Fundraising News

July 9: Closing celebration for former faculty art show, sale

By Debby Stinson, Museum of Art/WSU PULLMAN, Wash. – An art show and sale of works by former fine arts faculty at Washington State University will demonstrate the lasting and ongoing legacy of WSU’s dedication to the visual arts. It will also raise funds for the new Museum of Art/WSU.

Register for Aug. 1 golf tournament that funds scholarships

PULLMAN, Wash. – The Palouse Ridge Golf Club will host the annual Jess Ford of Pullman Hardhat Classic Golf Tournament Saturday, Aug. 1, to benefit Washington State University’s Facilities Services Scholarship Fund. Check-in begins at 7 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.

#CougsGive125 shatters goals, surpasses $300,000 in gifts

By Trevor Durham, WSU Foundation PULLMAN, Wash. – With gifts as small as $5 and as large as $25,000, Washington State University alumni, students, employees and friends rallied to participate in the university’s first official day of giving, which was held in conjunction with the celebration of WSU’s 125th anniversary.

Proposed WSU medical college attracts lead gift

SEATTLE – Efforts to establish a new college of medicine at Washington State University received a boost of private support from Bellevue, Wash., businessman and WSU alumnus Mikal Thomsen. He has committed $100,000 to directly support founding and operation of the WSU medical college proposed in Spokane.

WSU Tri-Cities, Kadlec Regional Medical Center announce partnership, historic gift

RICHLAND, Wash. – Representatives from Washington State University Tri-Cities and Kadlec Regional Medical Center today announced a landmark $18 million gift to support the WSU Tri-Cities College of Nursing. It is the largest single gift in WSU Tri-Cities history.