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Pres. Young Meets with Governor Inslee, Hoops Fan and Proud Husky

Pres. Young presenting Gov. Inslee with a signed UW basketball for his office.
Pres. Young presenting Gov. Inslee with a signed UW basketball for his office. Photo: Office of the Governor

UW President Michael K. Young met with Governor Jay Inslee, Washington’s Top Dawg (’73) in Olympia this week. The two leaders talked about a wide range of important issues facing the state, the University of Washington and Higher Education. Chief among those was that the University of Washington is poised to play a major role in our ongoing economic recovery and growth. President Young was also in Olympia last week for meetings with state lawmakers.

Earlier this week, the Governor gave a shout out to a future member of the Husky family on Twitter: