All Award Recipients
With over 30,000 active alumni, there is always a reason to applaud
and celebrate the accomplishments of our remarkable alumni and friends.
Peruse the list of fellow Lutes who are past alumni award recipients, and nominate someone for an award.
Distinguished Alumnus Award: Through years of dedication and service, this alumnus has achieved professional or vocational distinction.
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Luther Jerstad 1964 Dr. Martin Johnson 1966 Dr. Lloyd Nyhus 1968 Dr. Halfdan L. Foss 1969 Dr. Robert Mortvedt 1969 Dr. William. O. Rieke 1970 Dorothy (Meyer) Schnaible 1971 Dr. Walter H. Capps 1972 Dr. William H. Foege 1973 Edna (Lee) Goodrich 1974 Dr. Jens Knudson 1975 Elizabeth Hensel 1976 Dr. David B. Wake 1977 Marvel K. Harshman 1978 Dr. M. Roy Schwarz 1979 Paul Steen 1979 Dr. Peter C. C. Wang 1979 Dr. Donald Eugene Strandness, Jr. 1980 Richard Svare 1980 Dr. Jon Wefald 1980 Rev. Clifford Lunde 1981 Ray Tobiason 1981 Terrance Brown 1982 Jack Holl 1982 E. Ray Lerback 1982 Rev. Leonard Ericksen 1983 Donald M., Keith M.D. 1983 Hon. Earl Tilly 1983 Dr. Ronald Heyer 1984 |
Insu Lee Ph.D. 1985 Milton Nesvig 1986 Gerhard Reitz 1987 Dr. Grace Foege Holmes 1988 James Freissheim 1989 Alan H. Rowberg 1991 Clare Walters 1992 Philip Nordquist 1993 David Smith 1993 Cecelia (Svinth) Carpenter 1994 Rev. Joe Smith 1994 Roe Hatlen 1995 David Leander 1995 Don Morken 1996 Norman Dahl 1997 Dr. David Wold 1998 Beverly Hatlen 1999 Jack Metcalf 2000 Mark Knudson 2001 H. Eugene LeMay 2002 Kenneth "Skip" Hartvigson 2003 Ron Ho 2004 Frank Spear 2004 Art Thiel 2005 George Long 2005 Robert Krieger 2006 Barbara Gelman 2006 Paul Swanson 2007 Bruce Bjerke 2008 Connie Kravas 2008 |
Outstanding Alumnus Award: Award to an alumnus, beyond fifteen years of graduation, who has excelled in a special area of life.
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Dr. Jens Knudson 1969 Dr. M. Roy Schwarz 1969 Robert A. Nistad 1970 Malcolm Soine 1970 Marvel K. Harshman 1971 Dr. Richard F. Haines 1972 Roger Iverson 1972 Jason Boe 1973 Dr. Thomas Reeves 1973 LaVonne (Densow) Sturgeon 1974 Dr. Roy H. Virak 1974 Dr. Christy Ulleland 1975 Charles Fallstrom 1976 R. Gerald "Gerry" Benson 1977 Dr. Chris Chandler 1977 John S. Anderson 1978 Willie Stewart 1978 Duane Berentson 1979 Kenneth Doggett 1979 Dr. Ronald Lerch 1980 Harry L. Wicks 1980 Judd Doughty 1981 Bryan Wall 1981 Anita Hendrickson 1982 Christopher Howell 1982 Jon B. Olson 1983 L. Jerald Sheffels 1983 Petra Onella Lee Brunner 1984 Douglas Herland 1984 Christine Larson 1984 |
Dorothy (Larson) Harshman 1985 Wallace Rogelstad 1986 Nicolas Glaser 1987 Evelyn Jacobson Frost 1988 Dr. Lloyd Eastman 1989 Kate Hass 1991 Ron Johnson 1992 Kurt Jacobson 1993 Richard Nace 1994 Annette Stixrud 1995 Dr. Junet Runbeck 1996 Dr. Michael Ford 1996 Rev. Daniel Erlander 1997 Ed Petersen 1998 Michael Peterson 1999 Roger Gebhard 1999 Peggy Chan 2000 Dr. Cindy McTee 2001 Maureen (Pearson) Hoban 2001 Neal Arntson 2002 Duane Larson 2002 Bill Kees 2003 Calvin Watness 2003 June Goldsmith 2004 Judy Perry 2004 Dave Hanson 2005 Lea Armstrong 2006 Brenda Morris 2007 Peter Anderson 2008 Mark Anderson 2008 |
Outstanding Recent Alumnus Award: Award to an alumnus, within fifteen years of graduation, who has excelled in a special area of life.
