faculty
June 1, 2004
James Clowes, 1957-2004
Lecturer James Clowes, ’96, who helped revolutionize the University of Washington’s history program, died of cancer March 1, 2004. He was 47.
December 1, 2003
Theodor Jacobsen, 1901-2003
Theodor Jacobsen was for nearly 40 years was the sole member and "executive officer" of the UW astronomy department.
March 1, 2003
Dael Wolfle, 1906-2002
Dael Wolfle, ’27, a longtime UW professor who dedicated his career to making science appeal to the masses, died Dec. 26 in Seattle. He was 96.
Prize catch
A leader of the Human Genome Project joins the UW to help unlock further secrets to the code of life.
September 1, 2002
Guilty plea in probe
Former UW Neurosurgery Chair H. Richard Winn resigned from the University and pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice, the first legal settlement in a two-year probe of Medicare and Medicaid billing practices.
Marc Lindenberg, 1945-2002
Marc Lindenberg was dean of the UW’s Daniel Evans School of Public Affairs and an influential scholar and practitioner in humanitarian relief and international development.
Genome chief
One of the world’s most notable genome scientists, Robert H. Waterston, will become chair of the new Department of Genome Sciences at the UW School of Medicine.
June 1, 2002
Hans Neurath, 1909-2002
Hans Neurath was one of the towering figures in the field of biochemistry and the founding chairman of the biochemistry department at the University of Washington.
Reversal of fortune
For more and more workers, the American Dream is just a mirage, say the authors of a new book.
March 1, 2002
Making it work
He transformed an obscure theater group into a legend; he nurtured three Pulitzer Prize-winning plays; he may even masquerade as a female playwright—but drama professor Jon Jory insists it's all in a day's work.
December 1, 2001
Dentistry chair
To honor his mentors, Lloyd Chapman and his wife, Kay, donated $1 million to endow the Lloyd and Kay Chapman Chair for Oral Health at the UW School of Dentistry.
June 1, 2001
Professor's gift
Howard Nostrand, professor emeritus of Romance Languages and Literature, and his wife, Frances, are giving the UW $500,000 for an endowed professorship in the Department of Linguistics.
March 1, 2001
Record gift
Don Matthews, retired chair of the UW’s political science department, donated $800,000 for an endowment in the Department of Political Science.
September 1, 2000
Paul Heyne dies
Economics Lecturer Paul Theodore Heyne did not let his diagnosis with kidney cancer get in the way of his love for teaching.
March 1, 2000
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.
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.
March 1, 1999
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.