ALUMNI CLASS NOTES ’80s Scott Fehrenbacher ’80 has accepted the position as senior vice president of External Relations for Trinity Western University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Kathy Barnard ’81 has been appointed executive director of Alumni Relations at the University of Idaho. Rick Trader ’81 and his wife, Martha, have published the book “When Camels Slide Down Doors Do You Tell The Neighbors? A SevenYear Journey Through the Classroom of Dementia.” It is a collection of short stories about caring for family suffering from dementia, along with a mix of OCT, Parkinson’s and paranoia. Paul Tracy ’82 has been awarded the American Society of Agronomy’s 2015 Agronomic Industry Award. This award recognizes outstanding performance by a private sector agronomist in the development, acceptance and implementation of advanced agronomic programs, practices and/or products.
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Brad ’83 and Lisa (Harberd) Grover ’83, are pictured with their sons Nick and Joe, who are current third-generation Vandals, and Rover Grover. Keeven Shropshire ’83 with JHS Architects has designed an amphitheater that will bring many events to the Pocatello community. The complex is part of the Portneuf Wellness Complex, being built to enhance and improve the health of southeastern Idaho. Roger Haro ’88 was awarded the 2015 Wisconsin Professor of the Year award by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. He is currently a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse biology professor. Mary Bird ’89, ’08 has been named executive director of the Idaho Academic Decathlon. Bird has been a math teacher at Sandpoint High School since 1993 and a coach of the Sandpoint High Academic Decathlon team since 2000.
’90s Thomas Raedeke ’90 was named a fellow of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). Raedeke is a professor and graduate program director in the Department of Kinesiology at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. David Gross ’91, ’94 has founded Pinnacle Law Office, LLC in Vancouver, Washington. He serves as managing attorney. Debbie Bravo ’92 has been named an associate with ALSC Architects in Coeur d’Alene, specializing in interior design. She has worked there for 19 years. Marilyn (Broemeling) Blake ’93 was selected 2015 Teacher of the Year for the Lewiston School District. Blake has taught in Lewiston for the past 27 years. Asif Ghazanfar ’94, a neuroscientist at Princeton University, had research published in the journal Science as a cover story. The research findings address autism patients. He has also been featured on NPR discussing his research.
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Kristin Armstrong ’95 took the overall in the first Women’s Bike Racing USA Pro Challenge in Golden, Colorado. Donald Bowker ’96 completed a 20-year Naval Aviation career flying combat missions and instructing in F/A-18s and carrier-based jet aircraft. He has transitioned into an encore career as a mission coordinator lead at AECOM Corporation. Amy Little ’96 founded the Cause + Event Race Series in February 2012. This year, the series will host events in Portland, Boston and Boise. The organization has raised over $75,000 for over 200 causes worldwide. Jim Craig ’98, ’01 was awarded the Meritorious Service Silver Medal Award from the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security for his participation in a team that investigated, prosecuted and removed a highprofile Salvadoran national, Gen.Vides Casanova, from the United States.