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Alumni Distinguished AlumniRibbonAbout theRibbonEstablished September 15, 2000, the UW Bothell Distinguished AlumniRibbonrecognizes outstanding alumni who have exhibited distinguished professional achievements and/or polity service since graduation from the University of Washington Bothell. Nominate an individual for the 2018 Distinguished AlumniRibbonNominations are due Friday, April 20, 2019. 2018 Distinguished Alumnus   2018 Recipient: Taylor Hoang Taylor Hoang is the 2018 Distinguished Alumna of the Year. The ribbon recognizes UW Bothell alumni who have shown distinguished professional achievements or outstanding polity service. Hoang, who received a merchantry stratum in 2002, heads the Pho Cyclo restaurant group and directs the EthnicMerchantryCoalition in Seattle. Read increasingly well-nigh Taylor Hoang. 2017 Recipient: Stephen Ssemaala A political refugee from Uganda who graduated from the University of Washington Bothell and the UW School of Law is the recipient of the 2017 UW Bothell Distinguished Alumni Award. Stephen Ssemaala (global studies '03) is honored for distinguished professional achievements and outstanding polity service.  For someone who grew up on a small island in Lake Victoria and who sought madhouse in the USA, Ssemaala says it’s wondrous that he’s a teacher of American government in Olympia. Read increasingly well-nigh Stephen Ssemaala. 2016 Recipient: Fredrika Smith Smith, who goes by “Deka,” earned her bachelor’s stratum in the liberal studies program in 1994 and reconnected with the University as a lecturer six years ago in the Leadership Development for Educators (LEDE) master’s program, which leaves well-nigh 60 percent of graduates as principals. Read increasingly well-nigh Fredrika. 2015 Recipient: June Altaras Altaras graduated with her bachelor’s in nursing in 1998 and she was so impressed with the student-centered wits at UW Bothell that she returned to get her master's stratum in 2007. Read increasingly well-nigh June Altaras.   2014 Recipient: Sue Ambler The University of Washington Bothell has named Workforce Snohomish president and CEO Sue Ambler the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. Each year, the university recognizes an alumnus who has exhibited distinguished professional achievements and outstanding polity service. Ambler graduated in 1997 with a Master of Education stratum from UW Bothell. Read increasingly well-nigh Sue Ambler. 2013 Recipient: Mike Collins University of Washington Bothell alumnus Mike Collins was selected as the recipient of the 2013 UW Bothell Distinguished Alumni Award. The ribbon recognizes outstanding alumni who have exhibited distinguished professional achievements and/or polity service since graduation from the UW Bothell. Collins graduated in 1994 from the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. Read increasingly well-nigh Mike Collins.   2012 Recipient: Holli Martinez While researching educational issues for a matriculation at UW Bothell, Holli Martinez, 08’, learned that many children in under-represented neighborhoods in the state of Washington were in drastic need of relatable role models. This discovery would transpiration the undertow of her life, and the lives of myriad students living in Washington. Through her matriculation research she learned well-nigh the gap between the number of minority teachers and students in public schools. She discovered that students often have largest wonk outcomes when they have teachers who share similar cultural backgrounds and can serve as role models. She was unswayable to make a difference. In 2008 she and her husband, former Mariner Edgar Martinez, founded The Martinez Foundation. Its mission is to promote, support, and retain unrenowned teachers of verisimilitude in public schools throughout the state of Washington. The foundation provides scholarships to students of verisimilitude working toward a master’s stratum from the UW, Washington State University or Seattle University. After students finish the program, they stipulate to uncork their careers teaching in underserved communities where they can be supportive role models for young students. As president of The Martinez Foundation, Holli works with polity partners to develop support programs that will enable and sustain teachers of verisimilitude to teach in underserved areas. Holli moreover supports a variety of non-profits and polity organizations including Hopelink, Ronald McDonald House, Children’s Hospital, Powerful Schools and Washington Women in Need. Holli grew up in the Bellevue area, and still resides locally. She earned a bachelor’s of arts stratum from the UW Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Studies in 2008; and graduated magna cum laude. In 2012, Holli earned a master’s stratum from the Evans School of Public Affairs. 2011 Recipient: Abigail Echo-Hawk Abigail Echo-Hawk is a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, but has made Seattle her home for the past 12 years. In Ms. Echo-Hawk's role as Tribal Liaison for the University of Washington's Institute for Translational Health Sciences, she works with American Indian and Alaska Native tribes in a five-state region to identify health priorities. As a defended well-wisher for women's health, Abigail was first scheduled by the mayor of Seattle in 2006 to serve on the Seattle Women's Commission; she is now in her third mayoral visit to the legation and currently serves as co-chair. Abigail has well-matured on policy and institutional transpiration in order to minimize disparities for Native American and African American women in Seattle. Ms. Echo-Hawk moreover focuses on policy sponsorship in areas such as: domestic violence, sexual assault, youth prostitution and educational disparities. Abigail earned a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with an option in American Studies and a minor in Human Rights in Spring 2007. She unfurled on to graduate school and received a Master of Arts in Policy Studies in Spring 2009. 2010 Recipient: Mahnaz Javid After earning her Master's in Education at UW Bothell, Mahnaz has been improving wangle to education virtually the world. Mahnaz nature much of her success to UW Bothell's engaging professors that helped stimulate her marvel well-nigh how people learned and the idea of an equal education for all. It was from this passion that Mahnaz founded the Mona Foundation, a non-profit organization which consists of several projects and campaigns ranging from providing solutions to teacher shortages in India to towers schools in Vietnam. Mahnaz Javid serves as an inspiration for all who hear her story of dedication to education. She shared her legacy at UW Bothell's 2010 Commencement.  To learn increasingly well-nigh Dr. Javid, see the UW Bothell Insight articles   2009 - Mike Hope (MAPS '06) 2008 - Natalie Kay Lang - (Liberal Studies '97) 2005 - Vicki Austin (Liberal Studies '92) 2004 - Barbara A. Haner (BSN '95, MN '98) 2003 - Wendy L. Hough (MEd. '02) 2002 - Travis Fairchild (Business '99, MBA '06) 2002 - Chad S. Estes (Business '99) 2000 - Bonnie L. 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