Since 1932, the UW president has awarded a medal to the graduating senior who achieved the most distinguished academic record at the University for that year. In 2004, the president began awarding the medal to two graduating seniors: one who has completed at least three-fourths of their degree requirements at the UW, and one who entered the University with at least 60 transfer credits from a Washington community college

Tom McAlister, a graduating 3D4M student is one of this year's recipients. Read the official announcement.

McAlister is also a 2026 Bonderman Fellow and will spend the next year traveling to Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Morocco, Algeria, Turkey, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia. Read more here.