Foundation leaders honored
Three named to Wall of Honor
Congratulations in order
Congratulations to Joanne Harkonen, Chuck Kaysner and Terri Malinowski for being selected to the Northshore School District’s “Wall of Honor”. All three have an important history with our Scholarship Foundation.
They are among eight so honored this August, the 12th year the Wall of Honor has selected distinguished volunteers, alums and staff to have their names added to the honor rolls at Pop Keeney Stadium in Bothell. The Wall of Honor Committee will be able to award three $5,000 scholarships in 2023.
Prior to her retirement, Joanne Harkonen was a long-time counselor at Bothell High School. She served the Foundation 19 years as our Scholarship Program Coordinator and was coordinator of our annual community breakfast introducing each year’s scholarship recipients. Joanne and her husband Dave Harkonen sponsored a scholarship in cooperation with the BHS Faculty helping a Bothell graduate find their way to college. The selection committee reminded that her students affectionately referred to her as “mom”. “Her dedication to community service and to the success of thousands of her ‘kids’ is exceptional. She is always willing to volunteer when help is needed.”
Chuck Kaysner was a key microbiologist with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the Seattle District for 35 years. Chuck and his sister Marlynn McLaughlin (Wall of Honor 2015) maintain the annual Rivergrove-Kaysner Memorial Scholarship for a Bothell graduate. A charter member of the BHS Alumni Association for over 27 years, he has been an officer and board member. He was the association's liaison to the Scholarship Foundation of Northshore for years until the Kaysner family scholarship was established.
Chuck was heavily involved in local sports organizations, including Northshore Little League, the Northshore Youth Soccer Association and the Northshore Youth Basketball Association. He received the Canyon Creek Elementary School Golden Acorn Award for his volunteer work.
Terri Malinowski has always been passionate about the Northshore community. Settling in Woodinville in 1959, she knows every corner, character, fact and twist of its history. In the early 1960s Terri wrote a weekly column for the Bothell Northshore Citizen newspaper, was named the women's editor in 1967 and later became the news editor. She was named Northshore School District's first communications director in 1979. Until retiring in 1995, her communications expertise was a valuable addition to the fast-growing school district.
Terri played a major role in forming the Bothell and Woodinville historical societies, was a volunteer for the Kenmore Historical Society and remains active in the Woodinville Heritage Society and the Bothell Heritage Society and Museum.
Among 107 Wall of Honorees
The names of 20 supporters of the Scholarship Foundation are found on the Wall of Honor. They include (with year inducted):
Bernie Ackerman, Northshore school district music coordinator, 2010. (Ackerman renewable Music Scholarship).
John B. Sutherland, BHS 1963 graduate, 2010. (With his father Jack Sutherland, provides annual STEM scholarship.)
Julian Karp, Northshore School District Superintendent, 2010. (Family sponsored Emerging Scholarship grant in earlier years).
Al Haynes, BHS 1963 graduate and principal of both Inglemoor and Bothell high schools, 2011. (Family supports Pop Keeney Athletic Scholarship and Kiwanis Club scholarship).
Dr. Jeffrey Tomlin, BHS 1972 graduate, 2013. CEO of Evergreen Health. (Participates with the Wall of Honor Scholarship Committee).
Lee Blakely, Northshore School District Superintendent, 2014. (Participated with family of Dr. Frank Love in the Blakely-Love Scholarship).
Dick Ramsey, former School Board Director, 2014. Past Foundation president (Sponsored a UW School of Pharmacy scholarship in memory of his mother Lillian.)
Jack Sutherland, former School Board Director, 2014. (Established the Sutherland STEM Scholarship with a grant for that purpose.)
B-Z Davis, BHS 1974 graduate and 16-year member of the Northshore School Board, 2015. Currently serves as Scholarship Program Coordinator for the Foundation.
Marlynn Kaysner McLaughlin, BHS 1961 graduate with 29-year career in police service, 2015. (Supports family’s Rivergrove-Kaysner annual scholarship.)
Gregg Munro, BHS 1964 graduate, 2015. Kenmore Air management team and international humanitarian work. (Supports the annual Munro - Banks Vocational Scholarship).
Rosemary McAuliffe, former Northshore School Board member and Washington State Senator, 2017. (Provides annual McAuliffe Family Scholarship).
Bev Niemeyer Schmer, BHS 1967 graduate and co-founder Bothell Alumni Association, 2017. (Participates with Association’s two annual scholarships).
Eric Barnum, past Foundation president and an assistant Northshore school superintendent for secondary education, 2018. (Family supports annual Eric Barnum Memorial Scholarship in field of music.)
Dr. Walter E. Sundstrom, long time Bothell physician and one time Mayor, 2019. (Family sponsored a memorial scholarship beginning in 1984.)
Dennis Couch, BHS 1963 graduate, 2021. In 32-year career in education, he served as a teacher, principal, and superintendent of two school districts. (Sponsors Future Teachers Scholarship).
Melissa Arias, Woodinville 1993 graduate, 2021. Serves as current Foundation President. She is President and CEO of the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Alaska-Washington.
Complete biographical information on all 20 honorees will be found at https://www.nsd.org/get-involved/honoring-our-community/wall-of-honor
Attending the August 18 induction ceremonies led by Dr. Jeffrey Tomlin, Vicki Metz and Mace Brady were (from left) Arlene Bryant, 2022 honoree Terri Malinowski and Carol Pucci. Ms. Bryant sponsors the Bryant Journalism Scholarship and the first Bryant Intern Scholarship at the Woodinville Weekly. Ms. Pucci is a staff writer for the Seattle Times.
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