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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Elwyn O'Dell interview
Elwyn O'Dell
Elwyn O'Dell (1913-1993) taught in the political science department at Central Washington College of Education (predecessor to Central Washington University) from the 1940s to 1970s.
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Dolores Osborn interview
Dolores Osborn
Dolores Osborn taught in the business education department at Central Washington University, 1965-1998.
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Dale Otto interview
Dale Otto
Dale Otto taught in the education department at Central Washington University, 1971-1998.
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Dale Otto Video Interview
Dale Otto
Dale Otto discusses personal history, coming to Central in 1971, off campus work, administration, conflicts at CWU, the salary schedule, faculty code, academic freedom, student preparation, personal contributions, and teaching philosophy.
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Robert Panerio interview
Robert Panerio
Robert Panerio taught in the music department at Central Washington University, 1963-1991.
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Jim Pappas Video Interview
Jim Pappas
Jim Pappas talks about his early life and school growing up near Chicago and attending University of Chicago and Loyola University. He was a Chicago public school teacher before taking a job at Chicago University before he came to work at Central. He also discusses having several different positions while at Central and the growth and changes in education and teaching online classes.
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Tom Parry interview
Tom Parry
Tom Parry taught in the physical education department at Central Washington University, 1966-1986.
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Tom Parry Video Interview
Tom Parry
Tom Parry discusses his degrees, academic classes he taught, recruiting football players, coaching duties, athlete eligibility, humorous events, faculty/administration problems, pressure to win games, faculty organization, awards, and personal contributions.
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John Pearson Video Interview
John Pearson
John Pearson discusses personal history, getting hired at CWU in Recreational Studies as an Assistant Professor, problems at CWU, town/gown relationships, personal contributions, serving on committees, and family at CWU.
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Lucille Fulton Peters interview
Lucille Fulton Peters
Lucille Fulton Peters was a student at Washington State Normal School (later Central Washington University), 1926-1929.
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Djordje Popovic interview
Djordje Popovic
Djordje Popovic speaks about his involvement with the Diversity Center while a student at Central Washington University, where he graduated in 2002.
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Joseph Powell Video Interiew
Joseph Powell
Joseph Powell talks abut his early life and time working at CWU.
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Jack Purcell Video Interview
Jack purcell
Jack Purcell discusses being a music teacher in Idaho, being the director of institutional research, being the director of office cooperative education, influential colleagues, Senate, the salary schedule, faculty code, academic freedom, curriculum development, academic changes, building naming, campus emergencies, and racial discrimination.
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Jean Putnam interview
Jean Putnam
Jean Putnam taught in the physical education program at Central Washington University, 1967-1992.
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Daniel Ramsdell interview
Daniel Ramsdell
Daniel Ramsdell taught in the history department at Central Washington University, 1969-1996.
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Daniel Ramsdell Video Interview
Daniel Ramsdell
Daniel Ramsdell discusses personal history, problems at CWU, humorous events on campus, outstanding administration and faculty, building naming policies, and the CWU curriculum.
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Naomi Edward Randall interview
Naomi Edward Randall
Naomi Edward Randall attended Washington State Normal School (predecessor to Central Washington University) from 1932 to 1934.
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Reino Randall interview
Reino Randall
Reino Randall was a student at Washington State Normal School, 1929-1934, and a faculty member in the art department, 1938-1976.
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Reino Randall Video Interview
Reino Randall
Reino Randall discusses personal history, his teaching career, teaching art at Central, salary and salary schedule, teaching course load, humorous events on campus, outstanding students and faculty members, problems at CWU, academic freedom, student/faculty/town relationships, and awards.
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Dennis Read interview
Dennis Read
Dennis Read worked in the Physical Plant and Custodian Department at Central Washington University, 1974-1992.
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Kent Richards interview
Kent Richards
Kent Richards taught in the history department at Central Washington University, 1966-1997.
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Donald Ringe Video Interview
Donald Ringe
Donald Ringe discusses personal history, problems at CWU, outstanding faculty and administration, salary schedule, hiring policies and practice, pre-college preparation of incoming students, faculty organization, personal contributions, committees served on, changes in the geology department, unjustified activities on campus, and military duty.
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Robert Rittenhouse Video Interview
Robert Rittenhouse
Robert Rittenhosue talks about his early life, education, and career. Robert Rittenhouse talks about his early life and growing up in New England and majoring in Chemistry for undergraduate and graduate degrees, starting work as a professor at age of 25. He also discusses his passion for mountaineering. He taught chemistry at Walla Walla University for many years before coming to Central to work as an non-tenure track faculty. He later became chemistry department co-chair and served on several university committees. He also discusses teaching load and administration expectations during his time at CWU.
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Diane Rogers Video Interview
Diane Rogers
Diane Rogers talks about her life, studies, and work in various departments at Central Washington University. Including starting the "Love Glove Club" and creating bookmarks with overdue fine costs.
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Sharon Roselle Video Interview
Sharon Roselle
Sharon Roselle discusses her early life and teaching and her work at Central Washington University