作为数学家和研究者, Kevin Vixie是几何测量理论研究的前沿. 通过他在华盛顿州立大学的研究小组的发现, he hopes to advance applications of these theories and develop new methods to extract information from sophisticated data. As Kevin describes it, “my corner of the universe concerns challenges faced by scientists and analysts due to the increasingly overwhelming data sets they are presented with.”

At the university, Kevin and a research partner have also created the Data Challenge Cooperative to develop a sustainable interdisciplinary research and education environment.

Kevin joined the university’s mathematics department from Los Alamos National Laboratory, 他在哪里建立了他的第一个研究团队. Kevin’s work has been published extensively and he also is a frequent presenter at conferences and workshops.

像许多原创思想家一样，凯文有着广泛的兴趣和经验. 除了他目前对几何分析的深入关注之外, 他在许多其他领域学习和工作过, including laser physics, physical oceanography, 微循环生理学, various areas of engineering, violin performance, elementary education and design and construction of things from bookshelves to buildings.

凯文还悄悄地扮演了人道主义者的角色. In addition to funding a mathematics library and student book fund at Walla Walla University, he has helped Walla Walla students secure internships at Los Alamos and admission into the Washington State University graduate program.

He has a special interest in helping talented students facing difficult situations, 这是他作为一名大学生所面临的情景. 在高中和大学期间，他的父母都因病去世了. He says he was able to overcome these obstacles with the support of two college professors.

凯文在忙碌的职业生活和陪伴妻子贝娅塔的时间之间取得平衡, their son, Levi, and dog, Obi.

年发行量6200万份, there’s a good chance a Coffey Communications publication has reached your mailbox or even your computer screen. 作为科菲通讯公司的首席执行官, Alan Coffey has developed the company into a leading health care publisher known in the industry for focusing solely on health care.

科菲通讯公司出版出版物, websites, and other communications products and services used by hospitals and health plan companies in 42 states. In recent years, Alan’s entrepreneurial and competitive spirit has driven the company’s growth in expanded product lines, 包括为客户提供的在线规划和制作工具, a Web services division, 以及一套包含健康信息图书馆的网络产品, a health provider directory, an e-Newsletter and more. 科菲通讯公司总部位于沃拉沃拉，拥有160名员工.

Alan takes great pride in continuing the growth of the company founded by his parents. Cecil and Barbara Coffey launched Coffey Communications in 1975 as an advertising and marketing agency. In 1983, the company began focusing on custom health care publishing after Cecil saw the need for an authoritative health publication that hospitals could easily customize for their own communities. 

艾伦从家族企业创立之初就一直在工作, taking leave only after graduating from Walla Walla University to attend law school in San Diego. Alan’s sister, Jane, is now the company’s chief operating officer and his mother is semi-retired. 1992年他父亲去世后，艾伦接任了首席执行官的职位.   

As a leader, Alan’s generous and supportive spirit fosters employee teamwork and a sense of family throughout the company. Coffey Communications
以其员工的忠诚而闻名，许多员工都是WWU校友.

艾伦不在办公室的时候, 他喜欢和妻子在一起, Sherilee (Goerlitz), 一个1991年的传播学毕业生, and stepson, Seth Chapman.

如果有人对她的工作充满热情，那就是德罗娜·朗贝尔. DeLona’s grasp and understanding of the power of words and visuals has driven her success in the fields of marketing and communication.

Whether it is an advertisement for Providence’s Medical Group maternity services or an annual report for a multimillion dollar corporation, 她的工作在通信信息和商业策略方面都很出色. In 2008 alone, her work received top awards in three national and international industry competitions. However, DeLona将是第一个把功劳归功于她在CM Bell的创意团队的人, 她和她丈夫的公司, Michael, founded in 1997. The company, based in College Place, offers services in marketing, communication, and business technology.

DeLona的客户主要来自教育和医疗保健领域, causes she is devoted to. 咨询客户时, 她在市场营销方面有多年的实际经验, 惠普公司的策划和通讯职位, Providence Medical Group, and Walla Walla University, 这是她最早的雇主之一，她现在认为这里是家族传统.

就在去年，校友会表彰了德罗娜的母亲, Joyce, 成为年度杰出校友之一. 德洛娜的父亲梅尔文(Melvin)曾是世界大学的教授和管理人员多年.

德洛娜和她的丈夫迈克尔在学生时代就结婚了. Today, their son, Christian, is a history student, and their youngest son, Miles-Erik, 明年会成为沃拉沃拉大学的新生吗, following in the footsteps of his parents and more than 20 relatives who are Walla Walla alumni.

DeLona’s gratitude to her alma mater has inspired her to be a tireless advocate for Christian education. Currently, she is serving on the boards of WWU and Independent Colleges of Washington.

在印刷技术领域, Rick Schmactenberg is leading innovation as a senior executive at Xerox Corporation.

In 2007 Rick was named senior vice president of Consumables Development and Manufacturing Group.  He is responsible for research development and global manufacturing of Xerographic and Solid Ink consumables. 里克负责调色剂的开发, photoreceptors, intermediate transfer belts, print cartridges, 静电照相充电装置, fusers, 固体油墨打印头和油墨.
 
All together, Rick is responsible for seven research and development centers and 20 manufacturing plants located on nine sites in seven countries.

瑞克在成功担任副总裁之后进入了这个职位
为施乐办公集团提供全球制造服务, 他在哪里负责质量, 一般办公室打印机和多功能设备的成本和交付.

2003年，里克被任命为施乐研究员, 他拥有许多专利和制造商业机密.

里克在泰克公司建立了他的业绩记录，在那里他获得了
“Manufacturing Technology Leadership Award” for his work on commercialization and high-volume manufacturing of Solid Ink print heads.  At Tektronix, the success of his team developing of color printer products led to the purchase of their division by Xerox in 2000.

里克大部分时间都在路上, his wife, Debbie (Reynolds), a 1980 nursing graduate, and the couple’s children, Stefan and Jennifer, 让阿罗哈的家庭大火熊熊燃烧, Ore.