver Larry\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Culver Larry\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Larry Culver<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2013 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Larry Culver is the 2013 recipient of the WSU Foundation\u2019s Weldon B. \u201cHoot\u201d Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award\u2014the Foundation\u2019s highest volunteer honor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLarry Culver embodies the can-do spirit unique to WSU alumni,\u201d said WSU President Elson S. Floyd. \u201cWhether it is hosting a gathering of alumni at his home or lending his time and energy to the many WSU volunteer roles he has taken on over the years, Larry is among the first to step up to lend his support, vision, and leadership to make Washington State University a more vibrant place for our students. I cannot think of a more fitting recipient for this esteemed honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Larry has been an active volunteer and supporter of Washington State University and the WSU Foundation for more than 23 years.<\/p>\n<p>At the WSU Foundation, Larry served as a member of the Board of Governors from 2006-2012, chairing the board from 2006-2008. He has served as a member of the WSU Foundation\u2019s Board of Trustees since 1991, serving as chair from 2004-2006, and he is a member of the WSU Foundation\u2019s National Campaign Cabinet. He has also volunteered on a number of Foundation committees, including Nominating, Finance, Recognition, Special Events, and President\u2019s Associates committees.<\/p>\n<p>Larry has served on WSU\u2019s College of Business Campaign Committee, National Board of Advisors, and the Hospitality Business Management Advisory Board, as well as WSU\u2019s Golf Course Committee. He also played an important role in connecting WSU to the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, which in turn provided a $1.5 million gift to renovate the teaching kitchen and dining room facilities in the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Hospitality Teaching Center in WSU\u2019s College of Business.<\/p>\n<p>Larry received the WSU Foundation\u2019s Outstanding Volunteer Service Award in 1999, and the School for Hospitality and Business Management in WSU\u2019s College of Business honored him as a 75th Anniversary Honoree in 2007 for his contribution to the hospitality industry throughout his career. He and his wife, Vickie, have also been honored as Laureates for their generous support of Washington State University.<\/p>\n<p>Larry earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in hotel and restaurant administration from WSU\u2019s School of Hospitality Business Management in 1964 before embarking on a successful career in the hospitality industry spanning more than 45 years. He managed several hotels and restaurants throughout the United States early in his career before helping to found Innco, Inc., a developer and manager of Hilton, Sheraton, and independent hotels in eight Midwestern states. Larry served nine years as President of Innco, Inc. By 1982, he founded InnVentures, Inc., a hotel property development and management company with Marriott and Hilton properties in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California, becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1987 until his retirement in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Four of Larry\u2019s Residence Inn properties received Marriott's \"Hotel of the Year\" award, recognizing the best Residence Inn properties nationwide. He has also earned the \"Hotel of the Year\" award with his Courtyard by Marriott and TownePlace Suites by Marriott properties. He was a finalist for \"Entrepreneur of the Year\" in 1991, has been named \"Hotelier of the Year,\" and has earned Marriott International's highest honor, the \"Partnership Circle\" award, three times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/ceDnbT4M7Gg\">2013 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award - Larry Culver<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Dederer Michael\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Dederer Michael\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Michael Dederer<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1985 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Dillon Jack\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Dillon Jack\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Jack Dillon<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2005 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OPKmEgE35_Y&amp;list=PL3C546C3F5EA562E3\">2005 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award - Jack Dillon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Doane Jacque\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Doane Jacque\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Jacque Doane<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2006 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Jacquelyne (Jacque) Doane received the Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Jacque was a member of Pi Beta Phi and a cheerleader at Washington State University. She earned a degree in Home Economics from WSU in 1972. After earning a Masters in Special Education from the University of Washington in 1973, she taught Special Education in Lake Washington School District until 1979. From 1979 to 1985, she served as Master Teacher and Placement Specialist for the district\u2019s Special Education Management Team.<\/p>\n<p>A long time supporter of Washington State University, Jacque has served on various committees for the WSU Foundation and WSU. Her major volunteer contributions include service to the WSU Foundation Board of Trustees since 1991; member of the Trustee Campaign Steering Committee during the WSU Foundation\u2019s first capital campaign from 1991 to 1998; co-chair of the College of Pharmacy Campaign Committee, from 1993 to 1997; member of the WSU Foundation Executive Committee, from 1996 to 2004; and member of WSU Foundation Board of Governors, from 2004 to 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Jacque led the Washington State University Foundation Board of Trustees as Chairman from 2000 to 2002 and was a catalyst in helping WSU become a \u201cWorld Class. Face to Face.\u201d institution.<\/p>\n<p>Jacque received the Dorothy and Duff Kennedy Making A Difference Award from the College of Pharmacy in 2001, and the WSU Foundation Outstanding Volunteer Service Award in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Jacque and her husband Rick are Silver Laureates of WSU.