FarmHouse - Washington State University

FarmHouse Almanac p . 2 A t the 2016 FarmHouse Conclave in Denver, Wayne Engstrom '60 was one of six recipients of the Master Builder Award for his work with the WSU FarmHouse Chapter. e Master Builder Award is the highest honor bestowed on a FarmHouse alumnus by the In- ternational Fraternity. Wayne is only the second alumni student member of the WSU Chapter to receive this honor. "I think it was a mistake, and I don't know why they gave me the award," Wayne said humbly and with a chuckle. "It was a great honor to receive the award, and I truly appreciate it." Although Wayne insists that there are a lot of people who are more deserving of the award and that the other recipients did more than he did, he graciously accepted the honorable award at the 49th Biennial FarmHouse Conclave in August. "It was an honor to stand up with recipients from the other chapters," he said. Wayne joined FarmHouse WSU as a sophomore, aer Max Jensen '58, who was an associate member at the time, a great mentor to him, and a profes- sor in the agricultural engineering department, recruited him to meet the FarmHouse brothers. Although Wayne didn't have any intention of joining a fraternity during college, he felt he could fit in with the men at Farm- House WSU and truly enjoyed their company. "I met some great brothers that made me want to stay a part of the brotherhood," he said. "If I were to do it all over again, I would most certainly join FarmHouse." Wayne was on the alumni board for the WSU Chapter for many years, serving as president and treasurer. Since graduating from WSU more than 50 years ago, Wayne has stayed in touch with a few of his closest brothers, taking trips to visit them, as well as going on cruises with brothers and their wives. Wayne and his wife, Wilma, live in Spokane, Wash. If you would like to reconnect with Wayne, he can be reached at waengstrom@gmail.com. Remembering John G. Reagan '60 J ohn G. Reagan '60 entered Chapter Grand on May 16, 2015, aer battling an aggressive form of Parkinson's for sev- eral years. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Anne, and his son, Kevin. John and Anne had two sons, but John was prede- ceased by his youngest son, Brian. Kevin is a project manager for Master Millwork in Puyallup, Wash., and Brian was a book- store manager and volunteer mountain- eering ranger in Anchorage, Alaska, until he was killed in a plane crash on Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley) in June of 2000. Brian's name, along with two other volunteer mountaineers and a pilot who were killed in the plane crash, is on the National Parks Service Wall of Honor in Washington, D.C. eir oldest son, Kevin, was able to make monthly visits to Prescott Valley, Ariz., to visit his dad for the last eight months before his passing. John spoke fondly of his days as a member of the Washington State Chapter of FarmHouse throughout his life. He was an active member of FarmHouse Washington State from 1960 through 1962, during which he served as vice president of the Greek and Political Action Repre- sentatives Committee. From 1963 to 1965, John was in active duty as a second lieutenant in Army Artillery and was later promoted to first lieutenant before joining the Michigan National Guard. He resigned commission as captain of the Field Artillery Division from the Mich- igan National Guard in 1969. John earned his bachelor's of science in agriculture from Washington State and went on to obtain a Ph.D. in food science from Michigan State University in 1967. Aer graduating from Washington State University, John kept in touch with Wayne Engstrom '60 and George Bluhm '59. John and Anne en- joyed wonderful trips together, oen visiting Wayne and George along the way. In addition to keeping in touch with his closest FarmHouse brothers, John donated to FarmHouse Washington State a few years before his passing, and his wife pledged $10,000 and set up a memo- rial fund at FarmHouse Washington State, called the John G. Reagan Memorial Endowment Fund. e investment is included in the Live. Learn. Lead. initiative that was created to ensure that FarmHouse con- tinues as a growing, progressive, and successful values-based fraternity with the mission of building the leaders of tomorrow. e purpose of the John G. Reagan Memorial Endowment Fund is to support the educational programs and projects of the Washington State FarmHouse Chapter. e Fund will provide funding for the chapter's attendance at FarmHouse International Fraternity leadership training programs; travel expenses associated with leadership and educational seminars; academic scholarships; computer technology; the education- al portion of chapter house construction, maintenance and/or remod- eling; and other educational programs and projects to the extent that tax laws permit. "We are honored and grateful to Anne for establishing a perma- nent endowment fund in John's memory," Allison Rickels, execu- Congratulations, Wayne Engstrom '60! 2016 Master Builder Award Recipient Wayne Engstrom '60 and his wife, Wilma, at the 2016 FarmHouse Conclave, where Wayne was one of six recipients of the Master Builder Award. (Continued on page 4)

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