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Nicole Advani
2012-2015
Nicole Advani
2012-2015
nicole_advani@live.comSomething about me... I am currently working in health strategy and transformation in London which allows me to drive impact at scale. I recently completed an MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine from the University of Oxford and an MBA from the University of Cambridge. I enjoy travelling, cooking, and spending time with my pup!
A favorite Honors memory... There are so many! The part of the Honors program I cherished the most was the community. We were able to get the best of both worlds - resources of a large research institution with the tight knit community in Honors.
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Kaley Aldrich
2017-2021
Kaley Aldrich
2017-2021
kma9966@nyu.edushe/her; Living in New York City, NY
Something about me... I am currently in graduate school pursuing my PhD in Politics at New York University and focus on reproductive justice. I am the proud mama of my two dogs Alta and Coco and am enjoying all that New York City has to offer.
A favorite Honors memory... Vicky Lawson mentoring my research!
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Ambreen Ali
2001-2004
Ambreen Ali
2001-2004
ambreenwrites@gmail.comI live in Hopewell, NJ
Something about me... I'm working on my first novel!
A favorite Honors memory... The many brilliant friends I made through the program, and how they inspired me to challenge myself during my college years.
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Myra Aquino
2004-2009
Myra Aquino
2004-2009
myra.f.aquino@gmail.comshe/her
Something about me... My life took a series of crazy detours since graduating from UW-- I graduated from medical school in Miami, confronted some hard truths about myself and what I really wanted, then moved to LA where I graduated from the UCLA film program. I'm now a writer/filmmaker based out of Los Angeles!
A favorite Honors memory... I love all the cool Honors courses I used to take-- I remember creating a spaceship out of cardboard boxes with my group while giving an in-depth presentation on why space elevators were a viable means of transportation to the moon. The classes were always fun and intellectually engaging.
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Rosemary Aragon (Barker)
1965-1968
Rosemary Aragon (Barker)
1965-1968
rba2002@earthlink.netSomething about me... I am a retired healthcare executive living in NE Seattle. I am an Evans School of Public Policy graduate, and maintain a close connection with the school (often going to campus with grandkids!) For over 30+ years, I've been very active in Rotary International at the club, district, zone and international level.
A favorite Honors memory... Three of us were together in an Honors Latin American History course with the late Professor Carl Solberg
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Brian Arnold
2017-2021
Brian Arnold
2017-2021
barnold3@uw.eduhe/him; Seattle, WA
Something about me... I'm an MSEE (Master of Science in Electrical Engineering) student at UW focusing on Computer Architecture and ASIC Design. I live in the Capitol Hill neighborhood with my partner Lawson, and we spend the weekends skiing and listening to live music in Seattle.
A favorite Honors memory... Exploring Belgium with Honors friends on a weekend visit during my study abroad program in the Netherlands.
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Brenda Banks
1982-1983
Brenda Banks
1982-1983
blbanks@uw.eduSomething about me... I've been working at the UW for 17 years.
A favorite Honors memory... Bringing my parents to the fancy Honors ceremony at graduation time.
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Jonathan Bannick
2012-2016
Jonathan Bannick
2012-2016
jbannick@uw.eduSomething about me... I'm currently back at UW completing my MBA and I'm married to another former Honors student (Marlena Bannick)
A favorite Honors memory... Jon Heron's classes
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Marlena Bannick (Norwood)
2012-2016
Marlena Bannick (Norwood)
2012-2016
mnorwood@uw.eduI'm married to another former UW Honors student (Jonathan Bannick)
Something about me... I'm currently a PhD student in the UW Biostatistics program
A favorite Honors memory... Every single one of the Honors classes that I took permanently shaped my perspective on important issues, and still impact how I live my life today. My favorite was Professor Garc’a's "Animal Planet".
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David Battisti
1994-2017
David Battisti
1994-2017
battisti@washington.eduSomething about me... I am still teaching and researching climate (past present and future). Almost all of my teaching nowadays is at the graduate level or in international summer schools that I co-run in Europe, South America and in the Arctic.
A favorite Honors memory... Co-teaching courses with Steve Harrell. We once taught a year-long (three-quarter) course that was roughly along the lines of examining how science affected society and vice versa. We had a different theme each quarter: birth of the Universe, evolution, and climate change. It was a wonderful year for us and I think for the students.
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Caroline Behler
1990-1994
Caroline Behler
1990-1994
behlerc@gmail.comshe/her
Something about me... I am a hematologist/oncologist. I attribute my ability to connect with people from a variety of cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds to my outstanding humanities and honors education and my parents who were UW humanities professors. My husband and I have raised our daughters with these same values. Our passion is world travel, experiencing and learning about the world by putting ourselves out there and reminding ourselves that our community in San Francisco is a tiny microcosm of our global community.
A favorite Honors memory... My first class was South Asian Culture/Literature, and it was my very first exposure to the course content. I was intimidated... My mind blew open in technicolor with new words and ideas!
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Kathleen Belew
2000-2004
Kathleen Belew
2000-2004
kathleen.belew@gmail.comChicago, IL
Something about me... I'm starting a job as Associate Professor of History at Northwestern University this year. I've written a few books and I've had the good luck to get my work out into the wider world. I have an overenthusiastic Australian Shepherd, a family I try not to talk about too much on public sites but that I love very deeply, and a fulfilling job. Feeling very lucky in precarious times--and would love to reconnect!
A favorite Honors memory... In one of our Honors science classes on evolutionary biology, we played a game where we got to create family structures and see how much of our genetic material we could pass on. We were short on men in the class, so I got to be a prehistoric philandering dudebro, and I won the game and it was a lot of fun. Also hanging out with the Honors/CHID crosspollinated folks, many of whom remain good friends!
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Rasika Bhalerao
2013-2017
Rasika Bhalerao
2013-2017
rasikabh@gmail.comSomething about me... Assistant Teaching Professor at Northeastern University
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Matthew Bishop
2001-2005
Matthew Bishop
2001-2005
bishopmatta@gmail.comSomething about me... Current Senior Strategy Consultant, lifelong Seattleite, double-Husky (MBA 2020), former lead singer of indie touring band who volunteers with local community-based organization helping underserved students get into college.
A favorite Honors memory... A month at the UW Rome Center with Honors classmates who would become best friends.
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Chad Blanchard
1997-1998
Chad Blanchard
1997-1998
modernkutuzov@hotmail.comhe/him
Something about me... Organizational Excellence and Process Improvement Consultant with Unify Consulting; play lot of Dungeons and Dragons
A favorite Honors memory... Learning to build a website in 1997 with other English Majors, in a senior seminar about Slavic Literature
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Laura Anne Bowlin (Wallace)
2017-2021
Laura Anne Bowlin (Wallace)
2017-2021
lauraannebowlin@gmail.comSomething about me... I'm a Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Student at SPU and Mom to Savannah!
A favorite Honors memory... "What we know and how we know it" - with Frances McCue, Jon Herron's classes, and Peer Education 3x!
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Paul Boynton
1980-2013
Paul Boynton
1980-2013
boynton@uw.eduA favorite Honors memory... From 1980-2013 I occasionally taught an intro Honors course exploring a particularly fascinating thread in the history and philosophy of science: HA&S 220 Science, Magic, and the Passage to Modernity. Honors students were much more fun to interact with in the classroom than physics majors, for whom learning is such serious business that it renders joyous interplay between teaching and learning difficult to embrace. I have stayed in touch with a number of students since retiring and miss that fondly remembered classroom contact. Retirement has entailed little leisure time as I am working with my research group to publish the results of our experimental test of one aspect of Einstein's formulation of the physics of gravitation.
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Jon Bridge
1968-1972
Jon Bridge
1968-1972
jbridge@benbridge.comSomething about me... I retired as Chairman/Counsel Ben Bridge Jeweler; also retired Navy JAG Captain. I love to run and am involved on numerous volunteer boards.
A favorite Honors memory... Using the Honors Lounge in Padelford to study and change out of my NROTC Uniform on Drill Days!
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Clare Bright
1991-2019
Clare Bright
1991-2019
brightclare3@gmail.comPh.D. Philosophy U.W.
Something about me... I am happily retired with more time for music, gardening & reading
A favorite Honors memory... Being named "Player of the Month" by the Honors Croquet League after winning a match with students in 2008 and receiving the Honors Excellence in Teaching Award in 2016.
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Bella Brown
2013-2017
Bella Brown
2013-2017
bella.cu.brown@gmail.comSomething about me... I am currently working at Cascade Asset Management in Kirkland, WA and enjoying the Pacific Northwest weekends reading, baking, and playing fetch with our puppy, Georgie.
A favorite Honors memory... My favorite Honors experience was a summer program abroad in Rome, led by Anand Yang and Mary Barnes. It was magical to connect with and learn from the professors and other students in such a beautiful city. I majored in both Economics and International Studies, and the program perfectly brought together international economics with cultural studies as we explored the impacts of immigration on the history of Rome, both past and present. Honors courses always thoughtfully combined multiple lenses and perspectives, and the historic city was the perfect backdrop to research and explore.
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Michelle Burce
2003-2008
Michelle Burce
2003-2008
michelleburce@gmail.comSomething about me... I'm living in Seattle, working at Seattle Shakespeare Company, and raising a beautiful son with my husband Jared (also a UW alum).
A favorite Honors memory... The Honors Croquet League was a huge part of my UW Honors experience. I met some of my best friends by playing croquet in rain, sun, snow, and mud every season of the year. I'm still friends with many of the people I met in the Honors Croquet League, and we're building our lives - and sometimes even still playing croquet - together, almost two decades later.
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Roman Camarda
2008-2013
Roman Camarda
2008-2013
roman.camarda@gmail.comSan Francisco, CA
Something about me... Honors will always have my sincere gratitude for providing me with a framework to live my life to the fullest.
A favorite Honors memory... Being challenged to inhabit the psyche of a mollusk as it produces its spiral shell.
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Eric Carnell
1992
Eric Carnell
1992
eric@carnellesq.comSomething about me... IÕm a corporate and commercial law attorney with 25 years in practice, a Cornell law grad, and UW undergrad (Jackson School of International Studies, Honors Program). I joined FarmerÕs Business Network, Inc. in 2014 and am currently Chief Legal Officer overseeing a 12-person team. I am also responsible for facilities, government relations, environmental health and safety (EHS) and I sit on our enterprise risk management (ERM) and credit risk committees. IÕve been a supervising attorney for the UW Entrepreneurship and Law Clinic (ELC) with Professor Jennifer Fan since 2013 and have taught a contracts drafting course at UW Law since 2017. I live in Columbia City with my wife Angela (Microsoft) and our two children who attend the French American School on Mercer Island.
