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college: unexpectedly. President Belton, a humble farm boy at heart, dropped “acting” from his title back in April, after the Board of Regents unanimously voted to appoint him to a role he had been serving on an interim basis. It was an overwhelming vote of confidence, Belton says, in the momentum he managed to build over the past two years — momentum he initially intended to pass along to someone else, so he could step back into his role as the institution’s chief financial officer.Belton readily

Mathæus AndersenTheatre (Acting/Directing), 2022 I chose to get my degree at PLU because it was easy to apply and it seemed like a pretty good campus. My degree is not offered at every university [so] I am glad I found PLU. Karina KristiansenBusiness, 2015 I chose PLU due to the fantastic nature in the Washington State, the scholarship to student from Denmark and the small teaching classes. I came here to be better at speaking English, so I found the small classes as a good opportunity to

/resolute PLU OFFICERS Allan Belton Acting President Joanna Gregson, Ph.D. Provost Daniel Lee Vice President for Advancement Joanna C. Royce-Davis, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students OFFICE OF ALUMNI AND CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT Mary Duvall Associate Vice President of Advancement Jessica Pagel ’08 Director Kathy Engle Assistant Director Kami Clairmont Program Coordinator Nesvig Alumni Center Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 253-535-7415 800-ALUM-PLU www.plu.edu/alumni/ ADDRESS CHANGES Please

Clairmont PROOFREADER Rebecca Young EDITORIAL OFFICES Neeb Center 253-535-8410 resolute@plu.edu www.plu.edu/resolute PLU OFFICERS Allan Belton Acting President Joanna Gregson, Ph.D. Provost Daniel Lee Vice President for Advancement Joanna C. Royce-Davis, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students OFFICE OF ALUMNI AND CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT Mary Duvall Associate Vice President of Advancement Jessica Pagel ’08 Director Kathy Engle Assistant Director Kami Clairmont Program Coordinator

VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Lace M. Smith WEB TEAM Logan Seelye Sam O’Hara ’16 Chris Albert PROOFREADER Rebecca Young CLASS NOTES Kami Clairmont EDITORIAL OFFICES Neeb Center 253-535-8410 resolute@plu.edu www.plu.edu/resolute PLU OFFICERS Allan Belton Acting President Joanna Gregson, Ph.D. Provost Daniel Lee Vice President for Advancement Joanna C. Royce-Davis, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Life Melody Furguson Director of Admission OFFICE OF ALUMNI AND CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT

PHOTOGRAPHER John Froschauer VIDEOGRAPHER Joshua Weirsma ’18 Rustin Dwyer CONTRIBUTORS Outdoor Recreation Colton Walter ’19 Jalyn Turner ’22 EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Simon Sung ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Lace M. Smith WEB TEAM Logan Seelye Sam O’Hara ’16 Chris Albert PROOFREADER Rebecca Young CLASS NOTES Kami Clairmont EDITORIAL OFFICES Neeb Center 253-535-8410 resolute@plu.edu www.plu.edu/resolute PLU OFFICERS Allan Belton Acting President Joanna Gregson, Ph.D. Provost

. Smith WEB TEAM Logan Seelye Sam O’Hara ’16 Chris Albert PROOFREADER Rebecca Young CLASS NOTES Kami Clairmont EDITORIAL OFFICES Neeb Center 253-535-8410 resolute@plu.edu www.plu.edu/resolute PLU OFFICERS Allan Belton Acting President Joanna Gregson, Ph.D. Provost Daniel Lee Vice President for Advancement Joanna C. Royce-Davis, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Life Melody Furguson Director of Admission OFFICE OF ALUMNI AND CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT Mary Duvall Associate Vice President of Advancement

-musical about the ever-changing face of the American family. He’s directed several readings of the new musical Lempicka for Yale Rep and New Dramatists and has choreographed pieces at Vassar College, Lincoln Center (NYC), Warner Theater (DC), and in Tokyo. Acting credits include New York/Regional: Best of Both Worlds, 1776, Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, Once On This Island. Television: “Law & Order: SVU” (recurring), “Happy Valley” (NBC Pilot), “The Carrie Diaries” (recurring),“The Mentalist

CONTRIBUTORS Claudia Berguson Tim Sherry ’67 Joshua Wiersma ’18 COURTESY PHOTOS Greater Tacoma Peace Prize Jonathan Nesvig ’67 EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Simon Sung ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Lace M. Smith WEB TEAM Logan Seelye Sam O’Hara ’16 Chris Albert CLASS NOTES Kathy Allen ’17 PROOFREADER Rebecca Young EDITORIAL OFFICES Neeb Center 253-535-8410 resolute@plu.edu www.plu.edu/resolute PLU OFFICERS Allan Belton Acting President Joanna Gregson, Ph.D. Acting Provost Daniel

Success Finding Lutes who have achieved great things isn’t hard, in just about any endeavor you choose. Getting them to brag about it can be a little trickier. Cover story I’m honored to announce that the Regents have selected Allan Belton to be our 14th president . Allan’s accomplishments in the two years he has served as acting president have greatly impressed our board, and we are delighted he has agreed to build on the forward momentum that has been created during his tenure in the role. Ed Grogan