Shirley Malcom, the 1998 Alumna Summa Laude Dignata (ASLD), joins a long list
of distinguished University of Washington graduates who, since 1938, have been
honored with this award. Other ASLD winners include artist Chuck Close, '62; Nobel Prize winning
biochemist Martin Rodbell, '54; former
Speaker of the House Tom Foley, '51, '57; and photographer Imogen Cunningham,
'08. A panel of faculty, students and alumni confer the honor each year. Since
the University does not confer honorary degrees, it is the highest honor the UW
bestows upon its graduates.--Jon Marmor
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