Dr. Andy Bunn has been appointed the founding director for the Institute for Energy Studies at Western Washington University. Dr. Bunn has been instrumental in the creation of the program vision to an emerging reality. “I am both pleased and proud that he is willing to serve in this capacity,” said Western Washington Provost Catherine Riordan. This effort “represents one of the strategic re-investments WWU is making to better serve our students and the citizens of Washington State.”