DUs at Seattle Game

WSU DUs Zach Enyeart and Matt Mullennix after WSU Seattle Game.

Mullennix to Start for Cougar Football

WSU Delta Upsilon Senior Matt Mullennix '07 is back at full strength after last years knee surgery. Matt also excells in the classroom where last semester he earned better then a 3.50 GPA and will receive one of the WSU DU Jason Taitch Scholarships this year.

From WSU Athletics web site:

Up front the Cougars welcome the return of senior Matt Mullennix (6-7, 259). Mullennix, scheduled to be the starting defensive end last year, suffered a season-ending injury prior to the opener at Auburn. Mullennix's return will help fill the void left by Bruce, who led WSU with 11 sacks last season.

Enyeart Competes for Long Snapper Job

WSU Delta Upsilon Sophomore Zach Enyeart '10 is a redshirt freshmen member of the Cougar Football team.

From today's Seattle Times:

The Cougars will have a new long snapper this year for extra points and field goals because junior Pete Hill didn't return because of a chronic knee problem. The candidates to replace him are Tony Thompson, the second-year punt snapper, and Zach Enyeart, redshirt freshman offensive lineman from Skyline High outside Issaquah.

Kuester MCs LI for 2nd Year in a Row

WSU Delta Upsilon Alumni Nate Kuester '05 was the Master of Ceremonies at the annual DUIF Leadership Institute that completed yesterday in St. Louis. This is the second year in a row that Nate has been the MC. He was also last winter's WEC MC in Indianapolis.

Nate is an anchor for KTRV television in Boise, Idaho. Here is Nate's bio from the KTRV web site:

I'm excited to join the team at "FOX 12 This Morning" as an anchor providing you with weather, news and sports. I come to the Treasure Valley from up North in Lewiston, at CBS affiliate KLEW, where I worked the last few years as an anchor/reporter. I did everything from News, sports and weather just like my current role here at FOX 12. I've been working in Idaho and the Northwest for many years.

I'm originally from a little town in Oklahoma called Yukon (the home of Garth Brooks). So you might imagine I've seen some pretty extreme weather. But don't hold that against me, I was as impressed as anyone when I watched the Broncos win the best game of football I've ever seen in the Fiesta Bowl. Though I grew up in the OK state, the Northwest is home for me.

I got my start in broadcasting at the age of 15 when I experimented with radio as a DJ. That experiment turned into a career, and I haven't looked back since.

I'm a rabid Washington State University Cougar sports fan. GO COUGS! I graduated from the WSU Edward R. Murrow School of Communication. While at WAZZU I served as the Student Body Vice President and am still involved with my fraternity, Delta Upsilon at both the regional and national levels today.

I couldn't be happier to join the Treasure Valley Community and the "FOX 12 This Morning" news team.

In Appreciation: Randall Johnson (1915-2007) a DU Brother

Randall Johnson Prints On Sale, July 18 at wsucougars.com

In the early `90s, a print commemorating the logo and Randall Johnson was created. A total of 1,250 prints were made, and all were personally signed by Johnson and placed on sale to the public. The funds from the print were directed toward the Spokane Cougar Club Endowment, which was renamed to the Randall Johnson Endowed Scholarship in 1995.

Not all of the prints were sold during the original sale, and the ones not sold were placed in a storage area in the Bohler Athletic Complex.

In honor of Randall Johnson and the countless contributions he made to WSU, the WSU Athletic Department will place 200 of these 20 x 24 prints on sale for the special price of $200 (plus $25 shipping and handling) Wednesday, July 18 at 10 a.m. at wsucougars.com, the official website of Cougar Athletics. Every dollar from the $200 cost of the print will be directed toward the Randall Johnson Endowed Scholarship.

In Appreciation: Randall Johnson (1915-2007)

It has been seen in the state of Washington, across the nation, and in many instances, throughout the world. From apparel, license plates, and cheese tins to the 50-yard line on the FieldTurf surface at Martin Stadium, and everywhere in between.

