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Alumni Home a shout out from our president
New graduates:
Welcome to the alumni community
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RREMEMBER THE EXCITEMENT YOU FELT WHEN
when you graduated from the UW? It was the thrill of a major
achievement and of realizing that your degree would lead
you to the next steps in your life. The Class of 2012 is beginning
to experience that joy right now and we at the UWAA
hold high hopes for them.
Of all the ways our university influences the future, none
are more important than educating the next generation of
thinkers, doers and leaders. Our students graduate with an
understanding of their responsibilities as members of an increasingly
interconnected and global society.
Graduates, we welcome you into the Husky fold! This is a
time to celebrate and to embrace your new role as alumni and
supporters of our great University. The drive that enabled you
to navigate this huge, world-class university is the same spirit
we want you to develop in your new life.
A graduate student asked me recently: “What have you done
to change the world?” I told him that I started as an educator,
then worked for more a decade in aerospace as an industrial
engineer on major missile programs. Both fields offer the
opportunity to make a difference in this world, so always be
prepared; you never know where one path may lead you.
Meanwhile, the UWAA continues to move forward in exciting
new directions. We increased our communications and put on
special member events; expanded to more geographic areas and
increased collaboration with UW schools and programs. And
UW Impact—in partnership with The Seattle Times Greater Good campaign--championed higher education
in our state, contributing in no small measure to the first no-cut budget in four years.
The result of all our work? UWAA membership numbers are up, even in times when fewer people
are joining organizations. Our 150th UW Anniversary Alumni Directory highlights the enormous
participation of our alumni (100,000 of you chose to participate) of any directory in the country.
At the first HuskyFest, our spirited Alumni Appreciation Celebration on Red Square drew a huge
crowd and provided us an opportunity to thank you and all of our members for the work we do at
the alumni association.
As I conclude my year as president, I want to thank the Husky alumni community for your great
support this year.
Susan Wilson Williams, ’73
UWAA President, 2011-2012
40 UW 150 Years