Redd, who is from California, chose the University of Washington because it is in the Pac-10, has a good academic reputation and a good basketball program, and because she liked the coaches and the team when she came for a recruiting visit. The facilities in which she would train and play were another matter. Hec Ed may have been good when it was built, but compared to other schools in the Pac-10 it definitely needs help. Tom Porter, a UW alumnus and executive vice president of Seafirst Bank, heads the Campaign as a volunteer. You also need endowment because only a few of Washington's twenty-three sports programs generate revenue.
Endowed funds stabilize sports programs for the future.
Donald Watts and Jamie Redd are stars among the hundreds of student athletes who play for the Huskies. Gifts from alumni and fans will soon upgrade Hec Edmundson Pavilion and other sports facilities.