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Jodie Gilmore 1991 Betty Bekemeier 1992 Piper Peterson 1993 Mark Chestnutt 1994 Christan Lucky 1995 Kent & Lynell Herzer 1996 Jennifer Specht-Brannfors 1997 Michael Nelson 1997 Michelle Long 1998 Laurie Soine 1999 |
Calvin Goings 2000 Neil Kelleher 2001 Connor Trinneer 2002 Julia Rehwinkel 2002 Dave Howell 2003 Jeremy Desel 2004 Knut Olson 2005 Graham Johnson 2006 Louis Hobson 2007 Crystal Aiken 2008 |
Heritage Award: Awarded to an alumnus for years of distinguished service to the university.
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Arthur Giere 1973 Rev. Theodore Gulhaugen 1973 Rev. Roy Olson 1974 Paul V. Larson 1975 Emma Ramstad 1975 Rhoda Young 1975 Otis J. Grande 1976 Agnes Stuen 1976 Dr. A.W. Ramstad 1978 Grace Blomquist 1980 Theodore O.H. Karl 1981 Harold Leraas 1981 Eric Nordholm 1982 Dr. Philip Nordquist 1983 Dr. Robert C. Olsen 1983 Mabel Buli 1984 Luella Toso Johnson 1985 Hermina Meyer 1986 Harvey Neufeld 1986 David Christian 1987 Rev. Philip Falk 1988 |
Dr. Paul Templin 1989 John Schiller 1991 Dwight Zulauf 1992 Lucille Giroux 1993 Dr. David Knutson 1994 Dr. Dick Moe 1995 Dr. Stewart Govig 1996 Ronald Douglass 1996 Anne Long 1997 David Berntsen 1998 Mike Benson 1999 William Ramstad 2000 Brian Olson 2001 Herman (Bud) Anderson 2002 Helen Nordquist 2003 Stan Willis 2004 Lee Zulauf 2005 Kerstin Ringdahl 2006 Erving Severtson 2007 Nancy Severtson 2007 Jim Kittilsby 2008 |
Special Recognition Award: Awarded to an alumnus or friend of the university who has served the university in a unique or special way.
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Carl Fynboe 1976 Dr. Irene Creso 1984 Christine Larson 1984 Margaret Wickstrom 1984 Edith Edlund 1985 David S. Peterson 1985 Dr. Roy & Gloria (Jutte) Virak 1985 Dr. Wouter Bosch 1988 Dr. Dale Hirz 1988 Beverly Pine McRae 1988 Dr. Stanley Mueller 1988 Hazel Nesvig 1988 Dr. Arthur Ozolin 1988 Ken Dunmire 1989 Paul Larson 1989 |
Arvis Olson 1992 Jim Peterson 1992 Frosty (Forrest) Westering 1994 Jane Russell 1996 Marcia Moe 1997 Harvey Neufeld 1998 George Arbaugh 2000 Larry Neeb 2001 Arthur Hansen 2002 Clark and Rae Peters 2003 Donna Westering 2004 Frank and Sandy Jennings 2005 Kurt and Pam Mayer 2006 Tom and Mary Renne 2007 MaryAnn Anderson 2008 |
Alumni Service Award: Awarded to an alumnus who has demonstrated outstanding volunteer leadership and/or service to the community.
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Lynn Bangsund 1998 Ron and Ingrid Gintz 1999 Sue Ellen Johnson 2000 Darcy (Berube) Johnson 2001 Phyllis (Nybakke) Cavens 2002 |
Dan Wiklund 2003 Cory Heins 2004 Jeni Gregory 2005 James Hushagen 2006 Anita Christian 2007 Dr. John and Jan Winskill 2008 |
The Brian Olson Award: Presented to a student who has
demonstrated commitment to the university and the alumni association.
