EVERETT — The chief operating officer at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett and an accountant who has been heavily involved in civic affairs in Snohomish were named as Everett Community College’s distinguished alumni of the year.
Providence’s Kim Williams and accountant Bill Fulton are to be honored at a ceremony June 10.
Williams, who lives on Camano Island, earned an associate degree in nursing at EvCC. She then worked as a registered nurse in Everett before moving to Bellingham, where she worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital for 25 years.
She earned a bachelor’s of science degree from Western Washington University and returned to Everett in 2003 to work for Providence.
“Kim understands the value of collaboration, and continues to work with our health sciences department to provide pathways for current students, who, like her, are interested in a career in health care,” EvCC President David Beyer said in a statement.
Fulton, who lives in Snohomish, attended Everett Junior College in 1964 before transferring to what was then known as Western Washington State College. He also returned twice to EvCC — in 1999 to learn to speak Spanish and in 2011 to participate in the small business accelerator course.
Fulton, a certified public accountant, has run his own accounting business since 1978.
Fulton joined the Snohomish Chamber and served as its president. He was elected to the Snohomish City Council in 1992 and represented the city in the formation of the Snohomish County Visitor’s Bureau.
He also participated on the design committee for the Snohomish School District Aquatic Center and was the chair of the steering committee building the Riverview Wildlife Sanctuary.
He has twice been recognized by the Association of Washington School Administrators as citizen community leader of the year in the Snohomish School District.
“Bill is an excellent example of a graduate who becomes a civic-minded, well-respected member of the community and someone who clearly appreciates and lives the role of a lifelong learner,” Beyer said in the statement.
This is the 10th year the Alumni Association has named distinguished alumni.
Past recipients include: Snohomish County NAACP branch president Janice Greene; Bargreen Coffee Co. president Howie Bargreen; real estate business owner Barbara Lamoureux; former Everett City Council member Ed Morrow; businessman Tom Gaffney; city of Everett executive administrator Deborah Wright; former Everett Police Chief Kathy Atwood; Everett firefighter Gary Parks; auto dealer Dwayne Lane; entertainer Stan Boreson; business owners Doug and Barbara Allan; former Herald publisher Larry Hanson; Dr. William Hummel and Doris Hummel; former Washington state Sen. Jean Berkey; and businessman Joe Cooper.
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