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With his \u201cvivid smile\u201d and \u201cinfectious laugh,\u201d John Cogley never failed to lift spirits and light up classrooms during his long tenure as a professor and department chair of therapeutic recreation at EWU. With his support and guidance, Cogley also fired up the career prospects of his students: Today hundreds are making their mark in what we now refer to as \u201cwellness and movement sciences,\u201d a professional field he was instrumental in advancing.<\/span><\/p>\n Cogley arrived at Eastern in 1978, and immediately set about making the therapeutic recreation program at EWU among the nation\u2019s best. From 2005 until his retirement in 2011 he served as chair of the Department of Physical Education, Health and Recreation, which was renamed the Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences in 2019. \u201cHe made our department what it is today,\u201d says Alan Coelho, a former colleague and professor of exercise science at EWU. \u201cHe had high standards, and held his students and faculty to those standards.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Throughout his 33 years of service, those standards were evident both in the esteem Cogley earned from both colleagues \u2014 Cogley, for example, was tasked with contributing questions for the national certification exam used by colleges nationwide \u2014 and students, many of whom recently shared memories with Coelho.<\/span><\/p>\n Pam Young is one of those students. Young credits Cogley with providing incredible support after she, when pregnant, transferred to EWU as a junior. \u201cBecause of the kindness, grace, encouragement and support given by Dr. Cogley, I graduated on time,\u201d Young said, adding that even after graduation Cogley\u2019s assistance meant the world to her. \u201cIt catapulted my professional experience and confidence,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/p>\n Alongside his academic and professional contributions, Cogley, a lover of all things outdoors, also assisted with programming for the adapted ski program on Mt. Spokane. In addition, he and his wife, Patty, were instrumental in creating the reading garden located outside EWU\u2019s One Room School House.<\/span><\/p>\n Professor John Philip Cogley was 77 years old.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Faculty and Staff<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Jack Benson<\/b>, died Dec. 29, 2022. Benson \u201962 coached EWU men\u2019s gymnastics team while serving as a faculty member in health and physical education. He retired in 1999 after 34 years of service, and was inducted into the EWU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n John Cogley<\/b>, died Dec. 31, 2022. During his long tenure at EWU, Cogley served as a professor and department chair of therapeutic recreation. (See story Page 33.) <\/span><\/p>\n Michael Dietrich<\/b>, died Dec. 19, 2022. Dietrich, a talented drummer who left his mark on the Spokane music scene, retired from EWU Dining Services in August 2007 after 27 years of service.<\/span><\/p>\n Michael Green<\/b>, died Feb. 23, 2023. Green \u201960 served as a professor and department chair\u00a0 <\/span>of history before retiring in 2001. Over the course of his 33-year career at Eastern, Green specialized in U.S. diplomatic history as well as that of the Pacific Northwest. <\/span><\/p>\n Bill Greene<\/b>, died Jan 1, 2023. Greene served for 34 years as an EWU professor of psychology. Green, a widely published researcher, helped to advance forms of biofeedback therapies that are widely practiced today. He retired in 1998.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Frank Ide<\/b>, died April 23, 2023. A U.S. Air Force veteran who served in Vietnam, Ide worked in various communications and technology-support services at EWU for 15 years. He retired in 1997.<\/span><\/p>\n Jerry Krause<\/b>, died May 24, 2023. Krause was EWU\u2019s men\u2019s basketball head coach for 17 seasons from 1967-85, compiling a 262-195 record. He was inducted into the EWU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n Jamie Manson<\/b>, died June 7, 2023. Malone \u201994, a nationally prominent researcher and fellow of the American Physical Society, was a professor of chemistry. (Story to follow in Fall\/Winter.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Robert Salsbury<\/b>, died Feb. 5, 2023. Salsbury \u201958, \u201961 served as a professor of education at EWU for 31 years. As both an educator and researcher, Salsbury worked to ensure that remote learning became accepted as part of the university experience. He was named Alumnus of the Year in 2002. <\/span><\/p>\n Beverly Siegel<\/b>, died Dec. 26, 2022. An avid reader, Siegel assisted students and university community members at the University Bookstore (now the Eagle Store) for 17 years before retiring in 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n Carrie Yerty<\/b>, died January 24, 2023. Yerty served as an assistant women\u2019s volleyball coach at EWU in the early 1990s.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201918 Joel Teats<\/b>, age 31, died May 5, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201914 Rick Dandurand<\/b>, age 65, died Dec. 19, 2022.<\/p>\n \u201910 Ellen Holland<\/b>, age 51, died March 12, 2023.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201907 Amanda Ward<\/b>, age 38, died Jan. 7, 2023.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201992 Terri Quinlivan<\/b>, age 63, died April 30, 2023.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201987 Kerry Rodeen<\/b>, age 57, died March 8, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201984 Kevin Carson<\/b>, age 62, died Feb. 12, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201984 Christa Richardson<\/b>, age 79, died Feb. 23, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201984 Betty Sansom<\/b>, age 88, died Feb. 25, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201983 Jeanne Tomlin<\/b>, age 91, died April 3, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201982 Gary W. Pierce<\/b>, age 72, died March 1, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201981 Dorothy Pierce<\/b>, age 90, died March 22, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201981 David Sullivan<\/b>, age 66, died March 3, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201980 Nicholas Fenno<\/b>, age 67, died April 11, 2023.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201977 Hosey Ray Horton<\/b>, age 86, died Aug. 22, 2022.<\/p>\n \u201974 John Clark<\/b>, age 81, died Feb. 22, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201974 Jocelyn Moore<\/b>, age 73, died Feb. 8, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201972 James Nimnicht<\/b>, age 74, died Dec. 7, 2022.<\/p>\n \u201971 Michael Angelo<\/b>, age 74, died April 22, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201971 Richard Martin<\/b>, age 75, died April 2, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201970 Raymond Fox<\/b>, age 76, died March 17, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201970 Reese Hinthorne<\/b>, age 76, died March 23, 2023.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201969 Jean Huber<\/b>, age 84, died April 6, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201967 Don Harwood<\/b>, age 82, died Feb. 27, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201967 William Hachman<\/b>, age 84, died March 6, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201966 Richard Bretthauer<\/b>, age 86, died April 4, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201968 Albert Kissler<\/b>, age 78, died Jan 21, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201966, \u201974 Larry Peterson<\/b>, age 78, died Jan. 21, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201964 Leroy Faling<\/b>, age 87, died Jan. 15, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201964 Leslie Francis<\/b>, age 85, died Feb. 3, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201963 Mary Ritchie<\/b>, age 82, died March 19, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201960 Leroy Lowdon<\/b>, age 91, died March 6, 2023.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201959 Duane Colvin<\/b>, age 88, died April 10, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201955 Jeannine Sigler<\/b>, age 90, died April 5, 2023.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" John Cogley left an indelible mark on students\u2019 lives and careers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":484,"featured_media":2068,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-1995","stories","type-stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","stories_tags-spring-summer-2023"],"acf":{"subheading":"","featured_image_format":"cover","display_byline":false,"display_date_published":false,"featured_video":"","Links":false,"Resources":false,"page_hide_sidebar":false,"page_enable_page_nav":false,"display_featured_image":true},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/1995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/stories"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/484"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/1995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2161,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/1995\/revisions\/2161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}In Memoriam<\/h5>\n
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