CATHERINE JANE MACMILLAN, 69, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Central Washington U, died October 26, 1999 in Ellensburg, WA, of complications resulting from myelodysplasia. During her 27-year teaching career at CWU, Catherine MacMillan (or "Katie Sands") was especially recognized as an inspired un dergraduate teacher. Her enthusiasm for general anthropology, forensic applications, non-verbal communication, Northwest Indian art and cultures, and museology, triggered lifelong interests for her students from diverse disciplines.
Catherine was born in 1930 in Coeur d'Alene, ID, the daughter of Sheldon and Kathryn (McIntyre) McMillan. Her father served as police chief and later postmaster in Coeur d'Alene; her early and mostly sympathetic experiences with small town jail inmates may have been partly responsible for her lifelong interest in human behavior and understanding its variation. After graduating from high school, she worked at Kaiser Aluminum for five years, then became a trained x-ray technician and worked for several years at the heart center of Seattle's Providence Hospital. In 1966 she received a BA in Anthro pology from the U of Washington, and subsequently earned an MA from Washington State U (1971). Catherine was an active member of the CWU faculty from 1968 until her retirement in 1995. She successfully chaired the Department of Anthropology and Museum during three separate terms, as well as the CWU Faculty Senate (1973-74). Before retirement she had been an active organizer/participant with the Northwest Anthropology Conference, constant contributor to the work of university and departmental committees, and was frequently invited to speak before public school classes and community groups. In 1992 Catherine became a full member of the Physical Anthropology section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Advanced training in facial reconstruction, death investigation and the role of expert witnesses led to numerous presentations and case consultation with Central Washington police agencies during the 1980s-1990s. Her membership and participation in the AAFS was a special source of pride for Catherine and her departmental colleagues. She had recently appeared on television reports in the US and Britain in connection with Kennewick Man finds. A devout Roman Catholic and strong advocate for the reality of biological evolution, Catherine made clear that religion and science are not opposing philosophies. She was a faithful member of the Altar Society at St Andrew's Catholic Church. Her distinctive characteristics included being a superb cook; wearing elegant hats with coordinated outfits; pride in her Scottish heritage, including a love of fine scotch; coffee-table books including graphic forensic descriptions; and a boundless faith in human salvation. Friends, colleagues and students remember an honest, expressive, humorous, caring person with firm opinions, who loved a friendly argument and thrived on intelligent disagreement. Catherine Jane MacMillan is survived by her daughter Mary Catherine Coles.
Catherine was born in 1930 in Coeur d'Alene, ID, the daughter of Sheldon and Kathryn (McIntyre) McMillan. Her father served as police chief and later postmaster in Coeur d'Alene; her early and mostly sympathetic experiences with small town jail inmates may have been partly responsible for her lifelong interest in human behavior and understanding its variation. After graduating from high school, she worked at Kaiser Aluminum for five years, then became a trained x-ray technician and worked for several years at the heart center of Seattle's Providence Hospital. In 1966 she received a BA in Anthro pology from the U of Washington, and subsequently earned an MA from Washington State U (1971). Catherine was an active member of the CWU faculty from 1968 until her retirement in 1995. She successfully chaired the Department of Anthropology and Museum during three separate terms, as well as the CWU Faculty Senate (1973-74). Before retirement she had been an active organizer/participant with the Northwest Anthropology Conference, constant contributor to the work of university and departmental committees, and was frequently invited to speak before public school classes and community groups. In 1992 Catherine became a full member of the Physical Anthropology section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Advanced training in facial reconstruction, death investigation and the role of expert witnesses led to numerous presentations and case consultation with Central Washington police agencies during the 1980s-1990s. Her membership and participation in the AAFS was a special source of pride for Catherine and her departmental colleagues. She had recently appeared on television reports in the US and Britain in connection with Kennewick Man finds. A devout Roman Catholic and strong advocate for the reality of biological evolution, Catherine made clear that religion and science are not opposing philosophies. She was a faithful member of the Altar Society at St Andrew's Catholic Church. Her distinctive characteristics included being a superb cook; wearing elegant hats with coordinated outfits; pride in her Scottish heritage, including a love of fine scotch; coffee-table books including graphic forensic descriptions; and a boundless faith in human salvation. Friends, colleagues and students remember an honest, expressive, humorous, caring person with firm opinions, who loved a friendly argument and thrived on intelligent disagreement. Catherine Jane MacMillan is survived by her daughter Mary Catherine Coles.
