It is hard to add to what everyone else has said. Seeing you has made me understand what the job of a graduate advisor (and also research advisor) should be. The combination of compassion and knowing-all-the-details that you’ve shown is something I have an incredible amount of admiration for. Grad students show up trusting that their department will look out for them and your role in that has been really important. Working with you was one of the reasons I was grateful to have had my time at UW, and I hope you have a happy and fulfilling retirement.

-aram

A musical number dedicated to Lindsay, especially all of the new students that she has welcomed to the department and all of the old grads that she has listened to at Friday breakfast.

– the CSE grads

Dear Lindsay,

It was a privilege to work with you while I was a Graduate Program Coordinator. I always knew that you were a great advisor, who cared individually about each student, helping them both in their professional and also in their personal lives. What I didn’t know, before we started to work together, was that you is that you had, in your head, a better database of graduate students than our postgres database! You are role model of dedication and professionalism. We will all miss you… I wish you a great and happy retirement!

Dan

It is said that a person’s life can be measured by the impact that person has made on others.
Lindsay’s impact is immeasurable, however, because she has touched every one of us on so many levels, including as a trusted friend.

It is also said that in the end we forget what someone has done to/for us, but always remember how they have made us feel.
To enumerate all that Lindsay has done would be an arduous task even for a person with strong memory. To recall how she has made each of us feel is simple and sweet — always as someone special, someone who deserves her full attention, and who is treated with understanding and compassion.

My deepest gratitude to our Lindsay!
May she be blessed on her journey ahead!

Valentin

Lindsay, you always went above and beyond with every interaction I had with you. You even followed my little travel blog before I even became a proper student here. It probably ended up as more work for you but you were always the first person I thought of when I needed help, and that says a lot. Thank you so much.

Lindsay,

To me, you embody the culture of CSE — a unique blend of proficiency and compassion. I am richer for having known you and therefore consider myself lucky.

I hope your retirement gives you a chance to do the things you’ve wanted to, but weren’t able to.

I wish you the very best!

I’ve been very fortunate to have graduated from CSE under Lindsay’s careful watch. CSE grads always knew that Lindsay had our backs: she built rapport with each and every one of us from day one. Lindsay was also our only steadfast supporter, the one who always put our interests first, and who never stopped being engaged with us as we puzzled our way through graduate school. Lindsay, thank you for your guidance and unwavering support. It meant a lot to me, and to every CSE grad I know. Have a fun retirement, you deserve it!

Lindsay, it has been a great pleasure to know you. I feel very lucky to have you in CSE during my PhD. Thank you for all the great chats and advices. I will miss you… Wish you the best!