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School of Nursing Holds No. 1 ranking for unprecedented 27 years
UW Story
2011
I have a story to tell about University of Washington, 407 Gerberding Hall, Seattle, WA 98195-0001, USA I was here!
Diana Yuen
2011
Family Ties I am proud to be part of the fourth generation of my family to attend the University of Washington. My great grandmother attended the UW but didn't graduate because her father thought if she graduated she wouldn't get a husband.
Leslie March
2011
Value of a UW education I treasure my education at the U Dub. Great professors!
Inspiring surroundings, challenging requirements all
add up to effective preparation for a successful business
life.
Now semi retired, sold my commercial mortgage banking business in 2008....(Whew!), living in Santa Barbara........Five daughters, ten grandchildren..
Roger Willmon
2011
Morning On The Quad With cherry trees. Today’s 365 Project photo.
Kathy E Gill
2011
Showing off the hot new campus map Presented to web council…Dane killed it
Kilian Frey
2011
Beautiful day for the UW @ischoolonline Dean's Club dinner
Mónica Guzmán Preston
2011
Dirty Non-Secret The University of Washington campus is not being maintained the way it once was. I can see it when I walk to and from my car on those rare…
Peter Rinearson
2011
A tour of presidential standards! Ok- so I think im in the wrong profession…apparently I shouldve been a University president for an American College…stunning residency!
Kim Burdett
2011
Believe in Zero An eye-catching display, arranged in the form of big Zero, was featured in the Quad of the University of Washington. What does it mean…
Tim Knight
2011
It's Spring at the UW Yoshino cherry trees mark the start of spring on the UW Seattle campus
Tim Knight
2011
UW Report Maps Charter School Challenges The final report was recently issued in a four-year study by University of Washington education scholars on charter schools in the U.S. It…
Matt Rosenberg
2011
Real Dawgs Wear Purple … Every Friday ;) — Read – Oops..
Tim Knight
2011
Husky Stadium Rendering My first opportunity to see what the future Husky Stadium is going to look like!
Nicole Morry Dierks
2011
Cheering on Lake Union Crew at the Windermere Cup I’ve written about this event a couple of times for the P-I, but this is the first time I’ve actually come. My friend Kim, who brought me…
Mónica Guzmán Preston
2011
Experience UW was one of my wonderful and forever experience I got. As a freshman from Kenya I was delighted to get more helping professor on campus and other students...
Immanuel Gitamo
2011
My Dream University I haven't got a real experience at UW but I have an ocean full of dream experiences.I have always fantasized about coming to UW since I was a young girl from the moment I a documentary about the school.
Helena Joycelyn Bentil
2011
UW by the Numbers A few interesting facts about the University of Washington: When the University was founded in 1861, Seattle’s population was 250. The UW…
Tim Knight
2011
Purple Toenails Chris and I got matching UW pedicures today.Go Huskies!...............................................................................................
Jenna Nicol
2011
Snowmen of Education Hill A very small sampling. Actually, these are more properly called “hailmen” as they are built from a two inch dumping of hail the hill…
Wistar Rinearson
2010
New documentary about violinmakers at the Henry tomorrow Violin Masters: Two Gentlemen of Cremona Thursday, December 9, 2010, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Henry Auditorium The Seattle Chamber Music Society…
Betsey Brock
2010
UW Information School holds annual Dean's Club dinner Students are welcoming guests to the 2010 UW iSchool Dean’s Club dinner.
Mónica Guzmán Preston
2010
Sharing Intersect at UW Today, Jason, David, Moni (not pictured) and I headed to the UW campus. Since moving to the Seattle area more than 20 years ago, I’ve…
Monica Harrington
2010
Daily made us what we are Daily made us what we are, let us be who we wanted Published in The Daily on June 4, 2010 By Christian Caple First, you need to know who I…
The Daily
2010
Of college, culture and command lines This morning I had an appointment at the health center at the University of Washington, so I had a chance to walk around the campus. It was…
David Huntsperger
2010
Journalism Day At UW For High-Schoolers I was privileged to lead a discussion today on “Mining Information” for high school newspaper reporters and editors, as part of the…
Matt Rosenberg
2010
PACCAR Hall ' A new business hub After two years of construction, PACCAR Hall debuts as the innovative hub of the Foster School of Business. The five-story…
Tim Knight
2010
Did Your Dreams Come True' Much to my surprise tomorrow marks the ten-year anniversary of my graduation from University of Washington. Unlike the cliché uttering of…
Howard Wu
2010
First Paws-on Science: Husky Weekend at PSC Learning the ropes after just starting with UW Marketing! Worked the first ever Paws-on Science: Husky Weekend at Pacific Science Center…
Nicole Morry Dierks
2010
RT @westseattleblog: Huskies' RT @westseattleblog: Huskies beat Marquette 80-78 on a Quincy Pondexter drive with 1.7 seconds to go.
Melissa Tizon
2010
Lander Hall is my home I start of my college experience in the best dorm ever.Lander Hall has been the best place to meet new people and people who will be my friends for life.
CHIA-PEI LIN
2010
Becoming a Husky, the day I was accepted 5/28/2010 I knew I always wanted to go to the University of Washington, that is where my father went, therefore as a little girl that was my dream. When it was time for me to go to college, I did not do as well as I should have to go to a school like the UW.
Stacey Burton Morrison
2010
Scientists look inside a child's mind What parent has not wanted to know what is going on in a child’s mind? That mystery is particularly profound with infants, who learn rapidly but are unable to speak.
UW Story
2010
President Obama visits campus On October 21, 2010, President Barack Obama visited the campus for a rally in support of the re-election of Senator Patty Murray.
UW Story
2010
Open Secrets: An Open Conversation about Wikileaks and Information Transparency in America The UW’s Master of Communication of Digital Media (MCDM), in collaboration with the Seattle Public Library and City Club present: Open…
Scott Macklin
2010
Seattle shines at TEDxChange networking breakfast Seattle is a storytelling capital. That statement, along with an announcement of an ambitious new event coming to the city, was how…
Mónica Guzmán Preston
2010
Technology and Life Skills A Path out of Homelessness for U-District Youth By Ann Beckmann For homeless youth, access to computers is far from an everyday occurrence. Yet self-reflection, greater confidence and…
UW Information School
2009
Back for Christmas After spending the most exciting semester abroad at U-Dub, getting to know wonderful people, the husky spirit and the beautiful northwest, I finally went back home dressed in puprle, with 2 kg of crunchy peanut butter and new Christmas tree decoration.
Karsten Asbahr
2009
Start 'em young. A UW baby is born. UW Medical Center is awesome! My littlest guy was born there. Had a view of Husky Stadium out my window… what could be better than that. :o)
Miranda Dixon
2009
Distinguished Staff award recepient I started work at UW in 1998 at the UWB campus but have been a part of UW since I can remember. My mom, MarDee Schaefer, began her career here in 1981.
Gretchen Littell
2009
Science for teenage girls Each summer, the Burke Museum offers a week-long program called Girls in Science for teenage girls entering 7th through 9th grades.
UW Story
2009
Education center opens The Norris and Dorothy Haring Center for Applied Research and Training in Education provides families, researchers, and students the opportunity to work on developing strategies for success in education.
UW Story
2009
Cloud computing comes to UW
UW Story
2009
Law students launch climate justice program A global increase of three degrees Celsius in average temperature may not seem like a lot, but experts concerned about climate change know that increase can threaten basic human rights to health, food and water, security, equity, and justice.
UW Story
2009
A center for human rights Many individuals and departments at the UW have engaged in human rights activities and scholarship over decades, but efforts have always been decentralized.
UW Story
2009
Student Enrollment: 2000s During the 2009-2010 academic year, each of the University’s three campuses showed significant growth compared to the previous decade. During autumn quarter 2009, 42,933 students were registered on the Seattle campus, an increase of 14% compared to autumn quarter of 1999.
UW Story
2009
Michael Honey receives R.F.K. Book Award UW Tacoma Professor Michael Honey received the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award in 2008 for Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign.
UW Story
2008
New Cleary Professor a Boon for iSchool by Ann Beckmann As information gatherers, the Net Generation has distinctive ways of reading and learning. When the digital age emerged, Dr…
UW Information School
2008
The UW Facebook page goes live! I’ve had the privilege of managing the University of Washington’s Facebook page since it debuted in April 2008. I helped it grow from 7…
Elise Perachio Daniel
2008
Welcome back, Lawyer! College buddy, former UW All-American and pro player Lawyer Milloy rolled through to visit Coach Donatell. Quinton Richardson and Johri…
Nicole Morry Dierks
2008
UW campus reacts to Obama elected President
The Daily
2008
Moving out It was perfect. A turn-of-the-century building minutes away from the University of Washington, on the corner of one of the busiest streets…
Vivian J Luu
2008
Dalai Lama visits UW His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama visited campus on April 14th, 2008, as a special convocation that was part of his five-day trip to Seattle…
University of Washington
2008
Peter Kithene, ’07
UW Story
2007
Exhibit blends Latin American music and UW faculty expertise Latino musicians have had a profound influence on popular music in the United States, including jazz, R&B, rock ‘n’ roll, and hip-hop.
UW Story
2007
UW launches Department of Global Health In response to growing interest in global health, the UW launched the Department of Global Health with generous support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the state of Washington, and the University of Washington in 2007.
UW Story
2007
Closing the Digital Divide iSchool helps the statewide Communities Connect Network seek better access to information technology for all Washingtonians With Microsoft…
UW Information School
2007
100th Apple Cup Engagement My boyfriend and I were so excited that UW was hosting the 100th Apple Cup that we had to go to the game. As we walked to seats I noticed that my boyfriend seemed a little off, I just thought it was the overwhelming feeling of excitement and the energy of the crowd that had him acting a little strange.
Kimberly Burns Miller
2007
Physware In 2006, UW electrical engineering professor Vikram Jandhyala launched the start-up company Physware to help customers in the microelectronics industry solve design problems for microprocessors, FPGAs, memory, wireless RF systems, analog systems, and high-speed serial and parallel channels.
UW Story
2006
My 2nd UW job After I left my first job at the University of Washington, I worked at Microsoft for 5 years. After I quit that job, I came back to the…
Elise Perachio Daniel
2006
Committed to global engagement iSchool community seeks to increase understanding of the Middle East and improve learning environments for people in need throughout the…
UW Information School
2006
Making the World Safe for Information: iSchool Professor a Delegate at World Summit on the Information Society A “digital divide” separates participants in the revolution in information and technology from those who are not. It happens across…
UW Information School
2006
PROGRAM NOTES: Library and Information Science (MLIS) ' MLIS Student Gains International Library Experience MLIS candidate Jeanne Doherty spent eight weeks in July and August 2005 as an intern for the United Nations International Court of Justice…
UW Information School
2006
Informatics Graduation Memories Running down Meany Hall steps in caps and gowns with Kathryn and her saying, “Ohmigosh just look at us!” Knowing your faculty and academic…
Jamie Prins
2005
Encouraging Diversity: Boeing scholarship for Informatics students will help the iSchool broaden the information field The University of Washington’s Information School has embraced diversity in enrollment, hiring and curriculum, and also as a critical…
UW Information School
2005
Love of my life I was an undergraduate exchange student from Sichuan University in China for the 05~06 year.Upon arrival at UW, I joined the FIUTS and started my wonderful international friends history.
Your Name
2005
"I can get my whole degree online?" I already had an MPH and PhD from the UW and was working at the Seattle-King County public health department, when I decided my life's work was to become a medical librarian.
Ann Glusker
2005
Forest Resources professor receives Heinz award Jerry Franklin has been a researcher for the Forest Service as well as various academic institutions since 1959. He has mentored more than 40 students, given hundreds of seminars, and authored approximately 450 papers.
UW Story
2005
Dream Project established The Dream Project was founded in 2005 by students – spearheaded by then-freshman Alula Asfaw – in an effort to help first-generation and low-income students reach their goal of attaining higher education, as well as raising awareness surrounding issues of educational opportunity and social mobility.
UW Story
2005
Ackerley Partner School Network In 2005, the College of Education launched the Ackerley Partner School Network, a partnership between the UW and the Ginger & Barry Ackerley Family Foundation that offers teachers at high-needs schools added support through mentors and online support groups used to develop teaching techniques.
UW Story
2005
Fashion Walk We had to do this fashion walk for the new homosexual fraternity on campus and one person had an outfit completely handmade out of trash…
Candis Anderson
2004
Dave Horsey and I stroll down Memory Lane Dave and I looked through a bound copies of the UW Daily from the term in 1974 when he was editor and I was managing editor. We hadn’t…
Peter Rinearson
2004
I have a story to tell about University of Washington, Seattle I was here!
lydia yang
2003
New home for School of Law William H. Gates Hall became the new home of the School of Law in autumn quarter 2003, bringing all the school’s programs and activities under one roof for the first time in 20 years.
UW Story
2003
Farecast In 2003, UW Computer Science & Engineering Professor Oren Etzioni grew frustrated at the unpredictably (and seemingly arbitrarily) fluctuating prices of airline tickets.
