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substance abuse services to remote Alaskan villages. Michael Arnzen ’94 was awarded the 2010-11 Professor of the year at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA where he has taught fulltime since 1999. Arnzen was awarded full Professor rank in 2009 and is currently serving as Division Chair of the Humanities at Seton Hill. He continues to teach not only in the English curriculum, but also mentors horror novelists in their Writing Popular Fiction MFA program. He co-edited a textbook, “Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction,” which was released by Headline Books in May 2011. You can catch up with Mike at http://www.gorelets.com. Kara Besst ’94 was named president and CEO of Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, ID on Feb. 23, 2011. Besst was serving as the interim CEO since Oct. 2010. She served as the chief financial officer for Gritman for 10 years and has worked at the medical center for 16 years. Craig Chatterton ’94 has been promoted to Director of Industrial Sales with J.R. Simplot Company in Boise, ID. He oversees sales in North America. Jason Graham ’94, ’97 was hired as the Idaho track and field team’s assistant coach. Robert “Bob” Keane ’94 has been named to American Forests’ new Science Advisory Board. Members of the new Science Advisory Board will serve three year terms and will contribute to American Forests’ programs, publications and policy. Brady Dickinson ’95, ’07 was awarded the 2011 Idaho Milken
Award, receiving $25,000 and numerous professional development opportunities.
Michelle Mallard ’96 has been appointed as Idaho Falls Magistrate Judge.
Robert Watson ’95 is an assistant professor and Director of Undergraduate Pharmacology at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York.
Kevin Carson ’97 has published a new book titled “The Long Journey of the Nez Perce.” The book recounts the bold resistance by Nez Perce and Palouse bands during the summer of 1877.
Annette Melton Weeks ’95, ’01 was 1 of 20 agriscience teachers in the country to be selected from 18 states to attend the National AgriScience Teacher Ambassador Academy in the summer 2011. The academy is a professional development program in conjunction with the National FFA Foundation and the National Association of Agricultural Educators. During this program, agriculture teachers learn new inquiry-based teaching techniques to improve science learning. This year will be Weeks’ ninth year as a teacher at Battle Ground High School in Washington. In addition, she won the Washington State Agriculture Educators Ideas Unlimited Award for a lesson she submitted on teaching students about noxious weeds. Chad Collins ’96, ’97 has joined the front office of the Idaho Steelheads hockey team in Boise as the team’s Vice President of Business Development. Keiko Yoshida Holton ’96 has been selected as a finalist for 2011 Women of Color STEM Conference Technology AllStar. She has been employed by Gulfstream Aerospace based in Savannah, Georgia, since 2001. Currently she is a program manager for Gulfstream Cabin Management System, a new technology not available on any other business jets in the industry.
Award from the Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation. Schafer is a wheat farmer and owner of Schafer Ranch in Ritzville. Stacie Baldwin ’99 completed law school at Seattle University, graduating with honors and receiving the Dean’s Medal. She also passed the Washington Bar and is now a licensed attorney!
Joni Kirk ’98 is Account Manager at Communique PR.
Josh Boyd ’99, ’00 has been promoted to Director of Corporate Development for SUPERVALU Inc. In his newly expanded role Josh will partner with the VP Corporate Development and broader company resources on the pursuit of strategic transactions across the enterprise. He’ll lead efforts regarding acquisition, joint venture, alliance, divestiture and other teams, including business and functional professionals, through due diligence, negotiation and integration/separation preparation and planning, closing and related transaction elements. In addition he’ll drive process improvement and execution centered on growth and development initiatives across the enterprise.
Victor Lacy ’98 was named the 2010 California Highway Patrol Conejo Enforcement Facility Police Officer of the Year. Officer Lacy is currently assigned to Ventura County for the CHP in commercial vehicle enforcement.
John Kohntopp ’99 is teaching agriculture education in Elko, Nevada, completing 12 years of teaching specializing in Greenhouse and Agriculture Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Don Mear ’98 was promoted to Associate Architect with the Pacific Design Group and is managing the new Silicone Valley Branch of the company.
Wayne Phipps ’99 has been promoted to Director of Track and Field/Cross Country for the University of Idaho.
Aaron Coleman ’97 has authored a book titled “Winning With Money” that was released in April 2011. The book details an alternative to traditional budgeting to help people gain control of their finances. He lives in Boise with his wife Barb Martin Coleman ’97 and their two great kids. Sean Wilson ’97 has joined Latah Realty in Moscow, Idaho. He is working with the broker/ owner to ultimately manage and own the brokerage.
Derek Schafer ’98 has been presented the Jack Felgenhauer Leadership Fellowship
Ray Wallace ’99, ’03 is a loan officer for Advantage America Mortgage and is licensed to
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