Here We Have Idaho - Spring 2021 by The University of Idaho

SPRING ’21

NEW IDEAS BUILD SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

THAT MOMENT BETWEEN THINKING ABOUT A SUSTAINABLE WORLD AND CREATING ONE. It’s that second you understand positive change starts with you. There’s a better future to be realized, and you become a part of the solution. Vandals make a difference. It’s what we do. It’s who we are.

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FROM THE PRESIDENT NEWS GEMS STORYING EXTINCTION IN THE NEWS VOICES OF IDAHO: RUBY FISCHER ENERGY INDEPENDENCE THROUGH ENGINEERING INNOVATION SAVORING IDAHO'S FORGOTTEN FRUITS

16 BUILDING PARTNERS 22 SOIL-FREE FARMING 26 STUDENT STORIES 28 NATURE VS. NURTURE ALUMNI 29 29 Class Notes

31 In Memoriam 34 Future Vandals 35 Marriages THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS

On the cover: The new Idaho Central Credit Union Arena on the Moscow campus is the country's first engineered wood venue of its kind. Its roots stem from trees grown in the Gem State and showcases the $2.4 billion per year wood industry. Photos by Joe Pallen

FROM THE PRESIDENT

orking together, we grow together. Collaboration leads to better results — for our students, our community and our state. It is through collaboration that we effectively invest in the impactful education, discovery and service that helps Idaho thrive. These partnerships are the focus of the Spring 2021 issue of Here We Have Idaho magazine. We spotlight the iconic ICCU Arena, the soon-to-be home of Vandal Basketball and community events. The arena showcases mass-timber construction and our mutually beneficial relationship with Idaho’s wood industry. We are uniquely positioned to lead environmental resilience in Idaho and that begins with the work happening on our own campus. Infrastructure improvements to our steam plant and utility system are driven by student projects — like the work of an undergraduate senior design team that found ways to realize energy savings. These projects are enhanced by the public-private partnership involving those assets that will fund scholarship and research initiatives over the next half-century. The energy savings, profiled here, will be captured over the next 20 years as student ingenuity and industry best practices come together. Finding common ground with industry, environmental groups and government agencies has led to partnerships that nurture better forest management practices. The U.S. Forest Service, with the help of U of I researchers, is finding success by including wide-ranging stakeholders in discussions about harvest and restoration efforts. Sustainable solutions power the University of Idaho Hydroponics Club, which has long provided fresh produce to university dining services during the winter months and recently branched out to assist others with the logistics of growing vegetables indoors. The savings of water, time and space create new, sustainable options for smallscale agriculture. Each of these stories, and others you’ll find in this issue of Here We Have Idaho, demonstrate the work Vandals do today that helps Vandals tomorrow. They demonstrate our commitment to serve our Vandal Family and the Gem State for generations to come. Go Vandals!

C. Scott Green ’84 President

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HERE WE HAVE IDAHO The University of Idaho Magazine Volume 27, No. 1 Spring 2021

PRESIDENT C. Scott Green ’84 VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT Mary Kay McFadden ’80 CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING Teresa Koeppel EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, U OF I ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Kathy Barnard ’81 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Catie Freeman ’09, ’13 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO FOUNDATION CHAIR Andrew Emerson ’97 MANAGING EDITOR Jodi Walker ART DIRECTOR Emily Mowrer COPY EDITOR Kassandra Tuten WRITERS AND CONTRIBUTORS Ralph Bartholdt Amy Calabretta ’03 Leigh Cooper Katie Marshall Carly Schoepflin Alexiss Turner ’09 Kassandra Tuten Jamie Wagner ’94 Brian Walker Jodi Walker PHOTOGRAPHY Brent Looyenga U of I Digital Media Kara Billington ’18 Melissa Hartley Joe Pallen ’96 For detailed information about federal funding for programs mentioned in this magazine, see the online version of the relevant story at uidaho.edu/magazine. The University of Idaho is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and educational institution. © 2021, University of Idaho Here We Have Idaho magazine is published twice per year. The magazine is free to alumni and friends of the university. The University of Idaho has a policy of sending one magazine per address. To update your address, visit uidaho.edu/alumni/stay-connected or email alumni@uidaho.edu.

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NEWS GEMS Shining examples of U of I’s impact and excellence. Read more articles at uidaho.edu/news or follow the University of Idaho on FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM and TWITTER.

student-led projects focusing on IMPROVING CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY received funding from the Sustainability Center. The program, in its 14th year, gave $6,695 to help students engage in strengthening campus sustainability and support a shift to carbon neutrality.

Students interested in learning about EAST ASIAN POLITICS can do so in 2022, thanks to a

$1 MILLION ENDOWMENT from alumnus THOMAS SLAYTON.

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Fall 2019

Always a Vandal

Scott Green Returns to Help Break Down Barriers for Students

Colorful, light-filled spaces that create energy for visitors and students. – Jury comment

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MADE BY IDAHO, IN IDAHO, FOR IDAHO.

WWAMI MEDICAL EDUCATION BUILDING

Here We Have Idaho magazine received a SILVER AWARD from CASE, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. The entry included the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 editions of the magazine.

improvements were recognized by the International Interior Design Association, Northern Pacific Chapter with an Honorable Mention Award in its awards program this year.

The University of Idaho

CONFLUENCE LAB

is among a group that was awarded a THREE-YEAR, $4.52 MILLION GRANT to launch the Pacific Northwest Just Futures Institute, which will address racial and climate justice issues. As part of the institute, the Confluence Lab will create a virtual “Stories of Fire” that illustrates people’s complex relationships with fire.

U of I Athletics recorded a cumulative GPA of for Fall 2020, the

HIGHEST IN 3.37 DEPARTMENT HISTORY during a semester that did not include pass/fail classes.

The Lionel Hampton School of Music ranked THIRD IN THE BEST VALUE SCHOOLS RANKINGS of colleges for music in 2020. According to the website, LHSOM:

is an intimate group of prominent performers, teachers and composers, among others who work personally with the program’s talented students. The program’s instruction, its involvement in music competitions, and being an accredited school with the National Association of Schools of Music are only a few reasons why The Lionel Hampton School of Music program ranks as one of the best.

University Distinguished Professor

JEAN’NE SHREEVE

celebrated 60 years with the University of Idaho chemistry department this year, a milestone that — along with Shreeve’s accomplishments — is a tough act to follow. “Dr. Shreeve has had an illustrious career at the university,” said Ginger Carney, dean of the College of Science. “Her impact is far-reaching.” Hired in 1961 by Malcolm Renfrew, who headed the department of physical science and for whom a campus building is named, Shreeve chaired the chemistry department for 14 years. She also served as the university’s vice president for research for 12 years. For much of her career, Shreeve’s research focused on synthesizing compounds which contain fluorine, an extremely reactive element that can be used in rocket fuel oxidizers. She and her research associates have produced 700 publications in reviewed journals and procured at least one patent. Shreeve was a member of the board of directors for the American Chemical Society and American Association for the Advancement of Science and spent more than 25 years as Idaho’s project director for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. She also chaired the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science and was selected as an inaugural University Distinguished Professor. More than 200 graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and visiting faculty have passed through her lab. “Dr. Shreeve played an important role in establishing U of I as a major research university,” Carney said. “Not only is she a world-renowned fluorine chemist, her students and postdoctoral associates have established their own storied careers in industry and academia. She is also extremely generous in her support of the university and its students.”

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DIGITAL ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS CARIBOU EXTIRPATION FROM NORTH IDAHO BY BRIAN WALKER

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University of Idaho graduate students Chris Lamb, left, and Jack Kredell are compiling oral histories about caribou to raise awareness of their former existence in the southern Selkirk Mountains.

daho mountain caribou were Ice Age relics in the Lower 48 that the world left behind. Chris Lamb and Jack Kredell, University of Idaho English graduate students, are raising awareness of the caribou’s former existence in the southern Selkirk Mountains by compiling oral histories from biologists, conservation officers and about 20 residents who encountered the animal. “Providing space for people to tell these stories was incredibly rewarding,” said Kredell, from Lemont, Pennsylvania. The “Storying Extinction: Responding to the Loss of North Idaho’s Mountain Caribou” research project will educate people about the history of the caribou and the factors that contributed to their decline and 2019 extirpation, including logging, development and wildfires. “All of these factors increased predation on caribou by creating habitat for other animals that attracted increased numbers of mountain lions,” said Lamb, a native of Andover, New Hampshire. “Many say wolves were the primary predator, but biologists tell us that lions were the primary cause of death by predation.” The students are building a multilayered, interactive digital archive composed of stories and landscape, geographical and ecological layers to document the caribou’s existence before it was declared extinct in 2019. “We want to bridge the gap between academia and the general public,” Lamb said. “The hope is that this project will present viewers with a rendering of the region. It exists now with only memories and no caribou.” The students explored rugged terrain to understand the ecological changes that led to the caribou’s extinction. “Many weekends were spent last summer and fall climbing through the mountains, enduring harsh weather and

EXPLORE STORYING EXTINCTION

at uidaho.edu/extinction

encountering wildlife where caribou once thrived,” said Lamb. They also gathered game camera footage of species occupying former caribou habitat and historical documents about caribou existence. “We spent many hours in former caribou habitat hanging and retrieving trail cameras that caught images and videos of animals currently living there that are connected to the extirpation of mountain caribou,” Lamb said. Partnering with and being supported by U of I’s Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning has allowed the team to work within the growing field of digital humanities. “‘Storying Extinction’ combines research from the humanities, including the fields of narrative theory and animal studies, with filmed interviews and a GIS framework to generate a really innovative, multidisciplinary and intimate project,” said English Professor Jennifer Ladino. “Users of this ‘deep map’ will bear witness to personal human stories, encounter stunning video footage of nonhuman animals in their home environments, and potentially develop a more ethical relationship with the more-than-human world.” UIDAHO.EDU/MAGAZINE

IN THE NEWS

U OF I IN THE NEWS

SUSTAINING IDAHO’S

Food Industry

griculture has an immense energy, water and land use footprint, a footprint that researchers think they can reduce. In 2018, Idaho's public universities earned a $2.1 million Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission grant to study water, energy use and waste management in agriculture. They partnered

with stakeholders in food production and processing and in water supply and treatment. “Food producers are under pressure by consumers to be green,” said hydrologist Karen Humes, the project leader. “We can make them more environmentally friendly and sustainable.” Erik Coats, a civil engineer, is producing bioproducts from wastewater, including extracting nutrients for fertilizer and creating plastics from manure. “Idaho can be more economically competitive if these industries can diversify their product portfolios,” Coats said. “That’s good for them and the environment.” The team will also produce a decision-support tool that will help communities and stakeholders evaluate water and energy-use decisions across their watershed.

