PULLMAN – WSU regent Scott Carson and his wife Linda were recognized by the College of Business as the first recipients of the Dean’s Leadership award for their longtime philanthropy and advocacy of the college.
The award was announced at the inaugural Dean’s Leadership Celebration fundraising event to benefit excellence in business education at WSU, where $100,000 was raised for the Dean’s Excellence Fund to support the highest priorities of the college.
The event acknowledged those individual and corporate donors to the college who have reached benefactor and laureate status at WSU.
Carson is executive vice president of the Boeing Company and former president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes,
“Honoring Scott and Linda Carson as the first recipients of the Dean’s Leadership award at this event couldn’t be more fitting. Their vision, support and generosity have been integral to the successes we are celebrating,” said Eric Spangenberg, College of Business dean.