A favorite Honors memory... Two very different Spring Quarter Senior year seminar courses, one on Adam Smith and the other West African Music. Amazing diversity of subject matter and discussion.
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Margie Cashman
1969-1973
Margie Cashman
1969-1973
cashman@u.washington.eduSeattle, WA
Something about me... I am semi-retired from psychiatry except for 1-2 days a week at Harborview, doing emergency psychiatry. I volunteer at Plant Donations program which fundraisers for the Arboretum. IÕm an emerging woodworker and the proud mom of a young adult.
A favorite Honors memory... The special courses Ñ imaginative, small in size Ñ in the English Department. Opera as Drama. Working with Robert Heilman on ShakespeareÕs dark comedies.
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Ana Mari Cauce
2000-2003
Ana Mari Cauce
2000-2003
president@uw.eduUW President
Something about me... I am passionate about the role that public research universities play in creating the next generation of leaders committed to tackling the many grand challenges of our time. I am inspired by spending time in the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.
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Kleitia Cerekja
2016-2020
Kleitia Cerekja
2016-2020
kleitiac@gmail.comshe/her
Something about me... I am currently working at UW Medicine.
A favorite Honors memory... Visiting the International Criminal Court during a study abroad trip in The Netherlands!
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Christine Chan
2003-2007
Christine Chan
2003-2007
ccanders@uw.eduSomething about me... I work as a fundraiser at UW Medicine's cancer and Lab Medicine and Pathology programs. I have a husband and two young sons. I love reading about politics and advances in medical research and keeping in touch with old friends--including some I met through UW Honors!
A favorite Honors memory... I loved every interdisciplinary honors course--especially Human Ecology and Gender Studies.
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Kelly Chapman
2016-2022
Kelly Chapman
2016-2022
kekelang@uw.edushe/her
Something about me... My passions include tending to my vegetable and flower gardens, birding (the art of watching birds), crafting and my newest passion, learning guitar.
A favorite Honors memory... Decorating for DawgDaze, knocking it out of the park with an awesome presentation and NOT winning! The activity brought our team together and although we didn't win, it was an amazing effort and so much fun!
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Casey Chen
2017-2021
Casey Chen
2017-2021
caseychen@berkeley.edushe/her
Something about me... Currently pursuing a PhD in Chemistry at UC Berkeley and a lifelong goal besides pursuing science is to open a non profit animal shelter at some point
A favorite Honors memory... Living in the honors dorm my freshman year of college and meeting so many amazing people on my floor, plus the classes that Honors offered. I took three classes with Professor Richard Freeman, nuclear weapons, artificial intelligence, and the Fermi Paradox.
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Daniel Chen
2020-Present
Daniel Chen
2020-Present
dchen32@uw.eduhe/him, Living in Seattle, WA
Something about me... I'm conducting systems and computational biology research with the Health lab at ISB and the Greenberg and Gottardo labs at Fred Hutch studying human health challenges through an immunological lens. I also crochet amigurumi and love to make stuffed animals for friends and family!
A favorite Honors memory... As a departmental honors student, being a part of research projects from the beginning (e.g. experimental design, budgeting) through formal analyses to manuscript drafting, editing, and publication has been a constantly exciting experience. It has been an honor to be able to contribute to my fields and see the impacts of my work.
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David Chopp
1981-1985
David Chopp
1981-1985
chopp@northwestern.eduNow living in the Chicago area.
Something about me... I'm a professor of applied mathematics at Northwestern University and an avid tennis player on the weekends.
A favorite Honors memory... Professor Vic Klee in the math department. He was one of the reasons I pursued my career in academia.
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Carey Christie
2014-2022
Carey Christie
2014-2022
forcarey@uw.eduthey/them
Something about me... I'm really passionate about the value of the arts in education and all parts of our culture. I make art with my friends and I find opportunities to engage students in the arts as often as possible.
A favorite Honors memory... Our first Global Challenges event was so packed we couldn't add enough seats and there were people sitting on the floor. That's how excited this community is to examine big issues like poverty and poor health outcomes through an interdisciplinary lens.
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Ken Clatterbaugh
2005-2012
Ken Clatterbaugh
2005-2012
clatter@uw.eduPort Townsend, WA
Something about me... My hobbies are writing humorous philosophical books, teaching as a team member in a growing groceries class, and birding.
A favorite Honors memory... So many; working with the fantastic Honors staff, exchanging ideas with students, hearing from Honors students their plans and accomplishments
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James Clauss
2007-2014
James Clauss
2007-2014
jjc@uw.eduSomething about me... After leaving Honors, I returned to full-time teaching in the Classics Department and have had the pleasure of teaching a couple of Honors courses since then. I have also studied Middle Egyptian since then and plan on studying Ugaritic next year. So many languages, so little time!
A favorite Honors memory... When Dubs attended the 50th anniversary of Honors, gave me a doggie kiss and allowed me to shake his paw as we gave him an honorary diploma.
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Jim Coan
1991-1993
Jim Coan
1991-1993
jim.coan@gmail.comSomething about me... I'm a Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, where I also serve as co-Director of the Arts and Sciences College Fellows program and Principal of Brown Residential College.
A favorite Honors memory... The people I got to meet.
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Christine Cole (Brauer)
2008-2010
Christine Cole (Brauer)
2008-2010
cbrauer@gmail.comLocated in Missoula, MT
Something about me... I have been an attorney for 9 years, I have a wonderful husband (we met on the first day of law school) and 2 amazing kids! Along for the ride on life's journey! We are passionate about exploring Montana's wild outdoors.
A favorite Honors memory... The wonderful friendships, Honors in Rome 2009, Honors in Costa Rica 2009!
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Jeanne Contardo (Bayer)
1996-2002
Jeanne Contardo (Bayer)
1996-2002
jeanne.contardo@gmail.comSomething about me... Education and workforce strategy consultant living in the Washington, DC area. Three kids, two pets, one spouse. Commitment to community and equity, and giving people my best...which means I'm usually overcommitted!
A favorite Honors memory... Putting Ran on a t-shirt. Morphing the honors retreat into a scavenger hunt. Writing a physyics-inspired space mystery romance for my final paper in cosmology (got an A). Honors FIGS.
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Ted Corbin
1985
Ted Corbin
1985
tcorbin@gmx.netSomething about me... It was a strange bridge between studying philosophy and working in architecture!
A favorite Honors memory... Seminar classes!
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Kenza Coubrough
2013-2017
Kenza Coubrough
2013-2017
kenza.coub@gmail.comPhoenix, AZ
Something about me... I am currently working remotely for a startup company so I get to wear many hats, not just my "engineering hat." The honors advisors helped me realize balance was possible. Fun fact -- I recently married my best friend, who was also a member of the honors program!
A favorite Honors memory... I have three favorite memories: one, my honors math series freshman year. I met so many people I would go on to live with, travel with, and generally form close friendships with. It gave me an incredible support foundation with which to start college -- especially when I showed up at UW not knowing a soul. Secondly, interviewing for the Bonderman Fellowship. I didn't get it, but the application process was extremely formative and embodies the opportunities that the honors program has available. Thirdly, studying abroad in Rome with my honors cohort. So many adventures!
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Elaine Currie
2018-2020
Elaine Currie
2018-2020
currie.k.elaine@gmail.comSomething about me... Current M.Ed. student at Vanderbilt University
A favorite Honors memory... Studying abroad in the Netherlands!
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Jennifer Deane (Kolpacoff)
1987-1992
Jennifer Deane (Kolpacoff)
1987-1992
deanej@morris.umn.eduIn Minnesota since 2002, Midwest since 1993
Something about me... I'm a medieval historian and division chair at the University of Minnesota Morris (a residential liberal arts college in western MN). My two daughters are college age now, one in the military and aviation/data science, the other studying in Argentina and probably heading into law. I worked at Parnassus coffee shop in the basement of the art building for several years and was a regular at Espresso Roma and the Burke (Boiserie Cafe) -- miss it and also the cherry trees on the quad in spring. Very fond memories of UW and honors, especially Dauril Alden, Steve Harrell, Fritz Levy, and the fabulous Robin and Robert Stacey!
A favorite Honors memory... Waking up early on a Sunday morning to hear the sublime Hildegard of Bingen "O Quam Mirabilis Est" blasting on a boom box next door... turned out to be an honors history student as geeked out as I was about her...
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Shaune DeMers
1985-1990
Shaune DeMers
1985-1990
sdemers@uw.eduLiving in Seattle
Something about me... After graduating with my two BAs (classics and comparative literature) I meandered a bit, did some grad school, some anthropology, some primatology. I always wanted to be an archaeologist! Eventually I did some post-baccalaureate work and went to medical school at UW. I am now an associate professor of psychiatry, working at Harborview Medical Center
A favorite Honors memory... A great benefit of being an Honors student was having professor Jon Bridgman as our teacher in small group tutorials throughout the history course!
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Mansi Deshpande
1999-2003
Mansi Deshpande
1999-2003
mansid@gmail.comSan Francisco Bay Area
Something about me... I am a Product Manager at Apple
A favorite Honors memory... English Honors Thesis with Brian Reed and Anis Bawarshi
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Dia Dissmore
1984-1998
Dia Dissmore
1984-1998
diadissmore@gmail.comSomething about me... I live in Mill Creek; I'm married with two sons and one furry child, a miniature Schnauzer.
A favorite Honors memory... A favorite memory was taking Russian Literature with Willis Konick. Another favorite memory is making great friends and having such incredible opportunities for interdisciplinary learning.
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John Doces
1961-1965
John Doces
1961-1965
jgdoces@gmail.comSomething about me... I am a retired cardiologist, married and living in Yarrow Point, WA. We have 3 adult children and 2 grandchildren.
A favorite Honors memory... I had lunch with my chemistry professor in Gottingen, Germany and Nobel Laureate Professor Otto Hahn was seated at a nearby table. It was a great experience.
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Bryan Dosono
2008-2013
Bryan Dosono
2008-2013
info@bdosono.comSomething about me... I received my PhD in Information Science and Technology at Syracuse University in 2019! Since the onset of the pandemic, I've begun training in Filipino Martial Arts as both a decolonial praxis and a way to stay in shape during quarantine. Feel free to check out my website to learn more https://www.bdosono.com/
A favorite Honors memory... I have fond memories during my time studying abroad in Rome through the UW Honors Program in the summer of 2010!
