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History. The original University building, c. 1870. Founding. In 1854, territorial governor Isaac Stevens recommended the establishment of a university in the Washington Territory. Prominent Seattle-area residents, including Methodist preacher Daniel Bagley, saw this as a chance to add to the city's potential and prestige.
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The President of the University of Washington is the chief administrator of the university. The University of Washington is a public university in Seattle, Washington. Established in 1861 and originally known as the Territorial University of Washington, UW is the oldest public university in the state of Washington.
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National Book Award
1. Beverly Cleary(1939) – Children's Books, Fiction, Paperback 1981 2. Timothy Egan (1981) – Non-fiction 2006 for The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
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If no class year is listed, author may not have graduated.
Prominent officers
1. Peter W. Chiarelli (1980) – four-star General and the Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army 2. Bruce W. Clingan (1977) – Admiral United States Navyand Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, Commander, Allied Joint Force Command, Naples 1. Leslie Groves – major general, United States Army Corps of Engineers, head of the Manhattan Project 2. William H. Holloman III (1924–2010), U.S. Army Air Force officer and combat fighter pilot with the Tuskegee Ai...
Sanford Brown – social justice advocate, ordained United Methodistminister, and executive director of the Church Council of Greater Seattle
Track and field
1. Brad Walker(2003) – two-time NCAA pole vault champion; gold medalist at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and 2007 World Championships
In the early years, most of the students were Seattle school children, with very few students at the collegiate level. It was fifteen years before the University granted its first collegiate degree. In June 1876, Clara A. McCarty received a Bachelor of Science diploma. Between 1861 and 1898, only 71 bachelor's degrees and 27 teacher's diplomas ...
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The University of Washington ( UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the United States. Quick Facts Former name, Motto ... Close.
Books. Nonfiction topics. History and culture. Fiction genres. Nonfiction. Official website. uwapress .uw .edu. The University of Washington Press is an American academic publishing house. The organization is a division of the University of Washington, based in Seattle.
