Congratulations 2018 President’s Scholars
You and your peers were selected from over 500 highly qualified applicants. We commend you for your scholarship, leadership, and school and community service, and look forward to the many contributions you will make to the PLU community.
As a PLU President’s Scholar, you will receive a $26,000 scholarship per year.*
*Please note that any Presidential Scholarship replaces the lower PLU academic scholarship you may have already been awarded.
You also have the opportunity to visit the PLU campus February 23 & 24 to interview for the $31,000 per year Harstad Founder’s Scholarships and the full tuition Regents’ Scholarships. Friday night includes a reception to celebrate your accomplishments, opportunities to meet our academic deans and other campus representatives, and an option to stay overnight on campus with a current student. Interviews for the Harstad Founder’s and Regents’ Scholarships take place on Saturday. Click here to see the current schedule for the weekend.
Below the following list of this year’s President’s Scholars, you’ll find links to programs in which scholars participate, as well as further resources.
We look forward to seeing you at the Presidential Scholarships Weekend.
| Scholar | High School | Hometown | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rahel Ambachew | Mount Rainier High School | Seatac | WA |
| Kai Amrine | Peninsula High School | Gig Harbor | WA |
| Pia Andrade | Sumner High School | Bonney Lake | WA |
| Elijah Aosved | Blaine High School | Blaine | WA |
| Yailine Barajas Lopez | Federal Way High School | Federal Way | WA |
| Audrey Barber | Helena High School | Helena | MT |
| Ian Benedict | Mount Rainier High School | Burien | WA |
| Jesse Bevan | Fairview High School | Boulder | CO |
| Todd Bloom | Ferris High School | Spokane | WA |
| Chase Bolding | J R Arnold High School | Panama City Beach | FL |
| Grace Bourdon | Garnet Valley High School | Garnet Valley | PA |
| Emily Brooks | Home School | Redmond | WA |
| Anna Bursch | Enumclaw High School | Enumclaw | WA |
| Sarah Calvin-Stupfel | West Salem High School | Salem | OR |
| Avery Carlson | Ingraham High School | Seattle | WA |
| Hailey Chamberlain | Sumner High School | Puyallup | WA |
| Nicole Chiangpradit | Roosevelt High School | Seattle | WA |
| Jasmin Choe | Federal Way High School | Tacoma | WA |
| Olivia Chong | Federal Way High School | Federal Way | WA |
| Dana Condon | Palm Desert High School | Palm Desert | CA |
| Carmen Connolly | Monarch High School | Brighton | CO |
| John Coss | Ketchikan High School | Ward Cove | AK |
| Laurel Dernbach | Franklin Road Academy | Brentwood | TN |
| Maddi Dever | Emerald Ridge High School | Puyallup | WA |
| JJ DeVoe | Pine Creek High School | Colorado Springs | CO |
| Ellie Dieringer | Meridian High School | Georgetown | TX |
| Erica Dillard | Thomas Jefferson High School | Auburn | WA |
| Maddy Duneman | Billings Senior High School | Billings | MT |
| Baylee Easterday | Chiawana High School | Pasco | WA |
| Kristen Edwards | Aberdeen High School | Aberdeen | WA |
| Oscar Edwards-Hughes | Orono High School | Maple Plain | MN |
| Natalia Eigner | Niwot High School | Niwot | CO |
| Miriam Elfahdi | East High School | Denver | CO |
| Brian Ely | West Valley High School | North Pole | AK |
| Delaney Ennis | Saint George's School | Spokane | WA |
| Adam Erie | Mount Vernon High School | Mount Vernon | WA |
| Nick Etzell | Coupeville High School | Greenbank | WA |
| Alyssa Ewing-Tungul | Unalaska High School | Unalaska | AK |
| Michael Finch | Stadium High School | Tacoma | WA |
| Isa Fuentealba | Borah High School | Kuna | ID |
| Celia Gale | Wenatchee High School | Wenatchee | WA |
| Susannah Gallup | Canyon Crest Academy | San Diego | CA |
| Bethlehem Gebeyehu | Valley High School | Las Vegas | NV |
| Kari Goodrich | Newport High School | Newport | WA |
| Samantha Gorrell | Franklin Pierce High School | Puyallup | WA |
| Mack Gregory | Leroy Greene Academy | Sacramento | CA |
| Jessica Grossman | Harrison Prepatory School | Spanaway | WA |
| Joana Hadzhilazova | Albuquerque Academy | Albuquerque | NM |
| Maggie Howsden | Winlock High School | Winlock | WA |
| Cassandra Hunt | Central Kitsap High School | Silverdale | WA |
| Jackson Hwang | Henry Foss High School | Tacoma | WA |
| Rae Hyra | North Kitsap High School | Poulsbo | WA |
| Dayne Iverson | Chiawana High School | Pasco | WA |
| Emily Jefferson | Meridian World School | Round Rock | TX |