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Nancy Dyar
1961-1965
Nancy Dyar
1961-1965
nancydyar@gmail.comshe/her
Something about me... My passions are 3 small grandsons, my three sisters (all UW grads), and nature in all forms...My "distractors" are Words with Friends, the daily New York Times Spelling Bee, and the Golden State Warriors!
A favorite Honors memory... As a senior, I took Honors Cell Biology class; DNA was "new." In one discussion we agreed on only one trait we would "select" for: a love of music.
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Mitra Ehsan
1989-1991
Mitra Ehsan
1989-1991
mehsan@comcast.netSomething about me... Looking back at the (30 +) years since my time in A&S honors, I feel how it shaped my thinking. I started doing the NYT crossword puzzle in 1990 with Prof James West and fellow student Kate Morris after our honors tour of Europe, and I'm still doing it today! Now, my eldest child is at UW and I hope he can have a similar seminal experience!
A favorite Honors memory... 1990 summer, A & S Honors tour of Europe.
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Stephen Ellis
1963-1967
Stephen Ellis
1963-1967
stephen.ellis@frontier.comSomething about me... I am a book collector and reader and live in Snohomish, WA.
A favorite Honors memory... Being counseled as an undergraduate by Henry Buechel.
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Izaiha Ellis (Linton)
2016-2020
Izaiha Ellis (Linton)
2016-2020
ixlinton@yahoo.comhe/him
Something about me... Currently reading more and trying my hand at poetry (slowly but surely), exploring film photography, and working as a strategy consultant. I'm living in Seattle and still loving the rain!
A favorite Honors memory... Being able to come in the suite and see friendly faces at all times.
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Ben Emanuels
2011-2014
Ben Emanuels
2011-2014
Benemanuels@hotmail.comNative and current resident of the greater Seattle area
Something about me... My hobbies include Husky football, sports, and spending time with friends and family
A favorite Honors memory... Studying abroad with the Honors College at the UW Rome Center in Italy!
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Katharine Fitzgerald
2019-Present
Katharine Fitzgerald
2019-Present
katharinefitzgeraldseattle@gmail.comshe/her
Something about me... I attended the University of washington from 1978 to 1981 and was a political Science major. Both my parents are UW alums and we still attend Husky football games a d tailgate parties in Montlake. I am so proud to be part of the UW community.
A favorite Honors memory... My first global challenges event in 2019 absolutely blew my mind. I was so impressed with the Honors students and their vision and passion for the future. I am honored to be a part of the Honors Advisory board.
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Barbara Franklin (Eakin)
1983
Barbara Franklin (Eakin)
1983
barbara@island-law.comSomething about me... I have been practicing law for over 30 years; love living in Hawaii and looking at Red Square every morning when I turn on my computer!
A favorite Honors memory... Just walking across Red Square
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Nadra Fredj
2020-Present
Nadra Fredj
2020-Present
fredjn@uw.edushe/her
Something about me... At work I spend a lot of time thinking about student identity development and educational equity. Outside of work I am loving exploring Seattle neighborhoods on long walks, reading, and crafting.
A favorite Honors memory... My favorite aspect of Honors is the many amazing students I work with on a daily basis. I love listening to them talk about their passions and goals, and watching them in their academic and personal lives :)
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Samantha Fredman
2016-2020
Samantha Fredman
2016-2020
snfredman@gmail.comshe/her; Living in San Francisco CA
Something about me... I currently work in homelessness services as a case manager. I am planning to apply to medical school this cycle. Honors helped me understand that the social problems I am most interested in addressing can be done through any profession I choose! Endless thank yous.
A favorite Honors memory... My favorites are all at the Honors suite, talking to the incredible faculty and advisors and staff who make Honors possible. It was my favorite study (procrastination) spot on campus because of the company.
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Yesenia Garcia
2021-2022
Yesenia Garcia
2021-2022
Yesi99@uw.edushe/her
Something about me... I enjoy working out, playing tennis, and going on outdoor adventures
A favorite Honors memory... Doing my honors presentation!!!
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Andi Gero
2014-2019
Andi Gero
2014-2019
andreagero27@gmail.comshe/her
Something about me... I've joined a local Rugby team, the South Sound Assassins. I am so happy to be back in the community and get to play this awesome sport. Recently I have been taking online courses for Statistics and Data Science, preparing to go back to school and earn a Masters in the next two years. I live with my three dogs, Henry, Rey, and Malcolm, in beautiful Olympia. Finally, I am currently serving in the US Army as a Logistics Officer, managing Supply and Demand operations as well as Property Inventories and Accountability.
A favorite Honors memory... Pulling pranks with Reem on the Honors office, rearranging the furniture and meme bombing the staff doors. Volunteering for Honors events and spending time with everyone outside of the classroom.
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Susan Glenn
2010-2014
Susan Glenn
2010-2014
susanclaireglenn@gmail.comSomething about me... I'm currently living in Seattle, working as a program manager at a global health non-profit, and in the midst of applying to graduate school. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, playing with my dog, traveling, and being outside.
A favorite Honors memory... The day I received the Bonderman Fellowship! My Honors advisers, Brook and Laura, broke the news in person to me - celebrating with my advisors, who I also viewed as friends, is one of my favorite memories.
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Claudia Gorbman
1965-1969
Claudia Gorbman
1965-1969
gorbman@uw.eduPoulsbo, WA
Something about me... I became a film studies professor (Indiana U 1975-90, UW Tacoma 1990-2015). As a faculty member at UW Tacoma, 40 years later, I started the UWT honors program. The experience actually reminded me of the early UW honors program in the 1960s! I'm married to Pam Keeley and spent the first pandemic year doing my 6th book translation for Columbia U Press. Love gardening, volunteer work, walking our dogs, and foraging medicinal plants.
A favorite Honors memory... My fondest memory is simply studying in the (then new) Honors lounge in (then new) Padelford Hall. You heard nothing but an occasional sigh, pages turning, and brain synapses firing around you.
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Kristi Govella
2000-Present
Kristi Govella
2000-Present
kgovella@uw.eduSomething about me... The UW Honors Program was a key part of my college experience, and it has been incredibly rewarding to engage with it first as a student, then as a staff member, and most recently, as a faculty member directing Honors study abroad programs. I look forward to seeing how the Honors community continues to grow in the future.
A favorite Honors memory... In the early 2000s, former Honors Associate Director Ran Hennes always kept a bag of Junior Mints in the office that he graciously shared with me and Camden Davis when we worked at Honors. Those snacks were a lifesaver on many occasionsÑand they were always a good excuse to pop over to Ran's side of the office for a chat.
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Claire Grant
2018-2022
Claire Grant
2018-2022
claireag@uw.eduthey/them
Something about me... I am very passionate about educational equity, and am consistently seeking out ways to make our university and program as inclusive and welcoming for students as possible. If you have ideas about ways we can achieve this goal together I'd love to chat, please reach out! In my free time I like to camp, kayak, ski, take timelapses, rockhound, garden, tend to my ever growing indoor plant collection, as well as spend quality time with my partner and our two cats, Koco and Keiki.
A favorite Honors memory... It's hard to pick a single favorite memory, but going on our leadership development retreat with our Peer Educators is consistently a highlight of my year!
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Evan Groover
2016-2017
Evan Groover
2016-2017
evangroover@gmail.comhe/him
Something about me... I'm pursuing a PhD in biology at UC Berkeley developing CRISPR gene editing technology, a new and (sometimes) controversial discipline that allows me to constantly exercise the interdisciplinary education I received in Honors. I'm fortunate to work alongside some of my scientific heroes, engage broadly and globally with scientists/ethicists/policymakers, and still find time to play jazz in my free time.
A favorite Honors memory... Working as a Peer Educator. The first glimpses I got at what has become an enduring passion for teaching!
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Nicole Gustine
1998-2002
Nicole Gustine
1998-2002
ngustine@uw.eduSeattle, WA
Something about me... I graduated with honors in art history, then went on to earn a master's degree in library and information science from the UW iSchool, and a JD from the UW School of Law (Triple Dawg!) I am currently an assistant general counsel at the Washington State Bar, practicing in the area of attorney discipline. I enjoy mountain biking, skiing, and playing tennis with my 13 year old son.
A favorite Honors memory... My very first and probably favorite honors class was Clare Bright's Philosophy of gender in western civilization.
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Heidi Hammersley
1994
Heidi Hammersley
1994
heidihoop@me.comSomething about me... I'm living in my hometown of Lake Oswego, Oregon. I am married and the mother of two kids who are very active in school and athletics. I have stayed busy in various charities and philanthropy work and am currently building a home for the 3rd time. Love my Huskies and will hopefully make it up for more football games and time on campus once COVID dies down a bit! GO DAWGS!
A favorite Honors memory... Just the honor of graduating with Honors!
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Zev Handel
2011-2018
Zev Handel
2011-2018
zhandel@uw.eduhe/him
Something about me... I'm chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Literature, and still carrying out research on the history and function of Chinese characters.
A favorite Honors memory... Winning the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2011 was a tremendous honor for me. Being recognized by my own students was both humbling and inspiring. I wish there was an award that went the other way: I learned so much from the students in my Honors courses.
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Colby Harper
1987-1990
Colby Harper
1987-1990
colby@pathfinderwireless.comSomething about me... Passionate about inclusive international innovation and development. Thankful for my wonderful son, family, and friends. I love to hear wild ideas that could make a difference and I collect cheesy magnets so when one day I canÕt remember where IÕve been theyÕll jog a happy memory.
A favorite Honors memory... Just about any conversation with Ran Hennes :-)
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Stevan Harrell
1985-2017
Stevan Harrell
1985-2017
stevehar@uw.eduhe/him
Something about me... I retired in 2017 after 43 years at UW. My wife Barbara and I now live in Bellingham, where we write, garden, cook, and walk in the woods. I'm active in local climate action.
A favorite Honors memory... In the late '80s and early '90s Paul Boynton (Physics and Astronomy), Johnny Palka (Biology) and I organized a seminar on "is science different from other kinds of knowledge." We had a wonderful time exploring important intellectual issues.
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Laura Harrington
2006-2019
Laura Harrington
2006-2019
laurah13@uw.edushe/her
Something about me... I live in West Seattle with my partner and two spoiled cats in a backyard cottage we built. I spend my time reading and trying to get outside. In the last year, I've taken up two new hobbies: running and trying to write a (just for me) novel.
A favorite Honors memory... As a student, a favorite memory is the alternative spring break in D'Iberville after Hurricane Katrina. As staff, I enjoyed so many big conversations with so many bright students!
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Kirsten Hart (Ward)
1990-1994
Kirsten Hart (Ward)
1990-1994
kirsten.ward@microsoft.comSomething about me... I'm a NW native, UW Grad and Honors Econ major. I'm the VP of Xbox Marketing at Microsoft, and I'm a mom and wife.
