People
December 1, 1991
Movie memories
Fritz Apking retired after 30 years in Hollywood, most of it spent as a stunt double.
A view to a coup
A relaxing UW alumni cruise suddenly became a glimpse into the second Russian revolution.
Marathon man
Jeffrey Dutton, a 3:30 marathon runner and 1991 UW medical school graduate, obtains all his nutrition from fluid that is pumped into his body through a shunt.
September 1, 1991
Ann Rule, ’53
A former policewoman, Ann Rule began writing true-detective crime in 1968, after a divorce left her with four children to support.
Zoller’s gift
It's not Hollywood fiction, but the true story of a UW professor whose brain injury forced him to start life over.
Buried memories
Our remembrances of things past—even of child abuse—may be more fiction than fact, says one UW professor.
June 1, 1991
Resourceful art
Ed Rossbach's work has not only earned him worldwide acclaim but redefined conventional notions about what materials are potentially precious.
Trusted voice
UW alumnus Fouad Ajami became a familiar face to millions as the CBS News Middle Eastern expert during the Persian Gulf crisis.
In the wake of war
The victorious outcome of the war—and the few American casualties—have created a watershed in American public opinion, four UW historians say.
Champion of education
The 1991 Alumna Summa Laude Dignata has been fighting for higher education since she graduated. Her latest mission: Hold together a college torn by strife.
Alumni give generously
Students and other University representatives have been telephoning alumni nationwide to ask for campaign pledges payable over up to five years and many alumni are making generous gifts.
The best of 1991
Traditionally, June is the month when the UW and its alumni association announce the winners of the annual teaching and public service awards.
Literary fame
UW English Professor Charles Johnson, is holding steady through the months of accolades that have followed winning the 1990 National Book Award in fiction.
March 1, 1991
‘Torchy’ Torrance, 1899-1990
Roscoe "Torchy" Torrance was one of the UW's most prominent sports boosters and confidant of generations of Husky coaches and athletes.
Historic hindsight
The story of American Indians, says UW Professor Richard White, is not a tidy narrative with all the facts leading in one direction.
Leading researcher
UW graduate Douglas E. Olesen is president and chief executive officer of the world's largest research and development institute
‘From hell to Harvard’
Sherry Clark, '87, beat the odds in a big way. A welfare mother until a few years ago, Clark now practices law with a degree from the Harvard Law School.
Johnson wins award
Charles Johnson, UW professor of English, received the 1990 National Book Award for Middle Passage.
December 1, 1990
Dash for the border
Lawrence Hess and 17 other embassy employees made what he described as a "mad dash for the border" and crossed to safety in Jordan.