Alumni
March 1, 2006
Mr. Washington
Stepping down after two terms as a UW regent, Dan Evans reflects on his many UW connections.
Peabody winner
On May 17, 2004, Mathew Shaw and his wife, Juleen, were wide-awake at 5 a.m., and they were nervous. The Peabody Awards would be announced that morning.
December 1, 2005
Racing to Beijing
Now 27, around the age when most runners peak, Washington’s fastest human is training to qualify again for the U.S. Olympic team and show that he is one of the world’s fastest at the 2008 games in Beijing.
September 1, 2005
Working in a war zone
In 2004, a 59-year-old Army sergeant named Clarence Kugler enjoyed a few moments of minor celebrity as the “oldest enlisted soldier in Iraq”—a title, he jokingly told the Los Angeles Times, that no one was likely to challenge him for.
Bronze Star finally comes
When Emanuel “Sonny” Marks saw a recent article announcing that certain combat veterans were still eligible for the Bronze Star, he figured there was no harm in inquiring. And that’s how he came to receive the medal in the mail on Jan. 10, more than 60 years after he earned it.
Dream weaver
From Lever House to the White House, from Fallingwater to the Louvre, Jack Lenor Larsen’s fabrics have graced the world’s most inspiring spaces.
March 1, 2005
Gossett up for challenge
Larry Gossett became Region 10’s first — and it now appears last — representative on the King County Council.
June 1, 2004
Role of a lifetime
This spring, Jim Caviezel hit the big time playing Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson’s controversial movie The Passion of the Christ.
Idol in the making
Matt Rogers, ’01, first tasted the limelight when he played on the Husky football team that won the 2001 Rose Bowl. This year, he reveled in more adulation as a finalist on the TV show American Idol.
Cleary honored
Beverly Cleary, who has been honored many times for her work, received the honor of a lifetime when she was presented with the National Medal of Arts by President George W. Bush.
Husky hands on Mars
In seventh grade, Scott Carpenter, ’97, decided he wanted to be in the space industry. Today he can look into the sky and see a planet being explored with his help.
No obstacles
A farm girl from the Yakima Valley, Bonnie Dunbar used her love of science and dogged determination to become an astronaut — and the 2004 alumna of the year.
March 1, 2004
Lessons to share
“Why don’t you write a book?” UW Football Coach Don James asked former Husky football player Andre Hayes, ’87, a decade ago.
Nursing pioneer
Kathryn Barnard, the Spence Endowed Professor in the UW School of Nursing, was recognized for her groundbreaking research when she was presented with the 2003 Episteme Award at the Sigma Theta Tau International Convention.
Tradition of giving
Recent gifts from a distinguished alumnus will create an endowed chair in the Department of Construction Management and continue a family history of dedication to a range of University programs.
December 1, 2003
Author's inspiration
Michele Torrey, '88, was having trouble finding books for her three teen-age sons. She decided to fix that problem by writing one herself.
Sarkowskys honored
Family and friends paid tribute to the contributions of two alumni at the UW's Second Annual Recognition Gala Sept. 5 at Suzzallo Library.
September 1, 2003
Football homecoming
Bob Ferguson, ’73, has a daunting task ahead of him this fall: helping the Seattle Seahawks get off the mediocrity merry-go-round and nudge their way into the NFL’s elite.
MAP honorees
A founder of the Multicultural Alumni Partnership, a member of the Washington State Legislature, and a community leader who serves on the National Council on Humanities are among this year’s alumni and friends who will receive awards at the Multicultural Alumni Partnership’s “Bridging the Gap” Breakfast.