Category: Impact of Gifts

Greta Olson benefitted greatly from a scholarship that helped her pursue a double major in professional accounting and management information systems. Her skills will make her more employable, enable her to provide beneficial services to clients after she passes the CPA exam, and help her make significant contributions in her ambitious volunteer work. Greta Olson…

EWU student, Kassidy Van Berkum, would not be at Eastern if it weren’t for a dream, determination, and donor support. Like so many little girls, Kassidy wanted to be a nurse when she grew up. Unlike the girls who later changed their minds, opting for veterinarian, teacher, or astronaut, she hung onto her dream. As…

“Some of my greatest joys have come through seeing the way service I render affects the lives of others,” Curtis Barnes said. “I would not have been able to participate with service organizations, spend time at home with my two children or maintain full-time internship hours had it not been for the generous scholarship I received. Without…

When donors support scholarships for students like Brolin Graham, they might just save a life. Brolin Graham’s decision to major in outdoor recreation goes back to when he was just 13 years old, as he became involved in the Civil Air Patrol emergency services in search and rescue and disaster relief. He trained to participate in…

Since 1965, when he graduated from EWU, Thomas Tiffany has made significant contributions to the national medical reference laboratory business. Tom is a visionary leader who left a legacy in his joint venture partnership model between medical reference laboratory and hospital systems, which is in practice now in more than half a dozen states. And,…

At EWU, Andrew Delgado discovered that he could pursue a degree in recreation management to follow his dream of helping young people lead fun, healthy, active lives. “Financing college has become a challenge for many, including myself,” he said. “Over and over, I saw friends walk away from our campus with unfinished goals and broken…

The 2014 EWU Alumni Award for Organization of Excellence has been presented to Washington Trust Bank. Washington Trust and its employees have shared their time, enthusiasm, and resources to help the EWU Alumni Association expand the football pregame fan zone, known as the Red Zone, with a mobile banking unit, a hot dog and video…

When you give to the EWU Foundation, you impact every student and faculty member in every college, department, and program. Now you can see what they are researching, learning, and sharing with the world at EWU Digital Commons. The EWU Digital Commons, an institutional repository for the university, is now live. This online platform and suite…

Actions speak louder than words. Bart Mihailovich is so passionate about protecting the Spokane River, he combines actions and words to advance the cause. Some say Bart Mihailovich has a lion’s courage, a driven desire to make the lives of others around him better and the humility to take issues that are important, but not…

Dan Waterbly wanted to go to college to be a doctor, but he fainted at the sight of blood. He had to pick a different field. “After taking my first programming class, I knew exactly what I wanted to do,” Dan says. Despite what he “wanted to do,” Dan’s Eastern story mirrors that of many…