As mathematician and researcher, Kevin Vixie is at the forefront of research in geometric measure theory. Through the findings of his team at Washington State University, 他希望推进这些理论的应用，并开发从复杂数据中提取信息的新方法. As Kevin describes it, “我的宇宙一角涉及科学家和分析师面临的挑战，因为他们面临的数据集越来越庞大.”

At the university, Kevin和一个研究伙伴还创建了数据挑战合作组织，以开发一个可持续的跨学科研究和教育环境.

凯文从洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室加入了该大学的数学系, where he founded his first research team. 凯文的作品被广泛发表，他也经常在会议和研讨会上发表演讲.

Like many original thinkers, Kevin has broad interests and experiences. In addition to his current deeper focus on geometric analysis, he has studied and worked in many other areas, including laser physics, physical oceanography, micro-circulation physiology, various areas of engineering, violin performance, 基础教育，从书架到建筑物的设计和建造.

Kevin has also quietly adopted the role of humanitarian. 除了资助沃拉沃拉大学的数学图书馆和学生图书基金之外, 他帮助沃拉沃拉的学生获得了在洛斯阿拉莫斯的实习机会，并被华盛顿州立大学研究生项目录取.

他对帮助有才华的学生面对困难有特殊的兴趣, a scenario he faced as a college student. During his high school and college years he lost both his parents to illness. 他说，在两位大学教授的支持下，他能够克服这些障碍.

Kevin balances his busy professional life with time spent with his wife Beata, their son, Levi, and dog, Obi.

With an annual circulation of 62 million, 你的邮箱甚至电脑屏幕上很有可能已经收到了科菲通讯公司的出版物. As the chief executive officer of Coffey Communications, Alan Coffey已经将该公司发展成为一家领先的医疗保健出版商，在业内以专注于医疗保健而闻名.

Coffey Communications produces publications, websites, 以及42个州的医院和健康计划公司使用的其他通信产品和服务. In recent years, 艾伦的企业家精神和竞争精神推动了公司在扩大产品线方面的增长, including an online planning and production tool for clients, a Web services division, and a suite of Web products that include a health information library, a health provider directory, an e-Newsletter and more. Coffey Communications is based in Walla Walla and employs 160 people.

艾伦对他父母创立的公司的持续发展感到非常自豪. 塞西尔·科菲和芭芭拉·科菲于1975年创办了科菲通信公司，作为一家广告和营销机构. In 1983, 塞西尔看到需要一种权威的健康出版物，医院可以很容易地为自己的社区定制，之后公司开始专注于定制医疗保健出版. 

Alan has worked in the family business since its early days, 直到从沃拉沃拉大学毕业后才离开，去圣地亚哥的法学院学习. 艾伦的妹妹简(Jane)现在是公司的首席运营官，他的母亲处于半退休状态. Alan assumed the role of CEO after his father’s death in 1992.   

As a leader, 艾伦的慷慨和支持精神在整个公司培养了员工的团队精神和家庭意识. Coffey Communications
is known for the loyalty of its employees, many who are WWU alumni.

When Alan isn’t at the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Sherilee (Goerlitz), a 1991 communication graduate, and stepson, Seth Chapman.

If there is anyone who has a passion for her work, it is DeLona Lang Bell. DeLona对文字和视觉力量的把握和理解推动了她在营销和传播领域的成功.

无论是普罗维登斯医疗集团产科服务的广告，还是一家价值数百万美元的公司的年度报告, her work excels in both communication messaging and business strategy. In 2008 alone, 她的作品在三个国内和国际行业竞赛中获得了最高奖项. However, DeLona would be the first to give credit to her creative team at CM Bell, the company she and her husband, Michael, founded in 1997. The company, based in College Place, offers services in marketing, communication, and business technology.

DeLona’s clients are primarily from the fields of education and health care, causes she is devoted to. When consulting with clients, she brings years of her own on-the-ground experience in marketing, planning and communication positions for Hewlett-Packard, Providence Medical Group, and Walla Walla University, one of her first employers and the place she now considers a family tradition.

Just last year the Alumni Association honored DeLona’s mother, Joyce, as one of the Alumni of the Year. DeLona’s father, Melvin, was a WWU professor and administrator for many years.

DeLona and her husband, Michael, married while they were students. Today, their son, Christian, is a history student, and their youngest son, Miles-Erik, will be a Walla Walla University freshman next year, 跟随他的父母和20多名沃拉沃拉校友的亲戚的脚步.

德洛娜对母校的感激之情激励她成为基督教教育的不懈倡导者. 目前，她是WWU和华盛顿独立学院的董事会成员.

In the world of printing technology, 作为施乐公司的高级执行官，Rick Schmactenberg正在领导创新.

2007年，Rick被任命为消耗品开发和制造集团的高级副总裁.  他负责静电印刷和固体油墨耗材的研发和全球制造. Rick oversees the development of toner, photoreceptors, intermediate transfer belts, print cartridges, xerographic charging devices, fusers, solid ink print heads and inks.
 
All together, Rick负责7个研发中心和20个制造工厂，分布在7个国家的9个地点.

Rick stepped into this position following his success as a vice president
of worldwide manufacturing for Xerox Office Group, where he was responsible for quality, cost and delivery of general office printers and multi-function devices.

In 2003 Rick was named a Xerox Research Fellow, and he holds numerous patents and manufacturing trade secrets.

Rick established his track record at Tektronix, where he received the
“制造技术领导奖”，以表彰他在固体墨水打印头的商业化和大批量生产方面的工作.  At Tektronix, 他的团队开发彩色打印机产品的成功导致他们的部门在2000年被施乐公司收购.

With Rick on the road much of the time, his wife, Debbie (Reynolds), a 1980 nursing graduate, and the couple’s children, Stefan and Jennifer, keep the home fires burning in Aloha, Ore.