Ruth Schneiter Henderson passed away in 2012. She grew up in Longview, Washington, the only child of Robert and Margaret Schneiter. Her parents were dairy farmers of Swiss heritage who knew the value of hard work and frugal living. They loved both the land and their animals and worked together for almost fifty years to […]
Thomas R. Quann and Mary A. Kohli have had a continuing interest and commitment to WSU. Both Tom and Mary believe in “lifelong learning” and served in Cooperative Extension with pride. They believed that giving young people and adults opportunities to learn enhanced the learner’s lives as well as the communities in which they lived. […]
Oliver “Jeff’ Darwin Jeffords was born in Wenatchee, Washington. on March 8, I918. After graduating with Honors from Wenatchee High School, he attended CWCE for 2 years before being drafted into the Army. While serving with the Army Signal Corps in Italy during World War II, he observed the important role that farmers played i […]