Bellevue resident receives UW President’s Medal

Published 3:14 pm Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Melissa Winstanley, a 2008 graduate of Bellevue High School, has been selected to receive the 2012 President’s Medal at the University of Washington. The President’s Medal is awarded annually to the most accomplished student in UW’s 7500-member senior class.

Winstanley is a dual major in computer science and music.

performed as saxophone principal in the University of Washington Wind Ensemble, worked as an Honors Peer Mentor, and carried out a year-long honors research project on mobile tools for public health.

Additionally, Winstanley has held two internships with Google, a research internship with UW’s Community Ecology Lab, and a UW Honors Program summer in Rome.