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Winter 2015

Featured Stories

Message from the President

President's Letter, Winter-2015

Sharing What We Know

At Lewis & Clark, sharing our knowledge 
is just one of many ways we are always pioneering.

On Palatine Hill

Leadership and Support

leadership, Winter-2015

San Francisco Black and Orange Party

On October 1, President Barry Glassner joined alumni, parents, and friends for a Black and Orange Party at the Sierra Club headquarters in San Francisco.
leadership, Winter-2015

Major Gifts and Grants

$2 million from noted philanthropist Lorry Lokey to endow the Lorry Lokey Faculty Excellence Fund.
leadership, Winter-2015
Susanna White and Jesenya Maldonado

Remembering Natasha, Honoring Scholarship

To honor her daughter and to benefit other students who share Natasha’s passion for learning, Susannah White has established the Natasha C. Priess ’12 Memorial Annual Scholarship.

leadership, Winter-2015

The Graduate School’s 30th Anniversary

In 2014, the Graduate School of Education and Counseling celebrated 30 years of preparing teachers and counselors for lives of service.
correction, leadership, Winter-2015

Correction

In the fall 2014 issue of the Chronicle, two photo captions related to the Philanthropy Leadership Dinner were incorrect. In both cases, Trustee Ron Timpe and Ivy Timpe were misidentified as Trustee Jerry Fischer and Kay Fischer. We sincerely regret the errors.

Alumni News

Profiles

Bookshelf

  • My-Te-Fine Merchant: Fred Meyer’s Retail Revolution

    Fred Leeson JD ’82 presents the first detailed biography of one of Oregon’s most aggressive and successful entrepreneurs: Fred G. Meyer, founder of the Fred Meyer department store chain.

    Irvington Press, 2014. 266 pages. 

  • Crow’s Mind

    Richard Hoyt B.M. ’83, author of the John Denson Pacific Northwest mysteries, pens a new novel introducing Jake Hipp, “a modern-day Henry David Thoreau” as sleuth, and Willow Blackwing, his American Indian partner.

    Moonshine Cove Publishing, 2013. 266 pages. 

  • Continuity: A Book of Poems

    Charles Cantelon BA ’70 pens his first book of poetry. He also provided the photo for the book’s cover, which he says is “a double exposure I did of the staircase in the Manor House at Lewis & Clark, back in the day.”

    Xlibris, 2014. 60 pages. 

  • Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feelings by Letting Yourself Have Them

    Tina Gilbertson MA ’07 helps readers accept and embrace diffi- cult feelings with self-compassion for greater emotional health.
    Viva Editions, 2014. 256 pages. 

  • The Civic Imagination: Making a Difference in American Political Life

    Elizabeth Bennett, assistant professor of international affairs, coauthors a text that provides a rich empirical description of civic life and a broader discussion of the future of democracy in contemporary America.

    Paradigm Publishers, 2014. 184 pages.

  • Hegel (Polity Classic Thinkers Series)

    J.M. Fritzman, associate professor of philosophy, offers both an excellent introduction to Hegel’s wide-ranging philosophy for students, as well as an innovative critique that will contribute to ongoing debates in the field. The book was named a 2014 Outstanding Academic Title by Choice magazine. Polity, 2014. 224 pages. 

  • Framing Chief Leschi: Narratives and the Politics of Historical Justice

    Lisa Blee BA ’02, assistant professor of history at Wake Forest, explores critical questions surrounding the murder conviction of Chief Leschi, a Nisqually leader who was found guilty in 1855 but was posthumously exonerated in 2004.

    University of North Carolina Press, 2014. 320 pages. 

  • Holding On and Letting Go

    Erin Waterman BA ’88 wrote these poems over the course of 30 years. She says she spends “every waking moment appreciating the natural world and striving toward gratitude for all life’s lessons.”

    CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014. 72 pages. 

  • Politics in East Asia: Explaining Change and Continuity

    Timothy Lim BS ’82, professor of political science at California State University at Los Angeles, presents a systematic, innovative introduction to the dynamic politics and political economies of China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2014. 420 pages. 

  • Dirt Bikes, Drones, and Other Ways to Fly

    Conrad Wesselhoeft BA ’76 authors a coming-of-age novel about video gamer and daredevil dirt bike rider Arlo Santiago, who is recruited by the U.S. military to pilot drone missions in Pakistan. When the game becomes all too real, he must reconcile his duty with the violent death that haunts his family.

    HMH Books for Young Readers, 2014. 352 pages. 

  • The Historical Formation and Social Background of the Lotus Sutra With Geopolitical Studies

    Rev. Zuigaku Kodachi, professor emeritus of Japanese language and literature, explores the development of the Lotus Sutra in its historical context along the Silk Road linking South and East Asia. He treats this important scripture as the product of cultural exchanges inflected by interregional history, politics, and commerce. Kodachi, who was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun With Silver and Golden Rays by the Emperor of Japan, taught at Lewis & Clark for more than 50 years.

    Sankibo Busshorin Publishing Company, Tokyo, Japan, 2014. 268 pages. 

  • The Water Leveling With Us

    Donald Levering CAS ’72 offers a collection of poems focusing on the critical dramas of our era: the impacts of climate change, milita- rization, and consumerism. His recent honors include being named a finalist for the Janet B. McCabe Poetry Prize and the Jane Kenyon Award.

    Red Mountain Press, 2014. 78 pages. 

  • 360 Degrees of Grief: Reflections of Hope

    Kayla Fioravanti BA ’90 writes and edits a collection of first-person stories detailing how scores of people from different walks of life have dealt with grief in a myriad of circumstances.

    Selah Press, 2014. 320 pages. 

In Memoriam

Class Notes, class-notes, In Memoriam, Winter-2015

In Memoriam

Alumni of Lewis & Clark Remembered

Class Notes, emeritus, In Memoriam, Winter-2015
Nosratollah Rassekh

Nosratollah “Nas” Rassekh

Friends of Lewis & Clark Remembered
In Memoriam, Winter-2015

Richard “Dick” Geary

Friends of Lewis & Clark Remembered

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