Convocation Program - Pacific Lutheran University

PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION 

AND CONVOCATION 

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

PA C I F I C L U T H E R A N U N I V E R S I T Y 


Pacific Lutheran University 

Past Presidents 

Bjug A. Harstad, 1894-1895, 1897-1898 

Ole N. Grönsberg, 1895-1897 

Nils J. Hong 1898-1918 

John U. Xavier (acting), 1920-1921 

Ola J. Ordal, 1921-1928 

Oscar A. Tingelstad, 1928-1943 

Seth C. Eastvold, 1943-1962 

Robert A. L. Mortvedt, 1962-1969 

Eugene W. Wiegman, 1969-1974 

Richard P. Jungkuntz (acting), 1974-1975 

William O. Rieke, 1975-1992 

Loren J. Anderson, 1992–2012



The Centennial Bell 

The Centennial Bell is located at the heart of the 

Pacific Lutheran University campus, across from 

Eastvold Hall on the red-brick quadrangle known 

colloquially as Red Square and officially as Centennial 

Square. 

Each year, on the first day of classes, the bell is rung 

to announce the arrival on campus of the new class. 

The ceremonial ringing is repeated at the time of 

commencement to announce the graduation of 

the class. 

The Centennial Bell was dedicated on May 27, 1990, 

to commemorate the 100 th anniversary of Pacific 

Lutheran University. It was a gift from then President 

William O. Rieke and his wife, Joanne. The Centennial 

Bell and its replica were created by sculptor Tom 

Torrens, former PLU artist-in-residence. 

Academic Regalia 

THE COLOR CODE FOR THE MASTER’S AND 

DOCTORAL LEVELS IS AS FOLLOWS: 

Agriculture..................................................... Maize 

Arts, Letters, Humanities...............................White 

Commerce, Accountancy, Business.............. Nugget 

Dentistry......................................................... Lilac 

Economics...................................................Copper 

Education............................................... Light Blue 

Engineering.................................................Orange 

Fine Arts, including Architecture.................. Brown 

Forestry..........................................................Russet 

Journalism.................................................Crimson 

Law............................................................... Purple 

Library Science.............................................Lemon 

Medicine........................................................ Green 

Music............................................................... Pink 

Nursing........................................................Apricot 

Optometry..................................... Sea Foam Green 

Oratory (Speech)................................... Silver Gray 

Pharmacy..............................................Olive Green 

Philosophy...............................................Dark Blue 

Physical Education................................. Sage Green 

Public Administration, 

including Foreign Service............... Peacock Blue 

Public Health.......................................Salmon Pink 

Science..............................................Golden Yellow 

Social Science................................................ Cream 

Social Work.................................................. Citron 

Theology...................................................... Scarlet 

Veterinary Science............................................Gray 

HONORARY DEGREE HOODS: 

Doctor of Divinity............................................ Red 

Doctor of Laws............................................. Purple 

Doctor of Humane Letters.............................White 

The significance of the apparel is indicated especially 

by the sleeves and hoods. The master’s gown has 

long, closed sleeves and the doctor’s gown has bellshaped 

sleeves and velvet trimmings. 

The master’s hood is three and one-half feet in length 

and the doctor’s hood is four feet in length. Hoods 

are lined with the color or colors of the institution 

from which the individual received his or her degree. 

The colored velvet border of the hood, which is 

three inches for master’s degrees and five inches wide 

for doctor’s degrees, indicates the faculty or field to 

which the degree pertains. 

University Marshal: 

Faculty Marshals: 

OPENING CONVOCATION 

AND INAUGURATION OF 

THOMAS W. KRISE 

AS THIRTEENTH PRESIDENT 

OF THE UNIVERSITY 

ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL 

(Audience is requested to be seated for the processional.) 

Processional of Joy, Lawrence J. Meyer 

Members of the Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra 

Dr. Jeffrey L. Bell-Hanson, Associate Professor of Music, Conductor 

Dr. Norris A. Peterson ’75, Professor of Economics 

Dr. Colleen M. Hacker, Professor of Movement Studies & Wellness Education 

Dr. Richard N. Louie, Professor of Physics 

Posting of the Colors, Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Color Guard 

The Star Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key 

INVOCATION 

The Rev. Nancy J. Connor, University Pastor 

GREETINGS 

Bruce T. Bjerke, Esq. ’72, Chair, Board of Regents 

The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, Presiding Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 

Dr. Wendelyn J. Shore, Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Faculty 

Mr. Ian T. Metz ’13, President, Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University 

Dr. Laurie A. Soine ’87, Vice President, Alumni Board 

Ms. Angie Z. Hambrick, Member, Presidential Search Committee and Director, Diversity Center 

OPENING CONVOCATION 

STUDENT AND FACULTY RECOGNITIONS 

Mr. Karl A. Stumo, Vice President for Admission and Enrollment Services 

Dr. Steven P. Starkovich, Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies 

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ANTHEM 

A Mighty Fortress is Our God, Martin Luther 

Members of the Choir of the West and University Chorale 

Dr. L. Richard Nance, Professor of Music, Conductor 

PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION 

Dr. Loren J. Anderson, Twelfth President of the University 

RITE OF INVESTITURE 

(Page 7) 

Bishop Hanson 

Presiding 

INAUGURAL ADDRESS 

President Thomas W. Krise 

HYMN 

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, Joachim Neander 

PRAYER FOR THE UNIVERSITY 

The Rev. Dennis G. Sepper, University Pastor 

OPENING OF THE 2012-2013 ACADEMIC YEAR 

President Krise 

Retiring of the Colors, Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Color Guard 

RECESSIONAL 

Blue Skies, Irving Berlin 

arr. Dr. David L. Deacon-Joyner, Professor of Music 

Lyric Brass Quintet 

The Lyric Brass Quintet is a resident faculty ensemble at Pacific Lutheran University. 

