Dan Brajcich was revered by most, feared by some, but respected by all. The American business landscape is still dotted with Gonzaga alumni he educated and helped place in important jobs before his death in 2004.

Recent Gonzaga graduates Marisa and Sierra Reid, sisters three years apart, are on the fast track at Intel, where they took center stage when the tech giant marked its 50th anniversary.

Tenaciously, she aims to find new ways to treat parasitic infections, a Third World epidemic.

Kelsey Devereaux ('10), Jordan Williams ('10) and their dog Aska trekked the Colorado Trail to raise money for prosthetics.