The Rev. Elizabeth A. Platz has served the University of Maryland Lutheran Campus Ministry for nearly 45 years.
The Rev. Elizabeth A. Platz
The Rev. Elizabeth A. Platz began serving as campus pastor at the University of Maryland in November 1970.
The Rev. Paul M. Orso, right, president of the Maryland Synod, Lutheran Church in America, administers the ordination rite to the Rev. Elizabeth A. Platz, left, at her ordination service at the University of Maryland's Memorial Chapel.
The Rev. Elizabeth A. Platz kneels while clergy present at her ordination service lay hands on her head during the ordination rite.