Acclaimed for their Emmy award-winning public television film, Beauty and the Brass, 

the quintet presents concerts, master classes, lecture-demonstrations and workshops throughout 

the Northwest. Their repertoire draws on works from the 

fourteenth century to the present day. 

(Audience is requested to be seated for the recessional.) 

Pacific Lutheran University Mace 

For centuries, in academic and 

ecclesiastical processionals, a mace has 

been carried by the marshal to symbolize 

the official opening and closing of a 

formal event. 

At the base of the walnut staff is a 

silver pine cone, made from a casting 

of a cone found on the PLU campus. 

Its head has a descending dove, 

representative of the harmonious 

presence of the Holy Spirit within the 

learning community. 

The cradle bears a plaque with the following inscription from Proverbs 4:7, “Wisdom is the principal thing: 

therefore, get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.” 

Designed and created by Tom Torrens, former PLU artist-in-residence, the mace was a gift from former 

President and Mrs. William O. Rieke and family, presented at Commencement, 1976. 

The Presidential Regalia 

The presidential medallion and gown were designed exclusively for the 

president of Pacific Lutheran University. They are being used for the first 

time during this inauguration. 

The presidential medallion is a disc of gold-plated bronze. Inscribed 

on one side is the iconic Rose Window. On the other side is the 

university seal and the names and dates of service of all presidents 

of Pacific Lutheran University. 

Distinctive to the presidential gown are four chevrons on each sleeve, 

signifying the rank of president of an academic institution. The hood is 

lined with black and gold satin, Pacific Lutheran University’s colors. 

Processional of Joy 

Processional of Joy was composed in 1970 by Dr. Lawrence J. Meyer, Professor of Music at Pacific Lutheran 

University (1969-1994), for the inauguration of PLU’s ninth president, Dr. Eugene Wiegman (1969-74). Since 

its premiere, the work has become a perennial favorite at PLU ceremonies, including Opening Convocation 

and May Commencement. The work’s signature opening, soaring melodies and rich orchestration continue to 

inspire and celebrate Lutes over the years. 

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Challenge. Support. Success. 

At PLU students are challenged 

to perform at the peak of their 

ability, given the support they 

need to meet that challenge and, 

as a result, they find success to 

excel in college and in life. 

Generations of Oak 

Signifying PLU’s heritage and 

tradition, this image depicts the 

oak sculpture on lower campus 

dedicated in 1995 by Their 

Majesties King Harald V and 

Queen Sonja of Norway. 

Ceremonial Banners 

Lamp of Knowledge 

Symbolic of PLU’s commitment 

to academic excellence and the 

freedom of inquiry, this graphic 

was developed in celebration 

of the university’s centennial in 

1990. 

ELCA Globe 

This represents PLU’s global 

commitment, and is an 

adaptation of the logo of the 

Evangelical Lutheran Church in 

America. 

Campus Community 

An image representative of the 

unity of the PLU campus, founded 

on a commitment to the values of 

Lutheran higher education. 

Rose Window 

A graphic representation of PLU’s 

historic Rose Window located in 

Eastvold Hall. This logo serves as 

the university’s signature. 

