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SUMMER 2010 Ice age fossils provide glimpse of the past A year of records for Mountaineer athletics Power of Place
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
EOU President
Bob Davies, Ph.D. Greetings alumni and friends, derive power. It
It has been a year since I was honored, and is about the his-
Vice President for University
Advancement & Executive humbled, to assume the presidency of your uni- tory, traditions
Director of the EOU Foundation versity. I have learned a great deal about what and stories of the
Tim Seydel, ’89 makes EOU a truly magnificent institution of people, and even
higher learning. It is only fitting that this issue’s more importantly,
Director of
Development Programs theme is “Power of Place” as this is one impor- the outlook and
Jon Larkin, ’01 tant element that makes Eastern unique. the shared dreams
Since last July, I have tracked my travels we have.
Managing Editor
throughout the regions we serve and logged over By committing
Laura Hancock
31,200 miles on my car. I have observed our geo- to our mission
Graphic Designer graphic location in which we operate and clearly of accessibility,
Kristin Summers the regions that we serve occupy a beautiful land- affordability and
scape – from our campus in La Grande, to the 16 engagement, we are a central force that combines
Contributors
EOU Athletics sites and centers throughout the state. the beauty of location with our history and tradi-
Chris Cronin During these trips I have visited with many tions and our sense of community to create a
Rellani Ogumoro individuals: alumni, civic leaders, community sustainable future for our students and region.
David Axelrod, Ph.D.
members, students and soon-to-be students, farm- This is the “Power of Place” and the “Power
ers, business owners and mayors. I learned about of Eastern.”
their goals and passions, and despite their fears
and frustrations, their excitement for the future.
For many, “place” merely refers to our geo-
graphic and physical location. The important Bob Davies
lesson I have learned is that the people who have President, EOU
developed the communities that thrive by foster-
ing the meaning of the physical location also
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In brief Campus News
EOU names new provost is a unique campus and I am learning a lot about EOU Foundation Trustees
2009 – 10
Stephen Adkison, Ph.D., is the new provost and what makes EOU great.”
senior vice president for Academic Affairs at EOU. Thomas said one of his biggest goals is to have James G. McMahan, ’76,
“Steve brings the most efficient application process possible. President
an excellent set of “Everyone is shopping now and we need to do Craig A. Nightingale, ’74,
Vice President
leadership skills and everything we can to help parents and families make
Thomas A. Insko, ’94,
experience to this posi- the right decision,” Thomas said. “If we have all the
Secretary
tion,” said Bob Davies, steps in place, they will know that Eastern is here and
Julie Bodfish, ’83,
EOU president. “His ready to deliver.” Treasurer
dedication to openness, Thomas studied business at SOU and went on to Robert M. Allstott, ’85
transparency and inclu- complete the master’s of management program there. Cliff S. Bentz, ’74
siveness will serve our After graduation he began working as a counselor for Craig Braseth
students, faculty and SOU Admissions and later as associate director. C. Joseph Grover
Richard Hermens
staff very well.”
Adkison began his Learning the art of advocacy Jack L. Johnson, ’72
position at EOU on July 1. Prior to his appointment Deneil Hill was one of 20 female students from Steven J. Joseph, ’72
Kevin Loveland
he was the associate provost/associate vice president across the country to attend meetings of the United
James C. Lundy
for Academic Programming and Review at Idaho Nations in New York City this spring in conjunction
Colby Q. Marshall, ’99/OSU
State University in Pocatello. with the Commission
Robert K. Moody
“I’m honored to be EOU’s next provost and on the Status of Women Gregory V. Smith, ’94
am deeply thrilled at the opportunity to work with (CSW). Hill was selected Bradford A. Stephens
President Davies and the students, faculty and staff to participate in a practi- Arlene Young, ’53
across EOU,” Adkison said. “Eastern is a truly ex- cum program and re- Margaret B. Anderson
ceptional institution with a singular history of meet- ceived temporary delegate Phyllis J. Arnst
ing educational and community needs throughout status at the U.N. This is Audrey L. Carey
the state of Oregon, and I am eager to join this long the second year a student Dorothy Cuthbert, ’61
tradition of service.” from Eastern has been Randy R. Dolven, ’67
Adkison received his bachelor’s in English and selected to participate. David E. Gilbert
William E. Hermann
teaching from Montana State University. He com- While in New York,
Terry L. Lemon, ’69
pleted his master’s in English and writing and his Hill attended the Interna-
Gail F. McAllister, ’64
Ph.D. in English, rhetoric and composition from the tional Tribunal on Crimes Against Women in Burma.
Melvin L. Ott, ’62
University of Nevada, Reno. Hearing first-hand the personal stories of struggle Valerie F. Royes, ’62
and perseverance of women from around the world Rodney T. Sands
Associate Dean of Admissions joins EOU has left a lasting impression on her. It also helped Jack Schut, ’69
Carl Thomas has been named the new associate bring Hill’s senior thesis on rape as a war crime into Wayne R. Simonis, ’74
dean of Admissions at EOU. He began his job June sharper focus. R. Doyle Slater
1 after leaving his post “It was a very powerful and emotional experi- Robert Terry, ’51
as associate director of ence that really changed my perspective on feminist Debra, ’79, & Neil, ’77, Watterson
Admissions at Oregon State culture and the ‘sisterhood,’” Hill said. “All of the Dennis Wilkinson
University. women were very close and they supported each Joanne H. Wiseman, ’59
Thomas worked in other in a way I’ve never seen before.”
OSU Admissions for seven Hill shared more about her experience at the U.N. Cover photo by Laura Hancock:
during the EOU Student Leadership Conference and Jay Van Tassell, professor of
years and was at Southern geology, and EOU student
Oregon University prior the Spring Symposium. She received her bachelor’s
degree in history in June and plans to attend gradu- Ashley Cogburn remove debris
to that. from a fossilized mammoth
“I am very excited to be ate school and study women and gender history.
tusk. The discovery of the tusks
here,” Thomas said. “This She is originally from Boulder, Colo.
and other bones is leading
to significant research and
discovery about the most recent
For more EOU news go online to www.eou.edu. ice age in eastern Oregon.