U OF I, PARTNERS RECEIVE MORE THAN $2M IN

DOE Nuclear Research Funding

he U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded more than $2 million in nuclear research funding to projects in partnership with College of Engineering faculty to advance understanding of new nuclear technologies and make them safer to operate nationwide. Nuclear engineer Robert Borrelli will help lead a $1 million project in partnership with Brookhaven National Laboratory to develop artificial intelligence techniques to better understand reactor performance and assist operators in making informed decisions to avoid unnecessary shutdown.

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Chemical engineer Haiyan Zhao will lead a $400,000 project on the nuclear fuel cycle to research the solubility and thermodynamics of multicomponent salts. Chemical engineer Indrajit Charit is part of a nearly $800,000, threeyear project in partnership with the University of Nevada, Reno. U of I will receive $200,000 for research toward developing safe and reliable nuclear fuel storage technologies by understanding the mechanical integrity and corrosion performance of stainless-steel spent fuel canisters.

LACTATING GRIZZLY BEARS USE

Cooling Baths

TO AVOID HEAT STRESS

aking a bath to relieve stress isn’t unique to humans. Bears do it too, and although they appear to enjoy taking a dip, it likely functions to help them cool down. A recent study led by graduate student Savannah Rogers and Wildlife Sciences’ Ryan Long shows that grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park take “baths” in cool water to help prevent overheating. Because the body temperature of mammals rises during lactation, bath-taking by female grizzly bears in the park may help facilitate increased milk production and ensure offspring survival. Using computer models, the researchers sought to predict the potential effects of a changing climate on female grizzlies with and without cubs. “We found that the use of ‘bathtubs’ by female bears to cool could help them overcome constraints on activity and milk production imposed by heat, even in a warmer climate,” Rogers said. The “bathtubs” include natural depressions containing water that are deeper than the wallows commonly used by ungulates such as elk and allow bears to fully submerge. “Our research suggests that as the climate warms, grizzly bears can avoid heat stress through behaviors such as ‘bath-taking,’ and thus access to cool water will likely become increasingly important,” Long said.

VOICES OF IDAHO

FOLLOWING A CALLING

Coursework Inspires Me to Pursue Career in Climate Change By Ruby Fischer ’21

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Ruby Fischer is an honors student set to graduate in May with a bachelor’s in environmental science and a certificate in climate change. She has worked at the Sustainability Center for two years, both as the recycling coordinator and the leadership coordinator.

It is an invaluable experience to help my peers get involved and create change. – Ruby Fischer

y coursework in the Environmental Science Program sparked my passion for climate change science and planning by introducing me to the need for climate action and the severity of climate change impacts. After taking my first climate changerelated course as part of my degree path, I was inspired to work toward an academic certificate in climate change. I have always cared about climate change, but my classes helped me to understand why it is happening and its implications for the future. Pursuing the climate change certificate introduced me to some of my favorite University of Idaho courses and led me to pursue a future career in climate change action planning. It has always been important to me to pursue a career that will provide meaningful service to my community and change the systems of society for the better. I believe that my career in climate change action planning will enable me to achieve that goal. One of the greatest opportunities I had at U of I was being able to apply my passion for climate change and community impact by working at the Sustainability Center. I organized and led the Interfaith Climate

Discussion, an event where people from all over the Palouse came together to discuss climate change in the framework of faith. I also organized the Climate Action Simulation Game event, which got students, faculty and staff together to simulate United Nations negotiations on climate action to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius. This year at the center, I managed the Sustainability Leadership Program. It has given me the opportunity to meet people from diverse backgrounds and academic interests who are all passionate about sustainability and making an impact, just like me. It has been an invaluable experience to help my peers get involved and create change. What better opportunity is there than to make positive and lasting change and help others do the same? Working at the Sustainability Center has helped me do that. As I approach graduation, I think back on my time at U of I with gratitude and joy. I reflect on the words of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, “think ye at all times of rendering some service to every member of the human race,” and hope that my Vandal experience helped me to come closer to realizing how to achieve this call in life. UIDAHO.EDU/MAGAZINE

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ENERGY INDEPENDENCE THROUGH ENGINEERING INNOVATION 2 1 $30 million Three Student-Led Projects, Three Ways the Moscow Campus Saves in Heat and Energy Costs By Alexiss Turner ’09

SOLAR PANELS

MICROSTEAM TURBINES

College of Engineering student innovation is saving U of I more than

in heating and electricity over the next 20 years as multiple projects move campus closer to energy independence.

SMART GRID

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LOWPRESSURE STEAM TO CAMPUS

HIGHPRESSURE STEAM FROM BOILERS

TURBINES

FASTACTING VALVES

Microsteam™ ‘Microgrid’ GENERATORS

THE STEAM TEAM

The University of Idaho steam plant produces 250 million pounds of steam each year. Hold that steam all at once, and it would weigh more than the largest aircraft carrier. All that steam travels through an underground network of pipes all day, every day, providing heat and warm water to core buildings on the Moscow campus. “This is a giant mass of energy, and we’re constantly looking for new ways to remove inefficiencies and streamline its generation,” said Scott Smith, manager of the steam plant. “That’s why we involve students in the research and decision-making process. We discovered just how much we could accomplish using their insight and abilities.” Lance Funke ’18 is an energy project developer for national building contractor McKinstry. Funke realized his interest in sustainable building practices while working on a student-led feasibility study to capitalize on lost energy at the steam plant,

CONTROL PANELS

using a new compact steam turbine about the size of a refrigerator. “Steam turbines have been around as long as electricity,” said Funke. “But it wasn’t until recently that these microturbines became feasible and efficient for industrial operations at a smaller scale, like at the steam plant.” The team worked with NLine Energy President Nathan Turner to assess the feasibility of using the Oregon-based company’s MicroSteam Turbines (MSTs), the only microturbines on the market able to harness what was previously considered wasted energy. At the steam plant, steam is stored in a high-pressure chamber. Pressure reducing valves adjust steam pressure before it can be used across campus. This lowering of pressure from supply to distribution is a loss of energy. NLine’s innovative MST can be used to reduce pressure,

contain the energy that would otherwise be lost and use it to generate twice the amount of electricity compared to a traditional turbine. Funke and his team, electrical engineering graduates Chris Hoene, Jason Lundgren and Ningye Zhou, found that three turbines have higher output during peak steam production periods and would recoup installation costs faster — in less than six years — with nearly twice as much energy gained over a 20-year period. Turbine installation will begin in June. Once these microturbines are completely installed, they will offset all of the steam plant’s electrical demand, making the facility carbon negative. UIDAHO.EDU/MAGAZINE

SOLAR-READY

The Integrated Research and Innovation Center (IRIC), one of the newest buildings on campus, is home to a recent 10,000-square-foot energy-focused upgrade — 393 solar panels were recently installed on its roof. With energy costs increasing, the group of solar panels, or solar array, is expected to save the university about $19,000 the first year, with increases annually. The array will meet 15% of the building’s annual demand and produce nearly all of IRIC’s energy needs over the summer months. Seventy-three percent of U of I THE students indicated they would favor a student fee increase to install a solar array, according SOLAR PANELS INSTALLED to a U of I Sustainability ON THE ROOF OF THE IRIC ARE EXPECTED TO MEET Center study conducted in 2018. That information, combined with an extensive OF THE BUILDING’S ANNUAL grassroots funding campaign DEMAND AND PRODUCE NEARLY spearheaded by SustainALL OF IRIC’S ENERGY NEEDS OVER THE SUMMER ability Center Director JeanMONTHS. nie Matheison, made the array possible. “A lot of students have a passion for this,” Matheison said. “This isn’t just something administrators want, it’s something we’ve seen our students be vocal about time and time again.” Electrical engineering alumnus Kennedy Caisley ’19 led a site assessment of 15 campus buildings to identify the best location for array installation. “Many things determine the effectiveness of a solar array: the angle of the sun’s rays, each panel’s height off the ground, the shade it encounters throughout the day,” Caisley said. Factors also include roof accessibility for installation and maintenance. The IRIC’s LEED Gold certification for energy efficiency and easy roof access made it a top candidate. “We not only have this array to further offset energy costs, but we have a tangible piece of equipment students can easily access and learn from,” said Marc Compton ’16, ’18, steam plant mechanical engineer. Compton oversaw the solar array install. “The next step is to get students thinking about how we can take this new energy influx and store it for emergency use,” he said.

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ENTER: THE SMART GRID

A major power outage on the Moscow campus is about more than just the lights going out. Not only would a major outage disrupt education, it could also destroy years of research in labs across campus. “We take power for granted,” said electrical engineering alumnus Kenny Sheffler ’19. “The lights don’t go out very often, but when they do, a large research institution like U of I stands to lose a lot of money.” Sheffler was part of a student team that studied how additional energy produced by infrastructure like the microturbine project could be stored for use during a blackout. Sheffler and 2019 electrical engineering graduates Simeon Drapeau, Mohammed Subahe and Lingchao Sun looked at taking the remaining electricity created by the new microturbines and transferring that among major buildings on campus.

