Steve (’83) and Kristen Brace have established the College of Business Student Athlete Scholarship at CWU which supports student- athletes who are pursuing a business degree. The $45,000 commitment will award six annual scholarships for the next three years to student-athletes who are enrolled at Central full time and are in good academic standing. The awardees can major in any field within business and play in any sport at CWU. “My wife and I were interested in establishing impactful ways to help more kids going into business.” said Steve. “For us, it’s a way to give back, but also a way to pull talent out of the business program and introduce them into the real world by hiring them as interns and employees of our company.” In addition, Steve and Kristen have an existing scholarship at CWU called M Brace the Commitment, created in honor of Steve’s father, Martin Brace. This scholarship also supports student-athletes at CWU, offering four student athletes assistance each academic year. “At Central, you can truly make an impact, and I think that is one of the most gratifying things,” said Steve. COLLEGE OF BUSINESS STUDENT ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIP
WALDO KING JAZZ
SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT In FY23, Ted (’77) and Janice King committed $25,000 to the Waldo King Jazz Scholarship Endowment, a fund established in 2019 by Kathleen King to honor her husband and Ted’s father, Waldo King (’50). Waldo was an alumnus of CWU, Central Washington College of Education at the time, and helped found the Collegians jazz band in 1946. The additional funding from Ted and Janice ensures that two students a year receive the Waldo King Jazz Scholarship, one instrumentalist and one vocalist. Recipients of the scholarship must be participating in a vocal or instrumental jazz ensemble and be pursuing a degree in music education.
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