Summer 2010 – The Mountaineer 1
Campus News
Clothesline Project raises awareness historic administration building. Fortis Construc- of the Astor Expedition that set out to reach the
EOU’s Wellness Committee, Shelter from the tion, Inc. of Portland is the general contractor for Oregon coast in the early 1800s. The aging East
Storm and the Sexual Assault Response Team the project. and West Dorion halls were demolished in the
joined together to raise awareness about sexual and summer of 2009.
domestic violence in April, Sexual Assault Aware- EOU confers more than 600 degrees
ness Month. The this academic year The University that Works with You
Clotheslines Project, Approximately 413 graduates donned cap and After completing several years of detailed re-
a visual display that gown to march at EOU’s formal Commencement search and careful consideration, EOU has a new
bears witness to vio- Ceremonies Saturday, slogan that defines its mission and goals:
lence against victims June 12. The outdoor “The University that Works with You.”
of sexual or physical event was held at Com- The brand promise was developed with the
assault, was set up munity Stadium. assistance of Dr. Jim Black and SEM Works, a
outside in the The 2010 Presi- consulting firm based in North Carolina which
campus quad. dent’s Scholar, Tan- has been working with the school on enrollment
T-shirts in the ner Denne, of Baker management.
display were made City, addressed the “We interviewed students, prospects, alumni,
in honor or memory graduating class. Paul faculty and staff and others to find out what
of victims or survivors of sexual assault, rape, Kelly, president of the Eastern delivers,” said Tim Seydel, vice president
incest, battery, hate crimes that target individuals State Board of Higher for University Advancement. “We found that
based on sexual orientation or perceived sexual Education, and John Photo by Andrew Murray working with students to achieve their goals and
orientation, physical assault, or those who have Turner, president of Blue dreams is what they all felt EOU was, and is,
died from violence-related crimes. Shirt colors Mountain Community College, also spoke during about.”
signified the types of violence used against the event. EOU’s logo will remain the same and a
individuals. EOU will award an estimated 534 bachelor’s secondary color palette will be added to the tra-
The Clothesline Project is a program initi- degrees and 106 master’s degrees during the ditional blue and gold combination. Designs for
ated in Cape Cod, Mass. in 1990 to address the 2009-10 academic year, pending completion of the university’s major publications will reflect the
issue of violence against women. The program final grades for summer term. new theme, as will the university’s website.
estimates there are 500 projects nationally and
internationally with an estimated 50,000 to Dorion Park provides ample green Spring Symposium shines on
60,000 shirts. space where aging dorms once stood Original research and creative activities of
A wide swath of lawn now provides a wel- EOU students were highlighted during the 12th
come swath of green between the parking lots annual Spring
Inlow Hall renovations facing 6th Street on the EOU campus. The new Symposium in
to conclude by late summer Dorion Park is not only aesthetically pleasing; it May. The event
Students and visitors will see dramatic changes
brings the entire
when they walk through the front door of EOU’s
university com-
Inlow Hall this fall as a $6.42 million capital in-
munity together
vestment project nears completion. Creating easy
in acknowledge-
access to essential student services is the focal
ment and admi-
point of the redesign of the building’s first floor.
ration of the individual achievements of students
Admissions, Financial Aid, Enrollment Ser-
as they share their endeavors.
vices, Student Accounts and the Registrar’s Of-
The symposium enables students to connect
fice will be centrally located to create a one-stop
and collaborate with their peers, faculty and the
shopping experience for students.
community as a whole. Activities cover the gamut
EOU was appropriated funding in 2007 by
serves as a reminder of the namesake of the resi- from poster presentations, panels, performances
the Oregon Legislature to make critical updates
dence halls formerly occupying the site. and artistic displays. Pictured above, Michael
to the historic administration building. Improved
A plaque commemorating Madame Marie Towle, a student in the master of arts in teaching
seismic stability and energy efficiency are
Dorion will be erected at the park. Dorion was program at EOU, explains his project to Sharon
some of the upgrades that are less visible in the
an Ioway Indian and the only female member Porter, assistant professor of education.
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At h l e t i c s
A year of records for the Mountaineers
Barrett Henderson / Sports Information Director Overtime
EOU alum joins
The 2009-10 sports season at Eastern Oregon Uni- Soccer shoots to the top
versity is one to remember. The Mountaineers broke
Wrestling Hall of Fame
The Mountaineer soccer team began its season Chuck Holliday, a 1970
records, competed at national levels, and finished
with a 0-4 start and a tough trip to Southern Califor- EOU graduate,
near the top of the conference in multiple athletic
nia. Eastern Oregon went from the bottom to the top was inducted
endeavors. into the Oregon
… literally.
Volleyball enjoys highest winning percentage EOU started the conference schedule by winning Chapter of the
National Wres-
The Eastern Oregon volleyball team finished its its first three games and stood atop the Cascade
tling Hall of Fame
season in the conference semifinals after a third place Conference standings. The Mountaineers knocked off
on May 1. Hol-
finish, led by a co-Cascade Collegiate Conference Oregon Tech, which was 8-1 at the time, in Klamath
liday competed
Player of the Year, and a coach no one will forget Falls to collect the third straight win. for the Mountaineers from
at EOU. Eastern Oregon routed Northwest Christian 1962 to 1966, earning recogni-
The Mountaineers finished their season 15-9 University on Senior Day in La Grande, 7-1. EOU tion as a four-time Conference
overall, and a conference record of 13-5. Eight of the shot a school-record 35 times in the win, putting 19 Champion, four-time NAIA
nine Eastern Oregon losses came to ranked oppo- on goal. Tennly Paul-Bowden finished her last game District I and II Champion,
nents this season. The Mountaineers had their highest in La Grande with a hat trick and added an assist. two-time NAIA District I and
She shot 11 times against the Beacons—before that II Outstanding Wrestler, 1964
seed in the conference tournament since 1990. After
game the Mountaineers shot 11 times as a team in a Nationals quick pin champion,
beginning the season receiving three votes, Eastern
game twice in 2009. and four-time NAIA National
received a vote in every poll in
Tournament Qualifier. His
2009. The highest amount of overall record was 118-8-1 and
votes came on Oct. 13 with 28, he placed sixth, fifth and second
but failed to crack the top 25. at nationals.
Coach Kaki Morehead col- In the fall of 1966, Hol-
lected her 61st victory at Eastern liday was drafted into the U.S.
Oregon, the second highest total Army and served in Vietnam.
among coaches in the program’s He returned to EOU in 1969
history. She announced follow- as an assistant wrestling coach
ing the semifinal season-ending and completed his degree in
loss to No. 13 Southern that she science education. He then
embarked on a 30-year career
would not be returning for a fifth
in education, teaching at the
season. Morehead ends with the
Myrtle Point, Burns, Baker and
highest winning percentage in Crook County school districts.
school history (.610). While at Baker he started the
Grace Deboodt finished her high school wrestling program.
career at Eastern setting eight In 1980 Holliday was selected
new school records and was to travel to Italy with a cultural
named a co-conference player of exchange program and coach
the year. She was also named to with a team from Oregon.
her third consecutive all-confer- Originally from Prineville,
ence first team. Joining Deboodt Holliday served on the board of
was Jessica Lea who was named directors for the Crooked River
Round-up for 11 years. After
to her second straight first-team
EOU Athletics photo by Grant Hudkins retiring he began a business
in her sophomore season. Eastern soccer player Kendra Kuust slices through the Northwest Christian University making rustic western furniture
defense and attempts a shot during the Mountaineer 7-1 victory. from juniper wood.
