regents
November 27, 2022
A seat at the table
Gov. Jay Inslee, ’73, selected Professor Alexes Harris, ’97, to serve a three-year term on the University’s highest governing body.
May 16, 2022
UW’s new regent, Leonard Forsman, ’87, looks ahead
Leonard Forsman, '87, is the UW's new regent. He tells Viewpoint his goals and priorities for his six-year term.
March 4, 2022
Native leader joins Regents
As a UW regent, Leonard Forsman plans to help represent Indigenous people.
December 9, 2020
He taught us how to care
The impact of Bill Gates Sr. will continue to be felt throughout Western Washington, and that is a tribute to his ambition to make this a better world.
April 2, 2020
Impact personified
Alum and former UW regent Jim Ellis was driven to serve the public good.
June 1, 2008
Dorm upgrades
UW students may soon say goodbye to communal bathrooms and too-cramped triple rooms in the residence halls.
June 1, 2006
Student regent
What, exactly, is a student doing on the UW's highest governing board? Lots, as it turns out.
March 1, 2006
W. Hunter Simpson, 1926-2006
W. Hunter Simpson was a philanthropist, business visionary and former UW regent
December 1, 2003
Search delayed
The UW Board of Regents announced that its search for a new UW president is taking longer than previously expected.
March 1, 2003
Presidential search
The quest for a new UW president moved into high gear, as the Board of Regents appointed a 15-member advisory committee.
March 1, 2002
Tuition change
The University of Washington could face an $18 million cut in state funding for 2002-03, but part of the damage might be offset by rising tuition, especially if the Board of Regents is allowed to set rates for all students.
June 1, 2001
Samuel J. Stroum, 1921-2001
Samuel J. Stroum was a self-made Seattle businessman and philanthropist who provided generous financial support for the University of Washington and served 13 years on the UW Board of Regents.
June 1, 1999
School named for Evans
Daniel J. Evans, '48, '49, became the second alumnus to have a UW school named after him.
December 1, 1998
3 new Regents
Gov. Gary Locke announced Oct. 8 the appointment of three new regents for the University of Washington.
June 1, 1996
J. Hans Lehmann, 1912-1996
J. Hans Lehman fled Nazi Germany in the 1930s and went on to serve as a faculty member and regent at the University of Washington.
March 1, 1996
Labor leader Cindy Zehnder, ’72, ’74, named Regent
Cindy Zehnder, international representative to the Teamsters Union from the Pacific Northwest, was named by Gov. Mike Lowry to the University of Washington Board of Regents.
September 1, 1994
Mary Gates dies
The University of Washington lost one of its closest friends and biggest supporters when Mary Maxwell Gates, '50, a civic leader and longtime UW regent, died of cancer.
June 1, 1994
Presidential search
UW Board of Regents President Mari Clack named a panel of 18 to begin the search for a new UW president.
March 1, 1994
Gerberding to retire
Dr. William P. Gerberding announced at the Jan. 21 Board of Regents meeting that he will resign his presidency.
December 1, 1993
Ex-Regent Frayn dies
Robert Mortimer "Mort" Frayn Sr., '29, was a former president of the UW Board of Regents.
June 1, 1993
New-look SW Campus
Development of the University's Southwest Campus moved a step closer to reality when the Board of Regents approved a plan that would meet academic requirements and preserve some of the working waterfront on Portage Bay.
June 1, 1990
Branch sites narrowed
The UW Board of Regents narrowed the possibilities to three each for campuses planned for the Tacoma and the Bothell/Woodinville areas.