Nany Evans oral history.indd - Washington Secretary of State
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very successful and it’s a separate fund within the <strong>Evans</strong> School.<br />
Hughes: Who was behind that besides Dan <strong>Evans</strong>?<br />
<strong>Evans</strong>: Dan was not behind it at all. The idea originated with former Dean Marc<br />
Lindenberg, who envisioned a center for the study <strong>of</strong> non-pr<strong>of</strong>its and NGO’s. At that time<br />
he was talking to John Stanton about a variety <strong>of</strong> things and asked John if he would be<br />
interested in funding this effort. John is a Whitman graduate, fellow trustee, former CEO<br />
and co-founder <strong>of</strong> Western Wireless and a former McCaw executive. That’s where Dan<br />
got to know him. He was on their board <strong>of</strong> directors. Being a fellow Whitman alum, he<br />
very graciously agreed to put forth the original funding for the Nancy Bell <strong>Evans</strong> Center<br />
on Nonpr<strong>of</strong>its & Philanthropy. It was a complete surprise to me and a huge honor to<br />
be acknowledged in this way. John Stanton is a very good friend and a model <strong>of</strong> good<br />
community spirit. He has been involved in so many good community enterprises and is a<br />
big participant in his own family activities, particularly coaching his sons’ baseball teams –<br />
a very serious business!<br />
Hughes: Are you still on the Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees at Whitman?<br />
<strong>Evans</strong>: I just rotated <strong>of</strong>f. But now I am co-chair <strong>of</strong> a capital campaign that is just in the<br />
formative stages. We’ve been talking about it for several years. And once again, the<br />
economy has slowed everything down. But I am co-chair for Western <strong>Washington</strong>.<br />
Hughes: Who is the president <strong>of</strong> Whitman College now?<br />
<strong>Evans</strong>: George Bridges is his name. I was on that search committee. We brought George in<br />
and he has been a good choice.<br />
Hughes: Well, what are the three <strong>Evans</strong> boys up to? Tell me about them.<br />
<strong>Evans</strong>: They’re all very happily married. All have three kids.<br />
Hughes: Each has three kids?<br />
<strong>Evans</strong>: Of both sexes in all families, which is just wonderful.<br />
Hughes: What fun: Nine grandchildren. Tell me more about them.<br />
<strong>Evans</strong>: How many hours do you have?<br />
Hughes: Plenty.<br />
<strong>Evans</strong>: We are so fortunate because, <strong>of</strong> course, we had three sons. And as they were<br />
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