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Little Deuce Coupe Brothers From Gordy Simanton ’77
A band of brothers went to college at Eastern in the 1970s. The bond that brought us together was the love of sports. Playing, watching, talking sports. Flag football, softball, baseball, basketball were all activities we took great joy in playing together, and of course listening to The Beach Boys. To be a part of Little Deuce Coupe, the first requirement was you simply had to be a good guy; secondary was being a good athlete. While we won our fair share of intramural championships, it was always a team effort. And when we took the field or the floor, we were a team of the best regular guys on campus. When we look back today, we don’t recount the number of wins or who scored the most points; rather we remember the good times, the good stories and the laughter. Those will be the wonderful memories we’ll always share, because those are the things that endure and the special link that has allowed us to remain lifelong friends to this day. And just like the song says, “Little Deuce Coupe, you don’t know what WE got.”
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’15 Joseph Behler, BA accounting, has been hired as a staff accountant by Dingus, Zarecor & Associates in Spokane. ’15 Sara Blickhahn, BA accounting, has been hired as a staff accountant by Dingus, Zarecor & Associates in Spokane. ’15 Lexie B. Nelson, BS exercise science, EWU women’s basketball alumna, has signed a contract to play professional basketball for Kotka Peli-Karhut in the Finnish SM-Sarja League. Nelson was a three-time All-Big Sky selection while at EWU, and averaged 14.6 points per game over three seasons. ’15 Lisa Norris, BA accounting, has been hired by Eide Bailly LLP, as an accounting services associate. She has seven years of bookkeeping experience. ’15 Cadria Pavlenco, BA accounting, has been hired as a staff accountant by Dingus, Zarecor & Associates in Spokane. ’15 Andy Phan, BS electrical engineering, has been hired by NAC Architecture as an electrical designer/technician. He is currently working on the Walla Walla Community College Clarkston Workforce and Business Development Center
L-R: Randy Reed ‘77, Gordy Simanton ‘77, Lance Anderson ‘76, Mark Reed ‘77, Rory Rickard ‘77 and John Neer ‘78
and the Eastern Washington University Arc Flash Study. ’15 Jamie Jeanne Redman, DPT, has been hired as a staff physical therapist for U-District Physical Therapy in Spokane. ’15, ’12 Erika “Riki” Schiermeister, DPT, BS biology, has been hired as a staff physical therapist for U-District Physical Therapy in Spokane. ’15 Christopher Schroll, BA international affairs, has been hired by Etailz, as a purchase order associate. ’15, ’08 Lorie Speer, MS and BS dental hygiene, is an assistant professor in EWU’s Dental Hygiene Program.
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’14 Denzel Johnson, BA health services administration, a master’s of public health student at EWU, was named a recipient of the Keeper of the Dream award from EWU’s Africana Studies program, spring 2015, in recognition of his academic achievement and service to the community. ’14 Carlos Mata, BA criminal justice, has been assigned to the Grandview Washington State
Patrol detachment. The Mattawa, Washington, native was the top cadet among 25 graduates sworn into duty in November. ’14 Shane Moses, BA journalism, BS public relations, has been hired as the sports and community editor at the Tribal Tribune, a newspaper publication on the Colville Indian Reservation.
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’13 Lisa Adair, BA geography, has been hired as the assistant planner for RuenYeager and Associates in Sandpoint, Idaho. The company offers professional land use planning services to municipal clients within the region. ’13 David Watts, BA management, has been hired as an assistant in the human resource department by Skils’kin, a community-based nonprofit that provides services to adults with disabilities. Previously, he worked as an intern with the company. ’12 Rhylee Marchand, BA history, graduated from University of Idaho College of Law in May 2015, and was sworn into the Idaho Supreme Court and the Federal District Court for the District of Idaho in October. She is an assistant attorney in the office of Legal Council for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe.
E ASTERN: SPRING 2016
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