November 6, 2020
UWFA Scholarship Awards Presentation and Lecture Wednesday, November 11, 12 noon Via Zoom
Welcome to the UWFA Lecture Series Helen Szablya, “My Only Choice: 1942-1956 Hungary.” For over 50 years the UWFA has given scholarships to deserving UW undergraduates who have high GPA’s, have overcome adversity, and have served their community. This year we will award $18,000 in scholarships, awarding $6,000 each to three qualified students. At this virtual…
October 30, 2020
A new Interest Group: The Clean Beach Team
The Clean Beach Team offers an opportunity to be outdoors, walking the beach among friends, and doing something helpful for the environment—all at the same time. We will meet every 2nd and 4th Thursday on both saltwater and fresh water beaches. We will send an e-mail two days before, on Tuesdays, with the time, meeting location and…
October 22, 2020
UWFA Virtual Lecture October 14, 2020
Welcome to the UWFA Lecture Series Dagmar Shannon “Visiting the Huntington Library and Gardens” As part of the UWFA lecture series Dagmar Shannon presented “Visiting the Huntington Library and Gardens”. Given the current environment the lecture was via a “Zoom Meeting”, our “new Normal” for the traditional lecture series. Quite a number of members joined…
July 1, 2020
A message from your UWFA President, Christine Newcomb
Greeting, UWFA Members, What a year this has been! I hope that you are doing well. You may all have heard that the UW Club is closed for good, and we can no longer hold the Lunch Lectures and Scholarship Awards Dinners at the UW Club. (The UWFA’s silver is stored safely for future events.)…
The VFHS is resuming services remotely
The VFHS has now resumed service following a closure during Spring Quarter 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. For the time being we will NOT be available in person at Cunningham Hall, nor will we be accessible via telephone, as all volunteers will be working from their homes. For the foreseeable future business will be conducted via email only.
April 15, 2020
2020 UWFA Annual Meeting
Dear UWFA Members, Today, April 13, 2020, was to be the date of our Annual Meeting at the UW Club. This year we would have celebrated our 112th year of promoting social, intellectual and cultural interactions within the University of Washington community. We have cancelled the meeting, along with all of our other spring events because of…
April 9, 2020
Mahin (Mimi) Wagar in Memoriam
We learned yesterday that our Past President Mahin (Mimi) Wagar passed away gently last Friday, March 13, 2020. We are saddened at this news and remember her as the gentlest of ladies in our midst who could make anyone feel good. Getting to know Mimi was a blessing that few could resist. We all admired…
July 27, 2019
Kay Spelman in Memoriam
I am very sad to report the passing of Kay Spelman, a wonderful friend to many of us and a loyal, supportive member of UWFA. She passed away peacefully on July 7, 2019. Though born in Mount Vernon in 1938, Kay spent her Junior High and High School years in Yakima and then attended the…
May 25, 2019
Alvin Eller in Memoriam
On March 1st, Alvin Eller, husband of Ruth Eller and long-time UWFA member, died at Horizon House. Alvin and Ruth were married for 66 years and they moved to Seattle after a successful dental practice of 33 years in Southbury, Connecticut. Alvin enjoyed the UWFA and attended many events such as the Luncheon Lecture Series…
August 31, 2018
Bastille Day 2018
The French Conversation Group’s annual Bastille Day party on July 14th was historic. It marked not only the 50th anniversary of our celebration of “le Quatorze, but also 50 years of Yolande Siki’s leadership. Since the late 1960’s our “professor”, mentor, and friend has guided our efforts to improve and maintain our French fluency with…