Ownership, Support, Government:
The university is owned and operated by Pacific Lutheran University, Inc., a Washington corporation whose purpose is higher learning. The PLU corporation meets annually on the PLU campus to elect regents and to conduct other business. The corporation consists of 125 delegates from the six synods of Region I of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The 37-member Board of Regents includes members of ELCA congregations, representatives from the Alumni Association, at-large members, bishops from the synods of Region I, and the university president.
The policy making and governing body of the University is the Board of Regents. On the basis of recommendations made by the president, it charts a course for the university and strives to provide essential funds. The student body and the faculty have non-voting representatives who meet with the board. The installation of new Board of Regents Officers occurs each October. The Board of Regents for the Academic Year of 2012-13 will be installed in October 2012.
| First | Last | Title | Department | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce | Bjerke | Chair | Officers 2012-2013 | Board of Regents |
| James | Hushagen | Vice Chair | Officers 2012-2013 | Board of Regents |
| Eileen | Tellefson | Secretary | Officers 2012-2013 | Board of Regents |
| Thomas W. | Krise | President, PLU,Tacoma, WA | Ex-Officio | Board of Regents |
| Dale | Benson | Portland, OR ELCA | 2010-2013 Term | Board of Regents |
| David | Brauer-Rieke | Portland, OR, Bishop ELCA | 2010-2013 Term | Board of Regents |
| Darren | Hamby | Seattle, WA, ELCA | 2010-2013 Term | Board of Regents |
| Darryl (Tony) | Hicks | Vernon Hills, IL, At-Large | 2010-2013 Term | Board of Regents |
| James | Hushagen | Tacoma, WA, ELCA (Vice Chair) | 2010-2013 Term | Board of Regents |
| David | Johnson | Mount Vernon, WA, Alumni | 2010-2013 Term | Board of Regents |
| Lisa | Korsmo | Lakewood, WA, ELCA | 2010-2013 Term | Board of Regents |
| Kathleen | McCallum Sachse | Kirkland, WA, ELCA | 2010-2013 Term | Board of Regents |
| Donald | Morken | Redmond, WA, At-Large | 2010-2013 Term | Board of Regents |
| Larry | Neeb | Kirkwood, MO, At-Large | 2010-2013 Term | Board of Regents |
| Nancy | Powell | Gig Harbor, WA, At-Large | 2010-2013 Term | Board of Regents |
| Eileen | Tellefson | Gig Harbor, WA, ELCA (Secretary) | 2010-2013 Term | Board of Regents |
| Daniel | Alsaker | Spokane, WA, ELCA | 2011-2014 Term | Board of Regents |
| Neal | Arnston | Vancouver, WA, ELCA | 2011-2014 Term | Board of Regents |
| Bruce | Bjerke | Seattle, WA, At-Large (Chair) | 2011-2014 Term | Board of Regents |
| W. Chris | Boerger | Seattle, WA, Bishop ELCA | 2011-2014 Term | Board of Regents |
| Estelle | Kelley | Portland, OR, At-Large | 2011-2014 Term | Board of Regents |
| Brenda | Morris | Lake Tapps, WA, At-Large | 2011-2014 Term | Board of Regents |
| Knut | Olson | Lakewood, WA, ELCA | 2011-2014 Term | Board of Regents |
| Jeffrey | Rippey | Portland, OR, At-Large | 2011-2014 Term | Board of Regents |
| Jerry | Skaga | Gig Harbor, WA, ELCA | 2011-2014 Term | Board of Regents |
| Charleen | Tachibana | Woodinville, WA, ELCA | 2011-2014 Term | Board of Regents |
| Bradley | Tilden | Issaquah, WA, At-Large | 2011-2014 Term | Board of Regents |
| Andrew | Yee | Camino Island, WA, ELCA | 2011-2014 Term | Board of Regents |
| Linda | Barbo | Seattle, WA, At-Large | 2012-2015 Term | Board of Regents |
| Gayle | Berg | Martinsdale, MT, ELCA | 2012-2015 Term | Board of Regents |
| Ed | Grogan | Gig Harbor, WA, ELCS | 2012-2015 Term | Board of Regents |
| Roe | Hatlen | Apple Valley, MN, At-Large | 2012-2015 Term | Board of Regents |
| Lisa | Kittilsby | Mercer Island, WA, ELCA | 2012-2015 Term | Board of Regents |
| Mark | Knudson | St. Paul, MN, At-Large | 2012-2015 Term | Board of Regents |
| Jon | Kvinsland | Gig Harbor, WA, Alumni | 2012-2015 Term | Board of Regents |
| David | Peters | Billings, MT, ELCA | 2012-2015 Term | Board of Regents |
| Donna | Schlitt | Portland, OR, ELCA | 2012-2015 Term | Board of Regents |
| Tom Eric | Vraalsen | Oslo, Norway, At-Large | 2012-2015 Term | Board of Regents |
| Shelley | Wickstrom | Anchorage, AK, Bishop, ELCA | 2012-2015 Term | Board of Regents |
| Donald | Wilson | Canby, OR, ELCA | 2012-2015 Term | Board of Regents |
| Laura F. | Majovski | Vice President for Student Life, Dean of Students | 2013-2014 PLU Advisory | Board of Regents |
| Steven J. | Olson | Vice President for Development and University Relations | 2013-2014 PLU Advisory | Board of Regents |
| Steven P. | Starkovich | Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies | 2013-2014 PLU Advisory | Board of Regents |
| Karl A. | Stumo | Vice President for Admission and Enrollment Services | 2013-2014 PLU Advisory | Board of Regents |
| Sheri J. | Tonn | Vice President for Finance and Operations | 2013-2014 PLU Advisory | Board of Regents |
| Erin | McKenna | Philosophy, Faculty | 2013-2014 PLU Advisory | Board of Regents |
| Wendelyn | Shore | Psychology, Faculty | 2013-2014 PLU Advisory | Board of Regents |
| Jill | Whitman | Geosciences, Faculty | 2013-2014 PLU Advisory | Board of Regents |
| Aaron | Steelquist | ASPLU President, Student | 2013-2014 PLU Advisory | Board of Regents |
| Emily | Bishop | ASPLU Vice President, Student | 2013-2014 PLU Advisory | Board of Regents |
| Emily | Peterson | ASPLU Director of Finance, Student | 2013-2014 PLU Advisory | Board of Regents |
| Bishop Mark S. | Hanson | Bishop | Church Officials (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) | Board of Regents |
| Carlos E. | Pena | Vice President | Church Officials (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) | Board of Regents |
| David D. | Swartling | Secretary | Church Officials (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) | Board of Regents |
| Linda O. | Norman | Treasurer | Church Officials (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) | Board of Regents |
| Rev. Stanley | Olson | Executive Director | Church Officials (Division for Vocational Education) | Board of Regents |
| Rev. Mark | Wilhelm | Associate Executive Director for Educational Partnerships | Church Officials (Division for Vocational Education) | Board of Regents |
| Marilyn | Olson | Assistant Director for Colleges and Universities | Church Officials (Division for Vocational Education) | Board of Regents |