Alumni

December 26, 2019

Inside the peace

No one else could have written "Surviving the Peace," a new book by Peter Lippman, ’95, after decades of grassroots connections to the people of the Balkans.


December 9, 2019

Human touch

Jill Higson ’86, gives people a chance to communicate through the written word.


December 1, 2019

A tern for the worse

Feeding the wrong food to chicks could spell disaster for several species of terns.


November 29, 2019

Serving up success

The Foster School's Consulting and Business Development Center boosts entrepreneurs from underserved communities.


November 24, 2019

Granters of wishes

Melissa Arias, ’97, and Trina Cottingham, ’96, are on local Make-A-Wish leadership team.


Building the bones

Chip Lydum, ’84, parlayed a journalism job into a prominent role in Husky athletics.


October 31, 2019

The house at 5030

Nearly 40 years ago, 11 friends moved into a U District boarding house. The bonds they made are as strong as ever.


October 23, 2019

From war to law

An owner of three Bronze Stars, the Hon. Ronald E. Cox is UWAA’s 2019 Distinguished Alumni Veteran Award recipient.


October 22, 2019

Plea for the planet

Tenacity led Jim Anderson, ’66, the 2019 Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus, to help save the ozone; he's not about to give up.


September 23, 2019

What it’s like to have dinner with Seattle chef Melissa Miranda

An intimate conversation with the chef behind Beacon Hill's most anticipated new restaurant.


September 19, 2019

Call her ‘Grammar Girl’

Is it who or whom? Affect or effect? Mignon Fogarty, '90, became internet famous for answering such questions.


September 2, 2019

Jordan Nicholson takes off

How the self-proclaimed lover of life followed his passions to become an accomplished photographer, artist and man about town.


When Dad ran for president

In 1972 and 1976, Sen. Henry “Scoop” Jackson was a candidate for the highest office in the land. I was along for the ride.


Arms to table

Northwest ingredients meet Filipino-influenced cuisine at Archipelago, a Seattle restaurant that has earned rave reviews.


June 4, 2019

At bat for Mom

Former Husky outfielder Braden Bishop's charity event raised $50,000 for Alzheimer’s research.


Give Me 5

Melanie Jackson, a 1993 All-American soccer player at the UW, is now a senior editor and writer with ESPNW.


June 3, 2019

The Great American Barrier

An encounter between a black social worker and Kirkland police raises questions as old as America.


Frazer Cook named UWAA Golden Graduates Distinguished Alumnus

Frazer Cook and the Husky Marching Band worked in harmony for 57 years.


James LoGerfo Sr. named 2019 UW Distinguished Retiree

LoGerfo Sr., ’72, has used his time in retirement to expand his training of health-care workers around the world.


A week in ‘Baby Jail’

As a former undocumented immigrant, I felt it was my duty to help.