REGENTS’ SCHOLARSHIP 

Micah S. Baits 

Laura M. Johnson 

Christopher M. Mahon 

Natasha A. Sioda 

Martha A. Spieker 

ACT SIX SCHOLARSHIP 

Jonathan O. Adams 

Laura J. Dela Cruz 

Kahmina R. Ford 

Natasha N. Laitila 

Amina J. Mussa 

Spencer F. Togia 

Miranda C. Winter 

HARSTAD FOUNDER’S 

SCHOLARSHIP 

Kimberly A. Belleville 

Kelly R. Flanders 

Nathaniel J. Hansen 

Sarah C. Henderson 

Denae McGaha 

Anna M. Sieber 

Brendan L. Stanton 

Emily P. Steelquist 

Andrew R. Tinker 

PRESIDENT’S 

SCHOLARSHIP 

Camille E. Adams 

Maylen C. Anthony 

Julia E. Battisti 

Br ionna N. Butz 

Ryan A. Chynoweth 

Kathryn P. Coddington 

Kelli M. Crawford 

Grace K. DeMun 

Domenic J. DeSoto 

Rachel A. Diebel 

Tyler A. Dobies 

Michaela E. Edgers 

Haley S. Ehlers 

Ryan A. Fenton 

Robert M. Filley 

Piper M. Foulon 

Samuel L. Granberg 

Andrew D. Gunstone 

Kelly J. Hall 

Nicholas M. Hester 

Lucy R. Hill 

Shane M. Jacob 

Katelin A. Johnson 

Hikari L. Kaja 

Natasha N. Laitila 

Sadie E. Lanier 

Hayoung Lee 

Katy L. Leonard-Doll 

Kaitlynn C. Mann 

Taylor R. Mills 

Kyle C. Mitchell 

Dylan A. Nehrenberg 

Zane E. Nelson 

Seth D. Nickerson 

Ryan L. Page 

Emma M. Palumbo 

Nathan K. Peterson 

Foster S. Robertson 

Kalie N. Saathoff 

Aleana M. Saldana 

Evan E. Schmidt 

Liesel M. Shuholm 

Lindsey J. Strom 

Grace E. Takehara 

Spencer F. Togia 

Amanda M. Williams 

Jayne M. Wright 

ALL WASHINGTON 

ACADEMIC TEAM 

Elizabeth A. Valdez 

PROVOST’S 

MERIT AWARD 

Michelle R. Black 

Kellie K. Blauvelt 

Masar Cooper 

John G. Cornish 

Aaron S. Coyner 

Amanda C. Cranmer 

Michael A. Daher 

Leanna A. Davis 

Heather M. Dirk 

Jaimi L. Edgington 

Bryon E. Frazier-Smith 

Matthew D. Hust 

Elizabeth R. LaLiberte 

Megan D. Lawson 

Cheyenne R. Lounsbery 

Katherine A. Mahoney 

Laurie A. McNabb 

Spencer O. Nelson 

Tu M. Nguyen 

Kelsie J. Nickerson 

Lisa M. O’Connor 

Kami J. Ringulet 

Amber B. Schlecht 

McKenzie R. Serafini 

Vasyl Sofilkanych 

Angela V. Thomas 

Rochelle M. Torgusen 

Lauren L. Trapp 

James R. Van Alstine 

Jorge H. Velasquez 

Kayla M. Walker 

Hailey R. Weeks 

Adam R. Wendel 

Justin E. Williams 

Lance R. Winchell 

FACULTY MERIT AWARD 

Kaitlyn M. Anderson 

Leslie C. Ducay 

Tatiana Y. Gould 

McKenzie M. Kruml 

Gary P. Rempe 

Hui Yi Zhang 

ARETE SOCIETY MEMBERS 

Grady M. Barrett, 

Computer Science 

Michael R. Brasgalla, 

Economics 

Allison K. Everson, 

Biology 

Ariel C. Madden, 

Biology 

Jacob J. Olsufka, 

Mathematics 

Anna K. Pfohl, 

Environmental Studies 

Kelsey N. Serier, 

Biology/Psychology 

Alana M. Weber, 

Computer Science 

RIEKE LEADERSHIP 

AWARD 

Courtney E. Akinniyi 

Stephanie S. Beckman 

Keli E. Booher 

Caitlin B. Borges 

Jazmyn P. Carroll 

Ingrid E. Clark 

Xochilt Coca 

Kyle J. Curtin 

Lillian C. Ferraz 

Briana K. Frenchmore 

Anika D. Glass 

Jennie E. Greb 

Kelsey M. Greer 

Kaytlynn R. Griswold 

Isamar Y. Henriquez 

Devrin E. Hoefer 

Mamie J. Howard 

Kelsey S. Johnston 

Danny N. Jones 

Nicole Jordan 

Lucas J. Kulhanek 

Edith G. Leal 

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Jimena M. Mascaro 

Andrew B. Morris 

Kraig S. Partridge 

Perri L. Pettit 

Princess A. Reese 

Elizabeth R. Reeves 

Karina Sandoval 

Beau D. Smith 

Corasia A. Smith 

Robin M. Thimbriel 

Amy R. Van Cleave 

Terrell D. Williams 

Jared F. Wright 

UNDERGRADUATE 

RESEARCH FELLOWS 

Division of Humanities 

Kelmer/Roe Fellows 

Nina R. Hartsel, 

Department of English 

Jessica A. Lewis, Department of 

Languages and Literatures 

Paula C. McFadden, 


Division of Natural Sciences 

American Chemical Society – 

Petroleum Research Fund, “Order 

vs.Disorder: Does Pore Geometry Affect 

the Electrochemical Performance 

of Nanoarchitectured Carbon 

Electrodes?” – Summer Undergraduate 

Research Fellows: 

Julian M. Banbury, 

Department of Chemistry 

Robert D. Fisher, 


American Society of Plant Biologists 

– Summer Undergraduate Research 

Fellow: 

Seanna L. Hewitt, 

Department of Biology 

Anna and Helen Cary Faculty- 

Student Research Fund – Summer 

Undergraduate Research Fellow: 

Hannah L. Lansverk, 


Charles and Ann Laubach Faculty 

Endowment for Faculty-Student Science 

Research – Summer Undergraduate 


Amanda J. Harris, 


Nathan J. Page, 

Department of Geosciences 

H. Eugene LeMay, Jr., Summer 

Chemistry Student and Faculty Research 

Fund – Summer Undergraduate 


Chelsea S. Travers, 


Alex W. Wisbeck, 


M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, 

Murdock College Research Program 

for Life Sciences, “Characterization 

and Molecular Identification of Fertile 

coi1 Alleles of Arabidopsis” - Summer 

Undergraduate Research Fellows 

Bryan D. Dahms, 


Benjamin R. Sonnenberg, 


M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, 

Research Start-Up Grant for 

New Science Faculty - Summer 

Undergraduate Research Fellows 

John M. Stiller, 


Jeremy C. Zee, 


National Science Foundation, 

“Collaborative Research: Last Glacial 

Maximum and Deglaciation Chronology 

for the Foundation Ice Stream and 

Southeastern Weddell Sea Embayment” 


Fellows: 

Matthew K. Hegland, 


Ryan J. Ransavage, 


Natural Sciences Undergraduate 

Research Endowment – Summer 

Undergraduate Research Fellow: 

Alexandria J. Koester, 


Natural Sciences Summer 

Undergraduate Research Program 

Fellows 

Tyler A. Ball, 

Department of Mathematics 

Michael J. Cargill, 


Stanley V. Dotloe, 

Department of Computer Science 

and Computer Engineering 

Auberry R. Fortuner, 

Department of Physics 

Matthew J. Hubbard, 

Department of Computer Science 

and Computer Engineering 

Daniel P. Juda, 


Kristiana E. Lapo, 


Jennifer A. Reynolds, 


Victoria L. Richmond, 


Stephanie J. Stromberg, 


Research Corporation for Science 

Advancement, Single-Investigator 

Cottrell College Science Award, “Carbon 

Nanoform Electrodes as Scaffolds 

for High-Rate Zinc-Air Batteries” 


Fellow: 

Y.M. Michael Shiu, 


Robert C. Olsen Student Research Fund 


Fellow 

Alicia M. James, 


Fred L. Tobiason Endowment for 

Faculty-Student Environmental Research 


Fellow 

Brian J. Levandowski, 


PLU Campus Sustainability Fellows 

Kenneth W. Stancil, Sustainability 

Committee and the Environmental 

Studies Program 

Saiyare Rafael, Sustainability 



Tyler Wilson, Sustainability 



Division of Social Sciences 

Severtson/Forest Foundation Fellows 

Ian T. Metz, 

Department of Political Science 

Caitlin O. Murphy, 

Department of History 

Andrew A. Nelson, 

Department of Psychology 

Katie E. Rutter, 


Alison E. Tecca, 

Department of Anthropology 

Presidential Inaugural Events 

Saturday, September 8 

In the long standing tradition of PLU athletics, Spirit Weekend includes Women’s Soccer 

competing on the new artificial athletic field at 4 p.m. on 

Friday, September 7 vs. Trinity Lutheran and on Saturday, 

PLU football hosts rival sister school CLU at Sparks Stadium at 12:30 p.m. 

Thursday, September 13, 7:30 p.m. 

Common Reading Program Guest Speaker 

Luis Alberto Urrea, author of Into the Beautiful North 

Olson Auditorium 

Thursday, September 20, 7 p.m. 

Lutheran Studies Conference Keynote Speaker 

“New Wineskins: The Lutheran Contribution” 

Larry Rasmussen, Ph.D., Reinhold Niebuhr Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics, 

Union Theological Seminary, New York 

Scandinavian Cultural Center 

Saturday, September 22, 9 a.m. 

Hunger in Action Day 

Students, staff and faculty of the PLU Community will participate in 

hunger-relief efforts ranging from farms and distribution centers 

to food banks and meal sites. 

Tuesday, September 25, 8 p.m. 

Inauguration Concert 

Lagerquist Concert Hall 

Mary Baker Russell Music Center 

The Department of Music and The School of Arts and Communication honor the 

inauguration of President Krise in a special concert featuring 31 world-class music faculty. 

Performances will feature members of the voice and keyboard faculty, instrumental colleagues, 

and all of the faculty resident ensembles: Regency String Quartet, Camas Wind Quintet, 

Lyric Brass Quintet, and Regency Jazz Ensemble. 

Repertoire will include selections from Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutti, J.S. Bach’s Cantata No. 29, 

Poulenc’s Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet, Debussy’s String Quartet, 

and other outstanding works. 

Saturday, September 29, 7:30 p.m. 

Homecoming Soiree 

Hotel Murano Tacoma 

Culminating inaugural event, welcoming President Thomas Krise 

and Mrs. Patricia Krise to their first PLU Homecoming. 

Ticket information: www.plu.edu/alumni/homecoming-2012 

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Presidential Search Committee 

Ms. Angie Hambrick, Director, Diversity Center 

James Hushagen, Esq. ’70, ’71, Vice Chair, Board of Regents and Chair, Search Committee 

Mr. David Johnson ’74, ’77, Member, Board of Regents 

Estelle Kelley, Esq. ’82, Member, Board of Regents 

Dr. Anna Leon-Guerrero, Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Faculty, 2011-12 

Dr. Kevin O’Brien, Associate Professor of Religion and Secretary of the Faculty, 2011-12 

Mr. Knut Olson ’90, Member, Board of Regents 

Dr. Wendelyn Shore, Professor of Psychology and Vice Chair of the Faculty, 2011-12 

Mr. Bradley Tilden ’83, Member, Board of Regents 

Bishop Martin Wells, Member, Board of Regents 

Bruce Bjerke, Esq. ’72, Ex-officio non-voting member as the Chair of the Board of Regents 