A favorite Honors memory... Rich discussions in small class sizes and amazing advice from Econ advisor
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Bart Hawkins
1980-1982
Bart Hawkins
1980-1982
bart.hawkins@stgsynergies.comTexas, after MSc (stat) & PhD (chem) Notre Dame, USC
Something about me... My passions aside from science center on family & travel. Not many chemists/statisticians enjoy the fine (no, marvelous!) classical liberal arts education Honors gave me, which has fueled travel to more than 100 countries and counting!
A favorite Honors memory... Ran! Wonderful, kind soul he!
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David Haynes
1961-1963
David Haynes
1961-1963
dnh1606@gmail.comSomething about me... I am a retired lawyer
A favorite Honors memory... Prof Paul Dietrichson sitting on top of his desk explaining PlatoÕs Crito.
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Valerie Hines
1992
Valerie Hines
1992
dejemama@yahoo.comResiding in Olympia, WA
Something about me... My husband and I are both UW alumni and are proud parents of a 2019 graduate who returned in 2021 to pursue a MasterÕs Degree in Electrical Engineering. Go Huskies!
A favorite Honors memory... Friday afternoon colloquiums, and then walking and talking with the graduate students on our way over to the Big Time!
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Taylor Hoang
2019-2023
Taylor Hoang
2019-2023
thoang2@uw.edushe/her
Something about me... Currently, I'm a premed here at UW hoping to pursue a career in medicine. I'm passionate about mentoring, community service, and using healthcare a vector to implement these skills. My hobbies outside of all of this include hiking, playing guitar, painting, and cooking new dishes!
A favorite Honors memory... Living in Terry Hall's LLC and meeting all of my honors peers during dawg days
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Lauren Holbrook
2018-2022
Lauren Holbrook
2018-2022
holbrlau@uw.edushe/her
Something about me... I am majoring in bioengineering with a minor in bioethics. In my free time, I love biking, reading, knitting, volunteering, and snuggling with my dogs.
A favorite Honors memory... Science and Engineering for Social Justice with Professor Dianne Hendricks was one of my favorite classes!
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Todd Hollenbeck
1990-1994
Todd Hollenbeck
1990-1994
thollenbeck@gmail.comLos Angeles, CA
Something about me... I'm a volleyball player and instructor, voracious reader, watcher of too many anime, and video gamer (I blame most of them on my lap-sleeping cat).
A favorite Honors memory... I remember walking in to my first day of second year math, and recognizing each and every one of the people in the class from the prior year--and recognizing that there were only 20 of us. Knowing the level of instruction and help that we were going to be able to receive, and the type of interactions that would be available from instructors and fellow students really started the year off on a great note.
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Kelly Hudkins-Loya (Hudkins)
1978-1982
Kelly Hudkins-Loya (Hudkins)
1978-1982
kellylee@uw.edushe/her
Something about me... I have been at the UW since 1978, and feel that I bleed purple and gold. I first came to the UW from Anchorage, AK and was in the Honors undergraduate program, then onto graduate school (Immunology) and as an employee (Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology). I am retiring at the end of this year after nearly 35 years working for Dr. Charles Alpers, doing research in chronic kidney disease. I have progressed from and Electron Microscopy tech to an Senior Research Scientist and Laboratory Manager. My husband and I sold our home in Seattle 6 years ago and moved to Walla Walla. As you may have guessed, one of my passions is wine and food. As we move to the next phase of our lives, we are selling our Walla Walla home this year and moving to central Mexico!
A favorite Honors memory... The support that the program gave me as a na•ve undergrad!
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Caleb Huffman
2014-2018
Caleb Huffman
2014-2018
huffmancaleb12@gmail.comhe/they; New York City
Something about me... In true form to interdisciplinary learning, I finished up a Master's of Law in China Studies while in Beijing... to go to seminary! I'm continuing my study of power (poli sci, com, law, IR) but from a theological perspective with an interest in queer theology. Who knows -- maybe I'll end up an Episcopal Priest or something!
A favorite Honors memory... Glad it's "a favorite" not "the favorite" as I wouldn't be able to choose! Right now, I'm grateful for a retreat the peer educators took together to prepare for the semester. I felt deep rest there, was able to do some serious reflection, and had amazing conversations with amazing folx.
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Evelyn Hyde
2016-2020
Evelyn Hyde
2016-2020
eqhyde@gmail.comshe/her, Seattle, WA
Something about me... I'm a Strategy consultant during 9-5, climber, skier, runner, and outdoors enthusiast all the time!
A favorite Honors memory... Study abroad in Ecuador!
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Jacqueline Ines
2017
Jacqueline Ines
2017
jjines95@gmail.comSomething about me... My senior year at UW, I did my honors project on the community, trends, and demographics of youth boxing in Washington state. I just became owner of Seattle Boxing Gym this past year. I like to think part of this is due to the time I spent working on that senior project and learning to love the people I studied as well as their passion for the sport.
A favorite Honors memory... Having 6-7 people in my honors class (smallest class I had at UW!!) and getting dinner with them after we presented out work at the symposium.
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Spencer James
2004-2009
Spencer James
2004-2009
spencj@gmail.comhe/him
Something about me... I'm working in epidemiology research with Roche, pursuing my other passions in the outdoors, and more recently have been reinvigorating my love for photography.
A favorite Honors memory... Unexpectedly running into another Bonderman Fellow while I was traveling on the fellowship in Morocco in 2007
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Carol Sue Janes (Hunting)
1979-1983
Carol Sue Janes (Hunting)
1979-1983
carolsuejanes@comcast.netSomething about me... I was a History major and now I'm a lawyer.
A favorite Honors memory... Prof. Jon Bridgman honors section!
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Benjamin Janicki
2010-2014
Benjamin Janicki
2010-2014
Benjamin.janicki@gmail.comA favorite Honors memory... The leadership class by Roger Soder was exactly what I thought Honors would be: twice a week we would read some great piece of philosophy from some ancient source, write a paper on it, and discuss the ideas in class. This honed my writing skills, introduced me to many old authors and fantastic ideas, and helped me get to know the perspectives of some of my fellow students. It expanded my mind. The two evolution classes by Jon Heron were similarly mind blowing. I already thought in these terms, about how our prior evolution as hunter gatherers influenced much of our behavior today, but these classes helped me to better understand how and why. Honors also had great Open Mic nights, ice cream socials, and bake-offs.
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Kaj Johansen
1962-1966
Kaj Johansen
1962-1966
kaj.johansen45@icloud.comA favorite Honors memory... Associate Honors Program Director Ran Hennes. It would take a book, or at least a novella, to describe all the positive ways he impacted all of us. And, after several decades away, when I "ran" into him at at a neighborhood bistro treasured by both of us, it was as though our relationship had been maintained seemlessly over the many years apart.
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Colette Kang (Johnson)
2009-2011
Colette Kang (Johnson)
2009-2011
colette.noel@gmail.comBay Area, CA
Something about me... I am an instructional coach for the Oakland Unified School District and a consultant for the English Learner Success Forum. I have a 3-yr old daughter and I spend my free time hiking, writing, gardening, and exploring the Bay Area dance scene.
A favorite Honors memory... I enjoyed presenting at the end of year Honors Colloquium, and presenting my research to incoming Anthropology Honors students who were learning about the thesis process and timeline.
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Anand Kaul
2008-2012
Anand Kaul
2008-2012
akaul23@gmail.comhe/him
Something about me... I graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 2016. I am currently the Chief Resident of Neurosurgery at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. My wife Christine and I got married in May 2021 and some my hobbies include tennis, cooking, watching shows about food, and traveling.
A favorite Honors memory... Traveling to Florence as part of the Rome center study abroad studying art history. Incredible summer!
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Brook Kelly
2000-Present
Brook Kelly
2000-Present
bbkelly@uw.eduSomething about me... My passions are the outdoors, cooking, gardening, travel, all with my partner, toddler and infant.
A favorite Honors memory... All my time spent with Ran Hennes in the Honors suite, listening and learning and laughing.
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Talia Kertsman
2018-2022
Talia Kertsman
2018-2022
tdk28@uw.edushe/her
Something about me... I am double majoring in Geography and Community, Environment, and Planning with an Urban Design & Planning Minor. In my free time to love playing sudoku, cooking, and dancing!
A favorite Honors memory... I am so grateful for the opportunity to have studied abroad with Honors in the Netherlands. I especially loved having critical conversations with my peers about how museums and libraries can be places that offer social services and life giving resources.
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Paulette Kidder (Wright)
1976-1980
Paulette Kidder (Wright)
1976-1980
pwkidder@seattleu.eduSomething about me... I've been a member of the Philosophy Department at Seattle University since 1989. I have taught many Honors courses here.
A favorite Honors memory... Spending time in the Honors Lounge with fellow students and with faculty.
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Charles Douglas Knechtel
1968-1972
Charles Douglas Knechtel
1968-1972
doug247@uw.eduLiving in Rhode Island!
Something about me... Proclaiming the firm unchanging foundation and joy that can be found in Jesus Christ and the Bible!
A favorite Honors memory... Helpful Mathematics classes!
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Peter Kobylarz
2003-2007
Peter Kobylarz
2003-2007
pkobylarz@gmail.comA favorite Honors memory... Interesting and engaging honors courses
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Michael Koelle
1982-1986
Michael Koelle
1982-1986
michael.koelle@yale.eduSomething about me... I enjoyed the experience in the UW honors program so much that I have ever since spent my professional life at universities. I'm currently a professor of biochemistry at Yale University.
A favorite Honors memory... The first class I attended on my first day of college was Prof. Larry Bliquez' Honors Ancient Literature course, and Prof. Bliquez was inspirational and taught a fantastic course. I am also grateful to the late Ran Hennes, who was a caring academic advisor to me and all the other students in the Honors program.
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Marlana Kohn
1998-2002
Marlana Kohn
1998-2002
marlana@uw.eduSomething about me... I am bringing the expertise of UW to community to advance their priorities, and staying connected to student mentorship.
A favorite Honors memory... Incredible faculty, small classes, and the Bonderman Fellowship.
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Ami Koreh
2017-Present
Ami Koreh
2017-Present
korehaz@uw.eduSenior Computing Specialist
Something about me... I love working in Honors and helping our staff, faculty, and students.
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Selim S. Kuru
2020
Selim S. Kuru
2020
selims@uw.eduSomething about me... I still love teaching, reading novels in order to understand how they are made, like a kid pulling apart their toy in order to understand how it works.
