(un)GALA

The School of Business Annual (un)GALA

Thank you for letting us roll out the purple carpet and welcome you back to campus for the 2025 (un)GALA… or should we say the (fun)GALA! It was a truly incredible evening honoring our amazing students and celebrating the 30th anniversary of the School of Business.

We are proud to announce that nearly $140,000 was raised! These dollars will generate opportunities, open doors and create positive ripples in our communities that will last far into the future.

Please join us in giving our two inaugural award recipients an additional round of applause. It was a true honor to present Symetra with the “UW Bothell School of Business Corporate Partner of the Year Award” and Tony Gepner, MBA 2005, with the “UW Bothell School of Business Alumni Philanthropy Award.” Thank you to both of these awardees for many years of dedication and support of our students and campus as a whole! We look forward to this new (un)GALA tradition of recognition and excellence.

And we give our heartfelt thanks to current MBA student, Ben Studley, for sharing his UW Bothell journey with attendees.

We sincerely hope you’ll join us for the 2026 (un)GALA. A date will be announced soon!

Get Involved

(un)GALA Ambassadors

Ambassadors help us fill the room with alumni, companies and individuals who have a passion for supporting UW Bothell’s School of Business students. Can you help gather your network for this purpose? Please reach out to Ellen Sontra at esontra@uw.edu to learn more.

Sponsorships & Corporate Involvement

There are many opportunities for corporate group packages, sponsorships and event partnerships. Please contact John Naumann at johnn4@uw.edu to learn more, and we hope you’ll join our corporate community of support.

Invest in our students

If you were unable to attend the 2025 (un)GALA and are interested in supporting School of Business students at UW Bothell, please consider making a gift.

Sponsors