Dr. Roland L. “Larry” De Lorme, a former Western Washington University administrator and faculty member, died on Sunday, Aug. 1, at the age of 73.

A celebration of Larry’s life will be held in Aberdeen, his hometown, at 2 p.m. Aug. 21 at The Aberdeen Museum of History.

The American Museum of Radio and Electricity and Western Washington University's College of Sciences and Technology will present "The ROOTS OF RADIO," the third in a series of multi-media presentations by author John Jenkins and musuem president, at 7 p.m. May 15.

In "The ROOTS OF RADIO," Jenkins will recount the many fascinating inventions and surprising events that led to the discovery and manipulation of radio waves, one of the greatest achievements in science and communications history.

Mart Stewart (History) has had his essay "Swapping Air, Trading Places: Carbon Exchange, Climate Change Policy, and Naturalizing Markets" published in "Radical History Review," Vol. 2010 (2010): pp. 25-43.
 

Local authors Brian Griffin and Neelie Nelson will discuss their research process and use of archival resources for their book “My Darling Anna” in a lecture titled “My Darling Anna: A Tale of Archives and Discovery” at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 15 at the Goltz-Murray Archives Building on Western Washington University’s campus.

The event, which is sponsored by The Washington State Archives and WWU Libraries, is free and open to the public.

Mart Stewart (History) co-organized, with the College of the Environment at Can Tho University in Vietnam and the Global Research Institute at the University of North Carolina, a three-day conference and workshop titled "Environmental Change, Agricultural Sustainability, and Economic Development in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam." The converence convened at Can Tho University March 25 to 27.

Mart Stewart (History) is currently serving as the Thomson Distinguished Visiting Chair in Environmental Studies at Davidson College in Davidson, N.C.. He was named to the post for fall semester 2009.

In this lecture, Edward Vajda, a professor with the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at Western Washington University, presents "The Mongol Impact on World History." As part of celebrating Mongolia Day at WWU, Vajda discusses the spectacular consequences of the Mongol conquests begun in the 13th century by Chinggis Khan. The lecture explains how the medieval era ended and the modern world began in the wake of history's most successful empire builder.

Randall C. Jimerson (History) recently published the book "Archives Power: Memory, Accountability, and Social Justice" (Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2009). Grounded in historical and social theory, this analysis of the power of archives and the role of archivists in society calls for renewed emphasis on remembrance, evidence and documentation as a means of securing open government, accountability, diversity and social justice. Jimerson argues for development of an archival ethics of professional and societal responsibility.

Name: George Mariz

Title: Professor of History and director of the Honors Program

Hobbies: Music (classical), architecture, travel and cross-country bicycling

Favorite Restaurant: Busara

Favorite Books: Homer’s “Iliad” and “Odyssey,” many Shakespearean plays, Greek tragedy, William Faulkner’s “Absalom, Absalom!” and “The Sound and the Fury” and works by Dostoevsky, Kafka and Austen