UW Story
2003
UW Stomps Oregon 42-10 Another cold night, but a satisfying win over the ducks! http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/110103aac.html
Nicole Morry Dierks
2003
Brad Fitzpatrick, ’02
UW Story
2002
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity In 2002, the Office of Minority Affairs was renamed to reflect a larger mission at the University. In addition to the original focus on supporting underrepresented, economically and educationally disadvantaged students, the new mission includes advocating for all areas of diversity: students, faculty and staff, curriculum, research, community outreach and campus climate.
UW Story
2002
ROBOTIC DOG HAS ITS DAY iSchool researchers study kids and computerized pets to map the intersection of technology, information and nature. Pets can help children…
UW Information School
2002
Noted for the Alumni Annual Meeting The theme of the University of Washington iSchool Alumni Association—“Staying Connected-Makes a Difference!”—permeated the…
UW Information School
2002
iSchool Students Aid South African Libraries The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks heightened interest in using information to break down barriers and increase understanding between cultures…
UW Information School
2002
Nisqually earthquake shakes region On February 28, 2001, the 6.8-magnitude Nisqually earthquake shook much of Western Washington.
UW Story
2001
Nisqually earthquake My study buddy and I were on the 4th floor of Smith Hall in the Geography Study/Break room. We were studying, and there was a loudish noise, like someone going down the hallway with a very heavy, loud cart or something.
Kacy Acevedo
2001
UW Bothell opens permanent campus On September 25, 2000, the permanent campus for UW Bothell opened with 1,300 upper-division students.The campus is located at the junction of Interstate 405 and State Route 522.
UW Story
2000
Margaret Chisholm, Celebration of Life An event celebrating the life of former School of Library and Information Science Director Dr. Margaret Chisholm was held at the UW Faculty…
UW Information School
2000
Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies In 2000, Jon (B.S., B.A.’65) and Judy (J.D.’74) Runstad pledged $1 million to the University of Washington to support a comprehensive new real estate program in the College of Architecture and Urban Planning (now the College of Built Environments).
UW Story
2000
de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging Americans are living longer than their grandparents did, but what is their quality of life in those extra years?
UW Story
1999
Last Game in Hec Ed (before renovation) It’s always exciting o be part of Husky history, In this case, I got to witness the last game in Hec Ed as we knew it before the awesome…
Nicole Morry Dierks
1999
Nursing fund established
UW Story
1999
Met my first awesome professor One of my first courses at UW was a Dept. of Communication course about women and minorities portrayals in media/advertising, taught by…
Danielle McGarrity
1998
UW Tacoma opens permanent campus A grand celebration welcomed students, faculty and staff to UW Tacoma’s permanent campus in 1997. So much attention was showered on the new campus, including significant coverage in the News Tribune, many thought the campus opened that year rather than 1990 when UW Tacoma opened with 176 students in leased space.
UW Story
1997
Major investment in undergraduates In 1996, the Mary Gates Endowment for Students was established with a gift of $10 million by Bill and Melinda Gates to honor the memory of Bill's mother, Mary Gates (1929-1994).
UW Story
1996
1996 GSLIS Futures Report A 1996 “Futures Committee,” chaired by Betty Bengtson, director of University Libraries, was brought together by UW Provost David Thorud to…
UW Information School
1996
Hula Bowl Dawgs 1994 I worked for the Hula Bowl after graduating from UW in 1993. I’m pictured here with the two Huskies who played in the game, Hillary Butler…
Nicole Morry Dierks
1994
UW vs. Oregon State 1992 Pictured with some of the other Husky Hostesses on the field at our last game as students in Husky Stadium. UW routed Oregon State 45–16 in…
Nicole Morry Dierks
1992
Husky Picture Day 1992 Working in the football office through college I made several lifetime friends. I’m pictured here with two of them, Lawyer Milloy and Shane…
Nicole Morry Dierks
1992
Husky Spring Game 1992 Pictured here escorting All American and friend Mario Bailey for recognition at half time of the Husky Sping game in 1992.
Nicole Morry Dierks
1992
Campaign for Washington raises $284 million The University of Washington began its first university-wide major fund drive on July 1, 1987, with a goal of raising $250 million in five years, half of it for endowment.
UW Story
1992
U-PASS This year, UW’s Award-winning U-PASS program celebrates 20 years of making it easier for UW commuters to leave their cars at home.
Since its 1991 launch, the U-PASS transportation program has been creating a culture of transit use and low impact commuting.
UW Story
1991
In Memory of art educator, Hazel Koenig Hazel Koenig was my first surface design teacher at the University of Washington’s school of art. She was very encouraging of me and my…
Jill Rinearson
1990
Improving neighborhoods - from trolls to turnips The “Fremont Troll,” a sculpture located under the Aurora Bridge, may be the most beloved public artwork in Seattle.
UW Story
1990
The rise of global business education Congress created Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBERs) under the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, to increase and promote the nation's capacity for international understanding and economic enterprise.
UW Story
1990
Dimitri Kieffer, ’89
UW Story
1989
Understanding human-computer interactions The 1980s transformed our interactions with computers in many ways. The first affordable home computers introduced and the formal study of human-computer interaction began to gain traction in the early 80s.
UW Story
1989
ADPi Presentation Night 1989 Sororities have a systemwide event called “Presentation Night” in which your families can come through and meet your new sisters / see your…
Nicole Morry Dierks
1989
Husky Football Job #1 My college experience was truly unique – I had the best job around working in the UW Football office. The photo here is of the board in my…
Nicole Morry Dierks
1989
Love, Italian Style He was a postbac, taking Italian courses to improve the language he heard growing up but never fully mastered.I was an art history graduate student, working on my language proficiency requirement for a masters degree.
Cynthia Graber Caci
1987
Alexei Saba Mohajerjasbi, ’03, and Kim Thayil, ’85
UW Story
1985
Scott Carson, ’85
UW Story
1985
Shareware PC-WRITE, written by Bob Wallace, '78, was the first software program distributed for free with a proviso asking for a contribution. If the user sent back the fee, he or she would receive added features. Wallace dubbed the idea "shareware," a concept that has spread worldwide with the birth of the Internet.
UW Story
1983
I Miss Memorial Way. On graduation day, when the waterlogged mortarboard drooped over my eyes and I wiped away fat drops of Washington rain from my diploma, I wondered what my next chapter would be.
Brandon Hoang
1983
Mike Luckovich, ’82
UW Story
1982
A passion for penguins UW Biology Professor Dee Boersma knows her penguins: since 1982 she has directed the Magellanic Penguin Project at Punta Tombo, Argentina, in her role as a scientific fellow for the Wildlife Conservation Society.
UW Story
1982
Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann, ’81
UW Story
1981
Timothy Egan, ’81, Ivan Doig, ’69, and Charles Cross, ’81
UW Story
1981
John Carlson, '81
UW Story
1981
Rollerskating at the IMA How many knew there was rollerskating at the UW? During my second year, I took a backwards rollerskating class at the IMA. I didn’t…
Jill Rinearson
1980
Started my fun at the UW by joining AGD
Mary Jean Stephens
1980
Student Life in the 1980s: A return to traditions “In 1971, when the Tyee last appeared, the average college student was idealistic, socially oriented, and liberal . . . Now, as the Tyee returns in 1986, the average college student is personally oriented, pragmatic and conservative. The ideals yesterday’s student fought for are generally commonplace thinking today.”
UW Story
1980
UW fan I love UW.............................
VU VAN DAU
1979
Student Enrollment: 1970s During the 1979-1980 academic year, 45,596 individual students attended the University of Washington, an increase of 5% compared to a decade before. During autumn quarter 1979 alone, 37,547 students were registered, as the University made efforts to cap enrollment on its single Seattle campus.
UW Story
1979
Student pharmacists keep students healthy When students at the University need health care, they often turn to the closest place available: Hall Health Center. Amid the clinics for primary care or exotic travel, they also can find the Rubenstein Memorial Pharmacy, which connects the early days of Seattle’s history with its present and future.
UW Story
1978
Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean The Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) was established at the UW in 1978 as a cooperative institute between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University.
UW Story
1978
Tim Paterson, ’78
UW Story
1978
co-ed and international dorms McMahon Hall provided co-ed floors for Spanish-speaking students. I was a master's candidate and loved sharing living space with a French student and 6 Americans.
Jane Scheidecker
1977
Art Wolfe, ’75
UW Story
1975
Microsoft Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates III and Paul Allen, Microsoft has stood as the leader of standardized computer software development for the past several decades.
UW Story
1975
Jean Smart, ’74
UW Story
1974
Loren Carpenter, ’74, ’76
UW Story
1974
Dining after midnight'Daily In the spring of 1974, David Horsey was managing editor of The University of Washington Daily, and I was his managing editor. This meant…
Peter Rinearson
1974
A face in Haig Bosmajian's class If Bill Johnston was my favorite teacher at the University of Washington, Haig Bosmajian was probably second. I say “probably” because I…
Peter Rinearson
1973
How the Daily changed my life Arguably the watershed moment of my college career came on the second day of my first quarter as a freshman at the University of Washington…
Peter Rinearson
1972
UW restores nearby habitat Managed by UW Botanic Gardens, the Union Bay Natural Area is a public wildlife area, natural restoration laboratory and significant habitat next to Lake Washington.
UW Story
1972
Bill Johnston was an extraordinary teacher Professor Bill Johnston was my favorite professor at the University of Washington—and he wasn’t even a full professor though he taught…
Peter Rinearson
1972
Starbucks pours its first cups The first Starbucks Coffee shop opened in Seattle's Pike Place Market in April 1971, becoming an instant success, well known for selling high-quality coffee, dark-roasted in small batches.
UW Story
1971
Patrick Duffy, '71
UW Story
1971
Faculty member pioneers accessibility technology Richard Ladner, Boeing Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, joined the UW faculty in 1971, spending many years involved in theoretical computer science research.
UW Story
1971
Popular, outspoken professor wins first Distinguished Teaching Award Giovanni Costigan taught history with a scholarly passion that made him a legend not only at the UW, but also throughout the Northwest. He…
University of Washington
1971
First compute-intensive research/instructional computing machine on campus
UW Story
1970
World's first trash-in On February 26, 1970, students on the UW campus were asked to bring in trash from their homes to special bins that were set up around the HUB.
UW Story
1970
The 1970s: A turbulent decade “Today’s Students Demand Changes” was a bold headline, and a constant theme, of the 1970 TYEE yearbook.
UW Story
1970
Christine Gregoire, ’69, ’71
UW Story
1969
UW grads become astronauts The University of Washington has produced more than a dozen astronauts and other NASA personnel that have served on well known missions and made numerous contributions to the fields of astronautical sciences.
UW Story
1969
Marilynne Robinson, ’68, ’77
UW Story
1968
Experimental College opened The Experimental College opened in 1968 as a nonprofit organization that gave students and the general public the opportunity to take affordable, recreational, not-for-credit classes in categories that included arts and crafts, dance, business, language, culinary arts, exercise and many others.
UW Story
1968
Eric Nalder, '68
UW Story
1968
Alfredo Arreguin, ’67, ’69
UW Story
1967
Roberto Maestas, ’66, ’71
UW Story
1966
Dale Chihuly, ’65
UW Story
1965
Andrea Peterson, ’96, Charles Mitchell, ’65, and Mark Emmert, ’75
UW Story
1965
Jeffrey Brotman, ’64, ’67
UW Story
1964
The Other Day the Music Died It was a Friday morning, shortly after 10:00AM. I was in the midst of a Power Distribution Systems class in the basement of the Electrical Engineering Building on lower campus.
Ron Corcoran
1963
Chuck Close, '62
UW Story
1962
Creating a contemporary School of Drama Gregory Falls took over as chair of the wildly successful School of Drama in 1961, when the School was performing plays for the public every single week, and was the source for theater and live entertainment in town.
UW Story
1961
Honors program established The University Honors Program was established as an “experimental” program in the College of Arts & Sciences in 1961 to provide the University’s most academically motivated students with a learning environment connecting them to the increased academic challenge they sought.
UW Story
1961
Drumheller Fountain created Rainier Vista, which provides a view of the majestic mountain from the heart of the University of Washington’s Seattle campus, was created as part of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, a world’s fair held on the UW campus in 1909.
UW Story
1961
Dawn Wells, '60
UW Story
1960
Never Had A Clue In getting to classes at UW back in the 1960s I parked north of the campus and entered on the pathway just west of Denny Field.I walked by this popular recreational field every single day and never had a clue as to its amazingly rich history.
Lynn Borland
1960
Pioneers in kidney dialysis
UW Story
1960
Wayne Quinton and the birth of biotech Alumnus Wayne Quinton’s most influential invention had a humble beginning. In his garage, he tested the prototype cardiac treadmill that would revolutionize diagnoses of heart disease.