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At h l e t i c s
EOU’s Martha Billings and Courtney Gaskell Cross country teams soar at nationals
Overtime ended their careers on the All-Cascade Conference
second team. Paul-Bowden and Lori Wilson, both
seniors, finished on the conference honorable men-
It was a season of growth for the EOU cross
country team. Nationally underrated to begin the
season, the Mountaineer women climbed as high
New leadership in tion team.
as No. 19 during the regular season, while the men
EOU Athletics Football season proves best in 30 years rose to No. 18.
The EOU football team had a season of num- Karlee Coffey raced to a first-place finish at the
Isaac Williams: Men’s bers: 30 school records broken in 2009; seven ‘Yote Twilight Meet in Caldwell, Idaho, and DJ
Basketball Coach wins in a season, the third time in 80 years EOU Flores paced the men with several top 10 finishes.
Isaac Wil- has done that; 43 points scored on No. 2 Carroll Coffey finished in the top four of every race but one
liams, an EOU College, the most scored on the five-time national in 2009.
graduate and champion in a decade; and eight straight weeks the Coffey, a La Grande native, finished the season
former player for with a 12th place finish at the NAIA National
the Mountain- Championships. She became the third women’s
eers, has been Mountaineer runner to be titled an All-American as
the assistant coach for the past
a freshman.
five seasons. During that time,
The Eastern Oregon men had their highest finish
the Mountaineers have enjoyed
at nationals since 2004 when they came in seventh.
the most success in the basket-
ball program’s history. The Mountaineers 12th place finish in Vancouver,
Prior to returning to his Wash., matched head coach Ben Welch’s first sea-
alma mater in 2004, Williams son finish at the national meet. Flores’ 16th place
had four successful seasons as finish was the highest ever recorded as a freshman
the head girl’s basketball coach at Eastern. The last male runner from EOU to be
at La Grande High School. named to the All-American team as a freshman was
He was named The Oregonian in 1967.
newspaper’s 3A Coach of the
Year, and was twice named Indoor track and field sees new personal
Greater Oregon Coach of the records
Year. Williams is also a camp EOU Athletics photo by Grant Hudkins The Mountaineers sent 10 student-athletes to
An Eastern football player dives for the endzone against
director and instructor with the Johnson City, Tenn. for the NAIA National Indoor
Montana State University-Northern during the Mountaineers
Northwest Basketball Camp 45-14 rout over the Lights. Track and Field Championships on March 4-6. All
organization. 10 EOU participants finished in the top 15 of their
Mountaineers stayed in the national top 25.
respective events, with eight of them finishing in
Keith Scarlett: EOU climbed as high as No. 19, and played in a
the top 10. Seven finished in the top eight, and three
Soccer Coach NAIA National Game of the Week. To put it sim-
were All-Americans.
Keith Scarlett ple, Eastern had its best season in almost 30 years.
Dustin Cloud set five personal records and
has been coach- The Mountaineers were ranked in the top 20
matched two other PR’s in the men’s heptathlon and
ing soccer the in 12 different statistical categories. The offense
finished ninth overall.
past 15 years at amassed over 4,800 yards, led by quarterback Chris
Entering the weight throw, Mitch Wheelhouse
the collegiate, Ware. The sophomore sensation ended the season
was ranked 40th out of 49 competitors and Chris
high school and with 3,811 yards of total offense. He was named
club levels, and also working at Dilley was ranked fifth. At the end of the day, Dil-
a national player of the week and may become the
camps and clinics throughout ley was third and an All-American, and Wheelhouse
conference player of the year.
the eastern United States. Prior was 13th with a new personal record.
Eastern Oregon packed the stands in La Grande
to coming to EOU, Scarlett Alma Garcilazo ran a very tactical race in the
and its traveling offensive showcase attracted fans
was a staff coach with the Ohio women’s 800-meter final to finish fourth and claim
on its away games. Numerous opposing broadcast-
Premier Soccer Club in Dublin, an All-American title. Jeff Roy went from a 13th
Ohio. He holds the USSF “A” ers called the EOU offense the “best they have ever
seeded provisional entry, to an All American. He
and the NSCAA advanced seen,” and “one of, if not the most dangerous in
used a very strong last 200 meters to come from
National coaching licenses. the nation.”
Continued on page 5
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At h l e t i c s
sixth to third, and set a new school record of 2:27.05 EOU is 53-15 over the past five seasons in Quinn
in the men’s 1,000-meter run.
Women’s basketball nearly claims
conference title
Coliseum. Salena Leavitt scored in double figures
32 times during her career at Eastern. Overtime
Men’s basketball rides winning streak Scarlett brought the Bishop
The Eastern Oregon University women’s basket- Like the women’s basketball team, the EOU Hartley High School girl’s
ball team went from a fifth-place preseason confer- men’s basketball team was selected fifth in the Cas- soccer program to prominence
ence ranking to a finish in the National Tournament. cade Collegiate Conference preseason coaches’ poll. in Columbus, Ohio, and spent
The Mountaineers won 20 games for the seventh And, just like the women, the men finished their four years guiding the Plym-
time in the past nine seasons. EOU was four points outh State University women’s
year in the NAIA National Tournament.
shy of its seventh Cascade Collegiate Conference soccer team to success. He
The Mountaineers advanced to the national
was the girls’ soccer coach
title in the past 10 years. Anji Weissenfluh has been Sweet 16 for the third consecutive season, won from 1999-2000 at Salem High
at the helm as head coach all 10 of those years. She 20 games for the fourth consecutive season, and School in Va., where he earned
recorded her 200th victory this season. finished in second place in the conference standings. Coach of the Year honors. His
The 2010 Cascade Collegiate Conference tourna- They went from receiving 11 votes in the national collegiate coaching career be-
ment Championship game lived up to its billing as preseason poll to a final ranking of 13th nationally. gan at his alma mater, Ferrum
top-seeded College of Idaho held off fourth-seeded EOU entered the conference tournament with a College in Virginia, where he
Eastern Oregon, 70-67. In a game that featured second seed and beat Concordia in the first round, was an assistant in 2001. He
seven lead changes, four ties, and a lead never 93-80. Warner Pacific upset Eastern in La Grande in holds a bachelor’s degree in
larger than single digits, the 20th ranked Lady Yotes the semifinals, 64-61. The Mountaineers would then physical education.
captured the CCC tournament title for the first time receive a No. 14 seed in the national tournament,
in Regan Rossi’s nine-year helm as head coach. the third straight year EOU received a seed in the Hailey Pearce:
The Mountaineers drew the nation’s fifth-ranked national field of 32. Volleyball Coach
team, Black Hills State University, in the opening Eastern Oregon rallied from a 12-point first half Hailey
round of the NAIA National Tournament in Sioux deficit and a 10-point halftime deficit, to beat No. Pearce, a Walla
City, Iowa. The Yellow Jackets jumped out to a 19 Davenport University, 74-69. The Mountaineers Walla native,
double-digit lead in the first half, leading by as drew the third seed in the tournament, Indiana Wes- comes to EOU
many as 18 points and 20 points just into the second leyan, in the second round. EOU and the Wildcats from Rocky
half. Eastern then rallied closing the margin to four Mountain Col-
went back-and-forth in the first half, and Eastern led
points with an Alyssa Garro three-pointer with six lege in Billings, Mont., where
minutes remaining. she served as an assistant for
the Battlin’ Bears for two sea-
EOU would come no closer. BHSU spread the
sons beginning in 2008. Pearce
lead with a 9-2 run and ended up winning, 67-58.
