Military and Veteran Stories

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His parents taught him to "do the best with the gifts you're given," so Nicholas is doing exactly that with the gifts from Zag Nation.

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Nurse Anesthesia's Dr. Kenn Daratha, FES, DNAP, has been awarded the E18 Research Mentor Award by the University of Washington School of Medicine. The E18 Research Mentor Award recognizes individuals for their dedicated mentorship of medical students in the conduct of scholarly work. The impact of the support upon student professional development is profound in the efforts to recruit academically minded physicians to learn, live and work in Spokane.

Allan Gillette ('79, mechanical engineering) joined Gonzaga's Engineering and Applied Science Executive Council this fall. As a tribute to his father ('48, electrical engineering), he also established the Robert Gillette Fund at Gonzaga as a competitive source of funding for SEAS student research projects.

Dr. Sandra Davidson is a proud double Zag. When she first started her Gonzaga journey in 1998 in the Master of Science in Nursing Nurse Educator program, there were very few distance education options for nurses. Though the Gonzaga MSN program looked very different in the 90's, it was considered innovative for the time. Davidson reminisced that weekly classes were recorded in a classroom, where on-campus students made up the live-studio audience. VHS tapes were sent to her via mail and she would watch the recorded lectures when the tapes arrived - one week later. Davidson would also travel to Gonzaga several times during the semester to attend on campus classes.

How George Gonzalez ('07) and Don Hackney ('69) serve and give to carry forth the legacy of three Zags who lost their lives.

How a Gonzaga business grad's significant support for STEM will have an impact on Zags in all fields of study.

A white Gonzaga professor helped inspire Stefan Bradley ('96) toward a career in academia and, eventually, to a focus on the Black experience in Ivy League schools.

Tommy Lloyd's list of recruiting success includes the likes of Gonzaga greats Ronny Turiaf, Kelly Olynyk, Domantas Sabonis and Rui Hachimura

Author Christine Hassing used inspiration found in a student project to author the stories of 22 military veterans who have found hope in coping with PTSD thanks to their service dogs. Her book, "Hope with a Cold Nose," was to release on Veterans Day 2020.

For most students, going to college is a transitional experience away from family. For Michaela Thompson and her oldest daughters, it was an experience they shared together.

Zags Ivan Jiminez and Chloe Sciammas partner in Community Health Mentoring Program to care for patients with COVID