b'A GLOBAL VISIONStan Barer, 63, recipient of the 2021 Gates Volunteer Service Award, used his UW Law degree to help make the world a better place. For more than 50 years, hes been doing the same at the University.As a new attorney working for Washington states longtime U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson, Stan Barer, 63, was already making his mark. He helped draft the bill that would become the Civil Rights Act of 1964and then faced down opposition from segregationists to help get it through the Senate Commerce Committee (chaired by Magnuson, 29) and the full Senate after months of filibuster.On July 2 of that year, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill into law. Barer, who is Jewish and had already encountered significant discrimination himself by age 24, was quite pleased. But he was just getting started on a long career in politics and law that would embody his values: equity, inclusion and seeking common ground toward the goal of shared prosperity for all people. His more than five decades of support for the University of Washington would further reflect those values. Through philanthropic and strategic guidance and creating programs that connect people across countries and cultures, Barer brought the world to the UWand the UW to the world. In recognition of Barers generosity and vision, the UW Foundation has honored him this year with the Gates Volunteer Service Awardpresented annually to individuals whose philanthropy and service have taken the UW to new heights.OVERCOMING OBSTACLESBorn in Walla Walla, Washington, at the outset of World War II, Barer quickly learned an unfortunate reality of his time that would affect his choice of career: In those days, if you were Jewish, no one would hire you except a Jewish firm. I knew I had to be self-sufficient, and I thought law would give me the ability to make my own living.8|'