Awards / Honors

Seniors credit fraternity, sorority for confidence, success

By Steve Nakata, Administrative Services PULLMAN, Wash. – As a first-generation college student, Celia Balderas lacked confidence when she arrived as a freshman at Washington State University. For Clayton Simundson, a first-season football injury meant an entirely new direction for his college career.

Sophomore wins distinguished scholarship to study abroad

By Beverly Makhani, Undergraduate Education PULLMAN, Wash. – Lysandra Perez, a Washington State University sophomore in psychology from Yakima, Wash., has received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State to study abroad in Italy in the spring.

Design, construction students claim national honor

By Erik Gomez, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture intern PULLMAN, Wash. – A team of Washington State University construction management students recently earned second place in the Design-Build Institute of America’s national student competition in Las Vegas. Thirty-one teams from 23 universities participated.

Supporting innovation: If you build it, they will come

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Right now, it’s a 20-foot shipping container, a small start-up company, a tornado in a small tube and a really good idea.