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Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Home Alumni News Alumni Awards & Recognition David Olson Special Recognition Award D r. David Olson served as athletic director and Dean of the School of Physical Education at PLU from 1968-96. During Olson’s tenure, PLU athletic teams won nine National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Championships, including three each in football and women’s soccer, two in softball and one in women’s cross country. At

in Holocaust Studies was created to honor Mayer and to ensure that teaching of the Holocaust would remain an important part of the PLU curriculum. Mayer published his memoir, My Personal Brush with History , in 2009; it was translated into German and published in October 2012. Mayer appeared at PLU’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education in 2010 and 2011, was the featured author at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 and has held various other signings, with all proceeds

unsanitary, chaotic conditions pregnant refugees in labor endure during a 2003 trip to Afghanistan. She decided to do something about it. Art Empire Ann Kullberg ’79 has never taken a formal art course, but her work is internationally known—and her story is as colorful as her art. Lutes Lead Local ‘40 Under Forty’ List Every year, the Business Examiner selects outstanding South Sound business and community leaders for its prestigious 40 Under Forty program. Emerging Leader in Education Currently the

Jessica Anderson ’07 Jessica Anderson ’07 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/05/jessica-anderson-cover-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Zach Powers '10 Zach Powers '10 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2015/09/zach-powers-100x100.jpg May 18, 2016 February 16, 2017 Pacific Lutheran University alumna Jessica Anderson ’07 is passionate about education, geosciences and technology, and has combined all three to become an award-winning

half. In years previous, while looking into her collegiate options, Kirsty ultimately chose to attend PLU because of its notable study away department and the university mission statement’s focus on global education.  Taking advantage of the global opportunities laid before her, Kirsty boarded a plane bound for Valparaiso, Chile in the fall of 2010 to study for a semester. While there, she honed in on her Spanish language, focused on topics of social justice and human rights, and, in her own words

college education. On this June Saturday, the scholars – recent high school and college graduates – are joined by their families, volunteers who serve as mentors for Palmer students and other supporters of the organization. It’s part of an annual celebration for students who graduate with the help of Palmer scholarships, mentors and other supports. Jonathan Jackson '12Executive Director of Palmer Scholars In June, Jackson helped bring the Palmer graduation ceremony to PLU’s campus, with sponsorship

and colleagues. Dr. Doris Geneva Stucke Doris died Dec. 22, 2017, at the age of 99. She was born in Malta, Montana, to Herbert and Esther Stucke on Jan. 31, 1918, and lived in Parkland since 1967. Her early childhood through two years of college were lived in Minnesota and Montana. She earned a nursing diploma from Sibley Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in nursing at The American University in Washington, D.C. She received a Master of Education in nursing from the

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, bedeviled the administration. An excellent administrator himself–often as head of the French program–, Mark devised efficient solutions to practical problems. Mark participated generously in the faculty governance that guarantees academic freedom. He chaired the International Education and Instructional Resources Committees (1991-93; 1999-2000) and was elected Faculty Secretary (2005-2007). During his tenure as chair of Languages & Literatures (2001-2004), Mark led a valiant, but ill-fated fight to

National Guard Unit. Her experiences in Oaxaca and Cuba have had an important impact on her goals for the future. “I met a lot of people whose families were up here, or knew someone up here. Almost everyone knows someone in the U.S. It was interesting to hear about their struggles down there as well as [for] their family members [in the U.S.].” She would like to work interpreting or translating in the government, applying both her skills gained from the National Guard and her broader education at PLU