Antoinette Wills (PhD, History, 1975) Antoinette Wills, passionate about history and the UW, has combined both interests during her four decades at the UW. A transplant from the East Coast, Wills first found community as a graduate student in the History Department, then stayed on as a writer, fundraiser, and unofficial campus historian. She has written a history of private support at the UW and a decadeby-decade history of the College of Arts & Sciences, and she recently taped video tours of the campus for the Web.
Lorin Wilson* (BA, Economics, Business, 1940) Lorin Wilson was a partner-in-charge at Deloitte, an accounting firm. He spent his entire career with Deloitte, the company that hired him as a novice CPA, and was named by Time magazine in 1950 as one of Seattle’s 100 Newsmakers of Tomorrow. Wilson’s life was filled with professional accomplishments and service to community, both in Seattle and Los Angeles, culminating in an Outstanding Alumnus Award from the UW School of Business in 1990. *recently deceased
Art Wolfe (BFA, Interdisciplinary Visual Arts, 1975) Art Wolfe is a photographer, author, and television host. His specialty is blending photojournalism with art photography —a talent that has taken him to far-flung places to capture wildlife, landscapes, and cultures through his unique lens. He has over 70 books exclusively featuring his photography and hosts Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge, an award-winning American Public Television show that documents the behind-the-scenes challenges Wolfe faces as a nature photographer.
R. Y. Woodhouse (BA, Sociology, 1963; MSW, Social Welfare, 1970; PhD, Education, 1983)
R.Y. Woodhouse has served as Director of Licensing for the State of Washington, as an executive for Seattle’s Rainier Bank, and as the first woman president and chief executive officer of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle. At the Urban League, Woodhouse oversaw the organization’s many social service programs from 1984 to 1998. Woodhouse also served 12 years as a trustee of Central Washington University. 53