Krystal Adolph, '05, the recipient of the 2018 UW Tacoma Distinguished Alumni Award, is always ready with a shoulder for the kids at the Muckleshoot Tribal School in Auburn.
UW Tacoma student LeShawn Gamble has overcome traumatic injury and incarceration to become a leading voice and artist in the community.
Natalie Lawrence, '18 Psychology, wants to give to others the same transformative experience that education brought to her.
Kendy Trinh, '18 Ethnic, Gender & Labor Studies, is a proud first-generation college graduate who has helped many other students build their own foundations for success.
Leander Yazzie, '18, Educational Leadership (Ed.D.), wants to see more Native people in college, beyond the one percent of enrollment that so many institutions report.
Eric Ballentine, '18 Urban Studies, is "just a guy doing what he loves to do," which includes helping veterans navigate through college.
Beck Adelante, '18 Arts, Media & Culture, learned to be brave at UW Tacoma, and translated that onto the stage and into a Husky 100 award.
Fadumo Abdirahman, '18 Communication, put her passion for human-centered design and diversifying STEM fields into practice as a member of the research team for Project EMAR.
Youcef Bennour, ’18 Computer Science & Systems, wants to use his life experience to help others receive an education.
Brit Barnhouse, ’18 Writing Studies, immersed herself fully into an ocean of words, becoming editor of Tahoma West and mentoring writers at the Teaching & Learning Center.
