University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Robert Mayfield proudly adorns his mortar board with the Air Force motto. “I'm going in as a pilot. he said. I definitely want to make the Air Force a career. Covered in Hawaiian lels. Marvin Buenconsejo looks forward to his future In communications as he stands between his father. Conrad, and his mother. Pamela. Richard Garlick proves that It's never too late to have a happy childhood. scenes. Were you as mesmerized by the sight of that huge Statue of Liberty in Tiananmen Square as I was? Unbelievable, and deeply moving. Gerberding then touched upon the United States' troubles and yet the nation's enduring standards of freedom and equality. He closed his speech with a few words on racism, our tragic inheritance from slavery and other somewhat lesser manifestations of the absurd but tenacious superstition that one race is superior to another. He said the university would continue to struggle with this problem and cited a letter from a student thanking the school for its assistance through the Educational Opportunity Program. Addressing the graduates. Gerberding concluded. We look upon the uncertain future with much optimism as we consider the fact that you will now be moving into positions of increasing opportunity and responsibility. Whether students went to enjoy the honor of their day or just to humor their parents, they would remember the 114th commencement ceremony -even if only for the endless Processional Medley ringing in their heads. Four or more years of study had finally paid off. Commencement 27

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continued ... No matter who they were or what their future plans held in store for them, every student present had worked long and hard for that honorary day. And. of course, no graduation ceremony would be complete without the speeches. Only the morning graduates heard Washington Governor Booth Gardner's brief speech encouraging voter participation. Referring to the student protest for democracy in Mainland China, he said. I could not help but to be struck by the irony of it all: where in other parts of the world, people are willing to die for the right to vote, we in this country seem unwilling to exercise the right to vote in order to keep it.” He ended his speech by urging graduates and their supporters alike to register and exercise their democratic right. Both the morning and the afternoon graduates heard their GW President and Political Science Professor William P. Gerberding's address on international affairs. Referring to the turmoil in mainland China, he expressed his concern for the 212 students at the GW coming from that country, a tragic and uncertain tale.” He voiced his hope that the thirst for democracy would not be suppressed indefinitely. He said he was touched by the efforts of the Chinese students and their supporters: The demand for democracy is rearing its beautiful head in some unexpected places, and it creates some wonderful Linda Stem holds her two week old son. Andrew, as she displays her diploma cover. Troy Morrell celebrates a joyous moment with friends after the morning commencement ceremony. With an air of confidence, he tells them. I'm gonna try to go to grad school next fall.

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I DARE YOU Words of wisdom from Mom and Dad: “Look before you leap. “Belter safe than sorry. Always wear clean underwear because you never know when you might get into an accident. Over the years our parents have instilled in us the importance of being careful in a world full of difficulties and ha zards. This awareness is necessary, but we must learn to balance restraint with an element of childlike curiosity and adventure. Now that four or more relatively safe years of college fall behind us, the real world beckons. Are we going to walk timidly to the water's edge and cautiously dip In a toe, or are we going to let out a yell, run and jump in with both feet? Life is an adventure, and adventure means living life to the fullest. In his book Dare You William H. Dan-forth puts forth his challenge: I'm daring you to think bigger, to act bigger, and to be bigger. And why dare? Because unless you dare you cannot win. Deep down in every heart is the desire to be somebody, to get somewhere. But so often we sit waiting for the opportunity. I have found that opportunities do not come to those who wait. They are captured by those who attack. “The rewards for daring were never so rich or plentiful. Science, religion, business. education — all are looking for the (person) who dares to face life — to attack rather than defend. What you do today and in the immediate days that follow is the thing that will prove whether or not you possess the spirit of the priceless few who DARE. Danforth dares us to be better than average. to think more creatively, to walk taller. to be stronger, and to aspire for the things we never thought we could do. Endless possibilities await us when we take the risk and dare to go beyond our wildest dreams. These unique years at the GW have been filled with both painful experiences and some of the best days of our lives. While the structure of college with its late night pizza runs and infinite exams is over, life is just beginning. We never stop learning, and we never stop growing; let us never stop daring either. What I've dared I’ve willed And what I've willed. I'll do. •Melville by Linda Elliott PATRICIA G. J. ABBEY Business UTHMAN ABDGLGADER Urban Planning (Master’s) ESTER L. ABENOJAR International Studies (South Asia) JEREMY I. ABRAMS Political Science BRIAN R. ACARREGUI Business (Finance) DEBORAH J. ADAIR Scientific and Technical Communication CHRISTINE R. ADAMS Nursing COLLEEN A. ADAMS Political Science, Women Studies PAULA J. ADAMS English. Political Science THOMAS S. ADAMS Business (Finance) MICHELLE S. ADAMSON Spanish ALBERT S. ADAOAG Political Science 28 Abbey Adaoag