L&C Magazine
Winter 2006
Cover Story
Unearthing Cell Mysteries
Microscopic worms teach Lewis & Clark students about big questions in cell biology.
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Questioning War as the Way to Peace
Paul Barker ’71, MAT ’81 has worked with CARE International for 22 years, leading humanitarian relief and development efforts in Iran, Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Palestine, and Afghanistan.
Four Doctors, One Remarkable Family
Four brothers, all graduates of Lewis & Clark, make their mark in medicine. Two focus on the health of the mind, and two pursue treatments for infectious diseases in developing countries.
New Faculty Faces
Lewis & Clark’s newest crop of undergraduate faculty hail from some of the top doctoral programs in the nation and represent a rich variety of disciplines.
Literary Oregon Literary Lewis & Clark
The Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission has selected 100 books that best define the state and its people. Authors with ties to Lewis & Clark College are well represented on the list.
On Palatine Hill
Meet the New Head of Ethnic Student Services
Lisa Webb is the new associate dean and director of ethnic student services at Lewis & Clark College. She leads the College’s efforts to advance its commitment to diversity and multicultural perspectives. Her career in higher education spans more than two decades and includes leadership positions at Harvard University, Stanford University, and the University of California at Davis.NCATE Gives OK
The graduate school has earned a spot in an elite group of national schools of education accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, known as NCATE.Tom Meets W., Condoleezza
Only one college president from Oregon attended the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education in Washington, D.C., and that was Lewis & Clark’s own Tom Hochstettler.Planning Task Force Under Way
What will Lewis & Clark look like in 2010? How about 2015?
Student–to Alum–to Trustee
Lewis & Clark’s Board of Trustees has welcomed three new members, all of whom are alumni with strong ties to the College.‘Is Morrison Dead?’ et al.
Comments and reactions continue to swirl in the aftermath of last summer’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on medical marijuana use. The winter 2005 issue of the Lewis & Clark Law Review focuses scholarly attention on the doctrinal and policy implications of the case,Gonzales v. Raich.Lawyers for a Week
While some teens idled away their summer in front of a Gameboy or at a local mall, some Ockley Green Middle School students spent a week of their summer arguing cases before a judge at the Multnomah County Courthouse, part of the law school’s Law Summer Camp 2005.Peace Corps Pride
“It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love,” but many Lewis & Clark graduates feel up to the challenge. The College recently tied for 20th in the nation among small colleges and universities with the most Peace Corps volunteers in 2005. (Lewis & Clark had 17 alumni volunteers.)
Democracy & Education Debuts
Lewis & Clark’s Graduate School of Education and Counseling has added a quarterly journal to its offerings: Democracy & Education. Formerly published by Ohio University, the journal is now edited by Nancy Nagel, associate dean and professor of education, and Peter Cookson, dean and professor of educational administration.Class of 2009 … Is Very Fine!
Total first-year applications: 4,184 (a new record)
Lewis and Clark: They Shoulda Brought Along a GPS (and maybe some iPods)
From East Coast to West, public radio listeners are tuning in to a vibrant scholarly series about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The 13-part series, titled Unfinished Journey: The Lewis and Clark Expedition, is a joint production of Lewis & Clark College and Oregon Public Broadcasting, with major funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Turning Green Into Gold
John R. Howard Hall has earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for environmentally friendly design from the U.S. Green Building Council.Hurricane Help
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Lewis & Clark community mobilized to welcome displaced students from Gulf Coast colleges and universities and to reach out to provide relief.
Football Scores With L&C Community
Lewis & Clark will retain its football program and hopes to return to Northwest Conference action in fall 2006. Tom Hochstettler, president of the College, accepted a recent report from the commission on Football that “reaffirmed the importance of football and of other intercollegiate sports as vital elements within the life of the College.”
Meriwether Lewis Stands Trial
U.S. District Judge Owen Panner, a life trustee of the College, sat in judgment over history when Lewis & Clark Law School and the Oregon Historical Society put Meriwether Lewis on trial in October.
The Mythical Traveler
Sydney Linden wrote this essay based on her experiences during an overseas study program to Ecuador in spring 2005. The program focused on the language, history, natural history, and socioeconomic institutions of Ecuador. Linden, who grew up in Colorado and New Mexico, is a junior majoring in sociology and anthropology. She works at the local chapter of Girls Inc. and helps coordinate a peer HIV/AIDS prevention and education program at Cascade AIDS Project. She plans to continue her work in the field of HIV/AIDS advocacy after college.
American Indian Education
More than 12,000 of Oregon’s nearly 550,000 K-12 students are American Indians, yet few of the state’s students are taught by Indian teachers or attend schools led by Indian administrators. Lewis & Clark’s Graduate School of Education and Counseling recently received two high-profile grants to help address this issue.
Basketball Diplomacy
Lewis & Clark’s head men’s basketball coach, Bob Gaillard, and head women’s basketball coach, Juli Fulks, traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, last fall to take part in “Understand the Game,” a U.S. State Department– sponsored basketball diplomacy exchange program.
New Asset in Finance
Denis Ransmeier is the new vice president for business and finance and treasurer of Lewis & Clark College. He was selected after a nationwide search and took up his post at the beginning of the academic year.
Some Like It Hot
Newsweek magazine’s 2006 college guide calls Lewis & Clark one of America’s hottest colleges.
Alumni News
Alumni Weekend Nets Record Turnout
Roughly 600 alumni–a dramatic increase over last year’s number–attended Alumni Weekend, October 14 to 16. Organizers attribute the rise to the hard work of volunteer committees, who e-mailed and phoned classmates throughout the summer and early fall.
Profiles
Turning On Youth to Democracy
“In my heart of hearts, I always wanted to work with kids, to engage them and empower them to succeed,” says Barbara Rost, program director for the Classroom Law Project.
Elementary School Counselor of the Year
The Oregon School Counselor Association named Nancy Ferguson MEd ’02 one of two Elementary School Counselors of the Year for 2004-05.
Lyric Wordsmith
Averill Curdy’s imagination is in constant motion, filtering images and ideas that might lead to a poem.
Aging Gracefully in Paint
As an artist, Becca Bernstein ‘00 draws inspiration from the mystery and wisdom she sees in the faces of elderly women.
Acting Out in New York
A rising young actor, Chris Stack ‘97 recently auditioned with director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio for a role in The Departed, a movie due in theatres later this year.Two Former Professors Mourned
Robert Deery, professor emeritus of physics, Lois Smithwick ‘47, a former assistant professor of health and physical education at Lewis & Clark
Reunion ‘Cooks’ With Books
Twelve alumni from Lewis & Clark’s Lambda Phi Epsilon fraternity, along with family and friends, traveled to the Cook Islands in the South Pacific for a reunion in July 2005. The celebration was the third reunion for the fraternity brothers, who have met every five years since 1995.Trumpeter, Friend of the College Dies
Forest Trubey ‘46, who was featured prominently in one of the College’s recent planned giving publications
Bookshelf
Afterword
With a Picket Sign in My Hands
by Marti Arnold Alston ’69
I remember the Lewis & Clark campus of the late 1960s as a collection of terracotta brick, grayish stone, and brownish wood buildings, all of which were nestled in acres of seemingly endless green.
Read the storyI remember the Lewis & Clark campus of the late 1960s as a collection of terracotta brick, grayish stone, and brownish wood buildings, all of which were nestled in acres of seemingly endless green.