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2025 Dean's Medalists, Energized & Inspiring
They worked in research labs, held leadership roles, volunteered in the community, and mentored fellow students. Meet our 2025 Dean’s Medalists.
A Handcrafted Award for Medalists
Each of the College's 2025 medalists received a special gift — a glass bowl, hand-blown in the UW School of Art + Art History + Design.
Making Art, Making Connections
Art major Kyra Wolfenbarger has been a researcher, museum intern, and arts writer at the UW. What’s shaped her most are the people she’s met along the way.
Most Recent
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Podcast Season 01: The Pilot
Launched in Spring of 2025, the pilot season includes seven episodes – each featuring a School of Art + Art History + Design alum in conversation with host Liz Copland.
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Designing a Future
Lisa K. Bambach’s path to becoming a design educator has been shaped by over a decade of professional experience, a deep commitment to collaborative inquiry, and a passion for shaping the future of design.
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Types of Expression
Burke Smithers (BDes 2024) discovered a passion for typography at UW that led to award-winning work, international experience, and the launch of his own type foundry, Nightjar Type. His designs reflect personal interests in nature and climate—showing how type can be both expressive and deeply personal.
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