UW Story
1959
Wayne Quinton, ’58
UW Story
1958
Booth Gardner, ’58
UW Story
1958
Donald Bren, ’56
UW Story
1956
Hard spacesuit An electrical engineer, alumnus Siegfried Hansen, '33, came up with the hard spacesuit NASA has used in space missions. He is called the father of E.V.A. (extravehicular activity).
UW Story
1955
Bob Houbregs, ’53
UW Story
1953
UW alum named president In 1952, Henry Schmitz began his six-year tenure as president of the University, having been the first alum of the University to take on…
University of Washington
1952
KUOW and KCTS begin at the UW Two of the most influential public broadcast stations in the region began at the University of Washington as educational stations in the 1950s.
UW Story
1952
Tom Foley, ’51, ’57
UW Story
1951
First cohort of elementary teachers graduates The Accelerated Teacher Education Program began in the fall of 1949. Former students recall the fifth-year program entailing eight hours of class a day for five days a week.
UW Story
1950
Student Enrollment: 1940s During the 1949-1950 academic year, 20,887 individual students attended the University of Washington, an increase of 38% compared to a decade before. During autumn quarter 1949 alone, 16,380 students were registered.
UW Story
1949
International airport dedicated On July 9, 1949, Governor Arthur Langlie presided over the dedication of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
UW Story
1949
The Canwell Committee searches for Communists at the UW The period after World War II was a time of tremendous growth at the UW, with veterans filling classrooms, a new medical school and dental school, and relief that the war was over and normal life could resume.
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1948
School of Medicine established The first entering class of students at the School of Medicine began classes in October of 1946, after Washington state Governor Monard C. Wallgren authorized the formation of the school a year earlier.
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1946
Donald Petersen, ’46
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1946
Top-ranked School of Nursing established Established as the first independent nursing school on the West Coast in 1945, the School of Nursing offers a series of undergraduate…
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1945
The GI Bill transforms the UW The GI Bill—officially called the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944—offered educational and housing benefits to veterans returning from World War II that transformed not only the veterans’ lives but also higher education institutions like the University of Washington.
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1944
Applied Fisheries Laboratory In response to the development of the atomic bomb in World War II and its effect on fisheries, UW Professor Lauren Donaldson was ordered by the Manhattan Engineering District of the U.S.
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1943
Edwin Guthman, ’41, ’44
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1941
Beverly Cleary, ’39
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1939
Crew Team unexpectedly triumphs at Berlin Olympics The UW had become well known for the success of its rowing programs over several decades, but in 1936 the Husky varsity crew proved to be…
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1936
School of Social Work established Driven by its commitment to social and economic justice – and in response to the critical need for social work administrators during the Great Depression – University leaders established the School of Social Work in 1934.
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1934
Albert Rosellini, ’32, ’33
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1932
Bringing drama to the University Before Glenn Hughes took over as head of the UW Division of Drama in 1930, practical training in theater took place mostly by trial-and-error in the professional world.
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1930
Librarian goes to Hollywood Margaret Herrick graduated from the University of Washington in the 1920s with a library degree from what is now the Information School and became head librarian of the Yakima Public Library in 1929.
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1929
Color TV Tube The process that brought us color television-three beams of electrons (one for each primary color) fired on a screen of small, inverted pyramids, was invented by Willard Geer, a 1927 physics graduate of the UW.
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1927
A home for art is created The Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington was the first art museum in the state when it was built in 1927.
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1926
First Rose Bowl appearance Collegiate football began on the East Coast, and the first collegiate game is credited as happening November 6, 1869, when Rutgers beat Princeton.The University of Washington played its first collegiate opponent—Stanford—on December 29, 1893, losing 40-0 before 600 spectators in West Seattle.
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1924
UW starts its presses The Poems of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, published in 1920 and edited by Frederick M.Padelford, was the first book to bear the imprint of the University of Washington Press.
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1920
More than 1,000 students called to active service in World War I The United States officially entered what would become known as World War I on April 6, 1917.
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1917
Suzzallo brings ambitious vision Henry Suzzallo’s 11 years as president of the University of Washington (1915-1926) were a time of enormous growth, achievement and also political conflict that ultimately led to his dismissal.
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1915
A garden of healing planted In 1911 the University set aside an acre of land for the College (now School) of Pharmacy to cultivate medicinal plants. Using natural plants for medicinal purposes—a discipline called pharmacognosy—was practiced worldwide.
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1911
Pocock Rowing Shell A British boat builder and crew racer, George Pocock came to the U.S. and built floatplane pontoons for Boeing. He returned to his first love, boat building, when he joined the UW and built the shell that the then-unknown UW crew team used to win a national championship.
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1911
Student Enrollment: 1900s During the 1909-1910 academic year, 2,156 individual students attended the University of Washington, four times as many as a decade before. There were no longer any preparatory students taking pre-collegiate courses.
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1909
A global perspective takes hold One month before the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition opened on the UW campus, the Reverend Herbert H.Gowen gave a lecture on May 11, 1909, entitled “The Significance of the Orient to the State.”
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1909
Attracting international students began early The UW began attracting students from other countries very early in its history, and in 1908 an International Student Club was formed “for the purpose of bringing into closer touch the students of various nationalities, that thus might be removed the many erroneous ideas they hold of one another.
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1908
PACCAR Inc is founded PACCAR Inc is an international truck manufacturing firm based in Bellevue that is known for selling heavy-duty trucks under the names Kenworth, Peterbilt, DAF, and Foden.
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1905
Students Trade in Books for Shovels on Annual Campus Day “Campus Day” was instituted in April 1904 as a way to accomplish practical physical work on the new campus, which was still mostly wilderness.
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1904
UW professor saves state's oyster industry Trevor Kincaid graduated from the UW in 1899 and was hired two years later as a faculty member in zoology. His most enduring contributions to the Northwest—besides inspiring legions of students who shared his love of nature—include saving Washington’s oyster industry and establishing a marine research station in the San Juan Islands that ultimately became Friday Harbor Laboratories.
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1901
Native American influence on student life Student life in the early years of the University repeatedly showed the influence of the native peoples who lived in the area. Chief Seattle, for whom the new city was named, died in 1866, five years after the Territorial University’s founding, and early settlers were dependent for years on help from the local tribes.
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1900
Early days of the Burke Museum In 1899, the state Legislature recognized a museum on campus erected by members of the Young Naturalists Society as the Washington State Museum.
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1899
UW Greek System begins Sigma Nu was the first national fraternity to have a chapter at the University of Washington: the Gamma Chi chapter was founded in 1896.
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1896
First Impressions of a New Campus Henry Landes was one of the first faculty members hired when the University moved to its new campus in 1895.
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1895
Purple and Gold makes its debut In 1892, before the University moved to its current Seattle campus, students were forming organizations to promote “college spirit.” An…
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1892
Washington becomes 42nd state President Grover Cleveland selected the anniversary of George Washington’s birthday, February 22, to sign the act that would create the state of Washington.
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1889
History of the Burke-Gilman Trail The Burke-Gilman Trail is a popular recreational trail with runners, cyclists, walkers, and commuters.Jointly maintained by the Seattle Department of Transportation and Seattle Parks & Recreation, it stretches over 18 miles from Shilshole Bay to the City of Bothell where it intersects with the Sammamish River Trail.
The trail dates back to 1885 when Judge Thomas Burke and Daniel Gilman were among a dozen investors who set out to establish a Seattle-based railroad.
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1885
Student Enrollment: 1870s The Territorial University had graduated its first student in 1876.
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1879
Northern Pacific Railroad reaches Washington In 1873, Northern Pacific Railroad executives announced that Tacoma would serve as their new western terminus, much to the shock and anger of Seattle residents.
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1873
University starts with Arts & Sciences classes The Territorial Legislature stipulated that the fledgling university have four departments: literature, science and the arts; law; medicine; and a military department.
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1861
Washington and Oregon separate On February 8, 1853, a federal bill was introduced to separate the “Columbia Territory” from Oregon, born out of the growing resentment that the people living north of the Columbia River had regarding the distance between them and the capital in Salem.
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1853
Faculty named to presidential commission In May 2011, Luis Fraga, UW associate vice provost for faculty advancement, was appointed to the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics by President Obama.
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2011
PAA Library I came here because AMATH was let out early and someone told me it was downgraded to a reading room. It’s got a great view of the water.
Bryan Trinh
2011
My Tour of UW By the end of June, I went to the UW for my freshman orientation. While taking a tour of the campus I couldn't help but notice how beautiful the campus is
Lavina Joseph
2011
New Chairs The Daily students got new(er) chairs today, thanks to Intersect!
The Daily
2011
Covering the Holiday Bowl Sports Editor Taylor Soper traveled to San Diego to the Holiday Bowl to watch the UW Huskies win.
The Daily
2011
Researching at Suzzallo In honor of my large and extremely stressful imperialism research project for my history class, my dad and I took a trip to the Suzzallo…
Julia Christensen
2011
The Daily is still the Daily' …and the office, in the Communications Building on the University of Washington campus, looks pretty much the way it did 35 years ago…
Peter Rinearson
2011
Imagine UW Flash Mob UW Red Square 12:20pm April 15, 2011 Seattle Glee Flash Mob
Scott Macklin
2011
Construction at Foster School of Business Cold day – busy workers. I am following the new construction at the business school, adjacent to the recently opened PACCAR Hall. It’s fun…
Tim Knight
2011
365 Project : Day 227 And it feels like 200 days of rain, doesn’t it? 365 Project Site
Kathy E Gill
2011
Backstory: A Filmmaker's Vision ' Sneak Peek! Today, we finally began shooting the first segments of our new show, “Backstory: A Filmmaker’s Vision.” The show is a collaboration with…
UWTV
2011
Oops: Friday is wear purple day at UW, & I showed up in Coug red! Ah, the things you learn. Sorry!
Mónica Guzmán Preston
2011
UW Softball home opener on Friday The UW women’s softball team is off to a great start with a 16-0 record. This weekend the dawgs will be hosting a tournament at the UW…
Tim Knight
2011
Welcome package from UW Marketing Welcome hamper from UW marketing team when I arrived at my new ‘home’…..just the begining of their amazing hospitality!!!
Kim Burdett
2011
My first visit to the UW Media Space room, w/ @scottmacklin & @hrhmedia Seriously cool set up in here. Hook up your laptop to a dongle, tap a big button to share your screen. Rinse and repeat. That’s Scott’s…
Mónica Guzmán Preston
2011
Senior lecturer becomes Libya's finance minister When full-scale revolts broke out in Libya in February 2011, Ali Tarhouni’s finance and business economics students were surprised when he announced that he once had been a pro-democracy activist in Libya and was returning to help the revolution after being stripped of his citizenship in 1973.
UW Story
2011
Sometimes amazing moments are taken for granted. I was about to write about a memory that would have included either my first day on campus next to the fountain, a tough fought victory for a sporting event, or even graduation day.
Christian Vera-Cadena
2011
What a surprise! What a surprise it was to sit down several years ago with my cousin, Gary Millar, (of the UW Long Range Planning Department) and find out that our grandfather, James W.
Rebecca Hodge Strand
2011
Faith I was in Joe Butwin's Bible as liturature class and he asked me if faith was simple. I said, "yes." He answered, "That's the right answer."....
Edith Marie Hansen
2011
Exciting program later this week This event is FULL, totally sold out — but the Eleanor Henry Reed Collection Study Center will be open for the evening, and admission on…
Betsey Brock
2010
CSI of the Salish Sea: Conservation Canines on the trail of killer whales A story collected from Dr. Wasser’s Celebrate Conservation Canines event on July 22, 2010. Dr. Samuel Wasser uses trained dogs to sniff out…
Lara Seven Phillips
2010
Running into royalty at UW Sahara and Duane explained they were taking pictures in royal garb around the university as part of an effort to call some attention to the…
Mónica Guzmán Preston
2010
Lei & Darren's Wedding (with Husky cake) Darren and Leila, two of our best friends, got married on 7/9/10. Darren is one of the most avid Husky fans I’ve ever met…they even had a…
Nicole Morry Dierks
2010
Jordy's First UW Basketball Game Jordy loved the warm-ups and the actual shooting, but wasn’t so sure about his first introduction to Harry the Husky by Grandma. Oh well!
Nicole Morry Dierks
2010
It's about time! The Daily, the student newspaper of the University of Washington, expanded to television with its own weekly show, The Daily’s Double Shot…
The Daily
2010
Media Space with Monica Harrington Monica Harrington joined us for our 4th espisode of Media Space – Entrepreneurship & Innovation: “How do we innovate?” Watch short clip…
Scott Macklin
2010
Congratulations, I graduated It’s official! I finally graduated from the University of Washington. Specialty? Journalism and political science. Next? Grad school at The…
Vivian J Luu
2010
Husky Marching Band at the Holiday Bowl I entered UW as a freshman in September of 2010. While many things were brand new to me, one thing in my life stayed constant throughout this transition, and that was my involvement in marching band
Veronica McLaughlin
2010
5th Graders from Robert Gray Elementary Visit the Campus I took my 5th graders to visit the UW campus. All year we had an ongoing discussion about what college is all about and how to prepare for…
Heidi Armenta
2010
Media Space w/Margaret O'Mara This new program from UWTV and the Master of Communication in Digital Media is hosted by award-winning TV correspondent and UW Professor…
Melissa BV Wilkes
2010
Dawg Pack The Daily’s Double Shot created a time-lapse of the Dawg Pack for the game covered by ESPN. This year, 2011, The Daily will be providing…
The Daily
2010
College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) Inception The 2010-2011 Academic Year marked the first year of the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) at the University of Washington’s Seattle Campus.
