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#CougsGive '22

THANK YOU to everyone who gave, shared, supported, volunteered, and helped to make #CougsGive a success!

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Every spring, the Cougar family comes together to recognize generosity, celebrate our successes, and give to the areas that mean the most to us.

Generous donors are the foundation of student success, and on April 13, 2022, the Cougar family will come together and give to the scholarships, programs, and experiences that set WSU apart. Browse the active campaigns, see the stories of donor impact across the WSU system, add your own voice to the campaign as a Cougar Ambassador, and create your own impact at WSU with a gift on April 13!

Since starting in 2015, WSU's annual day of giving has grown into an exciting yearly celebration of generosity. WSU alumni, friends, students, parents, faculty, staff, and partners have created significant impact during #CougsGive with thousands of social media posts and shares, more than 4,000 gifts, and nearly $2 million of donated funds in support of WSU's land-grant mission.

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Pavish Possibility Match
Match met! Thanks to all the past WSUAA presidents and everyone who supported the Pavish Possibilities Fund!
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$500 Match for the WSU Everett Chancellor's Excellence Fund
Thank you to the Carlson Family and everyone who supported WSU Everett Chancellor's Excellence Fund!
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$500 Match to Support Everett Scholarships
Thank you to everyone who supported WSU Everett Scholarships!
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$2,000 Match for Second Chance Scholarship - WSU Vancouver
Match met! Thank you Dan `80 and Kathy Harmon and our amazing Second Chance Scholarship donors!
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$1,000 Match to Support Student Music Experiences
Match met! Thanks to everyone who supported the School of Music Excellence Fund.
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Master Gardener's 50th Anniversary $2,500 Match
Match met! Thank you to everyone who support the WSU Master Gardener Program Endowed Chair Fund.
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$10,000 Match for the Diagnostic Challenge
Thanks to everyone who supported the Hines Endowment for Creativity in Teaching!
$10,000 MATCHED
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$1000 Match #1 for Rabies Free Africa
Thanks to Dr. Linda Wood `76 DVM and to everyone who supported Rabies Free Africa!
$1,000 MATCHED
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$1000 Match #3 for Rabies Free Africa
Thanks to Dr. Beth Fritzler `91 DVM and Tim Kraabel `89 DVM and everyone who supported Rabies Free Africa!
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
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$15,000 Match for Simulation-Based Education
Thanks to everyone who supported Simulation-Based Education!
Completed
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$40,000 Matching Gift for Swimming Excellence Fund
Match met! Thanks to everyone who supported the Swimming Excellence Fund!
Completed
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$1,000 Match for CAS Scholarships
Match met! Thank you to Laura Childs and everyone who supported
$1,000 MATCHED
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$1,500
50 Gifts to Unlock $1,500 to Support WSU Everett
Challenge unlocked! Thanks to the Rogers Family and everyone who supported WSU Everett!
Completed
$1,000
Calling all WSU Faculty and Staff
Challenge unlocked! Thanks to all WSU Faculty and Staff that made a gift to support the College of Education.
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$500
BONUS CHALLENGE! 25 Additional Gifts Unlock $500 for the LGBTQ+ Empowerment Scholarship
Challenge unlocked! Thank you Ava and Will Fischer and our amazing LGBTQ+ Empowerment Scholarship donors!
50 / 50 Gifts
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$1,000
10 Gifts Unlock $1,000 to Support Student Experience
Challenge unlocked! Thank you to Tracy `93 and Todd `86 Ostrem and everyone who supported the CAS Dean's Excellence Fund.
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$10,000
First Gift to Support Tennis Excellence Unlocks $10,000
Challenge unlocked! Thanks to Sandy Jones `69 and Family and everyone who supported the Tennis Excellence Fund.
1 / 1 Gifts
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$2,500
Bookwalter Challenge: 25 Gifts to Unlock $2,500
Challenge Unlocked! A big thanks to Bookwalters and everyone who supported Viticulture and Enology.
Completed
$2,900
WSU Tri-Cities Advisory Council Challenge