It is the logo of Washington State University: the Cougar Head Monogram. The logo has become so recognizable that when one speaks of, or thinks about, WSU, chances are it is the logo that appears as their initial vision of the University.

"It's probably the best known logo in the United States," longtime friend and former WSU registrar C. James Quann said.

On Feb. 16, WSU lost the gentleman responsible for creating the logo. But though he is gone, the legacy he left behind will live forever in the past, present, and future of Washington State University.

Randall Johnson, creator of the Cougar Head logo, passed away at the age of 91 in Spokane.

The story of how the logo came to be is well known. It was created by Johnson in July 1936 when he was a student at then named Washington State College.

Employed as a college sign painter that summer, Johnson, a fine arts major, was working for Fred Rounds, the college architect and head of the Department of Buildings and Grounds.

"Both of us saw the possibilities of what he (Rounds) called `some kind of trademark,' to use instead of the lengthy official name," Johnson wrote in describing the creation of the logo. "He authorized me to see what I could think up, maybe incorporating the Cougar-head shape."

It took him three nights to create the logo that became the trademark of the university.

"I was just kind of doodling," Johnson told the Spokesman-Review in a 2000 interview. "I wanted a cougar. I wanted it to be animated, directional and also carry at a distance. Finally, one night I got it hooked together the way I liked it."

Rounds liked Johnson's creation, and the pair took it to Dean Kimbrough, who was acting president while President Ernest Holland was in Japan. Kimbrough gave his blessing and the rest was history.

In 1958, when the school's name was changed to Washington State University, Johnson tweaked the logo to reflect the revised name.

The logo has been in feature films, placed on World War II fighter jets and has even been in outer space when astronaut John Fabian wore a logo pin aboard the space shuttle.

Though he is best known to Cougar fans as the logo's architect, Johnson's accomplishments go far beyond his creation of the Cougar logo.

Author of numerous papers, which he also illustrated, about Inland Northwest history, Johnson was named a "Living Legend" by the Westerners, an international history organization, in 1999. At the time, Johnson was just the 39th person to earn such a distinction in the 55-year history of the organization.

After graduating from WSC in 1938, Johnson began a career in the advertising department of the Washington Water Power Company, where he would stay for the next 38 years, interrupted only by his service in the military in World War II. Johnson served in the infantry, medical department, and instructional services of the Command and General Staff School.

Johnson was first employed at WWP in 1940 as an advertising artist. He was later placed in charge of the firm's advertising activities, a position he would hold until his retirement.

In 1956, Johnson was the first to be named "Ad Man of the Year" by the Spokane Advertising and Sales Association and in 1977 he received the Silver Medal of the American Advertising Federation. Two years later, Johnson was honored with the WSU Alumni Achievement Award and, in 1997, Johnson and his wife Jeanne were designated as WSU Benefactors.

"He was probably the greatest Cougar of all-time," said Quann, who proposed that the Art Museum on the WSU campus be named in honor of Johnson. "He remained faithful to the Cougars and to Washington State University throughout his entire life."

At the same time he revised the logo to reflect the change to Washington State University, Johnson sold the rights to the logo for a token amount of $1.

"The Cougar Head Monogram is my gift to my Alma Mater that did so much for me," Johnson wrote. "Its acceptance by several generations of Cougars is more than enough pay."

Story By Jason Krump

WSU DU Worm Burner Raises $4,750 for Jason Taith Scholarship

41 WSU Delta Upsilon alumni, undergraduates, parents (including two mom's), and rush guests particiapted in the annual WSU DU Worm Burner Golf Tournament on Saturday June 23rd at Druids Glen Golf Club in Covington. Together with donations from individuals not able to golf the group raised $4,750 for the Jason Taitch Memorial Scholarship Fund. Thank you to each and every golfer and individual who helped us raise this significant funding for the scholarship.