The lights don’t go out very often, but when they do, a large research institution like U of I stands to lose a lot of money. – Kenny Sheffler ’19

KENNY SHEFFLER

“The ultimate goal is to build up enough generation sources within campus that if there is a power failure, we can isolate the university and feed buildings based off our own generation,” Sheffler said. By simulating multiple grid configurations using relays from Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), the team replicated what a power failure might look like on campus and how to

SMART GRID

design a microgrid to provide the best response. “My experience was invaluable,” said Sheffler, now a power system consultant for SEL in Denver, Colorado. “I presented on this microgrid project during my SEL interview. It was like a stepping stone, to get to work on a project before getting paid to do it.”

Kenny Sheffler ’19 and his engineering capstone team looked at transferring electrical load among the Steam Plant, the IRIC Solar Array, the College of Natural Resources building, McClure Hall, the Gauss-Johnson Laboratory and the Buchanan Engineering Laboratory.

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Savoring

IDAHO’S FORGOTTEN FRUITS B

ite into a crisp, crimson-cloaked Strawberry Parfait apple and you’ll find just that — hints of strawberry flavor and flesh the color of strawberries in cream. With complex flavor profiles and unique names, it’s hard to imagine fruit like this could ever be forgotten. If you don’t like the Strawberry Parfait, try any of the other 67 varieties of rare and heirloom apples grown at the University of Idaho’s Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center and you’re sure to find one you enjoy. The 66-acre living laboratory was established in 2018, thanks in part to

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a generous donation to the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences by local philanthropist and orchard founder Dennis Pence and his family. Tucked into the base of Schweitzer Mountain at the northern edge of Sandpoint, it is the university's onlyUSDA-certified organic research farm. In addition to the fruit orchard, the site includes demonstration gardens, pollinator patches, u-pick raspberries, a cider shop, meeting facilities for University of Idaho Extension and 4-H Youth Development programs as well as dormitories for visiting faculty and students.

By Carly Schoepflin Photos by Brent Looyenga, Looyenga Photography

Pence’s contribution was inspired by his confidence that U of I would be the right partner to steward the orchard’s commitment to organic and sustainable agricultural production, education and outreach for generations to come. And like the fruit grown on its trees, the orchard itself is a rare treat. “It’s a real gem to have a free-standing organic research plot. Very few public universities have that,” Pence said. “And because it’s trees we’re talking about, the value of the education provided to future generations will continue to grow as the years go by.” If you time a fall trip to Sandpoint

Ramsdell Sweet Apples

Stella Cherries

Pictured from left: Kyle Nagy, Michael Parrella (dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences) and Dennis Pence

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2018 66 acres

just right, you’ll find the orchard’s bulk apples and fresh-pressed cider available in two local grocery stores: Winter Ridge Natural Foods and Yoke’s Fresh Market. But there’s a reason you probably won’t find these special varieties in your own local grocery store. Since the 16th Century, over 15,000 varieties of apples have been named in North America. However, only 3,000 remain in production today and just 11 varieties make up 90% of commercially grown apples. As the heirloom varieties fall from production, there is a fear they may be forgotten forever.

varieties of rare and heirloom apples

While maintaining the unique varieties of apples, pears, cherries and other stone fruits grown in the orchard, Facility Superintendent Kyle Nagy, who has been with the property since 2011, educates the public and private orchardists about heirloom fruit — playing his part to keep the varieties alive. “We had over 1,000 participants register for this year’s Heritage Orchard Conference,” Nagy said, referring to the orchard’s nine-part webinar series that brought in attendees from 46 states and 19 countries — evidence that the fruits of the orchard’s labor are being enjoyed worldwide.

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ike the wood that provides its distinctive, sleek profile, the new Idaho Central Credit Union (ICCU) Arena on the University of Idaho Moscow campus grew gracefully from the ground up. As the country’s first engineered wood venue of its kind, its roots stem from trees grown in the Gem State and showcase the $2.4 billion per year wood industry. Inside, the beautiful glulam beams tower over the first court dedicated to Vandal Basketball since Memorial Gym opened in 1928. “Vandal Basketball is the obvious beneficiary of this amazing arena, but it means so much more to Vandal Athletics, the university, our community and the state of Idaho. It is a place where we can all unite — whether that is a game, a concert or other events,” said Terry Gawlik, director of athletics at U of I. The arena opens in October — amid a flurry of activity including Homecoming and Leadership Weekend — in a celebration 50 years in the making. “The ICCU Arena is the visual proof of the vitality of our university. We are a university on the rise and this facility is the catalyst for a new era for the University of Idaho. It showcases many of the strengths that make Idaho great — its natural resources, its students and its community,” said U of I President Scott Green.

INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS Made of engineered wood from Idaho’s forests — including the U of I Experimental Forest — the U.S. Forest Service became an early supporter, awarding the university a Wood Innovation Grant in 2017. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen attended the groundbreaking in June 2019. Collaboration with Idaho’s wood industry is vital to the success of the construction. From the 442 tons of glulam beams to more than 45,000 cubic feet of wood products, Idaho wood is the foundation on which this project is built. “The industry as a whole is really proud of the project,” said Jennifer Okerlund, executive director of the Idaho Forest Products Commission. “It’s such a large collaboration. You have this gorgeous architectural wonder whose materials are supplied from partners throughout the state of Idaho. When we look at it, we see the amazing creativity of how we can utilize mass timber.” Mass timber construction is new in the U.S. and teaching students about the technology is important. “It’s a hot product,” said Dennis Becker, dean of the College of Natural Resources. “There’s definitely a lot of excitement around it in engineering and architecture circles. It’s beautiful, it feels good, people want to be in it, and from a carbon standpoint, there is long-term storage of carbon in those wood products.”

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The use of wood to build large, multistory buildings is new in the U.S. Mass timber construction’s advantages play into its new-found popularity:

It is sustainable

It performs well in seismic tests

Wood is lighter than steel and concrete

Wood performs better in fire than steel

It has a small carbon footprint over conventional construction

Roof beams, columns and floor assemblies are constructed in a warehouse/shop in a climate-controlled environment with better quality control and more efficient labor

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Volume of wood products used in arena construction:

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50 YEARS IN THE MAKING It seems fitting that the basketball season of 2020-21 played out on the aged floors of Memorial Gym. It is here that generations of Vandals tallied victories. Built in memory of all Idahoans who lost their lives in World War I, the gothic-style building complete with leather headed-footballer gargoyles could not be any more different from the smooth-lined, modern and versatile ICCU Arena. “The new arena will be a game changer for our Women’s Basketball Program,” said Jon Newlee, women’s head basketball coach. “This beautiful new building will have a huge positive impact on our recruiting as well as the current team. The arena will be a source of Vandal Pride not only for the players, but for the entire student body and our community. Go Vandals!”

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SOIL-FREE FARMING By Amy Calabretta ’03

ander the University of Idaho’s Moscow campus and you’ll find plants growing in traditional spaces like greenhouses, test tubes and fields. You’ll also find plants growing in spaces you wouldn’t expect, like a vertical wall in the Integrated Research and Innovation Center (IRIC). The green wall is one example of how U of I’s Hydroponics Club is educating others about the benefits of growing plants without soil. Plants grown hydroponically use a solution of water and nutrients, but no soil. This method requires less space,

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conserves soil and water and causes a faster growth rate. The green wall is 15 square feet, runs with LED lights and uses 30 gallons of water per month. The wall produces 90 heads of lettuce in a four-week cropping cycle. “Because we’re not using soil, it’s a little more efficient in terms of plants receiving the water,” said Madi Hawkins, a graduate student studying plant science in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. “The plants are directly able to access the water, so we need to provide them with less because less is wasted.” Hawkins helped launch the club

Top: Madie Hawkins shows off flowers grown on campus in hydroponic production. Bottom: The green wall in IRIC can grow up to 90 heads of lettuce per season. Left: Plants grow in an ebb and flow system. The tray is attached to a reservoir that periodically floods the tray with nutrient-rich water, which is then drained and returned to the reservoir for reuse. Provided Photos

in 2018 as an undergraduate. Jake Meeuwsen, a junior studying crop science, has also been involved since the club’s inception. “I’ve learned that there is more than one way of growing,” Meeuwsen said. “You don’t need a big farm to grow food. You can have a tiny system at your home or in a greenhouse that will produce food and you’re able to eat that yearround. Being in a field, you only have four to five months to grow a years’ worth of food.” The club manages four systems, producing lettuce, spinach, arugula and leafy

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herbs, which are sold at the Moscow Winter Market, a weekly community market. “The kinds of things we grow are highly perishable,” Hawkins said. “For the Winter Market, we harvest at 8 a.m. and sell out by noon. So, you’re immediately getting that fresh produce.” The club is also advising the Nez Perce Tribe and Vandals Dining on the installation of their own green walls to educate about local food sourcing and benefits of hydroponics in hopes of encouraging more hydroponic systems across the community. Meeuwsen also sees hydroponics as a valuable tool for his future plant breeding career.

“I don’t think it will ever be a way of full-scale production of field crops,” he said. “I don’t think you’ll see wheat hydroponically grown, it’s just not feasible for the amount of wheat we use. But it is certainly a tool to use in breeding programs so we can push the plant along quicker. We can see responses in a greenhouse and not have to wait to get into the field.” Hydroponic systems like the green wall help address the need for sustainable alternatives for feeding a growing population. “We can go vertically to get a lot denser per area and get more yield,” Hawkins said. “That was our idea with the green wall; to showcase how little space you need in order to be successful.” The Hydroponics Club sells its fresh produce at the Moscow Winter Market.

