Why Give
People Who Give
Each person who chooses to support UW Engineering has a personal reason: carrying on the tradition of a quality education, supporting innovative research, or contributing to the economic and community impact that UW has on our region. We are deeply grateful for everyone who makes a gift, and we invite you to read more about a few of our alumni and friends who have given back to the area that means the most to them.
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Donald Close (BSEE '37) had a dream to help UW students to explore electricity through interaction with industry. Don and his wife, Ruth Mary, made plans to fund the first privately endowed professorship in Electrical Engineering. The fund was established in December 2007. Pictured are Mrs. Close and Leung Tsang, department chair.
Read more about the Closes' gift >>
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Co-designer of the "talking toaster," Corey Anderson honored his family and established both fellowship and scholarship
endowments with a substantial gift through the UW’s new Students First program.
Read more about Corey Anderson's gift >>
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Thirty-six years ago, a chemistry lab lit the spark between Jon and Shelley (née Garrett) Bagg.
Now they have forged a new bond with the UW by establishing the Shelley
and Jonathan Bagg Endowed Scholarship in Chemical Engineering.
Read about Shelley and Jon Bagg's story >>
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As a UW engineering student in the 1950s, Don Emon (BSME '60) didn't have enough money to buy a new slide rule. Now his gift will set up a scholarship for mechanical engineering students.
Read more about Don and Diane Emon's gift >>
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To show his appreciation for the fine education and encouragement he received in the UW Computer Science & Engineering department, Shun-Tak Leung (PhD CSE '96) has established an endowment that will provide one-year fellowships based on merit.
Read Shun-Tak Leung's story >>
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Descended from a lineage of German bakers dating back more than 300 years, Charles "Chuck" Matthaei (BS ChE '43), chairman of Roman Meal Bread Company, has created an endowment to add new chapters to the protein book of knowledge.
Read about Matthaei's gift >>
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