Year Elected: 1999

Board Committee(s):

• Audit
• Education Policy
• Governance/Trusteeship

Professional Affiliations Include:

• First African American to be appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (assumed senior status in 1995)
• Lecturer, University of Washington Law School and the School of Social Work
• Faculty Member, National College for State Judiciary
• President, Board of Regents, the University of Washington

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts,Morehouse College, 1951
• Master of Arts, Atlanta University, 1955
• Juris Doctorate, University of Washington Law School, 1958

Achievements Include:

• President, Seattle Junior Chamber of Commerce
• Seattle Jaycees Distinguished Service Award
• Clayton Frost Award
• Honorary Degree Recipient,Morehouse College, 1978