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THE TYEE DIFFERENCE YOUR SUPPORT THEIR FUTURE OUR HUSKIES FALL 2016 MAKE A GAME CHANGING DIFFERENCE FOR YOUR HUSKIES PAGES 10 AND 11 COACH PETE NOW S THE TIME PAGE 5 BUSINESS GRADS ENDOW THE FUTURE FOR STUDENT ATHLETE DUKES AND DUCHESSES PAGES 6 7 PLUS VITA VEA S DRIVE TO SUCCEED PAGE 3 WOMEN S GOLF IS BEST IN THE U S PAGE 8 THE COUPLE IN THE BOAT 65 YEARS LATER PAGE 9

LET S IGNITE HUSKY PRIDE LIKE NEVER BEFORE Dear Tyee Club members I was 9 years old the first time my dad took me to a Husky football game It was love at first down THE TYEE DIFFERENCE After 24 years in college sports management and the past 18 years at UW managing football and baseball operations and forging relationships with you our dedicated donors becoming your Athletic Director is more than just a dream come true for me It s the beginning of realizing big dreams for all of us Published by the University of Washington Tyee Club I m honored that UW President Ana Mari Cauce entrusted me with this responsibility For the first time in decades a born and bred passionate Husky fan just like you is leading our efforts to build champions on the field and off Working together here s some of what it will take to fuel our dreams VOLUME 1 NUMBER 3 FALL 2016 Tyee Club members support the academic and athletic experiences of more than 650 student athletes in 22 men s and women s sports Your gifts account for nearly 25 percent of the funding we need to recruit the most sought after student athletes hire the best coaches develop championship teams and build facilities that make the fan experience second to none You make all the difference Let s fill the stands One of the reasons Coach Pete is able to recruit great football players is because they want to play in a beautiful stadium that s full of loud enthusiastic fans Other PAC 12 schools struggle with fan apathy Not us We re rabid Dawgs I m sympathetic that night games have provoked a growl in some of us like my own father But day or night within the parameters of a PAC 12 contract that gives us many benefits we must nurture both old and new traditions to fill our stadium for every single game Our beloved Huskies are depending on us And not just for football but for every sport Let s light this community on fire for the Huskies We will unify our university and our community around a shared passion for all things Husky Winning helps as the success of the Women s Basketball and Women s Golf teams proved But so does believing in our potential Magic happens when we come together with the unshakable conviction that we will succeed Let s remember why we re all here We love to win and we will At the end of the day though we re here because we are committed to giving 650 student athletes the best experience of their lives We re developing lifelong Huskies who ll continue to do us proud long after they graduate In this issue of The Tyee Difference you ll learn about an unprecedented campaign to reshape UW Athletics for generations to come Achieving our dreams depends upon its success too In the coming months we will introduce other ways to engage you in our vision for the future Together we re going to ignite Husky pride like you ve never seen before Go Dawgs Jennifer Cohen UW Athletic Director 2 T HE T Y E E DI FFERENC E FALL 2016 WRITING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT Teresa Moore and Liz Murtaugh Gillespie Moore Ink PR Fundraising Communications GRAPHIC DESIGN DavidOwenHastings com THE UW TYEE CLUB Graves Hall Box 354070 Seattle WA 98195 4070 tyeeclub uw edu 206 543 2234 uwtyeeclub org