Match met! Thanks to WSU Tri-Cities Advisory Council and everyone who supported WSU Tri-Cities.
$5,000 / $5,000 Raised
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$5,000
25 Gifts to Unlock $5,000 for Simulation-Based Education
Thanks to everyone who has supported the Simulation-Based Education fund!
Completed
$2,500
Your gift is notable – and the match is remarkable!!
Thank you to Andrew `04 and Rebecca `04 Flanagan and everyone who supported the Dean's Notable Achievement Fund!
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$2,000
$2,000 Challenge to Support the Vice President of Health Sciences Scholarship Fund
Challenge unlocked! Thanks to Susan Stacey `83 and everyone who supported VP of Health Sciences Scholarship Fund.
20 / 20 Gifts
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$20,000
50 Gifts Unlock Coach Dickert's $20,000 Challenge
A big thank you to Coach and Candice Dickert and to everyone who supported CAF during CougsGive!
50 / 50 Gifts
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$500
Murrow Cougs love NWPB TV Challenge
Challenge unlocked! Thanks to Sarah English `94 and everyone who supported NWPB!
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$2,500
$2,500 Digital Excellence Challenge
Challenge unlocked! Thanks to Steve Thorpe `07 and everyone who supported the Digital Excellence Fund.
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Success!
$500 Ambassador Referral Reward
Congrats to Stephen Hines for inspiring 67 donors to make gifts during #CougsGive! He earns a $500 bonus to the fund designation of his choice! Thank you to the `09 Coug alum donor who sponsored this challenge!
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Success!
Ask Me Anything on Facebook to unlock $5,000 for the Diagnostic Challenge
The first person to ask Dr. Jeff Abbott a question will unlock $5,000 to the to the Hines Endowment for Creativity in Teaching.
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Wordle Challenge One! Solve the puzzle and unlock $1,000 for Cancer Care at WSU.
The first person to message us on Facebook (WSU College of Veterinary Medicine) the six-letter mystery word will unlock $1,000 for Cancer Care at WSU.
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Ambassador Total Gifts Inspired Challenge
Congrats to the three most passionate, dedicated, and persuasive #CougsGive Ambassadors! Great work Stephen, Melody, and Michael!
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Campus, College, and Program Gift Leaderboard
Which campus, college, or program will receive the most gifts during #CougsGive?
Rank Department Gifts
1 Cougar Athletic Fund 224
2 College of Veterinary Medicine 201
3 WSU Vancouver 144
4 WSU Alumni Association 98
5 WSU Everett 89
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$1,000 Match for First Gen Study Abroad Fund
Special thanks to Chris Navan '13 and everyone who supported the First Gen Study Abroad Fund!
$1,000 MATCHED
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$500 Match for the WSU Everett Student Support Fund
Thank you to the Carlson Family and everyone who supported WSU Everett Student Support Fund!
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$1,500 Match for the Undergraduate Research Fellowship at WSU Vancouver
Match met! Thank you Geri `77 and Chris `75 Carlson and our amazing Undergraduate Research Fellowship donors!
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CAS Dean’s $1,000 Match for High-Impact Student Experiences
Match met! A big thank you to Dean Todd Butler and everyone who supported the CAS Dean's Excellence Fund.
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$7,500 Bookwalter Match for Viticulture and Enology
Match met! Thanks to John and Gretchen Bookwalter and everyone who has supported Viticulture and Enology.
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$20,000 Match for Cancer Care
Thanks to everyone who supported cancer care at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital!
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$500 Match #1 for Rabies Free Africa
Thanks to Dr. Sig Nottingham `92 DVM and everyone who supported the Rabies Free Africa!
$500 MATCHED
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$1000 Match #2 for Rabies Free Africa
Thanks to Dr. Travis `68 PhD and Anita McGuire and everyone who supported Rabies Free Africa!
$1,000 MATCHED
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$5,000 Match for Undergraduate Merit Scholarship
Thanks to Scott Maloney and everyone who supported the Undergraduate Merit Scholarship!
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$1,000 match for the LGBTQ+ Empowerment Scholarship - WSU Vancouver
Match met! Thank you Chancellor Mel Netzhammer and Lee Faver and our generous LGBTQ+ Empowerment Scholarship donors!
$1,000 MATCHED
