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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