Presidential Inauguration and 

Convocation Committee 

The Rev. Nancy Connor, University Pastor 

Mr. Art Giddings ’94, Stage Services Manager 

Ms. Lauralee Hagen ’75 ‘78, Executive Director of Alumni and Constituent Relations 

Dr. Eva Johnson ’95, Dean for Student Development, Director of Student Involvement and Leadership 

Dr. Anna Leon-Guerrero, Professor of Sociology 

Ms. Katie Martell, Video Producer, Multimedia Services 

Ms. Erin McGinnis ’90, Director of Dining and Culinary Services 

Mr. Travis Pagel ’07, Classroom and Technology Services Team Lead, Multimedia Services 

Ms. Ginger Peck ’05, Director of Auxiliary Services 

Ms. Kris Plaehn, Registrar 

Ms. Kelly Gaspar Poth ’03, Curriculum and Graduation Administrator 

Ms. Cyndi Ris, Event Services Administrator 

Ms. Amy Robbins, Multimedia Services Coordinator 

Mr. Dave Robbins, Professor of Music and Chair, Music Department 

The Rev. Dennis Sepper, University Pastor 

Mr. Steve Skramstad, Senior Graphics Designer, University Communications 

Mr. Simon Sung, Art Director, University Communications 

Ms. Vicky Winters ’07, Director of Administration, Office of the President 

School of Arts & 

Communication 

Richard D. Moe (Forest Foundation) 

Fellows: 

Chelsea L. Paulsen, 

Department of Communication 

& Theatre 

Elizabeth R. Reeves, 

Department of Art & Design 

Lila Moe Fellow: 

Kady L. Windels, 


WANG CENTER GRANTS 

Faculty/Student Recipients 

Joanne M. Lisosky with JuliAnne N. 

Rose, Leah L. Traxel, and Katherine L. 

Baumann 

Student Recipients 

Torhild L. Skillingstad 

Kenneth W. Stancil 

ACADEMIC PROMOTIONS 

To Professor 

James M. Albrecht, 


Linda K. Gibson, 

School of Business 

Gregory S. Johnson, 

Department of Philosophy 

To Associate Professor 

Spencer K. Ebbinga, 


Antonios K. Finitsis, 

Department of Religion 

Zachary T. Lyman, 

Department of Music 

Kevin J. O’Brien, 


Tenure Achieved 

Spencer K. Ebbinga, 


Antonios K. Finitsis, 


Thomas W. Krise, 


Zachary T. Lyman, 


Kevin J. O’Brien, 


FACULTY AWARDS 

Regency Advancement Awards 

Rosalind J. Billharz, 


Peter B. Davis, 


Thomas J. Edgar, 


Gregory S. Johnson, 


Brian M. Naasz, 


Marit A. Trelstad, 


Amy M. Young, 


& Theatre 

Gregory L. Youtz, 


ACADEMIC DEANS’ 