Luz Iniguez
2010
Major student housing expansion begins In its most ambitious housing construction project since the 1970s, Housing & Food Services in 2010 began its endeavor to remake the residence and apartment experience at UW Seattle.
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2010
Center for Pediatric Dentistry opens Battling childhood dental disease through early intervention and other innovative approaches, The Center for Pediatric Dentistry is a collaboration between the School of Dentistry and Seattle Children’s Hospital.
UW Story
2010
School of Pharmacy, Dean Emeritus honored for service and research contributions The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) announced in November 2010 that the UW School of Pharmacy was the recipient of the 2010-11 Transformative Community Service Award.
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2010
Rushing the field-UW vs USC 16-13 On September 20, 2009 it was a chilly afternoon at Husky Stadium and the Dawgs were taking on the Trojans for the first time under coach Sarkisian.I was late to the game because of a babysitting job so could not squeeze in with my friends in the roaring dawg pack but found a seat on the aisle near the band.
Holly Marie Johnson
2009
Programming Contest at UW
Tess Rinearson
2009
Graduation Just a couple weeks before giving birth to Julia, I graduated from the Evans School of Public Affairs with the best cohort ever!
abigail klingbeil
2009
College of the Environment established The College of the Environment was established in 2009 and consists of eleven previously existing units and schools, all highly regarded in…
University of Washington
2009
iSchool in the high schools: Information technology course offered at three local high schools By Catherine O'Donnell When Michael Marczewski registered for FIT 100: Fluency in Technology at Tahoma High School in Covington last…
UW Information School
2009
Leading the Field: Recent recognition for UW faculty, alumni and students Karen E. Fisher promoted to full professor Dr. Fisher joined the iSchool in 1999 after two years as a postdoctoral fellow at the University…
UW Information School
2009
Tree Campus USA In 2009, the UW became the first college in Washington state to be declared a “Tree Campus USA” by the Arbor Day Foundation, recognizing the UW’s dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship.
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2009
School of Nursing holds first annual NurseCamp for high school students
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2009
First compostable Coca Cola cup tested here The UW became the pilot site for the first compostable paper cup developed for Coca-Cola soft drinks in 2009.
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2009
UW Medicine launches sports concussion program In 2009, UW Medicine and Seattle Children’s opened a sports concussion program for teen and adult athletes.
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2009
OneBusAway In 2008, Computer Science & Engineering graduate student Brian Ferris and Civil Engineering graduate student Kari Watkins launched OneBusAway, an online service that provides real-time transit information for the Puget Sound region.
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2008
Campaign UW: Creating Futures Raises $2.68B in Private Support Mark Emmert (’75) returned to Seattle in June 2004 as the UW’s 30th president, and a few months later presided over one of the milestone events in the University’s history: the public launch of Campaign UW: Creating Futures, a fund-raising drive with a goal of raising $2B over eight years.
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2008
My first rehearsal with UW Men's Glee Club I joined the UW Men’s Glee Club in the second quarter of its reincarnated life. The group was founded in 1895 and was in continuous…
John Burkhardt
2008
Welcome, 2008 Football Freshmen We welcomed the incoming freshmen to the summer bridge program with a BBQ at Coach Willingham’s house. Here’s all of the incoming freshmen…
Nicole Morry Dierks
2008
Keeping the Emerald City Mobile: A team of researchers from the iSchool is helping keep Seattle ahead of the curve By Ann Beckmann It takes visionaries to discover how government can be improved with mobile technology. Over the past three years, the…
UW Information School
2008
Future Husky! Jordy LOVES this Husky hat…kept wearing it around the house at only 7 months old. :–)
Nicole Morry Dierks
2008
Students help the Seahawks tackle hypertension In 2007, when UW pharmacy students were called upon to help with a hypertension-awareness initiative at Seattle Seahawks games, the students were more than happy to heed that call.
UW School of Pharmacy
2008
Encouraging dentistry in rural areas In 2007, the Washington state Legislature approved funding for RIDE (Regional Initiatives in Dental Education), which has since worked to improve access to oral health care around Washington state.
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2007
Betsy Wilson wins Librarian of the Year The UW’s Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson received the Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Academic/Research Librarian of the Year award in 2007.
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2007
Husky Promise Launched in 2007, the Husky Promise is a guarantee to students of Washington state residency that financial challenges will not prevent them from achieving a degree at UW.
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2007
Research funding milestone In 2007, the University of Washington received more than $1 billion in grant and contract research funding, marking the first time it had reached this level.
UW Story
2007
Faculty Spotlight: Kevin DeSouza ' iSchool assistant professor will head new UW think tank on national security issues Assistant professor Kevin Desouza is adept at juggling many projects. Besides being on the iSchool faculty since 2005, he is also an…
UW Information School
2007
UW @ Hawaii 2007 The last game of my first season as Director of External Relations for UW Football was in my ‘aina, Honolulu, Hawaii at Aloha Stadium…
Nicole Morry Dierks
2007
Donald Brownlee and the search for comet dust Most of us want to get rid of dust. Donald Brownlee has spent years focused on obtaining it. Then again, Brownlee’s dust is not the kind to gather under the sofa.
UW Story
2006
Summer Ceramics (Part 3) (Continued from Part 2) And now begins the Seattle segment of our program. As a graduate student at the University of Washington, I taught…
James Terry
2006
Harnessing Information for the Common Good iSchool helps launch Communities Connect Network to enhance community techno Many diverse organizations across Washington state share an…
UW Information School
2006
Searchers in Seattle ' More than 700 Information Retrievers Gathered at SIGIR 2006 The 29th Annual International ACM SIGIR Conference was held at the UW campus in Seattle, August 6-11, 2006. Organized by the Information…
UW Information School
2006
New Dean's agenda: Consolidation, strategic growth, excellence, engagement and visibility “The School ought to be a prototype, test-bed and model of innovative thinking and leading-edge practice in information.” Harry Bruce, who…
UW Information School
2006
Watched UW Women's Volleyball win their first NCAA Championship
Bennett Sung
2005
Alumni Spotlight: Joanne and Lisa Euster ' Mother and daughter earn the same degree in very different eras When Joanne Euster graduated with a Master’s of Library Science degree from the University of Washington in 1968, war raged in Vietnam, gas…
UW Information School
2005
Gates Public Service Law Program UW Regent William H.Gates, Sr.(BA ’49, JD ’50) was surprised with an unusual gift in honor of his 80th birthday in 2005. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave the School of Law $33.3 million for scholarships that will allow hundreds of talented students to pursue careers in public service law without worrying about paying off thousands of dollars in debt that law students normally accrue.
UW Story
2005
The Story of His Life: Educator, librarian and storyteller Spencer Shaw leaves a legacy to support his lecture series Spencer Shaw picked his profession by the time he reached high school. Books and reading were important parts of his family life, and so…
UW Information School
2005
In Memoriam: Palmer D. Koon Palmer Dorsey “P.D.” Koon, one of the University of Washington’s greatest benefactors, died in Seattle on Dec. 22, 2004, at the age of 98…
UW Information School
2005
Institute for Simulation and Interprofessional Studies ISIS (The Institute for Simulation and Interprofessional Studies) was established in 2005 in response to the need for a centralized interdisciplinary center for simulation training at the UW.
UW Story
2005
College graduate, at last More than 30 years after starting my degree program at the University of Washington, I finished it on December 17, 2004. I’d been two…
Peter Rinearson
2004
Big book about Bhutan One of the biggest books in the world, Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom was donated to the UW in 2004 and is on permanent display outside the Reading Room in Suzzallo Library.
UW Story
2004
Diversity Research Institute opens doors
UW Story
2004
Milgard gifts The Milgard School of Business at UW Tacoma was named in 2003 in recognition of a generous endowment of $15 million from Gary E. Milgard, the Gary E. Milgard Family Foundation and James A. Milgard.
UW Story
2003
Using enzymes to treat and detect diseases Michael Gelb may one day save your life.
UW Story
2003
Go, go, go...go Alpha Gamma! Candis joined a sorority :)
Candis Anderson
2003
An Indelicate Balancing Act' The Patriot Act, Intellectual Freedom and National Security In recent years, Congress has enacted several laws that narrow the scope of various constitutional rights. But none has produced more…
UW Information School
2003
International Training and Education Center on HIV Soon after the International Training and Education Center on HIV was founded in 2002, it quickly grew to more than 600 employees working in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.
UW Story
2002
The 1st Desi Dhamaka at UW Desi Dhamaka is an annual student run South Asian Performing Arts and Culture show at the University of Washington.It is know as "the largest South Asian cultural show in the Pacific Northwest." The Desi Dhamaka is a Registered Student Organization at the UW, and is currently a collaboration of members from the 5 on-campus South Asian student organizations: South Asian Students Association (SASA), Indian Students Association (ISA), Pakistani Students Association (PSA), Bengali Students Association (BSA), and Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity, Inc.
The sole aim of Desi Dhamaka is to showcase the South Asian Performing Arts, at both the UW community and the greater Seattle area.
Your Name
2002
Libraries React to Sept. 11 The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks shocked and saddened us all. But as recovery began, the world sought information to explain what had…
UW Information School
2002
Convocation Award Winners Ruth Worden Award Trent Hill, MLIS Trent Hill will likely be remembered among his classmates and professors as Book and Media Sale…
UW Information School
2002
Student environmental group sprouts During the 2002-2003 school year, a group of students grew frustrated when the only way to recycle paper in the dorms was to take it to…
University of Washington
2002
Nisqually quake I was sitting in the basement of the marine sciences building, can't remember what class it actually was, and I started feeling the back of my chair shake
Jaime Newberry
2001
Nisqually Earthquake At UW When the quake hit I was sitting in class at UW in one of the oldest buildings. We were on the 1st floor with 4 floors above us. I remember…
Jenni Hogan
2001
Student Life in the 2000s: A revolutionary decade for information Information technology changed so rapidly in the first decade of the twenty-first century that a whole new language seemed to emerge: podcast, blog, Twitter, Skype, YouTube, and Facebook became part of the educational experience at the UW and on college campuses across the country.
UW Story
2000
Founding the Washington State Model United Nations Conference at the UW The Washington State Model United Nations (WASMUN) Conference and the WASMUN Student Association were founded at the UW in March 2000 by Jorge Roberts (BS,BA, 2002) and Gary Cannon (MMus., 2003), both UW students, in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Seattle and with a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Jorge Roberts
2000
WTO Protests When a World Trade Organization (WTO) conference was held in Seattle from November 30th to December 3rd in 1999, the issues regarding international trade (particularly when it came to agriculture, services, and intellectual property) proved to be quite controversial.
UW Story
1999
Hot Day @ UW Graduation ' Go Noelle! My sister graduated from the UW on a blazing hot day in Husky Stadium. She’s pictured post-graduation with her husband (then fiance…
Nicole Morry Dierks
1999
Student Enrollment: 1990s During the 1999-2000 academic year, the University had three campuses: Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell. During Autumn Quarter 1999, 37,541 students were registered on the Seattle campus, an increase of 13% compared to autumn quarter of 1989.
UW Story
1999
Thank you UW Bothell I was just about finished with my AA and was thinking about how and where I would finish my degree. As a "non-traditional" (read "older") student living in Everett, the idea of entering UW Seattle as a sophomore was daunting; enough so that I was actually considering commuting to Western! Then one day while driving on I-405 I spotted a sign for UW Bothell (then located at Canyon Park).
Mary Howisey
1999
Law School clinics begin Innocence Project Northwest Since 1979, the UW School of Law has offered students the opportunity to represent real clients or mediate real cases by working with faculty members through the clinical law program.
UW Story
1997
Peter Adkison, ’97
UW Story
1997
First female engineering dean of a major research institution When UW president Richard L.McCormick began his search for a new engineering dean, he knew he wanted a pioneering leader who understood that success in research and education included a focus on diversity.
UW Story
1996
Huckabay family contributes scholarship funds to School of Medicine Since 1995, the Huckabay family has supported more than 300 medical students at the UW.
UW Story
1995
EthnoMed launches Since 1994, the website EthnoMed has served as a source of information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other topics relating to the health care of individuals from a wide range of countries and cultures in the United States.
UW Story
1994
Service finds a center on campus University of Washington students and faculty have always been service-minded. In 1992, the UW’s service-focus came into a sharper view with the creation of the Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center.