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UTOPIAN Design By Kassandra Tuten

LYNDSAY WATKINS wondered if we could “reset” the relationship between humans and the planet by encouraging urban food crop production. Enter Biotopia, a vision focused on stimulating biosphere backyards in urban locations. In Biotopia, water purification, growing your own food in rooftop gardens and atmosphere-improving backyards are the norm. The concept, which Watkins said is “incredibly utopic,” emerged from an eight-week design studio student research project and has roots in the history of the agriculture and lifestyle of Boise before modern-day developments. “I wanted to reimagine what the lifestyle of Boise residents might look like in a futuristic and environmentally-considered setting,” the Boise native said.

I want to help build a sustainable and successful future for Idaho and the Earth. – Lyndsay Watkins

Watkins, who worked with the Integrated Design Lab and graduate students in the Architecture Program, said the project altered the way she thinks about architecture. “I want to help build a sustainable and successful future for Idaho and the Earth.” Provided Photo

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Going digital is not what KEARA SANDY had in mind when she decided to become a teacher in hopes of connecting kids with nature. But when her first practicums switched from classroom to screen, two University of Idaho educators united to help students pivot. U of I Extension Educator Jim Ekins leads water science lessons as the regional partner for Project WET (Water Education Today). He shares the curriculum with Professor Tonia Dousay’s students every year, but the hands-on nature of his lessons conflicted with pandemic protocols. So, Sandy and her classmates adapted the Project WET content for interactive distance models they could deliver virtually. “My aha moment was when one of the students said, ‘This is fun!,’” said Sandy. “I thought, ‘This is why I’m doing this.’”

My aha moment was when one of the students said, ‘This is fun!’ – Keara Sandy

Sandy’s digital delivery inspired other Project WET educators, and the lesson in adaptability is one she’ll carry into her teaching career. “A remote approach to education won’t limit a student’s ability to interact with their environment,” Sandy said. “We have so many platforms and resources to foster curiosity in the world around them.” UIDAHO.EDU/MAGAZINE

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PARTNERS INVESTIGATE HOW A WARMING ENVIRONMENT AND GENETICS SHAPE REDBAND TROUT POPULATIONS BY LEIGH COOPER

nhabiting quite a temperature range, redband trout live in Idaho’s mountain and desert streams. University of Idaho researchers have partnered with collaborators across the state to investigate how the environment and genetics influence trout populations. Young fish were collected throughout Idaho and raised in warm, cool and cold temperatures at U of I’s Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station. The researchers measured the fish’s capacity to live and grow in warm waters, depending on their genetic history and growing temperature. Early data indicates “nature” and “nurture” dictate the trout’s heat tolerance because desert-origin trout withstood the highest temperatures and all trout tolerated higher temperatures if raised in warm waters, perhaps relying on genes that support high heat tolerance that are currently little-used in cold and cool populations. If able to withstand conditions different than their current environment, trout may be able to persist through future change. The team will build models of Idaho streams that simulate climate change to learn how trout survival, population genetics and behavioral shifts like searching out cold-water springs will alter the number and locations of the fish. Their findings could provide information for making policy decisions that protect an important part of the Gem State’s natural and cultural heritage. The project is part of the National Science Foundation Idaho EPSCoR program GEM3 (Genes by Environment: Modeling, Mechanisms and Mapping).

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CLASS NOTES The University of Idaho congratulates these Vandals on their achievements.

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Bill Bartels ’80 retired after 21 years from First Command Financial Planning in September 2020. He recently started his third career as an executive coach and mentor with Carlberg Leadership Solutions.

C. Eugene “Gene” Allen ’61 published a memoir titled “Unexpected Adventures: Farm Kid to Professor” with Lulu Press. It contains many stories from his youth on the family farm near Burley, through his education at U of I and University of West Indies, and his 43-year career at the University of Minnesota on the faculty and in central administration.

Tom Carter ’72 retired in 2020 after 44 years of ministry as a pastor. For 38 years, he served as the senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dinuba, California. He is the author of more than 10 Christian books.

Scott Fehrenbacher ’80 accepted the opportunity to serve as chief executive officer of Quest University in Squamish, British Columbia, through his position as CEO of higher education at Primacorp Ventures in Vancouver, Canada.

Grant T. Burgoyne ’75 was re-elected to the Idaho Senate in November 2020. He has served in the Senate since 2014 and in the Idaho House of Representatives from 2008-14. He also teaches a course with the College of Law in Boise and practices law part-time.

Terry L. Myers ’80 retired in August 2020 after serving 22 years as a U.S. bankruptcy judge for the District of Idaho, including 14 years as chief bankruptcy judge.

Edwin “Ed” R. Brown ’64 was inducted into the Southern Idaho Livestock Hall of Fame for his involvement with commercial Black Angus cattle and the Quarter Horse industry, and support of church youth programs, 4-H, FFA and high school rodeo. Brown spent his early years training and showing horses and the last 41 years owning and operating a ranch with a reputation herd of Black Angus cows. Kent Kleinkopf ’67 served in Montana state government as an aide to the governor and director of business regulation. He retired from a 30-year career in vocational rehab and expert witness consultation. Kleinkopf recently served as president of the board of trustees of the Montana Historical Society and has presided over the construction of a new Montana Heritage Center.

Jim B. Goodman ’75 retired from the U.S. Navy in 2003 and became a swim coach at Ellsworth High School in Ellsworth, Maine. Ray Stark ’75, ’79 retired as senior vice president after 30 years with the Boise Metro Chamber and was inducted into the chamber’s Hall of Fame. Colie Hough-Beck ’78 is a retired co-founder of HBB Landscape Architecture in Seattle, Washington, and is among 19 members of the American Society of Landscape Architects named as 2020 fellows for exceptional contributions to the profession and society.

Robert S. Gertonson ’81 retired in August 2019 after 36 years with the Idaho Transportation Department. Michael E. Thompson ’81 accepted a position as senior project manager with Whole Oceans, LLC, to oversee the design, construction and startup of an Atlantic salmon recirculating aquaculture system fish farm on the coast of Maine. Dorothy Dahlgren ’82 retired from a 38-year career at the Museum of North Idaho, Coeur d’Alene. Shayne R. Cofer ’82 was recently appointed associate provost for innovation and academic assessment at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, Illinois.

David Pisarski ’82 retired from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) after 35 years. For 23 of those years, he supervised the Air Quality Enforcement and Compliance Program. For the past 12 years, he managed DEQ’s Nonpoint Source Water Quality Program. Pisarski lives in Boise with his wife, four children and 10 grandchildren. David A. Fitzsimmons ’84 was a posthumous recipient of the Bonneville Power Administration’s Lifetime Achievement Award in August 2020. Bruce D. Skaug ’85, ’88 was recently elected to the Idaho House of Representatives, District 12-A. Skaug previously served six years on the Nampa City Council and is a practicing attorney. Lee A. Weatherwax ’85 retired in June 2020 as a 787 Charleston deliver account manager after 34 years with Boeing Company. Danielle W. Bean ’86 retired in June 2020 after teaching 33 years of algebra and yearbook for Lakeland High School in Rathdrum.

1990s Nicky (Jarvis) Tomlinson ’93 was recently promoted to the director of Global Credit and Collections for the Personalization and Industrial Business at HP Inc. in Boise. Cindy Talbott Roche ’96 is the lead author of “The Field Guide to Grasses of Oregon and Washington” (OSU Press 2019) and was honored with the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries’ 2020 Annual Literature Award.

Shelby Kerns ’97 was named executive director of the National Association of State Budget Officers in Washington, D.C. Jim Craig ’98, ’01 was appointed to serve as the general counsel of the University of Idaho in July 2020. Nicole Dovel-Moore ’98 is an architect, project manager and design studio lead for Cushing Terrell’s new location in Caldwell. She has been with the firm for 11 years and specializes in retail design, supporting a sophisticated, ever-changing market. Joni (Smith) Kirk ’98, ’12 handles internal communications for Life Center Northwest, the federally designated organ and tissue procurement organization for Idaho, Washington, Alaska and Montana. Dave White ’98 serves as deputy director of the Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation, director of the Decision Center for a Desert City, interim director of the Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service and professor in the School of Community Resources Development at Arizona State University.

2000s Kent Sorenson ’00 has been recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers for his impact on the industry with one of its most prestigious honors, the Henry L. Michel Award for Industry Advancement of Research.

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Nancy Chaney ’02 was awarded honorary diplomat status by the American Veterinary Epidemiology Society for her work to advance the One Health Initiative, linking human, animal and environmental health. She was also selected by the president of the American Psychological Association to serve on that organization’s new 12-member task force on climate change. Benjamin Hamlett ’03, ’14 was awarded the 201920 Postsecondary Teacher of the Year award by the Career-Technical Educators of Idaho. He is a professor at the College of Southern Idaho, where he teaches automation and controls.

Peter Leman ’03 recently published his first book, “Singing the Law: Oral Jurisprudence and the Crisis of Colonial Modernity in East African Literature” (Liverpool University Press). Milos Manic ’03 has been named an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow and is being recognized for contributions to machine learning-based cybersecurity for critical infrastructures. Natalie Meyer ’03 was awarded a national clean energy award by C3E in December 2020. Allison Meyer ’04 is an associate professor of English at Seattle University and has published her first book, “Telltale Women: Chronicling Gender in Early Modern Historiography.”

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Tennille Adams ’06 is the co-founder and board vice president of the Children’s Museum of the Magic Valley, an emerging non-profit children's museum in Twin Falls. Ian Kirk ’07 is the purchasing manager for Westwood Precision, Inc., an aerospace manufacturing company in Everett, Washington. Christa (Mattes) Rohan ’07 completed her doctorate in higher education administration at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Fran Quiram ’08 is an architect and project manager based in Kalispell, Montana, and has been with Cushing Terrell for 13 years. Matt Racine ’09, ’12, ’18 is a disease area analyst working for BioPharma Resource Groups in New York City, New York.

