Category: Impact of Gifts

CeCe George had a dress. As orphans in Haiti, she and her brother sometimes ate clay from the ground just to fill their stomachs. Only children from wealthy families or those with sponsors could go to school. Denys Diaz worked alongside her family members in the Yakima Valley agricultural fields. It was hard work, but…

Shannon Kellam is a full-time engineering student at EWU, president of the Rocketry Club, and a single mother to a fifth- and third-grader. As if she weren’t busy enough, Kellam also helped to build a 3-D-printed prosthetic arm for Spokane Public Schools fifth-grader Isaiah Strom. A team from EWU’s Engineering Department—which included Kellam; engineering tech, Frank…

Mykel Vanek overcame childhood leukemia. Dante Tyler is coping with his mom’s serious health challenges. Both faced financial obstacles that they could only hurdle because donors like you chose to support EWU scholarships. Mykel and Dante know they were born to do great things. Mykel wants to do communications/public relations/visual communication design work for worthy…

Thank you, Eagles for your tremendous support for our second annual Giving Joy Day! Together, we raised a grand total of $259,831.

Thank you, Kalispel Tribe of Indians, for your continued support of Eastern Washington University student success. “Us all working together, and if we all give 100%, every one of those students will have a much better experience.” Hear more from the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, 2017 Red Tie Gala Corporate Partner, and see how together…

Crystal’s dream is to become a pediatrician. At Eastern, she has found many great opportunities to further her education, from research-focused professors and pre-med club to job shadowing at Spokane’s best hospitals.

After a near-deadly car accident in her first year of college, Josie Ledbeter discovered what is truly important to her – impacting others’ lives. “In my opinion, I feel success is being able to look back on life, knowing that you brought good to the world and a brighter future for others,” Josie said. Josie,…

Kodee Wagner is a communication disorders major pursuing a career in speech pathology. She transferred to Eastern Washington University from the community college system in fall 2016. Her current GPA is 3.98 and she has been consistently on the Dean’s List. Kodee’s passion to become a speech pathologist began when she was able to observe her…

Are you an annual or EWU employee payroll donor? If you answered yes, then a portion of your unrestricted giving supports the EWU Foundation’s Start Something Big Grant Program that helps professors innovate and engage students in the real-world application of classroom learning and undergraduate research. Your dollars help fund career-building experiences outside the classroom…

A scholarship created to honor an EWU alumna who spent her life making a difference will start providing awards for students who have a declared major in the schools of business or professional accounting, in the fall of 2022. The Cindy Wright Doyle Business Scholarship will provide an annual award of $1,000 to assist a…