June 6, 2019
- Alums Katy ('13) and Ricardo ('12) Osuna earned the prestigious James Beard Award for their podcast, Copper & Heat, and it garnered attention from the Boise Weekly, the Coeur d'Alene Press and "Idaho Matters" on Boise State Public Radio ... among others. Great work, Katy and Ricardo!
- Speaking of alumni and Boise State Public Radio, here's Commencement Speaker Matt Ramsey and College of Idaho theatre professor Joe Golden starring at the monthly City Club gathering in Boise, which was broadcast live by the station.
- KBOI TV also mentioned our Commencement ceremony.
- And KBOI TV also gave a mention of Tammy Kinney, who got her Master's degree in Education from the College in 1995, for her art at the 4 Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario, OR.
- Vice President of Programmatic Advertising for The Washington Post, Jason Tollestrup '05, was recently interviewed by Adweek regarding the streamlining and experimentation of the digital ad-space to better serve their readers and advertisers
- Some future Yotes made the news for graduating high school this spring, like Adrian (OR) co-valedictorian Roby Young, who plans on attending The College of Idaho this fall to pursue a degree in medicine.
- The co-valedictorian (Isabel Lastiri) and salutatorian (Morgan Harrison) from Vale (OR) also plan on enrolling at the College.
- Staying in eastern Oregon, the salutatorian of Jordan Valley's senior class, Ezekiel Quintero, is also planning to join the incoming freshman class at The College of Idaho.
- College of Idaho sophomore-to-be Anniella Kabitso is making international news for her Davis Peace Project this summer in her native Burundi. The story continues to get notice locally on "Idaho Matters" as well as in the Idaho Press, but has also been mentioned in Africa, via Africazine.com.
- The College of Idaho will welcome an in-state rival (Lewis-Clark State) into the Cascade Conference for athletics soon.
- Alum Nicole Rollins '05 has overcome adversity in her own life and is now coaching one of the top high school softball programs in Idaho.
- Sophomore-to-be Derek Thomas qualified for the NAIA national track and field championships as part of the school's 4-by-800 relay team. Now he's helping to prepare another athlete from his hometown of Blackfoot, ID, for track success.
- Head football coach Mike Moroski was a guest on KTVB-TV's "Sunday Sports Extra" to talk about spring football practice as the team looks to build upon the impressive finish to the 2018 season, which saw the Yotes win their last six games and finish the season ranked nationally in the top 25.