In October, Matt Gutierrez was welcomed to Fort Lewis College Hall of Fame. Gutierrez (Exercise Science, ’07) was a four-year quarterback for Skyhawks football, from 2003 – 2006. He led the Skyhawks to their first-ever postseason win and earning the game’s MVP award in the 2006 Dixie Rotary Bowl. He also earned All-RMAC first team honors in 2005 and 2006 and was the RMAC...

Longtime Nordic figure, Olympic commentator, and Harvard University ski coach Peter Graves (Physical Education, '76) was honored with the FIS Journalist Award by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association and the International Ski Federation.

Chair and Associate Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies​, Dr. Majel Boxer was awarded a research fellowship from the Buffalo Bill Center of The West to explore the cultural arts of Dakota women and men with particular focus on 19th and early 20th century materials and techniques.

Four FLC students were featured in an article by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology on Native American students doing internships with the National Institute of Health: junior Exercise Science major Skyler Bordeaux, senior Public Health major Cherella Hughes, freshman Biology major Randall Hughes, and sophomore Chemistry major Uriah Contreras.