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Jessica Ballard
  • Class of 2013
  • Los Angeles, CA

Jessica Ballard Graduates from St. Olaf College

2013 May 30

Jessica Ballard of Los Angeles graduated from St. Olaf College. Ballard is a History and American Racial and Multicultural Studies major. Ballard is the daughter of Clavis and Anita Ballard .

St. Olaf President David R. Anderson '74, awarded 689 diplomas to the class of 2013. In his remarks he told the graduating seniors, "You didn't come to St. Olaf simply to earn a degree; rather, you chose this community of teachers and learners to help you to discern, and to prepare you for, a vocation; to prepare you for a life of engaged citizenship in the communities where you will live; and to help you to form and deepen the values that will guide you from this time forward."

St. Olaf College

As one of the nations leading liberal arts colleges, St. Olaf College offers an academically rigorous education with a vibrant faith tradition as a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. St. Olaf prepares students to become responsible citizens of the world by fostering the development of mind, body, and spirit. Widely known for its programs in mathematics, the natural sciences, and music, St. Olaf also provides dynamic opportunities for interdisciplinary study. Committed to global education, more than three-quarters of St. Olaf students participate in off-campus study programs. Over the years, St. Olaf College has been a national leader among liberal arts colleges in producing Rhodes Scholars, Fulbright Fellows, and Peace Corps volunteers.