Complex sentence: Edmond S. Meany (December 28,1862--April 22,1935) was a professor of botany and history at the University of Washington (UW) and a UW alumnus, having graduated as the valedictorian of his class in 1885.
Split into simpler sentences: Edmond S. Meany (December 28,1862--April 22,1935) was a professor of botany and history at the University of Washington (UW). He was an alumnus of the university, having graduated as the valedictorian of his class in 1885.