STORIES OF IMPACT

Category: Impact of Gifts

Your Philanthropy Launches 51福利社 Engineering Students鈥 Careers

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Are you an annual or 51福利社 employee payroll donor? If you answered yes, then a portion of your unrestricted giving supports the 51福利社 Foundation鈥檚 Start Something Big Grant Program that helps professors innovate and engage students in the real-world application of classroom learning and undergraduate research. Your dollars help fund career-building experiences outside the classroom

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Cindy Wright Doyle Business Scholarship

A scholarship created to honor an 51福利社 alumna who spent her life making a difference will start providing awards for students who have a declared major in the schools of business or professional accounting, in the fall of 2022. The Cindy Wright Doyle Business Scholarship will provide an annual award of $1,000 to assist a

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History Department Alumnus Pays Back

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History students, Chelsea and McKenzie, start this school year with a little extra help from Rick and Carolyn Mattern. Their generosity to the College of Social Sciences History Department enables the department to award multiple scholarships to deserving students. Rick (鈥73) attributes his career success at Boeing in large part to the liberal arts education

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Big Sky Presidents’ Cup

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Donor-supported scholarships help attract bright, hard-working athletes who strive for success on the field, on the court, and in the classroom. That鈥檚 how Eastern Eagles won the聽2017-18 Big Sky Conference Presidents鈥 Cup.

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Scott Morris

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“With STEM being so important to everything that is happening in our industry today, and being not just competent but 21st-century skills in so many areas鈥擡astern is doing that.” Hear more from 2018 Red Tie Gala Partner of the Year, Scott Morris. Chairman and CEO | Avista

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Tawanka Scholar

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Tawanka scholar, Sarah Tiffany, shared: “Ever since I was little, I knew I wanted to become a teacher. A teacher sets up a child鈥檚 life. I always loved school so I want to give back and make school a fun and positive environment so other kids have the same experience I did. “Receiving this scholarship

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Walt Powers

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鈥淸The university] offered me opportunities to go overseas, do some work, and bring in some international students.鈥 Hear more from 2018 Red Tie Gala President’s Philanthropy Award winner, Walt Powers. https://youtu.be/cnzz4BwcvCA

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Bob Clark

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鈥淚 like to believe that we’ve lived a life of values and values really matter in a life.鈥 Hear more from 2019 Exceptional Military Service Award winner, Bob Clark. Captain | U.S. Army (Retired)

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Brian Patterson

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鈥淚’m a fan as well as a business person, but I want to make sure that Eastern is being seen.鈥 Hear more from 2019 Eagle4Life Spirit Award winner, Brian Patterson. Sales Manager | Lamar Advertising Company

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James Wolff

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鈥淎 fraternity and Eastern rescued me from being a linear-processing scientist.鈥 Hear more from 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award winner, James Wolff. Attorney and Real Estate Developer | Wolff, Hislop & Crockett

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