| Clair Johnson | Sherwood High School | Sherwood | OR |
| Sahara Jones | Vancouver School of Arts and Academics | Vancouver | WA |
| Andrew Kim | Curtis High School | University Place | WA |
| Isabelle Kohler | Kigali International Community School | Gig Harbor | WA |
| Trevor Kytola | Walla Walla High School | Walla Walla | WA |
| Nathaniel Lackey | Kentlake High School | Covington | WA |
| Harper Lagares | Concordia International School | Shanghai | |
| Kathy Le | Foss High School | Tacoma | WA |
| Molly Lewis | Century High School | Rochester | MN |
| Jacqueline Lindstrom | South Kingstown High School | Wakefield | RI |
| Bethany Lizama | Rogers High School | Puyallup | WA |
| Lauren Lugos | Notre Dame High School | Sunnyvale | CA |
| Isaac McDonald | Puyallup High School | Puyallup | WA |
| McKenzie Meyer | Coupeville High School | Coupeville | WA |
| Kiah Miller | Colfax High School | Colfax | WA |
| Eric Minnerath | Sartell High School | Sartell | MN |
| Chloe Mitchell | White River High School | Buckley | WA |
| Lauren Mossman | Harborside Academy | Pleasant Prairie | WI |
| Rayan Mousa | Wilson High School | Tacoma | WA |
| Madison Nagel | Boise High School | Boise | ID |
| Julian Nakhla | Shelton High School | Shelton | WA |
| Bridget Nalam | Unalaska High School | Dutch Harbor | AK |
| Nate Ness | Everett High School | Everett | WA |
| Andoni Odencrantz | Bishop Kelly High School | Boise | ID |
| Cole Olafson | Rogers High School | Puyallup | WA |
| Miguel Ordanez | Valley High School | Las Vegas | NV |
| Lily Panetta | Cleveland High School | Portland | OR |
| Eloise Parish Mueller | South Eugene High School | Eugene | OR |
| Andreas Phillips | Washington High School | Tacoma | WA |
| Savannah Pratt | Lake Stevens High School | Marysville | WA |
| Allison Prestby | Jefferson High School | Alexandria | MN |
| Nicole Query | Graham Kapowsin High School | Spanaway | WA |
| Sabrina Reis | Lasalle Catholic College Preparatory | Happy Valley | OR |
| Megan Rideout Redeker | Bainbridge High School | Bainbridge Island | WA |
| Evan Ringler | Foothill High School | Henderson | NV |
| Isabelle Rockstad | Moorhead High School | Moorhead | MN |
| Tyler Rodshagen | Woodinville High School | Redmond | WA |
| Delaney Roybal | George Washington Carver School of Arts & Science | Sacramento | CA |
| Dylan Ruggeri | Martin County High School | Palm City | FL |
| Meriwether Schroeer-Smith | Helena High School | Helena | MT |
| Ryan Shane | North Kitsap High School | Bremerton | WA |
| Jillian Shelver | Holy Names Academy | Seattle | WA |
| Molly Shields | Jesuit High School | Portland | OR |
| Vivian Shinall | Benilde-St Margaret's School | Minneapolis | MN |
| Ellie Shoop | Shorewood High School | Shoreline | WA |
| Emma Sihler | Helena High School | Helena | MT |
| Micah Simpson | University High School | Veradale | WA |
| Tierra Smithson | Spanish Springs High School | Sparks | NV |
| Slater Sorensen | Rogers High School | Lakewood | WA |
| Briana Stamper | Home School | Covington | WA |
| Spencer Stinson | White River High School | Bonney Lake | WA |
| Kayla Stuckenberg | Corona Del Mar High School | Newport Beach | CA |
| Jaylynne Ann Subia | Waipahu High School | Waipahu | HI |
| Sam Swenson-Reinhold | WT Woodson High School | Annandale | VA |
| Tina Thai | Foster High School | Seattle | WA |
| Matthew Triplett | Juanita High School | Kirkland | WA |
| Jessica Ullom-Minnich | Moundridge High School | Moundridge | KS |
| Elian Valencia | Highline High School | Burien | WA |
| Andrew Varvara | Del Norte High School | San Diego | CA |
| Matthew Wald | Curtis High School | University Place | WA |
| Jake Wallin | Berkeley High School | Berkeley | CA |
| Emma Walther | Lindbergh High School | Renton | WA |
| Haley Welliver | Holy Names Academy | Seattle | WA |
| Paloma Whitworth | Billings High School | Billings | MT |
| Sophia Whitworth | Billings High School | Billings | MT |
| Brice Wilbanks | South Anchorage High School | Anchorage | AK |
| Ethan Wilkett | Blaine High School | Blaine | WA |
| Stephen Wise | Dutch Fork High School | Chapin | SC |
| Cameron Wong | Liberty High School | Renton | WA |
| Cassie Woodworth | Kamiak High School | Mukilteo | WA |
| Shalom Wundimu | Valley High School | Las Vegas | NV |
| David Yun | Lakes High School | Lakewood | WA |
| Cristyan Zepeda | Prosser High School | Prosser | WA |
| Reece Zurfluh | Bellarmine Preparatory School | University Place | WA |
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