Tom Racine ’09 works as an analyst for Yardi Systems, a privately-held global technology company in Boise.

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Hank Vincent ’10 was named chief financial officer of Sloan Security Group in June 2020. Charlette Kremer ’13 was appointed to fill an open seat on the Lewiston School Board. The position expires in 2023. Kremer was also reappointed by Idaho Gov. Brad Little to serve a threeyear term on the Governor’s Commission for Service and Volunteerism. This is her third term on the commission. Kevin Racine ’15 earned his doctorate of physical therapy from Northern Arizona University in December 2019. He practices physical therapy at Foothills Physical Therapy Clinic and resides in Meridian.

Sarah Jacobs ’19 is the new botany curator at the California Academy of Sciences.

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1940s Ethel Irene (McDermott) Lovewell ’40, Brea, CA, July 20, 2020 Mildred Lee (Mallory) Meserve ’42, Spokane, WA, Aug. 22, 2020 Helen L. (Jones) Call ’44, Salt Lake City, UT, Dec. 4, 2020 Maryella (Sanford) George ’44, Albany, GA, Nov. 6, 2020 Jean S. (Stippich) Burns ’47, Kansas City, MO, July 3, 2020 John L. Hunter ’47, Boise, June 29, 2020 Nancy L. (Cowan) MacWilliams ’47, Bozeman, MT, Oct. 5, 2020 John R. Bonnett ’48, Twin Falls, June 19, 2020 Robert A. Burns ’48, ’54, Loch Lloyd, MO, Nov. 23, 2020 Mary E. (Klotz) Campbell ’48, Spokane, WA, Nov. 30, 2020 Harriet S. “Hattie Sue” (Oxley) Feeney ’48, Boise, Aug. 4, 2020 Ben L. Brooks ’49, Spokane, WA, Oct. 16, 2020 Gene Curtis ’49, Boise, Sept. 1, 2020 Joyce M. (Mortensen) Huffman ’49, Moscow, Oct. 21, 2020 Harley L. Williams ’49, Lewiston, Dec. 11, 2020

1950s Shirley A. (Ball) Ambrose ’50, Pocatello, Oct. 2, 2020 Burton “Wes” Gibson ’50, Portland, OR, Sept. 12, 2020 Verley (Takkinen) Gregerson ’50, Santa Rosa, CA, Sept. 5, 2020 Gay Deobald Keisker ’50, Spirit Lake, Oct. 14, 2019

Raymond A. Olson ’50, Spokane, WA, July 16, 2020 Loren “Bud” E. Robinson ’50, Spokane, WA, July 25, 2020 Carol J. Smith ’50, Boise, July 27, 2020 Dale G. Stallings ’50, Lehi, UT, Nov. 5, 2020 Adson E. Starner ’50, Portland, OR, Oct. 27, 2020 James E. Bell ’51, Idaho Falls, Aug. 20, 2020 John F. Bideganeta ’51, Mountain Home, Oct. 5, 2020 Georgia A. Coulter ’51, Grass Valley, CA, June 22, 2020 Glenn M. Darnall Jr. ’51, Boise, July 31, 2020 Thomas L. Edmark ’51, Boise, Aug. 22, 2020 Louise H. (Grider) Hofmann ’51, Boise, Nov. 12, 2020 Marilyn C. (Mingus) Talbot ’51, Boise, Nov. 28, 2020 Dean H. Blair ’52, Anchorage, AK, May 1, 2020 Joanne (Hopkins) McCormack ’52, Lewiston, Aug. 10, 2020 Arbie Glenn Miller ’52, Seattle, WA, May 7, 2020 Virginia “Ginny” L. (Barton) Openshaw ’52, Aug. 20, 2020 Sidney J. Scribner ’52, Sandpoint, Nov. 17, 2020 Marjorie J. (Kerby) Cojerean ’53, Boise, Aug. 28, 2020 John B. Drips ’53, McCall, Oct. 9, 2020 Rhea J. (Gerber) Freese ’53, Fairbanks, AK, Aug. 8, 2020 Angelo G. Lurus ’53, Spokane, WA, June 15, 2020 Donald E. Anderson ’54, Pasco, WA, Dec. 12, 2020 Barbara M. Fitzsimmons ’54, Lewiston, July 10, 2020 John A. Henry ’54, ’62, Caldwell, Nov. 10, 2020

Roger C. Howard ’54, Marsing, Oct. 30, 2020 Lloyd H. Kalblinger ’54, Boise, July 26, 2020 Donna J. (McKee) Myas ’54, Sacramento, CA, Sept. 30, 2020 Joan L. (Kaeser) Weitz ’54, Caldwell, Sept. 9, 2020 Edward W. Wright ’54, Mesa, AZ, Nov. 13, 2020 Charles “Art” Dalke ’55, Medford, OR, Oct. 25, 2020 Audrey D. (Strong) Foredyce ’55, Lewiston, July 31, 2020 Mary J. (Schmid) Harding ’55, Pocatello, June 25, 2020 Robert “Bob” L. Kienzle ’55, Spokane, WA, Sept. 10, 2020 Stephen L. Peebles ’55, Idaho Falls, Nov. 22, 2020 Mary Ann Solberg ’55, Grangeville, Oct. 3, 2020 Raymond G. Stross Jr. ’55, Albany, NY, Oct. 16, 2020 Ralph E. Townsend ’55, Portola Valley, CA, June 17, 2020 Donald L. Walker ’55, ’58, Boulder City, CO, Nov. 22, 2020 Conrad B. Chamberlain ’56, Santa Clara, CA, Aug. 18, 2020 Carol J. (Covert) Hartman ’56, Parma, Nov. 18, 2020 Sally A. (Dyer) Holt ’56, Spokane, WA, Dec. 1, 2020 Eugene T. Toone ’56, Tucson, AZ, Sept. 19, 2020 John R. Turner ’56, New Bern, NC, Aug. 31, 2020 Francis “Frank” E. Bates ’57, Spokane, WA, Sept. 30, 2020 Weaver “Bill” W. Baxter ’57, Eugene, OR, July 13, 2020 William “Bill” L. Floyd ’57, Idaho Falls, June 22, 2020 Sandra (Stringfield) Hood ’57, Granbury, TX, Sept. 9, 2020 Roger C. Martin ’57, Sacramento, CA, June 23, 2019 Paul J. Moore ’57, Sandpoint, Nov. 28, 2020 Harry E. Ray Jr. ’57, Missoula, MT, May 24, 2020 Richard “Dick” A. Symms ’57, Caldwell, June 13, 2020 Gary R. Wescott ’57, Sagle, March 10, 2020 Velma F. (Warren) Wescott ’57, Sagle, June 30, 2020

Katharine D. (Prestwich) Andrews ’58, Phoenix, AZ, Aug. 7, 2020 Douglass “Doug” W. Brinkeherhoff ’58, Moscow, Oct. 24, 2020 Thomas W. Eddy ’58, Polson, MT, Sept. 24, 2020 Colleen (Watson) Galloway ’58, Paradise Valley, AZ, Oct. 5, 2020 Helen E. Hewitt ’58, Yakima, WA, April 3, 2020 Donald R. Johnson ’58, Coeur d’Alene, Oct. 10, 2020 William A. Johnston ’58, Lewiston, Sept. 1, 2020 Jerry Kessler ’58, Medford, OR, Aug. 16, 2020 Joan M. (Beals) Kottke ’58, Spokane Valley, WA, Sept. 21, 2020 Susan (Bacharach) Meyer ’58, Duluth, MN, July 1, 2020 Victor “Tony” Paleno ’58, Villa Park, CA, Oct. 1, 2020 Charles L. Pfeiffer ’58, Boise, April 6, 2020 Eleanor Harland Blume ’59, Genesee, Nov. 7, 2020 Nona R. Damiano ’59, Mead, WA, July 7, 2020 Helmi S. Habib ’59, Moxee, WA, Aug. 30, 2020 Kenneth E. Harrison ’59, Twin Falls, July 27, 2020 Charles K. Kalbfleisch ’59, Lewiston, Aug. 1, 2020 John J. Kessler ’59, Queensbury, NY, June 17, 2020 Donna M. (Gale) McConnon ’59, Gilroy, CA, Sept. 27, 2020 Walter R. Petersen ’59, Burley, Aug. 21, 2020 Judy A. (Cranney) Randall ’59, Oakley, Nov. 16, 2020 Patricia Rae (Quane) Ringe ’59, Pocatello, Nov. 24, 2020 John G. Schwenger ’59, March 3, 2020 David V. Youmans ’59, ’69, ’75, Pulaski, TN, Sept. 23, 2020

