Leadership Changes On CWU Foundation Board

May 24, 2004

Contact: Mark Anderson (509-963-1493/fax 509-963-2301/e-mail: andemark@cwu.edu)

ELLENSBURG, Wash.-- Having served two three-year terms, Clark Daffern, vice president in the Executive Benefits and Private Client Group of Kibble & Prentice, has completed his tenure with the Central Washington University Foundation Board and will step aside from the board, affective June 30.

"Clark has been an outstanding member of our foundation board," says Dr. Paul Baker, CWU vice president of university relations. "His leadership and direction was a tremendous asset to our board. We will miss Clark's strong presence, but we look forward to working with him on other matters."

Daffern works with individuals and organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest to "build net worth and manage risk" by designing quality retirement plans, 401(k) and executive retirement plans. He also assists small business owners with financial planning, deferred executive compensation alternatives, development and design of complex estate plans, insurance and investments.

In other CWU Foundation developments, Dennis Weston, president of the Venture Capital Division of Fluke Capital Management (FCM), L.P., in Bellevue, Wash., will become past chair of the CWU board and turn the gavel over to Keith Thompson, senior portfolio manager for U.S. Bank.

Weston, a certified public accountant, has one year remaining in his term with CWU's board. He is responsible for all venture capital investment activities for FCM and for operational contact with companies in which Fluke Capital has invested. He earned his bachelor's degree from CWU and his master of business administration, with honors, from the University of Washington.

Thompson, who graduated from Central in 1970, currently oversees $500 million of managed assets for U.S. Bank's trust clients. He also participates in decision making for 100 portfolio managers throughout the company.