It’s one of the ways to say “Go Cougs!” without saying “Go Cougs!”
It’s also a means of supporting students through scholarships, recognizing fellow Washington State University alumni and fans on the road, and showing Cougar pride.
More than 23,000 crimson Cougar license plates travel Washington roadways—more than double any other university in the state. (Take that, Huskies.)
One of the best things about that high number—besides outdoing the Dawgs—is $28 from each WSU license plate supports student scholarships. Last year, that meant more than $640,000.
To celebrate, Washington State Magazine asked holders of Coug license plates to share the stories behind and photos … » More …
After graduating from Washington State University, Molly (Malone) Philopant (’76 Busi.) became a certified public accountant and spent 36 years in Spokane, 10 years as an auditor for an accounting firm and the rest in financial management with various nonprofit organizations.
She’s been traveling with WSU Alumni Association—to the Italian Riviera, Cuba, Iceland, Croatia, and more—since 2010. Here, she talks about her experiences and future travel plans.
While most Cougs know about the WSU Alumni Association’s various geographic chapters and clubs throughout the country, many don’t know about the WSUAA’s multicultural chapters.
The WSUAA has four multicultural chapters: the Asian American Pacific Islander Alumni Chapter (AAPI), Black Alumni Chapter, Chicana/o/x Latina/o/x Alumni Chapter (La Alianza de WSU), and Native American Alumni Chapter (Ku-Au-Mah Society).
The WSUAA formed these multicultural chapters to support the historically underrepresented groups within WSU’s student and alumni populations, foster collaboration between the chapters, promote the welfare of all WSU alums of color, and support the diversity initiatives of WSU and the WSUAA.
“These chapters are not only important for welcoming future generations of … » More …
Washington State University Cougar license plates, highly visible throughout the Pacific Northwest, not only symbolize Cougar pride but also serve as a means of supporting WSU scholarships. » More ...
The big reunions of June 2023 brought many Cougs back to Pullman and Spokane to visit their alma mater.
Washington State Magazine writers met with some of them at CougStoryCorps—a forum to hear their stories and share them with other Washington State University alumni recollections.
Here are some of their stories:
Nancy and Jim Lemery
Washington State University is her “happy place.”
As an undergraduate student in Pullman, she found the campus to be “a safe, encouraging, supportive environment with a lot of positives going on.”
Nancy (Mitchell) Lemery (’63 Ed.) is “forever grateful” for that. Her dad studied here, too. “So some of … » More …
