February 2, 2021
The new Ruth Wylie Head House, slated to open in spring 2021, supports research into soil health and improved practices for agriculture in Northwest Washington.
Washington State University alumna Ruth Wylie broke new ground in public service as Skagit County’s first woman commissioner and county treasurer.
A new support facility opening this spring at WSU’s Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center (NWREC) at Mount Vernon is being named for Wylie, built through a donation from her daughter, Nancy Kercheval (1979, B.S., Agricultural Economics).
The new Ruth Wylie Head House serves as a workspace and research hub for discoveries improving soil health and regional agriculture. It was partly funded through a $150,000 gift from Kercheval.