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Joyce Iwashita has earned the nation’s top prize for undergraduate leaders, a highly competitive Truman Scholarship. The junior economics major earned one of 59 scholarships awarded this year, an honor which brings up to $30,000 for graduate study and leadership training in preparation for a career in government or the nonprofit sector.

Five Lewis & Clark seniors and four alumnae will spend the next year overseas after receiving prestigious awards from the Fulbright Program.

Brian Detweiler-Bedell, associate professor of psychology, was recently awarded the 2014 Outstanding Mentor Award in Psychology by the Council on Undergraduate Research. The award acknowledges faculty who exhibit exceptional mentorship to students and act as role models for those doing undergraduate research.

What will college look like in 2025? Dozens of college presidents and other higher education leaders from around the country descended on Lewis & Clark on April 10 for a candid exploration of that big question.

Mary Szybist, associate professor of English, is the recipient of a 2014 Guggenheim Fellowship in the category of creative arts. Szybist’s fellowship will be devoted to work on her next volume of poetry, a follow-up to her award-winning collection Incarnadine.

Each year, Lewis & Clark participates in two highly competitive international mathematical competitions—the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition and the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP) Mathematical Contest in Modeling.

The graduate school has received $360,000 from the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) for two projects that support teachers in becoming more culturally competent.

Students, faculty, staff, and community members were honored for their contributions to making Lewis & Clark a more welcoming community. At the 2014 IME Banquet, we announced the winners of the 2014 Impact Awards and recognized all graduating seniors.

Earthrise Law Center Clinic Director Craig Johnston is not only an accomplished attorney and dedicated law professor, he is also an avid runner.

Five Lewis & Clark alumni received prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships for demonstrating promise as leaders in their fields.

Lewis & Clark’s most decorated NCAA women’s basketball player has added another milestone to her long list of accomplishments. Kristina Williams was recently awarded a NCAA Women’s Enhancement Program Postgraduate Scholarship for Careers in Athletics.

Three Lewis & Clark students—Colin Gavin ’15, Sarah Lowenstein ’15, and Keira Roberts ’15—received Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships this spring for their exceptional work in the sciences, the largest number of scholars from any school, public or private, in Oregon.

Fifty-six of the nation’s best parliamentary debate teams arrived in Flagstaff, Arizona, for the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence (NPTE), but only one team left as national champions—Lewis & Clark’s McKay Campbell ’14 and Emily Halter ’14.

Mary Szybist, associate professor of English, is the winner of a 2014 Oregon Book Award, taking home the Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry for her latest collection, Incarnadine.

AES students enrolled in the AES 240 Seminar entitled “Guest Workers” recently visited with and interviewed AES alumnus Mohammed Alwan, after reading selections of his work.

Lewis & Clark Law School’s Environmental Law Program tied for No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 annual rankings of law schools. The ranking was produced through a survey of faculty from across the country teaching in the environmental law field.

Catherine Sergeant B.A. ’70, M.A.T. ’75 has been named Librarian of the Year by the Oregon Association of School Libraries. Sergeant is head librarian of the Jefferson County School District, which consists of six school libraries.

Facilities Services worked with neighborhood partner and beekeeper, Josh Hinerfeld, to bring Mason Bees to campus. 

Facilities Services partners with Nike to salvage furniture for use on campus.

Law students have been bringing home top awards in Moot Court competitions.

Professor Emerita Stephanie Arnold’s textbook gets new edition with help from Lewis & Clark Alumni.

Associate Professor of Psychology Janet Davidson has received Lewis & Clark’s David Savage Award.

The Career Development Center is proud to be named to Out for Work’s list of Silver Level LGBTQ Certified Career Centers.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Humanities Marianna Ritchey B.A. ’99 recently collaborated with Katy Davidson B.A. ’99 to write a theme song for Rookie magazine that captures the publication’s mission of empowering teenage girls. The result is “Go Forth, Feminist Warriors,” a triumphant anthem that includes the talents of more than a dozen musicians.

Moriah Bostian, assistant professor of economics, has received a highly competitive Fulbright scholar teaching and research award for the 2014-15 academic year.

Kristin Fujie, assistant professor of English, has received a Graves Award, which will help support her research and writing on author William Faulkner.

Staff worked tirelessly from Thursday afternoon through Monday morning to remove snow and ice from walkways and roads, provide food service, and keep buildings warm and clean over the weekend.

On January 29, 2014, journalist, renowned national correspondent, news anchor, and activist Charlayne Hunter-Gault joined the Lewis & Clark College community as the 2014 Chamberlin Lecturer to discuss her personal and professional journey as a social justice advocate over the last five decades.

Each spring, first-year students write research papers as they complete their final semester of Lewis & Clark’s core course, Exploration and Discovery. To honor the memory of former library director James J. Kopp—and to offer an incentive for these students to immerse themselves in scholarly sources—Watzek Library offers an award of $200 to two students who demonstrate excellent research techniques.

Lewis & Clark’s Ben Mann ’14 recently won the Northwest Forensics Conference’s top individual honor, the Coaches Commemorative Award.