WSU Recognizes Donors, Volunteers at WSU Foundation Annual Meeting

PULLMAN, Wash. — More than 65 major donors to Washington State University including
five who have given $1 million or more will be recognized during the WSU Foundation 20th
Annual Meeting of Members Sept. 23-25.
Some 500 foundation members — donors and volunteers — will arrive on the Pullman campus
for meetings and events.
Nearly $43 million from private donors was contributed to WSU in fiscal year 1998-99, which
ended June 30.
“This is the time of year when we celebrate the incredible generosity of Cougars,” said Greg
Sheridan, associate vice president for University Advancement “When our faculty, staff and
students interact with these individuals while they are on campus, I hope they take a moment to
thank them for everything they do for our university.”
In addition to attending the annual meeting and the Foundation board of trustees meeting,
participants will attend committee meetings, special presentations, a luncheon and a recognition
dinner gala in WSU’s Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum Friday night. The gala will recognize
contributors to the University of $100,000 or more, as well pay tribute to volunteer service.
Dave Dunlop, former senior development director at Cornell University, will lead a seminar
during the board meeting on Friday: “How You Can Help WSU: Trustees As Natural Partners.”
A workshop on family asset management and estate planning is open to the public from 4:30-6
p.m. in the CUB ballroom on Thursday, Sept. 23.
At the recognition dinner gala, five donors will be honored as Laureates, contributors of $1
million or more: Louis A. and Ruth G. Allen, Atherton, Calif; Bea Kent, Tacoma; the late Thomas
E. Autzen, Portland; and the late Linda B. Saindon, Ventura, Calif.
More than 60 individuals and organizations will be recognized as new WSU Benefactors for
contributions of $100,000 or more.
They include, from Pullman, Spokane and other Inland Empire communities: Craig and Jani
Ehlo, Spokane; Donald and Jane Biersner and the late Anne Reynolds, Cheney; Ferdinand J. and
Audrey A. Herres, Pomeroy; John T. Brewer, Pullman; the late Dorothy Ford Craighead, Pullman;
the late Mary V. Schindler, Spokane; Spokane Cougar Club, Spokane; Washington State
Federation of Garden Clubs, Rosalia; John and Betty Wills, Spokane; Leonard W. and Edna L.
Young, Pullman; the late Hannah C. Aase, Pullman; and the late Julius Galland, Spokane.
From central Washington: BASF Corporation, Yakima; E.T. and Betty Gail Gravette, Chelan;
Ron and Carol Doane, Cashmere.
From the Puget Sound region: David M. and Leslie J. Brockman, Seattle; Joseph and Jean
Buhaly, Tacoma; Kurt and Leslie Dammeier, Mercer Island; FMC Corporation, Kirkland; Jay and
Theresa Gibson, Port Townsend; King County Cougar Club, Seattle; Bruce R. and Jolene M.
McCaw, Bellevue; Cornell K. and the late Louise C. Meek, Gig Harbor; Ralph H. and Phyllis E.
Nansen, Seattle; Frances P. Owen, Seattle; Eric and Anna Straub, Kirkland; the late Morris Reed,
Tacoma; and ARCO, Blaine.
From southwest Washington: Harold F. Boutwell, Ridgefield; Longview Fibre Company,
Longview; the late Lou and Verna Vogel, Vancouver.
From Portland and other Oregon cities: Roberta Cline Frasier Anderson, Portland; Richard
and Marcie Hammond, Silverton; Roger C. Ray, Portland; Coos Head Lumber and Plywood
Company, Coos Bay; the late Anna Conley, Corvallis.
Other benefactors include: Applied Phytologics, Inc, Sacramento, Calif.; Avant!
Corporation, Fremont, Calif.; Bayer Corporation-Agriculture Division, Clovis, Calif.; Oscar J.
Ferrians, Jr. and the late Muriel J. Ferrians, Anchorage, Alaska; Bob and Jan Hardy, Stamford,
Conn.; the late Ruth M. Coffin, San Francisco, Calif.; John F. and June S. Kinney, Cupertino,
Calif.; Irene and Gasper Lazzara, Ponte Verdra Beach, Fla.; Ryan Leaf, Corona del Mar, Calif.;
Pacific Northwest Pest Management Conference, Boise, Idaho; the late Evelyn I. Rainey, Nampa,
Idaho; L. Tim Nielsen, Boca Raton, Fla.; Jack and Arlo Truax, West Covina, Calif.; Mike Utley,
Phoenix, Ariz.; Van Waters and Rogers, Inc., Austin, Texas.
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