

Carlson, George, BA ’64Īfter completing his PhD in economics at the University of Illinois in 1971, Dr. Brimmer established an endowed professorship in the department in his estate plans with a $250,000 charitable trust. He told President Gerald Ford to consider a 10 percent personal income tax rebate in 1974 – and the President and Congress took his advice, resulting in an $8.1 billion tax break.
Brimmer served the “Fed” from 1966 to 1974. Brimmer, Andrew, BA ’50, MA ’51 ( deceased)Īs the first African American on Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Dr. He was a Navy JAG and has taught military law to ROTC midshipmen. Jonathan is third generation Navy, a Captain with nine years active duty and 22 in the Reserves. Jonathan and Bobbe co-founded the Center for Children and Youth Justice in 2006. He is also on the Board of the Association for Washington Businesses & Center for Career Alternatives. A community leader, he chairs the Alliance for Education and is vice chair of Evergreen Children’s Association day care programs. Bobbe Bridge, retired Washington State Supreme Court justice, have received the UW School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award Jonathan has also received the UW Law Service Award.
The company has more than 80 stores stretching from California to Minnesota. Jonathan is Co-CEO and corporate counsel for Ben Bridge Jeweler, a local family business dating to 1912. Indeed, the following list includes leaders from all walks of life representing the breadth and depth of a liberal arts education in training future trailblazers. Collectively, our alumni have had a profound impact in the public and private sectors of the state, the nation, and the world. The Department of Economics is proud to have many distinguished alumni among its thousands of graduates.