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WcTQ0CpBitU\">2006 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award - Jacquelyne Doane<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Downen Donald C.\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Downen Donald C.\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Donald C. Downen<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1986 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Gibb Robert &amp; Ruth\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Gibb Robert &amp; Ruth\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Robert &amp; Ruth Gibb<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2003 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Gibson Weldon B. &quot;Hoot&quot;\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Gibson Weldon B. &quot;Hoot&quot;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Weldon B. &#8220;Hoot&#8221; Gibson<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1983 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=75TZ71mBdRU&amp;list=PL3C546C3F5EA562E3\">2009 Tribute to \"Hoot\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Goudy George\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Goudy George\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>George Goudy<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1981 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Grim Doug\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"1967 Grim Doug\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Doug Grim<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"class\">1967<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2025 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uI_FB-bbcMk\">Doug Grim: 2025 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award Winner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Harmon Dan\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"1980 Harmon Dan\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Dan Harmon<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"class\">1980<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2022 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wmwPuBaAOKA\">2022 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award - Dan Harmon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Jones Barry\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Jones Barry\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Barry Jones<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2008 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Barry received a degree in Business Administration in 1955 from Washington State College where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and very active in student government. He joined the family business, Central Business Property Co., in 1958 as vice president and insurance broker. In 1968, the business was merged with Fidelity Associates Insurance and Financial Services with Barry as President. Over the next 40 years, he developed the business into one of the top 5% of the insurance brokerage firms in the United States. In 2006, the firm celebrated its 100th Anniversary with management by four generations of the Jones Family. Barry retired as Chairman Emeritus in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Barry Jones is the consummate Cougar. Barry was elected President of the Alumni Association in 1969. He was a member of the Visiting Committee which had a role in the formation of the WSU Foundation in 1979. He served on the Trustee Campaign Committee, from 1993 to 1996; Spokane Presidents Associates Council, 1997; College of Business Advisory Committee, from 1979 to 1998; WSU Foundation Board of Trustees, from 1978 to 1984; and various other committees.<\/p>\n<p>Barry received the Alumni Achievement Award in 1974, and was named WSU Co-Dad of the Year in 1978. His wife, Carole, received the WSU Alumni Achievement Award in 1981 and was WSU Mom of the Year in 1979. Barry and his wife, Carole, received the WSU Foundation Outstanding Service Award in 1991. Barry's parents, brother and sister, all three children plus three grandsons have attended WSU. WSU's Grimes Way is named after his grandfather George C. Grimes.<\/p>\n<p>Barry and Carole are Benefactors of WSU.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0GbJGCudhHM\">2008 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award - Barry Jones<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Kraft James C.\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Kraft James C.\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>James C. Kraft<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1996 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Lighty Phillip\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Lighty Phillip\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Phillip Lighty<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1991 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Marker Chris &amp; Susan\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Marker Chris &amp; Susan\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Chris &amp; Susan Marker<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1999 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"McEachern Robert\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"McEachern Robert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Robert McEachern<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1988 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Mullikin Harry\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Mullikin Harry\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Harry Mullikin<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1997 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Olsen Harold &amp; Jeanne\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Olsen Harold &amp; Jeanne\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Harold &amp; Jeanne Olsen<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1990 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Osborn Lloyd\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"1959 Osborn Lloyd\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Lloyd Osborn<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"class\">1959<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2015 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p id=\"eow-description\">This video honors WSU alumnus and volunteer Lloyd Osborn for his exemplary, long-held commitment to excellence at Washington State University. This award is the highest honor bestowed by the WSU Foundation in recognition of sustained exemplary service and achievement on behalf of the university.