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August 23, 2010 Remarkable good fortune, unparalleled generosity Dale and Jolita Benson are among PLU’s most generous donors. They have given the university just about $5 million in the last decade. In 2004, they established the Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic history, the first fully funded chair at PLU. Last spring, they established the Jolita Hylland Benson Chair in Elementary Education. They have also contributed to the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies, to Wang Center
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they deserve it. Our students, more so than at other universities, have to deal with more demands on their time. They work their way through school, they work hard at their studies, they play sports, participate in the arts, they are excellent people. I only wish we had more to give.” Jerry and JeanMarie Foss Hometown: Fircrest, Wash. Giving history: Giving to Q Club since 2006 PLU affiliation: Current parents Activities: JeanMarie volunteers in PLU’s Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations
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,” said Meade. Angela Meade ’01 has become a rising star is the world of opera. This month she won the Beverly Sills Award. Meade, who graduated from PLU with a bachelor of music, was in her third year of studies at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia when she signed a contract with the Metropolitan Opera production of Verdi’s “Ernani.” Meade had signed on to serve a “cover” or understudy for star soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, in the role in Elivra, the female lead. On Wednesday, Meade was at the
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’04 used to be PLU study buddies with seventh-grade Social Studies teacher Brent Anderson ’97; • Brooke Gustafson ’05 and Tawana Bens ’05 not only graduated from PLU the same year; they now teach together in a combined English/Special Education classroom; and • one current Lute—who is a Ferrucci graduate!—to this day credits Leifsen and teacher Ron Baltazar ’00 with, basically, changing the course of her life. Ferrucci’s extraordinary concentration of Lutes could be coincidental (or
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low-resource countries, and the ethics of changing dosing schedules for the human papillomavirus vaccine. The transition from her graduate studies to her current project work has been quite challenging, but it is a challenge she enjoys. “I think it’s going to be pretty similar when I make the transition from postdoc to faculty,” she said. “But I feel like I was exposed to enough at PLU, at Hopkins, through nursing, all of it, to where I have the skills and background to make my way on any new path
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budget. “It’s a vote of confidence that will allow us to support more young people in our community,” says Bridget Yaden, PLC co-director and PLU professor of Hispanic and Latino studies. “It will make an immediate impact.” When it opened in 2019, PLC offered tutoring for reading, writing, and language acquisition. Center leaders quickly recognized that more was needed. “We challenge the notion that literacy is just reading and writing,” says Scott Rogers, PLC co-director and PLU associate
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research that impacts communities locally and around the world. MultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization with 12 hospitals and more than 22,000 team members. We are committed to achieving our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future for all and delivering world-class health outcomes and exceptional experience. Pacific Lutheran University purposefully integrates the liberal arts, professional studies, and civic engagement in the Pacific Northwest. Offering
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, pursuing two bachelors degrees: one in Anthropology and one in Classical Studies. Professor Bradford Andrews was Hunt’s Anthropology advisor; she credits him—and Ryan—with significantly influencing her career. She still admires them both, and admiration runs two ways, you know. “Katie was a pleasure to have as a student and more than a little inspirational,” Andrews said. “Hands down, she remains the best artifact illustrator I have mentored since arriving at PLU. It was gratifying to work with a
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St{art} Momentum Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 13, 2012 April 13, 2012 St[art] Momentum, the 201
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“Last Call” Senior Art Exhibition shows emerging artists’ work Posted by: Kate Williams / Apri
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