Central Washington University Archives

Central Washington University Retirement Association (CWURA)
  • Living History Project

  • RG 039, Ser. 05-78

    Processed and Listed by: Riva Dean
    Date: November 2005


    Date Span: 1995-

    Size: 7.5 cubic feet.

    Number of Boxes: 15 video boxes.

    Type of material: Transcripts, video tapes, audio tapes.

    Physical condition: Good.

    Arrangement: Alphabetical by surname.

    Historical or Biographical Sketch: The Central Washington University Retirement Association (CWURA) was founded in 1990 “to facilitate the mission and goals of the University and provide for continuing professional, educational and social activities of retired University personnel.” Membership in the organization requires that a person must be a retiree of Central Washington University (or its predecessors), a former Board of Trustees member, or friends interested in furthering the goals of CWURA. CWURA began the living history project in 1995, and continues to add oral histories of retired faculty and staff.

    Scope and Content Note: The collection primarily contains oral histories and transcripts of interviews conducted with former faculty and staff of Central Washington University. Some interviews are of members of the Board of Trustees and alumni. Also included are some written reminiscences and other textual materials. This is an open collection and new interviews will continue to be added to the collection. The interviews generally answer the same set of questions concerning the interviewees’ background, education and then their experiences at Central. The questions include their experiences in their respective departments, questions concerning “town/gown” relations, relations between administration and faculty, academic freedom and any memorable experiences.

    Research Note: Open to the public. Hyper-links are to the transcipts.
    Inventory List of Oral Histories by surname:

    A
    Agars, John, Art Department
    Applegate, Jimmie, Education
    Aronica, Anthony, Student Body President
    Ayers, Jim, Drama Department
    B
    Bach, Frank
    Baker, Luther, Home Economics Department
    Beamer, Adrian "Bink", Athletic Department
    Beardsley, Eric, Athletic Department
    Bechtel, Paul, Director of Physical Plant
    Bennett, Robert, Physics Department
    Bergstrom, Alan, Education Department
    Bicchieri, Marco
    Bird, Herbert, Music Department
    Black, Donald, Education Department
    Bowers, Rebecca, Dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies
    Bowman, Andrea, Education Department
    Brooks, James, Student, University President, Geography Department
    Brown, Robert, Biology Department
    Brown, Lois
    Burt, David
    Byrd, Ross
    C
    Canedo, Anthony
    CannCasciato, Daniel
    Carlson, Franklin D., Education Department
    Carmody, James, Students
    Carne, Eva Marie, Foreign Language Department
    Chaplin, Gwen, Board of Trustees
    Comstock, Dale , Mathematics Department
    Comstock, Mary Jo, Administrative Secretary
    Condit, Colin Davis, Psychology Department
    Craig, Gloria, Administrative Secretary
    Crum, Wes
    Cummings, Donald, English Department
    Cutlip, Fred, Mathematics Department
    D
    Davies, Dorothy (Black), Student and Daughter of President Black
    Davis, Patricia
    Denman, Anne
    Denman, Clayton C.
    Dudley, Stan
    Dudley, Vera, Student, Substitute Faculty Member, Faculty Wife
    Dumas, Joan, Administrative Secretary
    E
    Eberhart, Dee, Geography Department
    Eberhart, U. A.
    Edington, Robert, Provost
    Eickhoff, Henry, Music Department
    Emmans, Cindy, Education Department
    Erickson, Barney, Mathematics Department
    F
    Fadenrecht, George, Librarian
    Fisher, Lee, Flight Technology Program
    Franz, Wolfgang
    Fredericks, Gary, Athletic Department
    Frye, Ron, Student, Education Department
    G
    Gamon, Kenneth, Mathematics Department
    Goedecke, Robert, Philosophy Department
    Golden, Odette, Foreign Languages Department
    Gray, Marilyn, Student
    Green, John, Education Department
    Greenwood, Harriet
    Grey, Jen, CW Foundation Business Manager
    Grey, Richard, ROTC Program
    Grossman, George, Education Department
    H
    Habib, Helmi S., Chemistry Department
    Haight, Dodie
    Halperin, Mark, English Department
    Hammond, Kenneth, Geography Department
    Herrington, Edward, Dean of Undergraduate Studies
    Hartman, Ruth, Librarian
    Haruda, Joseph, Music Department
    Hawkins, A. James
    Hebeler, Amanda
    Heckart, Beverly, History Department
    Heimbeck, Raeburne
    Herum, John, English Department
    Hertz, Wayne, Music Department
    Highsmith, Richard
    Hill, Wendell, Director of Auxiliary Services
    Hogan, James, Board of Trustees
    Hogue, Prater, Student
    Howard, Ham, Student
    I
    Irish, Everett
    J
    Jacobsen, Eldon, Psychology Department
    Jakubek, Doris, Education Department
    Jakubek, Otto, Geography Department
    Janke, John
    Jensen, Carl
    Jones, Gail, Director of Alumni Affairs
    Jones, Jane, Music Department
    Jones, Robert
    Joneward, Donald, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Purchasing Agent
    K
    Kaatz, Martin, Geography Department
    Kaufman, David
    Kern, Philip, Student
    Kern, Shirley, Student
    Kerr, Tom, Political Science Department
    Klucking, Edward, Geology/Biology Departments
    Kohler, Barbara, Student
    Kollmeyer, Louis, Art Department
    Kramar, Maria, Student
    Kramar, Zoltan
    L
    Lawrence, Larry, English Department
    Lester, Nancy, Foreign Languages Department
    Lowther, Lawrence, History Department
    Lundy, David A.
    M
    Macinko, George, Geography Department
    MacLennan (McClennan), Margaret, Student
    Madley, Susan, Education Department
    Madsen, Edna
    Madsen, Glenn, Education Department
    Martin, Bernard, Mathematics Department
    Martin, Carlos
    Martin, Kenneth, Board of Trustees
    McCann, Charles, English Department
    McGeehee, Charles, Sociology Department
    McIntyre, Jerilyn S.
    Mettler, Fern
    Miller, Judy B., Executive Secretary to the President and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
    Mitchell, Robert, Physics Department
    Mohler, Samuel, History Department
    Murphy, Donald, Education Department
    N
    Nicholson, Dean (First Interview), Athletic Department
    Nicholson, Dean (Second Interview), Athletic Department
    Nylander, James, Athletic Department
    O
    O'dell, Elwyn, Political Science Department
    Osborn, Dolores J., Business Education Department
    Otto, Dale, Education Department
    P
    Paneiro, Robert M., Student/Music Department
    Parry, Tom, Physical Education Department
    Pearson, John
    Peters, Lucille, Student
    Popovich, Djordje
    Purcell, Jack
    Putnam, Jean, Education Department
    R
    Ramsdell, Daniel, History Department
    Randall, Naomi, Student
    Randall, Reino, Art Department
    Reed, Dennis, Physical Plant
    Richards, Kent, History Department
    Ringe, Don
    Ross, G. Russell
    S
    Samuelson, E. E., Education Department
    Sands, Catherine MacMillan, Anthropology Department
    Schliesman, Donald, Education Department
    Schmidt, William, A/V Department
    Sharpe, Lana Jo
    Sharpe, Larry
    Sheldon, Dorothy, Education Department
    Shrader, John, Science Education
    Sienia, Lucille, Food Services
    Skeen, Duane
    Smith, Helen and Milo
    Smith, Milo, Theater Arts Department
    Snell, Louise, Food Services
    Spatafore, Gloria, Veteran's Affairs
    Speth, Connie
    Spurgeon, Sarah, Art Department
    Sydow, Ruth, Library Assistant
    T
    Thompson, Ann
    Treadwell, Alva, Business Department
    Tolin, Philip
    Town, George, Mathematics Department
    Trujillo, Gregory, Vice President of Student Affairs
    U
    Unruh, Dan A., Department of Education
    Utzinger, John, Philosophy Department
    V
    Van Tassel, Wes
    Vernie, Rudy, Director of the Infirmary
    Vifian, John, English Department
    W
    Wahle, Roy, Board of Trustees
    Weiking, Bob, IET Department
    Wheeler, Raymond, Music Department
    Williams, Harold, Social Sciences Department
    Wilson, Roy, Department of Education
    Wilson, Thelma, Department of Education
    Wise, Don, Dean of Men, Counseling
    Wise, Helen
    Wolfsehr, Clifford, Librarian
    Wolfsehr, Trudy
    Wohlers, Jean E.
    Y
    Yee, Alice Low

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