{"id":2661,"date":"2016-06-03T10:46:28","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T10:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=2661"},"modified":"2023-06-08T19:53:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T19:53:15","slug":"distinguished-alumni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2016\/06\/03\/distinguished-alumni","title":{"rendered":"University of Washington Bothell names Monroe Schools Superintendent Fredrika Smith the 2016 Distinguished Alumna of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n      <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/distinguished-alumni.jpg\" alt=\"distinguished alumni\" class=\"wp-image-26840\"><\/figure>\n\n          <p>\n\tNews Release<br \/>\n\tJune 3, 2016<br \/>\n\tContact Lisa Hall 425-352-5461 \/ lhall7@uw.edu<br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\tUniversity of Washington Bothell names Monroe Schools Superintendent Fredrika Smith the 2016 Distinguished Alumna of the Year<br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\tBOTHELL, Washington &#8212; University of Washington Bothell has named Monroe Schools Superintendent Fredrika Smith the 2016 Distinguished Alumna of the Year.<br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\tSmith, who goes by &ldquo;Deka,&rdquo; earned her bachelor&rsquo;s degree in the liberal studies program in 1994 and reconnected with the University as a lecturer six years ago in the Leadership Development for Educators (LEDE) master&rsquo;s program, which leaves about 60 percent of graduates as principals.<br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\tWhen she attended UW Bothell, Smith says she didn&rsquo;t realize she would have a career in education and that the &ldquo;development of relationships, a focus on service, and a dedication to innovation would prove to be a primary driver of my personal core values.&rdquo;<br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\tNow as Monroe superintendent and a UW Bothell instructor, &ldquo;I am able to further develop innovative, equity focused systems that will continue to transform learning communities ranging from K-12 through higher education,&rdquo; says Smith, a Monroe resident.<br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\t足彩app哪个是正规的 recognition of the Distinguished Alumni Award is a true honor, Smith says. &ldquo;It sincerely feels like my core values, the mission of UW Bothell, and my work in public schools have come full circle.&rdquo;<br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\t足彩app哪个是正规的 UW Bothell Distinguished Alumni Award was established in 2000 to recognize alumni for distinguished professional achievements and community service.<br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\tMina Hooshangi of the UW Bothell Alumni Council says Smith is clearly having a positive impact on community schools by addressing the unique needs of all learners and working to improve classroom instruction.<br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\t&ldquo;Deka embodies the mission and values of UW Bothell in her work shaping the future generation of learners, and UW Bothell is proud to call her an alum,&rdquo; Hooshangi said.<br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\tSmith will be honored at University of Washington Bothell&rsquo;s 25th commencement ceremony Sunday, June 12, at UW Seattle&rsquo;s Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.<br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\tAbout UW Bothell: Ranked No. 1 in the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest on Money magazine&rsquo;s list of best colleges, UW Bothell provides access to an exceptional University of Washington education for students of tremendous potential. Offering more than 45 undergraduate and graduate degrees, options, certificates and concentrations, UW Bothell builds regional partnerships, inspires change, creates knowledge, shares discoveries and prepares students for leadership in the state of Washington and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tUniversity of Washington Bothell has named Monroe Schools Superintendent Fredrika Smith the 2016 Distinguished Alumna of the Year. Smith, who goes by &ldquo;Deka,&rdquo; earned her bachelor&rsquo;s degree in the liberal studies program in 1994 and reconnected with the University as a lecturer six years ago in the Leadership Development for Educators master&rsquo;s program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_is_archived":false,"_archived_contact_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[202,211,197],"tags":[210],"school":[],"class_list":["post-2661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-news","category-honors-and-awards","category-news-releases","tag-alumni"],"acf":{"related_links":{"toggle_visibility":false,"link_1":null,"link_2":null,"link_3":null,"link_4":null,"link_5":null},"highlight_box":{"toggle_visibility":false,"title":"","content":"","button":null,"button_style":"angled-purple-button","button_screen_reader_text":""},"contact_type_1":{"toggle_visibility":true,"contact_title":"","email":"","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"contact_type_2":{"toggle_visibility":false,"contact_title":"","email":"","phone":"","box":"","address_line_1":"","address_line_2":"","location":""},"social_media":{"toggle_visibility":false,"facebook_url":"","instagram_url":"","linkedin_url":"","twitter_url":"","youtube_url":""},"blog_archive_sidebar_visibility":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>University of Washington Bothell names Monroe Schools Superintendent Fredrika Smith the 2016 Distinguished Alumna of the Year - News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2016\/06\/03\/distinguished-alumni\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"University of Washington Bothell names Monroe Schools Superintendent Fredrika Smith the 2016 Distinguished Alumna of the Year - News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"University of Washington Bothell has named Monroe Schools Superintendent Fredrika Smith the 2016 Distinguished Alumna of the Year. 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