2023 Alumni Awardees will be announced Winter 2022.
Alumni Spotlights
2022 Homecoming Alumni Spotlights
The Alumni Spotlight Award aims to celebrate graduates who are uniquely and successfully working to make a difference in their communities in significant and creative ways.

Spotlight
Jasmine L. Sadler, MBA (18)
Jasmine L. Sadler, MBA is the CEO+Visionary of The STEAM Collaborative where she lives her life on purpose innovating programs to develop educational leaders.
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Spotlight
Dr. Maddie Liseblad (94)
Dr. Maddie Liseblad is an award-winning educator and journalism historian with a publication record that includes a sole-authored academic book.
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Spotlight
Cody Jung (14)
What started as a hobby quickly turned into a passion that has led Cody Jung to race his bicycle all over the world with Team USA, including the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
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Spotlight
Thomas Fitzpatrick (01)
Thomas Fitzpatrick's Cura Coffee and Cura Smiles business provide economic support to local farming communities and sustainable dental care.
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Luma Haddad (00)
As a Young Life Urban Area Director, Luma Haddad passionately empowers teenagers to know who they are in Christ.
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2022 Distinguished Achievement (DA) Awards
This is the highest award presented by the Alumni Association on behalf of Point Loma Nazarene University. This award is given in recognition of significant and outstanding lifetime accomplishments in a profession, academically, or in service to nonprofit organizations, a strong Christian testimony, and an impact on people’s lives. The Alumni Association honors alumni in the following categories: lay, ministerial, and legacy.

Spotlight
John & Vicki Moore (74)
Through more than 35 years of ministry, John and Vicki Moore have witnessed God’s people making a difference in their lives and in the lives of others.
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Spotlight
Dr. Jim Johnson (70)
Jim Johnson is a recognized and noted speaker in working with persons with disability and has been invited to share his expertise often in national and international settings.
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Spotlight
P. A. “Trisha” Jansma (72)
Trisha Jansma is a senior systems engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.
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2022 Rising Alumni Awards
The Point Loma Nazarene University Rising Alumni Award is awarded each year at Homecoming to students who represent the alumni stars of the future – those who are thoughtful, service-minded, and pursuing the unique God-given calling on their life, continuing the mission of Point Loma Nazarene University.

Student Profile
Joni Smith
Joni Smith is a Navy Veteran, Navy Wife, and full-time student at PLNU.
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Student Profile
Sam Chang
Sam Chang is a senior Biology major and also a pre-med student at PLNU.
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Student Profile
Abby Lehman
As an aspiring nurse, Abby Lehman is passionate about providing high-quality care and education to diverse and underserved populations.
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