People
June 1, 2000
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.
Long career in law
Charles Z. Smith was the first person of color in Washington to serve as a municipal judge, superior court judge and justice on the state Supreme Court.
Talking the future
President Richard L. McCormick challenged all members of the University of Washington community to participate in a yearlong conversation about the future of the UW.
September 1, 1999
Waldo Semon dies at 100
He wasn't a government leader, or someone who cured diseases, but Waldo L. Semon, '20, '24, had a profound effect on our lives that carries on to this very day.
Chandler doing super
Last season, the former UW quarterback led the Atlanta Falcons to their dream season, a 14-2 record and berth in the Super Bowl.
Starring role
For the past three springs, Pamela Reed has come to campus to work with undergraduates and students in the Professional Actor Training Program
Class acts
When we ran tributes on UW professors from nine alumni/authors in our last issue, we invited you to write the next page.
Frisky business
Student entrepreneurs gain the experience, contacts and confidence necessary to launch their own companies.
Against all odds
After surviving the horrors of the Holocaust, Tom Lantos got a fresh start at the UW. Now he is serving in Congress, and his story is part of an Oscar-winning film.
June 1, 1999
Tragedy in Africa
Deena Umbarger, '90, an international relief worker in Africa, was shot and killed March 20 in a remote area near the border between Kenya and Somalia. She was 35.
No ‘ex-jock’
After receiving his M.B.A. from the UW in 1989, Jim Beattie worked in the Mariners' front office and now is challenged with making the Montreal Expos a winner.