scholarships

$3M gift supports Bremerton-area scholarships

By Tina Hilding, College of Engineering & Architecture BREMERTON, Wash. – As a teenager in the Great Depression, Bob Stewart made his way from Minnesota to the Bremerton area, where he worked his way up from shipyard apprentice to U.S. Navy and Boeing employee, investor, founder of Olympic Savings and Loan and Bremerton finance commissioner.

April 19: Seahawks’ Trufant hosts scholarship fundraiser

PULLMAN, Wash. – Five College of Education sport management students are teaming up with former Cougar and Seattle Seahawks football defensive back Marcus Trufant to host the inaugural Trufant Family Foundation Strikes for Scholarships 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at Zeppoz bowling lanes in Pullman.

WSU students earn the most IEEE power scholarships

By Alyssa Patrick, College of Engineering and Architecture A total of nine WSU students received the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) scholarship in power engineering, which is tied for the highest number of scholarships that the organization awarded to one university.

Oct. 30: College of Business fundraiser simulates a night in Italy

By Sue McMurray, College of Business PULLMAN, Wash. – Forget spaghetti and meatballs. Anyone hungry for the “real deal” Italian cuisine experience will find just that at the Washington State University School of Hospitality Business Management’s annual Taste of Italy on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Spud research lands WSU grad student $10,000

  Mr. Potato Head celebrates with Rhett Spear, a Ph.D. horticulture student at Washington State University, who landed a $10,000 scholarship for his research on potatoes. Photo by Shelly Hanks, WSU Photo Services.   PULLMAN, Wash. – When Rhett Spear first saw the message emailed to him from Washington, D.C., he figured it was a […]

Grant aims to increase smart grid workforce

Chen-Ching Liu, left, with students in his lab. PULLMAN, Wash. – With a dramatic need for engineers to build a smart electric power grid, the National Science Foundation has awarded a grant to Washington State University for scholarship support for undergraduate and master’s students in electric power engineering. The $640,000 grant will provide19 student scholarships […]