Western Washington University alumna and Ballard resident Natalie Reeder was recognized as an outstanding graduate by university faculty. Each spring, every department at Western names a single graduating student as its Outstanding Graduate.
They're not alone in their concerns. Western Washington University students working to become teachers also are asking for the requirement to be waived. They have gathered at least 86 signatures toward that end, most of them from ²ÝÁñÉçÇø teacher candidates and their professors as…