This collection features interviews with former Central Washington University (CWU) students, faculty members, and Board of Trustees members. These interviews were conducted by the Central Washington University Retirement Association (CWURA), which 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.” Interviewing began in 1995 and continues into the present. Each CWURA interviewee answered questions about personal background, education and experiences at CWU.
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Jane Jones interview
Jane Jones
Jane Jones taught in the music department at Central Washington University, 1972-1985.
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Robert Jones interview
Robert Jones
Robert (Bob) Jones served as a librarian at Central Washington University, 1968-1993.
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Robert Jones Video Interview
Robert Jones
Bob Jones discusses personal history, coming to Central in 1968 to work in cataloging at the CWU library, job duties, salary, influential faculty and administration members, the board of trustees, academic freedom, hiring policies, and serving on committees.
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Donald Jongeward interview
Donald Jongeward
Donald Jongeward served as Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds and Purchasing Agent at Central Washington College of Education (predecessor to Central Washington University) between 1946 and 1974. He passed away in 2000.
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Martin Kaatz interview
Martin Kaatz
Martin (Marty) Kaatz taught in the geography department at Central Washington University, 1952-1983.
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David Kaufman Video Interview
David Kaufman
David Kaufman discusses personal history, helpful faculty in his early years at Central, changes in student attitudes, political problems on campus, changes in the sociology department, technology in the classroom, things to do on campus, town/gown relationships, and final thoughts about CWU.
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Philip Kern interview
Philip Kern
Philip Kern speaks about his time as a student at Central Washington College of Education (later Central Washington University), 1942-1943.
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Shirley Kern interview
Shirley Kern
Shirley Kern studied at Central Washington College of Education (later Central Washington University), 1941-1945.
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Tom Kerr interview
Tom Kerr
Tom Kerr taught in the political science department at Central Washington University beginning in 1970.
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Corwin King Video Interview
Corwin King
Corwin King discusses his early work life and education and time teaching at CWU in the communications department.
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Edward Klucking Interview
Edward Klucking
Edward (Ed) Klucking taught in the biology and geology departments at Central Washington University from 1960 into the 1990s.
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Barbara Kohler Interview
Barbara Kohler
Barbara Kohler attended Washington State Normal School (predecessor to Central Washington University) during the 1920s.
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Louis Kollmeyer interview
Louis Kollmeyer
Louis Kollmeyer taught in the art department at Central Washington University beginning in 1958.
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Maria Kramar interview
Maria Kramar
Maria Kramar speaks about her time as a student and staff member at Central Washington University, 1963-1996.
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Zoltan Kramar interview
Zoltan Kramar
Zoltan Kramar held positions as history instructor and Dean of Arts and Humanities at Central Washington University between 1963 and 1996.
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Cindy Krieble Video Interview
Cynthia Krieble
Cindy Krieble talks about being an undergraduate art history major at Middlebury College in Vermont, then continuing on to the San Francisco Art Institute to pursue a BFA degree in painting, and after that, her MFA at Stanford. She began teaching painting and drawing in the undergraduate and graduate fine arts programs at Central in 1973, retiring in 2001 to work full time in her studio.
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Greg Kumer Video Interview
Greg Kumer
Greg Kummer talks about his early life and work at Central Washington University in marketing and publicity for athletics.
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Larry Lawrence interview
Larry Lawrence
Larry Lawrence taught in the English department at Central Washington University, 1963-1988.
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Nancy Lester interview
Nancy Lester
Nancy Lester taught in the foreign languages department at Central Washington University beginning in 1970.
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Nancy Lester Video Interview
Nancy Lester
Nancy Lester discusses personal history, outstanding colleagues, publications, salaries, faculty code, academic freedom, involvement in Senate, town/gown relationships, long range planning, building naming, promotions, and personal philosophy on education.
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Larry Lowther interview
Larry Lowther
Larry Lowther taught in the history department at Central Washington University, 1965-1995.
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David A. Lundy Video Interview
David A. Lundy
David A. Lundy discusses personal history, getting hired at CWU as an administrator for the student health center, common health problems at CWU, drug and alcohol abuse, clinical problems on campus, budget management, humorous events on campus, and influential faculty members.
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Margaret MacClennan interview
Margaret MacClennan
Margaret MacClennan was a student at Central Washington College of Education, originally attending 1926-1928. She passed away March 19, 2010.
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George Macinko interview
George Macinko
George Macinko taught in the geography department at Central Washington University, 1967-1996.
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Virginia Mack Video Interview
Virginia B. Mack
Virginia Mack talks about coming to Central Washington State College in 1972 to teach English composition and Literature. She also discusses trips to Ireland with students to study Irish women authors. She earned a PHD in Aesthetics of Radical Ambiguity and was granted emeritus status when she retired.