Joyce Ann Harpole Recipients

In celebration of the life of Joyce Ann Harpole ’79, the Harpole Attorney Award honors one lawyer and one Lewis & Clark Law student each year. The award recognizes those who work quietly in pursuit of justice while maintaining a unique balance between their professional and personal lives.

Recipients of the Joyce Ann Attorney Harpole Award:

  • 2026: Ani E. Yardumian
  • 2025: Kristen West McCall ’06
  • 2024: Diana J. Bettles ’13
  • 2023: Beth Englander
  • 2022: Kristin Winnie Eaton ’95
  • 2021: *The attorney award was not awarded in 2021*
  • 2020 Luis Garcia
  • 2019 Nancy Murray ’90
  • 2018 Chris Sielicky
  • 2017 Jennifer Yruegas ’99
  • 2016 Dianna Gentry ’01
  • 2015 Laura Schantz ’94
  • 2014  Rachael Baker
  • 2013  Janet Schroer
  • 2012  Dana Sullivan
  • 2011  Maryann Yelnosky-Smith
  • 2010  Leslie Abraham ’84
  • 2009  Sarah Troutt
  • 2008  Laurie Bender ’88
  • 2007  Amy Holmes Hehn
  • 2006  Carol Bernick
  • 2005  Leslie Johnson ’95
  • 2003/2004 Patricia Lynn Davis ’92
  • 2002  Kathleen Dailey ’84
  • 2001  Nancy Tauman ’78
  • 2000  Bill Van Atta
  • 1999  Linda Love
  • 1998  Ken Lerner

Recipients of the Joyce Ann Harpole Memorial Legacy Scholarship:

  • Esther Martinez ’27
  • 2025: Katie Jahangiri ’26
  • 2024: Jessica R. Bridges ’25
  • 2023: Amitav Kamani ’24
  • 2022: Jose Garcia-Fuerte ’23
  • 2021 Akriti Bhargava ’22
  • 2020 Natalie Hollabaugh ’21
  • 2019 Cole Killion ’20
  • 2018 Holly Martinez ’19
  • 2017 Dayna Jones ’18
  • 2016 Kelsey Benedick ’17
  • 2015 Megan Sybor ’16
  • 2014  Reza Alavi ’15
  • 2013  Sarah Vogel ’14
  • 2012  Liv Brumfield ’13
  • 2011  Nellie Barnard ’12
  • 2010  Elizabeth Lieberknecht ’11
  • 2009  Natasha Richmond ’10
  • 2008  Patrick Foran ’09
  • 2007  Cody Elliott ’08
  • 2006  Margot Lutzenhiser ’07
  • 2005  Roberta Phillip ’06
  • 2003/2004  Dan Eller ’04
  • 2002  Jim Brunberg ’03
  • 2001  Sonya Fischer ’02
  • 2000  Jeremy Aliason ’01
  • 1999  Chris Causey ’00
  • 1998  Lara Michell ’99