People
September 1, 1997
Alumni giving reaches record heights
Alumni gifts rose 10 percent in 1996-7 compared to 1995-96.
James Sneddon captured UW history through his lens
James Sneddon, '63, '70, captured the people and events of the University of Washington on film for more than three decades as the University's chief photographer.
George Aagaard, 1913-1997
George N. Aagaard served as the second dean of the University of Washington medical school during its formative years.
Patrick Duffy, ’71, spent more time on stage than in class
No entertainer can escape dying on stage every now and then. But Patrick Duffy, '71, is one of the few actors who has come back from the dead.
June 1, 1997
Gregory Falls, 1922-1997
Gregory A. Falls was a former chair of the UW School of Drama who is credited with creating Seattle's vibrant theater scene.
Victor Mills, ’26, is the man who invented Pampers
Through his ingenuity, Victor Mills, '26, touched the lives—or at least the behinds—of just about every American born in the past generation.
March 1, 1997
Leslianne Shedd, ’90, a victim of crash of hijacked airliner
Leslianne Shedd fulfilled a lifelong ambition to work in foreign service by joining the U.S. State Department right after graduating.
John Morefield, making a difference in children’s education
John Morefield is taking his work to a higher pulpit as an elementary district coordinator for Seattle schools.
Character: Conor Casey
Conor Casey tells Columns about his work in the Labor Archives of Washington.
December 1, 1996
Longtime ‘Voice of the Huskies’ Reeves dies at 89
G. Spencer "Spence" Reeves was the University of Washington public address sports announcer known as the "Voice of the Huskies" for nearly two decades.
Now 100, Mary Helen Whitlock attended UW at a turbulent time
When Mary Helen Whitlock was a student at the University of Washington, Woodrow Wilson was president. World War I was about to start.
Stan Suyat, ’66, became a Peace Corps advocate for life
Stan Suyat continues to spread the good word about the Peace Corps as the corps' associate director for management.
UW opens doors to its biggest freshman class since 1965
There are more freshmen at the University of Washington this fall than there have been since 1965.
Medical School dean, wife and guides killed in Nepal
The Fialkows had been vacationing in Nepal on a trek with six guides to visit the 800-year-old Tse Gomba Buddhist monastery.
September 1, 1996
Donald Bevan, key figure in UW School of Fisheries, dies at 75
Donald Bevan helped lead the University of Washington School of Fisheries to national prominence and worked to save the Northwest salmon from extinction.
Yvonne Cagle, ’85, makes the cut for astronaut training
Yvonne Cagle, 37, was among 35 astronaut candidates who began a 1 1/2-year-long training program at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
UW computer scientist awarded National Medal of Science
Computer Science and Engineering Professor Richard M. Karp, known for tackling seemingly insoluble problems, received a 1996 National Medal of Science.
Zoologist Thomas Daniel wins MacArthur ‘genius’ award
UW Zoology Professor Thomas Daniel was one of 21 people namedas 1996 fellows of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Cancer detective
After discovering the gene linked to breast cancer, Mary-Claire King now is on the hunt for ways to combat the disease.
June 1, 1996
The ‘G’ Man
Fate, fortitude and frustration were part of the path to a Nobel Prize for Alumnus of the Year Martin Rodbell.