Spotlight Alumni Award
2024 Spotlight Alumni Awardees
The Spotlight Alumni Award aims to celebrate graduates who are uniquely and successfully working to make a difference in their communities in significant and creative ways.
Spotlight
Dr. Colin Bowles (00)
Dr. Colin Bowles has been Lead Physical Therapist at Richard J. Donovan State Prison in San Diego, CA for the past five years. Being able to serve the often overlooked, incarcerated population and advocate for their rehabilitative needs in mind, body, and spirit is very rewarding and brings purpose to each day.
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Jessica Walton (B.A. 05, M.A. 14)
Jessica Walton is a CalWORKs Counselor at San Diego Continuing Education. She serves mostly refugee students from Haiti. Jessica is a first-generation American and college graduate. She earned her Bachelor’s (Communications) and Master’s (Educational Counseling) degrees from PLNU.
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Laura Rice (MBA 10)
Laura Rice, MBA, CFRE, leads the development of sustaining philanthropy to support the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s commitment to worldwide conservation efforts to save species.
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Christina Hastings (05)
Over the past 18 years, corporate communications professional Christina Hastings has navigated through two major career shifts, learning some important lessons along the way about the value of learning, hard work and staying faithful to your values.
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2024 Distinguished Achievement Awardees
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.
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Dr. Harold Raser (68)
Harold is an ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene and a noted Church historian. He authored More Preachers, Better Preachers, the official history of the seminary. Harold served as Professor of the History of Christianity for more than 35 years at NTS with primary responsibility in American Christianity. Known as a champion of women in ministry and of women’s rights in general. Regular member of the orchestra, playing his bass electric guitar every Sunday, being a regular member of the orchestra, serving on the church board and teaching Sunday School as it was needed.
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Dr. Jim Poteet (63)
Jim loves PLNU and is a vibrant and active part of the community. He was the assistant basketball coach for Pasadena College and published a book about the history of basketball at Pasadena College. Jim is known for being a very passionate, energetic leader who loves his community and the Lord well.
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Daryl (68) and Vicki (71) Nicholson
The Nicholsons are known for their faith, involvement, and generosity. They have been big supporters of PLNU in athletics and philanthropy over the past 50 years. Because of their generous contributions to the capital campaign, Nicholson Commons was opened in November of 1997. They are known for traveling to PLNU games, tournaments and championships to support the athletes.
Read MoreRising Alumni
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, pursuing the unique God-given calling in their life, and continuing the mission of Point Loma Nazarene University.
Student Profile
Jazmyn Collins
As a first-generation college student and minister, Point Loma has been a place where I have gotten to explore my calling to ministry, grow in confidence in my voice, and step into many expressions of leadership with people that have shaped me into who I am today.
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Kaitlyn Ecklund
As a senior nursing student at PLNU, my journey in healthcare has been driven by a passion for making a tangible difference in the lives of others. Growing up as a missionary kid in West Africa instilled in me a deep appreciation for diverse cultures and the importance of community well-being.
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