CATHERINE JANE MACMILLAN, 69, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Central Washington U, died October 26, 1999 in Ellensburg, WA, of complications resulting from myelodysplasia. During her 27-year teaching career at CWU, Catherine MacMillan (or "Katie Sands") was especially recognized as an inspired un dergraduate teacher. Her enthusiasm for general anthropology, forensic applications, non-verbal communication, Northwest Indian art and cultures, and museology, triggered lifelong interests for her students from diverse disciplines.
Catherine was born in 1930 in Coeur d'Alene, ID, the daughter of Sheldon and Kathryn (McIntyre) McMillan. Her father served as police chief and later postmaster in Coeur d'Alene; her early and mostly sympathetic experiences with small town jail inmates may have been partly responsible for her lifelong interest in human behavior and understanding its variation. After graduating from high school, she worked at Kaiser Aluminum for five years, then became a trained x-ray technician and worked for several years at the heart center of Seattle's Providence Hospital. In 1966 she received a BA in Anthro pology from the U of Washington, and subsequently earned an MA from Washington State U (1971). Catherine was an active member of the CWU faculty from 1968 until her retirement in 1995. She successfully chaired the Department of Anthropology and Museum during three separate terms, as well as the CWU Faculty Senate (1973-74). Before retirement she had been an active organizer/participant with the Northwest Anthropology Conference, constant contributor to the work of university and departmental committees, and was frequently invited to speak before public school classes and community groups. In 1992 Catherine became a full member of the Physical Anthropology section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Advanced training in facial reconstruction, death investigation and the role of expert witnesses led to numerous presentations and case consultation with Central Washington police agencies during the 1980s-1990s. Her membership and participation in the AAFS was a special source of pride for Catherine and her departmental colleagues. She had recently appeared on television reports in the US and Britain in connection with Kennewick Man finds. A devout Roman Catholic and strong advocate for the reality of biological evolution, Catherine made clear that religion and science are not opposing philosophies. She was a faithful member of the Altar Society at St Andrew's Catholic Church. Her distinctive characteristics included being a superb cook; wearing elegant hats with coordinated outfits; pride in her Scottish heritage, including a love of fine scotch; coffee-table books including graphic forensic descriptions; and a boundless faith in human salvation. Friends, colleagues and students remember an honest, expressive, humorous, caring person with firm opinions, who loved a friendly argument and thrived on intelligent disagreement. Catherine Jane MacMillan is survived by her daughter Mary Catherine Coles.
Catherine was born in 1930 in Coeur d'Alene, ID, the daughter of Sheldon and Kathryn (McIntyre) McMillan. Her father served as police chief and later postmaster in Coeur d'Alene; her early and mostly sympathetic experiences with small town jail inmates may have been partly responsible for her lifelong interest in human behavior and understanding its variation. After graduating from high school, she worked at Kaiser Aluminum for five years, then became a trained x-ray technician and worked for several years at the heart center of Seattle's Providence Hospital. In 1966 she received a BA in Anthro pology from the U of Washington, and subsequently earned an MA from Washington State U (1971). Catherine was an active member of the CWU faculty from 1968 until her retirement in 1995. She successfully chaired the Department of Anthropology and Museum during three separate terms, as well as the CWU Faculty Senate (1973-74). Before retirement she had been an active organizer/participant with the Northwest Anthropology Conference, constant contributor to the work of university and departmental committees, and was frequently invited to speak before public school classes and community groups. In 1992 Catherine became a full member of the Physical Anthropology section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Advanced training in facial reconstruction, death investigation and the role of expert witnesses led to numerous presentations and case consultation with Central Washington police agencies during the 1980s-1990s. Her membership and participation in the AAFS was a special source of pride for Catherine and her departmental colleagues. She had recently appeared on television reports in the US and Britain in connection with Kennewick Man finds. A devout Roman Catholic and strong advocate for the reality of biological evolution, Catherine made clear that religion and science are not opposing philosophies. She was a faithful member of the Altar Society at St Andrew's Catholic Church. Her distinctive characteristics included being a superb cook; wearing elegant hats with coordinated outfits; pride in her Scottish heritage, including a love of fine scotch; coffee-table books including graphic forensic descriptions; and a boundless faith in human salvation. Friends, colleagues and students remember an honest, expressive, humorous, caring person with firm opinions, who loved a friendly argument and thrived on intelligent disagreement. Catherine Jane MacMillan is survived by her daughter Mary Catherine Coles.
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