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08/10/2022

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Mckay Cunningham Idaho Senator Wintrow Law Remove Racial Covenants

Ryan Hibbs — Peggy Anderson ’62 played a huge role in gender equity at Eastern Oregon University in LaGrande. Her influence was so strong that the softball facility is affectionately known as “The Peg.” The now-81-year-old remains active and will be honored for her contributions by EOU this fall. (LaGrande Observer)

In Part 6 of a 12-part series of articles about the 50-year history of the Idaho Foundation for Parks and Lands, the contributions of Nelle Tobias ’28 are featured. Tobias was honored with the Alumni Service Award in 2001 before passing away in 2005. (Idaho Press)

This study was originated by Ron Bitner ’68, but the ties to the College don’t end there. Batu Olana, one of our students, is quoted in the story. The bees are taken and stored at the Orma J. Smith Natural History Museum here at the College. (Fare Idaho)

Dave ’62 and Bonnie Westerberg were honored as Grand Marshals of the Vale 4th of July Rodeo. Bonnie also attended the College. (Malheur Enterprise)

Justin King ’02, the president of the College’s National Alumni Board, was recently hired as chief product officer at Transflo. (PR Newswire)

Tanya Mariottini ’02, who has worked for Nike and Micron, and now serves as the director of global mobility at Twilio, Inc., explains why Environmental, Social & Governance (a set of standards for a company’s behavior used by socially conscious investors) is important and how businesses can incorporate it into their policies. (The Working World)

William Moss ’07 has been selected to lead Capstone Companies’ new regional office in Salt Lake City, Utah. While obtaining his bachelor’s degree in International Political Economy, he competed for the College’s ski team. (PR Newswire)

Ty Grigsby ’08 has been named President of Fisher’s Technology. Ty has been with the company since 2016 and has been the leader of the Accounting & Finance Department. (Fisher’s Technology)

Ali Rabe ’10, also a member of the College’s Board of Trustees, continues to work on behalf of people who really need help as executive director of the non-profit Jesse Tree. (KBOI TV)

More with Rabe, this time talking about questionable lease agreements. (KIVI TV)

She also wrote this guest column about the myths surrounding evictions. The Jesse Tree provides support for people facing evictions or homelessness. (Idaho Press)

Colleen Smith ’11 wrote a guest opinion piece about the misuse of taxpayer dollars from an interesting perspective. (Idaho Statesman)

Dominic Bolin ’13, a former Yote All-American, was promoted to head coach of the College’s Track and Field/Cross Country programs. (Argus Observer)

Taylor Hawker ‘13 is featured in this article, which also includes Edith Dull ’15, as the Boise Bard Players prepare their production of “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” (Idaho Press)

Jaycin Tini ’17 is playing professional basketball in New Zealand – for her mom. (1 Sports)

Eulalia Gallegos ’17 has joined the city of Boise as Language Access Program Manager. (Neighbors United)

Mia Maldonado ’22 authored this piece about Juneteenth as part of her Voces Internship for Idaho. (Idaho Capitol Sun)

Sadie Dittenber has joined the writing staff at the Idaho Education News. (Idaho Ed News)

A new e-scooter program is underway in Caldwell. The city and the company, Bird, have their eyes on the College where quick transportation could be beneficial. The same company also operates similar programs in both Boise and Meridian. (KBSX Radio)

Listen here as McKay Cunningham, who has been instrumental in the College’s research that helped create a law for removing racial covenants in Idaho housing paperwork, was a guest along with Idaho Senator Melissa Wintrow on Boise State Public Radio’s “Idaho Matters” program. (KBSX Radio)

The two also teamed up to author a guest column on the topic. (Idaho Press)

College of Idaho students contribute to SummerBridge youth education program in Sun Valley area for second straight year. (Idaho Mountain Express)

Bethany Barnes, who will be a sophomore this fall at the College, competed for the title of “Miss Montana” and a spot in the Miss America pageant. (Whitefish Pilot)

It’s August, which means Yote football is right around the corner! There’s a competition for the starting quarterback spot with returning starter Ryan Hibbs and transfer Andy Peters both working hard to earn the position. The team opens the season at home on August 27 against Montana State-Northern. (KIVI-TV)

Ed Osterberger (who, coincidentally, was a high school teammate of Peters at Boise’s Timberline High) is also working hard to get on the field. The running back has missed nearly the past year and a half after sustaining a knee injury. (Idaho Press)

The Yotes were voted to finish fourth in the preseason Cascade Conference poll. (KTVB-TV)

Another example of how the YoteFam really is a close-knit family – former NFL star Mike Iupati is helping the College’s football team. Mike’s wife, Ashley, attended the College and played on the Yotes’ softball team. (KTVB-TV)

Standout baseball player (and Gipson Honors scholar) Jonah Hultberg earned NAIA All-American honors. (KTVB-TV)

The men’s soccer team added ten new players for the 2022 season. (Victory Sports Network)

The women’s volleyball team added seven new players for the 2022 season. (VIctory Sports Network)

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