philanthropy
December 1, 2002
Simpsons honored
Hunter and Dottie’s three children, Brooks, Anne, and Chris, were on hand when Regent Daniel J. Evans presented the Simpsons with the first Gates Volunteer Service Award.
September 1, 2002
Diversity awards
Two UW units, the Business Educational Opportunity Program and the Student Outreach Ambassador Program, received the 2002 Brotman Diversity Award.
Scholarship impact
Scholarship support is crucial to minority student recruitment and retention—on average, only 38 percent of underrepresented minority students who are not offered some form of scholarship or grant support enroll at the University of Washington.
June 1, 2002
Award for ARCS
In honor of its generous support, the Seattle ARCS chapter will be presented the 2002 University of Washington Recognition Award.
March 1, 2002
Building named for Allen
Investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen has given $14 million to the University of Washington to ensure the completion of a new facility for the university’s nationally ranked Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
Giving counts
Columns Editor Tom Griffin spoke with Connie Kravas, the UW's new vice president for development and alumni relations, about the rising challenges of private support at a public university.
Tunnel vision
Although the tunnel he created is gone is gone, John Arthur Elliott’s legacy lives on through a scholarship in the UW Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
September 1, 2001
Microsoft gift
In a major departure from its normal giving practices, Microsoft Corp. has made a $7.2 million contribution to a new home for the University of Washington’s nationally ranked Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
June 1, 2001
Samuel J. Stroum, 1921-2001
Samuel J. Stroum was a self-made Seattle businessman and philanthropist who provided generous financial support for the University of Washington and served 13 years on the UW Board of Regents.
Philanthropist honored
For his unwavering commitment and service to the University and to the community, Neal Dempsey will receive the 2001 University of Washington Recognition Award.
Professor's gift
Howard Nostrand, professor emeritus of Romance Languages and Literature, and his wife, Frances, are giving the UW $500,000 for an endowed professorship in the Department of Linguistics.
March 1, 2001
Record gift
Don Matthews, retired chair of the UW’s political science department, donated $800,000 for an endowment in the Department of Political Science.
Largest alumni gift
A $10 million gift by Neal Dempsey, ’64, and his wife, Janet, to support academics and athletics is the largest alumni gift ever to the university.
December 1, 2000
Autism center funded
In what UW officials believe is the largest private gift ever made to the University for a specific disorder, Richard and Susan Fade have donated $5 million to endow a new center for the treatment of autism.
September 1, 2000
2 programs honored
The Department of Technical Communication and the Comparative History of Ideas Program won 2000 Brotman Instructional Excellence Awards.
Gift aids nursing
Bob and Jean Reid of Bellingham made a $5 million deferred gift to the University of Washington School of Nursing—the largest gift in the school's history.
June 1, 2000
Real estate launch
The Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies is being launched with the help of a $1 million gift from former Regent H. Jon Runstad, '65, and his wife, Judy, '74.
March 1, 2000
Bequest for Classics
As editor of the Washington Post's editorial page, Meg Greenfield helped shape public and private opinion. Few people knew about her private passion—classical languages and literature.
December 1, 1999
Gifts for computer science
A $3 million gift from the Gates Foundation will create two endowed chairs in Computer Science, the first in the department.
September 1, 1999
New UW awards
Three UW units have won a new award that recognizes collaboration across department lines to improve undergraduate education.