Alumni Honors Celebration
Each year, the Lewis & Clark Board of Alumni honors members of our community for their outstanding accomplishments and service. We’re proud to announce the 2022 honorees, who will receive their awards at the Alumni Honors Celebration during Alumni Weekend on Saturday, June 24.
Mike Holtzclaw BA ’87
Mike has more than 27 years of experience in higher education. In 2022, he was named chancellor of the University of New Mexico at Los Alamos. Mike, an active Lewis & Clark volunteer, is a former president of the Board of Alumni and a former member of the Board of Trustees.
Professor Janet Steverson
Janet is the Douglas K. Newell Professor of Teaching Excellence at Lewis & Clark Law School. She was L&C’s institutional dean of diversity and inclusion from 2016 through 2019. Among her many accomplishments as dean, Janet started partnerships with off-campus organizations, oversaw the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion’s action plan, and revamped L&C’s hiring process.
Dan Caplen BA ’12
Dan is trained in a number of instruments as well as music production and was very involved with the music department while at L&C. In 2018, he scored his first No. 1 record. As an artist and songwriter he has sold more than 10 million records and has streaming numbers in the billions.
Benedikt Hoskuldsson BA ’83
Benedikt was born in Reykjavik, Iceland. He has had a robust international career in climate and development issues. Benedikt works at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, where he is currently the special envoy on climate and permanent representative to the International Renewable Energy Agency.
All the Details: go.lclark.edu/honors
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