was also the head coach of the
Tana Stickney was the lone Mountaineer to score Rocky Mountain Junior Varsity
in double figures with 10 points. The senior also team in 2008-09.
lead Eastern with eight rebounds. Ashlee Michelson Pearce graduated with a
concluded her EOU career with a team-high of business management degree
four assists. in 2008 from Rocky Mountain
Stickney would be named to the All-Conference College. Her many accomplish-
team, and Kathleen Luce was named an Academic ments led her to join a select
All-American. Kyle Miller and Michelson were team from the United States
each All-Conference honorable mentions. Eastern that played in the Netherlands
finished 8-0 when shooting better than 45 percent and Germany. She takes over
for Kaki McLean-Morehead,
from the field this season. Twelve different play-
who moved to Idaho with
ers were scoring leaders in a game this season and
her husband.
EOU Athletics photo by Barbara Landis
Eastern's Cody Thurmond drives past an Indiana Wesleyan
University defender in the second round of the NAIA Div. II
National Basketball Championships in Point Lookout, Mo.
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25-23 at halftime. IWU would rally and make a run to open the second half games.
and end up winning, 70-57. The Mountaineers’ Ashli Hughes was named to the All-Conference
Jordan Gregg finished his two-year career at EOU with 20 double-dou- team and Suzie Espinoza received the Gold Glove for her fielding on first
bles, 16 coming this season. The senior became the second men’s basket- base during the season.
ball player in the school’s history to be named second team All-American. Hughes led Eastern Oregon with a .365 batting average, which was
Gregg and Dan Stafford were each named All-Conference. Stafford was also eighth in the Cascade Conference. The sophomore also led the
also an Academic All-American. Mountaineers with 10 steals in 2010. The outfielder finished the season
Head coach Isaac Williams had the best first year among any of the ac- with a slugging percentage of .479. The Nampa, Idaho native had 35 hits
tive coaches in the Cascade Conference. Josh Landsverk’s 95 career wins is and 12 RBI for EOU.
more than any other player in EOU history. Eastern was 12-1 when holding Espinoza made the transition from the mound to first base this season
opponents under 70 points, 13-0 when shooting 50 percent or better from and excelled in the infield. She appeared and started in 39 games for EOU
the field, and was 21-1 when it had a better field goal percentage than its and finished the season with a .990 fielding percentage, committing only
opponent. three errors.
The Mountaineers currently ride a 25-game win streak against confer-
Outdoor track and field brings home five conference titles
ence opponents during the regular season in Quinn Coliseum. EOU has
won 30 out of the last 31 regular season games in La Grande. Eastern Or- The Eastern Oregon track and field team won five outdoor conference
egon has won 54 of the last 59 games at home. titles at the CCC Championships in Gresham. The Mountaineer women
came in second at the meet and the EOU men finished third.
Good start turns tough for softball Eastern has hit 10 NAIA National Championship automatic marks, and
The Eastern softball team had its best start in five years after winning its 24 provisional marks. EOU has three top-five marks in the NAIA and en-
first seven games of the season. However, the Cascade Conference sched- tered the National Championships on May 27-29 in Marion, Ind.
ule was rough on the Mountaineers as EOU would drop 17 of its 21 league
Call for alumni authors
EOU invites alumni authors to participate in a special reading planned during Homecoming
weekend. If you attended EOU, are published and would be available to present your work on
campus Friday, October 15, please contact us! Call the Alumni Programs Office at 541-962-
3740 or e-mail alumni@eou.edu.
Greg Lemon, at left, participates in the Alumni Authors Reading at EOU. Lemon
is the author of a biography on Montana governor Brian Schweitzer titled, "Blue
Man in a Red State."
Attention EOU Bank of America
card holders
As a result of recent national changes in credit card laws, the EOU Foundation and
MBNA have terminated their agreement as of July 2010. From that time period forward, the
EOU Foundation will not receive royalty payments for your card usage. If you would like to
help us supplement that lost income stream, go to www.eou.edu/foundation and make a gift
today!
6 Summer 2010 – The MountaineerP e r s p e c t i v e s — F r o m a D i s ta n c e
EOU’s expanding regional footprint
By Chris Cronin / Grant County Center Director
Nestled offered fully online: Business Economics and to note that many former advisees are serving
in the Liberal Studies. E-mail was in its infancy, the community as teachers, nurses, U.S. Forest
shadow of and the Internet was solely text-based – no Service and Confederated Tribes employees,
Strawberry graphics. Few students had personal computers business owners, accountants, ranchers and
Mountain in their homes. Regional students came to social workers. EOU alumni make a big
in eastern EOU because of the Ed-Net teacher-preparation impact—even our current county judge Mark
Oregon programs, partnerships with OHSU’s School of Webb is an EOU alumnus and a part-time
is the Grant County Center, one of EOU’s Nursing and OSU, and access to degrees and adjunct professor!
educational outposts serving rural Oregon. The courses at a distance. Paul Smith is another alumnus currently
center is located in John Day, a one-stoplight In 2010, courses are delivered via Blackboard serving as the ESD School Improvement
town in a county that is classified “frontier” with streaming video, live chat and group specialist and as a College Advisory committee
by virtue of the sparse population – less than collaboration features. Weekend College classes member. He says, “The EOU Grant County
two people per square mile. There are easily are still wildly popular and are held in centers Center provides a critical linkage and
more cows than people in Grant County. The all around the state including this one. Students opportunity for Grant County citizens to access
nearest movie theater is in Burns, 70 miles to now have their choice of nine degrees and 19 higher education that might not otherwise be
the south. The closest Costco is in Bend, a three- minors entirely online. The old “DDE” has been available. The importance of the EOU Center to
hour drive west. The main campus in La Grande integrated into all campus services. Regional Grant County cannot only be measured by the
is two and a half hours north through three centers are part of the Division of Enrollment rural access to quality higher education alone,
mountain passes. Like much of the rural west, Services/Academic and Career Advising, headed but by the contribution of our EOU graduates
we measure distance in hours rather than miles by Mike Cannon, dean of Enrollment Services. to the county’s quality of life and economic
or minutes. When the demand for EOU’s online programs stability as well.”
