Gift Announcements

The support from Bob Ferguson, a physicist and former deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy, is an initial step in the launch of a future energy institute led by WSU Tri‑Cities.

Students, bees, wine, and multiple agricultural research and outreach programs will benefit from the donation.

WSU and the WSU Foundation announced that the Spark Academic Innovation Hubs’ marquee lecture space will be named the PACCAR Lecture Hall, thanks to a generous donation from PACCAR Inc.

A philanthropic gift from an alumni family will be used to improve teaching and learning for current students at Washington State University.

The masks will be utilized by students, faculty and staff to ensure a safe return to operations for in-person learning experiences and services on campus.

Dr. Guenter Risse gifted his personal library of 1,500 historical medical texts and scholarly works, including an 18th century collection displayed in an antique bookcase and historical medical memorabilia and pharmaceuticals.

A military veteran pays tribute to the nurses with whom he worked during the Korean War with $1 million in commitments to WSU College of Nursing.

Former professor and long-time WSU Tri-Cities donor Ronald Kathren and his wife, Susan Kathren, have donated a huge collection of radiological books to WSU Tri-Cities.

The James and Marilyn Oliver Hyde estate has gifted $1.4 million to support students in Department of Entomology.

The Tod and Maxine McClaskey Foundation has invested $2 million to establish an endowed chair in hospitality business management in the Carson College of Business at WSU Vancouver.