UW Story
1992
First public release of UW's “Pine” email program
UW Story
1992
Profile of undergraduate education raised In 1992, Undergraduate Academic Affairs (originally named Office of Undergraduate Education) was created to steward the undergraduate experience at the University of Washington, ensuring that undergraduates could better access the benefits and opportunities of a large research institution.
UW Story
1992
Fischer and Krebs win Nobel Prize When Edwin Krebs joined the UW faculty in 1948, the School of Medicine was only two years old.
UW Story
1992
Sisterhood Event ' Initiation Week One of the greatest experiences at college was being part of a sorority, especially coming to a large school where I knew no one. I’m…
Nicole Morry Dierks
1990
Classes begin at UW Tacoma UW Tacoma opened with 176 students in the fall of 1990, one of five new campuses established across the state in population centers to expand access to higher education.
UW Story
1990
Good Enough for a Gift Shop One of my favorite professors was Michael Spafford who taught drawing, painting and wood-block printmaking. He was always enthusiastic and…
Jill Rinearson
1990
Student Life in the 1990s: New campuses and emergence of the internet Two historic events of the 1990s changed student life at the University of Washington forever: the opening of branch campuses in Tacoma and Bothell and the emergence of the World Wide Web.
UW Story
1990
Center for AIDS and STD Created in 1989 to help fight the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, the UW Center for AIDS and STD is one of the world’s leading AIDS and STD research and training institutions.
UW Story
1989
ADPi Presentation Night 1989 Sororities have a systemwide event called “Presentation Night” in which your families can come through and meet your new sisters / see your…
Nicole Morry Dierks
1989
Sharing Idea for Farmers Market in survey from School Use Advisory Committee During the Spring Quarter of 1989, when I was still a freshman at the UW, I received a survey in the mail from a local School Use Advisory Committee concerning the closure of the University Heights Elementary School.
Julian Wheeler
1989
Chris DeWolfe, ’88
UW Story
1988
UWTV hits airwaves In 1987, the UW first established the television station “Cablearn” through the Continuing Education Department. In the summer of 1994, the station was officially renamed UWTV.
UW Story
1987
UW opens Rome Center Since 1985, the UW’s Rome Center, based in the Palazzo Pio in the heart of Rome, has provided a unique home in Rome for undergraduate and…
University of Washington
1985
Laura Chang, ’84
UW Story
1984
Costco opens first store In 1983, the first Costco discount warehouse opened on Fourth Avenue South in Seattle. Headquartered in Issaquah, the company’s warehouses offer food, appliances, clothes, office supplies, and many other goods at highly competitive prices.
UW Story
1983
Center for Commercialization The UW Center for Commercialization (C4C) was founded in 1982 as the Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer.
UW Story
1982
Dental Fears Research Clinic Established in 1982, the Dental Fears Research Clinic at the School of Dentistry has helped thousands of patients overcome their fear of the dentist while delivering the dental treatment they need.
UW Story
1982
Rodney Moore, '82
UW Story
1982
Honoring a legendary librarian Lawyers need libraries, and the UW’s law library is one of the best in the nation.
UW Story
1981
Basic Science that Saves Lives – Ben Hall and the Hepatitis B Vaccine Professor Emeritus Benjamin D. Hall has the kind of curiosity that drives basic science and leads to unexpected outcomes.
UW Story
1981
National computer networking comes to UW and the Northwest
UW Story
1981
Student regent appointed Since 1969, the Board of Regents has invited one representative from the Associated Students of the University of Washington and one from the Graduate and Professional Student Senate to sit at Regents’ meetings.
UW Story
1980
Peter Chiarelli, ’80
UW Story
1980
Registering for Classes before the Internet Registering for classes back in 1979 meant standing in long lines at Schmitz Hall. Schmitz Hall – the upside down ziggurat. (I was so proud…
Jill Rinearson
1979
First Essay Exam High schoolers these days are so accustomed to essay exams, they can probably take them in their sleep. In my day, we didn’t have many of…
Jill Rinearson
1979
Richard Karn, ’79
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1979
Rick Steves, ’78
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1978
David Guterson, ’78, ’82
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1978
Jeremy Jaech, ’77, ’80
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1977
Fab Four all win Pac-8 Titles Back in 1976 we were honored to be a part of the Pacific conference History. Husky thorwers Borys Chambul (Discus), Rod Ewaliko (Javelin), Russ Vincent (Shot Put), and Scott Nielson ( Hammer) each won Pac-8 Titles.
Russ Vincent
1976
Labor of love My Mother started my life out in Purple and Gold. on this date she went into labor with me
Michael Kevin McCoy
1975
Law professor plays important role in ruling about Native American rights One of the most transformative legal decisions in Washington state history came in 1974, when Federal Judge George Boldt issued a ruling reaffirming the treaty rights of Washington’s Native American tribes to fish in their accustomed places.
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1974
Caring for Washington citizens with disabilities Since 1974, the School of Dentistry’s DECOD program (Dental Education in Care of People with Disabilities) has provided oral care to people with both developmental and acquired disabilities.
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1974
Moving into McMahon Hall I moved here to be closer to the UW Daily office, because by this time I was managing editor of the school newspaper. I had a single room…
Peter Rinearson
1974
Assunta Ng, ’74, ’76, ’79
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1974
Moving Up to Room 711, Terry Hall Upon returning to my dorm room after a summer at my parent’s home, my first task was to set up my waterbed. But I couldn’t find the…
Peter Rinearson
1973
Lynn Colella, ’72
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1972
Public health collaboration between the UW and Seattle/King County begins In February 1972, the Seattle King County Public Health Department STD Clinic opened at Harborview Medical Center, starting the first of what would be many collaborative projects between the UW and Public Health – Seattle & King County.
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1972
First dorm, and first introduction to a roommate My roommate, Glenn, was a pleasant fellow but he rarely left the dorm room except to attend class, and so I never had privacy. The…
Peter Rinearson
1972
UW Medicine establishes multi-state program In 1971, the UW School of Medicine began a program to train physicians for the surrounding states that did not have a medical school.
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1971
Saving Pike Place Market In the 1960s, “urban renewal” usually meant tearing down old buildings to make way for new ones. Several of Seattle’s beloved landmarks, including Pioneer Square and the Pike Place Market, almost became victims of that trend.
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1971
School of Social Work responds to rapid social change with innovative classes During the Vietnam War era, unrest rocked the University of Washington, as students rallied in opposition to the conflict in Southeast Asia. Social change swept the country with the civil rights movement, the war on poverty and the fight for gender equality.
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1971
Sonny Sixkiller, ’71
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1971
School of Public Health established Established in 1970, the School of Public Health is the only accredited school of its kind north of Berkeley and west of Minneapolis.
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1970
University District hosts nation's longest-running street fair Every year on a weekend in May, University Way is crowded with merchants, food vendors, artists, and many others that comprise the famous University District Street Fair, which is the longest-running event of its kind in the U.S.
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1970
Fouad Ajami, ’69, ’73
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1969
Kim Bottomly, ’69, ’75
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1969
Founding of the Educational Opportunity Program Charles Odegaard kept his May 1968 promise to the Black Student Union, creating a new program to recruit and support underrepresented minority students to the UW.
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1968
Black Student Union stages a dramatic protest One of the most famous photographs in the University’s history shows a black student climbing the front wall of the Administration Building (now Gerberding Hall) on May 20, 1968, to enter President Charles Odegaard’s office by the window.
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1968
First kidney transplant In 1968, Dr. Tom Marchioro performed Washington State’s first kidney transplant at the UW Medical Center. In 1985, UW Medical Center started its heart transplant program and over the years has become the only center in the region to provide transplants for all solid organs including liver, lungs, pancreas and bowel.
UW Story
1968
Shirley Malcom, ’67
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1967
Center for Bioengineering Instruments created by University of Washington alumni and faculty, including the automated dialysis machine (1963), the portable Doppler ultrasound (1958), and the cardiac treadmill (1953), fused medicine and engineering in a completely new way.
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1967
Five computers at the UW
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1966
Orin C. Smith, ’65
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1965
Kitty Kelley, ’64
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1964
UW landscape architect helps reshape Seattle People flying kites from the hill at Seattle’s Gasworks Park may never have heard of Richard Haag, but they profit from his creativity as a landscape architect and his adaptive re-use of existing structures.
UW Story
1964
Norm Dicks, ’63, ’68
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1963
Seattle World's Fair Also known as the Century 21 Exposition, the Seattle World’s Fair gave visitors a glimpse into the future and gave Seattle world-wide recognition.
UW Story
1962
Denny Bell Committee begins
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1961
Rita Colwell, '61
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1961
UW Medicine opens Center for Pain Relief In 1961, UW opened a multi-disciplinary Center for Pain Relief that would become the world model for diagnosis, study and treatment of chronic and acute pain.
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1961
The 1960s: Civil rights debate comes to campus Student life at the UW in the 1960s was shaped by many national trends, one of the most important of which was the fight for civil rights and racial equality.
UW Story
1960
First computers used at UW
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1960
Yoshihiko Miyauchi, ’60
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1960
Student Enrollment: 1950s During the 1959-1960 academic year, 23,336 individual students attended the University of Washington an increase of 12% compared to a decade before. During autumn quarter 1959 alone, 16,882 students were registered, nearly the same number as a decade earlier.
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1959
1958 Crew
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1958
College of Built Environments begins The College of Built Environments comprises four academic departments—architecture, construction management, landscape architecture, and urban design and planning—plus interdisciplinary programs that prepare students for careers that focus on both the built and natural environments.
UW Story
1957
Living in the Dorms at UW Living in the dorms at UW was a great experience. It was pretty noisy, though. I eventually moved along with two other fellows to a quieter location off campus.
Jack Joseph Avril
1955
Charles Z. Smith, ’55
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1955
Ann Rule, ’53
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1953
Joe Sutter, ’43, and Bonnie Dunbar, ’71, ’75
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1952
Dolores Sibonga, ’52, ’73
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1952
Don Coryell, ’50, ’51
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1950
The 1950s: A new normal & a significant election The 1950s were a time of tremendous energy at the University of Washington, with new buildings going up, new programs like the School of Medicine, and a new emphasis on research and graduate education, encouraged by both federal and state dollars.
UW Story
1950
Linda Buck, ’75, and William Gates Sr., ’49, ’50
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1949
John Ellis, ’52, ’53, and Jim Ellis, ’48
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1948
Weyerhaeuser Company Based in Tacoma, Washington, Weyerhaeuser is one of the world’s largest producers of pulp, paper, lumber, packaging materials, and other wood-related products.
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1948
Gordon Hirabayahsi, ’46, ’49, ’52
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1946
School of Nursing established
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1945
George W. Jeffs, ’45, ’48
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1945
Medical social work during WWII and beyond During World War II, the Red Cross designated the University of Washington a key medical training center on the West Coast, and in 1944 the UW School of Social Work became one of only 14 schools in the United States eligible to train medical social workers.
UW Story
1944
War drives Japanese-American students from campus By the end of spring quarter 1942, more than 450 Japanese-American students at the UW were forced to abandon their studies.
UW Story
1942
Students on the front lines and the home front during WWII Like the rest of America, the UW was greatly affected by World War II.
UW Story
1941
Filipino Students at UW This is actually a picture of my father Rufino F.Cacabelos '39 posing with the Filipino Students Club sometime in 1937.Here is his story about his time at the UW - http://cacabelos.us/Rufinopart2.html
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James Cacabelos
1937
Faculty member builds Seattle arts scene Solomon Katz joined the UW history faculty in 1936 as an instructor. He later chaired the Department of History, served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and became provost and vice president for academic affairs.
UW Story
1936
Whitney Harris, ’33
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1933
Talking book Blind alumnus Robert Irwin, 1906, was the force behind the creation of the "talking book," which allowed the visually impaired to "read" a book by playing records of spoken text
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1932
Student life in the 1930s: A time of restraint The stock market crash of October 1929 is generally considered the event that began the Great Depression of the 1930s. The effect on the University was profound; faculty salaries were cut, first by ten percent and then even more.
UW Story
1930
Student Enrollment: 1920s During the 1929-1930 academic year, 10,998 individual students attended the University of Washington an increase of 54% compared to a decade before.During autumn quarter 1929 alone, 7,258 students were registered.
UW Story
1929
Henry Art Gallery opens The Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington was the first art museum in the state when it was built in 1927. Horace C. Henry made…
University of Washington
1926
Husky Heritage 70 years before I was a Husky, my great-grandfather Burt P.Kirkland was one of the first professors of Forestry at the UW. He helped found Pack Forest and advocated for the economic benefits of selective harvesting of timber, instead of clear cutting.
Kelly Kirkland
1925
Sun Dodgers become the Huskies Washington’s athletic teams had been called the Sun Dodgers since 1919, but a lot of people thought that didn’t do much for the school’s—or the region’s—image.
UW Story
1922
Students help raise funds to build Husky Stadium A student-run athletic association managed sports activities in the 1890s, but as the University and the athletics program grew so did the need for funds.
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1920
UW-Boeing partnership shapes both institutions William Boeing became fascinated with airplanes in 1910, when they were made of wood and fabric.
