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A SEASON TO REMEMBER ALL THANKS TO YOU Some people say it all started with the Stanford game The sellout crowd The blowout victory Domination Elation Like nothing we d seen at Husky Stadium for years and years Others say it began the day Coach Chris Petersen brought his built for life philosophy to Washington focusing on developing young men of character and grit into a powerhouse football team that laid their hearts on the line for love of the game and pride in their school I say Husky Football s incredible season started much earlier and it started with you It started with each and every loyal season ticket holder and donor who stuck by our Huskies when THE TYEE DIFFERENCE Published by the University of Washington Tyee Club VOLUME 2 NUMBER 1 WINTER 2017 UW Tyee Club members support the academic and athletic experiences of more than 650 University of Washington studentathletes 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 seasons weren t nearly as fun as this one It started with your support for renovating Husky Stadium creating a first class integrated facility that fuels student athletes optimum health and wellness while helping us recruit top notch coaches and staff It started with your unshakeable belief that we could be a championship team a belief that energized this young team and gave them confidence The fact is nothing Husky Football accomplished in 2016 would have been possible without you Coach Petersen would never have come to the UW but for the commitment you ve shown Our team would never have had the coaching the tools and the support they needed to win without you So if you loved this season and you want to see more just like it and we will please pat yourselves on the back and say thanks And while you re at it you can also take your share of credit for Women s Golf winning a national championship last year for Women s Basketball s trip to the Final Four for Men s Soccer in the Sweet 16 and Volleyball in the Elite Eight As for me I will be forever grateful for what you ve enabled us to do this past year and for what I know you ll help us accomplish in the future Go Huskies SUPPORT THE GAME CHANGER CAMPAIGN FOR HUSKY ATHLETICS Give your Huskies a competitive edge by donating to support the education and development of student athletes and to fuel the on and off field success of every UW Athletics team Learn more at uwtyeeclub org WRITING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT Teresa Moore and Liz Murtaugh Gillespie Moore Ink PR Fundraising Communications GRAPHIC DESIGN DavidOwenHastings com UW TYEE CLUB Graves Hall Box 354070 Seattle WA 98195 4070 Jennifer Cohen UW Athletic Director 2 T HE T Y E E DI FFERENC E WI N T E R 2017 tyeeclub uw edu 206 543 2234 uwtyeeclub org

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WHAT A SEASON 12 2 HUSKY FOOTBALL MAY HAVE DOMINATED LOCAL AND NATIONAL HEADLINES BUT OUR GUYS ON THE GRIDIRON WEREN T THE ONLY ONES Husky Football closed out their best season since 2000 with a 12 2 record and the PAC 12 title competing for the first time ever in the NCAA semifinals where they lost 24 7 to Alabama 10 Ten Men s Soccer players earned All Academic honors while posting a 14 7 record and winning the PAC 12 conference championship They capped their season with a berth in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen before falling 1 2 to Denver Women s Soccer boasted 11 All Academic selections TOP 8 UW Volleyball earned their second straight PAC 12 title en route to their second consecutive NCAA Elite Eight appearance Junior Courtney Schwan was named a First Team All American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association while juniors Crissy Jones and Bailey Tanner were both named to the Second Team INNUMERABLE Individual honors for Husky Football were too numerous to count Among them Defensive back Budda Baker was a consensus All America pick Receiver John Ross offensive lineman Trey Adams and defensive back Taylor Rapp also earned All America honors Rapp also was chosen as the PAC 12 freshman defensive player of the year Quarterback Jake Browning was the PAC 12 offensive player of the year WHO THRILLED US WITH STELLAR PERFORMANCES DURING THE FALL SEASON 7 of 10 Sixty nine percent of our student athletes earned a 3 0 GPA or better in the fall quarter Seven of them earned a perfect 4 0 21 472 In the past academic year more than 21 000 Tyee Club members made financial donations to Husky Athletics empowering the success of every team and every student athlete Thank you U WT YEECLU B O RG 3

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YOUNG ALUMNI UNITE ONE BY ONE DOZENS OF DIEHARD DAWG FANS FILE ONTO A CHARTER BUS BOUND FOR OREGON THESE FIRED UP MEMBERS OF THE YOUNG TYEE CLUB LIVE AND BREATHE PURPLE AND GOLD In the stands at Autzen Stadium they went wild over and over as the Huskies trounced the Ducks 70 21 Witnessing a victory like that with fellow Husky friends new and old it was a day I ll never forget says Andy Palmer who joined the club after graduation in 2012 and now supports it as a volunteer leader In addition to connecting with new alumni the Young Tyee Club is a growing force of philanthropy for Husky Athletics supporting a scholarship fund that helps the University provide a world class education to student athletes The club is open to any UW fan between the ages of 22 and 30 who gives 50 or more per year to Husky Athletics I feel really good about giving back to UW Andy says It s meaningful and it s a ton of fun To learn more and join go to uwtyeeclub org click on Tyee Experience then Young Tyee Club or contact Assistant Director of Advancement Bobby Weigand at rweigand uw edu 4 T HE T Y E E DI FFERENC E WI N T E R 2017

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WE REALLY HAVE THE BEST OF THE BEST HERE Even as a high school sophomore Ali Aguilar could tell that no other college softball program on her short list was better equipped than the University of Washington s to challenge her to become the best player and the best student she could possibly be With equal parts hope and gratitude the standout shortstop turned down other offers to become a Husky accepting the George and Norma Sedlock Endowed Softball Scholarship Every day since then she s worked hard to reach the high expectations that she her coaches and her professors set for her We really have the best of the best here says Ali a double major in sociology and communications We re learning from amazing professors The coaching is phenomenal We get such great support from the Athletic Department Now in her fourth and final season as a Husky Ali ranks as one of the nation s leading power hitters She led the PAC 12 in runs scored last year led the conference in RBIs and base hits ranked third in the nation for home runs per game and was fourth for total home runs A regular on the Dean s List Ali studies as hard as she trains and plays She walks into every class every exam every practice every game confident that she s as well prepared as she can be All that preparation paid off last summer when she seized one opportunity after another to travel and play with the best players across the country first on the USA Women s Elite Team and then on the USA National Team She drove in the game winning run to push the USA into the World Softball Championship in Surrey B C and then scored the first run of the team s 7 3 gold medal victory Ali Aguilar Together with her UW teammates this All American has her sights set as firmly as ever on the Women s College World Series She s pondering her options for the future Will she coach Will she open a training facility and teach softball lessons Will she go pro Because of you and your support for Husky Athletics she s poised for success no matter what path she chooses THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST STUDENT ATHLETES CHOOSE UW BECAUSE OF YOU Every year gifted athletes like Ali Aguilar come to the University of Washington not just because they re eager to compete at the highest level They also want a world class education They get the best of both worlds because of you and your support of Husky Athletics When you give to The Game Changer Campaign for Husky Athletics especially when you support or establish a scholarship endowment you advance our goal of increasing our scholarship funding so we can continue to recruit and support the best and the brightest student athletes U WT YEECLU B O RG 5

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A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES A LEGACY OF GIVING TWO ALUMNI EARN RECOGNITION FOR PAYING FORWARD THE GIFT OF BECOMING LEGENDARY HUSKIES It s been more than 60 years since the pass But rarely a month goes by when former Husky end Jim Houston isn t regaled by fans who still remember It s been more than 30 years since his teammates tossed coxswain Eric Cohen into Lake Washington to celebrate yet another championship But there s barely a moment of the Jim Houston program s century long history that the UW Rowing historian can t recite Both Jim and Eric have cemented their place in Husky history through their athletic achievements and by giving back to the University that gave them so much Jen Cohen with Jim Houston Eric Cohen JIM HOUSTON FRANK ORRICO AWARD RECIPIENT One of Husky Football s most famous games came close to ending in a scoreless tie With 6 20 to go in the fourth quarter of a 1955 home game against 10th ranked USC quarterback Steve Roake dropped back to pass from his own 20 yard line He connected with Jim who took off running I ran about five yards before a USC halfback got a hold of one leg recalls Jim who earned the Tyee Club s 2016 Orrico Award for his outstanding commitment and volunteerism As I was about to fall on the 45 yard line I lateraled the ball to our other tight end Corky Lewis He rumbled into the end zone 55 yards away for the winning touchdown It stood for a long time as the longest scoring pass play in Washington history Jim was widowed from his UW college sweetheart Jackie Lee after nearly 55 years of marriage and now lives in the 8 T HE T Y E E DI FFERENC E WI N T E R 2017 Palm Springs area He still runs into Washington alumni across the nation who recognize him and remember that awesome play just as the self made millionaire from Prosser Washington always remembers the University that made it all possible The UW took me in just a kid from a little town someone who could never have gone to college without that scholarship says Jim They helped me get a degree in engineering which eventually led me to become quite successful I met my wife there I felt that I owed them big time Jim has been a generous donor to Husky Athletics and the University for many years The Jim Houston Board Room in renovated Husky Stadium attests to his generosity as does all of the times he served as host for Dawg Days in the Desert Playing football for Washington opened doors for me It still does Jim concludes It feels good to give back

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ERIC COHEN A HISTORY OF DEDICATION DAVE AND RUTH COHN ALUMNI MERIT AWARD DAVE AND RUTH COHN ALUMNI MERIT AWARD FRANK ORRICO AWARD 2016 Eric Cohen 2016 Jim Houston 2015 Patricia Trish Bostrom 2015 Jim Rose Eric s parents met on a blind date at a Husky basketball game more than 60 years ago They raised their family in the neighborhood abutting the UW and Lake Washington where a young Eric would watch Husky rowers with his dad His wife Heidi s grandmother rowed on the UW crew team in 1918 Their daughter Monica attends the UW The family s sports roots run deeply purple I had a strong passion for athletics and wanted to play football but I was five foot four in high school and weighed 85 pounds says Eric honored with the 2016 Cohn Award for outstanding service and support to UW Athletics by a former letter winner I wanted to compete and rowing was it Living in the crew house winning conference championships and making lifelong friends had such an impact on Eric that he joined an alumni group The Washington Rowing Stewards and wrote a history of the program in 2003 He consulted on the PBS documentary The Boys of 36 and the famed book The Boys in the Boat He and teammate Al Forney founded Husky Crew Gear to raise money for the program and along with teammate Al Erickson they ultimately established the Class of 82 Scholarship Endowment for Rowing Eric and Heidi are longtime personal donors as well Eric credits his teammates and his wife for enabling him to devote so much of his time and energy to supporting the program he loves 2014 Blake Nordstrom 2014 John Kathy Connors 2013 Jim Lambright 2013 Dave Rost 2012 Mike Rohrbach 2012 Kristie Forrest 2011 Bob Houbregs 2011 Neal Dempsey 2010 John Wilcox 2010 Nick Keller 2009 Denise Ashbaugh 2009 Col Don Wiethuechter 2008 Steve Hawes 2007 Andre Riley 2006 Lorenzo Romar 2005 Tom Turnure 2004 Bruce Richards 2003 Greg Lewis 2002 Bill Douglas 2001 Warren Moon 2000 John Buller 1999 Bruce Kramer 1998 John Meyers 1997 Bob Flowers 1996 Rick Redman 1995 Norm Dicks 1994 Charles Mitchell 1993 Dick Sprague 2008 Anne Gittinger 2007 LaGayle Sosnowy 2006 Maxine Barnard 2005 Jack Rhodes 2004 Gertrude Peoples 2003 Dave Torrell 2002 Bob McMillen 2001 Tom Porter 2000 Tom Wolthausen 1999 Mike Malone 1998 Don Barnard 1997 Ron Crockett 1996 Dave Cohn 1995 Wayne Gittinger 1994 Bruce Nordstrom 1992 Frank Orrico 1991 John Nordstrom 1990 Rich Worthington 1989 Torchy Torrance 1988 Jim McCurdy Eric Cohen Rowing taught me hard work for a greater purpose for a sum that s bigger than the parts It was a wonderful time of growth and learning It gave me all my friends And there s not a single one of us who wouldn t go back in a heartbeat to do it again Eric says Giving back is almost a requirement after all this program gave me YOU CAN MAKE A LEGENDARY IMPACT on your Huskies by being part of The Game Changer Campaign for Husky Athletics No matter how big or small your gift will develop young men and women who will go on to make a lifetime of difference for our University our community and our world U WT YEECLU B O RG 9

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THANK YOU SCHOL YOUR GIFTS BUILD STUDENTATHLETES FOR LIFE Volleyball player Destiny Julye and football player Jeff Lindquist came to Washington for the chance to play the sports they loved and something even more meaningful the opportunity to become a part of a community that cares deeply about its studentathletes His built for life philosophy encourages his young football players to rely on what makes them great at their sport accountability hard work toughness integrity loyalty to grow into great men husbands and fathers We can be a championship best inthe country football program with all the wonderful support we have here Coach Petersen said We re going to play good football but we also want to play well at life Their gratitude was showcased at the Tyee Club s annual Donor Appreciation Scholarship Dinner Destiny Julye are giving each and every one of us the chance to have a great Plan A Winning on the field and in life was a theme shared by Athletic Director Jennifer Cohen and Football Head Coach Chris Petersen You are supporting the development of the young men and women in this room and their Jen Cohen becoming the best versions of themselves not just for themselves but so they can go out into our community and our society and contribute back Jennifer told donors Jeff Lindquist When the coaches sat down with me and my dad to talk about my character and what they felt I could bring to the team beyond my athletic ability that s what sealed the deal Destiny a sophomore told the crowd I decided to come to Washington for the community it represented the other girls on the team the coaches and staff the culture and the values that are exemplified in the phrase who we are is why we win For Jeff who was recruited as a quarterback but didn t let a shift to tight end quell his loyalty to the Huskies the UW offered me the best combination of athletics academics and community As Coach Pete likes to say life is Plan A Football is Plan B said the 2016 Foster School of Business graduate who earned a final GPA of 3 5 By supporting scholarships you 10 Coach Pete praised the crowd as one of the big reasons I came here LEFT TO RIGHT Destiny Julye Ben Remak and John Mills Chris Petersen The thing that surprised me most about coming to Washington was that the support was what I hoped it would be at the games in academics the Tyee Club the scholarship donors explained Coach Pete We have so many people who want to change lives T HE T Y E E DI FFERENC E WI N T E R 2017 LEFT TO RIGHT Carlos Johnson David Crisp Matisse Thybulle Markelle Fultz and Malik Dime LEFT TO RIGHT Psalm Wooching and Kathy Trimble

