Acel and Barbara Brown Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship was established through a gift from Acel and Barbara Brown?’s estate. Acel and Barbara were married in 1942, prior to Acel being deployed in WWII. Following the war, Acel left the Air Force and started working as a heavy equipment mechanic in the...
Alvin B. Quall Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Dr. Alvin Quall. During his 27 years at Whitworth College (now Whitworth University). Dr. Quall served as an education professor, Dean and Professor of Men, Dean and Professor of Faculty, and Director of the Graduate School. He...
Amanda B. Lennick Memorial Nursing Scholarship
This memorial scholarship was established by the family and friends of Amanda B. Lennick, age 31, who tragically lost her life in one of the worst natural disasters in Washington state history; the Oso, Washington mudslide on March 22, 2014. Mandy received her BSN...
Ann Sherman Christian Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Ann Sherman Christian by her husband, Don, and family. Ann joined the Admission Office at Washington State University in 1973 where she worked for 20 years as Program Coordinator. One of the duties she enjoyed most was...
Arnold and Marta Kegel Endowed Scholarship in Nursing
This scholarship was established by Arnold and Marta Kegel to honor those going into the noble and needed profession of nursing. Marta’s nursing career was cut short when she married and started a family. Although she spent one year in the nursing program at WSU, her...
BECU Scholars Fund
Founded in 1935 as the Fellowship Credit Union by a group of Boeing employees who wanted to help each other borrow money for tools, it later became known as Boeing Employees Credit Union. Since then, BECU has grown to become the largest credit union in Washington...
Bernice E. Stevens Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established to honor the life and memory of Bernice E. Stevens by her niece Kathryn Patjens. Bernice graduated from the Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in Spokane, Wash. in 1942. She worked in several hospital and community health positions...
Betty and Earl Anderson Family Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship was made available through the generous giving of the Anderson family. Mrs. Betty Anderson is a former Assistant and Associate Dean and Professor of the College. She is also an Associate Professor Emeritus of the College, was one of the founders of...
Carl M. Hansen Undergraduate Student Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Carl M. Hansen Foundation, to honor his niece, Inge Hendron, a nurse. Like many of his era, Mr. Hansen believed in the virtues of hard work, self-reliance, and pulling yourself up by your boot straps. His long and distinguished...
Carol Allen and Deborah Swain Global Health Education Endowment
This scholarship was established by Carol and Clint Allen to honor Carol and Deborah Swain’s dedication to creating cultural opportunities abroad for nursing students. Their commitment to the global perspective program and to the personal and professional growth...
Cascadia Senior Living & Development Nursing Scholarship
Cascadia Senior Living and Development specializes in the creation and operation of innovative independent, assisted living and memory care communities throughout Washington State. Our commitment is to provide excellent care in beautiful settings that have been...
Catherine Pluym Dalman Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Paul Dalman (‘41 CEA, Chem. E.) in memory of his wife Catherine Pluym Dalman. Paul played clarinet in bands during the Big Band eras of the 30s, which helped cover his tuition and living expenses. Paul and Catherine married in 1941...
Chris and Susan Marker Family Scholarship in Nursing Excellence
This scholarship was established by Chris and Susan Marker to honor all Coug Nurses for the excellent care their granddaughter, Petra, received while hospitalized at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Medical Center. They feel Coug Nurses are some of the best trained...
Deaconess Hospital Nursing Alumnae Association Doris Sage Oxford Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established with pride from the dedicated members of the Deaconess Hospital Alumnae Association, the last three-year program in the state of Washington. Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing graduated more than 2,000 registered nurses, with the...
Deborah Swain and Carol Allen Health Education Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Deborah and Lee Swain to honor Deborah and Carol Allen’s dedication to creating cultural opportunities abroad for nursing students. Their commitment to the global perspective program and to the personal and professional growth...
Dennis and Lowella Jones Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Denny and Lowella Jones and reflects their belief that nurses will play an increasingly important role in the nation’s health care. Denny was raised in Spokane and attended WSU, graduating with a BA in Business Administration in...