A favorite Honors memory... My first ever Honors course was Near/Middle East Illustrated in Spring 2020, which ended up being my first course over Zoom. I will never forget the support of Honors director, Vicky Lawson, Honors coordinators, and how understanding the students were which made social isolation bearable and teaching online, against all odds, enjoyable.
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Mary Lamb
1967-1968
Mary Lamb
1967-1968
marylamb@msn.comSomething about me... This photo was taken in 1977 at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, where I spent two and a half years.
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Vicky Lawson
2010-2022
Vicky Lawson
2010-2022
lawson@uw.eduSomething about me... I live on a little mule farm in East King County and I raise and train saddle mules. My husband and I ride the high country, grow a huge garden and compete in local mule shows. I am also active in supporting abolitionist work on houselessness and am a passionate supporter of Real Change News.
A favorite Honors memory... My years as Director, working with incredible students and a passionate and brilliant staff
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Christine Lew
2017-2021
Christine Lew
2017-2021
lew32@uw.edushe/her
Something about me... Currently working in the Disability Resources for Students office at the UW! Couldn't stay away from Mary Gates Hall apparently.
A favorite Honors memory... There are a few moments in my life where I've been so intellectually engaged, that my body feels like it's buzzing with excitement. The first time I ever felt that was the 2017 Global Challenges event, which I believe was on the topic of political polarization. I remember walking away from that event with 10+ pages of scribbled, almost unintelligible notes, hopes for the future, and activism strategies. It was so exciting to have so many brilliant minds all on the same stage, agreeing and disagreeing, and sharing their hopes too.
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Erin Lightfoot (Waters)
2004-2005
Erin Lightfoot (Waters)
2004-2005
erinalaine@gmail.comSeattle, WA
Something about me... After graduating from the UW, I continued to make my home in Seattle, and through friends, became more involved in the vibrant local arts and music community. This led to a sort of epiphany in my career - that I could build on my passion for arts and arts access into a career in fundraising. I joined a local public radio station as an intern and now, 14 years later, lead our Annual Giving program where we engage donors in building a community that celebrates and shares the power of music to inspire and change lives. Combining my love for communications and community-building, I deeply value how my experience at the UW led me down a fulfilling and creative career path.
A favorite Honors memory... I loved working on my honors English thesis with Professor Cody Walker. I think back on that experience as being so creatively fulfilling - one where I could dive deep into research and various interpretations of literature and build my own perspective on an author's work. It opened my eyes to the many ways that creativity and curiosity takes form.
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Jason Lim
2021
Jason Lim
2021
jklim0926@outlook.comSomething about me... I am doing research for my gap years at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard at the Neal Lab before applying to medical schools. I started wrestling again with the MIT wrestling team. I still like to go hiking but am really trying to pick up surfing here!
A favorite Honors memory... Meeting my lifelong best friends and not knowing that they would be my best friends back then! I moved to Boston with two of my best friends whom I met through honors classes. One of them is my roommate now and we eat many dinners together!
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Madelyn Lindsay (Miller)
1964-1968
Madelyn Lindsay (Miller)
1964-1968
madelyn.lindsay@comcast.netSomething about me... After graduation, I got an MPA from Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. I worked for the city of Seattle, first in Community Development, then at Seattle Center, where I was Assistant Director until March, 1983. For the next 31 years I was a Financial Advisor, retiring from Morgan Stanley as Sr. Vice-President in February, 2013. I stay actively involved with HAB, Seattle 4 Rotary, Pacific NW Ballet, and the rainier Club. In my spare time, I make gemstone jewelry, work lots of jigsaw puzzles, love to garden, cook and travel.
A favorite Honors memory... Meeting my husband Frank Lindsay in Honors Sociology (class of 12 students) in Fall, 1964. We have been married nearly 54 years.
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John Litherland
1977-1982
John Litherland
1977-1982
litherla@naps.eduLiving in Newport, RI
Something about me... I am still teaching physics...after 30+ years of applying physics as a nuclear submarine officer!
A favorite Honors memory... Impromptu seminar gatherings at the Last Exit
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Joseph Lowry
1980-1985
Joseph Lowry
1980-1985
elowry@sas.upenn.eduhe/him
Something about me... I teach Islamic studies and Arabic at the University of Pennsylvania. Feel free to check out the Library of Arabic Literature! (https://www.libraryofarabicliterature.org/).
A favorite Honors memory... Taking John Toews' course on Marxist thought in 20th c. Europe.
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Jens Luebeck
2010-2014
Jens Luebeck
2010-2014
jensluebeck@gmail.comSomething about me... Cancer researcher w/ PhD in Bioinformatics from UC San Diego
A favorite Honors memory... The Honors floors in dorms were great for meeting everyone!
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Chris Lundry
1994-1996
Chris Lundry
1994-1996
lundry@asu.eduMexico City
Something about me... Professor, El Colegio de Mexico, and still skateboarding.
A favorite Honors memory... Working with Dan Lev, and the honors seminars
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Jim Mahler
1969-1970
Jim Mahler
1969-1970
jimmahler1@yahoo.comSomething about me... Majored in Chinese Lang & Lit, then became a tax lawyer (because, as everyone knows, U.S. tax laws are written in either Greek or Chinese).
A favorite Honors memory... Nice quiet place to study.
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Amitoz Manhas
1999-2003
Amitoz Manhas
1999-2003
Amitoz.Manhas@overlakehospital.orgMarried with children
Something about me... I am a Neurosurgeon at Overlake Medical Center
A favorite Honors memory... Small group discussions in literary courses, spending time with other honors program students
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Elena Mariposa (Johns)
2021-Present
Elena Mariposa (Johns)
2021-Present
elenaj@uw.edushe/they, website: elenamariposa.squarespace.com
Something about me... I'm passionate about healing myself, and helping to inspire people to heal too! It's my hope that the art I create makes space for people to reflect and start to work on healing parts of themselves that need attention. In my free time, I love to spend lots of time outdoors walking, hiking, swimming, camping, exploring, and drawing.
A favorite Honors memory... I don't think I have one specific memory that stands out, but rather, I really loved the sense of closeness I felt with my honors class! It was really wonderful to debate and share ideas and topics with each other, and really get great advice from peers that I have a lot of respect for.
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Lauren Marriott
2008-2011
Lauren Marriott
2008-2011
marrilau@uw.eduSomething about me... I became an adviser at UW, continuing to help students reflect upon their interdisciplinary learning and make meaning from experiences inside and outside of the classroom. With the spirit of a lifelong learner, I became a parent, a wife, and an amateur beekeeper!
A favorite Honors memory... Studying abroad in Rome in 2010 will always be a happy memory for me. I fulfilled a lifelong goal, learned so much about myself, how I travel and experience the world, and what it means to "other" people, and made some of my best college friends.
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Shantel Martinez
2003-2008
Shantel Martinez
2003-2008
uiuc.martinez@gmail.comshe/her
Something about me... As the Director for the Office of First-Generation Programs and Enrichment at CU Boulder I help to create that sense of community and campus pride for students who identify as first-generation, undocumented/DACAmented/immigrant, BIPOC, etc. Social justice and speaking truth to power were always encouraged as an Honors student, and I'm so happy I get to do this as part of my profession and personal life.
A favorite Honors memory... One of my favorite experiences was when I was one of the student employees for the front desk and the entire Honors staff took me out for my 21st birthday. Another highlight was when we did an all day retreat at Brooke's apartment and then had dinner together. Again, Honors always championed a sense of family and community.
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David Mason
1965-1969
David Mason
1965-1969
davidm@udel.eduSomething about me... By lucky chance in the Fall quarter of 1972 I decided to sit in Galen ShorackÕs measure theory probability course. This was the first time I ran into a mathematics subject that fired me up. I signed up for his class Winter and Spring quarters and very soon enrolled into the UW Biomathematics Program. In 1977, I earned my Ph.D. in Biomathematics under the direction of Professor Galen Shorack. After a number of postdoc wander years, in 1980, I landed a tenure track position at the University of Delaware Mathematical Sciences Department, where I was granted tenure in 1984. I am now Professor Emeritus and live in Bellingham, Washington, where I keep active doing editorial work and working on assorted research projects. Until Covid-19 hit, I also did a lot of research travel.
A favorite Honors memory... My favorite memory was receiving a letter from one of my honors professors, the eminent mathematician, Edwin Hewitt, encourging me to major in mathematics, which I did.
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Brian Matsuyama
1964-1968
Brian Matsuyama
1964-1968
u-b-matsuyama@msn.comA favorite Honors memory... Fellow students
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John Matthews
1985-1990
John Matthews
1985-1990
matthews.r.john@icloud.comSomething about me... I work at Apple in the Bay Area, CA and live with my wife Julie Matthews whom I met in the Honors program.
A favorite Honors memory... I met my wife in Prof. Crutchfield's honors criminology course. That course really opened our eyes to the US criminal justice system.
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Carissa Mayer
2016-2020
Carissa Mayer
2016-2020
cdmayer99@gmail.comSomething about me... I'm a Mama now! My wife and I welcomed our daughter, Edie, to the world this past July.
A favorite Honors memory... My favorite Honors memory is how much we laughed together. I can't remember a day I worked where I wasn't laughing about something with staff, students, or faculty. It was a joy to work in a place filled with so many kind, humble, and inspiring people.
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James McAllister
2007
James McAllister
2007
james.mcall@gmail.comSomething about me... Was in Washington DC working in campaign finance, now in Tacoma as a family medicine physician
A favorite Honors memory... Visiting Budd Inlet sewage treatment facility as part of a class on coastal ecosystems
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Anna Mikkelborg
2013-2018
Anna Mikkelborg
2013-2018
anna.mikkelborg@berkeley.edushe/her; Oakland, CA
Something about me... I'm a PhD candidate in the political science department at UC Berkeley, where I study the political psychology of white racial identity for ideological liberals. When I'm not reading, writing, or teaching, I'm probably running, doing a crossword, or singing with the Oakland Symphony Chorus.
A favorite Honors memory... Taking Galya Diment's course "A Big Book," which focused on War and Peace. As a budding political scientist, I loved applying my social science mind to analyzing such an important text of such a different kind. Now I see references to that book everywhere! I had many formative experiences as part of the Honors program, but that's one I know I would not have had if it weren't for Honors.
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Aley Mills Willis
2002-2022
Aley Mills Willis
2002-2022
aleym@uw.eduSomething about me... I've found my professional home here in the Honors Program. I started working here knowing that I wanted to work directly with students and help them navigate their individual experiences here at UW, but not yet understanding how I would best do that. Honors has been an incredibly creative place to grow as an educator and my colleagues have worked alongside me as I went to graduate school, married my husband, traveled, and proudly raised two sons. I lead our advising services and believe that student services and academic counseling focusing on the whole student experience are an absolutely essential part of any thriving educational community. I am excited to be a part of what keeps Honors going and am looking forward to whatever is next!
