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Tryon ’07 PROOFREADER Rebecca Young EDITORIAL OFFICES Neeb Center 253-535-8410 resolute@plu.edu www.plu.edu/resolute PLU OFFICERS Thomas W. Krise, Ph.D. President Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Allan Belton Vice President for Finance and Administration Donna Gibbs Vice President for Marketing and Communications 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

WEB TEAM Logan Seelye Sam O’Hara Asuka Goya Chris Albert CLASS NOTES Shanda Tryon ’07 PROOFREADER Rebecca Young EDITORIAL OFFICES Neeb Center 253-535-8410 resolute@plu.edu www.plu.edu/resolute PLU OFFICERS Thomas W. Krise, Ph.D. President Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Allan Belton Vice President for Finance and Administration Donna Gibbs Vice President for Marketing and Communications Daniel Lee Vice President for Advancement Joanna C. Royce-Davis

Finance and Administration Donna Gibbs Vice President for Marketing and Communications 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 Laura Rose ’03, ’11 Executive Director of Alumni and Constituent Engagement Jessica Pagel ’08 Director Nolan Ryan Assistant Director Shanda Tryon ’07 Assistant Director Nesvig Alumni Center Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 253-535-7415 800-ALUM-PLU www.plu.edu

well as for PLU to be again recognized as experts and leaders in the area of sexual-violence prevention.” Sandy Deneau Dunham Sandy Deneau Dunham has worked as a reporter, a copy editor and an editor and team leader for The Phoenix Gazette , The (Tacoma) News Tribune and The Seattle Times , and as Communications Manager for Town Hall Seattle. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and has volunteered at the Washington Soldiers Home & Colony (and maintained

/resolute PLU OFFICERS Thomas W. Krise, Ph.D. President Steven P. Starkovich, Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Allan Belton Vice President for Finance and Administration Donna Gibbs Vice President for Marketing and Communications 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 RELATIONS Jessica Pagel ’08 Director Laura Rose ’03, ’11 Executive Director of Alumni and

PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Lace M. Smith EDITORIAL OFFICES Neeb Center 253-535-8410 resolute@plu.edu www.plu.edu/resolute PLU OFFICERS Allan Belton President Joanna Gregson, Ph.D. Provost Daniel J. Lee Vice President for University Relations Teri Phillips Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Joanna C. Royce-Davis, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Life Melody Ferguson Associate Dean of Admissions OFFICE OF ALUMNI AND CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT Mary Duvall Associate Vice President for

a reporter, a copy editor and an editor and team leader for The Phoenix Gazette , The (Tacoma) News Tribune and The Seattle Times , and as Communications Manager for Town Hall Seattle. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and has volunteered at the Washington Soldiers Home & Colony (and maintained the website SoldiersHomeStories.com) since 2009. Previous Post Campus Ministry Next Post Students push us to walk the talk More Story Campus Ministry + The

and Administration Donna Gibbs Vice President for Marketing and Communications 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 Laura Rose ’03, ’11 Executive Director of Alumni and Constituent Engagement Jessica Pagel ’08 Director Nolan Ryan Assistant Director Nesvig Alumni Center Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 253-535-7415 800-ALUM-PLU www.plu.edu/alumni/ ADDRESS CHANGES Please direct any

Kari Plog ’11 Christian Caple PHOTOGRAPHER John Froschauer VIDEOGRAPHER Rustin Dwyer 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

in communications and minored in music, playing flute in the University Symphony Orchestra. Her first job after graduation was with Symphony Tacoma, where she worked on everything from ticketing to marketing. She and her husband decided they wanted to live abroad, so they earned certificates in teaching English as a foreign language and moved to Prague, in the Czech Republic, where they taught. The Czech capital is also renowned for its transit system. Neither Walker’s experience as a student in