The À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Alumni Board is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 Alumni Awards. Awardees will be honored during a special program and dinner on June 24 as part of Alumni Weekend. Everyone is invited to attend. For registration, email alumni.awards@biola.edu or call the alumni office at (562) 903-4728.

Young Alumnus Award

Luke Glaze (’07) started the social business Green Creations () in Jordan in 2009. The business provides employment for women in poverty, educates the community on environmental issues and helps provide a community where the love of God is experienced. After six years, Glaze, who earned his degree in intercultural studies from Biola, returned to his hometown of Salem, Ore., and is launching another business, Sparrow Furniture (), to provide transitional employment to the increasing refugee population as they learn English and build their resumes with practical skills. He and his wife, Jocelyn (’06), have two children.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Anne Abajian Sandoval (’48) was born in Los Angeles to Armenian immigrants and spent her early adult years helping to build the P-38 aircraft during World War II. After attending Biola, where she was active in student leadership, Sandoval married and served in ministry alongside a young pastor, playing an integral role in building Sunday school programs. When her husband died soon after being recruited to build the new Christian education department at Western Seminary in Portland, Ore., the seminary’s leadership asked Sandoval to take his place. She dedicated the next 25 years to teaching and leading in the department. In 1977, Sandoval was the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate from Biola. At 93, she is still active with her church, community and family.

Cultural Impact Award

Mark Joseph (’90) is an award-winning film and music producer, author and founder/CEO of MJM Entertainment Group and Bully! Pulpit Records. Over the course of his career, Joseph has worked in the development and marketing of 40 films, including The Ch