Lee Balzer, 88, who taught in the Biology Department in the 1970s before joining the faculty and in administration at Seattle Pacific University and serving as president of Tabor College in Kansas, on May 11, 2025, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Class Notes
Abe LeVon "Lee" Balzer - FAC
Obituaries
Douglas Massey - 1974
Class Notes (General)
Douglas Massey, B.A., anthropology, psychology, sociology and Spanish, received the Princess of Asturias Award for the Social Sciences from the royal family of Spain at a ceremony in October. Massey, the Henry G. Bryan Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University and the director of Princeton's Office of Population Studies, was honored for his extensive work in the fields of international migration and social stratification.
Lillian Landahl Riley - 1952
Obituaries
Lillian Landahl Riley, 95, a retired teacher who spearheaded the creation of new parks and open spaces in North Seattle and recipient of Seattle Parks & Recreation's Denny Award, on Aug. 27, 2025.