February 26, 2009
Etc.: Campus news & notes
TICKET TO RIDE: Deborah Conley-Staerk, UW Bothell public safety officer, is the SMART Commuter of the Year — that is, she is someone who Saves Money And Reduces Traffic. Conley-Staerk was honored by Community Transit at its annual Visionary Awards, which recognize Snohomish County and Bothell employers that encourage commute alternatives as well as longtime and avid Commuters. Besides keeping UW-Bothell safe and secure, Conley-Staerk also educates students on the benefits of the U-Pass. She has been riding the bus for more than 10 years.
RESEARCH STAR: David Hawkins, endowed professor of prevention in the School of Social Work and founding director of the Social Development Research Group, is being awarded the prestigious Flynn Prize for Research. Administered by the School of Social Work at the University of Southern California, the prize recognizes research and scholarship that is rigorous and creative, focused on severe and persistent problems of society, interdisciplinary in method and substance and of demonstrated value to advancing human welfare.
BOOKS FOR THE BOOKISH: Do you have any books that you’re ready to get rid of? Of course you do. So donate them to the Association of Library and Information Science Students for their annual book sale. The organization accepts both fiction and nonfiction, including children’s books. They’ll also take textbooks no older than five years (two years if they’re computer books). Drop off your donations in Allen North, Suzzallo, Engineering, Foster Business, Music, Drama, Art, or Health Sciences Libraries. Donation pick-ups (for those with lots of books) can be arranged by e-mailing Rachel Adams at adamsr4@u.washington.edu. The book sale helps fund activities for the student organization. And if you want to replace your donated books, you can get some more at the sale, set for March 3 and 4 in the By George Cafe.
RUN FOR HIS MONEY: Nic Plemel, a staffer in the Applied Physics Laboratory, has completed his fundraising goal of running in 13 marathons in 12 weeks. He did it to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and to support a friend being treated for a similar blood disease. Plemel competed in 13 races in 75 days to raise $3,690. “A little more than $59 an hour — not bad, eh?” he said. Not bad indeed. See our previous story about Plemel.
MUNICIPAL MAN: Brice Maryman, lecturer in landscape architecture in the College of Built Environments has won the Doug Mason Memorial Award from the Municipal League of King County. The award honors a person, age 35 or under, who made a special contribution to the people of King County in any of the following areas: environmental protection and preservation, agricultural preservation, transportation, human services, housing, good government, ethics in politics, or effective government administration.
EMERGING VOICES: The Seattle-based architectural firm Hutchison & Maul Architecture has been selected by the Architectural League New York as a 2009 Emerging Voice. Robert Hutchinson and Tom Maul are both part-time faculty in the College of Built Environments and UW alums. The Architectural League created the annual Emerging Voices lecture series in 1982 to recognize and encourage architects who are beginning to achieve prominence in the profession.
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