A favorite Honors memory... Partnering with educators and students from around the country to create and implement our very first Partners in the Parks program in Olympic National Park was exciting. It was an amazing collaboration with colleagues and started over a decade of teaching and student programming work with National Parks and students!
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Lauren Mittelman
2016-2017
Lauren Mittelman
2016-2017
laurenmittelman@gmail.comSomething about me... Currently enjoying the work from anywhere lifestyle! I get to see family, friends, and visit Seattle quite often!
A favorite Honors memory... My favorite Honors memory was doing a 5 credit independent study to write The Vulnerability Collective! From conception to publication, I was awarded academic credit to take this passion project full circle - which is a testament to how interdisciplinary the learning is that the Honors program provides and allows for!
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Nathan Mock
2019-2021
Nathan Mock
2019-2021
nmock@uw.eduhe/him
Something about me... Love cycling and exploring the mountains. Am currently living in Seattle and a 1L at UW Law.
A favorite Honors memory... Spending several nights camping on Shaw Island with other students for an honors/environmental studies course
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Geoffrey Morgan
2005-2011
Geoffrey Morgan
2005-2011
geoffm3@gmail.comSomething about me... I am currently working for the UN doing international development through infrastructure projects
A favorite Honors memory... Honors croquette, honors hiking club and simply sitting on the computer lab chatting with other honors students
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Rachel Moyer
2020-2021
Rachel Moyer
2020-2021
ram8004@uw.edushe/her
Something about me... I'm passionate about psychology, mental health care and my future helping others find their answers through clinical psychology.
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Stephen Murphy
1965
Stephen Murphy
1965
s_e_murphy@hotmail.comSomething about me... For many years I lived south of the border, specifically in Brazil.
A favorite Honors memory... Brainstorming with Honors students in Suzallo
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Margaret Newcomb (Holland)
1975-1978
Margaret Newcomb (Holland)
1975-1978
holland.margaret@comcast.netSomething about me... I have retired from a career teaching high school English, French, and Fine Art. Currently I've returned to my first love of making art, while working part time at the Cole Gallery in Edmonds.
A favorite Honors memory... My seminar with Richard Blessing jumps to mind. Blessing's description of Theodore Roethke's behavior upon hearing the news that he'd been awarded the Pulitzer has stuck with me over the years, how Roethke picked up a chair and threw it across the room. Even if not true, the story revealed an earlier, wilder poetic west than the one we live in today.
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Laura Norton
1993-1994
Laura Norton
1993-1994
44lhn44@gmail.comshe/her; Central Texas
Something about me... Since leaving the Honors program I have done a variety of jobs in a variety of locations all over the world. I tried grad school, worked in law, went to law school, and have been working in civil rights for the past 15 years. In my free time I study Mandarin Chinese (going to see Taiwan as soon as this pandemic ends!), write, garden, cook, and obsess an inordinate amount about my growing collection of fountain pens and ink.
A favorite Honors memory... Honors seminar co-taught by Professor Stevan Harrell and Professor Laura Newell (both Department of Anthropology). The range of subjects and ideas we covered was broad and exciting - it offset some of the pain and terror of writing an academic thesis! The course provided a solid intellectual foundation and developed vital critical thinking skills.
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Jamil Nunes-Atabaki
2000-2005
Jamil Nunes-Atabaki
2000-2005
j.atabaki@gmail.comSomething about me... I lead the strategy team for startups at the largest cloud service provider in the world, and every day in my job I apply the critical thinking and communication skills developed and honed in the UW Honors program, particularly the ability to think deductively and write effectively.
A favorite Honors memory... Having my own category to myself in the 2005 Honors graduation ceremony and graduation pamphlet for somehow being the only UW Business School student that quarter to graduate with both business school departmental and college honors.
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John (Johnny) Palka
1975-1995
John (Johnny) Palka
1975-1995
jpalka@whidbey.comRetired in 2002
Something about me... Both of our daughters ended up raising their families in the Upper Midwest, so we started coming out to Minnesota and Wisconsin in the winter of 2005 and moved full-time in 2017. It was a rich life until November of 2019 when Yvonne, my wife, did not survive the impact of a car that hit both of us as we were crossing the street. Since her passing, my main focus has been on writing a memoir of our sixty years together and also assembling a coffee-table book of her paintings and my photographs.
A favorite Honors memory... For several years I taught "Brains, Consciousness, and Evolution," part of the entry-level course in science for non-science majors. Most final projects were in written form, but to me, the most extraordinary one was primarily in the form of a musical composition. The student wrote a few pages about Alzheimer's Disease, but what really mattered was the piano piece he composed to portray the onset of Alzheimer's in the husband of an aging couple. It opens with lyrical passages in which the two hands express their love by playing in perfect harmony. A couple of minutes in, you hear a single discordant note. As the piece continues, discord - mistakes by one of the hands - gradually becomes increasingly prevalent until it is all you hear. What could be more powerful! I still have the tape.
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Vanessa Palmer
2004-2008
Vanessa Palmer
2004-2008
vrpalmer@gmail.comMinneapolis, MN
A favorite Honors memory... Expanding my understanding of the world in ways that may not have otherwise happened while majoring in a science at a big public university, through what I now recognize as parts of a liberal arts college experience and community.
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Lora Park
1996-2000
Lora Park
1996-2000
lorap00@hotmail.comSomething about me... After graduating from UW, I attended graduate school in social psychology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Then I became an Assistant Professor in Psychology at the University at Buffalo (UB), The State University of New York. I am currently an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at UB. I am married with two boys and outside of work I enjoy spending time with family and friends, snowboarding, traveling, singing in the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus (we won a Grammy last year for best choral performance), and rooting for the Buffalo Bills.
A favorite Honors memory... Taking honors classes from amazing professors at UW in smaller class formats.
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Stephen Pearce
1976-1977
Stephen Pearce
1976-1977
smcpearce@gmail.comSomething about me... IÕm a retired contractor/carpenter living on 7 acres near Spokane Washington where I garden and keep a winter fire.
A favorite Honors memory... Seminar with Richard Blessing RE Robert Frost and Wallace Stevens.
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Ben Phillips
2009-2013
Ben Phillips
2009-2013
benamphillips@gmail.comWashington, DC
Something about me... I graduated from Georgetown Law Center in May 2022, and am excited to be defending voting rights, fighting for fair redistricting, and working to reform campaign finance law at the Campaign Legal Center.
A favorite Honors memory... Researching Landogo story-telling during study abroad in Sierra Leone
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Jennifer Piel
1994-1998
Jennifer Piel
1994-1998
piel@uw.eduSomething about me... I've stayed connected to the UW and am currently the director of the new UW Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law.
A favorite Honors memory... I had a fantastic undergraduate research opportunity with Dr. Julia Parrish on Tatoosh Island!
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Deborah Pierce
2012-2020
Deborah Pierce
2012-2020
litlbee1@outlook.comSomething about me... I've recently retired from UW, January, 2022. I plan to continue my work for peace and find ways to weave healthy integral "we space" in some way into my future along with taking more time for my artwork, writing, and especially music.
A favorite Honors memory... Interacting with each of my students in the variety of ways we do both in and outside the classroom. One of my favorite parts of my classes was reading students' reflections and finding ways to incorporate what everyone was thinking and learning back into the classroom. I also looked forward to each student's research presentation at the end of every quarter I taught my Exploring the Power of Music course.
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Kiana Rahni
2016-2020
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Brian Reyes
2004
Brian Reyes
2004
briancreyes@gmail.comSomething about me... I live in Edmonds with wife and 1 year old, and work in biotech for a robotics company based in New York. I am excited for this pandemic to take a long nap and get back to business as usual (and to the basketball court)
A favorite Honors memory... Geeking out in physics class over theory of special relativity, and long study sessions in the lounge where not much got studied by good conversations were had.
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Ashton Rezayat
2004-2006
Ashton Rezayat
2004-2006
ashtonrezayat@gmail.comSomething about me... Husband, Father of Two, Legal Counsel to PitchBook Data Inc., Still Love UW
A favorite Honors memory... Conversations with my intelligent colleagues and Honors thesis work with James Caparaso.
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Shane Richards
2007
Shane Richards
2007
sar.shane@gmail.comSomething about me... Father of 3 great kids! Proud to live in Ballard and support my Huskies!
A favorite Honors memory... Traveling abroad (Rome in 2004 & Amsterdam 2006)
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Nancy Rogers (Bainbridge)
1984-1990
Nancy Rogers (Bainbridge)
1984-1990
nrogers@cairncross.comSomething about me... Law partner at Cairncross & Hempelmann
A favorite Honors memory... Drafting an undergraduate thesis on the plans for what is now called Snoqualmie Ridge
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Mary Rothschild
1966
Mary Rothschild
1966
maryloganrothschild@gmail.comPhoenix, AZ
Something about me... I am a retired Professor of Women and Gender Studies and History, Arizona State University, and the first Acting Director of Women Studies at the UW, 1972-73. I recieved my PhD in History at UW in 1974
A favorite Honors memory... Truly learning how to do research in our Honors History Seminar with Dr. Scott Lytle in 1965-66. I still have dear friends from that class.
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Reem Sabha
2014-2022
Reem Sabha
2014-2022
reemsabha@gmail.comshe/her
Something about me... I'm a Double Dawg (got my Master's at UW), and now I work at UW! In my free time, I volunteer for a local humanitarian non-profit, drink too much coffee, and write.
A favorite Honors memory... There are so many great Honors memories, but one in particular is being unofficially named the "Honors Student in Residence" my second year at UW because I spent so much time in the Honors suite. If I wasn't in class or at work, I was studying in the Honors suite! I got to know all the staff and many of the faculty very well during this time, and even re-decorated the suite a couple times with help from my co-conspirator Andi Gero.
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Nichole Sams
2019-2022
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Shona Sangster (Stark)
1999
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Aliya Saperstein
1995-1999
Aliya Saperstein
1995-1999
asaper@sbcglobal.netSomething about me... I wouldn't have predicted it back then but I am now a tenured professor (at Stanford University). I suspect some of my own professors had an inkling this would become my calling before I did. :-)
A favorite Honors memory... So many of the Honors faculty and classes left their mark but it was Al Black's class on Race in America that set me on the path to research and teaching about racial inequality that I continue on today.