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=54isLmXmnTs&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;list=PL3C546C3F5EA562E3\">2015 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award - Lloyd Osborn<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Rockey Jay\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"1950 Rockey Jay\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Jay Rockey<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"class\">1950<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1993 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Rogers Floyd and Judy\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"1973, 1974 Rogers Floyd and Judy\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Floyd and Judy Rogers<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"class\">1973, 1974<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2020 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yUNh7LqkuMU\">2020 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award - Floyd and Judy Rogers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Sahlin Lee\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Sahlin Lee\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Lee Sahlin<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2007 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Lee Sahlin received a bachelors degree in Economics in 1947, and Education in 1948 from Washington State College. Lee taught high school in Rosalia, Washington and was the Executive Director of the Junior Achievement program in Spokane prior to joining Murphey Favre in 1955. In 1960, he became a Vice President and an owner of the company. He was elected President and CEO of Murphey Favre, Composite Research and Management, and its affiliated group of mutual funds in 1972, and in 1982, he was elected as Chairman of Murphey Favre, retiring in 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Lee's volunteer commitment to Washington State University pre-dates the formation of the WSU Foundation, beginning in 1971 with a long stint on the Martin Stadium Builders Executive Board. Lee was one of the founders of the WSU Foundation as a member of the Visiting Committee, and one of the first class of elected Trustees in 1979. Lee served on the Foundation Gift Acceptance Committee from 1993 to 2002; the College of Businessand Economics Advisory Board from 1977 to 1987; and the Spokane Planned Giving Advisory Board since 1994. He also chaired the Golden Grad Class Gift Project which, along with the Class of 1997, built the Memorial Arch on Pullman Campus.<\/p>\n<p>Lee and his wife, Jody, endowed the Sahlin Faculty Excellence Awards in 1994 which honor outstanding faculty for research and creative activity, instruction, outreach and engagement, and leadership. The awards are making a lasting impact for WSU and will remain meaningful into perpetuity.<\/p>\n<p>Lee received the WSU Foundation Outstanding Volunteer Service Award in 1987.<\/p>\n<p>Lee and Jody are Benefactors of the WSU Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u3i9Z7Fz1sM\">2007 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award - Lee Sahlin<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Schafer Virginia\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"1952 Schafer Virginia\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Virginia Schafer<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"class\">1952<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2014 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p id=\"eow-description\">This video honors Virginia Schafer, the 2014 recipient of the WSU Foundation's Weldon B. \"Hoot\" Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award. This is the premier award granted by the WSU Foundation and recognizes superior service on behalf of the University and the Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nCtXQtbuc94&amp;list=PL3C546C3F5EA562E3&amp;index=2\">2014 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award - Virginia Schafer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Smawley Bob\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Smawley Bob\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Bob Smawley<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2011 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>In a pleasantly ironic twist, an originator of the Weldon B. \u201cHoot\u201d Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Service Award was himself recognized with the honor at the WSU Foundation\u2019s thirty-second annual Recognition Gala in Seattle on October 21. Bob Smawley, often popularly known as \u201cMr. WSU,\u201d joined the ranks of well-known award recipients such as Glenn Terrell, Philip Lighty, and \u201cHoot\u201d Gibson himself.<\/p>\n<p>Born and raised in the Palouse, Bob (\u201852 Lib. Arts) began his lifelong career at WSU in the early 1950s, starting as ticket manager for intercollegiate athletics. He had met his wife, Carol (\u201952 Ed.), while they were students in Pullman. Over the next several decades he coordinated the Cougar Club, and worked at Business Affairs, General Services, the performing arts coliseum, alumni relations, and university relations. For a time he was superintendent of university police. He served under five presidents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe did just about anything that had to do with Washington State University,\u201d says Glenn Terrell, WSU president from 1967 to 1985.<\/p>\n<p>Bob has also served as WSU\u2019s resident historian, bringing the University\u2019s history to life. Before the age of PowerPoint or Facebook, he would show hundreds of slide shows to acquaint supporters and new employees with the WSU story.<\/p>\n<p>An early proponent for building the current alumni center out of a large cattle barn, he still visits the Lewis Alumni Centre to this day, caring for landscaping and doing what he can to help keep it a beautiful part of the campus.