philanthropy
September 1, 1999
Gifts break record
Private support for the University surged ahead during 1998-99 as gifts and private grants reached record levels.
June 1, 1999
Generations of giving
Three generations of the Alvord family are donating $3 million to create two new endowed chairs at the UW School of Medicine
March 1, 1999
History fellowship
History professors Richard Johnson and Carol Thomas created a $100,000 endowed fellowship to support graduate students in their department.
December 1, 1998
Gifts for pharmacy
There’s a lot of history behind two recent gifts to the UW School of Pharmacy.
September 1, 1998
Record support
The University's total private support for 1997-98 amounted to a record-breaking $170.3 million.
June 1, 1998
Robinson gift
Frank Robinson's donation of $1 million is the fifth-largest gift for undergraduate scholarships in the University's history.
September 1, 1997
Alumni giving reaches record heights
Alumni gifts rose 10 percent in 1996-7 compared to 1995-96.
June 1, 1997
Gift will carry Padelford family’s legacy into the next century
Philip Padelford made a million-dollar gift that will carry his family's legacy into the next century and beyond.
March 1, 1997
Microsoft matches quarter-million in faculty giving
The Microsoft Challenge 2000 will provide $200,000 annually until the year 2000 to match faculty gifts supporting graduate and professional students.
December 1, 1996
Gift from 4 generations helps students in law, medicine, engineering
The history of a Seattle family is honored through a bequest to the University from John Brace Scurry.
September 1, 1996
UW gifts, grants total a record $154.6 million
Private support for the UW reached an all-time high with more than $154.6 million contributed in gifts and private grants.
June 1, 1996
Gates family pledges $12 million for new Law School building
Microsoft Chairman and CEO William H. Gates III and his wife, Melinda, will contribute $12 million toward construction of a new law school.
Endowed scholarships help Husky athletes
Husky athletes have given their fans a lot to cheer about over the years. A recent gift from Wayne and Anne Gittinger gives student athletes something to celebrate.
December 1, 1995
Environmental scientist joins faculty, thanks to gift from alumnus
Mary Lidstrom, who joins the UW faculty thanks to the Frank Jungers Endowed Chair in Engineering, studies bacteria that can help clean up soil and water contaminated by toxic spills.
September 1, 1995
Bill Gates gives $10 million to honor mother; Physics Building renamed Mary Gates Hall
Bill Gates's gift will establish the Mary Gates Endowment for Students, income from which will support outstanding undergraduate students.
June 1, 1995
Gifts honor Gerberdings
More than a million dollars has been given or pledged to honor William and Ruth Gerberding's 16 years of service to the University of Washington and the community.
March 1, 1995
Faculty philanthropy
Over the last three years, faculty members at the University have contributed more than half a million dollars to support graduate and professional students.
September 1, 1994
Record support
It was a record-setting year for private support at the University of Washington, with more than $122 million in gifts and private grants received during 1993-94.
June 1, 1994
Boost for Henry
The Allen Charitable Foundation will donate up to $5 million for the capital campaign for the Henry Art Gallery.