Alumni
June 6, 2024
Coming home
Every time she returned to her home in White Swan, Nocona Abrams missed her community. So she decided to stay and make it even better.
June 5, 2024
Here we are now
The Rocket landed in Seattle on October 1, 1979. In the years to come, it would nurture some of the most iconic Northwest music acts to ever exist.
June 4, 2024
Farewell to the founders
The University of Washington honors Eddie Walker, Eddie Demmings, E.J. Brisker and Lee Leavy, trailblazing activists who recently died.
June 3, 2024
Subconscious sparks
Whiting Tennis talks about his creative process, his latest exhibitions and his future projects.
Going the distance
Linda Edgar, who applied to the UW School of Dentistry after 15 years as a school teacher, is now the president of the American Dental Association.
May 30, 2024
Hero in crisis
Bobbi Campbell, who attended the UW in the 1970s, put a face to the AIDS epidemic.
May 29, 2024
Running with it
Olympic runner Don Kardong started the Bloomsday Run in Spokane in 1977. Since then, it has blossomed.
Ice cream dream
Lois Ko of Sweet Alchemy takes on art in all forms: prints, pottery, watercolor... and ice cream.
May 24, 2024
The wild, wild world of Art Wolfe
The UW and UW Alumni Association present Art Wolfe, '75, with the Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus, the highest honor bestowed upon a UW graduate.
May 21, 2024
Stitched with love
Sharon Thayer's quilting started as a retirement hobby. Five hundred quilts later, it's become much more.
For the common good
The UW recognizes Shauna Elbers Carlisle for her outstanding work in and out of the classroom.
Golden grad
The UW Alumni Association proudly presents Patti Warashina with the 2024 Golden Graduate Award.
May 17, 2024
A new Spark Award
Mariama Suwaneh, ’17, was an engaged student leader and activist on campus and continues to build community everywhere she goes.
May 14, 2024
Susie Tennant, 1962–2024
Susie Tennant was beloved for discovering and promoting bands such as Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Beck.
May 13, 2024
Backyard bliss
Kris Myllenbeck couldn't find a stylish wading pool on the market, so she took the plunge and made her own.
May 9, 2024
Campus was their canvas
Eddie Demmings, E.J. Brisker and Eddie Ray Walker—founding members of the UW's Black Student Union—fought for a better University.
Celebrating AAPI stories
UWT Alumnus and filmmaker Nuk Suwanchote revisited his alma mater to explore the growing community of Asian American and Pacific Islander students, staff and faculty at UW Tacoma.
Sound advice
Tiana Cole, ’21, and Brad Blackburn III, ’21, ’23, are two young alumni offering sound advice in their new podcast.
Preserving the past, protecting the future
Leonard Forsman's love for cultural preservation has led to a life of service.
May 3, 2024
Finding the words
UW Press celebrates "Aiiieeeee!" and a 50-year legacy of Asian American Literature.