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$500 Match #2 for Rabies Free Africa
Thanks to Dr. Mike Bellinghausen `84 DVM and everyone who supported Rabies Free Africa!
$500 MATCHED
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$5,000
$5,000 ... $10,000 ... $15,000 First Gen Abroad Challenge
Challenge unlocked! $15,000 has been contributed to support the First Gen Abroad Fund.
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$1,000
Education Scholarship Kick-off Challenge
Challenge unlocked! Thanks to Tricia Hukee `95 and everyone who supported the College of Education Scholarship Fund!
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$500
25 Gifts Unlock $500 for the LGBTQ+ Empowerment Scholarship - WSU Vancouver
Challenge unlocked! Thank you Michael Blankenship `13 and our amazing LGBTQ+ Empowerment Scholarship donors!
25 / 25 Gifts
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$5,000
15 Gifts Unlock $5,000 for Working Parent Scholarship Fund- WSU Vancouver
Challenge unlocked! Thank you to all our generous Working Parent Scholarship donors!
Completed
$2,500
Nine Gifts Unlock $2,500 to Support Women's Tennis Excellence
Challenge unlocked! Thank you to to Erica Perkins Jasper `01 and everyone who supported Women's Tennis Excellence.
Completed
$5,000
First Gift to Support Track and Field Excellence Unlocks $5,000
Challenge unlocked! Thanks to Courtnie `04 and Casey `03 Brazil and everyone who supported WSU Track and Field.
1 / 1 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
Master Gardener 50th Anniversary Celebration Gift Challenge
Challenge unlocked! Thanks to everyone who supported the WSU Master Gardener Program Endowed Chair Fund.
25 / 25 Gifts
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$2,500
HAPO CougsGive Challenge
Challenge unlocked! Thanks to HAPO Community Credit Union and to everyone who supported WSU Tri-Cities.
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$500
15 Gifts from WSU Faculty and Staff Unlock $500 for the LGBTQ+ Empowerment Scholarship
Challenged unlocked! Thank you to all our generous WSU faculty and staff donors!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$500
10 Gifts Unlock $500 for the Undergraduate Research Fellowship at WSU Vancouver
Challenge unlocked! Thank you Bruce McLean `77 and all our generous Undergraduate Research Fellowship donors!
10 / 10 Gifts
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$200
$200 Match to the Vice President of Health Sciences Scholarship Fund
$200 bonus achieved! Thanks to everyone who supported the VP of Health Sciences Scholarship Fund.
Completed
$500
10 Gifts Unlock $500 for the Launching Futures at WSU Everett
Challenge unlocked! Thank you Bruce McLean `77 and all our generous Launching Futures at WSU Everett donors.
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$500
Murrow Cougs love NWPB Radio Challenge
Challenge unlocked! A big thanks to Sarah English `94 and to everyone who supported NWPB!
5 / 5 Gifts
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$1,200
Bonus Digital Excellence Challenge
Challenge unlocked! Thanks to Adam Peterson `02 and everyone who supported the Digital Excellence Fund.
Completed
Success!
Calling all pet photos! Share a pic of your companion to unlock $3,000 for Cancer Care at WSU.
Challenge unlocked! Thanks to everyone who posted photos of their pets!
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Success!
Final Wordle Challenge! Solve the puzzle and unlock $1,000 for Cancer Care at WSU.
The first person to message us on Facebook (WSU College of Veterinary Medicine) both of the mystery words will unlock another $1,000 for Cancer Care at WSU.
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Success!
Unlock $10,000 for Teaching Innovation
10 posts on Facebook describing the Diagnostic Challenge in one word will unlock $10,000 for the Teaching Innovation thanks to a generous alumni donor.
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WSU Tri-Cities Chancellor Challenge
The donors spoke and the WSU Tri-Cities Scholars Excellence Fund received an extra $250 and $100 bonus was added to the WSUTC First Generation Excellence Fund!
Rank Prize WSU Tri-Cities Chancellor Challenge Donors
1 $250 WSU Tri-Cities Scholars Excellence Fund 19
2 $100 WSUTC First Generation Excellence Fund 16
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Leaderboard
Campus, College, and Program Leaderboard
Which campus, college, or program will raise the most during #CougsGive?
Rank Department Raised
1 Cougar Athletic Fund $146,513.25
2 College of Veterinary Medicine $132,021.50
3 Carson College of Business $76,255.00
4 WSU Alumni Association $24,195.00
5 WSU Vancouver $21,676.50
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Help Turn the Map Crimson!
Rank State Gifts
1 WA 875
2 CA 65
3 ID 50
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