Yet even with that isolation from other exploded about 10 years ago, the Grant County The Grant County Center has the distinction
services, local access to higher education has Center’s director position was increased to of being the only EOU regional center that is
been available to county residents for nearly full-time year-round, with an advising load of housed in an honest-to-goodness log cabin. The
25 years. In 1988 EOU established the regional more than 100 rustic composition
center in John Day as part of its mission to serve advisees, not only of the structure is
the 10 county region of eastern Oregon, an area local but online, in contrast to the
of 42,000 square miles covering 46 percent all over the U.S. high-tech online
of the state. The center was established as a and Canada. programming
joint venture with Blue Mountain Community As EOU’s and life-changing
College, and that collaborative relationship reputation as a opportunities
continues to this day. Students commonly begin national leader of that rest within
their academic careers at BMCC and transfer to distance learning its doors. EOU
EOU to finish their baccalaureate programs. has grown, the has made a
When I began as the part-time director services and commitment to
17 years ago, there were 12 local students opportunities for this community
and classes were delivered by mail or local Grant County through its
instructors offering live classes, or in a popular citizens have physical presence,
new program, the “Weekend College,” where expanded as well. and it has a proven record of engagement by
students could go to campus for a Friday/ In this small mountain valley community, being a responsive and strong leader of learning
Saturday class. Two bachelor’s degrees were EOU leaves a very large footprint. I’m proud and culture in the region.
Summer 2010 – The Mountaineer 7P e r s p e c t i v e s — T i e s t h at B i n d
The key to student development & success
By Rellani Ogumoro / ASEOU President 2009–10
Tirow waami and hello! On my to opportunities seemed to be wide open as with their help and the other
journey to EOU I traveled across the departments on campus, I was able to compete on the national level for
vast Pacific Ocean, crossed the Inter- opportunities that I know I would not have been exposed to elsewhere.
national Date Line and scooted by the The close relationships I developed allowed me to attend the 53rd Com-
Colombia River before finally arriving mission on the Status of Women meetings at the Practicum in Advocacy at
in the Grande Ronde Valley. The Blue the United Nations in New York in the spring of 2009. The never-ending
Mountains surround me like the ocean support from the EOU family has also helped me secure an internship this
always did—it continually reminds me of how far I’ve come and where I summer in Washington, D.C., where I will learn about public policy and
am heading. its importance while advocating for victims of domestic sex trafficking.
Choosing to further my education at EOU was not a hard decision. My Eastern’s strong commitment to developing Mountaineers into global lead-
father arrived with the first batch of students in the Micronesian Program. ers has been essential as the support did not end with being selected, but
My mother was from La Grande, and my grandfather, Dr. Harvey Ben- then helped me pay for the costs of attending these nationally competitive
nett, served as dean of professional and applied studies from 1980-1984. programs. I will be forever grateful to my EOU family.
My parents, older siblings, aunts and uncles are also Mountaineer alumni. As the student body president, I am certain that the work I have done
Eastern provided the environment for their success but more importantly, it and continue to do will not measure up to what has been done for me. The
became their home. Associated Students of EOU (ASEOU) has been showered with support
Like most first-year students on campus, I had no idea what to expect in from different departments on campus, which has been significant to ac-
the college setting. I know that the efforts of my professors, the staff of the complishing our goals of advocating for Mountaineers. President Davies,
Center for Student Involvement, Multicultural and Learning centers played ASEOU advisers Camille Consolvo and Hailey Wolcott, as well as mem-
a tremendous role in my successful experience. I became a part of the EOU bers of the faculty and staff, have all used their expertise to guide student
family, was helped in my struggles and guided all along the way. As a stu- leaders and effectively promote the Mountaineer family.
dent far away from home, I was welcomed into their lives and assured that The power of place at EOU serves the regional and global communi-
I had a family to spend the holidays with. I was not a stranger anymore, but ties, provides the environment for success, and truly works with students!
a member of this community. Oloomwaay and thank you EOU! Go Mounties!
While figuring out what I could do to help the world, my mentors, Tonia
St. Germain and Dr. Rosemary Powers showed me the way. The doors
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8 Summer 2010 – The MountaineerP ersp e c t i v e s — A Ne w Di r e c t ion
The refuge of learning
By David Axelrod, Ph.D. / Professor of English and Writing
One assumption I could easily we find now in the world seems devoted to erasing what is unique or du-
make about my students when I first rable, and replacing it with the soul-deadening sameness of strip malls and
arrived at EOU, then EOSC, in the box stores. And much worse, perhaps, we also live in an era of economic
autumn of 1988, was that many of disruptions and dislocations, of booms gone bust, and of wars that have
them had a story to tell that was torn at what binds us to our families and communities. How does one even
rooted deeply in a sense of place. speak of “a sense of place” when so many are forced by circumstance
That place tended to be a rural part of to move as migrants do to follow the rumor of jobs elsewhere, or have
eastern Oregon, and the story, or likely, stories, often expressed a strong endured dangerous multiple deployments abroad in Kosovo, Iraq or Af-
sense of forebears and neighbors, of Indian camps, of famous fish runs, ghanistan, and seen their families put under terrible stresses? All of these
of endless tall tales about remarkable adventures with animals (wild or pressures and uncertainties militate against the assurances that “a sense of
domestic), delivered with a touch of light self-deprecation. It is no longer place” guarantees.
an assumption I can easily make. One of the goals of an education such as we offer here at EOU is to
I was reminded of this the other evening during an Ars Poetica reading help our students learn the skills that can make it possible for them to
by Coos Bay native, Michael McGriff, who possesses this increasingly begin repairing the damage changing social conditions have inflicted on
rare sense of place and his four-generation- deep connection to it. It their communities. Many of those now coming to EOU are middle-aged,
was heartening to hear the mostly young audience chuckling with self- recently unemployed, bravely trying to find a new way forward with their
recognition as he told stories that evoked his and the audience’s shared lives. Many are here to study in new programs that teach them the specific
knowledge and experience about a way of life in rural Oregon: “I was skills the job market currently demands. Some students learn community
wrong about oblivion then, / summer mornings we walked the logging organizing, grant-writing, or study gender issues and changing demo-
roads / north of Laverne, the gypo trucks leaving miles of gravel dust / graphics of rural America to better prepare them for the work they hope to
eddying around us.” It was a road everyone in the audience knew very do to help the marginalized or underserved citizens of our state. Still oth-
well in their own way. ers follow a traditional liberal arts path, mastering the analytical and com-
After McGriff’s reading, a visiting grandmother of a current student be- munication skills of history, mathematics, writing, and foreign language
gan to share with my colleague and me the narrative of her family’s recent that will give them the intellectual flexibility to adapt to future changes in
epic 12-hour drive from rural Nevada to La Grande, during which they our economies and communities.
passed repeatedly through several different changes in the season, though For everyone determined to earn an education, EOU remains a refuge,
mostly from spring to winter snow squalls. She had names for the world a place they can come to find a new direction and hope for the future. In
she passed through: cumulus clouds, rabbitbrush, greasewood, and sage, virtually every case, our students look forward to a time after graduation
couse and balsamroot, all spoken of as though remembering old friends. when their education helps to establish them as productive profession-
Soon, she was remembering the story of her granddaughter’s complicated als, leaders doing meaningful work to build strong, diverse communi-
birth and greatly embarrassing her granddaughter. She expressed herself ties. EOU, situated in its exquisite valley setting surrounded by snowy
with such lack of self-consciousness, we, too, may just as well have been mountains, will continue to be a practical and invaluable partner for such
old friends. I was struck at how long it had been since I heard someone students to remake “a sense of place” in the actual world, where we all
speak in this unguarded, easy manner. live our real lives.
