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Ann Auman Dean of Natural Sciences she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-8485 Email: aumanaj@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 239 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography News Additional Titles/Roles Professor of Biology Natural Sciences Undergraduate Research Program Director Responsible Administrator for the Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA Program Pre-Health Sciences Advising Team Member STEMinist Student Club Faculty Advisor Education

Paul Ingram Professor Emeritus Email: poingram@plu.edu Professional Education Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University, 1968 Th.M., Claremont School of Theology, 1964 B.A., Chapman University, 1961 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise History of Religions Buddhist-Christian Dialogue Religious Dialogue with the Natural Sciences Process Theology Books Living without a Why Mysticism, Pluralism, and the Way of Grace foreword by Marit Trelstad (Cascade Books 2014) : View Book Passing Over and Returning A

Elizabeth Alemán Senior Administrative Assistant Phone: 253-535-7536 Email: alemanem@plu.edu Office

Matthew W. Hacker Network Systems Administrator he/him/his Phone: 253-535-8701 Email: hackermw@plu.e

John Fickeisen-Johnstone Scientific Instructional Support Technician Phone: 253-535-8715 Email: fick

Ann F. Tolo Administrative Associate; Undergraduate Research Program Coordinator Phone: 253-535-7535 Email: tolo@plu.edu Office Location:Morken Center for Learning & Technology - Room 238 Professional Education B.A., Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona, 1971 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Behavioral Sciences Biological Sciences

Book Coming Full Circle: Spirituality and Wellness Among Native Communities in the Pacific Northwest (University of Nebraska Press 2014) : View Book Religion and Healing in Native America: Pathways for Renewal (Praeger 2008) : View Book Native American Religious Traditions (Pearson 2006) : View Book American Indian Religious Traditions: An Encyclopedia (3 Volume set) co-edited with Dennis Francis Kelley (ABC-CLIO 2005) : View Book Accolades 2014-2015 K.T. Tang Faculty Excellence Award for Research

Dhaval (THE-vul) Patel Associate Director for Campus Life Operations he/him Phone: 253-535-8059 Email: dpatel@plu.edu Professional Education M.S.E., Higher Education Administration, University of Kansas, 2019 B.S., Computer Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2017 Responsibilities Oversees on-campus housing processes, including but not limited to: Implementation, marketing and supervision of Fall / Winter Break / J-Term / Spring and Early Arrival Housing – Arrivals and

) University First Year Core Curriculum Implementation Committee (1992-1993) Celebration of Science (Academic Festival) Organizing Committee (1995) Natural Sciences Forum Coordinator (1989-1990) Books Organic Chemistry co-authored with T. W. Graham Solomons and Scott A. Snyder (John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2016) : View Book Accolades Fellow, American Chemical Society Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching, Pacific Lutheran University William T. King Prize for Teaching, Brown University Professional Memberships

Department of Earth Sciences was realized in 1970 and the first major graduated that year; he is here with us tonight – Roger Hansen. Since 1970, more than 230 majors and minors have graduated from the department and nearly every student that has passed through the department has taken one or more classes from Brian. Over the years, Brian has taught a broad range of science courses to both geology majors and non-majors. In the early years, he taught all the courses! For the few courses that were outside