People
June 1, 1999
Alumnus and statesman
As Africa's most populous nation is trying to change its legacy by making the transition to democracy, one of its guiding forces is Alex Ekwueme.
Top teachers of ‘99
The University of Washington is honoring its best teachers, staff members and volunteers in an expanded awards program for 1999.
Green vision
A personal loss drove Jim Ellis toward a life of civic activism that made our lakes clean, our buses keen and our landscape more pristine.
Babies without borders
Adoptive parents need to know the health of their overseas child. Now a new UW center helps them get a head start.
‘My favorite teacher’
Nine writers recall how their classroom experiences helped mold their careers.
March 1, 1999
Lauren Donaldson, 1903-1998
Lauren Donaldson, '31, was a pioneer in fish genetics whose work revolutionized the study of salmon and helped build the UW fisheries program into a world-class institution.
‘Dr. Science’
Rita Colwell will be juggling her research into cholera with her new job as director of the National Science Foundation.
History fellowship
History professors Richard Johnson and Carol Thomas created a $100,000 endowed fellowship to support graduate students in their department.
December 1, 1998
Martyrs and myths
The early Christians weren't all martyrs and they weren't all poor, says a UW sociologist whose book sheds new light on the rise of the Christianity.
Brain drain
Some top UW professors are leaving, and more will follow if nothing is done about the faculty pay gap.
Call of the wild
He wanted to be a painter. Instead, Art Wolfe broke the boundaries of nature photography, turning it into an art form.
Spanish war hero
Bob Reed, '65, '67, says he is not a hero, but don't tell the Spanish government he said so.
J. Scott Briar dies
J. Scott Briar led the University of Washington School of Social Work in what colleagues called its "golden period."
Top freshmen
The smartest freshman class in the history of the University of Washington walked through classroom doors Sept. 28 as 35,108 students started the 1998-99 school year.
Our ‘Black Sheep’
There aren't many UW alumni who win the Medal of Honor, write a best-selling book and have Robert Conrad portray them in a TV series. In fact, there is only one.
September 1, 1998
Touchable art
Georgia Gerber, '82, who has become one of the most well-known and sought-after bronze sculptors in America.
June 1, 1998
George Hitchings dies
George Hitchings, '27, '28, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1988 for pharmaceutical research that led to the creation of drugs and eventually made organ transplants possible.
Dream come true
Michael Anderson had wanted to fly since he was 3 years old, when he got his first toy airplane. In January, he was a mission specialist aboard the world's most sophisticated machine.
Jack Ehrig dies
Civic leader and former UW Alumni Association President Jack Ehrig, '52, died March 23 while vacationing in Arizona.