Life has changed for us in rural Oregon in the past two decades. When
I first came to rural Oregon, that grandmother’s gentle candor would not David Axelrod is the author, most recently, of “Departing by a Broken
have surprised me in the least. That sense of place, of rootedness, and Gate,” and “The Cartographer’s Melancholy,” winner of the 2005 Spokane
continuity of community that give us the confidence to sustain our stories Poetry Prize and finalist for the 2006 Oregon Book Award. His collection of
by repeated telling has suffered with the advent of technological gadgetry cultural and environmental essays about the interior Northwest, “Troubled
that privileges the atomized individual and self-selected virtual realities Intimacies,” was published in 2004. He is also the editor of Basalt, a jour-
that demands more and more of our distracted attention. So much of what nal of fine and literary arts.
Summer 2010 – The Mountaineer 9Columbian
A G l i m p s e o f t h e Pa s t
EOU researchers investigate what could
be the last of the
Story and photos by Laura Hancock / Managing Editor
of a giant short-faced bear, it will take most of the summer to complete
along with a nearly complete the project.
skeleton of an ancient During the restoration, elementary school
ground squirrel, were students have the opportunity to get a close-up
also recovered. The look at the fossils.
fossils were found “I tell the children we have all the animals
during excavation except for a saber tooth tiger and giant beaver
on a slope. “Pale- to create ‘Ice Age: La Grande,’ and it’s their job
ontology by back- to go out and find them,” Van Tassell said.
hoe,” as Van Tassell In addition to the restoration and preserva-
coined it. tion efforts, John Rinehart, professor of biology
The fossils’ precariously fragile condition at EOU, and one of his students are preparing to
is why they are potentially in harms way. One sequence the DNA from both the mammoth and
wrong move and the results could be devastat- bear specimens.
ing. One of the tusks shattered during transport “This is groundbreaking…it will take every-
from the farm to EOU’s geology lab. Only the thing to the next level,” Van Tassell said.
tip is left intact. The loss is something Van Tas- Positive identification of the fossils is still
sell is working hard to prevent from happening deemed preliminary, but with DNA sequenc-
An adult Mammuthus columbi weighed again. Layer by layer, sediment is carefully ing the findings will be corroborated. Or, Van
as much as 10,000 pounds and stood scraped and brushed away to expose the surface Tassell said it could reveal a completely new
up to 13 feet tall at the shoulder.
of the specimens. Then another tedious process species of animal unique to the region.
begins – finding the missing fragments and Amanda Kay, a junior biology student, is the
Jay Van Tassell and a small team of univer- where they belong.
sity students have set about the delicate task of “It’s like putting together a
removing ice age fossils from the danger zone. puzzle,” Van Tassell said. “When
It’s a job that requires inexhaustible patience you find a piece and it clicks, it’s
and time. so cool. Little by little, we’re mak-
Van Tassell, a professor of geology at EOU, ing progress, but it takes a special
is relying on the knowledge base of many col- knack.”
leagues and friends to help piece together the The goal is to restore as many
details of an amazing discovery. In January, of the fossils as possible using
the fossilized tusks of a juvenile Columbian modeling clay and a hardening
mammoth were unearthed in the Grande Ronde solution. The bones will then go
Valley. But that’s not all that turned up on the on display in EOU’s Science Cen-
farmland near the Union County Airport. The ter, adding to an already robust Laura Mahrt, associate professor of biology, compares
vertebrae, tailbones and upper part of the femur collection. Van Tassell estimates the skull of a Pleistocene squirrel (right) to that of a
modern day Belding’s ground squirrel.
10 Summer 2010 – The Mountaineermammoths
A G l i m p s e o f t h e Pa s t
recipient of a grant from the EOU Foundation or a separate subspecies of the Columbian
Skeen Memorial Fund that will support the mammoth, it will also shed an important light
effort to extract and amplify the DNA. The re- on the giant short-faced bear.
search will be conducted over the summer, with “There is only one other short-faced bear
Van Tassell and Rinehart serving as faculty sequence that has been reported to date,”
advisers for Kay’s work. Rinehart said. “The work on the bear DNA
“We plan to grind bone samples in liquid will provide additional data to help determine
nitrogen, then extract the DNA and use a how much variation existed in short-faced bear
technique called Polymerase Chain Reaction to populations, as well as confirming the identity
make many copies of specific segments of the of these bones.”
mitochondrial DNA for comparative purposes,” Van Tassell and Rinehart do know the fos-
Rinehart said. sils are from the ice age. Radiocarbon dating
The significance of this research is two-fold. of samples sent to Geochron Laboratories
Not only will it help determine if the mam- in Massachusetts found the mammoth to
moths living in eastern Oregon were the same be 12,700 years old. The new mammoth is
almost 6,000 years younger than Student research assistants are working with EOU faculty to
the mammoth teeth that were document recent discoveries in the Grande Ronde Valley.
uncovered near EOU’s Zabel Hall
in 1979, which were radiocarbon mammoth may have drowned in the swollen
dated at 18,650 years old. river, which then carried it to its final resting
During the Pleistocene Epoch, place.
the landscape surrounding the EOU Until this latest discovery, Columbian mam-
campus supported few human moths were thought to have become extinct
inhabitants due to the cold, wet and approximately 12,850 years ago. This makes
windy climate. Yet herds of mam- the Grande Ronde Valley mammoth the young-
moths and camels thrived here, as est in the Pacific Northwest that Van Tassell
did saber tooth tigers, giant beavers, has been able to find on record so far. Younger
ground sloths and a rare species mammoths, dated at 7,980 and 3,700 years
of bear. Glaciers in the Elkhorn old, are reported on the Pribilof and Wrangell
Mountain range fed directly into the Islands in Alaska, but these are a different
Grande Ronde River, with ice dams species.
breaking occasionally and flooding “This discovery has added a lot to what we
the grassy plain where aspen and know about the ice age,” Van Tassell said.
poplar trees lined the banks of me- “Mammoths may have survived here longer
Jay Van Tassell shows local elementary school students andering streams. than other parts of North America. This could
the relative size of the giant short-faced bears that lived be the last of the Columbian mammoths.”
Van Tassell believes the young
in eastern Oregon during the last ice age.
