# @wsupullman on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck3z5K3PJ06
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20926045-wsupullman-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-11-12T19:07:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WSU Pullman (@wsupullman) — https://gondola.cc/wsupullman

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For the Fall 2022 #ChosenCoug, presented by becu, wsupullman sophomore Jessica Gorman nominated her mom, Lisa.
“People say to me…WOW! Look at how successful you have become! Where does your success come from?” Gorman said in her nomination letter. “I will tell you…just turn the word [wow] over…and what do you get? MOM!”
Gorman, who is a student in the wsuroar program, said she and her mother have faced a number of challenges since Lisa Gorman adopted her in 2004, including a serious bus accident when Gorman was young and, more recently, a cancer diagnosis. Throughout it all, her mother has made sure she is safe and supported. 
“My mom knew that I had some special needs, but she knew she loved me and that we would face my challenges together,” Gorman said. “She always encouraged me to do my best and helped me to do more!”

For her tireless support of her daughter, Lisa Gorman was named the Fall 2022 Chosen Coug on Saturday, Nov. 12 during a ceremony at Round Top Public House Pavilion in Pullman.

The award, managed by Student Affairs and sponsored by #BECU, recognizes individuals who have made a substantial impact on a student’s experience at #WSU. It is given twice a year during WSU’s Fall and Spring Family Weekends.

‘Always supported by her love’
Gorman credits her successes in life, from childhood to high school to WSU, to her mother’s support and belief in her. 

“My mom was always there for me, at home, at school, sports, and with my 4-H and FFA activities,” she said. “My successes were because of her. She surrounded me with people who believed in me, and I was always supported by her love.”

That belief in her abilities has helped Jessica thrive at WSU, and the support system Lisa Gorman has always surrounded her daughter with has been increasingly important in recent years as the family grapples with a cancer diagnosis. 

#WSUFamilyWeekend #GoCougs

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becu, wsufamilyweekend, chosencoug, wsu, gocougs

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