When Marge Rowland ’57 met Stan Coe ’55 at The Coug, friends warned her off. She didn’t listen. What followed was a love story, a veterinary legacy, and a lifelong commitment to Washington State University.
When Dr. Serign Marong ’02 lost his wife Visa unexpectedly in 2014, he found himself asking a simple but powerful question: What would Visa do?
WSU middle blocker Lucie Blazkova (No. 16) finished the 2025 season with the ninth-best hitting percentage among Division I volleyball players in the nation.
Growing up on a fruit orchard farm in Yakima, Chris Schlect ’73 never imagined that he’d one day lead the campaign to bring world-class exhibitions to WSU’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
From Pasco, Washington, communications major and student-athlete Malia Ruud is grateful for the athletic scholarship that allows her to compete while pursuing her degree at WSU. Experiencing the Cougar family firsthand has shaped her pride and her goals for the future.
Thanks to the WSU Everett Student Research Award, Cougs aren’t just studying complex problems—they’re solving them.
Donors made a combined 1,451 gifts for $1,056,226 during the campaign, with every WSU campus and college receiving support.
Through decades of support for students, athletics, and health care education, the Ossello’s philanthropy reflects a deep belief in WSU and its power to strengthen communities across Washington.
The $50,000 gift is helping WSU’s Granger Cobb Institute expand brain health screenings, end-of-life care training, and workforce education to improve healthy aging outcomes in the region.
The funding, provided by longtime WSU supporters Tom and Barbara Wilson and first-time donor Barbara Stephanus, will match philanthropic contributions to student scholarships through the college’s Medicine Multiplied campaign.
