Patti Taylor, '93, '96, is one of two recipients of UW's first Distinguished Veteran Alumni award. She was one of the first graduates of UW Tacoma's Nursing program.
Krista Haugen, '98, is the recipient of the 2012 UW Tacoma Distinguished Alumni Award, recognizing her career as a flight nurse with Airlift NW and her work with the Survivors Network for Air and Surface Medical Transport.
Larry Knopp, professor and director of interdisciplinary arts and sciences, and Michael Brown, a geography professor at UW in Seattle, are piecing together how policies related to alcohol and public health shaped gay and lesbian life in Seattle pre-AIDS.
Dr. Divya McMillin, the recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Research Award, is a groundbreaking scholar in the field of international communication.
The Class of 2012 is the largest in UW Tacoma history, with 1,341 newly-minted alumni. At the ceremony in the Tacoma Dome, Susan Dreyfus will deliver the Commencement keynote address.
Beacon Press is publishing a paperback edition of "All Labor Has Dignity," the collected speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr., edited by UW Tacoma's Michael Honey.
A $2 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education will establish the Communities of Practice for Teaching English Language Learners program.
Deirdre Evans has been named one of 20 Orange County, Calif., "Women to Watch" by OC Metro Magazine.
Charles Emlet will serve as a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Science and the Environment at McMaster University in Canada.
The KeyBank Professional Development Center will be led by Lisa Reeves, '92.
