Spring\/Summer 2021 Issue<\/p>\n
By AnneMarie Hunter, WSU Foundation<\/p>\n
Washington State University alumnus Dr. E. Doyle Montgomery (\u201955 DVM) and his wife, Matilda, traveled the world together for many years on mission trips. Across continents, they witnessed the contribution veterinary professionals made to animals and people in the communities they served.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe traveled to India and South America and saw the veterinary caduceus at clinics in little villages and towns,\u201d Matilda said. \u201cWe watched veterinarians around the world take care of animals and educate their owners.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matilda also observed this invaluable gift when she worked with Doyle and Dr. Frank Lindeke in their own practice.<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw so many miracles \u2013 animals I thought weren\u2019t going to make it but did,\u201d she said. \u201cThe love between an owner and a pet can give the pet an extra will to live. Animals often pulled through because of that love and the veterinarian\u2019s care.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you think about the ripple effect, the veterinary profession expands out and impacts the health of humans and animals. We\u2019re all interconnected, and the health of animals affects our lives every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
To honor this vital role of veterinary care across the full spectrum of life, the couple launched their support of the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine more than two decades ago. In 1999, they established the Dr. E. Doyle and Mrs. Matilda Montgomery Scholarship.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoyle wanted to pay it forward because WSU provided him his life\u2019s career.”<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2014 Matilda Montgomery<\/p>\n The couple\u2019s generosity is rooted in real-life experience, including Doyle\u2019s own childhood.<\/p>\n Doyle grew up in a farm in Indiana, and one of his relatives was a veterinarian whom he admired when he was young. After high school, Doyle served in the Army Air Corps and then received a scholarship through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to attend WSU.<\/p>\n \u201cDoyle wanted to pay it forward because WSU provided him his life\u2019s career,\u2019 Matilda said. \u201cHe was always grateful and wanted to help others reach their goals.\u201d<\/p>\n From their first year of giving, the Montgomerys traveled to Pullman annually to meet the students awarded their scholarship. Though Doyle passed in 2015, Matilda still travels to Pullman each year and celebrates the award with recipients.<\/p>\n To fund this scholarship, the Montgomerys chose stock. As a charitable gift, stock offers significant benefits. Donors are exempt from capital gains tax upon transfer of this charitable gift, while recipients gain from its long-term compounding returns. In addition, donors are also eligible to deduct the value of the donated stock from income taxes – up to the overall amount allowed by the IRS.<\/p>\n Matilda also appreciates the streamlined aspects of giving stock.<\/p>\n \u201cI like the simplicity of donating stock,\u201d she said. \u201cI can call the broker or WSU and get advice, and it\u2019s a smooth way of giving.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to their current gift, the Montgomerys have also made plans for an additional bequest to support the scholarship.<\/p>\n For the Montgomerys, the most gratifying element of giving was always the possibilities it opened for the future.<\/p>\n \u201cVeterinary medicine is a wonderful profession,\u201d she said. \u201cThrough good times and bad times, we need to support students, so they can achieve a quality education and ensure our animals will receive the best care.\u201d<\/p>\n A personal note from Matilda:<\/em> Doyle and I were so blessed to know, work, and be supported by WSU staff. They were there for us through the ups and downs of our lives and we referred to them as our WSU family.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Washington State University alumnus Dr. E. Doyle Montgomery (\u201955 DVM) and his wife, Matilda, traveled the world together for many years on mission trips. Across continents, they witnessed the contribution veterinary professionals made to animals and people in the communities they served.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1015,"featured_media":3945,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":[]},"categories":[511,514],"tags":[619,540,539,614],"wsuwp_university_location":[332],"wsuwp_university_org":[425],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvm.wsu.edu\/advance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3946"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvm.wsu.edu\/advance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvm.wsu.edu\/advance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvm.wsu.edu\/advance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvm.wsu.edu\/advance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3946"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cvm.wsu.edu\/advance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3980,"href":"https:\/\/cvm.wsu.edu\/advance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3946\/revisions\/3980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvm.wsu.edu\/advance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvm.wsu.edu\/advance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvm.wsu.edu\/advance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvm.wsu.edu\/advance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3946"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvm.wsu.edu\/advance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=3946"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvm.wsu.edu\/advance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=3946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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