Elson Floyd

(This story appears in the latest edition of the WSU Spokane Magazine) By Doug Nadvornick When Elson Floyd envisioned a Washington State University medical school, he had big dreams. He […]

The City of Spokane and the Spokane Public Library Foundation today honored former WSU president Elson S. Floyd with first ever Spokane Citizen Impact Award. Going forward, the award will be […]

‘Tis been a good year for WSU Spokane. Here’s a look at some* of this year’s highlights:

(This story appears in the latest edition of the WSU Spokane Magazine) By Lorraine Nelson The late Elson S. Floyd was a frequent visitor to Spokane during the last year […]

Shameless cliché alert! It’s the time of year where everybody makes a list of what they’re thankful for, and we’re not afraid to do the same (we will also post […]

Today the WSU Board of Regents officially changed the name of the WSU College of Medical Sciences to the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. It also announced the hiring […]

The Seattle Times had a story this past weekend featuring the increase of first- and second-year medical school seats on the east side of Washington.

L-R: WSU Spokane Chancellor Lisa Brown, Ed Schweitzer, Beatriz Schweitzer The Dr. Elson S. Floyd Medical Education Founders Fund was created to honor our late president and recognize his work to […]

Just in time before the end of the state’s fiscal year, the Washington Legislature approved a state operating budget that includes funding to start a WSU medical school in Spokane. […]

President Elson S. Floyd, March 1, 1956 – June 20, 2015 Elson Floyd’s fingerprints are all over our campus. The WSU president saw the opportunity that WSU had in Spokane […]