<p>Alexander Betz received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History with departmental honors in June 2022. He had a minor in Classical Studies and a second degree in Biochemistry. He was the Division of Art History’s undergraduate speaker for the School’s 2022 Graduation Celebration. Below is the text of his speech.</p>

<p>Tiffany-Ashton Gatsby received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art in June 2022, with departmental honors and a concentration in Interdisciplinary Visual Art. They had a second major in Anthropology, specializing in Medical Anthropology and Global Health, and a Diversity minor. In 2021, Gatsby was selected as a member of the <a href="/news/2021/06/19/two-2021-husky-100">Husky 100</a>. Just prior to graduation, they were announced as a <a href="/news/2022/06/27/presidents-medalist">UW President’s Medalist</a>.</p>

<p>The UW Department of Dance is delighted to announce that Mr. Arthur Yorozu has created a new fellowship in the Department of Dance. The Helene Tsutsumoto Yorozu and Arthur S. Yorozu Endowed Fellowship in Dance will support graduate students who perform in the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="/chamber-dance-company">Chamber Dance Company</a>.</span> Helene Tsutsumoto Yorozu was an accomplished modern dancer, actress, and Japanese classical dancer. A 1955 graduate of the University of Washington, she served as the president of the Orchesis Dance Club during her time here. We are so grateful for Mr. Yorozu’s tremendous gift to the department.</p>
<h2>About Helene Tsutsumoto Yorozu</h2>
<p><span> </span>Helene Yorozu was a strong, inspirational, and resilient woman of color. She was born on September 30, 1932, to immigrant parents from Japan. From the age of five, she and her older sister May studied Nihon Buyo, Japanese Classical Dance, which she continued through adulthood. </p>
<p>At the University of Washington, her passion and love for modern dance was ignited. She had an insightful moment realizing she was incorporating her Nihon Buyo training into modern dance. Through nuanced gestures, isolations, thrusts, contractions, and stillness, she was able to express her artistic creativity. She truly loved modern dance—the feeling of being connected to the earth and dancing barefoot was her favorite.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p><span>Helene Tsutsumoto Yorozu and Arthur S. Yorozu Endowed Fellowship in Dance</span> is aligned with the University of Washington’s values to support diversity, equity, and inclusion among the student body. Passionate, creative, enthusiastic, vibrant, an ineffable spirit—these are the qualities the recipient in need of financial aid embodies—as did Helene.</p>

<p>The UW Department of Dance is delighted to announce that Mr. Arthur Yorozu has created a new fellowship in the Department of Dance. The Helene Tsutsumoto Yorozu and Arthur S. Yorozu Endowed Fellowship in Dance will support graduate students who perform in the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="/chamber-dance-company">Chamber Dance Company</a>.</span> Helene Tsutsumoto Yorozu was an accomplished modern dancer, actress, and Japanese classical dancer.

<p>This quarter's part-time faculty include eight in the Division of Art, one in the Division of Art History, and six in the Division of Design. Learn more about them below. We also have two part-time faculty who teach every quarter, so they are listed in the directory: <a href="/people/claire-cowie">Claire Cowie</a> and <a href="/people/jayme-yen">Jayme Yen</a>.</p>
<h2>Romson Regarde Bustillo</h2>

<h2><span>Background</span></h2>
<p><span>Noah Simblist is associate professor in the Painting + Printmaking department at Virginia Commonwealth University. He also works as a curator, writer, and artist with a focus on art and politics, specifically the ways in which contemporary artists address history. He earned his Ph.D in art history from the University of Texas at Austin (2015), his MFA in painting from the University of Washington (1999), and his BA in visual art from Hampshire College (1996).</span></p>

<p>This quarter's part-time faculty include three in the Division of Art, one in the Division of Art History, and five in the Division of Design. Learn more about them below. We also have two part-time faculty who teach every quarter, so they are listed in the directory: <a href="/people/claire-cowie">Claire Cowie</a> and <a href="/people/jayme-yen">Jayme Yen</a>.</p>
<h2>Andrew Allen</h2>

<p>It is typical for the School to see changes in faculty and staff from one year to the next, but this year was unusual for the number of staff departures. Two moved into higher level positions in other units, and three retired. We wish them all well in their new adventures.</p>
<h2>Staff</h2>

<p>This quarter's part-time faculty include five in the Division of Art, one in the Division of Art History, and four in the Division of Design. Learn more about them below. We also have two part-time faculty who teach every quarter, so they are listed in the directory: <a href="/people/claire-cowie">Claire Cowie</a> and <a href="/people/jayme-yen">Jayme Yen</a>.</p>
<h2>Andrew Allen</h2>

<h2>Background</h2>