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June 1, 1996
UW honors the best of 1996
Every year faculty, students and alumni meet to decide who are the top UW teachers, public servants and volunteers, and this year they came up with a remarkable list.
March 1, 1996
Leon Lishner, who made his mark on opera stage, dies at 82
Leon Lishner was a former University of Washington professor whose bass voice made him famous on opera stages worldwide.
‘I want to move people,’ says filmmaker Mark Keegan, ’80
"I want to entertain, educate, inspire and move. To enhance our lives after we walk out of the theater."
Top science, engineering students come to UW, thanks to ARCS group
Since 1978, a group of women in Seattle has been raising money to support graduate students in science and engineering at the UW.
December 1, 1995
Kathy Niccolls, 1948-1995
Kathy Niccolls Peterson served as the adviser to the UW's student body presidents from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.
Don Pierce, ’39, is one of country music’s founding fathers
Don Pierce has owned several record companies and produced the first recordings of stars such as George Jones and Willie Nelson.
Plugged in
The UW embarked on UWired, an ambitious experiment that integrates the computer into undergraduate education.
UW physicist Hans Dehmelt awarded National Medal of Science
Physics Professor Hans Dehmelt, the University's first Nobel Prize-winning professor, received the nation's highest scientific honor.
Environmental scientist joins faculty, thanks to gift from alumnus
Mary Lidstrom, who joins the UW faculty thanks to the Frank Jungers Endowed Chair in Engineering, studies bacteria that can help clean up soil and water contaminated by toxic spills.
September 1, 1995
25 years of Distinguished Teaching Award winners
On the silver anniversary of the Distinguished Teaching Awards, we are taking a look at what all our "Oscar-winners" are doing today.
Mike Luckovich, ’82, draws attention as Pulitzer-winning cartoonist
Cartoonist Mike Luckovich, who is internationally syndicated, has received virtually every major award in his field.
McCormick’s road
Richard L. McCormick was born to the academic life, but it wasn't a straight line to the presidency at the University of Washington.
Robert Waldo, 1923-1995
Robert Waldo, '46, devoted more than 30 years to helping chart the course for the University of Washington.
Actor finds his voice
Now, he is a star on one of the highest rated television shows in the land. But not that long ago, Richard Karn was on the brink of being expelled.
June 1, 1995
Arthur Bestor dies
Arthur Bestor was one of the nation's leading authorities on constitutional law and a UW history professor from 1962 to 1976.
Cleaning Everest
Brent Bishop's five-member team orchestrated the removal of more than 5,000 pounds of garbage from Mount Everest.
Stamped in history
Mitchell Romero, 26, appears in a postage stamp commemorating 25 years of Peace Corps volunteerism in Swaziland.
Best of 1995
Faculty, students and alumni met to decide whom to add to the list of top UW teachers, public servants and volunteers.
Search continues
President William P. Gerberding has agreed to stay at the University until August 31, two months later than the date he originally set for stepping down.
Honoring top teachers
When a group of faculty, students and alumni met in 1970 to award the first UW Distinguished Teaching Awards, they planted a seed that has grown into a mighty tree of learning.