COUNCIL 

Steven P. Starkovich, Ph.D., Provost 

and Dean of Graduate Studies 

James M. Albrecht, Ph.D., Dean, 

Division of Humanities 

Cameron D. Bennett, D.M.A., 

Dean, School of Arts & 

Communication 

James L. Brock, Ph.D., Dean, 

School of Business 

David R. Huelsbeck, Ph.D., Dean, 

Division of Social Sciences 

Frank M. Kline, Ph.D., Dean, 

School of Education and 

Movement Studies 

Jan P. Lewis, Ph.D., Associate 

Provost, Curriculum 

Karen E. McConnell, Ph.D., 

Director, Assessment 

Terry W. Miller, Ph.D., Dean, 

School of Nursing 

Laura J. Polcyn, Ed.D., Associate 

Dean, Graduate Studies & Special 

Academic Programs 

Patricia E. Roundy, Ph.D., Dean, 

Student Academic Success and 

Director of Academic Advising 

Wendelyn J. Shore, Ph.D., 

Faculty Chair 

Matthew J. Smith, Ph.D., Dean, 

Division of Natural Sciences 

Tamara R. Williams, Ph.D., 

Acting Director, Wang Center 

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, 

PROGRAM CHAIRS, AND 

ASSOCIATE DEANS 

Ann J. Auman, Ph.D., Chair, 


Jp Avila, M.F.A., Chair, 


Michael D. Bartanen, Ph.D., Chair, 


& Theatre 

Michael D. Behrens, Ph.D., 

Acting Director, International 

Honors Program 

Michelle L. Ceynar, Ph.D., Chair, 


Teresa Ciabattari, Ph.D., Chair, 

Department of Sociology and 

Social Work 

Elisabeth V. Esmiol, Ph.D., Acting 

Chair, Department of Marriage 

and Family Therapy 

Craig B. Fryhle, Ph.D., Chair, 


Gina L. Hames, Ph.D., Chair, 

Department of History 

Michael R. Hillis, Ph.D., Associate 

Dean, Department of Instructional 

Development and Leadership 

Lynn E. Hunnicutt, Ph.D., Chair, 

Department of Economics 

Jennifer L. Jenkins, Ph.D., Chair, 

Scandinavian Area Studies Program 

Rona D. Kaufman, Ph.D., Chair, 


JoDee G. Keller, Ph.D., Chair, 

Global Studies Program 

Laura F. Klein, Ph.D., Chair, 

Department of Anthropology 

Pauline M. Kaurin, Ph.D., Chair, 


Richard N. Louie, Ph.D., Chair, 

Department of Physics 

Paul R. Manfredi, Ph.D., Chair, 

Chinese Studies Program 

Lisa S. Marcus, Ph.D., Chair, 

Women’s & Gender Studies 

Program 

Karen E. McConnell, Ph.D., 

Associate Dean, Department of 

Movement Studies and Wellness 

Education 

Erin McKenna, Ph.D., Acting 

Director, First-Year Experience 

Program 

Eric D. Nelson, Ph.D., Chair, 

Department of Languages & 

Literatures 

Sid D. Olufs, Ph.D., Chair, 

Department of Political Science 

Catherine Pratt, Ed.D., Associate 

Dean, School of Business 

David P. Robbins, M.M., Chair, 


Solveig C. Robinson, Ph.D., 

Director, Publishing & Printing 

Arts Program 

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Kathleen Z. Russell, Ph.D., Director, 

Social Work Program 

Jeffrey L. Stuart, Ph.D., Chair, 


William R. Teska, Ph.D., Chair, 

Environmental Studies Program 

Marit A. Trelstad, Ph.D., Chair, 


Jill M. Whitman, Ph.D., Chair, 


David A. Wolff, Ph.D., Chair, 

Department of Computer 

Science & Computer 

Engineering 

Teri M. Woo, Ph.D., Associate 

Dean, Graduate Nursing Program 

FACULTY LEADERSHIP 

Wendelyn J. Shore, Ph.D., 

Faculty Chair 

Jill M. Whitman, Ph.D., Faculty 

Vice Chair 

Joanna Gregson, Ph.D., Faculty 

Secretary 

Erin McKenna, Ph.D., Faculty 

Representative to the Board 

of Regents 

NEW FACULTY 

APPOINTMENTS 

Alfred Ablong, M.P.E. (San Diego 

State University), Instructor of 


Education 

Nancy B. Burgoyne, Ph.D. (New York 

University), Visiting Assistant 

Professor of Political Science 

Erla Champ-Gibson, M.Div. 

(Fuller Theological Seminary), 

Visiting Instructor of Nursing 

Maria Ferrer-Lightner, Ph.D. 

(Universidad Nacional de 

Educacion a Distanica), Assistant 

Professor of Hispanic Studies 

Eric E. Finney, Ph.D. (Colorado 

State University), Visiting 

Assistant Professor of Chemistry 

Juan C. Gerzso, Ph.D. (New York 


Professor of English 

Olivia N. Gunn, Ph.D. (University 

of California), Visiting Assistant 

Professor of Norwegian and 

Scandinavian Studies 

Aimee Hamilton, Ph.D. candidate 

(Indiana University), Visiting 

Instructor of Religion 

Jenny M. James, Ph.D. (Columbia 

University), Assistant Professor 

of English 

Chenda Johnson, M.S.N. (University 

of Washington), Clinical Instructor 

of Nursing 

Thomas W. Krise, Ph.D. (University 

of Chicago), University President 

and Professor of English 

Amy L. Lavold, M.A. (Prescott 

College), Visiting Instructor of 

Instructional Development and 

Leadership 

Matthew T. Luth, Ph.D. (University 

of Kansas), Assistant Professor of 

Business 

Gary Mahon, Ph.D. (University of 

Arizona), Clinical Assistant 

Professor of Nursing 

Bonnie M. Martin, Ph.D. (Southern 

Methodist University), Visiting 

Assistant Professor of History 

Sarah Meyer, M.A. (California State 

University), Instructor of 


Education 

Linda J. Miller, Ph.D. (University 

of Idaho), Assistant Professor of 

Music 

Ryan J. Miller, Ph.D. candidate 

(University of Washington), 

Visiting Instructor of Biology 

Kathleen M. Moisio, B.S.N. 

(University of Washington), 

Clinical Assistant Professor 

of Nursing 

Mark R. Mulder, Ph.D. (Washington 

State University), Assistant 

Professor of Business 

Charilaos Papadopoulos, Ph.D. 

(Georgia State University), 

Associate Professor of Movement 

Studies and Wellness Education 

Olgun F. Sahin, Ph.D. (Saint Louis 


Professor of Business 

Enrique Salas-Durazo, Ph.D. 

(University of California), 

Visiting Assistant Professor of 

Hispanic Studies 

Ami V. Shah, Ph.D. (University of 

Oxford), Visiting Assistant 

Professor of Political Science 

Amanda Sweger, M.F.A. 

(Northwestern University), 

Assistant Professor of 

Communication and Theatre 

Amanda K. Taylor, Ph.D. (University 

of Washington), Visiting Assistant 

Professor of Anthropology 

Noriko Toyokawa, Ph.D. (Oregon 

State University), Visiting Assistant 

Professor of Psychology 

Vanessa Tucker, Ph.D. (University 

of Washington), Assistant 

Professor of Instructional 

Development and Leadership 

Guillermina Walas-Mateo, Ph.D. 

