Giving Societies
Recognition societies honor and thank those alumni, parents, and friends who provide us with a high level of annual support. Members enjoy a number of benefits, including invitations to members-only events and special University communications.
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1882 SocietyIn honor of Eastern's year of founding, this society recognizes supporters who contribute $1,000 or more annually. |
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Benjamin P. Cheney SocietyThe transportation industrialist, Mr. Cheney contributed $10,000 to fulfill the vision of area citizens who had long desired an institute for higher learning. |
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Kinnikinick Societyamed for the Northwest native perennial evergreen and the traditional name of the Eastern yearbook, this honors donors for their loyalty, recognizing support of three or more consecutive years, no matter the amount. |
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Legacy SocietyRecognizes and honors individuals and families who, through their estate plans, have established a planned gift of any size to the Eastern Washington University Foundation. Gifts take many forms, such as a bequest through a will or personal trust or one of several charitable life income plans. |
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Clarence Daniel Martin SocietyDr. Martin fulfilled his dream of a four-year college in Cheney after he was elected governor of Washington in 1933. |
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Mary Monroe SocietyMrs. Monroe was the first female chair of the board of trustees in the 1920s and an advocate for women in professional careers. |
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President’s SocietyNamed in honor of the presidents who guided the University to its present eminence. |
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William J. Sutton SocietyDr. Sutton organized the first public school in Cheney, serving as the Cheney Normal School principal and professor of math and history. |
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