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TABLE OF CONTENTS WWU news 6 How high can Ryan Brown fly? After two straight national pole-vaulting titles in NCAA II indoor track, Brown will defend his national outdoor title in May. Also, WWU awards its 100,000 th degree, undergrads help in the search for a new semiconductor, and Theatre Arts students take a new play to Scotland’s Fringe Festival. Help in impossible places 10 Andrew Cull’s Remote Medical International trains people to handle health emergencies in the far reaches. Learning and serving 12 A growing number of Western faculty ask students to use what they learn in class to help others. Guts and numbers 16 Rick Anderson, CEO of Moss Adams LLC, has helped build the company by building its people. Tiger tales 18 Save the wild tiger’s habitat, says wildlife conservation expert Eric Dinerstein, and many species will thank you. Second vintage 22 Victor Cruz engineered a successful second career as a winery owner – and now helps other fledgling wineries. What’s in the clouds? 26 Cloud computing will revolutionize many businesses, but will our data be safe? Yes, if Jim Reavis has his way. Bellingham is calling 28 Now in its second year, Back 2 Bellingham is Western’s biggest annual gathering for family and alumni. Message from the President 4 Reader feedback 5 Alumni awards 24 Message to alumni 29 Class Notes 30 Student Lens 36 On the cover: An 11-month-old Bengal tiger cub escapes the heat in a small cave during the dry season at Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Preserving the big cat’s habitat can help many species, says WWU alumnus Eric Dinerstein, chief scientist at the World Wildlife Fund and part of an international collaboration to save the habitat of the wild tiger. Photo by Theol Allofs/Minden/National Geographic Stock. 2 WINDOW • Spring 2011 • Western Washington University
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