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area of greatest need). Contributions make a PLU education better by ensuring quality teaching with the latest resources, and access to essential scholarship dollars to meet the financial need of all students. You can join these dedicated friends of PLU with a gift of any size. For more information, call the Office of Advancement at 253-535-7177
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The Benson Family Funds PLU’s Program in Business and Economic History In 2004, a gift from the Benson Family Foundation of Portland, Ore., created the first fully funded, endowed chair at PLU, the Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History. The Benson Family Foundation was created by Dale and Jolita Benson with a $3.4 million gift, the larger portion of which is intended for the benefit of PLU as one of the independent foundation’s two supported organizations. “We envision the Benson
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Gift AccountClubs & Orgs have the ability to receive financial support from alumni, private contributors, and corporate donations. Clubs & Orgs can fundraise via programming and during Bjug Day! If your club is interested in fundraising as a way to increase funds for club expenses, you will need to register for a Gift Account by emailing engage@plu.edu.I've officially started a club! What next? Check out our resources on event planning, finance, and advertising! Quick Links Event Planning Form EMS
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line in gift shops and toy stores at a lower price than the originals, which she also sells.” “The first time I saw her work was in a toy store in Ballard actually!” Although Mare has communicated with all three artists, she has not yet to personally meet Nicole Pepper. “I have yet to meet her, but her work reminds me of linoleum carving, with her bold graphic black and white designs. Of course, linoleums are my favorite, so I love her work.” Mare hopes that inviting the three artists will show
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Board of Regents. The $3 million project has been funded by gifts from more than 400 donors and at least 20 former and current regents, he said. A gift from Wilson Construction and the Don and Kim Wilson family was instrumental in breaking ground on the athletic fields project. Bjerke said, adding that without their gift this project would not be happening. “This is a great thing to celebrate,” he said. The new synthetic surface field will serve the men’s and women’s soccer programs as a practice
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Yoruba Agere Ifa Yoruba Agere Ifa Artist: Unknown Yoruba artist Name: Agere ifa, divination bowl Origin: Yoruba people of Nigeria Made of: wood, pigment Dimensions: H: 22.5” (59.5cm); W: 10” (18.5cm); D: 10” (19cm) From: Gift of Dr. J. Hans and Thelma Lehmann, 1992 Accession no. 1992.01.004 On display in the PLU’s Mortvedt Library (2nd floor) Nigeria Description: This wooden sculpture depicts a kneeling mother with a nursing child in her arms, while carrying another child on her back. This
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Moba Tchitcheri Shrine Figure Moba Tchitcheri Shrine Figure Artist: Unknown Moba artist Name: tchitcheri shrine figure Origin: Moba people of northeastern Ghana and northwestern Togo Made of: Wood Dimensions: H:33” (84cm) From: Gift of Dr. Oliver E. and Pamela F. Cobb, 2008 Accession no. 2008.02.008 On display in the PLU’s Mortvedt Library (2nd floor) Ghana Description: This Moba figure, in an abstract human form is carved from a single piece of wood. It shares common characteristics of other
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Bwa Mask Bwa mask Artist: Unknown Bwa artist Origin: Bwa peoples of Burkina Faso and Mali Dimensions: H: 37” (94cm); W: 13.5in (35cm); 7.5” (19cm) From: Gift of Dr. Oliver E. and Pamela F. Cobb, 2008 Accession no. 2008.02.003 Not presently on display Mali Description: A bird-head mask with projecting beak and three surmounted abstracted small birds on the top in a linear fashion. The bottom two birds are encircled with wooden rings; the top one is free-standing, loose and able to swivel. The
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Likomba Mask 2 Likomba 2 Artist: Unknown Makonde artist Name: Likomba (pl. makomba; sometimes also called lipiko) face mask Origin: Makonde people of Northeast Mozambique and Southern Tanzania Made of: Wood (ntene), human hair, beeswax, natural pigment Dimensions: Height: 10¼ in (26 cm), width: 7¼ in (18.4 cm), depth: 4¼ in (10.7 cm) From: Gift of Dr. Oliver E. and Pamela F. Cobb, 2009 Accession no. 2009.02.003 On display in PLU’s Mortvedt Library (2nd floor) Mozambique Tanzania Description: A
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65th Reunion for the Class of 1955!We hosted a wonderful celebration for the Class of 1955 at their delayed 65th Reunion! It was fun seeing old friends reminisce about their time at PLU. The class generously raised a total of $11,255 for two benches to be located in Red Square and over $5,000 to go toward student scholarships. If you didn’t get a chance to donate and would like to, here is the link for the Class of 1955 gift. Thank you to the committee in pulling this all together and making
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