People
December 1, 2000
A civil action
Almost a century after snubbing Takuji Yamashita, the state's legal establishment is taking steps to honor the first Japanese graduate of the UW Law School.
Tift retrospective
Mary Dreher Tift's vision of taking family objects—cut glass bowls, cigar boxes, carafes—and turning them into works of art will be on display in an exhibit.
September 1, 2000
4,935 freshmen
The University of Washington is preparing for its largest incoming class ever as 4,935 new freshmen are expected to attend when Fall Quarter starts Sept. 25.
Paul Heyne dies
Economics Lecturer Paul Theodore Heyne did not let his diagnosis with kidney cancer get in the way of his love for teaching.
Jacob Lawrence, 1917-2000
Jacob Lawrence rose from a rough childhood to become one of America's most passionate chroniclers of the African-American experience.
Father of an island
Richard Evanson dedicated himself to revitalizing an island, turning it into an ecological paradise with the help of Fijian natives.
Parody panned
An article published in a May 19 supplement to the Daily offended students, faculty, regents, alumni and the public, causing the supplement editor to resign.
June 1, 2000
No stopping her
Enthralled by science, Rita Colwell broke through a decades-old glass ceiling to become the first woman to lead the National Science Foundation.
Roy Cummings dies at 59
Roy Cummings, '61, was a trumpet and jazz-studies instructor at the UW School of Music.
Top teacher
Wendy L. Hill, who is on the faculty of Lafayette College, was named Pennsylvania's 1999 Professor of the Year.
Top teachers of '00
The UW is honoring its best teachers, staff members and volunteers in an expanded awards program for 2000.
March 1, 2000
Stephen Nord dies
Stephen Edward Nord, '52, touched the lives of thousands of students in his long career in the Department of Student Affairs.
Husky fan in 3 centuries
When the new millennium turned on Jan. 1, Ruth Calista Bale, '24, celebrated something very few UW alumni could share with her—having lived in three centuries.
Gene expert departs
Leroy Hood, chair of the Department of Molecular Biotechnology, announced he is leaving the UW to form the Institute for Systems Biology.
K-12 institute leader
Rudy Crew, former chancellor of New York public schools, became executive director of the University of Washington's new Institute for K-12 Leadership.
High anxiety
A UW professor and doctoral student conducted a pioneering study of people who fly frequently for business.
December 1, 1999
True West
Most of us don't have a clue about the African-American experience in the West. Quintard Taylor's goal is to set us straight.
Botany legend dies
Bastiaan J.D. Meeuse was a UW botany professor whose five decades of research on the exotic but stinky voodoo lily resulted in numerous contributions to science.