(University of Pittsburgh), Visiting 

Associate Professor of Hispanic 

Studies 

Lori Lee Wallace, Ph.D. (University 

of Colorado), Assistant Professor 

of Communication & Theatre 

VISITING INTERNATIONAL 

SCHOLAR 

Linfei Zhu (Xidian University, 

Shaanxi, China), Visiting Scholar, 

Fulbright Language Teaching 

Assistant 

Pacific Lutheran University 

Mr. Daniel Alsaker 

Mr. Neal Arntson ’58 

Mrs. Linda Barbo ’63 

Mrs. Gayle Berg ’72 

Bruce Bjerke, Esq. ’72, Chair 

Bishop W. Chris Boerger ’71 

Bishop David Brauer-Rieke ’78 

Mr. Darren Hamby ’87, ’92 

Mr. Roe Hatlen ’65 

Mr. D. Tony Hicks ’75 

James Hushagen, Esq. ’70, ’71, Vice Chair 

Mrs. Darcy Johnson ’78, ’82 

Board of Regents 

Mr. David Johnson ’74, ’77 

Estelle Kelley, Esq. ’82 

Mrs. Lisa Kittilsby ’84 

Dr. Mark Knudson ’70 

Mrs. Lisa Korsmo ’87 

Dr. Jon Kvinsland ’63 

Rev. Kathleen McCallum Sachse ’95 

Mr. Donald Morken ’60 

Mrs. Brenda Morris ’91 

Rev. Dr. Larry Neeb 

Mr. Knut Olson ’90 

Rev. David Peters 

Ex-Officio 

Dr. Thomas W. Krise 

Advisory-ELCA 

Bishop Jessica Crist, Montana Synod-ELCA 

Bishop Robert Hofstad, Southwestern 

Washington Synod-ELCA 

Bishop Shelley Wickstrom, Alaska Synod-ELCA 

Rev. Dr. Mark Wilhelm, Associate Executive Director for Educational Partnerships, ELCA 

Advisory-Administration 

Mr. Greg Brewis, Executive Director, 

University Communications 

Dr. Laura Majovski, Vice President for Student Life 

and Dean of Students 

Rev. Stephen Olson, Vice President for Development 

and University Communications 

Dr. Steven Starkovich, Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies 

Mr. Karl Stumo, Vice President for Admission and 

Enrollment Services 

Dr. Sheri Tonn, Vice President for Finance and 

Operations, Treasurer 

Advisory-Faculty 

Dr. Erin McKenna, Philosophy, Faculty-At-Large 

Dr. Wendelyn Shore, Psychology, Chair of the Faculty 

Dr. Jill Whitman, Geosciences, Vice Chair of the Faculty 

Ms. Nancy Powell 

Mr. Jeffrey Rippey ’78 

Mrs. Donna Schlitt 

Mr. Jerry Skaga ’72, ’73 

Mrs. Charleen Tachibana ’77 

Mrs. Eileen Tellefson, Secretary 

Mr. Bradley Tilden ’83 

Ambassador Tom Erik Vraalsen 

Bishop Martin Wells 

Mr. Donald Wilson ’74 

Rev. Andrew Yee 

Advisory-Students 

Mr. Taylor Astel, ASPLU Vice President 

Mr. Ian Metz, ASPLU President 

Mr. Anthony Venega, ASPLU Finance Director 

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Thomas W. Krise, Ph.D. 

Thomas W. Krise became the 13th president of Pacific Lutheran 

University on June 1, 2012. He also holds a full professorship with 

tenure in the Department of English. 

He earned a B.S. in history from the United States Air Force 

Academy in 1983, an M.S.A. in human resources management from 

Central Michigan University in 1986, an M.A. in English language 

and literature from the University of Minnesota in 1989, and a Ph.D. 

in English language and literature from the University of Chicago in 

1995. He is a member of Sigma Tau Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, and Phi 

Beta Kappa. 

Before his appointment as PLU’s president, he was dean of the 

College of the Pacific at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., where he was responsible 

for 32 graduate and undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences and more than 200 faculty 

and staff members in 27 departments, centers, and programs with a total budget of more than $20 

million. 

Before his appointment at Pacific, he was chair of the Department of English at the University of 

Central Florida in Orlando. With more than 180 full- and part-time faculty and staff members and 

a budget of $5.2 million, it was one of the largest academic departments in the country. 

Before moving to UCF, he served 22 years on active duty in the U.S. Air Force as a regular 

commissioned officer, retiring with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was a Strategic Air 

Command flight commander in North Dakota followed by military-academic assignments on the 

faculty of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, as a senior military fellow of the Institute 

for National Strategic Studies in Washington, D.C., and as vice director of the National Defense 

University Press. He was the founder and first director of the Air Force Humanities Institute and 

deputy head of the Department of English and Fine Arts at the Air Force Academy, also serving as 

president of the faculty senate there. 

His academic interests focus on early Caribbean, early American, and 17th- and 18th-century 

British literature. He served as general editor of the McNair Papers monograph series and managing 

editor of War, Literature, and the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities. He has published 

numerous articles and other scholarly works, including Caribbeana: An Anthology of English 

Literature of the West Indies, 1657-1777 (University of Chicago Press). In 1999, he was awarded 

a Fulbright Fellowship to teach at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. He has worked 

and lectured on six continents and is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy, was 

president of the Society of Early Americanists, and founder of the Early Caribbean Society. 