DeWald Family Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the DeWald family in honor of Rebecca DeWald and her nursing career. Daryll DeWald is the fourth chancellor of WSU Health Sciences Spokane. Daryll was a life-sciences researcher and professor before joining WSU in 2011 as dean of...
Dino R. and Dorothy P. Sivo Nursing Education Excellence Scholarship
Dino and Dorothy Sivo established this scholarship to reflect their belief that nurses will play an increasingly important role in the nation’s health care and pays tribute to Dorothy’s late sister, AnnaMarie Jahns Barclay, a career registered nurse. To help pay for...
Don and Julia Lee Scholarship
This scholarship was established in honor of Don and Julia Lee, who ran a small grocery store in Pullman, Washington. Both Mr. and Mrs. Lee passed away before they could see the positive results of their scholarship gifts.
Dorothy Detlor Graduate Fellowship in Nursing Education
This fellowship was established in 2006 to honor the nursing career and legacy of Dr. Dorothy M. Detlor, who served as dean of the College of Nursing from 1997 to 2006. Dorothy graduated from the Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in 1960 and obtained her BSN from...
Ed and Arlene Koetje Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Ed and Arlene Koetje to honor those going into the nursing profession. As a nurse, WSU class of 1958, Arlene values not only academic success but more importantly, a nurse’s capacity to demonstrate a practical, compassionate,...
Edna Sackett Thompson Scholarship Fund
This scholarship was established by Albert W. and Edna Sackett Thompson to honor Edna, a 1949 Liberal Arts graduate of WSU. Her husband, Albert, was a professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures and Dean of the College of Sciences and Arts.
Emma Walther Neusse Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was made available through the generous giving of Colonel Henry J. Neusse in memory of his mother Emma Walther Neusse. Colonel Neusse, an alumnus of Washington State University, felt very strongly that no one who had the intelligence and will to...
Evalyn Johnson Byers Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship was established to honor Evalyn Johnson Byers, a former faculty member of the College of Nursing. While teaching at the Intercollegiate College of Nursing from 1977-1985, Byers became acutely aware of the need for academic aid and scholarships that...
George D. and Alice Barnes Williams Memorial Fund
This scholarship was made possible through the Alice I. Williams Estate. Alice was a native of the Hillyard neighborhood in Spokane, Wash. She graduated from Rodgers High School and had wonderful teachers who encouraged her to go to college. She attended WSU in...
H.D. and Clara Schlotfeldt Emergency Loan Fund
This fund was established by the family of H.D. and Clara Schlotfeldt in loving homage to their indomitable spirits. H.D. “Dud” was a member of the Operating Engineers Union and a shop steward of Local No. 370 and later supervisor of Drainage District No. 9. Clara...
Herman and Jean Swartz Scholarship in Nursing
This scholarship was established by J. Herman and Jean Kay Swartz at the Eastern Washington University Foundation. Herman served in the military during WWII as chief of laboratories for a 500-bed hospital, a mobile unit for wounded GIs. He recalled his most enduring...
Hilda Boerhave Roberts Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship was made available through the generous giving of Hilda and William Roberts. Hilda joined the WSU College of Nursing faculty in 1945 and was a major contributor in the establishment of the nation’s first cooperative baccalaureate degree program in...
Inge Hendron Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established through the Carl M. Hansen Foundation at the Eastern Washington University Foundation to honor Mr. Hansen’s niece, Inge Hendron. Inge was a nurse who selflessly provided care and support to Mr. and Mrs. Hansen. It was their wish to...
Janet S. Lindblad Nursing Excellence Fund
The Janet S. Lindblad Nursing Excellence Fund was established by Waldron Oscar Lindblad in loving memory of his wife Janet Scott Lindblad who passed peacefully June 9, 2011, in Vancouver, Washington at the age of 84. Funds from this endowment will be used to support...