Team wins 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Distinguished Staff Award for work on 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell Cascadia College Comprehensive Master Plan

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May 1, 2018

Contact: Laura Mansfield 425-324-1100 mobile, lmans@uw.edu

Team wins 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Distinguished Staff Award for work on 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell Cascadia College Comprehensive Master Plan

Photo left to right: Kristine Kenney, Kelly Snyder, Julie Blakeslee, Amy Van Dyke

BOTHELL, Washington — The team that led development of the new 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell Cascadia College Campus Master Plan has won a 2018 University of Washington Distinguished Staff Award, the highest staff honor at the University. It’s the first time in 15 years one of the awards has gone to 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell staff.

While many worked on the Campus Master Plan, the core team included two staff from 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell Planning and Administration: Kelly Snyder, assistant vice chancellor of government and community relations; and Amy Van Dyke, director of physical planning and space management. Two other members of the team were from the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Seattle campus: Kristine Kenney, university landscape architect and director of campus design; and Julie Blakeslee, environmental and land use planner. The team also included Meagan Walker, Cascadia College's vice president of college relations and advancement.

“These strong leaders were thoughtful, engaging and solutions-focused. They worked hard, and I’m so glad their work is being acknowledged in this way across the University,” said Chancellor Wolf Yeigh.

The master plan to guide development of the campus for the next 20 years took effect in January after approval by Cascadia trustees, 56³Ô¹ÏÍø regents and the Bothell City Council.

About 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell: 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell provides access to an exceptional University of Washington education to students in a campus environment that fosters student achievement. Offering more than 55 undergraduate and graduate degrees, options, certificates and concentrations, 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Bothell builds regional partnerships, inspires change, creates knowledge, shares discoveries and prepares students for leadership in the state of Washington and beyond.

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