Founded in 1994, the Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) is dedicated to promoting diversity at the UW and in the UW alumni community.
Under the guidance of founding members Larry Matsuda, ’67, ’73, ’81, and Vivian O. Lee, ’58, ’59, MAP has taken a leadership role in addressing issues of equality and equity through scholarships, mentoring, lectures and reaching out to the University community. MAP is open to everyone; the only qualification is a passion for diversity and social justice.
Each year on Homecoming Saturday, MAP hosts the Bridging the Gap Breakfast, benefiting the MAP Endowed Scholarship Fund. Meet scholarship recipients, and celebrate the achievements of distinguished alumni. This year, the 25th anniversary celebration, is on October 19, 2019.
With the MAP Distinguished Alumnus Award, individuals and organizations are recognized for their sustained service, leadership, and/or representation within the region’s diverse communities that results in a compelling body of work. The awards made to individuals and organizations from multi-generational and ethnically diverse communities, will be presented at the Bridging the Gap Breakfast on Homecoming Saturday, October 19.
Applications for the 2019–2020 academic year are now closed. Thank you for your interest. Keep checking this page for information about 2020–2021 scholarships.
2018 MAP scholarship recipients
2018 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Alejandra Pérez
Carlos Chavez
Chenglin Hong
Jesse Brisbois
Mohamed Mohamed
Nour Muhalhal
Polly Woodbury
Yazmin Aguilar
Video of 2017 scholarship awardees
Distinguished alumni and community awards
The Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) of the University of Washington Alumni Association (UWAA) has established awards honoring UW alumni and community members or organizations comprised of UW alumni. Individuals and organizations are recognized for their sustained service, leadership, and/or representation within the region’s diverse communities that results in a compelling body of work.
2018 awardees:
DR. SAMUEL E. KELLY AWARD Cynthia Del Rosario ’94 ‘96
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD Raul Anaya ‘79
Manka Dhingra ‘99
Scott Pinkham ‘87
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD Chris Bennett Sr.
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
2017 Dr. Samuel E. Kelly Award — Lori Matsukawa, ’96
MAP Board Members and Advisors
Board Officers
President Jaebadiah Gardner, ’05
Vice-president Sumona Das Gupta, ’05, ’09
Support MAP
You can help support the Multicultural Alumni Partnership. Donate online to the MAP Endowed Scholarship Fund, which provides access and opportunity for economically disadvantaged UW students.
