James A. Milgard and the Gary E. Milgard Family Foundation have made a $2 million donation to the University of Washington Tacoma to establish the campus' first endowed deanship.
The Institute of Technology's new computer engineering program already has 20 new students enrolled and has advised the Port of Tacoma on electronic navigation aids.
The UW Board of Regents has approved a proposal to name the new UW Tacoma assembly hall after William W. Philip, thanks to a multi-million-dollar gift from James A. Milgard.
The University of Washington Tacoma honored a respected community leader and an alumnus making a difference in the world at its 2007 Founders Day ceremony in June.
Michael Honey, professor of history and UW Tacoma founding faculty member, has been named the first recipient of the university's new Fred T. and Dorothy G. Haley Endowed Professorship in the Humanities.