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Alumni Achievements

Here's what some Whitworth graduates are doing with their education degrees:

Joseph Andrews, '07, teaches in the Moses Lake School District.
Jillian Ellingson, '07, Title One teacher in the Mary Walker School District.
Lindsey Fangman, '07, teaches fifth grade in the Whiteriver Unified School District.
Amy Piturachsatit, '07, teaches fifth grade at a Christian school in Thailand.
Denni Roberts, '07, teaches at Deep Creek Hutterite School, a two-room schoolhouse in Reardan, Wash.
Lauren Thompson, '07, is an academic instructor/coordinator with the Upward Bound Program, grades 9-12, at a high school in Tacoma, Wash.
Kim Allen, '06, is an advanced learning consultant for Seattle Public Schools.
Mary Brewer, '06, teaches in the Bering Strait School District.

Josh Dietzel, '06, teaches in Bangkok, Thailand.
Rebecca Hickok, '06, teaches high-school French in the Puyallup School District.
Amanda Hitchcock, '06, teaches at Bellevue Christian School.
Meghan Johnson, '06, teaches in the Edmonds School District.
Amy Mattie, '06, teaches in the Japan English Teachers Program, in Japan.
Katherine Reale, '06, teaches at the Ohana Education Center.

Tai Bainter, '05, teaches environmental education through the Peace Corps in Nicaragua.
Angela Yee, '04, teaches first grade at Belmont Elementary School, in Woodbridge, Va.
Kimmie Read, '02, was named the 2008 Puyallup (Wash.) School District Teacher of the Year. Read is also in the running for Teacher of the Year for Washington state. She teaches third and fourth graders at Zeiger Elementary School.
Laura Louise Doughty, '01, teaches high-school science at an inner-city school in Las Vegas.
Anne Osterlund, '99, is the author of Aurelia, a young-adult fantasy novel published by Penguin Books. Anne teaches sixth grade at Irrigon Elementary School, in Irrigon, Ore.
Tricia Haney, '99, is a Peace Corps volunteer.
Jana Johnson, '98, is a developmental therapist for the Kennewick (Wash.) School District.
Michelle Sanders, '96, is the director of student ministries for First Presbyterian Church of San Luis Obispo.
Sarah Carter, '93, is a teacher and missionary to Kenya for Mission to the World/Impact.
Marcia Metzler, '92, is administrative manager for the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA).
Steven Willett, '91, is director of distance learning for Prosoft.
Timothy Murphy, '91, is a reading specialist for Dallas Public Schools.

Heidi Clise, '89, is the special education coordinator for Dieringer School District (Wash.).
Shannon Johnson, '88, is a psychologist with the U.S. Navy.
Douglas Segur, '86, is a counselor for the North Kitsap School District.
Jane Webster, '86, is a children's librarian with the Bemis Public Library.
Dawn Evenson, '85, is a principal for the Keppel Union School District (Calif.).
Marvin Sather, '67, was named the 2000 Washington State Teacher of the Year for his dedication and service over 31 years as an English teacher.