Dave Bower is the recipient of the Bill Ritter Public Service Award, which will be awarded at the 2016 Rams Juris Doctor Networking Dinner hosted by Colorado State University. Dave has spent countless hours mentoring undergraduate and law students as they pursue careers in the legal profession. He is also active in the CSU community, volunteering for the ASCSU Alumni Council that advises the student government and serving as a board member for the Boulder County Ram Network. Dave is always willing to help out in local classrooms for students of any level, including teaching classes on water rights at the Vail Mountain School and land use planning to Boulder high school students on Law Day. He has also worked with Poudre Valley School District educators on how to teach their own students about water and water rights issues relevant to Colorado citizens.