Western Washington University’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Director Geri Walker is retiring at the end of January after a 35-year career at WWU.

WWU’s Gary McKinney is able to blend his alter egos of author and musician into his job in the office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

He’s been in at least one band almost continually since he was 16, and with three published novels to his credit, he still says he has the burning desire to write the Great American Novel.

No one can say WWU’s Gary McKinney, a research analyst in the VPUE’s office, is not a well-rounded person.

Name: Garth Amundson

Title: Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts-Photography

Hobbies: Collecting (I've been using collecting, collating, indexing and classifying as source material for artwork for the last 10 years).

Name: Michael Karlberg

Title: Associate Professor, Department of Communication

Hobbies: I enjoy playing acoustic finger-style blues guitar, woodworking (including guitar building) and traveling.

Name: Devlin O’Donnell

Title: Crime and Sexual Assault Support Services (CASAS) Coordinator, Prevention & Wellness Health Educator

Hobbies: Watching political events, sporting events and “Lost” with friends. Dancing, camping, spending time outside in quiet places and drumming when no one is watching

Favorite Book: “Lamb,” by Christopher Moore

Favorite Movie: “Friday Night Lights”