Rebecca Kallman is Washington State College’s 2020 Mother of the 12 months Awardee, introduced by BECU. Kallman was nominated by her daughter, Davi, and was chosen out of greater than 170 nominations acquired.
In years previous, the award was introduced in the course of the WSU Pullman Mother’s Weekend actions, however the annual occasion was cancelled in accordance with steering from state well being officers to restrict giant gatherings in gentle of the COVID-19 pandemic. That led to the announcement being printed on WSU Pullman social media on Saturday, April 4.
In keeping with Davi, Rebecca has not solely made an impression on her daughter’s life at WSU, however she’s additionally been a constructive affect on her daughter’s buddy’s lives. “Along with serving as my mom, she has gone above and past the decision of motherly duties to be a surrogate mom to my buddies in Pullman. She sends letters and items to my buddies who will not be as supported as I’m, and by doing this, she has actually modified how my buddies see themselves and in flip, it has positively impacted their time at WSU.”
Learn extra about Rebecca Kallman.
On the Mom’s Weekend website, WSU Pullman Pupil Affairs acknowledged “We’re additionally wanting ahead to Fall 2020 and how you can additional honor all our Coug members of the family. The weekend of October 10th is at the moment scheduled as Dad’s Weekend. We encourage all college students who might be in Pullman to ask their mothers and all members of the family, so we are able to rejoice our Coug Households collectively this yr.”