Summer 2010 – The Mountaineer 112009 Annual Giving Report
Eastern Oregon University Foundation
2009 Annual Giving Report
Statement of Financial Position as of December 31, 2009
In 2009, the EOU Foundation provided $225,000 for scholarships to students at EOU and partner institutions OSU, OHSU and TVCC. The
Foundation finished the last fiscal year with restricted new gifts totaling above $600,000. Our endowed investments weathered the economic
downturn better than any other public institution of higher education in Oregon. Thank you for your continued support.
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents $1,171,348 Matching Gifts
Promises to Give, Net 253,799 Tektronix Foundation
Longterm Investments 4,233,358 Boeing Gift Matching Program
Real Property 17,049 Global Impact
Other Assets 7,133 Meyer Memorial Trust
Total Assets $5,682,687 Union Pacific Fund for Effective Govt
LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCES
Refundable Advance $102,565
Gifts-in-Kind
Anna G. Cavinato
Total Liabilities $102,565
Guy Francy
Fund Balance – Unrestricted 486,877 Fitzgerald Flowers
Fund Balance – Temporarily Restricted 2,153,302 Safeway, Inc.
Fund Balance – Permanently Restricted 2,939,943 Ronnda and Thom Stapleton
Fund Balance – Total $5,580,122 Valley Concrete Pumping, LLC
Fund Balance – Total Liabilities & Fund Balances $5,682,687
Memorial Gifts
Please note these are non-audited figures at the time of printing. In memory of Jeanette Baum
In memory of Lila Bishop
In memory of Joe Dickerson
Expenditures by Purpose In memory of Kathelene Galloway
In memory of Eula Jones
In memory of Nancy Kerley
In memory of Kenneth Smith
Other
Academic Operating In memory of Doug Spear
Support Expenses In memory of Darla Sunderman
29% 29% In memory of Gerald Young
8% Corporate Sponsors
Affiliated $2,500 & above sponsorship level support
Scholarship Support
Awards Legacy Ford Lincoln Mercury
35% Les Schwab—La Grande
12 Summer 2010 – The Mountaineer2009 Annual Giving Report
Donor Honor Roll (2008-09 calendar year)
$50,000 - ($50,000.00 + ) Virginia Key Pat McPherren John and Becky Preston
Amy Ousley and John Ousley Ellen Krieger Patrick Nearing and Barbara Zukin Norris and Lucy Preyer
Perpetual Trust Carol and Laurence Kroll Obsidian Urgent Care Betty Rietmann
La Grande Country Club Anne and Gary Olson Shirley and Chris Roberts
La Grande Inn Gerry and Gene Palmer Linda Settje
$20,000 - ($20,000.00 + )
Mary Jo and Terry Lemon Ronald and Linda Palmer Jim and Judy Seydel
Oregon Agriculture Foundation
Ernest and Karla Lewis Chloe and Frank Pearson Seydel, Lewis, Poe, Moeller,
Loveland Funeral Chapel Dr. E. Robert and Shirley Quinn & Gunderson, LLC
$10,000 - ($10,000.00 + ) Dixie and Ed Lund John and Jean Reinking Connie Smith
Toby Clauson Jim and Judy Lundy Roberts Motor Company Christine and Randy Stouder
Mary Ellen Paul Perpetual Trust Bob and Bev Moody SACOE Development, LLC Carol and Steven Tanaka
Linda and Hugo Hartig John Patterson Julie and Arnie Saltvick Cherry L Tinker
Trust Management Services, LLC Lanetta S. Paul Scott’s Heating & Air Conditioning Robert and Maria Anne Tolar
Bob Peshall Charles and Andrea Stine Union Pacific Fund
$5,000 - ($5,000.00 + ) REMAX Real Estate for Effective Govt
Don and Zola Dunbar Douglas Reynolds $250 - ($250.00 + ) Upper Glass Window Cleaning
Dr. Sandra K. Ellston Val and Geo Royes Mr. and Mrs. Henry Basso Valley Concrete Pumping, LLC
William E. Gunn Rod and Sheila Sands Joan Bates Ms. Ella Mae Watson
Tim and Tressa Seydel Brian and Teresa Biddle Bill and Beverly White
Shawn Mangum of Blue Mountain Mechanical, Inc. John and Hazel Willmarth
$2,500 - ($2,500.00 + ) Edward D. Jones & Company Marie and Mark Wyzgala
Shane and Kim Boehm Gary and Sheila Bores
Short Stop Craig and Kay Braseth Jeff and Joan Young
Bob and Cindy Davies William and Lisa Shumway
Steven R. De Hart Robert and Xana Brice
Clara and Ben Stenkamp David and Carol Burdette $100 - ($100.00 + )
Denver and Jean Ginsey Dr. Bradford and Anne Stephens
Legacy Ford Lincoln Mercury Douglas and Carol Campbell Sandra Akers
Elmer and Judith Stone Dr. Kenneth and Ellen Chasteen Sharen and Stephen Anderson
Jay and Jeri Mackley The Honorable Eric
McMahan Family Dentistry Moe and Lynda Chester Anderson, Perry & Associates, Inc.
and Meg Valentine Charles and Joyce Coate Michael and Adelaide Andrews
Janice Neely James and Connie Voelz
RM Scarfo, Inc. Matthew Cooper and Sharon Porter Anonymous
Dennis and Pamela Wilkinson Chris Cronin Anonymous
Christine Shaw Beau Willadsen Bernard and Jean Damon Curt and Carla Archambault
Richard and Sharon Davies Andy Ashe
$1,000 - ($1,000.00 + ) $500 - ($500.00 + ) Matt and Doris Doherty Rich and Nancy Attebury
Mike and Bobbie Allstott Phyllis and Fred Arnst Randy and Cheeta Dolven Douglas and Wadonna Bansch
Peggy Anderson Baker Garage, Inc Martin and Pat Fabricius Lois and John Barry
Avista Foundation Anne Billing Richard and Cindy Finlayson Loretta L. Beeson
Les and Carol Balsiger Patricia McManus Brand Walter and Velva Fulton William Benson
Lorraine and Howard Cantwell City of Island City Timothy and Linda Gleeson Jimmy and Pauline Bier
Rob and Heather Cashell Muriel Danforth William Gregg Kristen Bingaman
Camille Consolvo Jack Daugherty Lee and Beth Insko Linda and Martin Birnbaum
and Mike Dannells Donna and Bob Detrick Bruce Knell Blue Mountain Auto Parts
Daniels Chapel of the Valley Dr. Gregg S. Densmore, M.D. Mary Koza & Machine Shop
Mike and Susan Daugherty H Janet Eustace La Grande Tiger Boosters William Bonniwell
DCT Controls Inc. Capt. and Mrs. Michael Ferguson Jack and Sandy Lane and Leigh Warren
Kyla and Doug Dickerson Jan and Steve Foltz June Leafgren Regina Braker and John McCallum
Furniture West, Inc. Brad and Lora Fritz Denise Leidy Brian Bell Enterprises, LLC
GCT Land Management Inc. Jim and Joanne Glenn-Wiseman Bud and Lorene Lewis Susan Briggs
Dave and Carolyn Gilbert Edward Carl Holter Carol McNally Mary Brock
Steven and Mindy Gilmore Steven Hunsaker Robert and Connie Meier Gary and Charlotte Brockway
Grande Ronde Chiropractic Center Pat and Joan Kelly Mike and Linda Moore Brooks Painting Contractor
Joe and Carrie Grover David E. Kerley Mrs. Sarah and Dr. David Moore Rosemary and Jack Burton
John and Deb Howard Jon and Kristen Larkin Lyle and Suzanne Nelson Stacy Burton
Tom and Emily Insko Carol and Dale Lauritzen Melanie Noell CAM Credits, Inc.
