EWU Advancement seeks to generate awareness of the university's value, leading to immediate and future financial support
The market value growth of the University Foundation's endowment fund is shown above.
CHENEY – "Why do you need donations, you're a state-assisted school."
It's a statement Eastern Washington University Vice President for University Advancement and Executive Director of the EWU Foundation Barb Richey said she sometimes receives when making a pitch to a hoped-for donor. But in reality, the university wouldn't be where it is today without private donations - specifically one donation.
In 1882, Northern Pacific Railroad CEO Benjamin P. Cheney was so touched by area residents naming the relatively new town after him that he donated $10,000 to a school for teachers on the town's hil...
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