Who staffs it?
Tom Griffin has been editor of Columns since it was founded in 1989. During that time, the magazine has won 125 awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Washington Press Association and PRINT Magazine. Prior to joiningColumns, Griffin was the editor of University Week, the faculty/staff newspaper at the University of Washington; a daily newspaper reporter in Madison, Wis.; and an English teacher in Paris. He has both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin. Send e-mail to griffin@u.washington.edu. Ken Shafer has been the art director of Columns since its second issue was published in 1990. He runs Ken Shafer Design, a Seattle-based graphic design firm that has created logos for Disney, Microsoft, Nike and the NBA. He hold a bachelor of arts degree from East Texas University. Send e-mail to kshafer@msn.com. Mary Levin, ’82, has been the Columns primary photographer since 1993. She also serv
