David Martinsen Prize
David Martinsen was a beloved teacher and colleague in the Biology department from 1974 until his death in 2000. We remember Dave for his warmth with students and his love of intellectual exploration of all kinds, including teaching in the gender studies program here at Lewis & Clark. An avid fisherman, Dave was passionate about the pristine NW environment and committed to efforts to preserve it. Dave was a generous man who had little tolerance for artifice and pretense. Each year we award this prize in Dave’s memory to the senior who best exemplifies these qualities. Included with the award is a copy of one of Dave’s favorite books: A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean.
David Martinsen Prize Awardees
2023: Jemma Montgomery
2022: Sophia Green
2021: Makayla Simmer
2020: Lauren Walker
2019: Samantha Zimmerman
2018: Cecilia Bueno
2017 Grace Shaw
2016 Sofia Koutzoukis
2015: Lily Clarke
2014: Dale Forrister
2013: Julia Cosgrove
2012: Trevor Bloom
2011: Katherine Fiedler & Andrew Wood
2010: Danielle Fagre
2009: Naomi Keiper
2008: Gabe Nagler
2007: Andrew Merrell & Jenny Phillips
2006: Kelly Atkins
2005: Jonny Armstrong & Sara Baguskas
2004: Clara Elias
2003: Gwenn Kubeck
2002: Eric Bend
2001: Ben Muir