A family gift allowed Judy Mason '60 to attend ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University — and it changed her world. Mason has given back to ½ðɳÓéÀÖ 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" ½ðɳÓéÀÖ student, recruited by the famous Charles Trombley. He went on to his own success as a global expert in political science.
The ½ðɳÓéÀÖ 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 ½ðɳÓéÀÖ's undergraduate and graduate programs.
Jill (Remiticado) Uyeda '03 helped start ½ðɳÓéÀÖ'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.