Briefings
As Time Goes By: The McCormick Years in Review
Sept. 1, 1995: Richard L. McCormick becomes 28th 91探花president.
Sept. 15, 1995: The 91探花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 91探花Tacoma library. Photo by Mary levin
Sept. 29, 1997: 91探花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 91探花can no longer use race or ethnicity in admissions decisions.
Roofline of the 91探花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: 91探花Bothell's permanent campus opens.
October 2000: McCormick signs Diversity Compact to improve 91探花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 91探花history hits on the last day of classes.
Oct. 1, 2001: Largest freshman class ever-5,382-starts classes.
Oct. 8, 2001: 91探花Professor Lee Hartwell is awarded a Nobel Prize in medicine.
May 17, 2002: 91探花regents impose a 2.5 percent cut over all departments after the state lowers 91探花budget by $24 million.
President McCormick congratulates 91探花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: 91探花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: 91探花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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