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Awards and Honors

Feb

11

The 2011 appointment of Henry M. Levy, Wissner-Slivka Endowed Chair in Computer Science and Engineering and department chairman, makes a total of nine active UW faculty who are members of the National Academy of Engineering.

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Nov

3

In fall 2010, The Daily, the independent student newspaper for the UW, won the Associated Collegiate Press’ Pacemaker award — considered by many to be the “Pulitzer Prize” of college journalism — in addition to six other awards. The Society of Professional Journalism has also named the Daily as the Best Overall Newspaper in Region X since 2007.

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Nov

3

The UW was named to The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine’s eighth annual list of the top 25 graduate university programs for those who are interested in becoming entrepreneurs. Schools were chosen based on the number of students who launch businesses after they graduate, the number of experienced faculty and the experiences that are available to students outside the classroom.

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Oct

6

The UW is rated one of the 15 greenest colleges in the country by the Princeton Review. This 2010 rating is based on factors such as the availability of transportation alternatives, LEED certification of buildings and the waste diversion rate.

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Oct

4

Estella Leopold, UW professor emeritus, received the 2010 International Cosmos Prize — a prize claimed by world-renowned conservationists — for her work and research that has helped ensure the harmonious coexistence between nature and mankind.

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Aug

16

The UW is ranked fourth in the nation in the Sierra Club’s fourth annual comprehensive guide to the most eco-enlightened universities.

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Apr

16

UW’s Mechanical Contractors Student Chapter won first place in the 2009-10 MCAA student competition with a top-ranked proposal for renovating the mechanical and plumbing systems for a hospital cafeteria. This was the fourth win in 10 years for UW’s construction management students.

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Apr

16

In 2010, math and computer science major William Johnson was the first UW undergraduate student to be named a Putnam Fellow, placing among the top five out of more than 4,000 students who competed. The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, an elite and grueling college-math contest, has been held annually for the past 72 years.

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Mar

5

The UW was named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. Collectively, UW students engaged in more than 346,000 hours of service during the timeframe encompassed by this recognition, based on the scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service and the extent to which the school offers academic service-learning courses.

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Feb

24

In 2006, UW Tacoma was recognized by the Sierra Club as one of the 12 best urban developments in the nation.

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