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Joyce Ann Harpole Awards

Joyce Ann Harpole ’79 exemplified professionalism, a delight for life, and the balance between her legal career, family, friends, and community. Each year, her life is celebrated with the Harpole Reception and Awards.

In celebration of the life of Joyce Ann Harpole, the Harpole Attorney Award recognizes lawyers who work quietly in pursuit of justice while maintaining a sense of balance between their legal career and their personal life that distinguishes them within the legal community.

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Jessica Bridges ’25 and her family

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2024 Harpole Awards Ceremony & Reception

Do you know an attorney who works quietly in pursuit of justice while maintaining a sense of balance between their legal career and their personal life? Give them the recognition they deserve that distinguishes them within the legal community, and please nominate them here for the Harpole Award, celebrating the life of Joyce Ann Harpole. Nominate that attorney for the 2025 Joyce Ann Harpole Awards here!

Read more about the 26th Annual Joyce Ann Harpole Award Ceremony and Reception here.

Read about Joyce’s story here.

Please see all past Harpole recipients here.

A list of the Joyce Ann Harpole committee members can be found here.

Give to the Harpole Memorial Scholarship Fund

Please be sure to answer each question completely and specifically, providing examples if appropriate. You must provide contact information for the three references given. Incomplete applications may not be considered.

If you prefer, you may submit your nomination in a letter to the selection committee. It is helpful for the committee to review detailed letters that address the categories below. Please draft your letter with headings of the questions below and your responses to those questions. Letters may be submitted to lawalum@lclark.edu.

Deadline: September 30, 2024

Alternatively, you may complete the form below:

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How does this person exemplify delight for life, with a clearly lived balance between career, family, and community?

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How does person show well-prepared, vigorous advocacy, with commitment to fairness and just results?

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How this person embody diligence in all aspects of life, and overall personal and professional integrity?

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Please provide the names and contact information for three references whom the committee may contact for more information. Remember, this is about the nominee’s ability to balance work, life, family, and community, as well as other achievements.

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Is there anything about this particular nominee that makes them particularly appropriate for the Harpole Award?

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