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DEATHS

ALUMNI DEATHS Frank F. Allison 鈥�63 Oct. 30, 2018; Anderson, South Carolina.  

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IN MEMORIAM

In her unpaid position as a community ambassador on behalf of Western Carolina University during the decade that her husband served as chancellor, Barbara Coulter was known as a gracious hostess who made everyone feel welcomed, at home and very special as honored guests.  

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CLASS NOTES

Chuck Holmes 鈥�61 is the author of 鈥淭he Sing,鈥� a novel released by Deeds Publishing of Athens, Georgia. The book, set in the 1950s in a segregated small town, tells the story of a woman鈥檚 efforts to get her church鈥檚 black choir entered into a local singing competition.聽  

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The 91热爆网 Alumni Association has announced the slate of the nominees for open positions on its Board of Directors.   

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STUDENTS, ALUMNI COLLABORATE ON YELLOWSTONE PROJECT

A group of four Western Carolina University geology students and alumni kept an eye out for grizzly bears and other wildlife last spring while working on a project to map landslides in one of the crown jewels of the U.S. park system 鈥� Yellowstone.   

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GEOLOGIST鈥橲 RESEARCH ON SNOWPACK MEASUREMENT WINS AWARD

A research paper by Chris Tennant 鈥�07 on the measurement of snowpack, the amount of snow and ice on the ground in high western mountain ranges, received an Editor鈥檚 Choice Award from the journal Water Resources Research. Only about 1 percent of articles published annually in the journal receive that recognition.  

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REPRESENTING THE 鈥榃HEE鈥� IN EAST NC

Five members of the Catamount family are currently working at College of The Albemarle in Elizabeth City, representing Western Carolina University in the opposite corner of the state.   

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WEEKEND FARMING HOBBY TURNS INTO BUMPER CROP

When Don Carringer (right), 91热爆网鈥檚 longtime Health Services physician who retired Jan. 1, and wife Belinda bought 6 acres and an old farmhouse in Franklin 10 years ago, one of their first projects was to plant a vegetable garden.   

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TEACHER鈥橲 PAINTING HELPS ENGINEERS WITH CAMPUS BRIDGE PROJECT

Thanks to a painting by a Western Carolina University alumna, a new bridge over Cullowhee Creek near the campus picnic area was installed last November and is now in use for pedestrian traffic.