Ed Lazowska on the University of Washington campus. (Photo by Mark Stone)
As excitement builds across campus among soon-to-be graduates embarking on the start of their careers, one member of the University of Washington community is reveling in the opportunity to look back upon his. This week, Ed Lazowska, professor and Bill & Melinda Gates Chair emeritus in the Allen School, will receive the UW Distinguished Teaching Legacy Award honoring “UW educators whose profound influence continues to shape the lives of their students long after they’ve left the classroom.”
“Wow, congratulations Ed!!!” wrote Julie Kientz, professor and chair of the UW Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering and adjunct professor in the Allen School. “I always thought you had to be dead to get this particular award, but clearly not — glad they were able to honor you with it while you are alive and kicking. 🙂 Very well deserved!”
The award represents a kind of closure. In 1995, as chair of what was then the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Lazowska put forward two junior professors, Gaetano Borriello and Carl Ebeling, for another honor, the Distinguished Teaching Award. Lazowska wanted to recognize the pair together for their leadership in developing the department’s new computer engineering curriculum.
