Kitsap, Jefferson and Clallam Counties UW Alumni Chapter
Welcome
The Kitsap/Jefferson/Clallam chapter of the UW Alumni Association serves more than 8,300 alumni and friends living in the tri-county area. The KJC Huskies are a strong and passionate group interested in organizing fun and fulfilling events that take advantage of the unique opportunities available to us in such close proximity to the Seattle and Tacoma UW campuses.
Contacts
Dennis Anderson, '72, is the chapter president and is a retired engineer from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. He and his wife, Connie, live in Port Orchard. Dennis is the primary contact for the chapter and can be reached at 360-895-8791 or deanders@wavecable.com.
Rounding out the leadership team are Chris Casad, '78, vice president; Karlynn Haberly, '73, secretary; Craig Jones, '79, treasurer; Len Kruse, '58, trustee.
Upcoming Events
Make sure you are on our list to get an invitation to our next event. Visit the address change page to update your email address.
Photo Album
Relive some of the memories of past events or see what you missed:
Past Events
June 2006 - Harbor Seals in Hood Canal: Predator and Prey. A presentation by Dr. Joshua London, '97, '06, is the first in a quarterly series of seminars highlighting University of Washington research impacting the economy and lifestyle of Mason County residents.
June 2006 - 35th Annual Husky Coaches Tour and Insider Banquet. Alumni and friends got the inside scoop on Husky sports from Head Football coach Tyrone Willingham, Head Basketball Coaches Lorenzo Romar and June Daugherty and some other favorite Husky coaches. Two $2,000 scholarships were awarded to local UW students.
February 2006 - KJC Winter Lecture: Engineering Disaster Response
August 2005 - Husky Summer Weekend '05. Wine Tour and Salmon Dinner.
May 2005 - 34th Annual Husky Coaches Tournament and Insider Banquet. Alumni and friends got the inside scoop on Husky sports from Athletic Director Todd Turner, new Head Football coach Tyrone Willingham, Head Basketball Coaches Lorenzo Romar and June Daugherty and some other favorite Husky coaches. Four $2,000 scholarships were awarded to local UW students.
April 2005 - Back to the Future with President Mark Emmert. Alumni, students, parents, and friends met President Emmert at the Kitsap Conference Center. During President Emmert's visit, we awarded four $2,000 scholarships to local UW students.
August 2004 - Husky Summer Weekend '04. Alumni gathered to play golf.
May 2004 - 33rd Annual Husky Coaches Tournament and Insider Banquet. UW alums gathered again a day of golf with UW coaches and then a banquet featuring talks by UW coaches. At the banquet we awarded four $2,000 scholarships to local UW students. For more information, see the Coaches Tour page.
February 2004 - KJC Alumni Lecture. Alumni gathered in Port Ludlow for a timely lecture examining "Low Oxygen in the Water of the Hood Canal: Possible Causes and Impacts." The speaker was Dr. Jan Newton, '84, '89, senior oceanographer with the Washington State Dept. of Ecology, and affiliate assistant professor, UW School of Oceanography.
May 2003 - 32nd Annual Husky Coaches Tournament and Insider Banquet. After a two-year absence from our area, the event returned and was a resounding success! More than 130 golfers played in the tournament and approximately 200 attended the Insider Banquet. During the banquet, the tournament committee awarded two $2,000 academic scholarships to local UW students.
March 2003 - Kitsap Alumni Lecture. UW faculty lecture was held at Wing Point Golf & Country Club. UW Professor Donald Brownlee presented a lecture about the 12-billion-year life cycle of our sun. We found out that we are living though the best of times with our sun.
UW Kitsap Alumni Chapter Coaches Tour Student Scholarship Recipients 2004
Presenting the Coaches Tour Scholarships. From the left: Dennis Anderson, '72; Samuel Kidder;
Cassandra Millet; Cindy Chen; Kendra Gossel; Len Kruse, '58.
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Scholarships
UWAA Legacy Scholarship
This scholarship is available to undergraduate juniors and seniors, including transfer students, but not current degree holders, who are currently enrolled as full-time students. Students must have a parent or grandparent who holds a degree from the University of Washington and is a current member of the Alumni Association.
Visit the UWAA Scholarship page to download the application and view other student scholarships.
UW Kitsap, Jefferson, Clallam Alumni Chapter Coaches Tour
2004 Student Scholarship Recipients
Kendra Gossel
Kendra is currently completing her sophomore year at the UW with a GPA of 3.85. She enjoys the combination of history, economics, politics and geography that the Jackson School’s International Studies program has to offer. Kendra says that the best thing about being a UW student is the collective opportunities the campus has to offer such as its libraries, speakers and classes. Kendra would like to do an exchange program in Eastern Europe or the Baltic States. But before she goes abroad, she will be heading to Malibu, B.C., with high-school students this summer as a volunteer leader with Young Life, a non-profit organization committed to making an impact on kids' lives and preparing them for the future. Kendra is a graduate of Port Townsend High School (Class of 2002).
Cassandra Millet
Cassandra is currently completing her senior year at the UW and is majoring in psychology. Cassandra says that being at the UW has helped her gain learning experiences outside the classroom. She works as an intern counselor at John Marshall Alternative High School, where she has been able to acquire knowledge of the field and see positive changes in her students. She is also involved in a research study that focuses on child and parent interaction. Between her internship and research, she maintains a GPA of 3.82. In her free time, Cassandra enjoys playing the trumpet and learning how to play other instruments, such as bass guitar and the drums. Cassandra is a graduate of Sequim High School (Class of 2001).
Cindy Chen
Cindy is currently completing her junior year at the UW and is majoring in psychology. She is interested in the research aspect of her major and is working on a study on addictive behaviors. She says that the best thing about the UW has been the leadership experience she has gained through various extracurricular activities, one of which was as co-president of Circle K, a volunteer club sponsored by Kiwanis. Cindy, a service-minded person, will continue doing what she can to improve the lives of people around her. Along with her commitment to service, she maintains a GPA of 3.84. When she is not volunteering in the community, she can be found with her friends playing tennis and shooting pool. Cindy is a graduate of South Kitsap High School (Class of 2002).
Samuel Kidder
Sam is currently completing his junior year at the UW and is majoring in business administration, with a concentration in finance. A transfer student from Duke University, Sam says the UW has given him so much: the opportunity to work with brilliant students and faculty, a new found academic passion in finance, and the prospect of a summer internship at Smith Barney. Paying his own way through college, Sam works anywhere from 18 to 25 hours a week as a teacher of SAT prep classes for Mazor Test Prep Company. Even with the long work hours he maintains a GPA of 3.87. When he’s not hitting the books or working, he enjoys playing basketball, reading and traveling. Sam is a graduate of Bainbridge High School (Class of 2002).