Honors, Awards, and Achievements

Yanez Named Officer of the Year

The Western Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators recently named Campus Safety Supervisor Benny Yanez Officer of the Year. The award recognizes "exceptional achievement in community service, valor, or innovation by a campus police or security officer" at a member institution. Yanez came to Lewis & Clark in 1989 and was promoted to supervisor in 2000.

"Benny oversees the liaison program with the resident directors, coordinates Campus Safety's response to often complicated and demanding scenarios, and is blessed with a dedication to the Lewis & Clark community," says Bill Curtin, director of campus safety.

Turner '03 Chosen as CIEE Student of the Year

Each year, the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) recognizes a student who has exceeded exceptional standards while studying abroad on a CIEE program. In fall 2002, Christie Turner '03 was selected from 3,000 participants as the most inspiring student of the year. She participated in the CIEE Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, program during the 2001-02 academic year.

Turner worked with MOSCHTA, the Haitian Workers' Social and Cultural Movement, which serves the Haitian immigrant community in the areas of health services, microcredit programs, human rights, education and literacy, and environmental sanitation. On one project, she recruited numerous national and international sponsors to fund the purchase of uniforms and school supplies for more than 80 primary school students.

Dunbar '03 Joins All-American Forensics Team

Karissa Dunbar has been chosen for the American Forensics Association's 2002-03 All-American Individual Events Team. The award is given to students competing in intercollegiate public speaking and oral interpretation of literature. Dunbar is one of only 16 students in the nation to receive this honor.

Dunbar has an outstanding record of competitive success and public service. This season she tied for ninth place at the National Parliamentary Debate Association Tournament. She also qualified for the American Forensics Association's National Individual Events tournament in five different events (interpretation of prose, interpretation of poetry, dramatic interpretation, program of oral interpretation, and duo interpretation). The award also recognizes a debater’s commitment to community service. Dunbar has developed fund-raisers for United Way and Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, created a program to teach English to refugees from Sierra Leone, and volunteered as a science teacher at James John Elementary School.

For more information about Lewis & Clark forensics, contact Dan Bloomingdale, visiting assistant professor of communication, at dcb@lclark.edu; Mary Lynn Veden, debate coach, at veden@lclark.edu; or Steve Hunt, professor of communication, at hunt@lclark.edu.

Jessup Moot Court Team Takes Fifth Overall

The law school's 2003 Jessup International Moot Court team won fifth place overall for its law briefs in the prestigious Hardy C. Dillard Competition, which pits the top briefs from Jessup regional and national competitions against others in a separate competition.

Next year's event will require competitors to examine issues of jurisdiction, admissibility, immunity, and legitimacy related to the International Criminal Court. For more information, contact Dagmar Butte J.D. '91, adjunct law faculty member, at db@pbl.net or ext. 6624. Read more at http://www.lclark.edu/dept/connect/honors.html

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