Alumni
September 1, 1995
Mike Luckovich, ’82, draws attention as Pulitzer-winning cartoonist
Cartoonist Mike Luckovich, who is internationally syndicated, has received virtually every major award in his field.
Actor finds his voice
Now, he is a star on one of the highest rated television shows in the land. But not that long ago, Richard Karn was on the brink of being expelled.
June 1, 1995
Cleaning Everest
Brent Bishop's five-member team orchestrated the removal of more than 5,000 pounds of garbage from Mount Everest.
Stamped in history
Mitchell Romero, 26, appears in a postage stamp commemorating 25 years of Peace Corps volunteerism in Swaziland.
March 1, 1995
Ernest Conrad, 1914-1995
Ernest M. Conrad was a 1940 graduate who pushed the UW campus boundaries while preserving its beauty.
December 1, 1994
Nobel laureate
Martin Rodbell was honored for research on G proteins, a key component of the communication system that regulates cellular activity.
Hollywood expert
Osborne is a longtime columnist for the Hollywood Reporter, host of a movie classic series on the Turner Channel, and author of eight books chronicling the Academy Awards.
September 1, 1994
Bolcom returns
Bolcom, '58, returned to the UW for a two-week residency with his wife, noted mezzo-soprano Joan Morris.
June 1, 1994
Being black at UW
To preserve the memories of other African-American students, we interviewed black alumni who went here during the '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s.
Calling the shots
William Foege, a 1961 graduate of the UW School of Medicine, has been named the 1994 UW Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus.
In charge at BPA
Randall W. Hardy, '72, is working to meet the power needs in the rapidly growing Pacific Northwest.
March 1, 1994
Theater maven
Linda Hartzell is now the artistic director of the Seattle Children's Theatre and an internationally recognized voice in the field.
December 1, 1993
Animals’ best friend
UW alumnus Michael Hutchins administers the captive breeding program for the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums.
September 1, 1993
Bringing words to life
The experience of Seattle's children—and that of children everywhere—is warmer and wiser because of Beverly Cleary's work.
June 1, 1993
Tales of ‘Solidarity’
UW alumnus and retired UW lecturer Richard (Dick) Carbray, '44, '51, has written a new book titled "Prophets of Human Solidarity."
Chihuly’s world of glass
For his distinguished career in the arts, Dale Chihuly, '65, is the 1993 UW Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus.
Football alumni give back
Ten former UW football players, including five from the 1991 national championship team, announced the UW Professional Athlete Academic Scholarship Team.
Guest at Commencement
Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar, '71, '75, will be the guest speaker at the University of Washington's 118th Commencement ceremonies.
March 1, 1993
Insights on race
"The challenge for America is how to live in peace with its different people. If that's not solved, the country is really in trouble."
December 1, 1992
‘Father’ of the 747
Joseph Sutter, who received a degree in aeronautical engineering from the UW in 1943, holds the unofficial title of "father" of the Boeing 747.