February 25, 2010
Etc.: Campus news & notes
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: UW alumnus Wolf Bauer, legendary mountaineer, kayaker, environmental educator and conservationist, will be honored by the Washington state Legislature for his many achievements and for his 98th birthday on Friday, Feb. 26, in Olympia. A resolution acknowledging his contributions will be introduced on the House floor at 10 a.m. There will be a reception after the ceremony.
Bauer — who earned an engineering degree from the University in the 1930s — is famous as a trailblazer for outdoor sports in Washington. He began skiing with the Mountaineers club as a boy scout in 1929. In 1936 his team won the famous Patrol Race, an 18 mile dash between the Mountaineer lodges at Snoqualmie Pass and Stampede Pass in 4 hours, 37 minutes — a time that has never been beaten. In 1935 he and Jack Hossack made the first ascent of Ptarmigan Ridge on the North Face of Mount Rainier. In 1948 he founded the Washington Foldboat Club which became the Washington Kayak Club in the 1960s. He helped design the modern fiberglass kayak. His hand-drawn guide to Washington waterways is still used by kayakers.
Bauer has founded and guided numerous outdoor groups including the Mountain Rescue Council and the Washington Environmental Council. He drafted the Natural Shorelines Act which was incorporated in the Shorelines Management Act of 1971. As an engineer he worked to restore the shorelines on many Puget Sound beaches including the lighthouse in West Seattle and at Golden Gardens. He led the fight to preserve the Green River Gorge. In 2009, State Parks renamed the lodge at Flaming Geyser in Wolf Bauer’s honor.
FIBER ART: Two UW staffers are among 13 artists participating in Equinox/Solstice, a fiber/mixed media group showing at Cafe Solstice March 1 — 31. Kaylin Francis, a secretary senior in the Office of Student Financial Aid; and Barbara Matthews, a research scientist with Family Medicine, are part of Fiber 19, a group of artists who became acquainted while attending the UW’s Fiber Arts Certificate Program in 2008-2009. Since completing the program, the group has continued to meet monthly to support ongoing creative ventures. There will be an opening reception for the exhibit from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 5. Cafe Solstice is at 4116 University Way N.E. It is open 6:30 a.m. — 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 6:30 a.m. — 9 p.m. Friday, 7 a.m. — 9 p.m. Saturday; and 7 a.m. — 11 p.m. Sunday.
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