ONLINE ALUMNI DIRECTORY HELP

How do I search?

Only members of the UW Alumni Association can search for others in the Online Alumni Directory. If you are not a member, you can join today.

There are two ways to search the directory: a basic search and an advanced search that allows you to specify a broad range of terms. Use the basic search when you are pretty certain you know specifically whom you are looking for. Use the advanced search when you are less certain what the result of your search might be, or want to search on ranges of information (class years, geographic locations, etc.).

Search Limitations
• You must specify a last name in your search.
• You can search the directory a maximum of 25 times per day.
• A maximum of 60 people will be included in a search result. If you search on a common term (i.e. last name = "Smith"), your search result will be enormous and it is unlikely you will find who you are looking for. Narrow your search and reduce the size of the search result by specifying more terms.
• The Online Alumni Directory is for individual communication of a personal nature between University of Washington alumni. Use of this directory for any other purpose is strictly prohibited.

Search Tips
• The more search terms you specify in a search, the longer your search will take to execute. To increase the speed of your search, specify fewer terms.
• All searches automatically use a "sounds like" comparison. For example, if you type "sm" in the last name field, your search result will include the first 60 of all records in which the last name starts with "Sm" (Smith, Smote, etc.).
• Some alumni, upon their request, have been removed from the Online Alumni Directory. If you search the directory and receive no results, the alumnus you are searching for may have requested his or her information be withheld.