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Dawn Sonntag Lecturer - Composition Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: dsonntag@plu.edu Website: //www.dawnsonntag.com Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Vocal Performance and Composition, University of Minnesota M.M., Choral Conducting, Ohio State University B.M., Voice Performance, University of Texas-El Paso Responsibilities Composition Lessons and Songwriting. Accolades Swedish International Cultural Exchange Grant, 2019 Music Teacher National Association - Ohio Distinguished Composer of the

Kerstin Ringdahl Emeritus Archivist Phone: 253-535-7586 Email: ringdak@plu.edu Status:Emeritus Employed: 53 Years Video News In the Archives with Kerstin Ringdahl February 28, 2018 PLU News, PLU honors retirement of 53-year archivist, longest-serving employee with well deserved 'hullabaloo', View

Genevieve Williams Emeritus Undergraduate Research/Electronic Resources Librarian, Interim Director of the Library Email: williagr@plu.edu Office Location:Mortvedt Library Status:Emeritus Employed: 18 Years Professional Personal Additional Titles/Roles Associate Professor Education M.F.A., Popular Fiction, University of Southern Maine, 2014 M.L.I.S., Library and Information Science, University of Washington, 2005 B.A., Music and Computer Science, Smith College, 1996 Responsibilities Subject

assignment as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ethiopia. He is the author of Culture and Customs of Kenya (Greenwood, 2003), a broad introduction to the rich cultural, geographic, ethnic and linguistic diversity of this vibrant country, and a major contributor to the research and catalogs of Painting Ethiopia: The Life and Work of Qes Adamu Tesfaw (2005) and Ethiopia: Traditions of Creativity (1999) that accompanied the traveling national exhibitions of the same names. Additionally, he has curated museum

Mary Jo Larsen Assistant Dean Phone: 253-535-8456 Email: larsenmj@plu.edu Office Hours: Tu & Th: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Fri: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Education, Seattle Pacific University, 2014 M.A., Education, Pacific Lutheran University, 2004 B.A., Education, Pacific Lutheran University, 2002 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Endorsements in English and Biology Biography Mary Jo earned both her B.A. and Master’s in Education from PLU. Her varied career in education

Clipper Anderson Lecturer - Jazz Bass Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: anderscr@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: http://www.clipperanderson.com/ Professional Biography Video Accolades Anderson's 2012 CD "The Road Home," held the top 20-22 spots on the national jazz radio charts Biography Clipper Anderson is one of the Northwest’s leading bassists. Known for his improvisational virtuosity, his steady presence in the groove pocket and his command of multiple styles

earned her award nominations from Broadway World. Marlette is a graduate of Boston University with a Master of Music degree. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fisk University, where she toured nationally and recorded as the lead soloist with the Jubilee Singers. A regional finalist at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Ms. Buchanan was also a finalist in the national MacAllister and Eleanor Lieber Awards. In addition to her operatic roles, Marlette has also performed in

Ali Mctar Visiting Assistant Professor of English Phone: 253-535-7776 Email: ali.mctar@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 201-A Professional Education Ph.D., English Literature, Princeton University, 2021 B.A., Critical Theory, Williams College, 2014

International Development International Relations IPE Neoliberalism Urban Studies Identity Ethnic Conflict Citizenship West Africa South Asia Biography Dr. Shah joined the Department of Political Science at PLU in 2012, and Global Studies and Anthropology in 2014.  She teaches classes focused on Global Development, International Relations, Africa, South Asia, and Urban Studies.  Dr. Shah conducts research in Nigeria and India, where she examines the effects of neoliberal urban development policies on

Lia Purpura Nonfiction, Poetry Website: http://www.liapurpura.com/ Biography Biography Lia Purpura is the author of eight collections of essays, poems, and translations, most recently, Rough Likeness (essays) and It Shouldn’t Have Been Beautiful (poems).  Her honors include a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, National Endowment for the Arts and Fulbright Fellowships, three Pushcart prizes, the Associated Writing Programs Award in Nonfiction, and the