philanthropy
December 1, 2012
Building a way out
A unique partnership will bring a school, and designs for a hopeful future, to girls in Afghanistan.
March 1, 2012
Breaking barriers
Thaddeus Spratlen and Lois Price Sratlen, ’76, UW emeritus professors who broke barriers and raised the bar for women and people of color in higher education, have presented the UW with a $1 million lifetime gift.
December 1, 2011
Ben's fund
Carin Towne, ’95, ’02, and her husband Jeff, ’95, have turned a personal tragedy into a ray of hope for parents of children with cancer.
June 1, 2011
Althea D. Stroum, 1922-2011
Althea Diesenhaus Stroum, one of the UW’s most renowned philanthropists, died March 14 in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Pulling for Paul
While Paul Dann, ’83, of Richland, received cancer treatment at the UW Medical Center, his daughter Claire got busy and organized a Relay for Life team she named “Paul’s Pals.”
December 1, 2009
Sharing success
Geta Asfaw measures his success by the amount he is able to help those in his community.
September 1, 2009
The best Samaritan
To tell the story of Phil Smart Sr. is to encapsulate one of Seattle’s most beloved businessmen, philanthropists and volunteers.
June 1, 2009
Going to bat
Last year, Seattle Mariners legend Edgar Martinez and his wife, Holli, ‘08, launched the Martinez Foundation to help students of color through scholarships and grants.
December 1, 2008
Students to the rescue
A charitable group set up by two UW students after the May 12 earthquake in China’s Sichuan Province has been as no-nonsense as its name, raising $65,000 for children in the disaster zone and winning a prestigious award
Special gift
For nearly 30 years, Norris Haring led efforts to address learning challenges and develop strategies to help young people. Now, through a major planned gift, he is ensuring that this essential work will continue at the UW for years to come.
September 1, 2008
Future's so bright
The UW’s recently completed capital campaign is, of course, greater than the sum of its parts — but some of its parts are pretty darn great. In this photo essay, Jeff Corwin offers nine glimpses of UW philanthropy at work in the world.
$2.68 billion of generosity
Connie Kravas, vice president for advancement, interviews Campaign UW Chair Bill Gates Sr., ’49, ’50.
June 1, 2008
Family ties
When Malcolm Goodfellow, ’87, decided to give back to the University of Washington, his thoughts naturally turned to honoring someone who has given so much to him: his uncle.
March 1, 2008
Campaign success
The UW Foundation has raised $2.52 billion in student, faculty, program and facility support through Campaign UW: Creating Futures with five months remaining in the eight-year endeavor, the foundation announced Jan. 31.
December 1, 2007
Business school renamed
The UW School of Business is being renamed in recognition of gifts from the Foster Foundation totaling $50 million.
Buerk honored
For his tireless volunteer efforts, Artie Buerk received the Gates Volunteer Service Award at the Sixth Annual Recognition Gala on Sept. 7.
September 1, 2007
Engineering access
Clyde and Ursula Crawford, acting on their strong belief that education should be readily accessible to more students, established the Clyde L. and Ursula A. Crawford Endowed Scholarship Fund in the College of Engineering.
Largest-ever gift
The largest gift in University of Washington history has helped create the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, a new research center that will conduct independent, rigorous evaluations of health programs worldwide.
June 1, 2007
Partners for children
The University of Washington School of Social Work is playing a major role in an innovative new public-private partnership aimed at improving Washington’s child-welfare system.
March 1, 2007
Evans puts students first
At age 81, Dan Evans walked 13.1 miles in the UW Medical Center Seattle Half Marathon in November to raise money for a new student scholarship program at the University.