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1917
School of Business created The School of Business was established in 1914 and is the second-oldest institution of management education on the West Coast.
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1914
Preserving the columns The Sylvan Theater, a tree-enclosed hideaway southeast of Drumheller Fountain, contains four white columns, preserved from the original Territorial University building when it was torn down in 1911.
UW Story
1911
Graduate School created The Graduate School was permanently established in 1910, although the University had awarded its first graduate degree, a Masters of Arts in the field of classical languages, as early as Commencement Day in June of 1885.
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1910
Students begin their own newspaper Students at the University started their own newspapers in the 1890s, the most consistent being The Pacific Wave, which published monthly…
University of Washington
1909
Students begin studying home economics Home Economics—also known as Domestic Science—was a practical and progressive discipline when it was created at the University in 1909.
UW Story
1909
Students begin daily newspaper Students at the University started their own newspapers in the 1890s, the most consistent being The Pacific Wave, which was originally published in 1891.
UW Story
1908
University holds onto downtown land Although many people know that the original site of the Territorial University was 10 acres of what is now downtown Seattle, fewer know that the University still owns the land, which is now crowded with tall buildings.
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1904
The Birth of Husky Crew With two lakes adjoining the new campus, the University of Washington was a natural place to establish a crew program.
UW Story
1901
Student government created Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW) was created in 1901, replacing the Student Assembly, the Athletic Association and other minor student organizations.
UW Story
1901
From cows to compost - the evolution of campus sustainability In 1895, when the University moved from downtown Seattle to its new campus, there were few houses in the neighborhood where students could live.
UW Story
1899
Law school starts with one instructor Among many characteristics that made John T.Condon an outstanding choice to found the UW Law School in 1899 was the fact that he was born in Washington Territory (in 1863) and attended the Territorial University for part of his pre-college education.
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1899
First fraternity founded Sigma Nu was the first national fraternity to have a chapter at the University of Washington: the Gamma Chi chapter was founded in 1896…
University of Washington
1896
School of Pharmacy created Established in 1894, the School of Pharmacy was created through the efforts of the Washington Pharmaceutical Association, which had lobbied in favor of regulating the profession in the state.
UW Story
1894
Purple & Gold begins In 1892, the newly-formed Athletic Association selected purple and gold as the school colors.
UW Story
1892
Student Enrollment: 1880s The Territorial University was getting crowded by the time of statehood (1889). During the 1889-1890 academic year, 273 individual students attended, almost twice as many as a decade before.
UW Story
1889
Edmond S. Meany: Pioneer, publicist, politician and professor Edmond Meany was one of the earliest graduates of the Territorial University (B.S.1885, M.S.1889), and he devoted his life not only to building the University, the city, and the state but also to preserving and teaching local and regional history.
UW Story
1885
UW begins teaching future teachers Preparing young men and women to become teachers was an important function of the University from its early days. After becoming the Territorial University’s first graduate in 1876, Clara McCarty became a teacher, the usual career for an educated woman at the time.
UW Story
1878
First president helped build first classroom Asa Shinn Mercer helped to build the foundations of the University of Washington in ways that his successors never had to; he worked as a common laborer to construct the building that housed the Territorial University.
UW Story
1861
Classes begin with 1 room, 1 instructor and 30 students On November 4, 1861, the University of Washington opened its doors at its original campus at present-day Fourth Avenue and University Street in downtown Seattle.
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1861
Lewis & Clark enter Washington After a year of traveling, William Clark and Meriwether Lewis entered what would become the state of Washington on October 10, 1805.
UW Story
1805
Peace Corps ranking The UW ranked No.3 on the Peace Corps’ 2011 rankings of large university-based recruitment, with 94 undergraduate alumni currently serving as volunteers.
UW Story
2011
Suzzallo Library, Then and Now Am trying out a little ‘then and now’ project with some photos from our Special Collections Campus Photo Collection. These are rough tests…
Christine Tawatao
2011
At home in UW Mystery I first climbed the steps of Denny Hall as a freshman in the fall of 1981.I was impressed with the beautiful old building and loved the echo of the halls and history in the walls.
Bernadette Pajer
2011
My favorite professor My favorite professor during my time at the UW has to be Dr. Patricia Kramer in the department of anthropology. She is the first professor…
Misty Montejano
2011
150 years in my hands This was the first day of my internship at UW Marketing. This photo is a historical documentation of the desk at which I was busy at work…
Ivan Vukovic
2011
Who Cares' The Dawg Pack holds up The Daily’s “Who Cares?” poster as the Oregon State basketball team is introduced at the January 8, 2010 game at the…
The Daily
2011
2nd Paws-on Science: Husky Weekend at PSC Worked at an amazing event held at the PSC sharing research from over 30 UW programs and 280+ scientists with the community.
Nicole Morry Dierks
2011
Denny Hall Sunset Really, not a bad way to end the day.
Corey Murata
2011
Students and Libraries It’s Student Employee Appreciation Week at the University of Washington Libraries and I’m at the reception for student employee scholarship…
Christine Tawatao
2011
2011 UW Distinguished Staff Nominee folks had some very nice things to say…can you see me blushing through the screen? Every year, the University of Washington honors the…
Scott Macklin
2011
Just arrived at #fourpeaks salon at UW. I think I see @dakini_3'
Mónica Guzmán Preston
2011
Great start for UW Softball The women’s softball team keeps on winning – with a 23-2 record. Husky freshman pitcher Kaitlin Inglesby (Portland, Oregon) was named the…
Tim Knight
2011
Just 'hanging around' Student gets a birds-eye view from a tree branch on this stunning Spring day! Not too sure how much study got done though!
Kim Burdett
2011
Seattle-Nairobi Team Has Better Infant HIV Test For Africa Early detection of the HIV-1 virus in infants in Africa is a pressing global health concern but current testing tools are too expensive. A…
Matt Rosenberg
2011
The Birth of a Dream Trying to discover what one great passion to give my life to has been a personal struggle for me; should I be a doctor? --A research scientist? --An Ecologist perhaps? It wasn't until coming to UW Bothell and becoming part of the closest, most challenging, and most enriching community of learning I have ever experience, that I could find my passion for sustainability and environmental conservation.
Freddie Hensen
2011
Engineering vs Art I spent my time in both the Electrical Engineering building and in the Art building/ Foundry facilities obtaining a BSE and BFA degree (with honors in both).
Frank Albert Wurden
2011
A long history of Purple I was 8 years old when I attended my first UW football game back in 1961. We had seats in the (then) Tyee section So.side upper deck, compliments of my step-father who was a UW track and field star in the early 1930's.
Todd Case
2011
The Trek For years I had been stalking the UW website.I was looking at it even before it got its beautiful upgrade.I looked at all the pictures on the site and I even used that interactive map with Dubs showing me around.
Alex Mostaghni
2011
Husky Central Grand Opening Awesome day opening our new location in Downtown Seattle with our partners at the University Bookstore. Softy and the KJR crew broadcasted…
Nicole Morry Dierks
2010
Last night of Fall Quarter 2010 On the last night of production for the last newspaper of Fall Quarter, The Daily staff celebrated with a tradition slightly updated. In…
The Daily
2010
A sneak preview of Intersect At a Journalism That Matters conference at the University of Washington, we gave a handful of people a sneak preview of Intersect.
Peter Rinearson
2010
Intersect invades Gerberding My thanks to the Monicas, Jason and David for a great presentation/discussion at our E-marketing Working Group at the University of…
Elise Perachio Daniel
2010
Wish Twitter had a "like' Wish Twitter had a “like” button. RT @dailysu: #UW is headed to the Sweet 16!! Blew out New Mexico!!!! GO #DAWGS GO!!! #NCAA
Melissa Tizon
2010
Go Dawgs! (or, a funny hat) Nicole and I always root for the University of Washington football team. UW is our alma mater, but I’ve been a Huskies fan since long…
David Huntsperger
2010
Dr. Sam Wasser doggedly pursues endangered animals Dr. Samuel Wasser of the University of Washington’s Center for Conservation Biology is always looking for new fieldwork team members: must…
Lara Seven Phillips
2010
PACCAR Hall ' A new business hub After two years of construction, PACCAR Hall debuts as the innovative hub of the Foster School of Business. The five-story…
Tim Knight
2010
Ambition and hard work paid off for this UW student Daniel is also telling an incredible story at the UW Dean’s Club dinner. He came from Ethiopia when he was 13 and his father was imprisoned…
Mónica Guzmán Preston
2010
Studied Abroad in Granada, Spain Last summer, I studied abroad in Granada, Spain! We (two friends from UW and I) set out on our adventure with no idea where we were staying…
Lauren Olsen
2010
UW and area tribes sign Memorandum of Understanding
UW Story
2010
An Indian Fairy Tale My husband and I met on campus in 2002 as Sophomores.He was tall, lanky and quiet from Hyderabad.I was short, expressive and loud from Gujarat.It took another year before we realized that we may actually have something there between the two of us.
Neha Nariya
2010
UW vs. Nebraska Game & Big W Tailgate It was great to see old friends at the Big W tailgate. Pete finally got to meet Shane, Mike, Tommie, T-Red, Rich and a bunch of the other…
Nicole Morry Dierks
2010
Hanson Hosein, leading the revolution in digital media Hanson Hosein, assistant professor of communication, defies categorization. He heads the UW’s Masters of Communication in Digital Media (MCDM) program, hosts a UWTV series, is an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, holds law degrees from two countries, and was once a television news producer for NBC News.
UW Story
2010
UW Researchers develop device for Ménière’s Disease treatment In October 2010, Drs. Jay Rubinstein and James Philips, UW otolaryngologist, introduced the first implantable device that could help patients with Ménière’s disease, a condition believed to be an inner ear problem that causes vertigo, hearing loss, and ringing and pressure in the ear, restore their balance.
UW Story
2010
UW Staffer Creates New African Union Flag When African leaders launched a competition for the creation of a new African Union flag in 2007, they had no idea how far-flung the results would be
Yadesa Bojia
2010
Pharmacy students' outreach garners national acclaim In 2009, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy honored a group of eight UW pharmacy students with one of its first-ever Student Community Engaged Service Awards.
The award — which carries an $18,500 prize with it — recognized student-led community outreach projects that encourage service learning.
UW School of Pharmacy
2009
Started a new job at UW! On June 1, 2009 I started my first job at the University of Washington as an event coordinator in UW Marketing! During my first year I…
Annie Alldredge
2009
i Do: Couples who met (and married) at the iSchool By Ann Beckmann It’s remarkable how couples meet and somehow things connect. Similar interests, values, smarts and looks are typically part…
UW Information School
2009
Huskies beat USC Got thinking about great UW games the other day after the Holiday bowl win and decided to resurrect this shot from the USC game last year…
Dean Allen
2009
Welcome Dubs! Dubs becomes the 13th live mascot for the University of Washington.Isn't he the cutest! In fact, in March 17 2009, Petside.com named Dubs the No.1 mascot of the 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament.
Your Name
2009
Burkemobile starts rolling The Burkemobile is a statewide outreach program that sends three to four Burke educators into classrooms to teach students about fossils, ecology and Native cultures.
UW Story
2009
Diversity studies pioneer named recipient of endowed chair The UW’s James Banks is a pioneer in diversity studies. In 2009, he was named the Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies. Banks has written or edited 15 books in multicultural and social studies education.
UW Story
2009
Harnessing more efficient solar energy Sunny afternoons inspire some Seattleites to leave work early. They inspire David Ginger to work harder.
UW Story
2009
College of the Environment established The College of the Environment was established in 2009 and consists of 11 previously existing units and schools, all highly regarded in their research and education that draws from natural resources.
UW Story
2009
Intellectual House In April 2009, a land blessing ceremony was held in the N6 parking lot by McMahon Hall, the future site of the UW Intellectual House.
The longhouse-style facility is expected to help improve recruitment, retention, and graduation rates for Native American UW students, and will feature classroom space, a student lounge, computer and resource center, office space, and a large central gathering space.
UW Story
2009
Tribal partnerships lead to development of Pacific Northwest bioenergy In 2008, UW researchers began working with local Native American tribes to develop locally produced bioenergy.
UW Story
2008
Dalai Lama visits campus His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama visited campus on April 14th, 2008, for a special convocation that was part of his five-day trip to Seattle.
UW Story
2008
Husky Football Pic Day Since I worked in the office, I was able to bring my family down early. Jordy got to meet the guys and is pictured here with Jake Locker…
Nicole Morry Dierks
2008
My First Husky Football Game Took my family to our first Husky football game. Had a blast – GO DAWGS!!
Miranda Dixon
2008
MSIM Alum Wants Your Vote'for Trustworthy Electronic Elections By Ann Beckmann Trust is tricky business when it comes to elections. After Florida’s hanging chads became a household cliché in the 2000…
UW Information School
2008
Began time at UW and joined A''! I came from a small town down to Seattle as an 18 year-old freshman excited to begin my time as a University of Washington student! I was…
Lauren Olsen
2008
Visiting my Husky Football office My office while I was Director of External Relations for Husky Football was always full of people, especially when my son Jordy came to…
Nicole Morry Dierks
2008
Partnership for social change in child welfare In 2007, the School of Social Work launched Partners for Our Children (POC) to focus new thinking, resources and expertise on Washington state’s child welfare system.
