alumni
December 1, 1999
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.
September 1, 1999
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘My favorite teacher’
Nine writers recall how their classroom experiences helped mold their careers.
March 1, 1999
‘Dr. Science’
Rita Colwell will be juggling her research into cholera with her new job as director of the National Science Foundation.
Survey says ...
For the first time in its 138-year history, the University of Washington conducted a poll of undergraduate alumni five and 10 years after graduation. The Classes of '88 and '93 gave the UW high marks for their learning experience.
December 1, 1998
Spanish war hero
Bob Reed, '65, '67, says he is not a hero, but don't tell the Spanish government he said so.
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.
Off the bench
Minorities and women are often left out of the science talent pool, says the UW's alumna of the year. It's time for a different game plan.
March 1, 1998
George Tsutakawa, 1910-1998
George Tsutakawa was a longtime art professor at the University of Washington who was one of the Pacific Northwest's most talented and prolific artists.
Rhonda Smith, ’95, lives her dream of playing pro basketball in Seattle
Rhonda Smith, 25, is finishing up her second season playing for the hometown Seattle Reign of the American Basketball League.
December 1, 1997
Charles Horsky dies
Charles A. Horsky, '31, was a UW debate team star who went on to become a presidential adviser and was instrumental in the creation of the Kennedy Center and other Washington, D.C., institutions.
Student who soared
As a teen-ager, Brian Sternberg flew higher than any human being on his own power. Now, for nearly three and a half decades, he has been in a wheelchair and in excruciating pain.