People
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.
New UWAA chief
Dawn Williams becomes the 55th president of the UW Alumni Association, representing more than 300,000 living UW alumni. She is only the seventh woman to fill that role in the 114-year history of the organization.
George Kozmetsky, 1917-2003
George Kozmetsky, ’39, who received the Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus Award in 1989 as the University of Washington’s alumnus of the year, died April 30 of Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was 85.
June 1, 2003
Gallery of distinction
Since 1970, the University of Washington has honored its best teachers for striving to bring knowledge to the next generation. This year the UW has given its Distinguished Teaching Award to seven faculty on three campuses. In addition, the UW is honoring TAs, public servants and staff.
George I. Quimby, 1913-2003
George I. Quimby, longtime director of the Burke Museum of Natural History, died Feb. 17. He was 89.
Rag to riches
From ragtime ditties to grand opera, alumnus of the year William Bolcom has mixed pop tunes with classical music to become one of America's greatest living composers.
War correspondent
Carol Williams, ’77, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, is with U.S. ground troops covering the war inside Iraq.
Donald R. Ellegood, 1924-2003
Donald R. Ellegood, who turned the University of Washington Press into one of the nation’s top academic publishers during his 33 years as director, died Jan. 7. He was 78.
Setting the standard
In recognition of their excellence in undergraduate education, the UW School of Drama and the UW Transition School/Early Entrance Program share the 2003 Brotman Awards for Instructional Excellence, the UW announced April 3.
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.