The son and grandson of Army medical service officers, he was born at Fort Sam Houston in San 

Antonio, Texas, and spent his early childhood in Washington, D.C., and on military posts across 

the U.S. and in Germany. He lived aboard a sailboat for the better part of two years and then 

attended high school on the island of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, where he was a deckhand, 

a divemaster, and an Eagle Scout. He is married to Patricia Love Krise, a native of Indianapolis, 

who earned a B.A. from Hanover College and an M.B.A. from Miami University of Ohio. She has 

been a Fortune-50 manager and executive for more than 25 years, currently with the Ford Motor 

Company. They live at Gonyea House, the official residence of the president of PLU, in Tacoma, 

Washington. 

Presentation of the President 

THE RITE OF INVESTITURE 

Bruce Bjerke, Esq., Chair, 

Board of Regents 

On behalf of the Board of Regents of Pacific Lutheran University, I present to you Thomas W. Krise and 

certify that on February 29, 2012, in accordance with the articles and bylaws of this institution, he was 

elected president of the university. We present him to you for induction into that office. 

A Reading from I Corinthians 

Prayer 

Mr. Ian McMichael, President, 

The University Congregation 

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; 

and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 

To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 

To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge 

according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one 

Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to 

another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are activated by one 

and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses. 

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, 

are one body, so it is with Christ. 

The Reverend Mark Hanson, 

Presiding Bishop 

Most gracious God, giver of all good things, who by your Holy Spirit has blessed your people with a variety 

of gifts, look with favor on your servant Thomas now called to the office of president of Pacific Lutheran 

University. Grant him, we pray, the gifts of your grace and truth and unfailing trust in your presence, 

that he may serve you faithfully in this office, for the common good and to the glory of your holy name. 

Amen. 

The Charge 

Thomas W. Krise, you know the specific duties which pertain to the presidency of this university. 

In order that we may know your mind and will, do you accept the office to which you have been elected? 

R/I do. 

Will you endeavor to discharge the duties of your office to the glory of God in accordance with the 

constitution and bylaws of this university and in loving concern for all who join you in this undertaking? 

R/Yes, I will, with God’s help. 

Response 

I invite the faculty to rise and publically affirm their commitment to the tasks of teaching and learning in 

this place. 

As scholars and stewards of the commonwealth of knowledge it is your responsibility to seek truth, to pursue 

scholarship, and respecting the gifts of your students and colleagues, to enliven and enrich this community 

of learning. Do you now reaffirm your personal commitment to the vocation of teacher and scholar? 

Faculty R/Yes, I do, with God’s help. 

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I invite all students of this university to rise and affirm their commitment to their tasks in the community 

of teaching and learning. 

As members of this community, you are invited to enter a partnership of inquiry, study, and conversation 

which leads to growth, wisdom, and lives intertwined for service to the world. Bringing the many gifts 

you have been given, do you now affirm your commitment to the vocation of student? 

Students R/Yes, I do, with God’s help. 

I invite those who serve with President Krise as employees of Pacific Lutheran University, providing 

administrative leadership and support services in this community, to rise and affirm their commitment 

to the responsibilities entrusted to them. 

Together with the president, each of you serves in a significant place in this university, each of you brings 

gifts which are needed for the common good. Do you now affirm your commitment to the university, to 

the duties of the vocation to which you have been called, and to a spirit of cooperation with the president 

in your mutual tasks? 

Staff and Administration R/Yes, I do, with God’s help. 

I invite members of the Board of Regents to rise and affirm their commitment to the well-being 

of this university. 

As members of the Board of Regents, you are elected to govern the university with wisdom in order that 

academic excellence and spiritual vitality might flourish in this community. Do you now affirm your 

commitment to Pacific Lutheran University, its future life, and its president, Thomas Krise? 

Regents R/Yes, I do, with God’s help. 

I invite those representing the Church, Bishops, pastors, and members of the Pacific Lutheran University 

Corporation to rise and affirm their commitment to the life, support, and purposes of this institution. 

Having heard the commitments made by those whose lives are joined in this place, do you now affirm your 

commitment to Pacific Lutheran University, offering your prayers, your time and energy, and your support 

to the purposes for which it has been established? 

Constituents R/Yes, I do, with God’s help. 

I invite all alumni of Pacific Lutheran University to rise and affirm your commitment to your alma mater. 

Will you continue to support the mission of Pacific Lutheran University with your time, talents, and 

treasure and encourage students to consider Pacific Lutheran University as their college home? 

Alumni R/Yes, I will, with God’s help 

I invite those delegates representing colleges and universities across the state, the Pacific Northwest region, 

and throughout the country to rise. 

In the spirit of comradery, will you welcome President Thomas Krise as a colleague and a partner in the 

task of educating our citizens and forwarding the search for truth and knowledge? 

Delegates R/Yes, I will, with God’s help. 

Presentation of the Robe and Insignia of Office 

Dr. Steven Starkovich, Provost 

Dr. Eugene Wiegman, Ninth President of the University 

Almighty God bless you, and direct your days and your deeds in peace, that you may be a faithful 

servant of Christ. Amen. 

Dr. Thomas W. Krise, I declare you installed as the thirteenth president of Pacific Lutheran 

University. 

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