1960s Robert “Bob” E. Compton ’60, ’63, Spokane, WA, Aug. 31, 2020

Lowell G. Dubbels ’60, Colville, WA, Oct. 12, 2020 Cherie D. (Bacon) Fellows ’60, Corvallis, OR, Oct. 10, 2020 George L. Kimpton ’60, Twin Falls, Sept. 20, 2020 James F. O’Donnell ’60, Gig Harbor, WA, July 16, 2020 Betty Jo (Johnson) Rettinger ’60, Richland, OR, Oct. 25, 2020 Helen (Laughlin) Bean ’61, Spokane Valley, WA, Aug. 31, 2020 Carl G. Berry ’61, Bigfork, MT, Nov. 21, 2020 Lonnie J. Durham ’61, Missoula, MT, July 17, 2020 Martin H. Fabricius ’61, ’62, Fruitland, Nov. 13, 2020 Gordon J. Laut ’61, ’63, Mesa, AZ, Sept. 21, 2020 Charlotte A. (Martell) Mallet ’61, Boise, Sept. 28, 2020 Joseph D. McMichael ’61, Walla Walla, Oct. 14, 2020 Kurt L. Moller ’61, ’63, Gold River, CA, Nov. 8, 2020 John A. Morford ’61, Seattle, WA, May 4, 2020 Shirley E. Phillips ’61, Lake Oswego, OR, Nov. 14, 2020 Judith I. (Bracken) Scholes ’61, Twin Falls, Nov. 19, 2020 Bethel (Solt) Simko ’61, March 31, 2020 Robert “Toad” J. Drummond ’62, Coeur d’Alene, Oct. 6, 2020 Charles R. Fullmer ’62, ’63, Chico, CA, Nov. 4, 2020 Larry E. Hossner ’62, ’92, Ashton, Sept. 18, 2020 Lance L. Johnson ’62, Tumwater, WA, July 22, 2020 John P. Kenny ’62, Santa Fe, NM, June 30, 2020 Gary Kissler ’62, Twin Falls, Sept. 2, 2020 Ronald B. Parton ’62, Alberta, Canada, Aug. 9, 2020 Douglas L. Peterson ’62, Las Vegas, NV, June 14, 2020 Gayle H. Sherrill ’62, Fresno, CA, Aug. 3, 2020 Joseph P. Bacca Jr. ’63, Idaho Falls, Aug. 28, 2020 Henry E. Fedler ’63, Portland, OR, Nov. 19, 2020

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Nancy K. (Snook) Frankovic ’63, Colbert, WA, June 15, 2020 William “Buzz” H. Gill ’63, Palm Springs, CA, July 17, 2020 Donald N. McLeod ’63, Lewiston, July 26, 2020 Peter “Ticket” E. Meyers ’63, Hope, Aug. 3, 2020 Daniel W. Robinson ’63, Sagle, Sept. 9, 2020 Delores (Stacy) Schumadeka ’63, Lewiston, Sept. 30, 2020 Charles W. Simmons ’63, Boise, Oct. 3, 2020 Susan Trail ’63, Moscow, Oct. 3, 2020 Ronald E. Dove ’64, Eugene, OR, Oct. 21, 2020 Carl V. Edwards ’64, Grangeville, Aug. 1, 2020 Linda L. (Bacheller) Pressey ’64, Surprise, AZ, Dec. 8, 2020 Dennis A. Tabel ’64, Olathe, KS, Nov. 12, 2020 Laurence E. Thompson ’64, Weiser, March 22, 2020 Ronald L. Cummings ’65, ’72, Coeur d’Alene, Oct. 4, 2020 William “Dennis” A. Eklund ’65, Alberta, Canada, July 4, 2020 Thomas R. Gates ’65, Spokane, WA, Aug. 28, 2020 Roger P. Graham ’65, Meridian, Jan. 11, 2020 Donald L. Johnson ’65, Boise, Dec. 4, 2020 Jeffrey J. McQueeny ’65, Sarasota, FL, July 29, 2020 William P. Palica ’65, Idaho Falls, Nov. 14, 2020 Arnold W. Yager ’65, Sandpoint, Dec. 2, 2020 Peter D. Austin ’66, Homedale, Aug. 12, 2020 Dianne (Teply) Dana ’66, Papillon, NE, Sept. 1, 2020 Richard E. Hall ’66, Boise, Oct. 6, 2020 John F. Koenig ’66, Idaho Falls, Sept. 4, 2020 Steven J. Mattoon ’66, Lewiston, Oct. 15, 2020

Susan E. (Schroeder) Mitchell ’66, Coeur d’Alene, Oct. 6, 2020 Sandra J. Nelson ’66, Coeur d’Alene, Oct. 19, 2020 Gwendolyn “Teddy” (Giese) Poleson ’66, Spokane, WA, Oct. 31, 2020 Gary G. Adam ’67, Boise, Aug. 7, 2020 Nancy K. (Rambeau) Amell ’67, Boise, July 6, 2020 Robert L. Bassett ’67, Albuquerque, NM, Dec. 13, 2020 Craig W. Brown ’67, Silverdale, WA, Nov. 11, 2020 Lloyd E. Briscoe ’67, Yakima, WA, Sept. 18, 2020 Ross T. Jensen ’67, Vineyard, UT, Aug. 21, 2020 Donald C. Lyon ’67, Sandpoint, June 1, 2020 Garland L. McCollum ’67, Seattle, WA, Nov. 25, 2020 Gary J. Peters ’67, Bend, OR, June 25, 2020 Gary W. Reber ’67, Coeur d’Alene, July 17, 2020 Claude W. Sappington ’67, ’70, Spokane, WA, Oct. 18, 2020 Barbara S. (Tillman) Thomas ’67, Spokane, WA, Nov. 1, 2020 Rosalie A. (Ziegler) Cramer ’68, Boise, Sept. 7, 2020 Gary Allen Fiebick ’68, Bend, OR, July 30, 2020 Donna C. (Wise) Kristin ’68, Spokane, WA, Sept. 29, 2020 Milan E. Miller ’68, ’90, Lewiston, Nov. 28, 2020 Robert “Bob” C. Teeter ’68, Emmett, Aug. 16, 2020 Robert M. Tobin ’68, Loveland, CO, March 26, 2019 Keith A. Davidson ’69, Spokane, WA, Nov. 25, 2020 Karla J. (Nivison) Falter ’69, ’80, Bayview, Aug. 16, 2020 Eldon R. Fastrup ’69, Topeka, KS, Nov. 24, 2020 Walter D. Hansen ’69, Moberly, MO, July 30, 2020 David C. Westbrock ’69, Madison, SD, Oct. 1, 2020

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1970s Kathleen B. (Nagel) Baker ’70, Boise, Nov. 9, 2020 Frank A. Bogardus ’70, St. Maries, Aug. 29, 2020 James T. Dunn Jr. ’70, Boise, Aug. 5, 2020 John W. Gilbert ’70, ’77, Potlatch, Dec. 17, 2020 Leora A. (McElroy) Jensen ’70, Rathdrum, Nov. 21, 2020 Eugene “Gene” M. Rinebold Jr. ’70, ’73, Boise, Oct. 1, 2020 Wade D. Rumney ’70, Albuquerque, NM, Nov. 28, 2020 Robert E. Swenson ’70, Elko, NV, Sept. 17, 2020 Lauretta E. (Barber) Crabtree ’71, Lewiston, Nov. 6, 2020 Steven M. “Doc” Featherkile ’71, Deer Park, WA, Nov. 17, 2020 Bernard N. Hermann ’71, Moscow, Nov. 21, 2020 Stephen G. Pappani ’71, ’74, Silverton, OR, Aug. 29, 2020 William T. Phillips ’71, Hayden, Nov. 11, 2020 Dennis J. Baldus ’72, Hamilton, MO, Oct. 6, 2020 Charles R. Bloom ’72, Sandpoint, Sept. 4, 2020 Michael “Pops” Bosse ’72, Walla Walla, WA, July 11, 2020 Clifford D. Osborne ’72, Potlatch, Sept. 27, 2020 Michael J. Penney ’72, ’75, Lapwai, Nov. 28, 2020 Gerhard “Gary” A. Schmidt ’72, Lewiston, Sept. 10, 2020 Larry R. Weill ’72, Seal Beach, CA, March 20, 2020 Russell C. Biggam ’73, Moscow, Oct. 12, 2020 Joseph P. Sekot ’73, Blackfoot, Sept. 3, 2020 Robert S. Shreve ’73, Coos Bay, OR, May 31, 2020 Marjorie Sivula ’73, Idaho Falls, July 1, 2020 Lawerence J. Harrison ’74, Boise, Nov. 7, 2020 Scott A. Kinghorn ’74, Kennewick, WA, June 28, 2020 Gregory W. Lynch ’74, Bradenton, FL, Aug. 12, 2020 Thomas L. Aldershof ’75, Las Vegas, NV, June 16, 2020 Russell G. Bohn ’75, ’76, Coeur d’Alene, Sept. 28, 2020

Joseph P. Johns ’75, Coeur d’Alene, Sept. 1, 2020 James B. Just ’75, ’76, Idaho Falls, Oct. 29, 2020 Frank R. Munos ’75, Albuquerque, NM, Aug. 25, 2020 Kermit R. Peters ’75, Idaho Falls, Feb. 28, 2019 Janelle M. (Kalstad) Stimson ’75, Coeur d’Alene, Nov. 10, 2020 Andrew T. Becker ’76, Moscow, Aug. 6, 2020 John S. Burlison ’76, Rockville, MD, March 18, 2020 Steven B. Samuelson ’76, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 11, 2020 David A. Watkins ’76, Eagle, Nov. 1, 2020 John R. “Shorty” Witteman ’76, Nampa, Nov. 5, 2020 Earl G. “Greg” Keyes ’77, Boise, Oct. 24, 2020 Darrell E. Franklin ’78, Billings, MT, Nov. 9, 2020 Patrick J. Malloy ’78, Boise, Aug. 28, 2020 Richard Tanny Steffanson Jr. ’78, Clarkston, WA, Aug. 28, 2020 Sharlyn E. (Wooley) Driesner ’79, March 8, 2019 Jeffrey J. Rast ’79, ’91, Gooding, Nov. 25, 2020

1980s Steven A. Beer ’80, Twin Falls, Aug. 21, 2020 Hilary S. (Lane) Dunlop ’80, Wilmington, DE, Nov. 27, 2020 Sandra Mauchley ’80, Moscow, May 17, 2020 Linda A. (Lewis) Dunnam ’81, Troy, July 7, 2020 Graham T. Russell ’81, Moscow, Aug. 29, 2020 Mark A. Sigrist ’81, Kamiah, Aug. 2, 2020 Jack A. Klein ’82, Idaho Falls, Nov. 24, 2020 Daniel L. Spickler ’82, Lewiston, Sept. 12, 2020 Margaret (Wylie) Keehn ’83, Beaverton, OR, Sept. 4, 2019 Deborah “Deby” (Whittemore) Browning ’84, Sandy, UT, Aug. 24, 2020 David A. Fitzsimmons ’84, Vancouver, WA, Aug. 19, 2019

