Justin Schutz: BA, 2000
Justin recently accepted a position at the Seattle offices of Fitch, a well known global branding and design firm. In his role as Associate Brand Strategist/Copywriter, he will continue his passion for storytelling and creative concepting. His career has included…
Deborah Cornell Ranniger: PhD, 1988
Deborah Ranniger is the Renton Technical College Foundation Director. Deborah is also an elected official for the City of Kent, the current President of the Kent City Council. Additionally she currently teaches public speaking, introduction to research, interpersonal, intercultural and…
Ron Pyle: MA, 1986; PhD, 1993
Chanel Merritt With a Ph.D. in speech communication and two master’s degrees, one in speech communication from the University of Washington and one in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, Ron Pyle now teaches at Whitworth College in the departments of…
Tim Pilgrim: MA, PhD; 1987, 1989
Tim Pilgrim is an associate professor of journalism at Western Washington University. He calls on much of his UW learning from professors such as Bill Ames, Don Pember, Roger Simpson, Gerald Baldasty, Tony Giffard, Richard Carter, and Richard Kielbowicz to…
Scott MacFarlane
By Meghan Peters Since graduating from the UW in 1979, Scott MacFarlane has transformed from a long-haired and free-spirited traveler to a slightly balding and successful writer and scholar. But if you’re talking about spreading the ethos of peace and…
Katherine G. Hendrix (PhD, ’94): Associate Professor, Department of Communication, University of Memphis
Awarded the “Top 3 Paper” in the Spirituality Division for “The spirit that strengthens me: Teaching with a religious foundation,” a paper she presented at the National Communication Association conference held in San Antonio, TX in 2006. Awarded the Outstanding…
Jack Hart: Writing coach extraordinaire
By Will Mari – On his way to work a few years ago, Jack Hart saw a man lying on the sidewalk, not an uncommon sight in Portland, with its large population of homeless people. But the managing editor of…
