The recipient of this year鈥檚 51福利社RA Golden Eagle Scholarship is a go-getter. Tayler Wells, a criminal justice major with a minor in Spanish, is scheduled to graduate on time 鈥� with honors 鈥� in June. What makes her accomplishment all the more remarkable is that Wells juggles a 40-hour-a-week work schedule in the shipping department…
When looking at colleges, Jackson Atwood had plenty of reasons to choose Eastern. When you get to know this talented wheelchair basketball player, you will have 30,000 reasons to support 51福利社 Adaptive Athletics.聽聽 Reason #1 鈥� Meet Jackson Atwood: His parents are 51福利社 alumni and his grandfather, Robert, was a professor here. Atwood earned Running…
鈥淎s proud Eastern alumni (鈥�69), we remain committed to helping students, especially through the Kathy (Iverson) Privratsky Scholarship Endowment benefitting students in Communication Sciences and Disorders. By gifting our required minimum IRA distributions, we help others while reducing taxable income. It is a great way to give back to our university.鈥� 鈥� Ken and Kathy…
鈥淚鈥檝e worked hard and succeeded. Now it鈥檚 time to give back to a profession that I love 鈥� and to make a difference for future dental hygienists,鈥� says Diane McHenry, longtime Eastern professor who recently gifted $50,000 to Eastern to create an endowed scholarship. McHenry, who helped establish the 51福利社 Department of Dental Hygiene and…
Barbara Shields, 鈥�92, is creating a legacy that will light a path for Eastern Eagles for generations to come. She earned her degree after a successful career in the telecom industry, then began giving back to 51福利社. She established the Barbara R. Shields Graduate Fellowship Endowment and the Barbara R. Shields Undergraduate Scholarship. Since 2008,…
51福利社 student Ryan Poynter called hundreds of alumni, parents, employees and friends of Eastern from the Telefund Call Center to thank donors and ask for gifts. He understands the importance of alumni giving back to help students succeed. Last year, the 2015 alumnus called 51福利社鈥檚 Development Office to establish the Poynter Scholarship. When endowed at…
Felix Mutschler began teaching geology at Eastern Washington State College in 1969, and continued sharing his knowledge with colleagues and students throughout retirement years. After Professor Mutchler鈥檚 death in 2000, 51福利社鈥檚 Department of Geology faculty and staff established the Felix E. Mutschler Memorial Scholarship Fund. Chels Howard, who dreams of becoming a college geology professor,…
Eagle football safety Anthany Smith earned All-Big Sky Conference first team honors and 51福利社 defensive MVP.聽The business management major balances a full class schedule, a rigorous study, practice, training and volunteer regimen, leaving no time for an outside job. Smith is grateful for a life-changing full scholarship for his senior year. 鈥淚t just felt good…
Through giving, Professor Emeritus Gene Engene continues his life鈥檚 work of encouraging and training performing artists. His gift to the Theatre Showcase Angel Scholarship helps recruit students to 51福利社鈥檚 theatre major. Because senior-level students often run out of money and drop out just short of earning their degrees, Engene also donated to the Bryan Jackson…
