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Scholarship Stories<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

EWURA’s endowed scholarship fund, supported in part by membership fees, golf league proceeds and member gifts, has helped more than 40 EWU students earn their degrees. The fund now awards scholarships to two students annually.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Scholarship Helps a Helper<\/a><\/h2>\n\n

Xiola Sabastian, a returning student who plans to become a mental health professional, was recently notified that she is an EWURA 2025-2026 Golden Eagle Scholarship awardee. After filling out an application and letter \u2013 and feeling hopeful \u2013 receiving the scholarship offer was a pleasant surprise, says Sabastian, noting, \u201cI was very thankful. It was … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Scholarship Helps Designer Advance Her Skills<\/a><\/h2>\n\n

Bea Smith is an experienced designer working to advance her skills. Smith, who recently started a freelance design firm called RevWorxZ Designs (RWZ), enrolled at EWU to inspire her partner to complete a computer science degree and support her own goals as a business owner. \u201cI was starting a freelance company and noticed that a … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Scholarship Recipient Poised to Change Lives<\/a><\/h2>\n\n

Annette Carpenter, 19, is driven to help people. Carpenter of Soap Lake, Washington hit the ground running when she arrived at EWU, in 2023, with two years of credits under her belt and ready to advance her education. Today, she is working toward a double major in psychology and Gender, Women\u2019s and Sexuality Studies. \u201cI … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Designing Success<\/a><\/h2>\n\n

Sage Norton, a 30-year-old visual communication design senior at Eastern Washington University, was named as a recipient of the Golden Eagle Scholarship for the 2024-25 academic year. Norton earned her Associate of Arts in graphic design from Spokane Falls Community College, before transferring to EWU to earn her bachelor\u2019s degree. \u201cI never thought I\u2019d do … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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