David P. Mackowiak ’84, Idaho Falls, Nov. 7, 2020 Gwenda K. Robinson ’84, ’91, Post Falls, Nov. 14, 2020 William F. Zuroff ’84, Kennewick, WA, Sept. 19, 2020 Robert “Bob” G. Benson ’85, Alamosa, CO, Sept. 20, 2020 Nicholas J. Richter ’85, Lake Forest, CA, Nov. 5, 2020 Vinson Lee Baledge ’88, Idaho Falls, Nov. 29, 2020 Helene M. (Glancey) Minor ’88, Boise, Sept. 9, 2020 Joeseph F. Sheltry ’88, New London, CT, Aug. 7, 2020 Jay D. Thomas ’88, Bountiful, UT, Sept. 28, 2020 James F. Thompson ’88, Yarmouth, MA, Nov. 13, 2020 Marcia Kathleen Cooke ’89, Lewiston, Aug. 24, 2020 Gary P. Nissen ’89, Lewiston, Dec. 10, 2020

1990s Brian A. Milan ’90, Post Falls, Nov. 21, 2020 Lisa “Izey” A. Eisenrich ’91, Anchorage, AK, Sept. 20, 2020 Keith D. Fish ’91, Elko, NV, Aug. 5, 2020 Marjorie M. (Jenicek) White ’91, Pinehurst, Aug. 20, 2020 Steven A. Nolan ’92, Seattle, WA, Sept. 23, 2020 Margaret “Peggy” L. Amarok ’94, Renton, WA, July 8, 2020 Michael A. Amour ’94, Fairfax, VA, July 8, 2020 Richard A. Fischer Jr. ’94, Louisville, KY, April 11, 2019 Leah A. (Heimgartner) Swanson ’94, Moscow, Oct. 3, 2020 David H. Parker ’95, Rexburg, Sept. 3, 2020 Michael J. Rishling ’98, ’01, Moscow, Dec. 16, 2020 Bradley A. Oakland ’99, Boise, July 30, 2020

2000s Deborah L. (Stine) Bailey ’00, Westport, WA, Aug. 24, 2020 Keith R. Hayhurst ’02, Lewiston, Aug. 6, 2020 Michael E. Moats ’02, Troy, Nov. 19, 2020

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Bobette Wilhelm ’04, Pocatello, March 16, 2020 Vernae W. Buck ’05, Pocatello, Aug. 5, 2020 Matthew T. Macy ’06, ’12, Nampa, Nov. 12, 2020 Phillip G. Church ’07, ’08, Lewiston, Nov. 1, 2020 Richard M. Frisby ’08, Meridian, Oct. 4, 2020

2010s David P. Loseth ’10, Wheatland, WY, Jan. 3, 2020 Jacob A. Lyter ’12, San Diego, CA, Sept. 20, 2020 Blake P. Laskowski ’14, Post Falls, July 4, 2020 Katelyn M. Steinkamp ’14, Silverton, SD, Sept. 5, 2020 Annie C. Fuller ’16, Boise, Oct. 13, 2020 Aaron C. White ’19, Boise, June 2, 2020

FACULTY

Willard “Bill” S. Belknap, Spokane, WA, July 17, 2020 James A. Bikkie, Pullman, WA, Oct. 15, 2020 Britta M. (Lyon) Hanisch, Moscow, Oct. 6, 2020 Patricia M. (Heinlen) Harkins, Spokane, WA, Oct. 29, 2020 Edwin A. Dowding, Salem, OR, Sept. 25, 2020 Maynard A. Fosberg, Moscow, Sept. 18, 2020 Glady’s “Tory” V. Kerns, Lewiston, Aug. 16, 2020 John Kenyon, Berkeley, CA, July 11, 2020 Jason W. Kilborn, Moscow, Sept. 4, 2020 Lois E. (Liggett) Leonard, Moscow, Aug. 31, 2020 Erika Liams, Lewiston, June 14, 2020 Don C. Nye, Logan, UT, Aug. 13, 2020 Sandra L. (Keiser) Osborne, Potlatch, Sept. 8, 2020 John M. Panagos, Ligonier, PA, July 21, 2020 Lydda E. Schneider, Moscow, Aug. 26, 2020 Jean M. (Christiansen) Showell, Logan, UT, Oct. 4, 2020 Theodore “Ted” E. Stanton, Houston, TX, Sept. 10, 2020

Thomas W. Stearrett, McCall, Aug. 26, 2020 Roger P. Wallins, Coeur d’Alene, Aug. 28, 2020 Gary L. Willhite, Holmen, WI, Sept. 5, 2020

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATES

(Employees/People who attended the university) Anthony S. Arave, Gardena, CA, Dec. 3, 2020 Patricia “Patty” A. Baker, Port Townsend, WA, Oct. 1, 2020 John C. Ballantyne, Modesto, CA, Oct. 27, 2020 Douglas B. Basham, Portland, OR, Nov. 1, 2020 Donna G. (Koppen) Benda, Eureka, MT, Nov. 11, 2020 Paula B. (Harrington) Bellon, Boise, Nov. 23, 2020 John M. Booth, Nampa, Nov. 12, 2020 Carolyn M. Boyd, Staunton, VA, Dec. 6, 2020 Robert E. Boyer, Lewiston, Nov. 11, 2020 Donald E. Brye, Milwaukee, WI, Aug. 9, 2020 Robert “Bob” T. Burroughs, Mackay, Sept. 6, 2020 Margaret L. (Miller) Buscemi, Albuquerque, NM, Nov. 20, 2020 Lori Kay Bybee, Idaho Falls, Sept. 8, 2020 Robert D. Carver, Boise, Dec. 5, 2020 Keith M. Clegg, Soda Springs, Oct. 30, 2020 Barbara J. (Dudgeon) Cothern, Twin Falls, Nov. 10, 2020 Rodney W. Eckert, Grangeville, Oct. 24, 2020 Leroy Verl Fayle, Salmon, Sept. 11, 2020 Stephanie R. Ficca, Moscow, Feb. 27, 2020 Carl E. Funseth, Spokane, WA, March 3, 2020 Cody L. Garrett, Yakima, WA, Oct. 7, 2020 Donald A. Grieser, Lewiston, Nov. 25, 2020 Bonnie L. Hall, Scottsdale, AZ, June 5, 2020 Douglas J. Henderson, Salt Lake City, UT, Sept. 25, 2020

David “Clair” C. Hillman, Driggs, Aug. 5, 2020 John P. Holup, Jr., Moscow, Dec. 14, 2020 Thomas B. Hopper, Moscow, Aug. 9, 2020 Marilynne J. Hutchins, Boise, Aug. 24, 2020 David L. Johnson, Tacoma, WA, July 13, 2020 Minh V. Lam, Pullman, WA, Nov. 9, 2020 Jenae E. Larson, Haines, AK, Dec. 2, 2020 Moriah G. Lenhart-Wees, Moscow, Dec. 9, 2020 Russel V. Liddell, Boise, Aug. 1, 2020 Donna M. (Medlin) Lhouise, Blackfoot, Oct. 30, 2020 Joanna M. (Kelso) Mattson, Salem, OR, Dec. 10, 2020 Charles O. McClaskey, Nampa, Aug. 21, 2020 Eleanor P. McDaniel, Missoula, MT, July 20, 2020 Earl Eugene Meek, Pueblo, CO, Nov. 27, 2020 Marie C. Moser, Inkom, Nov. 16, 2020 Edith M. O’Hara, New York, NY, Oct. 16, 2020 Linda M. Payton, Coeur d’Alene, Nov. 18, 2020 James W. Peak, Montrose, CO, Sept. 11, 2020 Dennis W. Powell, St. Maries, Nov. 20, 2020 Donald M. Riley, Boise, Oct. 12, 2020 Donald R. Robbins, Big Springs, TX, Sept. 1, 2020 Craig Robinson, Parma, Dec. 15, 2020 Derrell G. Rose, Tucson, AZ, Nov. 26, 2020 Marlon J. Rowan, Idaho Falls, Sept. 22, 2020 Ronald J. Sayer, Idaho Falls, Nov. 30, 2020 Glady J. (Nelson) Scott, Burley, Nov. 13, 2020 Donald F. Sharp, Boise, Sept. 13, 2020 Wanda H. Shoemaker, Seattle, WA, Aug. 7, 2020 Terry “T.J.” Slette, Sandpoint, Aug. 29, 2020 Elizabeth L. (Brown) Thompson, Caldwell, Oct. 22, 2020

Eugene J. Tomich, Lacey, WA, Aug. 16, 2020 Loren Vanek, Sandpoint, July 6, 2020 Debra M. Williams, Paul, Aug. 23, 2020

FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY

Maryann (Thurber) Ball, Boise, Sept. 14, 2020 Gerald B. Bashaw, Picabo, Sept. 11, 2020 Robert “Bob” E. Boyer, Lewiston, Nov. 11, 2020 Lori K. Bybee, Idaho Falls, Sept. 8, 2020 Joseph “Joe” J. Callanan, Meridian, May 29, 2020 Kyle P. Carberry, Hayden, July 14, 2020 Janet (Brown) Cellan, Soda Springs, Sept. 15, 2020 Tye K. Chamberlain, Boise, Sept. 19, 2020 Joan E. (Walker) Chase, Sept. 4, 2020 Paul W. Dale, Bethlehem, PA, May 19, 2020 Judd W. Deboer, Boise, April 6, 2020 Leroy V. Fayle, Salmon, Sept. 11, 2020 Gloria I. Franklin, Caldwell, June 19, 2019 Dolores A. Griffith, Kirkland, WA, July 3, 2020 Carolyn G. (Burns) Guy, Moscow, Sept. 4, 2020 Robert E. Haines, Boise, Feb. 7, 2020 Lillie S. (York) Hall, McCall, Dec. 7, 2020 Helen L. (Lewis) Hedman, Hamilton, MT, May 3, 2020 Waybe A. Hedman, Missoula, MT, Dec. 2, 2019 Helen S. (Longfors) Henderson, Park Rapids, MN, Nov. 6, 2020 Carl Hendrix, Twin Falls, July 16, 2020 Mary J. Heusinkveld, Seattle, WA, Oct. 5, 2020 Barbara J. Hohnsbehn, Lewiston, Dec. 3, 2020 Louis “Leon” Hubsmith, Dietrich, Aug. 9, 2020 David M. Jerusalem, Moscow, Aug. 21, 2020