By recognizing the importance of connecting students and alumni, this
student has shown a potential for lifelong service to the university.
| Linda (Hutson) Pyle 2001 Tim Vialpando 2002 Elisabeth (Pynn) Himmelman 2003 Laura Hunter 2004 |
Chelsea Blegen 2005 Kaarin Praxel 2007 Paige Sthen 2007 Courtney Stringer 2008 |
LuteSalute: Awarded by the Alumni Board and the Alumni and
Parent Relations Office, this award is presented to alumni, parents and
friends of the university recognizing individuals for service above and
beyond on behalf of PLU.
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Volly Grande '36 Charlene Colburn '49 Darren Hamby '87 Paul Larson '38 Lisa Ottoson '87 |
Erin Sigman '90 Linda Nyland Shawn Reiels '83 Onella Brunner '56 |
1990 Centennial Alumni Recognition:
Walter C. Schnackenberg 1937
Murray A. Taylor 1940
Neil J. Hoff 1941
Marvin S. Tommervik 1942
Marcus R. Stuen 1943
E. Arthur Larson 1947
William K. Ramstad 1947
Arnold L. Towe 1948
Milton C. Hanson 1950
Calvin M. Watness 1950
Donald F. Reiman 1952
Inez V. Steen (Ingebrigtson) 1953
John Reay 1956
David C. Wold 1956
Carol Geldaker (Bottemiller) 1957
David T. Nesvig 1957
David S. Steen 1957
Jan Wigen 1957
Gerald C. Bayne 1958
Jim Capelli 1958
James A. Haaland 1958
Ronald Tau Wo Ho 1958
Beatrice Scheele 1958
Richard H. Foege 1959
Anita Londgren (Hillesland) 1959
John Amend 1960
Jerold Armstrong 1960
Shirley Hanson 1960
Theodore “Ted” Johnson 1960
Charles A. Laubach 1960
Judith Billings (Sannerud) 1961
Loren Hildebrand 1961
John W. “Bill” Lennon 1961
Roger Lundblad 1961
D. Gene Schaumberg 1961
Raymond Tau Wo Ho 1962
Dennis D. Knutson 1962
H. Eugene LeMay 1962
Charles W. Mays 1962
Gretta Merwin (Wesson) 1962
Edward A. Walters 1962
Richard G. Hagerty 1963
Michael H. Macdonald 1963
Jeffrey Probstfield 1963
Ruth M. Anderson (Ellis) 1965
John P. Dirlam 1965
Roe Hatlen 1965
Richard Hildahl 1965
Leslie Perry 1965
Judy Dodds (Seastrands) 1966
James Feek 1966
Gretta A. Goldenman 1966
Gary L. Habedank 1966
Jess C. Hagerman 1966
Paul E. Hartman 1967
Constance Kravas (Farnham) 1967
Michael Ford 1968
James Girvan 1968
Marian A. Halvorson 1968
William Kreiger 1968
John Fischbach 1969
Phyllis Schneider 1969
James W. Aageson 1970
Nancy Connery (Rutledge) 1970
Paul R. Kusche 1970
Arlis M. Adolf 1971
David M. Soderlund 1971
Bruce T. Bjerke 1972
Dale Nesse 1972
Lyle Quasim 1973
Linda A. Zurfluh 1973
Thomas Heavey 1974
Arden Olson 1974
Don Poier 1974
Henry Nyirenda 1975
Arthur W. Thiel 1975
Nancy Ann Wilkinson (Quillin) 1975
Virginia D. Witt 1975
Olivia Dorsey 1976
Cynthia Edwards (Wilson) 1976
Dr. Cindy McTee 1976
Daisy Stallworth 1976
Claudia Finseth (Riiff) 1977
Dale Fixsen 1977
Prentis Johnson 1977
Willy Sing Yuen Tsao 1977
Marc A. Hafso 1978
Roy Hammerling 1978
Bruce Neswick 1978
Theresa M. Stephany 1978
Maria-Alma Copeland (Rainey) 1979
Christopher Menzel 1979
Ken Morrison 1979
Neil Amondson 1980
Candace Dahlstrom (Armstrong) 1982
David Housholder 1983
Tom McArthur 1983
Elizabeth Pulliam 1984
Robert D. McMichael 1985
Christian Lucky 1989