After Nathan Pellatz graduated in 2017, he knew his contributions to Linfield were far from over. He’d chosen Linfield for its small-school feel and sense of community, and he wanted to maintain that connection as an alum.
“A lot of young alumni are in the same shoes as me, where we can’t necessarily donate a lot of money to the school,” he said. “What I can do is donate my time. That’s where I see my opportunity in helping out Linfield right now.”
Pellatz, an analyst with Sellwood Consulting in Portland, serves on the Alumni Leadership Council, a group of alumni who represent different decades. One of the council’s duties is awarding scholarships to incoming and current students.
“We don’t want to confine students to scholarships that only come from their intended area of study,” Pellatz said. “By incentivizing students to look beyond their normal bubble or community, they essentially get a head start on a liberal arts education. They will be exposed to different departments, clubs, organizations, thinking processes, etc., in their time here; this is a great start.”
– Ben O’Loughlin ’22
