We are thankful for our dedicated donors whose support is propelling students to forge a brighter future for themselves and the world. Here are their stories.
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As a nurse, Leah Black has cared for patients during every stage of life. She began her career as a midwife and served as an OR nurse for a children’s hospital. Now, she’s a wound care/ostomy nurse and hopes to do hospice nursing in the future.
An accountant who spent 30 years working for Evergreen is using gifts given directly from his IRA to help future students fit college into their budgets.
Sometimes you get more than you ever expected from an experience. Chris Meserve ’75 feels this way about her Evergreen experience, and she’s paid it forward to her alma mater with time, energy, and philanthropic support.
Marcia’s true-life calling can be summed up in three short words: Pay it forward. “It was a family thing,” says Marcia. “We were always taught by my parents to help other people and ‘pay it forward’.”
She enrolled at Evergreen to begin a new chapter of her life at the age of thirty-eight. The degree became a springboard to successful jobs with the U.S. Department of Labor and the City of Bellevue.
Since graduating from Evergreen in 1977, John Hennessey has made a difference for countless others. As an investor, he has helped entrepreneurs launch small businesses.
