Alums pledge $10. 5M to WWU for endowed deanship

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  Western Washington University announced a $10.5 million gift from alums Peter and Judith Hallson“Two Western Washington University alums will donate $10.5 million to the university to create Western’s first endowed deanship and fund research and scholarships. Peter and Judith Hallson, both Western alums, have pledged the gift to Western through their estate and annual donations.”
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  The gift is the largest planned donation in the university’s history“It’s the largest planned gift in Western’s history, said Mary Gallagher, Western’s associate director of news and publications.”
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  The funds will create the Peter & Judith Hallson Endowed Deanship in the College of Science & Engineering“Eight million dollars of the donation will establish the Peter & Judith Hallson Endowed Deanship in the College of Science & Engineering.”
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  $8 million is dedicated to the Peter & Judith Hallson Endowed Deanship“Eight million dollars of the donation will establish the Peter & Judith Hallson Endowed Deanship in the College of Science & Engineering.”
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  The remaining funds will support research and scholarshipsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The deanship funds will be invested in perpetuity“The funds for the deanship will be “invested in perpetuity,” with a percentage provided to the college each year for the dean to use as that person chooses, Gallagher said in an email.”
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  Annual earnings from the deanship funds will support the college’s deanNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  WWU President Sabah Randhawa called the gift a significant investment in strengthening the College of Science & Engineering““We are truly grateful to Peter and Judith Hallson for this remarkable generosity, a gift that creates the first endowed deanship at Western,” WWU President Sabah Randhawa said in a statement sent to CDN. “This investment will strengthen the capacity of our College of Science and Engineering to educate future generations of students and advance research and innovation.””
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  The university’s associate director of news, Mary Gallagher, confirmed the gift details in an emailNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.