Retirement Association Interviews

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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Bob Jones Video Interview

Bob Jones

Bob Jones discusses his early life before working at Central, coming to Central in 1968 to work in cataloging at the CWU library, the construction of Brooks Library, job duties, salary, influential faculty, academic freedom, hiring policies, and serving on committees.
Courtney S. Jones Video Interview

Courtney S. Jones

Courtney S. Jones discusses his early life growing up in a military family and working at Stanford before coming to Central.
Gail Jones interview

Gail Jones

Gail Jones speaks about her time as Director of Alumni Affairs at Central Washington University. In 1991 she chaired the CWU Centennial Planning Committee, as she describes.
Jane Jones interview

Jane Jones

Jane Jones taught in the music department at Central Washington University, 1972-1985.
Robert Jones interview

Robert Jones

Robert (Bob) Jones served as a librarian at Central Washington University, 1968-1993.
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.
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.
Martin Kaatz interview

Martin Kaatz

Martin (Marty) Kaatz taught in the geography department at Central Washington University, 1952-1983.
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.
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.
Shirley Kern interview

Shirley Kern

Shirley Kern studied at Central Washington College of Education (later Central Washington University), 1941-1945.
Tom Kerr interview

Tom Kerr

Tom Kerr taught in the political science department at Central Washington University beginning in 1970.
Corwin King Video Interview

Corwin King

Corwin King discusses his early work life and education and time teaching at CWU in the communications department.
Ken Kladnik Video Interview

Ken Kladnik

Ken Kladnik discusses his time as a student at Central Washington State College. His earned a degree in health education. Later he became an athletic trainer at Central. He remembers great instructors and becoming a better student when he discovered his passion for health and working as an athletic trainer.
Edward Klucking Interview

Edward Klucking

Edward (Ed) Klucking taught in the biology and geology departments at Central Washington University from 1960 into the 1990s.
Barbara Kohler Interview

Barbara Kohler

Barbara Kohler attended Washington State Normal School (predecessor to Central Washington University) during the 1920s.
Louis Kollmeyer interview

Louis Kollmeyer

Louis Kollmeyer taught in the art department at Central Washington University beginning in 1958.
Maria Kramar interview

Maria Kramar

Maria Kramar speaks about her time as a student and staff member at Central Washington University, 1963-1996.
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.
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.
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.
Larry Lawrence interview

Larry Lawrence

Larry Lawrence taught in the English department at Central Washington University, 1963-1988.
Nancy Lester interview

Nancy Lester

Nancy Lester taught in the foreign languages department at Central Washington University beginning in 1970.
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.
Larry Lowther interview

Larry Lowther

Larry Lowther taught in the history department at Central Washington University, 1965-1995.