Betty J. (Wisely) Johnson, Nampa, Nov. 25, 2020 John S. Keys, Beaverton, OR, July 18, 2020 Lucy V. (Vlajnich) Kirtland, Boise, Sept. 7, 2020 Ruth (Schaefffer) Kliger, Boulder, CO, July 6, 2020 Glen G. Litteer, Tacoma, WA, Aug. 19, 2019 Betty E. (Nelson) Mason, Spokane, WA, Sept. 26, 2020 Glen M. May, Jerome, April 18, 2019 Charles O. McClaskey, Nampa, Aug. 21, 2020 Richard “Andy” A. Melgard, Spokane, WA, Oct. 11, 2020 Marilyn (Opheim) Moore, Bainbridge Island, WA, March 5, 2020 Floyd L. Moyer, Spirit Lake, Sept. 24, 2020 Ann (Woodruff) Murray, Portland, OR, Jan. 2, 2020 Harvey “Hap” A. Myers, III, Boise, July 1, 2020 Elizabeth “Nancy” (Wilbern) Nuhn, Oct. 11, 2020 Arthur D. Partridge, Moscow, Oct. 28, 2020 Kathleen M. (Mulvania) Quijano, Boise, Oct. 30, 2020 Leroy Pancheri, Idaho Falls, June 1, 2020 James W. Peak, Montrose, CO, Sept. 11, 2020 Fielden “Sonny” L. Poirer, July 4, 2020 Mary Ann Reese, Moscow, Oct. 29, 2020 Jane E. Riley, Seattle, WA, Aug. 7, 2020 Paul Santoro, Moscow, Oct. 12, 2020 Shirley J. Spratt, Boise, Nov. 5, 2020 Ivan D. Talbott, Moscow, July 1, 2020 Phyllis O. (Orton) Taylor, Richland, WA, Aug. 23, 2020 Stanley F. Thomas, Idaho Falls, July 3, 2020

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The University of Idaho welcomes these new Vandals into the family. 1. Milo Mackenzie

Clark, son of Ott ’11 and Maggie (Scott) Clark ’11.

2. Everett Otto Rohan, son

of Patrick and Christa (Mattes) Rohan ’07, and great-grandson of F. Parker McCreary ’56. 3. Marley Lowther, daughter of Joseph ’09 and Melissa (Newhouse) Lowther ’08, granddaughter of Charles ’82 and Roberta (Knapp) Newhouse ’82, greatgranddaughter of Robert ’56 and Gretchen (Holmes) Newhouse ’56, great-greatgranddaughter of Robert ’34 and Margaret (Goode) Newhouse ’35 and great-greatgreat-granddaughter to John Ross Goode ’06. 4. Benjamin Scott, son of Bryttanie ’10 and Jesus Nunez ’10, grandson of Karie and Todd Boesiger ’93 and great-grandson of Kristin ’70 and Richard Boesiger. 5. Emma Lynn Schiller was welcomed by big brother Carson Edwin; parents are Darci and Drew Schiller ’08 and grandfather is Ed Schiller ’71, ’74.

6. Emmett Mark Welch

was born in November 2019 to Samantha Hendrickson ’11 and Austin Welch ’12. 7. Santana Anthony, Samson Ezekiel and Santiago Guillermo Garcia, children of Pedro ’11 and Mandolyn (Duclos) Garcia ’10, ’20. 8. Remy Phillip Meyer, born Oct. 13, 2020, is the son of Laurel (Eschen) Meyer ’19 and Karl ’20, grandson of Sue (Watts) ’78, ’85 and Dave Eschen ’78, ’87 and great-grandson of Arlene (Deobald) ’43 and Joseph Watts ’40. 9. Emersyn Kraft, daughter of Carson and Kelsey Kraft ’15. 10. Scott Beatty, son of Nick ’14 and Nicola (Elliott) Beatty ’14. 11. Jaela Couch, the sixth child of Matthew ’07 and Rebecca Couch ’14. 12. Rain Arlo Payton, born to Ashley Payton ’13 and grandson to Tom ’83 and Donna Bertsch ’13. 13. Hayes Kernodle, daughter of Sheldon ’11 and Marissa Kernodle ’11.

14. Jace Andy Duffin, son

of Bailey Ann Cullin ’17 and Trell D. Duffin. 15. Victor Avett Jacobsen, son of Jens ’12 and Juanita Jacobsen. 16. Jonathan “Jack” Caudillo, son of Ryan ’02 and Jenna Caudillo and grandson of Professor Emeritus Jess Caudillo. 17. Deklyn Mae Creighton, daughter of Jordyn ’10, ’12 and Brent Creighton ’12. 18. Beverly Godbersen, daughter of Ashley (Ewing) ’11 and Travis Godbersen. 19. Rowan Marian Lanier, daughter of Michael ’16 and Meladi Lanier ’08. 20. Daesyn Thane Lie, son of Stephen Lie ’08. 21. Alice Egan, daughter of Professor Cate A. Egan ’17. 22. William Ryder Stewart, son of Joe and Shauna GreenfieldStewart ’03. 23. Yumi Spotleson and Charlie and Hank Brousse, grandchildren of Bruce ’76 and Kay Spotleson ’76.

To feature your Future Vandal, submit a high-resolution photo at uidaho.edu/classnotes or email alumni@uidaho.edu. Please include the graduation year of the alumni parent(s). The Office of Alumni Relations will send you a signed certificate and a complimentary pair of Vandal baby booties.

MARRIAGES The University of Idaho wishes these Vandal newlyweds lots of love and happiness. Stephen Eschen ’11 to Cassandra Perry — March 7, 2020 Nicole A. Amundson ’19 to Tegan Campbell ’19 — Oct. 3, 2020 UIDAHO.EDU/ALUMNI

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THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS Idaho Forests Managed Best Through Collaboration By Ralph Bartholdt Photo by Melissa Hartley

University of Idaho student Lars Filson uses a drip torch to light slash from a timber harvesting project in the university’s Experimental Forest.

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amount of timber offered for sale reheavily timbered swath of almost 80 square miles of cently hit its highest point in nearly of Idaho forest land mixed-ownership land in three decades. In fiscal year 2020, is publicly owned northern Idaho is managed using the forest sold 84.5 million board by the federal a model of collaboration that is befeet of timber, the most since 1991. government and “That doesn’t happen without the coming more common across the managed by the U.S. support of local communities and landscape. Forest Service counties,” Schultz said. The Buckskin Saddle project is Distrust among conservationists, among more than 21 million acres of timber companies and government forestland in the Gem State where managers was one of the biggest hurdles to overprivate landowners and state and federal forest managers work side-by-side with industry, concome, said John Robison of the Idaho Conservation League. servationists and environmental groups to make a Conservation groups and timber companies were healthier forest. historically on opposing sides of forest management Forest collaboration initiatives aren’t new, but issues, but a shared concern about forest health and they are becoming the modus operandi in a state wildfires has brought these groups together. known for its sweeping forest panoramas. “Small successes in collaboration led to bigger In a recent study by the University of Idaho, reones and stakeholders developed confidence in the searchers found that, from planning to completion, process and its outcomes,” Robison said. “Everyone collaborative projects required no more time than participates in good faith.” traditional ones. They treated larger areas and inForest collaborations include private citizens, tegrated multiple components like watershed resarea tribes and county commissioners. Like other toration, tree thinning and prescribed burns, while initiatives, the proposals are presented to the public building positive relationships around a passionate for review and comment. subject. Sometimes, partners fill in where there is a need, “I view collaborations as pretty much necessary like the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) collectto get work done,” said Tom Schultz of Idaho Forest Group, one of the nation’s largest lumber producers. ing data and developing a plan using resources that A decade ago, red tape, litigation and environa cash-strapped Forest Service doesn’t have. “We help fill in the gaps,” said Jon Songster, a bumental hurdles often stymied timber-harvesting in the state where 80% of forest land is publicly owned reau chief at IDL. by the federal government and managed by the U.S. In addition to sharing staff and funding, the Forest Forest Service. Service and IDL belong to a governor-appointed Since collaborations were adopted, however, haradvisory group that identifies management priorivesting and timber management projects — espeties and opportunities for collaboration on Idaho’s forestlands. Projects that are agreed on through colcially on federal lands — have seen a steady uptick. “Collaborative groups have a vested interest in laboration have the best chance of moving forward, the outcomes, so they work through the issues,” said Brad Smith of the Idaho Conservation League. said Jeanne Higgins, former forest supervisor on “The collaborative groups develop recommendathe Idaho Panhandle National Forest, home of the tions that have the support of the community,” Smith Buckskin Saddle project. “Those projects don’t stall said. “If the Forest Service and the state are responor get hung up in litigation.” sive to those recommendations, then they can feel In the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, the confident that the project will move forward.”

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CAMPUS HISTORY TRIVIA As the ICCU Arena nears completion as the newest facility on the Moscow campus, this photo demonstrates that construction methods have changed a lot since this building went up in 1928. What building is this? (Hint: It is still in use today.) What are some of its unique architectural details? Answers will be posted on

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