The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bothell and the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Tacoma have announced the recipients of the President’s Medalist Award at their institutions. The award is given to the top senior in the graduating class, based on overall academic record, not solely on grades.
Karen Sherwin, who earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing, is the President’s Medalist for the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bothell. Karen graduated from high school in Alberta, Canada, and went on to college there. In her early college life she received a both a merit award for academic excellence and her school’s citizenship award. With her ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøB degree in hand, she plans to enter the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Family Nurse Practitioner Program with the goal is of establishing a practice within a rural community in Washington.
Christopher Bjornstad, who received a bachelor’s in business administration, is the President’s Medalist for the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Tacoma. Bjornstad, who graduated summa cum laude, was formerly a Boeing machinist. The father of two, he was laid off in 2001 and received a federal retraining grant to attend Pierce College, then transferred to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøT. He has accepted a position at Tacoma accounting firm Moss Adams.