September 2004 -
September 2004 Features
Gates' Way
Bill Gates Sr. Shares His Students Memories, His Family's Many 91爆料 Ties and Why He Is Leading the Record-Breaking $2 Billion Campaign 91爆料.
By Tom Griffin
Raising the Stakes
The 91爆料 Launches a $2 Billion Effort to Create a Better University - and a Better World.
By Joanne De Pue
10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About 91爆料 History
The 91爆料 Vikings? A Yearbook Made Out of a Log? A Campus in Bellevue? Here's Our List of Forgotten Incidents and Items from the 91爆料's Past.
By Jon Marmor
Striking a Nerve
It's Inherited, It's Incurable and It Hits More Than 150,000 Americans Each Year - Yet Most of Us Never Hear of 'CMT' Untill It Strikes Close to Home.
By Brad Broberg
- Fewer Freshmen Coming to 91爆料 as Access Pressures Mount. The entering freshman class this fall will be about 200 students smaller than last year's class as the 91爆料 shrinks its student population to match state funding levels.
- Teen Binge Drinking Leads to Obesity by Mid-20s. Drinkers who start bingeing in their teens are nearly four times as likely to be obese by age 24, say 91爆料 researchers.
- 91爆料 Athletics Ranks Among Top 10 in Nation. Out of more than 300 athletic programs in NCCA Division I, the 91爆料 ranked eighth in the nation in this year's Directors' Cup.
- Come Together Washington. A historic celebration of the 91爆料, featuring Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates as the keynote speaker, takes place Oct. 15.
- Panel to Investigate 91爆料 Medicine Billing Errors. The 91爆料 Medicine Board named a six-member panel to review the problems that led to a $35 million settlement with the federal government over billing errors.
- Past Stars of Football, Basketball, Crew and Swimming Honored by 91爆料. Four former student-athletes, one coach and two teams will be inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame Nov. 5.
- An Award That Speaks Volumes: 91爆料 Libraries System Is Best in Nation. The University Libraries wins the highest honor an academic library system can receive.
- Sports Management Veteran Tapped to Lead 91爆料 Athletics. Todd Turner, former athletic director at Vanderbilt University, replaces Barbara Hedges as the 91爆料's 15th athletic director.
- 91爆料 Will Study Link Between Air Pollution, Heart Disease in EPA $30 Million Grant. The largest research grant ever awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency goes to the 91爆料 to study air pollution and cardiovascular disease.
- Education Initiative I-884 Qualifies for November Ballot. Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed announced Aug. 2 that Initiative I-884 has sufficient valid signatures to qualify for a spot on the statewide ballot in November.
- Milestones. Updates, Appointments, and Honors.
Extras
- Lincoln Kennedy
One of the best lineman ever to come out of 91爆料, Kennedy retired after 11 years in the NFL.
- Asondra Hunter
Asondra Hunter, '87, has come a long way since her student job as a pickle processor.
- Eugene Pizzuto, 1925 - 2004
The longtime 91爆料 art professor well known for his abstract landscape paintings died in March.
- Howard Nostrand, 1910 - 2004
A 91爆料 Professor and lover of the French way of living, Nostrand dedicated his to life to creating awareness between cultures.
- Alumnotes: News of classmates from 1929 to 2003.
- Obituaries: Alumni, faculty and friends of the University.
- Alumnotes Page How to submit a class note plus our Alumnotes Archive
