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Adaptive Athletics a Draw for Talented Student Athlete and Donors

Adaptive Athletic student in his wheelchair with basketball.

When looking at colleges, Jackson Atwood had plenty of reasons to choose Eastern. When you get to know this talented

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Helping through IRA Distributions

Helping through IRA Distributions

“As proud Eastern alumni (’69), we remain committed to helping students, especially through the Kathy (Iverson) Privratsky Scholarship Endowment benefitting

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Diane McHenry

Two dental hygiene students work in the lab wearing full gear

“I’ve worked hard and succeeded. Now it’s time to give back to a profession that I love – and to

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Barbara Shields

Barbara Shields

Barbara Shields, ’92, is creating a legacy that will light a path for Eastern Eagles for generations to come. She

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Ryan Poynter

Ryan, Lauren and baby Poynter

EWU student Ryan Poynter called hundreds of alumni, parents, employees and friends of Eastern from the Telefund Call Center to

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Chels Howard

Chels Howard

Felix Mutschler began teaching geology at Eastern Washington State College in 1969, and continued sharing his knowledge with colleagues and

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Anthany Smith

Photo of Anthany Smith, Tyler Tjomsland/Spokesman-Review

Eagle football safety Anthany Smith earned All-Big Sky Conference first team honors and EWU defensive MVP. The business management major balances

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Gene Engene Theatre Scholarships

Gene Engene Theatre Scholarships

Through giving, Professor Emeritus Gene Engene continues his life’s work of encouraging and training performing artists. His gift to the

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Alora Caillier

Alora Caillier

Alora Caillier, of Oak Harbor, Washington, juggled three years of full-time undergraduate studies with 30-plus hours a week of working

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Adaptive Athletics

Adaptive Athletics

Mike Mumford, ’81, has generously challenged the EWU community to match his $30,000 gift – making their gifts go twice

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