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EWU urban and regional planning student, Kirsten Nolan, knows firsthand about the incREDible power a scholarship has in the life of a student, a family, and a community. “Long after the last dollar has been spent, the benefits of the education I have attained will continue to multiply,” she said. Kirsten Nolan’s passion for urban…

Justin Von Hagel has been a consistent presence on the EWU campus in the College of Science, Health, and Engineering. He is a positive example, a role model, an adviser and a guide for students and young alumni who are starting their professional lives. Since he graduated in 1996 from EWU with a Bachelor of…

Ryan Walters has donated countless hours, talents, and knowledge for the betterment of the young men of Sigma Phi Epsilon Wa Gamma (SigEp) Chapter at Eastern Washington University. He helped them achieve the highest fraternity GPA on campus for the 2012-2013 academic year and instituted a program to develop students into professionals. Ryan, a property…

During the 1967-1968 academic year, few ROTC cadets doubted they were training for duty in Vietnam. Eastern Washington State College had the third-largest ROTC program in the nation. That program would produce one of the finest leaders to wear the U.S. Army uniform, Albert “Al” Watson. Al was part of Eastern ROTC while he was…

One man plays drums. The other plays power tools. Both call Eastern “home.” You might think that the owner of a construction company who teaches construction management courses at EWU would have little in common with a music major who will play drums for a living. But this is Eastern, a close-knit community where people…

In a few years, after Felicia Boyer earns her degree in nursing, she hopes to offer hope and joy to the sick and suffering, wherever they live. “I hope to travel and help people in third-world countries, but I also would like to help the less fortunate in the U.S.,” she said. “Donors’ contributions to my college…

One of Amanda DeBleeker‘s favorite things to do is spend time with her 92-year-old grandmother. “She is my inspiration,” Amanda said. “With the help of the scholarship I received, I will someday be able to give older adults some of the care and love my grandmother has shown me.” Amanda’s interest in psychology, social work, and aging…

Scholarships you provided for Eastern Washington University student-athletes through donations to the Eagle Athletic Fund have had an incredible impact on performance on fields, courts, and in the classroom! In the fall quarter of 2014, EWU student-athletes had a collective 3.25 grade point average (GPA) with a total of 28 receiving a perfect 4.0 GPA.…

Generations apart, two EWU alumnae define success in very similar ways: Barbara Shields, 84, says, “It’s being the best you can be.” Hannah Seagrave, 21, says, “Success is not how high your GPA is or how many years it takes to gain a diploma, rather it is a valuable accomplishment because success means you did…

Thanks to Eastern Washington University alumni, Rebekah Weber is happy, successful, and teaching developmentally-delayed children. As the seventh of 10 children in her family, Rebekah grew up in Newport, Washington. After high school, she moved to Spokane, where she earned a community college associate’s degree. “By the time I enrolled at Eastern, I had been…