News for June 2009
Randy Engstrom Receives National Award for Arts Leadership
Executive Master of Public Administration (Executive MPA) student Randy Engstrom received the Americans for the Arts 2009 Emerging Leader Award for his work as the founding director of the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center in West Seattle. The award, given by the national leading nonprofit for advancing the arts, recognizes young leaders for their exceptional work in arts administration. Read The Seattle Times story Read the press release
Alumnus Cory Sbarbaro Wins Teaching Award
Cory Sbarbaro (MPA '02) received the Teaching Excellence Award in the Nonprofit and Public Sector category from University of Washington Extension. Sbarbaro also teaches occasional courses for the Evans School MPA program and Cascade Executive Programs and serves as an advisor to the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy at the Evans School.
Congratulations Class of 2009!
More than 150 students became the Evans School’s newest alumni at our Convocation ceremony on June 12. Held in Kane Hall, the event featured a convocation address from Ron Sims, deputy secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and former King County Executive.Norman B. Rice Named President/CEO of The Seattle Foundation
Norman B. Rice (MPA '74), a Distinguished Visiting Practioner at the Evans School, was named President and CEO of The Seattle Foundation, one of the largest community foundations in the United States. Rice previously served as President of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and Mayor of the City of Seattle. Read The Seattle Foundation's press release (132 KB PDF)Ron Sims, Deputy Secretary of U.S. HUD, to Keynote Evans School Convocation
Ron Sims, Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), will deliver the keynote address at the Evans School's Convocation Ceremony on June 12 at 9 a.m. Sims previously served as King County Executive. Learn more about ConvocationPh.D. Student Tyler Blake Davis Presents Report to the Congressional Research Service
Ph.D. student Tyler Blake Davis presented a report last month to the Congressional Research Service in Washington, D.C., on using benefit-cost analysis to reform principles and standards of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in constructing levees for flood control on the upper Mississippi River. The report was co-presented with his colleague Julie Vano, a Ph.D. student in the UW Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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