UW fund-drive donation largest ever recorded

This year’s UW Combined Fund Drive was the most successful in the 16-year history of the statewide campaign, raising $1,224,398.21 for more than 1,600 charities. A total of 5,157 faculty and staff contributed to the fund drive.

This total represents the largest single charitable donation ever raised by a Washington state agency or department participating in the Combined Fund Drive. “I want to say thank you to all who gave so generously and for ‘Making a World of Difference ’ in the lives of so many in and outside the state of Washington,” said the chair of this year’s drive, Pat Poulin.

Poulin said the campaign was a great success due to “the hard work of many individuals throughout campus including the UW CFD Steering Committee and the coordinators and department representatives who worked tirelessly with faculty and staff in their own organizations.”

Several UW units were given special recognition by the King County fund drive.

Intercollegiate Athletics was named Best Agency in the medium size range (100-350 Full Time Employees). ICA had a 55 percent increase in dollars raised from last year and an 84 percent participation rate.

Educational Outreach was Best Agency in the Small size range (under 100 FTEs). It had a 35 percent increase in dollars from last year.

KUOW, part of University Relations, was named Best Division within an agency. It increased its contribution by 51 percent.

Jennifer Cohen and Cathy Ellis, of Intercollegiate Athletics, were named Campaign Coordinators of the Year.

There were also a number of UW people named “Super Human Campaign Coordinators.” They included Deb Cramer, UW Medical Center; Grace Parker, UW Medical Center; Diane Grover, University Libraries; Vikki Haag Day, Educational Outreach; Melissa Johnson, School of Public Health and Community Medicine; Betsy Raleigh, School of Business Administration; Dean Speer, School of Law; Nole Ann Ulery-Horsey, School of Nursing; Matthew Wanderski, College of Education; and Li-Chang Wong, Office of Financial Management;