Click here to make a donation to the Jason Taitch Memorial Scholarship fund.

WSU Delta Upsilon 88th Anniversary Celebration Dinner - Huge Success

The Washington State Alumni and Undergraduate Chapters of Delta Upsilon would like to thank the over 80 alumni, undergraduates, parents and guests who attended our 88th Anniversary dinner on March 10th in Seattle. It was a great night of brotherhood. Dr. Howard Gauthier '81 provided an excellent talk to the group about reaching for your dreams. Click here to see photos.

Please make plans to attend our 89th Anniversary dinner next year on March 8, 2008 in Seattle.

75 RSVPs for Saturday

We currently have 75 RSVPs for Saturday's 88th Anniversary Dinner in Seattle. A great mix of alumni, undergraduates, parents, and guests. To see who has RSVPed please click here. For details on the event click here.

WSU DUs Travel to Corvallis

Twelve WSU DUs traveled to the OSU DU chapter in Corvallis last weekend for RLS. After attending RLS our guys went to the OSU-WSU basketball game and were seen several times on TV! Go Cougs!! After the Cougar win our guys were invited down on the court to high five Coach Bennett and several of the players. Nice job guys.

40 RSVPs for March 10th Event Already

With Dan Rothrock's '69 RSVP today we are already at 40 for the WSU DU 88th Anniversary Dinner in Seattle on March 10th. To see who has RSVPed please click here. For details on the event click here.

Web Site Updates

A new "Chapter Info" section of www.WsuDuAlumni.org has been added which includes a current Chapter Roster, 2006/2007 Housebill Information, and the Financial Contract that all undergraduates sign.

New Web Site

Yesterday our new web site at www.WsuDuAlumni.org went live. Please drop me an email at jim.simpkins@crimsondev.com with your feedback.

Gavel Coming Home

Email received today:

My name is Steve Jones. My dad was a DU president I believe in the late 40's. Martin Luther Jones Jr. was his name. I've been told you have pics of past presidents on your wall and a friend who visited tou told me about seeing it. My mother and two sisters both graduated from WAZZU but I chose the higher ground after your admissions office told me to get screwed, and went to the party school in Ellensburg as the black sheep of the family.

In any event, I have a gavel that he has kept all these years. He passed away in '97. Does your frat have any interest in that kind of memorabilia? If so, I'll gladly send it to you. I'd like to see it go to somewhere where it would be appreciated. If you want it, it yours. Please let me know.

2007 Initialtion

On Saturday the Chapter initiated 10 new members. Alumni Nate Kuester, Fritz Cox, Jud Preece, and Jim Simpkins were among the 60+ to watch the initiation ceremony.

Al Jamison, WSU VP of Student Affairs, gave the Charge at Initiation.

New member of DU are: Joel Baxter, Eric Biersner, Zach Enyeart, Sammy Hays, Chris Hoerauf, Seth Lassen, Tim Nygaard, Tyler Pierce, Josh Saxon, and Marshall Thompson.

New Chapter Cook

Email received from our chapter president about our new cook:

Dave is an amazing guy. In just the past 3 days that I have been able to see him in work, he has shown an incredible ability to cook food. His food is beyond belief. It is actually better than my mom's cooking. Not only does it taste great, it also looks like real food. Not once has there been leftovers which shows how great his food is. On top of this he has already volunteered to come in on weekends and cook for us if we were wanting to do a Date Night with some girls, which I think is a great idea. Because his food is so good, we actually have everyone one in the chapter room for dinner at the same time together. His food is indirectly adding to the brotherhood of our chapter! I know I speak for the whole chapter when I say this: Jud, you could not have found a better guy than him. Thanks.

Quintin

Howie Gauthier - March Guest Speaker

Howie Gauthier has agreed to be our guest speaker at our 88th Anniversary Dinner on March 10th in Seattle. Howie is the new Athletic Directory at California State University at Monterey Bay. Here is press release announcing Howie's hiring.