Columns Magazine: June 1999

June 1999 Features

My Favorite Teacher

Nine Writers Recall Their Most Memorable Professors--And How Those Classroom Experiences Helped Mold Their Careers. By Timothy Egan, John Keister, John Carlson, Ann Rule, David Guterson, Beverly Cleary, Shelby Scates, Harvey Manning and Audrey Edwards

Babies Without Borders
Adoptive Parents Need to Know the Health of Their Overseas Child. Now a New UW Center Helps Them Get a Head Start.
By Beth Grubb

Visions of Green

A Personal Loss Drove Jim Ellis Toward a Life of Civic Activism that Made Our Lakes Clean, Our Buses Keen and Our Landscape More Pristine. By Jon Marmor

The Best of 1999
The UW Recognizes this Year's Top Teachers, Public Servants, Staff and Volunteers with 18 Honorees and One Organization Cited.

Briefings

News

Breaking news about the UW Timely updates on what's happening at the "U"
UW 'Turns Corner" on Faculty Salaries The1999-2001 state budget gives the UW some flexibility to stop a faculty exodus due to pay levels.
Surprising Drop in Freshman Applications Some official blame I-200 for the decline.
Hec Ed Closes for Renovation UW starts a $39 million project to be completed by November, 2000.
Public Affairs School Named for Evans Former governor and senator honored

Coaches Cited for Recruting Violations Football Coach Rick Neuheisel and five assistants face UW penalties.
US News Gives UW High Marks 26 Graduate, Professional programs in Top 10.
Commencement 1999 Civil Rights activitst Julian Bond is speaker in Husky Stadium cermony
Three Generations of Giving Members of the Alvord family give $3 million for two endowed chairs.
Research Brief: Making Our Bodies Believe Artifical is Real
Milestones Deans, Chancellor Take Top Leadership Posts

Columns and Departments

Departments

Extras

African Statesman Alex Ekwueme, '55, '56, '57, helps Nigeria move toward democracy.
Not an 'Ex-Jock' Montreal Expos General Manager Jim Beattie, '89, runs baseball's porrest franchise.
Tragedy in Kenya Aid Worker Deena Umbarger, '90, murdered at border with Somolia.
On and Off the Ave: Pulitzer for Horsey, 200 Year Old Holly, UW is a Hit on the Web, White Magic

Association News

UWAA Seeks WWII Names With the campus World War II Memorial dedicated May 31st, the alumni association is still seeking names of UW students, faculty, staff and alumni who died in that conflict.
PEMCO, UWAA Forge 10-Year Paretnership Lecture series a sign of success.
70th Birthday for "Brown Bag Girls" Phrateres alumnae still meet, offer scholarships.
Dawg Improvement: Karn Hosts LA Scholarship Event
UWAA Clubs and Chapters
UWAA Events Calendar
UW Alumni Association Board of Trustees
How to Join the UW Alumni Association

Class Notes

Razor's Edge: This coed checks out the progress of a beard-growing contest in the spring of 1931. File photo.

Alumnotes: News of classmates from 1927 to 1998
Obituaries Alumni, faculty and friends of the University
African Statesman Alex Ekwueme, '55, '56, '57, helps Nigeria move toward democracy.
Not an 'Ex-Jock' Montreal Expos General Manager Jim Beattie, '89, runs baseball's porrest franchise.
Tragedy in Kenya Aid Worker Deena Umbarger, '90, murdered at border with Somolia.
Alumnotes Page How to submit a class note plus our Alumnotes Archive

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