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LARSHIP DONORS FATHERDAUGHTER BOND BUILDS HUSKY LEGACY When unranked Washington beat No 8 Stanford in a rare Thursday evening football game on Sept 27 2012 Kerry Sawyer knew her father was cheering louder than any other fan even though he had passed away on the exact same date 10 years before My brother sister and I cried tears of joy in the stands We celebrated my dad s life the team and this unlikely victory just like my father would have wanted recalls Kerry who began attending Husky games with her dad when she was small enough to fit under a ticket turnstile Kerry Sawyer speaks to endowment donors at the Scholarship Dinner When Glenn founded Toyota of Puyallup his purple and gold passion spurred him to become one of the original Dawg Dealers a program that donates cars to Husky coaches and staff He became friends with many of the coaches who came to the Sawyer home for dinnertime discussions with the whole family Siblings Kerry Ryan and Lisa It was one of countless Husky memories tied to Glenn Sawyer who created a legacy of support that proudly lives on in Kerry and her siblings Lisa and Ryan all UW grads Opening day of Husky Football was like Christmas day for my dad and he shared that passion with us says Kerry I love everything about the game today the energy the enthusiasm of the fans and student athletes the competition It brings back all the positive memories of my father Kerry took over the company when her father passed away Today she continues his legacy with the Dawg Dealers and has developed her own close relationships with UW Athletics staff She s also been inspired to expand her support by establishing a scholarship endowment and by serving on the Tyee Board of Advisors I wanted to leave my own legacy while also honoring my father and making a bigger impact on these young men s lives she explains My core values the values of my business and the values that Coach Pete instills with his built for life philosophy are closely aligned There s never been a more promising time for us all to increase our level of support for our Huskies WHEN YOU ESTABLISH A FULL OR PARTIAL ENDOWMENT a perpetually ongoing source of financial support you make a game changing difference for your Huskies Contact us at 206 543 2234 or gamechanger uw edu to learn more U WT YEECLU B O RG 11

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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Box 354070 Seattle WA 98195 4070 tyeeclub uw edu 206 543 2234 uwtyeeclub org GAME CHANGERS 2016 Thank you to all the dedicated donors who committed 50 000 or more in 2016 to The Game Changer Campaign for Husky Athletics Maryanne Monti Ackerman Tom Mary Herche David Carol Robinson The Barnard Family Craig Ramona Higashi Katie Matthew Rossmeissl John Baughn Fred W Hines Jr Randy Karen Rushforth Marjorie Beardsley Greg Joelle Hoff Kerry Sawyer Thomas Benton Kevin Krista Hughes Paul Susan Skoglund Robert Jeri Berg Richard Janet Hunter Skip Carrie Slavin Ed Pam Bridge Nick Michele Keller Janet Straus Kathleen Raney Dwayne Terese Clark John Kincaid E C Suhrbier Family Jen Bill Cohen M Thomas Gwenann Kroon Scott Catherine Swanson Connell Oil Incorporated Christopher Jonell Lee Garth Shelley Thomas Douglas Patricia Cook Brian Nancy Leitgeb Robert Debra Thompson Ron Wanda Crockett Mark Stacie Ludden Bob Kathy Trimble Michael Melanie Crowson AJ Maestas Lacey Bundy Jim Patty Voelker Neal Jan Dempsey III Tim Rachel Mitrovich John Diane Wallace Craig Marilee Eerkes Neubauer Capital LLC Alex Erika Washburn Paul Linda Ellingson Bruce Jeannie Nordstrom Bob Peggy Wilkerson Lorne Tyera Enquist Blake Molly Nordstrom William Allison Williams III Kristie Ben Forrest Janice Rodney Olson Steven Dixie Wilson Rick Freedman John Ingrid Osterhaug Anthony Zedick Marcia Bloemendaal Gary Della Furukawa Todd Julie Patrick Anonymous Georgetown Brewing Company Joseph Erika Pendergast Anne Gittinger Douglas Pettis Jr Gary Marcia Grimstad William Dorothy Philip Wayne Carol Gullstad Dean Gwenn Polik Daniel Pamela Hay Nancy Ben Remak Gifts as of December 31 2016

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