Spring 2024
Michael Blankenship
Blankenship started the first officially endowed scholarship specifically supporting LGBTQ+ students at WSU. » More ...
Philanthropy
Winter 2023
Drive with Cougar Pride
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 ...
Summer 2023
A desire to help
WSU Alumni Association volunteers say yes, and help the university thrive. » More ...
Winter 2022
Mountain of a legacy
Mark Strother inspired others to help, even after a mountain climbing accident. » More ...
Fall 2022
BEE happy (and more)
Just a few ways to make WSU Cougs’ palates happy » More ...
Fall 2022
A partnership for future engineers
SEL, Ed and Beatriz Schweitzer make a transformational gift to Washington State University engineering. » More ...
Fall 2020
On a mission
WSU alumni and groups statewide have launched fforts to increase food security. » More ...
Winter 2019
Where science takes you
Microbiology doctoral student Kaitlin Witherell finds her place at Washington State University, thanks to faculty mentorship and support from Achievement Rewards for College Scientists. » More ...
Winter 2017
The #1 license plate
Driving around the state of Washington, Cougar license plates are impossible to miss. In fact, they are the number one specialty license plate on the road, dwarfing all others. What many do not know is that these crimson plates mean a lot more than just Cougar Pride; with $28 of each plate supporting WSU student scholarships, this program raised over $600,000 last year.
Since the WSU Alumni Association assumed responsibility for managing the license plate program and launching its cool crimson plate design, the program has exploded. Today, the Cougar plate is proudly displayed on nearly 23,000 vehicles (and counting!). The growth of this program … » More …
Winter 2017
Andrew Stephenson
What started as a summer teaching job for Andrew Stephenson evolved into plans to build a kindergarten for underprivileged children in Saint-Louis, Senegal.
Stephenson, a senior studying civil engineering at Washington State University, says he fell in love with the area and its people after he taught English there in 2011 through a British volunteering organization called Projects Abroad.
“I’ve never seen people so excited to learn,” Stephenson says.
The kindergarten project, Foundations for Senegal, began when Stephenson reached out to Fina Senghor, a native of Senegal and a Projects Abroad deputy director, in 2016 to see how he could help Saint-Louis.
Senghor … » More …