Patti Banks, superintendent of the University Place School District, has been named the 2012 Washington State Superintendent of the Year.
Starting Sept. 1, Dr. James W. Harrington will support the academic dean and directors, and ensure integrity of the tenure and promotion process.
A slightly belated salute to faculty and staff who retired in 2010-11.
Matthew Weinstein received a 2011 Distinguished Teaching Award, and Rich Furman received a 2011 Distinguished Research Award.
UW Tacoma lecturer James Williams was recently honored with the Jane Addams College of Social Work Pioneer Award.
Mary McClellan, affiliated with UW Tacoma's Education Program, has received one of five Washington State Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) awards.
Dr. Michael Honey, Haley Professor of Humanities at UW Tacoma, will record an oral history project on John Handcox, "an important but little-known figure in African American and labor history."
Haley Professor of Humanities and noted historian of civil rights Michael Honey is the author of a new collection of speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A $1.4 million grant to Drs. Marcy Stein and Diane Kinder from the U.S. Department of Education will fund a project to improve special education teacher preparation.
National Science Foundation awards $3.5 million to prepare math teachers for diverse classrooms.
