Alison Kairis is my grand daughter who is in her second year at Gonzaga University. She is an outstanding athlete, a great student and an outstanding human being. You can take it from me as a very unbiased and objective source of information. So, you'll understand and forgive my adding the following to this blog…..

AREA RESIDENT NAMED TO PRESIDENT’S LIST

 AT GONZAGA UNIVERSITY 

    Alison L. Kairis, a Sophomore from Bellevue, WA, was among the 987 undergraduate students named to the Gonzaga University President's List for fall semester 2009. Students must earn a 3.7 or better grade-point average to be listed. The Seattle Times was named as the hometown paper.

    One of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S., Gonzaga has grown and matured into one of the west’s premier universities. Gonzaga has a student enrollment of approximately 7,100 and offers seven undergraduate degrees in 51 majors, 15 master’s programs, a Ph.D. program in leadership studies and a juris doctorate through the School of Law.