UW Story
2007
School of Nursing launches state-of-the-art simulation lab
UW Story
2007
Yoky Matsuoka wins MacArthur award A tennis prodigy as a youth, Yoky Matsuoka turned to the emerging field of neurobotics when an injury ended her tennis dreams.
UW Story
2007
Taking IT to the People MSIM alumnus Tariq Alam brings information technology to the businesses and villages of rural Bangladesh Spreading the bounty and promise…
UW Information School
2007
PROGRAM NOTES: MSIM ' MSIM Candidate Helps New Olympic Sculpture Park Throw Open Its Virtual Gallery Phillip Endicott is no stranger to the Seattle-area arts and culture scene, having held strategic jobs with successful endeavors including…
UW Information School
2007
UW students receive trifecta of prestigious scholarships In 2006, three UW students were awarded prestigious scholarships that marked the first time that UW “hit the trifecta.”
UW Story
2006
Getting five thousand freshmen on the same page Students entering the UW in the fall of 2006 were given an early assignment: to read the book Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder.
UW Story
2006
Claire got hitched Claire, a member of my pledge class, was the first to get married and we all sang her a song from the soror. It was a gorgeous wedding.
Candis Anderson
2006
Ramona Forever ' Beverly Cleary Turns 90! Our beloved Beverly Cleary, famous iSchool alumna and creator of the lovable Ramona Quimby, celebrated her 90th birthday last April. The…
UW Information School
2006
Summer Quarter at UW Not the most desired way to spend your summer but it actually was really nice to absorb the beauty of the campus while taking some needed or fun classes you wouldn't be able to fit during a quarter!
Here's a picture of some friends and I out on Lake Washington with canoes with rented from the WAC.
Your Name
2006
Got my first 'real' job at UW ' and embarked on a nonprofit career! After struggling to find a job in nonprofit out of college, I finally landed a temp gig in the College of Engineering’s marketing…
Eva Dankanics Conner
2005
Dean's Corner: Move it On Over Fall is always an exiting time for me. The academic year starts, and I get the chance to welcome new faculty and staff and see student…
UW Information School
2005
Dream Project takes flight The Dream Project was founded in 2005 by students – spearheaded by then-freshman Alula Asfaw – in an effort to help first-generation and…
University of Washington
2005
Faculty Spotlight: Mike Crandall Mike Crandall has seen the growth of his field and the Information School from both sides now. A 1986 University of Washington graduate in…
UW Information School
2005
Live high definition video broadcast from ocean floor
UW Story
2005
UW Tacoma and UW Bothell become four-year-universities Historic legislation authorizing UW Tacoma and UW Bothell to accept freshmen and sophomores was signed into law by Gov. Christine Gregoire Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at a ceremony at UW Tacoma.
UW Story
2005
Technological study aids hit the scene In 2005, the University of Washington began offering a new tune for students’ MP3 players: that of their professors’ lectures.
UW Story
2005
UW launches prenatal drug research unit In the summer of 2004, then-associate professor of pharmacy Mary Hebert received a $2.8 million National Institutes of Health grant to study drugs in pregnancy.
UW School of Pharmacy
2004
Decoding sense of smell leads to Nobel Prize UW alumna Linda Buck (BS '75) became the 11th woman to receive a Nobel Prize in science when she shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Richard Axel of Columbia University.
UW Story
2004
A Little Boy's Impression When I was eight years old, My UW alumna father brought me to my first Huskies game.My grandfather had season tickets to football and basketball so we'd always be in Husky Stadium and Edmunson.
Kolby Rowland
2003
Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering opens As teenagers, Paul Allen and Bill Gates would sneak into the graduate computer center at Roberts Hall to get time and experience on the machines.
UW Story
2003
A center for Northwest Coast Art Bill Holm first encountered Northwest Coast Art as a teenager, when his mother took him to the Washington State Museum on the University of Washington campus.
UW Story
2003
Huskies Take 2003 Apple Cup! Yup, Huskies win 27-19 over the Cougs. Go Dawgs! http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/112203aaa.html
Nicole Morry Dierks
2003
#17 UW loses @ #2 Ohio State 28-9 I want to try to see as many major sports venues as possible, so the 2003 UW @ Ohio State game was a must. Not the outcome I’d hoped for…
Nicole Morry Dierks
2003
Students express their environmental dedication During the 2002-2003 school year, a group of students grew frustrated when the only way to recycle paper in the dorms was to take it to outside dumpsters – for some, that meant an 11-floor trip.
UW Story
2002
PROGRAM NOTES ' Reaching Out to Seattle Youth Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission (UGM) is well known for its work with the urban homeless population, but the public isn’t as aware of UGM’s…
UW Information School
2002
Student Achievements The Information School was home to a remarkable group of students during the 2001/02 academic year. The School congratulates them…
UW Information School
2002
Commencement 2002 Was Something Special for iSchool On the eve of University of Washington’s June 15 commencement exercises, the Information School honored its 115 Master of Library and…
UW Information School
2002
Lee Hartwell wins 2001 Nobel Prize UW genetics professor Leland (Lee) Hartwell was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his basic research on cell division.
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2001
Focusing on a baby's first three years The School of Nursing’s Center on Infant Mental Health and Development (CIMHD) is guided by a simple vision: Every child has the right to early nurturing relationships that are the foundation for life-long healthy development.
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2001
Saving endangered species When Sam Wasser (Ph.D.’81) joined the UW faculty in 2001, he already was well known as a pioneer in developing non-invasive methods to monitor wildlife.
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2001
A proud day for me and my family As I sat in Husky Stadium on that sunny June day in 2000, it finally really sank in just how proud this day was for me and my mom, who was in the audience.
Will B
2000
Inaugural Lauch of Dawg Daze Back in the summer of 2000, President McCormick blessed the formation of an all campus welcome week that involved students, faculty and staff better known as Dawg Daze.
Vicki Anderson-Ellis
2000
James Sun, '99
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1999
World’s first high definition TV broadcast over the Internet
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1999
My first job at the University of Washington When I moved to Seattle in 1999, my first job was serving as assistant editor for the faculty-staff newspaper, University Week. It was a…
Elise Perachio Daniel
1999
Business Plan Competition begins In 1998, the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Foster School of Business launched the UW Business Plan Competition.
Pete Findley (BA 1998), the winner of that first competition, entered with a plan to create a giant campus for the Internet age, a virtual school offering courses that are all too often unavailable to teens attending thinly populated rural schools, cash-strapped urban districts, or who are home-schooled.
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1998
TV'still' I left the TV business for good in 2004, after a last stint in Iraq with NBC News. I found it a profoundly dissatisfying storytelling…
Hanson Hosein
1997
'Twas the End of the Quarter I wrote a little poem to encourage my teacher John Davis to give the students a pre-final cheat sheet in his Psychology class:
'Twas the end of the quarter and all through Arc Hall, the students were whining for the best grade of all.
Jann Finley
1997
Birth of Internet2: The “Next-Generation Internet”
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1996
Amazon.com Launched in 1995, Amazon.com is considered the pioneer of online retailing. While it started primarily as a book retailer, it is now well known for selling a huge array of items, from groceries to strollers.
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1995
The UW Home Page officially goes online
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1994
Sitting in the Student Section at Hec Ed At 31, I realized too late that I was too old to be sitting in the student section during a Husky football game. As a younger student…
Jill Rinearson
1992
Sonicare toothbrush UW researchers David Engel, Joseph Miller and Roy Martin helped entrepreneur David Giuliani make the first sonic toothbrush, whose bristle tips move 100 times faster than you can brush manually. The cleaning action also directs fluids deep between teeth and below the gumline to remove plaque and prevent gum disease.
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1992
I met my wife through the U of W During the school-year 1992 - 93 I was a visiting graduate student.I signed up for the FIUTS ski trip to Chrystal Mountain as both a driver and a ski - teacher.
Ole Kristian Gravrok
1992
Older Students Not all UW students were youngsters.I and many of the students in our graduate class at the School of Social Work were middle aged.Going to school was an adventure for us.
Mary Everett
1991
Professor Charles Johnson wins 1990 National Book Award Charles Johnson joined the UW English department in 1976 with an unusual background in both creative writing (his novel Faith and the Good Thing had been widely praised) and philosophy (the field of his doctoral study).
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1990
UW Bothell opens On October 1, 1990, UW Bothell opened with 155 juniors and seniors at the Canyon Park Business Center. The opening followed the Higher Education Coordinating Board’s 1989 selection of Bothell and Tacoma as branch campus locations for the University of Washington as a way to serve upper-division students coming out of community college.
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1990
Intramural Soccer @ UW Some of the girls in my house (ADPi) and guys in a fraternity across the street (Psi U) fielded an IMA soccer team each fall and spring…
Nicole Morry Dierks
1990
Student Enrollment: 1980s During the 1989-1990 academic year, the University was preparing to open two branch campuses, one in Tacoma and one in Bothell. During autumn quarter 1989, only 33,238 students were registered on the Seattle campus, a decline of 11% compared to autumn quarter of 1979.
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1989
First Nobel Prize for the UW Hans Dehmelt was the first active UW faculty member to win a Nobel Prize, sharing the prize in physics with two other researchers in 1989.
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1989
Pledging ADPi Little did I know that some of my best, lifetime friendships could be formed in a matter of a week. Here we are on the front steps of ADPi…
Nicole Morry Dierks
1989
Parnassus, the Artsy Coffee Shop The Art Building held a cool coffee shop in the basement. This was before coffee shops were considered cool. I can still smell the mixture…
Jill Rinearson
1989
Rebecca Nelson, '88
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1988
Bryan Monroe, ’87
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1987
A UW home in Rome In 1985, the UW opened the Rome Center in a renovated seventeenth-century building, the Palazzo Pio, which sits on the foundations of the ancient theater of Pompey (55 B.C.).
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1985
W. Ron Allen, '83
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1983
Drumheller Fountain - Ponding After giving my girlfriend my pledge pin, it was tradition at TKE to pond the member.The catch is, you cannot get out of the fountain without help.The bottom is full of duck sludge and kind of siphons you down.
George Frankenfield
1983
Julia Sweeney, ’82
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1982
Kyle MacLachlan, ’82
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1982
The Wave Robb Weller, '72, a former UW yell leader, and Bill Bissell, the Husky Marching Band director, came up with the idea for the Wave in 1981, and it caught on as a staple in sports stadiums nationwide.
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1981
Ed Viesturs, ’81
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1981
My first job at the U My first job at the University of Washington was in the Nutritional Sciences and Textiles Department (since disbanded), in Raitt Hall. I have many fond memories of watching students on the Quad, especially, hanging upside down in those beautiful trees, taking photos of the trees in full blossom, as well as the great cafe we had in the basement..
Your Name
1981
Mount St. Helens and its aftermath The eruption of Mount St. Helens on the morning of May 18, 1980, included an earthquake that collapsed one side of the mountain, a release…
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1980
UW Student Wins Miss Seafair, Queen of the Seas Brigitte Grossrieder, a Violin Performance and Education double-major, has won the title of Miss Seafair, Queen of the Seas 1980-81! As a student of Professor Zigmundy from the UW School of Music, Miss Grossrieder worked to perfect her 3-minute piece, DeFalla's Dance Espagnole, for the talent portion of the competition.
Brigitte Ruth Grossrieder-Tennis
1980
Mount St. Helens provides fertile learning ground The eruption of Mount St.Helens on the morning of May 18, 1980, included an earthquake that collapsed one side of the mountain, a release of pressurized gases and pulverized rock that blew over or killed trees in 150 square miles of forest, and a cloud of volcanic ash five miles high that turned the sky dark as prevailing winds carried falling ash over Eastern Washington and states beyond.
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1980
Graduated with help from the GI Bill I got out of the Navy in Texas with my UW acceptance in hand and drove north. I was so excited to start this new phase of my life
Shari Wassmann
1979
Jill Seaman, ’79
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1979
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) becomes self-sustaining unit of School of Nursing
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1978
Kenny Gorelick (“Kenny G”), ’78
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1978
Rose Bowl Win with Warren Moon The day before I started my UW adventure I watched the Huskies beat Michigan in the Rose Bowl with Warren Moon at quarterback. Thus I began my big adventure at the college of my dreams..
David Buehler
1978
First female publisher Barbara A. Krohn was the first woman publisher of the UW Daily, starting in that position in 1977 and retiring in 1991. She started her…
The Daily
1977
Margarethe Cammermeyer, ’76, ’91
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1976
David Horsey, '75
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1975
Shared house east of University Village I shared this rental house with four other UW Daily staffers: Dave Horsey, Charlie Gay, Larry Maloney, Jack Kerstad. Dave and I had…
Peter Rinearson
1974
Visiting the nation's newspaper editors ' and finding a career My friend Dave Horsey and I spent 28 days visiting newspaper editors all across country, exploring the question of whether the media was…
Peter Rinearson
1974
I have a story to tell about University Of Washington School of Art, Seattle I was here!
