Northern Arizona University - A Community of DISTINCTION

These members of our community make life better through visionary approaches to tackling problems in areas as diverse as medicine, sustainability, and journalism.

Whether championing a specific point of view or defending a certain group of people, these individuals teach others how to stand up for their beliefs.

These individuals lead and shape future generations of difference-makers in the classroom, on the field, and beyond the university.

These individuals are honored for their sustained excellence in a variety of roles, including teachers, athletes, service members, and researchers.

Encompassing researchers, artists, and more, these individuals break new ground and produce outcomes that make the world a better place.

Bringing Life-Saving Science to the World

David Engelthaler

Director of Programs and Operations, TGen North

1991 BS in Biology

As director of programs and operations for TGen North, a Flagstaff-based non-profit organization that specializes in translating genomic discoveries for use beyond the laboratory, David Engelthaler has assembled a team of biologists, geneticists, and analysts that spend every day pushing for scientific breakthroughs in battles against some of the nastiest infectious diseases in the world.