2021

Q & A with biochemistry major Emily Kophs

Biochemistry student Emily Kophs is a third-generation Coug, but she couldn’t fathom the tight-kit Cougar culture until she witnessed it first-hand. “I grew up hearing about the amazing community of students and alumni, but I didn’t believe it until I experienced it for myself. I have met some of my favorite people at WSU, and […]

Meet the Class of 2022: Tara Powers

As a child, Tara Powers dreamed of being an astronaut, but she decided the stars weren’t for her after she found space camp to be a bore. So, the then pre-teen from a Spokane family of engineers set off to find her own science. Tara is now a fourth-year veterinary student from St. George’s University […]

Tara Powers holding a Dachshund.

Kay Yarborough Nelson

the Kay Yarborough Nelson Distinguished Professorship in Feline Health at WSU was created by her late husband of 35 years, Raymond A. Nelson, a veteran of WWII who attended WSU under the GI Bill for his B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics.