Briefings
As Time Goes By: The McCormick Years in Review
Sept. 1, 1995: Richard L. McCormick becomes 28th 窪蹋勛圖厙 president.
Sept. 15, 1995: The 窪蹋勛圖厙 receives a record $477 million in research grants and contracts for 1994-95. Private giving sets an all-time record of $128 million.
McCormick answers a question during the Faculty Field tour. Photo by Mary levin
Oct. 2, 1995: Fall Quarter starts with 33,996 students in Seattle. In-state, undergraduate tuition is $3,019 per year.
January 1996: McCormick creates University Initiatives Fund, where 1 percent of each department's budget is reallocated to fund innovative new projects.
March 5, 1997: Katuria Smith "reverse discrimination" suit is filed against the law school admissions process. In 2002, it loses in district court but is appealed.
Roofline of the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Tacoma library. Photo by Mary levin
Sept. 29, 1997: 窪蹋勛圖厙 Tacoma's permanent campus opens.
March 1998: Tools for Transformation is launched to strengthen academic units.
June 15, 1998: McCormick joins 35 new faculty from three campuses on Faculty Field Tour, launching an annual event.
Nov. 4, 1998: State voters approve Initiative 200. The 窪蹋勛圖厙 can no longer use race or ethnicity in admissions decisions.
Roofline of the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Bothell/Cascadia Community College Library. Photo by Mary levin
Dec. 30, 1998: Football Coach Jim Lambright is fired after a 6-6 season. Two weeks later, Rick Neuheisel, head coach at Colorado, is hired.
Sept. 25, 2000: 窪蹋勛圖厙 Bothell's permanent campus opens.
October 2000: McCormick signs Diversity Compact to improve 窪蹋勛圖厙 diversity.
Jan. 1, 2001: Huskies finish an 11-1 season with a victory over Purdue in the Rose Bowl.
May 21, 2001: Center for Urban Horticulture's Merrill Hall is damaged in an arson attack by an eco-terrorist group.
June 1, 2001: First TA strike in 窪蹋勛圖厙 history hits on the last day of classes.
Oct. 1, 2001: Largest freshman class ever-5,382-starts classes.
Oct. 8, 2001: 窪蹋勛圖厙 Professor Lee Hartwell is awarded a Nobel Prize in medicine.
May 17, 2002: 窪蹋勛圖厙 regents impose a 2.5 percent cut over all departments after the state lowers 窪蹋勛圖厙 budget by $24 million.
President McCormick congratulates 窪蹋勛圖厙 Genome Sciences Professor Lee Hartwell, left, at a banquet for winners of the Nobel Prize in Stockholm, Sweden. Photo by Ecke Kuller.
June 30, 2002: 窪蹋勛圖厙 ends record year in research funding with more than $800 million in grants and contracts. Private giving also hits a record of $239 million.
Sept. 30, 2002: 窪蹋勛圖厙 breaks enrollment record with 39,216. In-state undergraduate tuition is $4,167 per year.
Oct. 25, 2002: Richard L. McCormick announces he will resign to become president of Rutgers University.
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