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UW lobbyist Burkey steps down Aug. 31
Sheral Burkey, director of government relations and associate vice president for university relations, announced today that she will step down from the job, effective Aug. 31.
Burkey came to the university in 1984 as associate director of government relations and has been the UW’s chief lobbyist in Olympia since 1995. Before coming to the UW, she worked in Washington, D.C., on the staff of the late Sen. Henry M. Jackson.
“It has been a privilege and an honor to represent the University of Washington for the past 16 years,” said Burkey. “I have had the opportunity to work with many bright and dedicated elected officials and staff, faculty, and students, alumni and wonderful colleagues across all parts of the state. I am proud of the role I’ve played in securing significant investments in faculty and staff salaries, in our new capital facilities, in the development of the new UW campuses at Tacoma and Bothell, in establishing state matching programs for distinguished professorships and graduate fellowships, and in breakthrough investments in technology through the Advanced Technology Initiative, Internet 2, and the K-20 network, along with other legislative enhancements to the UW budget during my tenure. I have been part of a great team effort to represent the university, and I have to admit, I’ve loved almost every minute of it.”
“Sherry has done an excellent job of representing the university to our elected leaders in Olympia,” said UW President Richard L. McCormick. “She has a reputation for honesty, integrity and candor, and these qualities have served the university well. She has not only had to explain the university to the Legislature and the executive branch, but has also had the equally difficult task of explaining state government to the faculty and administration. She has done so with a great deal of class and leaves behind in both arenas many friends and admirers.”
A search for her replacement will await the appointment of a new vice president for university relations, currently vacant. ¶