Where are they now?

Commencement What can you do with a solid foundation in the liberal arts and sciences? The answers are as varied as the individuals. Here’s a sample of what members of the class of 2005 are doing today.

Doctoral program in philosophy, University of Arizona (philosophy major)
Executive associate, Human Rights Watch, Brooklyn, New York (English major)
Software engineer, Intel, Hillsboro, Oregon (computer science and mathematics major)
Fulbright Scholar in Peru (environmental studies and international affairs double major)
Doctoral program in social psychology, Northwestern University (psychology major)
Peace Corps volunteer, Mali (music major)
Special projects director, Corporate Ethics International, Portland (economics major)
Doctoral program in mechanical engineering, Princeton University (math and physics double major)
Gatorade sales representative, PepsiCo./Advantage Sales and Marketing (communications major)
Doctoral program in chemistry, working with Nobel Prize–winner Robert Grubbs, California Institute of Technology (chemistry major)
Elementary school teacher, Teach For America, New Mexico (international affairs and German studies double major)
Senior technical writer, ISI Software, Tigard, Oregon (English major)
Doctoral program in cognitive science, University of Iowa (philosophy major)
Client coordinator/financial officer, U.S. Trust, New York (economics major)
Doctoral program in molecular biology, University of Washington (biochemistry/molecular biology major)
Event coordinator, VTM Public Relations, Portland (French and math double major)

Honored students

In the last 15 years, Lewis & Clark students have been chosen for the following national honors:

Ford Foundation Fellow
Fulbright Scholars (17)
Goldwater Scholars (15)
Hertz Foundation Fellows (2)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow
Madison Fellows (2)
Mellon Fellows (2)
National Endowment for the Humanities Younger Scholar
National Science Foundation Fellows (8)
NCAA Postgraduate Scholar
Rhodes Scholar
Truman Scholars (8)
Udall Scholars (7)
Wilson Fellows (2)

More national student awards.

Liz at large

"Internships are the perfect way to blend the learning-for-learning's-sake liberal arts education with real-world professional experience," says Liz Hummer ’04. "Lewis & Clark gave me the confidence to go after each opportunity feeling prepared for the real world." Read more about Liz's experience.

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