People
September 1, 2002
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.
Hans Neurath, 1909-2002
Hans Neurath was one of the towering figures in the field of biochemistry and the founding chairman of the biochemistry department at the University of Washington.
William Dwyer, 1929-2002
William L. Dwyer, ’52, a preeminent figure in the Northwest legal community during a career that spanned nearly half a century, died after a two-year battle with lung cancer.
Star stuntwoman
Jumping out of helicopters, driving speeding cars and fighting bad guys is all in a day’s work for Marla Casey, ’86.
Reversal of fortune
For more and more workers, the American Dream is just a mirage, say the authors of a new book.
March 1, 2002
Giving counts
Columns Editor Tom Griffin spoke with Connie Kravas, the UW's new vice president for development and alumni relations, about the rising challenges of private support at a public university.
Tunnel vision
Although the tunnel he created is gone is gone, John Arthur Elliott’s legacy lives on through a scholarship in the UW Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Making it work
He transformed an obscure theater group into a legend; he nurtured three Pulitzer Prize-winning plays; he may even masquerade as a female playwright—but drama professor Jon Jory insists it's all in a day's work.
Bill Bissell, 1931-2001
Bill Bissell directed the University of Washington Husky Marching Band for 24 years and helped create the sporting event staple known as “The Wave.”
Athlete and actor
Herman Brix’s storybook account of growing up in the lumber camps of Washington to become an Olympic athlete and major movie star is the subject of Mike Chapman’s 2001 book "Please Don’t Call Me Tarzan."
Teacher of the year
In October, the Aberdeen High School English teacher was named the 2001 Teacher of the Year in Washington state.
December 1, 2001
Nobel Laureate
UW Genetics Professor Lee Hartwell won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Medicine/Physiology for his basic research on cell division.
Remember the Huskies
On a trip that turned into a tragedy, a plane crash took the lives of 16 UW alumni and fans.
Career in service
For more than 50 years, Betty Wagner, ’51, has stayed a remarkable professional course-librarian and head of the UW’s Architecture-Urban Planning Library.
Architect of the Towers
A native of Seattle, Minoru Yamasaki, ’34, was born on Dec. 1, 1912, in a cold-water tenement in the Yesler Hill district of Seattle. His most famous work was the World Trade Center.