Alumni Award Recipients

Predecessor school alumni award recipients

• Hamline University School of Law

  Distinguished Alumni Award: The following Hamline University School of Law Alumni have been recognized over the years as Distinguished Alumni based on their notable achievements in the law or service to the school, and who exemplified the school’s commitment to ethical leadership and service in his or her work and/or personal life:

  John N. Allen ’80	Richard A. Lind ’76
  Mary Al Balber ’90	R. Terri Mandel ’83
  Colleen Beebe ’96	Bill Manning ’78
  Len Biernat ’75	Ann McCaughan ’92
  The Hon. Tanya Bransford  ’83	The Hon. John McBride ’77
  Michael Browne ’99	Mary Jo McGuire ’88
  Mara Burr ’95	Chris Messerly ’86
  John Choi ’95	Gregg Meyers ’79
  Merrick R. Domnitz ’77	The Hon. Gary Pagliaccetti ’79
  The Hon. Donovan Frank ’77	Burnham (Bud) Philbrook ’83
  Christine Funk ’94	Betty Resch ’88
  Ron Gardner ’94	Jorge Saavedra F. ’97
  Jan Gunderson ’86	The Hon. Louis Schiff ’80
  Steven J. Kirsh ’76	Phil Sieff ’85
  Jennifer L. O’Gary Kramer ’89

• William Mitchell College of Law

  The following William Mitchell College of Law alumni have been recognized over the years with either The Honorable Ronald E. Hachey Outstanding Alumni Award or The Honorable Warren E. Burger Distinguished Alumni Award:

  The Honorable Ronald E. Hachey Outstanding Alumni Award: Established in 1981, this award is named for one of the law school’s most loyal and notable alumni. It signifies the Alumni Association’s highest individual honor and recognizes exemplary professional accomplishment and demonstrated commitment to the school, including significant involvement with programs and services in support of students and/or alumni, dedicated service on the board of trustees and/or the alumni association, or noted participation as a member of the faculty or staff.

  The Honorable Warren E. Burger Distinguished Alumni Award: The Alumni Association bestows this honor upon graduates who demonstrate the highest values and ethical standards in achieving professional distinction and lasting contributions to their field of endeavor. It also recognizes professional accomplishments of a distinctly creative or challenging nature, plus outstanding leadership within the profession.

  YEAR	The Honorable Warren E. Burger Distinguished Alumni Award	The Honorable Ronald E. Hachey Outstanding Alumni Award
  1981		Harry L. Holtz ’43
  1982		James E. Kelley ’17
  1983		William H. DeParcq ’30
  1984		Justice Douglas K. Amdahl ’51
  1985		Judge Susanne C. Sedgwick ’56
  The first named award—The Hachey Award—was given in 1986.
  1986		Cyrus Rachie ’34 (Hon. Ronald E. Hachey Distinguished Alumna/us Award)
  1987		Charlton Dietz ’57
  1988		Justice Rosalie E. Wahl ’67
  1989		Willis Forman ’59
  1990		Lloyd Shervheim ’59
  1991		C. Paul Jones LL. M. ’55
  1992	Judge Doris Ohlsen Huspeni ’70 Richard P. Mahoney ’57	Marie S. ’41 and Edward ’40 Hitchcock
  1993	Elton A. Kuderer ’60 Joan S. Morrow ’78	Robert S. Burk ’65
  1994	Judge William S. Posten, Sr. ’59 Kathleen Rauenhorst ’78	Emily F. Seesel ’76
  1995	Judge Mary Louise Klas ’60 Sam Hanson ’65	No award this year
  1996	Nancy Zalusky Berg ’80 Joseph S. Micallef ’62	No award this year
  1997	Loretta M. Frederick ’78 David F. Herr ’78	Donald C. Savelkoul ’51
  1998	Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks ’85 Gordon W. Schumaker ’71
  1999	Janet M. Dolan ’76 Eric Magnuson ’76
  2000	Jessie R. Nicholson ’85
  2001	Judge Paul Magnuson ’63
  2002	Justice Esther Tomljanovich ’55	Justice Samuel L. Hanson ’65
  2003	Jon R. Duckstad ’62	Richard P. Mahoney ’57
  2004	Thomas M. Conlin ’58	Bruce H. Hanley ’76
  2005	Judge James A. Morrow ’78	Kathleen Flynn Peterson ’81
  2006	Susan Holden ’88	Judge Paul Magnuson ’63
  The Distinguished Alumni Award was renamed the Hon. Warren E. Burger Distinguished Alumni Award in 2007.
  2007	Gail Chang Bohr ’91	Judge Elizabeth Martin ’80
  2008	Linda Miller ’76	Douglas Heidenreich ’61
  2009	Justice Douglas Amdahl ’51	Jessie R. Nicholson’85
  2010	James Hoolihan ’79	Carolyn Bates ’76
  2011	Jeff Anderson ’75	William Orth ’80
  2012	Sue Dosal ’79	Greg Stenmoe ’81
  2013	Judge Kathleen Gearin ’75	Lawrence Bell ’79
  2014 (awarded in Spring 2015)	Judge Cara Lee Neville ’75	John Degnan ’76