News
December 1, 1994
Branch plans
Permanent homes for the UW's two branch campuses came closer to reality, as plans for UW Tacoma cleared an important landmarks panel.
$19 million cut
UW deans, vice presidents, vice provosts and the director of libraries submitted plans in November for $19 million in budget reductions at the Seattle campus.
Nobel laureate
Martin Rodbell was honored for research on G proteins, a key component of the communication system that regulates cellular activity.
September 1, 1994
Record classes
Records were broken in June when 9,019 students graduated from the UW. At the same time pressure to get into the UW remains steady.
Record support
It was a record-setting year for private support at the University of Washington, with more than $122 million in gifts and private grants received during 1993-94.
Awards for Columns
Columns won two First Place Awards and two Second Place Awards in the 1993 Excellence in Journalism Competition.
Southwest campus plan
The Seattle City Council voted to approve the University's master plan for its Southwest Campus—completing a five-year process.
Ravamp plan
A yearlong Presidential Task Force proposed substantial changes to prepare the UW for the 21st century.
Shrine for science
A landmark building ties high-tech science to traditional architecture, forging a link to the southwest campus.
June 1, 1994
Final curtain
Like an aging star of the stage, the Showboat Theatre took its final bow as wrecking crews dismantled the 56-year-old dowager on the UW's Portage Bay waterfront.
UW fights ban
UW officials announced they would challenge an NCAA proposal to impose extra penalties on the Husky football program, including banning a season of TV broadcasts.
Presidential search
UW Board of Regents President Mari Clack named a panel of 18 to begin the search for a new UW president.
Diversity test
Starting in fall 1994, UW students can be part of a test to see if a five-credit requirement in cultural and ethnic diversity can work at the University.
Parkinson’s assist
Sport glasses that allow a viewer to watch TV while mowing the lawn may someday allow Parkinson's disease victims to walk at a normal pace.
Boost for Henry
The Allen Charitable Foundation will donate up to $5 million for the capital campaign for the Henry Art Gallery.
UW spared cuts
Lawmakers spared the University of Washington from budget cuts in the session that concluded in March 1994.
Top-10 programs
Four UW graduate programs are in the top 10 in their respective fields, according to a U.S. News and World Report survey published March 21.
March 1, 1994
Microsoft gift
Microsoft Corporation has pledged a minimum of $500,000 to create the Microsoft Endowment for Excellence.
Gerberding to retire
Dr. William P. Gerberding announced at the Jan. 21 Board of Regents meeting that he will resign his presidency.
Budget worries
UW officials are concerned about long-term trends coming out of Olympia following the passage of Initiative 601.