Katherine VeHaun Malmsten
1974
PC Operating Systems Before there was MS-DOS, there was CP/M and QDOS.
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1974
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome UW Professors David Smith and Ann Streissguth and student Kenneth Jones published the first definition of fetal alcohol syndrome and its characteristic physical and behavior features. They also created new screening methods for the condition.
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1973
Robb Weller, '72
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1972
Daniel O’Neill, ’72
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1972
Title IX Launches an Era of Equal Opportunity for Women “Title IX” is a shorthand expression referring to federal legislation in 1972 that outlawed discrimination based on sex under “any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” While athletics were not specified in the legislation, Title IX is widely credited for increased support for and recognition of women athletes.
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1972
Larry Gossett, ’71
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1971
Artist Jacob Lawrence joins the faculty Jacob Lawrence was already a famous artist when he joined the UW faculty in 1971, after he and his wife, the artist Gwendolyn Knight, moved to Seattle.
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1971
Steven Holl, ’71
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1971
Husky Football legend Sonny Sixkiller gains national attention Sonny Sixkiller has a memorable name, and sports writers couldn’t resist emphasizing his Cherokee ancestry when they wrote stories about his years as the UW’s quarterback (1970-72).
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1970
Medic One, saving lives since 1970 People across the country take for granted that when they can call 911 in the event of a medical emergency, they receive care within minutes from firefighters or specially trained medics. That wasn’t always the case.
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1970
Popular, outspoken professor wins first Distinguished Teaching Award Giovanni Costigan taught history with a scholarly passion that made him a legend not only at the UW, but also throughout the Northwest.
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1970
Student Enrollment: 1960s During the 1969-1970 academic year, 43,344 individual students attended the University of Washington, an increase of 86% compared to a decade before.During autumn quarter 1969 alone, 32,749 students were registered, almost twice as many as a decade earlier, as the “Baby Boom” generation reached college age.
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1969
Linda Bierds, ’69, ’71
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1969
Imparting Wisdom Since I completed my Masters at the UW piecemeal
after having four children I had no special class affiliation.There was no free childcare available and parking was a nightmare since I went for one class at a time after my teaching day.
Georgie Bright Kunkel
1968
From protester to professor People of Hispanic heritage are becoming the largest minority group in the U.S., yet to many Americans they are a mystery, with stereotypes based on images of migrant farm workers and illegal immigrants.
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1968
Lakeside School computer club connects
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1968
Graduate computer science degrees first offered
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1967
Chance Meeting In the fall of 1967 I was attending Seattle U.and my roommate, a high school friend, was attending the UW. He talked me in to going to a dance at the HUB and in the course of the evening I struck up a conversation with a UW student.
John Watkins
1967
Burroughs B5500
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1966
H. Jon Runstad, ’65
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1965
David Kopay, ’64
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1964
David Bonderman, ’63
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1963
Asian Law Center offers expertise from Japan to Afghanistan The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 brought the world’s attention to the UW and the region’s ties to countries around the Pacific Rim. A century later, “globalization” is commonly used to describe the changing world of business, government and culture.
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1962
Evans School of Public Affairs established The Evans School of Public Affairs, formerly the Graduate School of Public Affairs, was founded in 1962, becoming the nation’s first independent school of public administration at a public university.
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1962
Drumheller Fountain springs to life Rainier Vista, which provides a view of the majestic mountain from the heart of the University of Washington’s Seattle campus, was created…
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1961
President Kennedy helps celebrate the UW's 100th The Centennial celebration concluded November 16, 1961, when John F. Kennedy came to campus as keynote speaker for an academic convocation in Hec Edmundson Pavilion attended by 11,000 people.
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1961
William Foege, ’61
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1961
Student life in a decade of change The decade of the 1960s began as an era of hope and enthusiasm for students at the University of Washington.
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1960
Sled Dawgs for Eternity Standing in a wintry line that stretched from the registrar to Denny Hall, the fleeting thought of "class closed" failed to roil my resolve.
A native of Seattle, I graduated from the University of Washington in 1960 with a Chemistry degree.
Richard Linde
1960
Carver Gayton, ’60, ’72, ’76
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1960
William Bolcom, ’58
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1958
UW Crew goes behind the Iron Curtain Although many aspects of student life were lighthearted in the 1950s, the shadow of potential conflict—the “Cold War” between the Soviet Union and the United States, between communism and capitalism—was always present.
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1958
3 Phases My father taught General Engineering at the U from around 1955 to 1969 or so. One of my earlier memories is of walking with him down Smith Lane, collecting chestnuts and putting them into the back of my new red and white toy Ford station wagon.
Flash forward to 1982, and I am a MBA candidate, slaving away in study groups, doing HBR cases, and learning the language of business.
Peter Bonow
1957
Rescuing Lake Washington Oscillatoria rubescens—blue–green algae—are a sure sign of trouble in a lake, and UW zoology professor W.Thomas Edmondson, UW fisheries professor Lauren Donaldson, and other scientists understood the danger.
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1955
Alex Ekwueme, ’55, ’57
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1955
Hugh McElhenny, ’52
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1952
Alum named UW president In 1952, Henry Schmitz began his six-year tenure as president of the University, having been the first alumnus of the University to hold the position.
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1952
John “Bud” Hawk, ’51, ’52
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1951
Andrew F. Brimmer, ’50, ’51
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1950
First Environmental Health Graduate: Jack Hatlen Jack Hatlen graduated with the UW’s first class of Sanitary Science majors in 1949, and joined his classmate, John Fish, at Seattle-King County Public Health
Elizabeth Sharpe
1949
Husky Union Building (HUB) Since it opened in 1949, the Husky Union Building (HUB) has served as a home for student activities, dining and event space on campus. Operated by the Department of Student Activities and Union Facilities, the building has undergone renovations in 1952, 1960 and 1975.
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1949
Dan Evans, ’48, ’49, and Norm Rice, ’72, ’74
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1948
Renowned sculptor George Tsutakawa George Tsutakawa’s life is intimately bound up with the Pacific Northwest and the University of Washington.
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1947
School of Dentistry established The School of Dentistry, the only dental school in Washington state and one of two in the Pacific Northwest, was founded in 1946.
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1946
Elizabeth Sterling Soule, first dean of the School of Nursing The worldwide flu epidemic of 1918, which killed more people than World War I, brought issues of public health to the forefront everywhere.
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1945
Mark 9 Torpedo Exploder Working with the U.S. Navy to come up with a more reliable exploder for torpedoes, UW Physicist Joe Henderson created the Mark 9 Torpedo Exploder in 1945, a significant improvement that would only detonate when it was under the keel of the target ship.
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1945
Tanks roll into Husky Stadium After the Japanese military attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, student life on the UW campus changed dramatically.
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1943
Grand Coulee Dam completed When the Grand Coulee Dam was completed in 1941, it was hailed as the “Eighth Wonder of the World.” The dam is the largest hydropower producer in the United States, generating a total capacity of 6,809 megawatts.
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1941
Student Enrollment: 1930s During the 1939-1940 academic year, 15,115 individual students attended the University of Washington, an increase of 37% compared to a decade before. During Autumn Quarter 1939 alone, 10,662 students were registered.
More information:
University of Washington, Office of the Registrar, Yearly Statistical Report 1979-1980.
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1939
UW’s Wind Tunnel - From Boeing Airplanes to Lance Armstrong’s bicycle In a modest brick building on the UW Seattle campus, wind speeds can reach up to 250 miles per hour. The Kirsten Wind Tunnel, built in 1936, is the second wind tunnel built on the UW campus.
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1936
Husky Crew wins Olympic Gold Medal The UW had become well known for the success of its rowing programs over several decades, but in 1936 the Husky varsity crew proved to be the best in the world.
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1936
Rotablator Professor David Auth invented this device, which uses a tiny catheter for inserting into an artery to clean out a blockage. It has a football-shaped burr at the end, rotating at speeds up to 190,000 rpm. Like a tiny sander, it removes the brittle plaque material while leaving healthy tissue intact.
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1933
Gift brings distinguished speakers to campus Maud Walker Ames and her husband Edwin Gardner Ames created a unique legacy at the University through a gift made in several stages during the 1930s.
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1931
Roaring 20s Close with a Kissing Ban After seeing couples “spooning” in the shadows of the Columns one spring evening in 1929, University president Matthew Lyle Spencer banned kissing on campus.
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1929
First national recognition for faculty The University of Washington faculty was not well known for its scholarship when, in 1928, the first national recognition came to a faculty member: Vernon Louis Parrington.
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1928
Henry Suzzallo & the beginnings of the University Libraries The Suzzallo Library, named after former UW President Henry Suzzallo, opened in 1926. The president, who was instrumental in planning the library starting in 1922, envisioned it to be “the soul of the university.”
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1926
Eight Decades of Rose Bowls The University of Washington played its first collegiate opponent—Stanford—on December 29, 1893, losing 40-0 before 600 spectators in West…
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1924
Island laboratory takes shape For almost a century, scientists and students have taken advantage of the unique natural setting of the UW’s Friday Harbor Laboratories (FHL). Located on San Juan Island, the laboratories are well situated for research on many aspects of marine biology and oceanography because the surrounding waters are relatively free from pollution.
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1921
Student Enrollment: 1910s During the 1919-1920 academic year, 7,135 individual students attended the University of Washington, more than three times as many as a decade before.
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1919
Boeing begins making planes in Seattle On June 15, 1916, William E.Boeing piloted the Bluebill, the first plane he helped to build.
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1916
Performing arts programs take shape The high spirits of UW students often were expressed in performances of plays, as well as many musical clubs—ranging from men’s and women’s glee clubs to mandolin and ukulele clubs.
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1913
iSchool created The Department of Library Economy in the College of Liberal Arts was founded in 1911 and has played a critical role in librarianship across the Northwest for a century.
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1911
Women gain right to vote On November 8, 1910, Washington state’s male electorate granted women the right to vote by adding an amendment to the state constitution.
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1910
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition transforms the UW A group of civic leaders, including Professor Edmond Meany, organized Seattle’s first world’s fair, the Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition, held on the UW campus from June to October 1909.
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1909
State turns to UW to ensure food safety In 1909, the Washington state Legislature decided that the UW was the best site for a state Food and Drug Laboratory.
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1909
Ten acres that shaped a city Although many people know that the original site of the Territorial University was 10 acres of what is now downtown Seattle, fewer know that the University still owns the land, which is now crowded with tall buildings.
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1907
Early collaborations with state industries Henry K.Benson came to the UW in 1904 as assistant professor of chemistry during a time when Washington state’s economy was still based on natural resources—timber, mining, fishing and agriculture.
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1904
Nordstrom opens as a shoe store In 1901, Swedish immigrant John W.Nordstrom and his friend Carl Wallin went into the shoe business and opened the first Nordstrom location in downtown Seattle in 1901.
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1901
College of Engineering created The College of Engineering was established in 1901 after the Board of Regents hired and appointed Almon H.Fuller as professor of Civil and Mechanical Engineering three years earlier.
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1901
Student Enrollment: 1890s The University of Washington moved to its current Seattle campus in 1895. During the 1899-1900 academic year, 533 individual students attended, almost twice as many as a decade before.
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1899
Klondike Gold Rush In July 1897, the steamship Portland arrived in Seattle from Alaska carrying a copious amount of gold, leading way to the Klondike Gold Rush.
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1897
University leaves "temptations" of downtown Keeping a growing student body away from the evils of city life was one reason the University’s Board of Regents asked the state legislature to authorize moving the University to a site larger than the original 10 acres.
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1895
First Japanese Graduates Japanese students were among the first international students to attend the University of Washington, starting in 1894, when it was still a small institution that had not yet moved from downtown Seattle to its present campus.
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1894
Seattle's Great Fire On June 6, 1889, a man named John E.Back caused a fire in the basement of a downtown building that would spread and become known as Seattle's Great Fire.
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1889
Alumni Association creates connections The University of Washington Alumni Association was founded in 1889, when the Territorial University had 60 living alumni. They wanted to have a way to stay connected and support the University.
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1889
Railroad Tycoon’s $4,000 gift saves the University The Territorial University was plagued with financial and administrative problems, closing four times in its first 15 years (in 1863, 1867-69, 1874 and again in 1876 after granting its first bachelor’s degree, to Clara McCarty).
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1883
First UW Graduate: Clara McCarty Clara McCarty became the first student to receive a bachelor's degree from the University of Washington in 1876.
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1876
A historic land donation In a remarkable and history-changing act of generosity, Arthur and Mary Denny, Charles and Mary Terry and Edward Lander in April of 1861 deeded 10 acres overlooking Elliott Bay that would be used to establish the first University of Washington campus.
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1861
Seattle established On May 23, 1853, the first maps establishing the boundaries of Seattle was were filed.
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1853