People
March 1, 2003
Peg Phillips, 1918-2002
Peg Phillips, a retired accountant who took acting classes at the University of Washington at age 65 and went on to have a career that lasted nearly two decades, died Nov. 8. She was 84.
Dael Wolfle, 1906-2002
Dael Wolfle, ’27, a longtime UW professor who dedicated his career to making science appeal to the masses, died Dec. 26 in Seattle. He was 96.
Astronaut mourned
Astronaut Michael P. Anderson, ’81, who died Feb. 1 when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry over Texas, was intent on going into space ever since he was a little boy.
Prize catch
A leader of the Human Genome Project joins the UW to help unlock further secrets to the code of life.
Faces of the millennium
Over the last three years, the University of Washington has been able to attract 90 Gates Millennium Scholars. Here are the stories of five recipients.
December 1, 2002
Lucile Thompson, 1912-2002
Lucile Thompson was the first president of the Alumnae Board, the most prolific scholarship fund-raising club of the UW Alumni Association.
David Tapper, 1945-2002
David Tapper, surgeon-in-chief at Children’s Hospital and one of Seattle’s most prominent kidney surgeons, died July 23 after a three-year struggle with kidney cancer.
Life in the fast lane
As a UW freshman back in 1970, Jan Harville, ’74, saw a notice for women’s rowing that said, “No experience necessary.” With no experience as a rower, she decided to go for it. Little did she know her decision would lead her to a 25-year career.
Simpsons honored
Hunter and Dottie’s three children, Brooks, Anne, and Chris, were on hand when Regent Daniel J. Evans presented the Simpsons with the first Gates Volunteer Service Award.
McCormick leaves UW
Richard L. McCormick announced that he will resign as 28th president of the University of Washington to assume the presidency of Rutgers University.
September 1, 2002
Marc Lindenberg, 1945-2002
Marc Lindenberg was dean of the UW’s Daniel Evans School of Public Affairs and an influential scholar and practitioner in humanitarian relief and international development.
'Doing more'
“My parents taught me that life is not about having more, but rather doing more and being thankful,” David Matheson says.
Suzzallo memories
A brief item in a past issue of Columns asked for alumni memories of Suzzallo Library. Here are some of the responses.
Genome chief
One of the world’s most notable genome scientists, Robert H. Waterston, will become chair of the new Department of Genome Sciences at the UW School of Medicine.
Diversity awards
Two UW units, the Business Educational Opportunity Program and the Student Outreach Ambassador Program, received the 2002 Brotman Diversity Award.
Top grad
Roy Chan, ‘02, a comparative literature/Russian language and literature major earned a 3.98 GPA in his four years at the UW. For his academic achievements, he was named the 2002 President’s Medalist.
Admissions upheld
U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly ruled that the University of Washington School of Law did not break any laws in a highly publicized “reverse discrimination” lawsuit.
Scholarship impact
Scholarship support is crucial to minority student recruitment and retention—on average, only 38 percent of underrepresented minority students who are not offered some form of scholarship or grant support enroll at the University of Washington.
June 1, 2002
Top of their class
For more than four decades, the University of Washington has honored its best professors for bringing knowledge to new generations. This year the tradition continues as the UW bestows upon seven faculty its Distinguished Teaching Award.