PARKLAND, Wash.- Pacific Lutheran University is pleased to announce that Julia Ronning, a student at
Hastings High School, has been named a President’s Scholar, earning a scholarship of $34,000 per year.
Ronning was part of an applicant pool of over 500, of which 133 President’s Scholars were selected. All applicants
met a rigorous standard of academic excellence; however, students awarded this scholarship displayed
exemplary qualities in leadership, service, and academics, while also displaying the potential to enrich our
campus community in the classroom and beyond. This year’s President’s Scholars have a cumulative average
weighted GPA of 4.10.
These top students were invited to join us on campus this February to interview for the next tiers of PLU
scholarships—the $40,000 per year Harstad Scholarship and full-tuition Regents’ Scholarship.
A small private university in Tacoma’s Parkland neighborhood, PLU is known for its commitment to public service,
robust student support services, and academic rigor. The PLU experience allows students’ ambition to blossom
into purpose, their skills to sharpen into tools, and their caring to become a transformative force in the world.
