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WSU Tri-Cities Wine Researcher Searching For Sensory Panelists -03/31/25

RICHLAND, Wash. – A researcher with the Washington State University Viticulture and Enology program on the WSU Tri-Cities campus is looking for volunteers to participate in a red wine sensory panel. Panelists will be trained to identify specific aromas and tastes in wines and are asked to score the wines based on the results.

Scheduled to start by April 14, the panel will take place over the course of seven weeks, with three weekly group sessions followed by four weeks of individual sessions. The group sessions will last between 60 and 90 minutes, and the individual sessions will be scheduled three times per week and take no more than 40 minutes each. Snacks will be provided after each session. All sessions will be held at the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates WSU Wine Science Center in Richland. The timing of the sessions will be up to volunteer discretion.

Any person over the age of 21 is allowed to participate. For more information, contact Juliana Pazos at juliana.pazos@wsu.edu.

Eight Leaders Honored As 2025 WSU Tri-Cities Women Of Distinction Award Winners (Photo) -03/28/25

Richland, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities recognized eight leaders as Women of Distinction for their contributions to the campus and Tri-Cities community as part of a March 27 inductee ceremony.

The winners exhibit exceptional leadership in their discipline or area of expertise, serve as role models and mentors, advocate for positive social change and demonstrate a commitment to WSU Tri-Cities’ mission.

“The WSU Tri Cities Women of Distinction Awards were created as a means in which to honor the work of women and for women that happens on our campus and in the community,” said Sandra Haynes, chancellor of WSU Tri-Cities. “The people chosen for these awards are dedicated to improving our community and represent the very best of what the Tri-Cities has to offer.”

This is the eighth year of the award program, and during that time, 286 submissions have been received. Nominations were open to the campus and the Tri-Cities community.

The portraits and biographies of the 2025 winners will be added to the past awardee exhibit in the WSU Tri-Cities Art Center, which currently displays the previous 49 winners. The exhibit will be open until April 4.

The 2025 Women of Distinction Award Winners:

Lori Mattson

Women of Distinction Legacy Award, 2025
President and CEO, Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce

Chaune’ Fitzgerald

Women of Distinction Community Member Award, 2025
CEO, Women of Wisdom Tri-Cities

Founder, Washington African American Chamber of Commerce

Michelle Smith

Women of Distinction Alumna Award, 2025
Assistant Principal, Pasco High School

Jillian Cadwell

Women of Distinction Faculty Award, 2025
Research Associate, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, WSU Tri-Cities

Kalimae Mountain

Women of Distinction Student Award, 2025
Environmental Science student, WSU Tri-Cities

Courtney Flatt

Women of Distinction Staff Member Award, 2025
Senior Environment and Energy Correspondent, Northwest Public Broadcasting

Devin and Amanda Lorraine

Women of Distinction Champion Award, 2025

Founders, Grace Collective

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