<\/p>\n<p>On and off campus, Bob is noted for his courtesy, dedication, and devotion as a family man. He and Carol have three daughters (all loyal Cougs), ten grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBob\u2019s tenure has to be over sixty years,\u201d says Chris Marker (\u201964 Hotel &amp; Rest. Mgmt., \u201966 MBA), former chair of the WSU Foundation. \u201cIf you take the number of days of his career, that might be twenty, twenty-two, twenty-three thousand days. And I\u2019ll bet not a single day went by that he didn\u2019t raise a friend for the University or the Foundation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mz7GE81j7Ns\">2011 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award - Bob Smawley<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Smith Samuel\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Smith Samuel\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Samuel H. Smith<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2016 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p id=\"eow-description\">This video honors WSU President Emeritus and volunteer, Dr. Sam Smith, for his exemplary, long-held commitment to excellence at Washington State University. This award is the highest honor bestowed by the WSU Foundation in recognition of sustained exemplary service and achievement on behalf of the University.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ft6eFafIVmM&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;list=PLecpSK9Vky3Yf5luhfbal2mc7b5-dcBzb\">2016 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Service Award - Dr. Samuel H. Smith<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Stanley Ronald &amp; Heidi\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Stanley Ronald &amp; Heidi\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Ronald &amp; Heidi Stanley<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2010 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Ron and Heidi Stanley received the Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Ron is a 1978 graduate in Mechanical Engineering at WSU, where he was also a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and the Honors College. Upon graduating from WSU, Ron joined the General Products Division of IBM in San Jose, CA and Tucson, AZ. In 1985, he returned to Spokane to succeed his father in the family business, Empire Bolt &amp; Screw, an international distributor of standard and special, made-to-print parts for original equipment manufacturers (OEM's). He is President &amp; CEO.<\/p>\n<p>Heidi received a degree in Business Administration in 1979 at WSU, where she was also a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. In 1980, she joined IBM in Tucson, AZ where she worked in the Accounting Dept. and Human Resource Dept. as a college recruiter. She had a lengthy career in banking starting in 1985, culminating in the position of CEO &amp; Chairman of Sterling Savings Bank. Heidi was named one of the \"25 Most Powerful Women in Banking\" by U.S. Banker Magazine in 2006 and 2007. She is co-owner of Empire Bolt &amp; Screw, where she currently serves as Chairman.<\/p>\n<p>Ron and Heidi's generous support for, and service to, WSU has been transformational over the past 28 years. They were honored as recipients of the WSU Foundation Outstanding Service Award in 2002. They served on the WSU Foundation Board of Governors from 2004-2008, and have actively served as members of advisory boards for WSU Spokane, WSU College of Business, and Cougar Athletics.<\/p>\n<p>Ron's major WSU volunteer contributions include service to the WSU Foundation Board of Trustees from 1994-2004; member of the President's Associates Cabinet from 2004-2006 and Spokane's President's Associates Council from 1997-2006; member of the WSU Foundation Finance Committee from 1997-2004; member of the WSU Foundation Audit Committee from 1998-2010, chairing the Audit Committee from 2004-2008. Ron is also a member of the Spokane Campaign Committee since 2009, and the Spokane\/Coeur d'Alene leadership council since 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Heidi's major WSU volunteer contributions include service to the WSU Foundation Board of Trustees since 1996; member of the Business Advisory Committee from 1988-2002 and Business Development Committee from 1990-1991; member of the Athletics Campaign Committee, from 1993-1996 and Athletic Fund Advisory Council from 2000-2003; member of the WSU Foundation Executive Committee from 2002-2004; and member of the Applied Science Lab Endowment Committee since 2005. Beginning in 2002, Heidi chaired the WSU Foundation Strategic Planning Committee, leading a reorganization of the WSU Foundation into its current structure.<\/p>\n<p>Ron and Heidi are benefactors of Washington State University.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dhTAHmMCmPs\">2010 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award - Ron and Heidi Stanley<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Terrell Glenn\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Terrell Glenn\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Glenn Terrell<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1984 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Thomsen Mikal\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"1979 Thomsen Mikal\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Mikal Thomsen<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"class\">1979<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2018 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MJ5wfwS4jDY\">Gibson Award 2018: Mikal Thomsen<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Vogel Orville\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Vogel Orville\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Orville Vogel<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1989 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee has-inscription\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Voiland Gene\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"1969 Voiland Gene\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Gene Voiland<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"class\">1969<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2019 Recipient<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7Y8dxebv6-k\">2019 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award - Gene Voiland<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"awardee\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"Webster Kate B.\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-class=\"Webster Kate B.\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Kate B. 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