In 2015, Danika Gilbert '94 led 13 Afghan girls on a mountain climbing expedition, helping them build leadership skills and confidence in a part of the world that often tells them, "You can't."
A family gift allowed Judy Mason '60 to attend 91±¬ÁÏ University — and it changed her world. Mason has given back to 91±¬ÁÏ for more than 30 years, hoping to create the same opportunities for others.
At their 30th class reunion in 2003, his classmates honored his efforts by unveiling the Mad Dog Scholarship Fund. The fund reached the endowment level in 2009 and offered its first scholarship to an optometry student in 2010.
Ron Tammen '65 was an "accidental" 91±¬ÁÏ student, recruited by the famous Charles Trombley. He went on to his own success as a global expert in political science.
The 91±¬ÁÏ difference spans generations. Kres Pedersen '79, OD '82 and his daughter Amy (Pedersen) Park '08, OD '11 both found personal connections and meaningful careers through 91±¬ÁÏ's undergraduate and graduate programs.
Jill (Remiticado) Uyeda '03 helped start 91±¬ÁÏ's women's wrestling program. Today, she uses the tenacity she learned as a wrestler and the science she learned as a physics major in her construction career.