Michael and Marilyn Jaeger Herman R. Lawson Gregory and Eva Oveson Dale and Ellen Campbell
Jack and Patricia Johnson Gail and Jack McAllister Drinda Preston Audrey Carey
Summer 2010 – The Mountaineer 132009 Annual Giving Report Donor Honor Roll (cont.) Karen Carter Mary Jane and Gary Henderson Darren and Joli Olson John Thurber and Janet Cremin Wanda and Dale Case Hermann Financial Services Oregon Music Teachers Glenn and Peggi Timm Patricia Cashell Frank and Josie Hermann Assoc., Inc. Marnie Tinker Rich Cason Richard and Maxine Hermens Oregon Trail Electric Mick and Susan Tolar Mrs. Barbara G. Chadwick Nellie and Richard Hibbert Consumers Cooperative Carl and Ilene Tyler Allan and Edytha Claudson Cheryl Higgins Mel and Diantha Ott Union County Chamber Michael and Saira Clemens Flint Holland Donna and Spiro Papadimos of Commerce Kent and Priscilla Coe David and Judy Houchin Vonnie Paul Valley Insurance Zach Coffin Larry and Patti Howard Cory Peeke Jay and April Van Tassell Rebecca and Harry Collman Linda and Steve Howland Joe and Cathy Petrusek Carol Vedder Elizabeth Cooper Rick Hunter David and Marjorie Pidcock Evalyn Jo and Sam Vermilyea Bob and Sue Coulter Betty and Ray Hyde Mr. Robert Pierce W C Construction Jim Courtney Eugene and Carlene Jackson Michael and Josette Poe Gary Wade and Marlis Rufener Dale and Jackie De Long Jack Jenkins Carolyn Prescott Jan and Jody Ward Terry and Mike DeBruyne JLG Builders Thomas and Gayle Ragsdale Charlotte and Warner Wasley Lane and William DeMastus Steve and Melissa Joseph Gerald Ramey Charles T. Weeks, M.D. Justin and Gabrielle Diedrick Don and Cassandra Kellogg Red Cross Drug Store Stan Weishaar Dick and Judy Dillon Leonard and Mary Kennedy Cheryl and Floyd Redfern Wesley F. Rampton, DMD DMC Enterprises Inc. Holly and John Kerfoot Richard J. Holecek, M.D. Western Automatic Janet Dodson Forest and Debbie Kline Romano and Linda Romani Sprinkler Co., Inc. John and Jena Doherty Emi and Richard Koe James and Mary Rose Wheatland Insurance Center, Inc. Richard Domey and Judd and Kathleen Koehn Margaret and Earle Rother Wes and Lynn Whittemore Diane Gillespie Andrew and Zona Koopman Scott and Madonna Rudder Robert W. Wilkins Howitt and Lois Doty Koza Family Dental Care Judy Rygg Orville and Martha Mr. Gary E. Dow Ken and Beccy Kramer Don and Donna Sands Neil R. Williamson, M.D. Kevin and Jeanne Dunn Ted and Karyl Kramer Darlene and William Saunders Lynn and John Wilson Dynamic Pizza, Inc. La Grande Amusement, Inc. Prof. Sam C. Saunders Carol and Doug Winn Eastern Oregon Net, Inc. Vickie and Gary Lee Doc and Mickey Savage Tom and Patricia Winn Echo School District 5R Ralph and Merry Beth Lewis Karen Schimmel Sarah and Joseph Witte Joyce and Kenneth Edgmon Mr. and Mrs. Harold Liesegang Robert Schlimgen Dale and Lorrine Wordelman Kenneth and Joyce Edgmon Judy Loudermilk and Susan Schouten Peter Wordelman Tony Joe Escalera Judith Lutz Jim and Leslie Schwartz and Lisa Ladendorff Denny and Mary Evans David and Ginger Mackie Schweitzer Engineering YI Farms, Inc. Vern and Ruth Farrow Mamacitas Grill LLC Laboratories, Inc. Jeffrey and Helen Ford Dale and Ginny Mammen Larry and Ileana Seachris $50 - ($1.00 + ) Jane and Gerard Fox Mark Mathes Jerry and Elaine Sherwood Steve and Nancy Aldrich Evelyn Fuller Steve Maurer Doyle and Connie Slater Terryl Joan Anderson Robert and Shirley Fullerton Carol and John May Christy Smith Anonymous Bruce and Neena Gabrielle Patty McClure Dorothy and John Smith Charles Arvidson Chris Gallegos Randy and Shawna McKinnis G. Laverne Smith Mr. Joseph E. Baird Frank and Angie Good Cheryl McLean Jeffrey Smith Mildred and Harold Baker Mr. Robert S. Grable Abel and Sherry Mendoza Scott and Christine Smith Cathy and Richards Bartels Jackie and Steven Grant Jay and Jody Meyer Jolynne and John Spencer Theresa and William Beery Anthony Greiner and Mary Grant Michael A. Becker Construction Dennis and Patti Spray Michael Benedick Warren Groberg Joel Moersch Howie and Jennifer Stalwick Matthew Bero Rosemary and Alan Guttridge James Mollerstrom Heather and Stephen Stanhope Carrie Jo and Ross Bingaman Larry and Pam Haddock Greg Monahan Steve and Brynda Starner Ruth Bolliger Bob and Marie Hall Allen Morgan David and Sherry Stirewalt Mary and Mark Bousquet Mark and Linda Harris Mountain Valley Therapy, Inc Darrell and Kimberly Stout Quentin and Phyllis Bowman Harry Hartley Mountain West Moving & Storage Sarah Swanson Susan Boyd Leslie and Joel Hasse Matt Mullett Gary and Ina Syphers Jimmie and Patricia Brandl Camille and W.B. Hawkins Dr. Neva Neill Gordon and Rhonda Syphers Judy and Harold Britton Michele and M Loren Hayes Craig and Elena Nightingale Theodore Taylor and Denise Stone Mary and Rondall Brown Betsy Hayford Peter Nilsson The Community Foundation Gerda Brownton Margaret Head Gordon and Sandy Northrup Sharon and Burke Thomason Della Jean and Robert Burgess 14 Summer 2010 – The Mountaineer
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