LEARNING BY EXAMPLE DEFENSIVE LINEMAN VITA VEA IS LIVING UP TO THE EXPECTATIONS HE AND OTHERS HAVE SET FOR HIM It was Vita s senior year in high school A lackadaisical attitude up until that point coupled with a learning disability had affected his grades Football and a neighborhood coach he called Uncle T were the encouragement he needed to stay in school In order to graduate he started school at 8 a m and took night classes until 8 p m To meet NCAA eligibility requirements he added an extra year of tough classes after high school graduation Vita Vea s mother worked so hard while he was growing up holding down as many as five jobs at a time that her family often would see her only on Sundays Her selfless commitment was one of several life lessons that fueled the defensive lineman s determination to excel as a Husky student athlete His parents came to the poor and violence plagued town of East Palo Alto California in the early 90s it had the highest homicide rate in the nation from the Polynesian island nation of Tonga Vita saw countless athletically talented friends squander their potential to drug abuse He idolized his older brother Sifa When Vita and his father had to drive Sifa to juvenile hall to face up to a youthful bad decision another life lesson made an impact It opened my eyes the junior starter recalls My sister Alisi was in college and my parents were always working With Sifa gone I had to grow up on my own His brother grew up too and now plays football at Dickinson State in North Dakota His freshman year at Washington Vita made the Dean s List One of the Athletic Department s learning specialists Pam Robenolt has become another mentor I have a bad day when she s disappointed in me for not doing my best he smiles I really love football states Vita who s considering a degree in anthropology after an inspiring studyabroad trip to work with the indigenous people of Tahiti But the main reason I worked so hard to get here is my mom She s worked so much for her family to be able to live a happy normal life I want to be able to support her so she won t have to work anymore Vita was a member of a small group of diverse students who took a course on indigenous research with Holly Barker Burke Museum curator for Oceanic and Asian Culture and senior lecturer of anthropology Each student created Portrait of a Researcher posters choosing a museum location and an object within the Burke collection they felt represented their research and challenged preconceived biases about themselves as men of color and or student athletes The course also included mentoring high school students PHOTO Cathy Morris Burke Museum YOUR IMPACT on scholarships By supporting student athlete scholarships you give young men and women the opportunity of a lifetime for a world class UW education Totaling nearly 13 million a year scholarships are one of Husky Athletics largest annual expenses While we appreciate donations to our annual scholarship fund The Game Changer Campaign for Husky Athletics seeks to dramatically increase scholarship endowments To learn more about the impact you can make through scholarship support see pages 10 and 11 U WT YEECLU B O RG 3

BOUNDLESS ADVENTURES ABROAD PURPLE PASSPORT EXPERIENCES GIVE STUDENT ATHLETES BOLD AND CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDY OVERSEAS There are few college experiences more immersive eye opening and transformational than studying abroad But for many student athletes rigorous year round training schedules make it difficult if not impossible to be away from campus for an entire quarter The UW s Purple Passport program takes a can do approach to giving student athletes opportunities to venture overseas with service learning trips to places like China Japan French Polynesia and beyond This March student athletes joined other UW students in a Classics course and traveled to Rome with Professor Sarah Stroup for a week and a half touring the Colosseum and the Pantheon and trekking to Mount Vesuvius to peer down at the ruins of Pompeii You hear about Vesuvius destroying Pompeii but when you re there you get a sense of spatial and temporal immediacy Professor Stroup says You look down on the city that was destroyed in 79 A D and you re standing on the volcano that did it Suddenly that doesn t seem inaccessible and far away It just becomes part of your world experience As part of War Games Greek Athletes Roman Gladiators the Modern Olympics and College Football students visited a Gladiatorial Training Center where they donned tunics and wielded padded wooden swords as they re enacted duels Justin Schmidt a senior in Men s Soccer walked away feeling a deeper sense of appreciation for the privilege that modern day athletes have to play sports for fun Gladiators were competing for more than just the victory They were competing for their lives Justin reflected grateful for the donor support and scholarships that allowed him and other students to go on the trip Purple Passport also funds courses UW athletes take when their teams travel to compete internationally 4 T HE T Y E E DI FFERENC E FALL 2016 YOUR IMPACT on the student athlete experience Husky Athletics puts student athletes first in academics in athletics and in life Your support empowers this promise When you give to The Game Changer Campaign for Husky Athletics together we will lead the PAC 12 and the nation in providing all UW student athletes with transformative experiences like Purple Passport and more Because of you we can and will continue to offer mentoring programs study abroad opportunities internships and other experiences that create well rounded leaders who will shape our world for generations to come Learn more about how you can support game changing studentathlete experiences on pages 10 and 11

THIS PLACE IS A GAME CHANGER IN SO MANY WAYS COACH CHRIS PETERSEN IS READY TO WIN BUT IT TAKES EVERYBODY DOING THEIR PART The biggest surprise about the UW for Chris Petersen now starting his third season as head football coach is that it really was everything he expected it to be and then some The power the opportunities the potential that the UW has for our kids this place is a game changer in so many ways he says I m so excited for our players to come here You just have to open your heart and let the people here guide you and it can change your life in ways you never dreamed In nearly 30 years of college coaching he says the game has never been so competitive That makes it all the more crucial for Husky fans and donors to understand their role in building winning teams It sounds like a clich but to have a competitive edge takes everybody We can t just have great administration or a really good coaching staff or great players When you re competing at this level and the margin for error is minute everything matters If you don t have it all in place you can t be the best His confidence is almost as strong as his passionate commitment to the student athletes he coaches Our purpose is to build a team to win championships and build young men to excel in life he states We emphasize accountability work ethic goals values and education They can play football at the highest level and they can do everything else at the highest level too Winning is such a hard thing to do The people who support us understand how good our league is They know what it takes to compete at the highest levels not just athletically but academically and in life Coach Petersen explains He s excited about The Game Changer Campaign for Husky Athletics because he knows increased funding will enable him to recruit and retain the best coaches and provide his team with cutting edge tools for success such as virtual reality technology now being developed and used at competing schools like Stanford Everybody can feel this Now s the time We just need everybody to take that next step YOUR IMPACT on recruiting great coaches Increased private support will allow us to recruit the very best role models and leaders for our student athletes the dedicated coaches who serve as our faculty For the first time ever The Game Changer Campaign for Husky Athletics offers you the opportunity to establish named coaching endowments Just as endowing a professorship or deanship in an academic department helps attract world class scholars to the UW an endowed coaching or staff position will enhance our success in bringing exciting new talent to Husky Athletics and keeping the great staff we already have Learn more about the campaign on pages 10 and 11 U WT YEECLU B O RG 5

GRATITUDE A PASSION FOR ALL THINGS HUSKY A LASTING IMPACT ON STUDENT ATHLETES LIVES ALUMNI COUPLE ENDOWS A SCHOLARSHIP TO HONOR ALL THAT THE UW MADE POSSIBLE FOR THEM AJ Maestas and Lacey Bundy discovered love inspiration and the foundation for successful careers at the University of Washington Now the devoted Husky fans are paying it backwards so that UW student athletes can benefit from the same transformative educational experiences that launched AJ s and Lacey s lives The couple met in the late 90s in Professor Bill Resler s tax accounting class at the UW Foster School of Business The attorney and esteemed lecturer who retired in 2016 YOUR IMPACT on endowments Nothing makes a longer lasting impact on someone s life than a college education And nothing makes a bigger impact on the scholarships that give our student athletes access to a UW education than establishing a scholarship endowment Rule changes approved last year by the NCAA now require us to cover the full cost of college attendance for our studentathletes This rule change added more than 800 000 to our annual scholarship costs making scholarship endowments more important than ever before Today our scholarship endowments total 63 million and pay out 2 million a year to cover a quarter of the annual cost With your support of our quarterly costs The Game Changer Campaign for Husky Athletics will increase our endowment total to 100 million and move us far closer to the goal of endowing all our scholarship costs Learn more about how you can support game changing scholarship endowments on pages 10 and 11 6 T HE T Y E E DI FFERENC E FALL 2016 after more than 30 years as one of the School s most beloved and longest tenured faculty members also was well known for holding court at one of the U District s oldest hangouts The Duchess Tavern You look back at forks in the road and our time in Bill s class at the UW at Husky games were all incredibly meaningful for both of us We realize that the lives we re living today wouldn t be possible without everything we experienced at the University of Washington recalls AJ who owns Navigate Research a company that analyzes the value of sports and entertainment partnerships including the recent Alaska Airlines Field deal for the UW Contemplating ways they could honor both their alma mater and their old professor while making a difference for

students Lacey and AJ had only to look back at their own lives Without college scholarships neither of them could ever have been able to afford a UW education By endowing a scholarship the couple s gift to Husky Athletics remains intact and the interest funds the costs of a student s tuition and fees at the UW So they established the Bill Resler Endowed Scholarship for Dukes and Duchesses to be awarded to a Husky student athlete who will pursue a degree in business From now until the end of time it s going to serve student athletes longer than we ll be around AJ says We are so passionate for all things Husky and so tremendously grateful to the UW and the Business School for playing such a critical role in where we are today explains Lacey who serves as general counsel for Express one of the nation s largest apparel retailers The endowment links it all together all these things that are so important to us Both alumni shake their heads humbly in near disbelief of all they have accomplished Each has notched many accolades and awards for their business acumen Again and again they credit the UW for so much of it including the way that sports helped them bond as a couple They live in Chicago but are glued to the TV when the Huskies play and travel to at least one football game every year A lot of student athletes wouldn t be able to attend a school like the UW but for their scholarships We really do believe that education is the great equalizer and that finances should never be a barrier to anyone to attend school Lacey says Education opens doors to a life you never knew was possible AJ adds We re so grateful It makes sense to pay it backwards to the UW U WT YEECLU B O RG 7

THE DRIVE TO A NATIONAL TITLE WITH FIERCE FOCUS AND DETERMINATION HUSKY WOMEN S GOLF TEAM RISES TO THE CHALLENGE MAKING HUGE STRIDES ON AND OFF THE COURSE With one phenomenal shot after another three freshmen and two seniors made jaws drop the world over with an epic performance at the 2016 NCAA Women s Golf Championship upsetting Stanford to win the first national title in the UW program s history More than the trophy I m just so proud and impressed with the way these phenomenal players have all grown And I know they can grow more says Coach MaryLou Mulflur who s led the team for 33 years MaryLou beams bright smiles when recounting the huge strides her five starters have made She saves some of her most glowing words of praise for freshman Sarah Rhee who came back from three holes down and three holes to play in the championship twice To see her in September and to see her now makes my eyes well up MaryLou says She s gained so much confidence 8 T HE T Y E E DI FFERENC E FALL 2016 Looking back on the championship and on her first year in college Sarah says I ve learned to play smarter golf to be more strategic I ve learned how to stay calm and to play past the bad shots I ve grown immensely not just as a golfer but as a student as well and as a person She and her teammates owe it all to MaryLou who was named 2015 16 National Coach of the Year by the Women s Golf Coaches Association just one week after the championship MaryLou gushes gratefully about the profound impact that donors have had on the golf program calling the Husky Golf Center and the Playground at Washington National two vital pieces in our puzzle that have had an immediate and what is sure to be lasting effect on our program s continued success There s no telling how much more MaryLou her staff and players can accomplish with their single minded quest to be the best they can be every day on or off the golf course It s not about outcomes MaryLou says It s about the process of learning and getting better because you want to get better YOUR IMPACT on developing winning teams Your investment in Husky Athletics builds championship teams The most coveted recruits come to the UW because we have great coaches and academic support outstanding facilities and state of the art training opportunities all made possible by your gifts Donations from generous Tyee Club members give studentathletes access to advanced technology to support their optimal performance from sports psychology to conditioning nutrition to strength training Learn more about the impact you can make on developing winning teams through The Game Changer Campaign for Husky Athletics on pages 10 and 11

FOREVER DEDICATED FOREVER REMEMBERED TOM AND ELLIE NADEN WILL LEAVE A LEGACY TO THE UW SPORT THAT BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER The UW rowing program inspired Tom Naden as a little boy in the 1930s introduced him to his wife more than 65 years ago and ignited a legacy that will live long after he s gone Tom BA Chemistry 1953 Doctor of Dentistry 1960 and his wife Ellie BS Home Economics 1949 are so passionate about rowing that they ve practically built their lives around the program I met my husband in a boat Ellie laughs In the 1950s Tom was a member of the lightweight crew team and was training for a regatta We d go down to the Laurelhurst Beach Club and find a really good looking girl and get her to cox the boat for us Tom recalls My eyes lit on Ellie We shanghaied her and that s how we met Now 65 years later she s not sitting behind any boat but she s still giving directions Today Tom and Ellie are giving back to the program that brought them together They have endowed a scholarship to give a crewman from the Pacific Northwest a full ride to Washington and have joined Forever Washington with a bequest to the program in their wills ensuring that their legacy will live on Tom s Husky roots run almost a century deep Both his parents earned UW degrees His uncle managed the basketball team in 1920 the year Husky Stadium was built and bought tickets for that inaugural football season seats Tom still owns His connection to crew began early too Tom s fifth grade pal Dale was the younger brother of Don Hume stroke of the Boys in the Boat UW crew team that triumphed in the 1936 Olympics Fast forward to the 1970s The Nadens two sons rowed for the Huskies and Tom served as team dentist when they competed in the Henley Royal Regatta in England It was a signature time of my life to be part of that program Tom says I m enthusiastic about paying back for what the University did for me It just makes us feel good to give back Ellie adds You can leave a legacy and become a Game Changer through Forever Washington too Learn more on pages 10 and 11 U WT YEECLU B O RG 9

YOU CAN BE A GAME CHANGER AN UNPRECEDENTED FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN WILL SHAPE HUSKY ATHLETICS FOR YEARS TO COME What does it mean to be a game changer It s that awesome breath catching moment when a player does something so spectacular that it changes everything It s when the team the fans everyone can feel the momentum shift From here on out nothing will be the same Because it mattered Because it made a difference Because one person stepped up to give it all for love of the game and for pride in the team ONE PERSON BECAME A GAME CHANGER The Game Changer Campaign for Husky Athletics is creating a new opportunity for you to be spectacular to be part of something big and important and even transformational to make a game changing difference for student athletes to build winning teams for years to come and to unite our community around Husky pride By donating to The Competitive Edge Fund you bolster scholarships and invest in the future of student athletes who will leave the UW as principled citizens ready to make an impact on the world Gifts to the Fund also support leading edge academic assistance enriched learning opportunities innovative training technology and coaching recruitment We ve had major fundraising campaigns before but this one is unique because we are focusing comprehensively on three major priorities that all come together to give our student athletes and our fans everything they deserve scholarships and transformational learning experiences outstanding coaches and role models and exceptional athletic academic and leadership development explains Athletic Director Jennifer Cohen Part of the University of Washington s system wide multi year fundraising initiative the campaign will welcome gifts in any amount We are offering special benefits to Tyee Club members who invest 50 000 or more visit UWTyeeClub org to learn about donor benefits You can support your Huskies in one or all of three different ways It has become increasingly expensive to provide the scholarships and coaching positions that are essential to our student athletes and to team competitiveness Establishing a full or partial endowment a perpetually ongoing source of financial support is one of the most significant ways individuals or families can show their loyalty and love for the Huskies A bequest to Husky Athletics is a remarkable way to be a Game Changer Legacy donors join Forever Washington a giving program for those who remember UW Athletics in their wills or other estate plans You may decide to bequeath a specific dollar amount or a percentage of your estate Or you can choose to support Husky Athletics through a variety of estate plans the University can assist you in evaluating EARN MORE TYEE PRIORITY POINTS Do you want to make a profound game changing difference Donate at least 50 000 and earn a 100 percent priority point bonus Gifts below 50 000 earn a 50 percent match Contact us at 206 543 2234 or tyeeclub uw edu to learn more 10 T HE T Y E E DI FFERENC E FALL 2016

Bold goals for a boundless future 20 MILLION Your gifts to The Competitive Edge Fund during the Campaign will increase our ability to support student athletes winning teams and much more by 20 million by the conclusion of the campaign FROM 63 MILLION TO 100 INFINITE INSPIRATION MILLION Your gifts to Husky Endowments will grow our total endowment funds to 100 million throughout the life of of the campaign Your commitment to a legacy gift to Forever Washington will inspire future generations of Huskies We have a vision You will make it a reality With your investment in The Game Changer Campaign for Husky Athletics we will recruit many more of the most promising student athletes hire and retain the best coaches in the nation develop championship teams and produce graduates of the highest character This is our chance to be truly great in all sports for all students for all fans Jennifer says With the support of generous donors like you our future is boundless Contact us today at 206 543 2234 or tyeeclub uw edu to learn more about how your gift can make you a Game Changer U WT YEECLU B O RG 11

NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION U S POSTAGE PAID SEATTLE WA PERMIT NO 62 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Graves Hall Box 354070 Seattle WA 98195 4070 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED tyeeclub uw edu 206 543 2234 uwtyeeclub org YOU ARE OUR BIGGEST CHAMPIONS Committed donors are all important champions of UW Athletics and our Champions Circle members are among our most dedicated supporters Circle members who donate at least 1 million over time to support the Huskies gathered together recently to meet with others in the UW family and to earn another very personal and heartfelt thank you from the Tyee Club LEFT TO RIGHT Coach Lorenzo Romar basketball players Matisse Thybulle and Malik Dime and UW President Ana Mari Cauce Athletic Director Jen Cohen greets Champions Circle members 12 T HE T Y E E DI FFERENC E FALL 2016 LEFT TO RIGHT Teresa Meggs and baseball players Duncan Henderson Chris Baker and Josh Cushing