Faculty and Staff | Washington State University

Dan Gorton, November 1, Knowledgeable | Submitted by Dixie Kearney
Dan spent a very busy morning with us (CAHNRS Operations, WSU Environmental Health & Safety and Facilities Services) taking us through the Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center. Dan's in-depth knowledge of the Center's programs and how they benefit the local community is tremendous. He is an integral part of the success of the Center, many times providing innovative and extremely low cost solutions for NWREC operations. Thanks for all you do, Dan!
Bill McCrea, November 1, Knowledgeable | Submitted by Dixie Kearney
Bill took valuable time out of his very busy day to walk us (CAHNRS Operations, WSU Environmental Health & Safety and Facilities Services) around the Puyallup Research and Extension Center, introduce us to staff and faculty, and describe their facilities and safety needs. This helps us collaborate on a plan to best provide operational support to the REC. Thank you so much for your time and expertise, Bill!
Samantha Crow, October 31 | Submitted by Lynne Carpenter-Boggs
Samantha is amazingly fast and efficient at updating webpages. She keeps all of the CSS webpages on track by requesting updates on a regular basis. New materials are often up within an hour or two. It's immediately gratifying to see updates complete so quickly.
Matthew Stoddard, October 10 | Submitted by Alison White
Matthew was responsive, patient, creative and kind while helping me troubleshoot a tech issue that popped up while I was out of state at a conference. While solving my immediate problem, he identified another way to help keep me tech-safe while teleworking and guided me through that process as well. I sincerely appreciated his help and approach!
Luke Bonner, September 17 | Submitted by Gary Varrella
Luke helped us close down a grant recently that had particularly tight, challenging timelines. He was instrumental in helping get all things through the business center in time for CAHNRS Grants to submit the final invoice on time. Thank you Luke!
Ian MacDonald, August 30 | Submitted by Sindhuja Sankaran
This summer I worked with Ian on submission of three proposals over a period of about 40 days. He expressed great positivity and understanding given the ongoing research and travel commitments of PI and Co-PIs. His positive nature is contagious.
Elizabeth Weybright, August 15 | Submitted by Alison White
Elizabeth has provided leadership for several grant-funded projects and scholarship teams I've been a part of. She is knowledgeable, dependable, supportive, and fun to work with. These traits and many more make her an excellent leader and team member. Our grant-funded projects have not been without challenges. However, she has a knack for navigating hurdles with transparency, humility, and grace. As a busy mom of young kids, I look up to her as an example of the many amazing women at WSU working to succeed in academia and parenthood.
Joshua DeMacon, August 8 | Submitted by Karen Sowers
Josh and WSU student employee Juan spent the day helping with all phases of harvesting canola plots on a very hot day - measuring plots, pulling flags, taking subsamples, recording information - and always with a smile on their faces and readiness to learn something new. Thanks Josh, I couldn't have done it without your help! Please pass along kudos to Juan, too.
Ron Sloot, August 8 | Submitted by Karen Sowers
Ron stepped up again this week to take the lead in repairing and preparing a combine for harvesting canola plots (that was one full day) followed by rounding up personnel from Pullman (Josh, Juan) to help harvest plots at Ralston on a very hot day in the field. Ron's mechanical and technical knowledge was critical throughout the day, and his positive attitude is always a bonus. I hope you know how much you are appreciated, Ron!
Derek Appel, August 8 | Submitted by Karen Sowers
Derek has helped out twice on short notice in the last few weeks when we were struggling to find equipment and assistance with equipment repair for harvesting two of our large-scale canola trials. He dropped off a weigh wagon at our Ritzville location a few weeks ago, and this week spent most of a day working on a combine at our Ralston location so we could harvest plots there. We certainly couldn't have done it without your help, Derek! Thanks so much -