Scholarship Donor Profiles

Peters, William George and Carolyn Mae Horticulture Scholarship

The scholarship is established by the Peters Family Trust funded by William George and Carolyn Mae Peters. From the obituary (March 20, 2015) of Carolyn Mae Peters: Carolyn graduated from WSU in 1951 with a major in horticulture and minors in psychology and Far Eastern history. A talented violinist, she played in many orchestral groups […]

Davis, Robert Ray Scholarship in Agriculture

The Robert Ray Davis Scholarship is established to honor the life of Robert “Bob” Davis. Bob had a rich agricultural heritage, starting on the family farm on McKinley Road where he lived for over 20 years. He attended Wapato schools throughout his pre-college days. Bob was active in Future Farmers of America in Wapato, where […]

Kim, Sun-Myung & Youngchoon Scholarship

Sun M. Kim studied poultry nutrition under Dr. James McGinnis, received a Ph. D. in 1974 and worked for Foster Farms for 33 years as a nutritionist. Award Requirements The distribution from this scholarship will preferably go to students studying poultry. * When making your online gift, please ensure you add a comment that your […]

Simpson, Richard and Margaret Memorial Scholarship

Richard and Margaret Simpson farmed in Edwall, Washington for more than 50 years. Richard, born in 1927, was farming the same land his maternal grandparents had acquired in the early 1900’s. He experienced the changing of times in farming techniques, from horse farming through the evolution of farm equipment into the new century. Richard, fondly […]

Odegaard, Olaf and Grethe Scholarship

Olaf and Grethe are immigrants from Norway. Together they managed a family farm in the Block 40 area of Moses Lake Washington for 44 years. They mainly grew alfalfa hay and wheat but tried other crops as well from 1956 to 1990. Olaf and Grethe’s two children Iver and Karen both graduated from WSU, Iver […]

Monson, Arvid Viticulture and Enology Scholarship

This fund is in honor of Arvid Monson, founder of Goose Ridge Vineyard & Estate Winery. Good Ridge is an estate winery dedicated to handcrafting exquisite wines from grapes grown on their 2,200 acre vineyard. With three generations of diversified agriculture in the Columbia Valley, the Monson family believes that great wines start in the […]

Mercer Ranches School of Economic Sciences Specialty Crops Fellowship

Rob (’91 Political Science) and Brenda (’90 Business) are lifelong Coug supporters. They are establishing this fund to honor their family’s commitment to higher education. Award Requirements The principal of this Fund shall be used to support a non-first year PhD student whose research is focused on specialty crops (with the exception of marijuana) in […]

King Arthur WSU Graduate Student Fund

King Arthur is an employee-owned company, every one of us bakers at heart. And for generations, we’ve been there with you as you bake. Our mission is to be the ultimate resource and inspiration in the kitchen, to inspire connections and community through baking, and to use our business as a force for good. This […]