Dr. Teri Brentnall, Associate professor, Division of Gastroenterology
Teri Brentnall, an associate professor of medicine, helped to discover the mutated form of a gene that causes familial pancreatic cancer. Brentnall says if it weren't for the private support she received, this important work would not have been completed. Support UW Medicine | Learn More

Laura Chrisman, Nancy K. Ketcham Professor of English
Funding from the Nancy K. Ketcham chair helped the College of Arts and Sciences recruit English professor Laura Chrisman, the first Nancy K. Ketcham Endowed Professor. Chrisman studies the cultures of imperialism and of anti-colonialist resistance, with a particular interest in South Africa.Support English | Learn More

Carolyn West, Bartley Dobb Professor for the Study and Prevention of Violence
The Bartley Dobb Professorship for the Study and Prevention of Violence supports the important work of UW Tacoma's Carolyn West, an associate professor of psychology, who studies interpersonal violence and sexual assault, with a special focus on violence in the lives of African-American women. Support Psychology | Learn More