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Heather Scearce (Wilson)
1990-1993
Heather Scearce (Wilson)
1990-1993
heather@709core.comshe/her
Something about me... My current passion is teaching Pilates to people with AlzheimerÕs and Dementia. IÕve been able to draw on what I learned at Denny Hall in my Anthro courses back in the early 90s! I learned that there are many different cultural models for health and wellness - and all of us can play a role. I have a 16 yr old daughter and am engaged to be married this Fall. :)
A favorite Honors memory... My favorite memory is inviting my dad to talk to my Comparative Tribal Religion class about his fieldwork in Korean shamanism. It was pretty cool
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Josh Schaer
1996-1998
Josh Schaer
1996-1998
jsschaer@hotmail.comLiving in Issaquah, WA
Something about me... Assistant Attorney General (Torts Division). My wife and I have 3 kids + 1 cat.
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Rebecca Sharar
2010-2014
Rebecca Sharar
2010-2014
shararrebecca@gmail.comMissoula, MT
Something about me... After getting an MPH from the University of Michigan and then returning to UW for medical school I am now a resident in family medicine in Missoula and plan to practice as a full-spectrum rural doc in a small mountain town in Montana when I'm done with my training in 2 years. With PNW roots I always loved the outdoors and over the last few years I have fully immersed myself in the backcountry. When I'm not working I'm usually backpacking, trail running, paragliding, mountain biking, rafting, or backcountry skiing. I love living in a small town where I can be so intimately connected to the nature around me while also challenging myself professionally in the clinic, hospital, and ER.
A favorite Honors memory... My roommates and I were known as the "trips" for living in Lander 888 (triple 8) and I am grateful for the wonderful community of creative and brilliant humans I shared the honors floor with as a freshman. As an undergrad I also loved the contrast of going from an 800 person science-based lecture in Kane Hall to a 15 person interdisciplinary and discussion-based honors course with my roommates and friends.
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Arla Shephard Bull (Shephard)
2004-2008
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Sue Sherbrooke
1971-2022
Sue Sherbrooke
1971-2022
ssherbrooke@outlook.comSomething about me... I started working at the King and Snohomish County YWCA in 1984. While working I earned my Master of Public Administration from the UW Evans School in 1999, which helped me develop an analytical framework to complement the practical experience I was gaining at the YWCA. Working in the business of empowerment has shown me how important it is to embrace the connection between the direct service work we do and advocacy for the women we serve. I'm now retired and am glad to be traveling with my husband, Alan.
A favorite Honors memory... I have loved staying engaged with current Honors students! I have hosted several discussions over the past few years, including visits to Honors 496, an outing to Civic Cocktails, and a Race & Equity salon, where students and alumni discussed personal understandings of the experiences and issues. Honors community members ask great questions of each other and our world, it is so rewarding.
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Jeffrey Smith
2006-2010
Jeffrey Smith
2006-2010
jeff.smith4213@gmail.comSomething about me... Current physician-scientist at Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital
A favorite Honors memory... Study abroad in Rome, summer 2008.
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Stephen Song (Miller)
2010-2012
Stephen Song (Miller)
2010-2012
song.stephen.paul@gmail.comhe/him; Living in Seattle
Something about me... I love Mt Rainier, camping, being a parent, and empathetic leadership.
A favorite Honors memory... The research process, community, and support
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Hana Stevanovic (Dubail)
2010-2014
Hana Stevanovic (Dubail)
2010-2014
hl.stevanovic@gmail.comSomething about me... I completely changed career paths from Biology and Environmental Studies to marine engineering. However, my academic background from UW honors serves me daily.
A favorite Honors memory... Interning at NOAA and the EPA at the same time for my final honors project.
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Marcie Stone (Cooper)
1965-1969
Marcie Stone (Cooper)
1965-1969
mlcstone@hotmail.comSomething about me... I'm a retired librarian and my career was centered around information services for the federal government for 30 years, primarily in the Washington, D.C. My husband and I retired in Seattle and have become very active UW alums. We don't have kids of our own, so we've "adopted" the UW students -- definitely our current passion! 2021 was a bit of a banner year, as we jointly received the Alumni Association's Golden Graduates Distinguished Alumni Award, and my husband received the UW's Distinguished Alumni Veteran Award. It's wonderful to be recognized, but slightly abashing to be rewarded for having so much fun with our various UW activities!
A favorite Honors memory... It's a composite of the students, the faculty, the honors study rooms, the chance to explore our interests in depth, and the academic challenges!
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Scarlett Strauss
2013-2017
Scarlett Strauss
2013-2017
ttelrax@gmail.comshe/her
Something about me... I am currently working on a Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance art history at the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU. Some of my favorite parts of graduate school include seeing my students grow and develop a passion for their work, and traveling to research and study artworks firsthand. Outside of my academic work, IÕm generally happiest when IÕm immersed in one of my many odd hobbies: Irish dancing, knitting or crocheting, creative writing, spinning wool, embroidering, archaeologyÉ
A favorite Honors memory... ItÕs difficult to choose, but one of my favorite Honors memories was being able to Zoom in as an alumni panelist for Honors 496, as it felt a bit like coming full-circle. Many of the seniors were struggling with the question of how to move into the world as college graduates in the face of the pandemic, and we had a very real conversation about how difficult it can be. One of the students wrote afterward to tell me how much they appreciated our discussion, and how encouraging it was to hear that sometimes itÕs the small reminders of why you love your work that can make the biggest difference. It was reassuring for all of us to be able to connect and recognize that weÕre in this together, and definitely was a moment that reminded me why I love teaching!
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Stephen Sulzbacher
2008-2012
Stephen Sulzbacher
2008-2012
sis@uw.eduSomething about me... I am currently involved in a Seattle School District Task Force studying how to expand and improve programming for highly capable youth.
A favorite Honors memory... Serving on Honors faculty remains a favorite memory of my long career at UW.
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Brandon Szerwo
2000-2004
Brandon Szerwo
2000-2004
bszerwo@gmail.comBuffalo, NY
Something about me... I'm an assistant professor of accounting at the University at Buffalo. My family moved here about 5 years ago and we've been enjoying the area. I always enjoy getting back to UW.
A favorite Honors memory... Checking out some of the collections at the Burke Museum with my professor and some fellow honors students.
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Erica Tartaglione
2005-2009
Erica Tartaglione
2005-2009
erica.tartaglione@gmail.comSomething about me... I have been working for the Department of Veterans Affairs since graduating from Honors in 2009 and am a Project Manager in Health Services Research & Development. My research interests include reproductive health, maternity care services, patient research engagement, and promoting diversity equity and inclusion in all phases of the research process. I currently serve as the Vice Chair of the Honors Advisory Board where I champion initiatives to broaden the impact of Honors in the community. I enjoy connecting with and mentoring Honors students along with planning alumni-led events.
A favorite Honors memory... My favorite Honors memories are my student leadership roles in Honors as the Chair of the Honors Student Advisory Panel and the student representative on the Honors Council. Within these groups, we reimagined the Honors curriculum. ItÕs great knowing I played a part in shaping what the Honors experience is like for students today.
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Nancy Thomas
2010-2014
Nancy Thomas
2010-2014
nancy.h.thomas@gmail.comSeattle, WA
Something about me... I finished my PhD in Planetary Science at Caltech in 2019, and am now working as an Image Processing Scientist at BlackSky in Seattle
A favorite Honors memory... Introducing new students to the Honors Program as a Peer Educator
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Brian Tillotson
1977-1981
Brian Tillotson
1977-1981
brian.j.tillotson@gmail.comSomething about me... First class I've failed: retirement. After 30 years of wildly diverse roles at Boeing, I retired from an executive job to write and travel. That got dull after six months. Now I'm doing advanced concept studies at a smaller company and taking graduate classes in physics. Keeping the mind busy!
A favorite Honors memory... I loved the weekly gatherings. Sometimes a topic was planned, and sometimes we just talked. As a non-native to Seattle, it was great to have a community, and even better that it was full of people like me: eager and able to learn about all sorts of things.
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Stewart Tolnay
2007-2008
Stewart Tolnay
2007-2008
tolnay@uw.eduSomething about me... After retirement in 2017 I continued working with students on their research projects. I also tried my hand at writing fiction. To this point, I have written two novels Less Than Righteous and Carrying on. Both novels are available in paperback and electronic formats via Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/author/stewarttolnay
A favorite Honors memory... I am especially pleased with how many former Honors students I am still in touch with. It is truly one of the highlights of my 36-year career as a professor of sociology.
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Paula Treneer (Williams)
1967-1969
Paula Treneer (Williams)
1967-1969
ptreneer@gmail.comSomething about me... I'm a world traveler, and have lived in Europe and the Middle East. I got my MBA from Harvard after UW and have spent my career in finance. I relocated to Seattle in 2021.
A favorite Honors memory... Studying in Padelford lounge until 4AM during midterms and finals, my refuge away from sorority/dorm/apartment life!
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Lindsey Trimmer
2012-2016
Lindsey Trimmer
2012-2016
trim84@gmail.comSomething about me... I am currently a Seattle-area consultant helping businesses build meaningful customer experiences through membership and loyalty programs. Outside of work, I enjoy indoor cycling, skiing, music, spending time with my community and exploring the city with my pup, Poppy. I am still passionate about the connection between activism, education and policy change and enjoy spending time reading, writing and learning about the intersection of those topics!
A favorite Honors memory... Attending the Honors study abroad in Berlin during the summer of 2015 with Dr. Julie Vilegas
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Robert Tromp
1977-1981
Robert Tromp
1977-1981
robtromp@yahoo.comLocation: Bandung. Occupation: level 12 prophet
Something about me... Passions: God and Karma Hobbies: Prophecy, Writing, Podcasting, Singing, Improvisation
A favorite Honors memory... The many fish slapping incidents that went unreported in a saner age
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Nicholas Trost
2006-2010
Nicholas Trost
2006-2010
nicholastrost@gmail.comAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Something about me... I am a personal injury attorney in ABQ, NM, and I have a wonderful wife and two (2) girls, Adelina (7), and Paloma (4).
A favorite Honors memory... I found each class challenging and rewarding.
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Kris Unsworth
1993-1996
Kris Unsworth
1993-1996
unsworthk@gmail.comSomething about me... I am the Director for the Center of Science, Technology, & Society and an Assistant Teaching Professor in Criminology and Justice Studies at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. I use my experiences and knowledge gained as a CHID student all the time in my teaching and research.
A favorite Honors memory... Dr. Toews' potluck parties! Also, being in Berlin, Germany with him and the students that quarter. I had been living there for some time and it was amazing to be reconnected with the program.
