Central Washington University - Department of English: Karen Gookin

Karen Gookin grew up in the wheat farming country of North Central Montana. After college, marriage, two years teaching high school English and more years writing for two small newspapers, she moved in 1981 with her family from Eugene to Ellensburg. Since 1986 she has taught General Ed composition and literature courses at CWU, as well as the English department's two technical writing courses. Her literary and creative interests in poetry and short story compete with a life-long relationship with music and the flute. Currently she plays piccolo and flute with the Yakima Symphony Orchestra. Other interests include hiking, birding and kayaking at her family cabin in the Cascades; gardening at home, managing her family farm partnership in Montana, and traveling as much as possible cross-country to visit her daughters and their families. Karen's husband Larry teaches in the CWU Music Department and is Director of Bands.

Department of English
L&L Bldg, 404
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7553
Phone: (509) 963-3437
fax: (509) 963-1561
email: gookink@cwu.edu

Back to Faculty English Home Curriculum Vitae Awards & Publications Karen		Karen Gookin Assistant Professor of General Education & Technical Writing (M.A., Central Washington University, 1986) Karen Gookin grew up in the wheat farming country of North Central Montana. After college, marriage, two years teaching high school English and more years writing for two small newspapers, she moved in 1981 with her family from Eugene to Ellensburg. Since 1986 she has taught General Ed composition and literature courses at CWU, as well as the English department's two technical writing courses. Her literary and creative interests in poetry and short story compete with a life-long relationship with music and the flute. Currently she plays piccolo and flute with the Yakima Symphony Orchestra. Other interests include hiking, birding and kayaking at her family cabin in the Cascades; gardening at home, managing her family farm partnership in Montana, and traveling as much as possible cross-country to visit her daughters and their families. Karen's husband Larry teaches in the CWU Music Department and is Director of Bands. Department of English L&L Bldg, 404 400 E. University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7553 Phone: (509) 963-3437 fax: (509) 963-1561 email: gookink@cwu.edu Curriculum Vitae \| Awards & Publications \| Karen
Contact Information Department of English 400 E. University Way Language and Literature Building, Room 423 Ellensburg, WA 98926 Phone: (509) 963-1546

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