EASTERN NEWSROOM

Category: Giving Stories

Join Two EWU Alumni in Honoring Bill Youngs

November 30, 2020 by Leilah Langley

family portrait - parents and toddlers

To honor the professor who meant so much to them, two former students not only asked Bill Youngs to officiate their wedding, they also established a scholarship in his name.

[Read more]

Unfinished Work: Strengthen a Late Professor’s Legacy

November 24, 2020 by Leilah Langley

Anna Dvorak portrait rock climbing

The Anna K. Dvorak Memorial Fund is only about $4,000 from reaching endowment. It’s not too late to give a gift and take advantage of a match which will make your donation go twice as far.

[Read more]

Support Women Who Never Give Up

by Leilah Langley

women in festive red and black attire

Thanks to generous donors on GivingTuesday, the Empowering Women Upward Fund reached endowment and will soon be awarding scholarships to help more women achieve their dream of earning a college degree.

[Read more]

Help Problem-Solving Students Become Innovators

November 17, 2020 by Leilah Langley

Ashleigh Sanford portrait

The ME/MET Alumni Endowment fund is only $3,500 from reaching full funding. A gift today can ensure innovative students get the scholarship support they need to graduate and become leaders in the engineering field.

[Read more]

Your Support Helps Build a Community

by Leilah Langley

Elsa Chavez portrait

Thanks to generous donations on GivingTuesday, the Chicana/o/x Studies Endowment reached full funding! The fund will soon begin awarding scholarships to help more students reach their dreams.

[Read more]

EWU Army ROTC Cadets Receive Citizen-Soldier Scholarship

November 10, 2020 by Leilah Langley

soldiers in uniform with American flag

Ten members of the ROTC Fighting Eagles Battalion were recently awarded the ROTC Citizen-Soldier Scholarship, a new scholarship made possible with a generous donation from an anonymous donor.

[Read more]

Eastern Athletics Receives Gift of $600,000 Endowment

September 15, 2020 by Leilah Langley

1972 ewu graduate - psychology - estate endowment $600000

Wayne Bartelheimer, a 1972 Eastern graduate and life-long dairy farmer, leaves a lasting legacy despite not competing in intercollegiate athletics.

[Read more]

Retired Theatre Professor Makes Lasting Gifts to EWU Students

August 26, 2020 by Leilah Langley

Students on stage acting in a play

A pair of gifts from a long-time theatre professor at Eastern Washington University are likely to bookend many deserving students’ college careers.

[Read more]

Pick Up Your Purchased Red Turf Today!

August 11, 2020 by Leilah Langley

EWU football field with new red turf installed

If you purchased turf, you are invited to the Red Turf Pickup Party today. Plus, listen to KEWU 89.5 FM from noon to 7 p.m. for an entertaining and informative line-up of interviews, music, trivia and more!

[Read more]

Recent EWU Grad is Poised to Make His Mark on Biochemistry

July 22, 2020 by Leilah Langley

Three people smiling

John Vant has come a long way since his days dominating the ice at Eastern. Now a standout doctoral student in biochemistry at ASU, his work with some of the world’s top biochemical experts could lay the groundwork for a vaccine against COVID-19.

[Read more]
Filed Under: