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Marsha L. Landolt 
Distinguished Graduate 
Mentor Award
The recipient of the 
Marsha L. Landolt 
Distinguished Graduate 
Mentor Award is Anjum 
Hajat, Associate Professor, 
Epidemiology, School of 
Public Health.
Distinguished Librarian 
Award
John Vallier, Curator, 
Ethnomusicology 
Archives, Special 
Collections, University 
Libraries, is the recipient 
of the Distinguished 
LIbrarian Award.
University Faculty 
Lecture Award
Noah A. Smith is the 
recipient of the University 
Faculty Lecture Award.
President’s Medalists
Tom McAlister
Julia Grace Lee
The President’s Medal is presented annually by the 
University of Washington president to graduating seniors 
who have achieved the most distinguished academic 
records in their class. On the Seattle campus, one medal 
is given to a student who has completed at least three-
fourths of their degree requirements at the University of 
Washington. The other is given to a student who entered 
the University with at least 60 transfer credits from a 
Washington community college. 
This year’s medalists are Julia Grace Lee, of 
Sammamish,Washington, who is graduating summa 
cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and 
Tom McAlister, of Seattle, Washington, who is graduating 
summa cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts (Art).
Excellence in Global 
Engagement Award
The recipient of the 
Excellence in Global 
Engagement Award is 
James Sherrell, Program 
Specialist, EthnoMed, 
Harborview Medical 
Center.
David B. Thorud 
Leadership Award
Suzanne Allen, Vice 
Dean, Academic, Rural 
& Regional Affairs, 
School of Medicine, 
has received the David 
B. Thorud Leadership 
Award.
Noah A. Smith
Ed Lazowska
John Vallier
Anjum Hajat
Distinguished Teaching 
Legacy Award
Edward D. Lazowska, Bill 
& Melinda Gates Chair 
Emeritus, Paul G. Allen 
School of Computer 
Science & Engineering, 
has received the 
Distinguished Teaching 
Legacy Award.
James Sherrell
Suzanne Allen

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