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Charity Urbanski
2019
Charity Urbanski
2019
urbanski@uw.eduSomething about me... I'm still teaching at UW and working on a book about Monsters and Monstrosity in the Middle Ages that is intended for teaching undergraduates. I've also taken up kayaking.
A favorite Honors memory... I miss all of my Honors students and the conversations we had! They are amazing people who were a pleasure to teach and fun to be around. It was a privilege to get to know them.
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Juliana (Julie) Villegas
2001-Present
Juliana (Julie) Villegas
2001-Present
villegas@uw.eduSomething about me... My two daughters grew up in Honors. They loved coming to the Honors office and causing mischief. One day they tied Ran Hennes' shoe laces together during our regular staff meeting. Of course, everyone knew what they were up to, especially Ran, but we went along in good humor and played along with their little prank. They adored Ran (as we all did) and often went to his office to forage for chocolates.
A favorite Honors memory... Taking groups of students to Berlin on Honors Study Abroad Programs and watching them learn in real time!
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Joel Walker
2012-2022
Joel Walker
2012-2022
jwalker@uw.eduSomething about me... I'm currently teaching the fifth or sixth iteration of my ANIMALS seminar. What began as a course about cattle in the Ancient World has evolved into a broader course about animal-human relations in global history. Lecture courses on the Ancient World and the Horn of Africa also keep me out of trouble. I'm slowly writing a book about the Mongol Empire. It would come to fruition faster if I gave up my pandemic-era addition to Duo Lingo and online chess.
A favorite Honors memory... So many! A few examples: two freshmen's brilliant presentation on the Masai; a Math major's stunning paper on late Roman synagogue mosaics; a Philosophy major who became an indispensable research assistant on the Mongol Empire; and an English major who raised the level of discussion in class every time she spoke. The list could go on.
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Edward Wang
1997
Edward Wang
1997
edward.chiyu@gmail.comSomething about me... I'm a Family Man, Corporate Executive, World Traveler, Philanthropist, and Ironman Triathlete.
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David Warren
1978-1980
David Warren
1978-1980
dwarren@uw.eduSomething about me... Went from a dancer interested in math to working on clusters of computers running weather models.
A favorite Honors memory... Meeting several of my (now) oldest friends when we discovered we were all in honors Chemistry, Physics, and Calculus together the first year.
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David Watson
2021
David Watson
2021
watty1019@gmail.comSomething about me... I deliver leadership services to individuals and companies...as well as co-teaching several HCDE courses at UW. Also, my youngest son is a freshman at UW.
A favorite Honors memory... Learning about Honors from current and past students.
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Alexis Wheeler
2002-2006
Alexis Wheeler
2002-2006
wheela@uw.edushe/her; Seattle, WA
A favorite Honors memory... My favorite Honors memory is of taking a field trip to Eastern Washington to study Mars as part of my Honors Astronomy course. As the Channeled Scablands bear the closest resemblance to Mars of any spot on Earth, it was amazing to learn about how these channels were formed and how their formation informs our understanding of our nearest planetary neighbor.
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Mary Whisner
1976-1977
Mary Whisner
1976-1977
whisner@uw.eduSomething about me... Volunteer tutor (Youth Tutoring Program), amateur musician (very amateur!), librarian (UW Law Library 1988-2022).
A favorite Honors memory... Frankly, I wish I'd been more involved. But a good memory is that I went to the Ashland Shakespear Festival with a group of honors students.
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Kim Witherspoon (McClain)
2000-2002
Kim Witherspoon (McClain)
2000-2002
mcclain.kim@gmail.comSomething about me... After college, I attended UW Law School. I'm an attorney and live in Portland, Oregon with my husband (also a UW Law grad) and our two boys. We love to hike, cross-country ski, and explore our city.
A favorite Honors memory... I was in the Political Science Honors Program. I loved that it was a small group of students with a wide variety of political leanings who could share their opinions in a thoughtful and collegial way.
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Shawn Wong
2003-2006
Shawn Wong
2003-2006
homebase@uw.eduhe/him
Something about me... I was Honors Director from 2003-2006.
A favorite Honors memory... I started the first Honors Program study abroad class in Rome. When I arrived as Director, there were no study abroad courses in Honors.
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Tara Young
2021-Present
Tara Young
2021-Present
taramyou@uw.edushe/her, Seattle, WA
Something about me... I'm an undergraduate research assistant and really passionate about biochemistry and bioethics! I also love to paint images on my nails.
A favorite Honors memory... My favorite Honors memory has been meeting with my Honors Peer Mentor throughout my time here at UW
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David Zacks
1967-1971
David Zacks
1967-1971
davidzacks@mac.comSomething about me... I practised law in Vancouver, Canada for 43 years. I was made a QueenÕs Counsel in 2002.
A favorite Honors memory... In Winter Quarter 1971 I taught a Freshman political science class in extreme politics that I developed. In Spring Quarter 1971 I interned at the main King County welfare office.
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1996-2002
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Ted Corbin
1985
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Kenza Coubrough
2013-2017
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Elaine Currie
2018-2020
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Jennifer Deane (Kolpacoff)
1987-1992
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Shaune DeMers
1985-1990
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Mansi Deshpande
1999-2003
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Dia Dissmore
1984-1998
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John Doces
1961-1965
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Bryan Dosono
2008-2013
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Nancy Dyar
1961-1965
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Mitra Ehsan
1989-1991
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Stephen Ellis
1963-1967
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Izaiha Ellis (Linton)
2016-2020
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Ben Emanuels
2011-2014
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Katharine Fitzgerald
2019-Present
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Barbara Franklin (Eakin)
1983
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Nadra Fredj
2020-Present
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Samantha Fredman
2016-2020
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Yesenia Garcia
2021-2022
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Andi Gero
2014-2019
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Susan Glenn
2010-2014
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Claudia Gorbman
1965-1969
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Kristi Govella
2000-Present
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Claire Grant
2018-2022
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Evan Groover
2016-2017
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Nicole Gustine
1998-2002
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Heidi Hammersley
1994
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Zev Handel
2011-2018
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Colby Harper
1987-1990
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Stevan Harrell
1985-2017
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Laura Harrington
2006-2019
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Kirsten Hart (Ward)
1990-1994
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Bart Hawkins
1980-1982
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David Haynes
1961-1963
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Valerie Hines
1992
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Taylor Hoang
2019-2023
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Lauren Holbrook
2018-2022
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Todd Hollenbeck
1990-1994
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Kelly Hudkins-Loya (Hudkins)
1978-1982
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Caleb Huffman
2014-2018
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Evelyn Hyde
2016-2020
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Jacqueline Ines
2017
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Spencer James
2004-2009
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Carol Sue Janes (Hunting)
1979-1983
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Benjamin Janicki
2010-2014
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Kaj Johansen
1962-1966
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Colette Kang (Johnson)
2009-2011
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Anand Kaul
2008-2012
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Brook Kelly
2000-Present
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Talia Kertsman
2018-2022
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Paulette Kidder (Wright)
1976-1980
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Charles Douglas Knechtel
1968-1972
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Peter Kobylarz
2003-2007
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Michael Koelle
1982-1986
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Marlana Kohn
1998-2002
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Ami Koreh
2017-Present
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Selim S. Kuru
2020
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Mary Lamb
1967-1968
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Vicky Lawson
2010-2022
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Christine Lew
2017-2021
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Erin Lightfoot (Waters)
2004-2005
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Jason Lim
2021
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Madelyn Lindsay (Miller)
1964-1968
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John Litherland
1977-1982
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Joseph Lowry
1980-1985
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Jens Luebeck
2010-2014
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Chris Lundry
1994-1996
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Jim Mahler
1969-1970
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Amitoz Manhas
1999-2003
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Elena Mariposa (Johns)
2021-Present
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Lauren Marriott
2008-2011
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Shantel Martinez
2003-2008
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David Mason
1965-1969
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Brian Matsuyama
1964-1968
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John Matthews
1985-1990
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Carissa Mayer
2016-2020
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James McAllister
2007
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Anna Mikkelborg
2013-2018
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Aley Mills Willis
2002-2022
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Lauren Mittelman
2016-2017
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Nathan Mock
2019-2021
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Geoffrey Morgan
2005-2011
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Rachel Moyer
2020-2021
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Stephen Murphy
1965
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Margaret Newcomb (Holland)
1975-1978
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Laura Norton
1993-1994
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Jamil Nunes-Atabaki
2000-2005
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John (Johnny) Palka
1975-1995
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Vanessa Palmer
2004-2008
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Lora Park
1996-2000
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Stephen Pearce
1976-1977
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Jessica Pearlman
1992-1996
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Ben Phillips
2009-2013
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Jennifer Piel
1994-1998
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Deborah Pierce
2012-2020
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Kiana Rahni
2016-2020
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Sage Reeves
1997-1998
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Brian Reyes
2004
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Ashton Rezayat
2004-2006
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Shane Richards
2007
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Scott Ritchie
1983
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Nancy Rogers (Bainbridge)
1984-1990
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Malcolm Ross
1989
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Mary Rothschild
1966
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Reem Sabha
2014-2022
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Nichole Sams
2019-2022
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Shona Sangster (Stark)
1999
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Aliya Saperstein
1995-1999
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Heather Scearce (Wilson)
1990-1993
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Josh Schaer
1996-1998
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Rebecca Sharar
2010-2014
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Arla Shephard Bull (Shephard)
2004-2008
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Sue Sherbrooke
1971-2022
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Jeffrey Smith
2006-2010
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Stephen Song (Miller)
2010-2012
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Hana Stevanovic (Dubail)
2010-2014
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Marcie Stone (Cooper)
1965-1969
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Scarlett Strauss
2013-2017
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Stephen Sulzbacher
2008-2012
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Brandon Szerwo
2000-2004
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Erica Tartaglione
2005-2009
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Nancy Thomas
2010-2014
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Brian Tillotson
1977-1981
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Stewart Tolnay
2007-2008
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Paula Treneer (Williams)
1967-1969
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Lindsey Trimmer
2012-2016
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Robert Tromp
1977-1981
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Nicholas Trost
2006-2010
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Kris Unsworth
1993-1996
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Charity Urbanski
2019
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Juliana (Julie) Villegas
2001-Present
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Joel Walker
2012-2022
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Edward Wang
1997
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David Warren
1978-1980
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David Watson
2021
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Alexis Wheeler
2002-2006
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Mary Whisner
1976-1977
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Kim Witherspoon (McClain)
2000-2002
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Shawn Wong
2003-2006
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Tara Young
2021-Present
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David Zacks
1967-1971