Alumni

March 1, 1990

Black and white film headshot of Harry Groener smiling, wearing horn rimmed glasses

Actor getting noticed

Harry Groener has been busy since his 1976 graduation from the UW’s Professional Actors Training Program.

Black and white film headshot of William Records smiling

Pilot hailed as hero

William Records, who received a UW business degree in 1963, was among 184 passengers and crew who miraculously survived a crash.

Black and white film headshot of Bonnie Dunbar in astronaut uniform

Dunbar at helm

UW alum Bonnie Dunbar, '71, '75, was the astronaut-in-charge Jan. 12 when the crew of the space shuttle Columbia successfully retrieved a satellite.

Headshot of Tracy King, a white-haired man in a grey suit with his arms crossed

The King years

Tracy King retires as alumni director after 10 years of remarkable growth.

September 1, 1989

Atronaut tackles tech at UW

George "Pinky" Nelson spent 11 years as a shuttle astronaut before joining the UW as assistant provost and professor.