Dean's List Spring 2026 Dean’s List Announced Fort Lewis College recognizes 434 students who earned a place on the Spring 2026 Dean’s List. To receive this distinction, students must be full-time, degree-seeking and complete at least 15 credits of gradable coursework with a semester GPA of 3.60 or higher.
Grants & Funding 鶹Ѹשreceives $1.35M grant to launch humanities initiative The ambitious interdisciplinary program will explore relationships between people, culture, and the natural world through Indigenous knowledge systems with a focus on understanding human experience andrelations with the non-human.
Leadership Fort Lewis College receives full reaccreditation for 10-year term 鶹Ѹשearned the Higher Learning Commission’s highest level of reaccreditation, affirming its academic quality, mission-driven culture, and long-term commitment to student success.
Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center, received $2,500 from the United Way of Southwest Colorado for the City of Durango Community Support Funding Grant.
Beth LaShell, Director, The Old Fort at Hesperus Beth LaShell, Director, The Old Fort at Hesperus, received $86,661 from the Colorado Department of Agriculture to “Support New High Elevation Specialty Crop Growers”.
Benjamin Waddel, Ph.D., Professor, Sociology and Human Services Benjamin Waddel, Ph.D., Professor, Sociology and Human Services, received $999,897 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the “Rural Utilities Service’s (“RUS”) Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program.”
Joslynn Lee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Chemistry Joslynn Lee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Chemistry, received $14,884 from the University of Alaska Anchorage, for the “Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) flexible LCC2 Community funds.”