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True blue Viking
Most days, Kevin W. Ernest is a serious student, quietly immersed in marine
science courses and working at the Wilson Library circulation desk.
But at WWU sporting events, Ernest, 20, is anything but quiet.
“I just like to have a lot of school spirit,” says Ernest of Bonney Lake. “Why not just
go crazy all the time, paint my face blue and go shirtless?”
Athletes can count on Ernest to liven the crowd at basketball and volleyball
games as well as cross-country meets. With a blue face, Viking horns and “WWU”
painted on his chest, he would be hard to miss even if he weren’t whooping it up
in the stands.
“He’s like the rally guy,” says photographer Jordan Stead, a senior majoring in Visual
Journalism and an intern with WWU Athletics. “He’s always getting everyone
riled up, running up and down the side of the court.”
A former intern for Zuma Press in Southern California, Stead’s work has also appeared
in Seattle Magazine, the Seattle Times and the Bellingham Herald. He’s
now applying for his next internship to launch his career in photography after he
graduates in spring 2011.
Photo by Jordan Stead
Sophomore Kevin W. Ernest comes to so many WWU
games, he bought a season pass.
“It never gets old for me,” he says. “When 6 o’clock
rolls around, I put on my face paint and head down
to the gym and have a good time.”
“I do what I can to support education at all levels; I enjoyed my time at Western and
thankfully live in close proximity so I can be involved with the university.”
Bob Brim (’70) — Life Member since 1992
CEO, Dealer Information Systems Corporation
Graduated Cum Laude with a combined bachelor’s degree in Physics and Mathematics.
Worked as a TA in the Physics Department his senior year.
As a student, lived at home in Custer and carpooled to WWU with a friend.
Wrote software for what would become Dealer Information Systems while working at the family business,
Brim Tractor, in Lynden.
Volunteers his time helping young companies grow and develop in places like China and Vietnam.
Also enjoys flying his Cessna 172.
Photo by Rachel Bayne Photography
As for Ernest, he hopes to take marine biology classes soon at WWU’s Shannon
Point Marine Center in Anacortes. But the sophomore has no plans to hang up
his Viking horns any time soon.
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