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Estia Nyopieh

MSIM, 2012

Estia is a Social Media Trainer at the National Institute of Public Administration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Paul Ojennus

MLIS, 2012

Paul works as the Collection Management Services Supervisor and Librarian at the Harriet Cheney Cowles Memorial Library, Whitworth University in Spokane, WA. 

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Isaac Pattis

MLIS, 2012

In 2022, Isaac moved with his wife and two boys to the Cotswolds outside of London. He found work with Oxford University Press building lexical datasets for various industries. If you're in that part of the world, look him up on LinkedIn and get in touch.

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Lucas Reber

Informatics, 2012

Lucas was part of a team that competed in the 8th Annual BUB Motorcycle Land Speed Trials in the Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah. BUB organizes an event that concentrates on motorcycle land speed records. Lucas was the crew chief for a team called Sodium Distortion, comprised of seven riders and bikes, and he has been helping campaign for the world’s fastest 500cc motorcycle. Lucas’s team won the 7th Annual Fritz Kott Enthusiast Award, given to the team that best exemplifies the spirit of motorcycle land speed racing.

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Tod Robbins

MLIS, 2012

Digital Asset Manager, Boncom (Salt Lake City, UT)

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Katherine Root

Informatics, 2012

As of 2021, Katherine was working as the Director of Design at Mighty Networks, a company in the community and creator economy space. She reports: "We're actually hiring product designers for my team right now!" https://www.mightynetworks.com/careers

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Mikala Salley

Informatics, 2012

As of 2021, Mikala reported being a Quality Assurance Engineer at Amazon, Seattle Sounders supporter and outdoor enthusiast.

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Colleen Salmi

Informatics, 2012

Colleen joined Pinterest in 2020 as an engineering manager.

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Matt Shannon

Informatics, 2012

As of 2020, Matt works on the Amazon finance organization's red team, where he conducts red team engagements, penetration testing and other information security assessments.

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Ritu Sidana

MSIM, 2012

In 2021, Ritu reported joining Seattle based non-profit SEIU 775 as a project manager. Ritu says: "I'll be happy to help answer any questions related to my job, in case anyone want to know more about my role."

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Holly Samayoa and Sherry Vazhayil

2 MLIS students awarded ALA Spectrum Scholarships

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
University of Washington Master of Library and Information Science students Holly Samayoa and Sherry Vazhayil are among those awarded 2026-27 ALA Spectrum Scholarships, announced recently by the American Library Association.​Samayoa...
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Curiosity, frustration and antipathy: How kids play with AI toys

Friday, September 4, 2026
Claims of “smart” toys go back decades. See Chatty Cathy and Furby. But generative artificial intelligence is increasing the capabilities of interactive toys. The company Curio, for instance, markets itself as a “magical workshop...
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