I had the good fortune to have studied for my undergraduate degree in philosophy at Western Washington University, which boasts an outstanding philosophy department and has produced more than its fair share of professional philosophers and philosophy Ph.Ds. These are the WWU philosophers:
- Eric Dayton (1946 – 2024) – Class of ’68
- Gregory Fitch (Passed away in 2007) – ’69 or ’70.
- Del Ratzsch – ’71
- Roger Gilman – ’73 (Retired as Dean of Fairhaven College, WWU, in 2013)
- Jane Kneller – ’77
- Paul Woodward – late ’70s
- Robert L. Frazier – ’81
- Kris McDaniel – ’98
- Ryan Wasserman – ’99
- Justin Klocksiem – ’99
- Joshua Spencer – ’02
- Christian Ryan Lee – ’03
- Neal Tognazzini – ’03
- Lars Enden – ’03
- Brett Hackett – ’04
- Shieva Kleinschmidt – ’05
- Casey Knight – ’07
- Steve Steward – ’09
- Andrew Law – ’13
- Zachary Agoff – ’14
- Christopher Britton – ’14
- John Rosenbaum – ’14
- Dee Payton – ’17
- Emily Robertson – ’17
L-R: Shieva Kleinschmidt, Emily Robertson, Christian Lee, Dee Payton, John Rosenbaum, Steve Steward, Ryan Wasserman, Kris McDaniel, Zach Agoff, Andrew Law, Justin Klocksiem, Joshua Spencer, and Neal Tognazzini.
Photo by Neal Tognazzini
The information concerning students who graduated prior to the 90s was compiled by Tom Downing, who taught at Western from 1968 until his retirement in 2011, and is the Official Historian of the WWU Department of Philosophy. Much of the more recent information was provided by Neal Tognazzini. I am grateful to them both. I think this list is current, but if I missed someone, please let me know.
Justin Klocksiem 