Philanthropy

The WSU university community and guests are invited to join the celebration 3-5 p.m. Friday.

Emma R. Johnson received the startling news in the middle of the night via a four word text — “Good morning, Udall Scholar!”

A $2.2 million gift from the estate of Bernadine and James Seabrandt will create the Bernadine Fulfs Seabrandt Graduate Fellowship in Molecular Biosciences.

WSU alumni Ken and Sue Christianson are donating $1 million to help build the Honey Bee and Pollinator Research Facility on the Pullman campus.

A foundation created by a thrifty farmer in Grant County is making charitable gifts to both the WSU College of Nursing in Yakima and the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine in Spokane. 

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.

The support from more than 53,800 donors enhances educational experiences, creates scholarships and fellowships, funds important research and capital projects, and advances outreach programs.

Athletic Director Pat Chun announced that the Cougar Athletic Fund ended the 2017-18 fiscal year with a record $7.76 million in annual giving.

Nearly two dozen students, and several more faculty and alumni, from WSU’s nursing, medicine, pharmacy, and nutrition and exercise physiology programs are volunteering at the camp this year.

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.