Class Representative Program
Class Representatives serve their classmates and the university by
focusing on three goals: future building, fund building and friend
building. They specifically focus their efforts on maintaining
communication and support of all kinds between the university and
members of their graduating class.
These volunteers generously support their alma mater with annual gifts
and time, and encourage their classmates to do the same. They also help
to organize and plan reunion events for their Homecoming reunion year.
| Year |
Class Representative |
Location |
| 1936 |
Volly (Norby) Grande |
Tacoma, Wash. |
| 1940 |
Luella (Toso) Johnson |
Tacoma, Wash. |
| 1945 |
Annabelle Birkestol |
Stanwood, Wash. |
| 1947 |
Gerry Lider |
Bellevue, Wash. |
| 1948 |
Norene (Skilbred) Gulhaugen |
Tacoma, Wash. |
| 1950 |
Richard Weathermon |
Sumner, Wash. |
| 1953 |
Naomi (Roe) Nothstein |
Mercer Island, Wash. |
| 1953 |
Carol (Schuler) Karwoski |
Tacoma, Wash. |
| 1955 |
Phyllis (Grahn) Pejsa |
University Place, Wash. |
| 1956 |
Ginny (Grahn) Haugen |
Lakewood, Wash. |
| 1956 |
Clarene (Osterli) Johnson |
Lakewood, Wash. |
| 1957 |
Marilyn (Hefty) Katz |
Tigard, Ore. |
| 1958 |
Don Cornell |
Union, Wash. |
| 1959 |
Todd Penson (Richard Peterson) |
Estes Park, Col. |
| 1960 |
Marilu (Miller) Person |
Peoria, Ariz. |
| 1961 |
Ron Lerch |
Richland, Wash. |
| 1962 |
Leo Eliason |
Olympia, Wash. |
| 1962 |
Dixie (Likkel) Matthias |
Tacoma, Wash. |
| 1963 |
Merlyn and Joan Overland |
Seattle, Wash. |
| 1965 |
David Wytko |
Buckley, Wash.. |
| 1966 |
Frank Johnson |
Manzanita, Ore. |
| 1967 |
Craig Bjorklund |
Layton, Utah |
| 1969 |
Rick Nelson |
Puyallup, Wash. |
| 1970 |
Bill Allen |
Redmond, Wash. |
| 1971 |
Joe Hustad |
Portland, Ore. |
| 1972 |
Molly Stuen |
Gig Harbor, Wash. |
| 1973 |
Karen (Wraalstad) Robbins |
Puyallup, Wash. |
| 1974 |
David Johnson |
Orange, Calif. |
| 1975 |
Helen Pohlig |
Patagonia, Ariz. |
| 1976 |
Gary Powell |
Eugene, Ore. |
| 1977 |
Leigh Erie |
Auburn, Wash. |
| 1977 |
Joan (Nelson) Mattich |
Olympia, Wash. |
| 1979 |
David and Teresa (Hausken) Sharkey |
Issaquah, Wash. |
| 1980 |
Drew Nelson |
Winter Park, Fla. |
| 1981 |
Dean and Susan (Lee) Phillips |
Kenmore, Wash. |
| 1982 |
Paul Collard |
George, Wash. |
| 1983 |
David Olson |
Walnut Creek, Calif. |
| 1984 |
Mark Christofferson |
Glendale, Ariz. |
| 1985 |
Janet (Olden) Regge |
Renton, Wash. |
| 1985 |
Carolyn (Plocharsky) Stelling |
Langley, Wash. |
| 1986 |
Stacey (Kindred) Hesterly |
Bellevue, Wash. |
| 1987 |
Darren Hamby |
Seattle, Wash. |
| 1988 |
Brenda Ray Scott |
Portland, Ore. |
| 1989 |
Lisa (Hussey) Ferraro |
New Canaan, Conn. |
| 1990 |
Sean Neely |
Kent, Wash. |
| 1992 |
Darcy (Pattee) Andrews |
Portland, Ore. |
| 1993 |
Barbara (Murphy) Hesner |
Spanaway, Wash. |
| 1994 |
Catherine (Overland) Hauck |
Seattle, Wash. |
| 1994 |
Dan Lysne |
Bonney Lake, Wash. |
| 1995 |
Stephanie Page-Lester |
Issaquah, Wash. |
| 1995 |
Krista Sickert-Bush |
Arlington, Virg. |
| 1996 |
Mari (Hoseth) Lysne |
Bonney Lake, Wash. |
| 1996 |
Jennifer (Riches) Stegeman |
Tacoma, Wash. |
| 1997 |
Andy and Stephanie (Merle) Tomlinson |
Nampa, ID |
| 1998 |
Shannon (Herlocker) Stewart |
University Place, Wash. |
| 1999 |
Julie (Johnston) Bulow Von Dennewitz |
Rohnert Park, Calif. |
| 2000 |
Ashley Orr |
Redondo Beach, Calif. |
| 2001 |
Keith Pranghofer |
Seattle, Wash. |
| 2002 |
Nicholas Gorne |
Tacoma, Wash. |
| 2002 |
Brian Riehs |
Tacoma, Wash. |
| 2003 |
Elisabeth (Pynn) Himmelman |
Tacoma, Wash. |
| 2004 |
Tammy Lynn Schaps |
Puyallup, Wash. |
| 2005 |
Micheal Steele |
Chelan, Wash. |
| 2006 |
Jenna (Steffenson) Serr |
Tacoma, Wash. |
| 2007 |
Maggie Morgan |
Tacoma, Wash. |
| 2007 |
Kaarin Praxel |
Tacoma, Wash. |
For more information on the Class Representative program or to volunteer, contact Laura
(Hunter '03) Rose.
To learn more about other volunteer opportunities at PLU, click here.
To contact your class representative, log on to the PLU Online Community.