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Ron Worman: An Entrepreneurial Mindset
Ron and his wife, Sally, established a Flexible Deferred Gift Annuity for SPU in 2004.
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The Hills: Fanning Flames of Faith
Last year, the Hills updated their will to include a bequest to the University.
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Bob Thompson: Serving as God Leads
Bob has been a faithful donor and made provisions for a bequest gift to SPU through his estate
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The Katos: Making it Count
When in 2015 they established the Sharleen and Dean Kato Family Global Service Learning Scholarship Endowment...
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Charitable IRA Rollovers Open Doors to Creative Giving
Leah Ramer uses tax-free distributions from her IRA to support a nursing endowment fund in her name.
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Living Life by Lifting Others: Bud and Patti Bylsma
Bud Bylsma and his wife, Patti, have created charitable gift annuities that will support Seattle Pacific University after their lifetimes.
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IRA Beneficiary Designation
Patricia Bentz keeps an unusual collection — Winnie the Pooh books published in 24 different languages including Greek, Latin, Russian, and the prize find — Afrikaner.
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Endowment Supports Faculty Development
Rob Wall is an esteemed Seattle Pacific University professor of Scripture, an author, and a scholar. He speaks with clarity about the relevancy of the gospel to learning and to the world.
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Creative Giving with Real Estate
Karl Krienke taught physics and mathematics at SPU for 44 years. His wife, Reita, was an elementary and preschool teacher.
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Who Knew Investing Could be so Fun
Les Nelson '57 and his wife, Carol, are an energetic and dedicated couple who live in Issaquah, Washington. They are proudly of Swedish descent, and parents and grandparents to four children and 11 grandchildren.
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Jay Morgensen: Empowering Women
Jay founded a scholarship endowment to provide tuition assistance for female undergraduates from China or Southeast Asia.
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Steve Danishek and Dee Tezelli: Scaling New Heights
The year 1975 was a significant one for Dee Tezelli and
Steve Danishek. The couple married that year and opened a travel agency in
Seattle, Washington.
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Bill and Sue Osborne: Giving the Gift of Surprise
Ask Bill Osborne ’67 about his recollections of Seattle Pacific, and he mentions the friendships formed in college and appreciates the intimate size of the classes at the...
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The Bilderbacks: Spreading Salt and Light
Don Bilderback '69 and Beck Belcher Bilderback '68 have provided for SPU in their estate by naming SPU the beneficiary of their IRA
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Claudia and Daryl Vander Pol: Investing in Student Athletes
The story of Claudia and Daryl Vander Pol began in 1963 when Daryl '66 was studying in his dorm room on the fourth floor of Hill Hall and the phone...
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