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INSPIRED BY COMPUTER SCIENCE ROCKSTARS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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A Double Dawg is inspired to give back to UW Bothell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SCOTT GROSENICK <\/strong>is a \u201cDouble Dawg\u201d with both a bachelor\u2019s and a master\u2019s degrees from Computing & Software Systems programs in the School of STEM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scott Grosenick, Computing & Software Systems, \u201900 and \u201812, with his husky mixes, Fia and Lily<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After receiving his bachelor\u2019s degree in 2000, Grosenick moved into a career as a software engineer. He returned to
UW Bothell a decade later as a graduate student, and with years of experience under his belt, he said he could appreciate the depth of knowledge of professors whom he likened to the rockstars of their fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He recalls people such as Dr. Kelvin Sung, who worked on CGI software used in Hollywood movies, and Dr. Bill Erdly, whose research developed vision therapy games for children. \u201cMy first class with Professor Erdly was one of those moments where I felt like I was taking guitar lessons from Jimi Hendrix,\u201d Grosenick said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working with the professors was an enriching experience, he added. \u201cYou\u2019re not just going to the concert. You\u2019re asking them questions and having them look at your work. That was just amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One lecture from Erdly made a particular impact on Grosenick \u2014 and the talk wasn\u2019t about computers. \u201cHe joked to our class that one day we might come back and fund a building or start a scholarship,\u201d Grosenick said. \u201cAnd since then, it\u2019s been in the back of my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the pandemic, that idea resurfaced as he asked himself if he was living up to his principles. He wondered, \u201cIf this is the end, would I be satisfied with all I\u2019ve done?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grosenick had always been a firm believer in the power of higher education. His grandmother grew up on a farm, one of 13 siblings, and she was the only one to graduate from high school. While Grosenick was in high school, he watched his mother get her bachelor\u2019s degree, and his father instilled in him that higher education was important. \u201cI believe that education is the key to people taking a big step up in quality of life for themselves and their families,\u201d Grosenick said. \u201cI\u2019ve seen what it has done in my life. And once you have it, you can never lose it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that set of motivations, last year Grosenick established a new endowment for students of CSS. He understands the struggles some students go through when it comes to taking on debt for college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grosenick said he is committed to using his philanthropy to provide access to higher education \u201cif it means that somebody can go [to school] who would normally not. That\u2019s like making the world a better place, one person at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every school at UW Bothell has rockstar faculty members. <\/em>Give to one of our five schools by clicking here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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