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“How to monetize social media,” a business plan that Nathan Peterson developed as a UW Bothell student (Marketing ’08), has figured in his career as a corporate social media manager, startup adviser and chief revenue officer for the Tagboard online platform.

Aseem Datar, a leader in Microsoft’s fast-growing Azure cloud-computing platform, said his MBA experience at the University of Washington Bothell was uncomfortable, which is exactly what he wanted.

Samantha Girard, a nurse educator for Kaiser Permanente in Washington, said her Master of Nursing degree from the University of Washington Bothell in 2010 put her in a position to have an impact on the profession at a time nurses are being pushed hard to advance their education.

The University of Washington Bothell welcomed more than 2,200 new alumni with the Class of 2018’s commencement June 10 at Safeco Field. The total class — 1,954 students receiving their bachelor’s degree and 302 receiving their master’s — is nearly 300 students larger than last year’s class.

Entrepreneur Taylor Hoang (Business ’02) received the 2018 UW Bothell Distinguished Alumna of the Year Award. Hoang heads the Pho Cyclo restaurant group and directs the Ethnic Business Coalition.