Evergreen Magazine Fall 2011
Celebrating 40 Years of Evergreen
This year, we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of Evergreen's first academic year. We take great pride in what we have all accomplished in the ensuing four decades.
Evergreen has become nationally recognized for academic rigor and commitment to sustainable practices. You can see in this issue of the magazine that Greeners are not only leaders in their fields, but in the fields that will be so instrumental as we look to our future – organic farming, sustainable building, alternative energy, e-commerce, environmental conservation, collaboration and social justice.
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40 Weeks of Events
Check out the entire series of events happening throughout the year, then make plans to celebrate with us at our Return to Evergreen event in May 2012.
What do you love about Evergreen?
To celebrate Evergreen's 40th, we're compiling a list of 40 things that are wonderful about Evergreen and Olympia. Share your thoughts at www.evergreen.edu/magazine/survey.htm. Look for the list in our Spring issue.
12 Greener Leaders Making a Difference
The Builder
Dan Tishman '77 brings an environmental focus to one of the nation's leading construction firms
The Catalyst
Timi Vann '91 makes government responsive to Westerners' environmental needs
The Conservationist
Thinking Globally,
Acting Globally with the
Nature Conservancy's
Jeff Hardesty '79
The Nanotechnologist
James Egerton '77 is making green energy more efficient
The e-Commerce Whizzes
Pat Castaldo '95 and Aaron Tuller '00 helped spark a movement
The Coffee Connoisseur
Lindsey Bolger '91 - brewing great coffee and a better world
The Farmer
Karyn Williams '03 is a 21st-Century pioneer
The Attorney
Doug Luckerman '79 is an advocate for pulling the plug on inequity
The Grantmaker
Sandra Davis '89 is helping build a healthier community in East Oakland
The Judge
Appeals Court Judge Christine Quinn-Brintnall '76 brings a unique philosophy to the bench
The Civil Rights Leader
Reverend Oscar Tillman '87 stands up for the downtrodden.
The Winemaker
Anna Matzinger '93 is the toast of the Willamette Valley
Dave Hitchens
Getting it Right
Founding Faculty Member Dave Hitchens Reflects on Teaching, Building a New College and Other Acts of Faith
Alumni News & Notes
Speedy Makeover
Nikki McClure '91 gives a new look to Evergreen's Geoduck
Ku deku Narobe
Students work to protect a rare sloth
Riot Grrrl Redux
Alumni Lisa Darms '92 and Kathleen Hanna '91, help the riot grrrl movement keep making its mark.
NEA Welcomes New Director
The National Education Association Welcomes New Executive Director John Stocks '81