In total, WSU donors made 1,419 gifts for $468,584 during Wednesday’s 24-hour event. Donations spanned 97 unique funding areas of the WSU system, with every campus and college receiving donor support on the day.
A beautiful green hosta plant, full with bright and fragrant summer blooms, accentuates nine neatly placed stones in a corner of Jack Crossen’s backyard. The stones, Crossen says, represent the nine lives of cats and mark the final resting spot of his beloved ragdoll cat, Riley. “For weeks after he died, I would go out […]
Katie Sciarrotta and Sophie Shirali are the latest recipients of the Peter A. Zornes Memorial Neuroscience Scholarship.
The $1,000 annual scholarship was established through a $25,000 endowment from WSU alum Michael Bellinghausen.
Dealing with a cancer of his own, William Long’s decision to cover a four-figure veterinary bill for radiation treatment for his friend’s ferret, Burkle, wasn’t much of a decision at all.
Morrison’s lifelong passions for animals and for giving back have dovetailed through her generous support of Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
More than three decades after the Dr. Mark Strother Endowed Scholarship was established to honor the legacy of Mark Strother, who tragically died in a climbing accident, the fund is still helping Cougs achieve their dreams.
As a child in Woodburn, Oregon, Lanny Skovborg (’67 DVM) took long walks with his mother down the country roads of this rural community. Along the way, they would stop to watch the cows and horses grazing in the fields. “These are my earliest childhood memories, and this is when I decided to become a […]
WSU’s annual day of giving, #CougsGive, saw record impact on April 13 with donors contributing 1,315 gifts totaling $791,211 — a 12.2% increase over 2021’s previous record.
A respected specialist in equine medicine and surgery, Gary was a founding partner of the Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital in Snohomish, Washington. He retired in 1995. He and Marie also owned the Top o’ the Ridge Thoroughbred Farm near Everett, Washington. He helped found the Washington State Horse Council and served as its president from 1989 […]