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About<\/h2>\n

The Mitchell Hamline School of Law Alumni Association Board of Directors presents alumni awards at the annual Alumni Celebration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mitchell Hamline School of Law alumni award recipients<\/h2>\n

2024<\/h3>\n

Distinguished Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Senior Judge Leslie Metzen \u201979<\/p>\n

Outstanding Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Jeffry Collins \u201921<\/p>\n

Recent Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Jeremiah Allison \u201920<\/p>\n

2023<\/h3>\n

Distinguished Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Caroline Palmer \u201898<\/p>\n

Outstanding Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Hon. Denise Reilly \u201883<\/p>\n

Recent Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Maya Johnson \u201820<\/p>\n

2022<\/h3>\n

Distinguished Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Jessie Stomski ’08<\/p>\n

Outstanding Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Hon. Lou Schiff ’80<\/p>\n

Recent Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Nadine Graves ’17<\/p>\n

2021<\/h3>\n

Distinguished Alumni Award\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Hon. Leo Brisbois ’87<\/p>\n

Outstanding Alumni Award\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Hon. John Rodenberg ’81<\/p>\n

Recent Alumni Award<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Sarah Soucie Eyberg ’11<\/p>\n

2020<\/h3>\n

Distinguished Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Jean Lastine \u201980<\/p>\n

Outstanding Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Jill Esch \u201903<\/p>\n

Recent Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Mirella Ceja-Orozco \u201912<\/p>\n

2019<\/h3>\n

Distinguished Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Hon. Anne McKeig \u201992 (HUSL)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Hon. Helen Meyer \u201983 (WMCL)<\/p>\n

Recent Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Taylor Levy \u201918 (MHSL)<\/p>\n

2018<\/h3>\n

Distinguished Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Louis Ainsworth \u201977 (WMCL)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Lawrence McDonough \u201983 (WMCL)<\/p>\n

Recent Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Landon Ascheman \u201909 (WMCL)<\/p>\n

2017<\/h3>\n

Distinguished Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

The Hon. Joanne M. Smith \u201977 (HUSL)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Stephen B. Bonner \u201972 (WMCL)<\/p>\n

Recent Alumni Award<\/h4>\n

Jen Randolph Reise \u201907 (HUSL)<\/p>\n

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Predecessor school alumni award recipients<\/h3>\n
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    Hamline University School of Law<\/h4>\n
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    Distinguished Alumni Award:\u00a0<\/strong>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\u2019s commitment to ethical leadership and service in his or her work and\/or personal life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    John N. Allen \u201980<\/td>\nPaul Magers ’79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mary Al Balber \u201990<\/td>\nR. Terri Mandel \u201983<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Colleen Beebe \u201996<\/td>\nBill Manning \u201978<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Len Biernat \u201975<\/td>\nAnn McCaughan \u201992<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    The Hon. Tanya Bransford \u00a0\u201983<\/td>\nThe Hon. John McBride \u201977<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Michael Browne \u201999<\/td>\nMary Jo McGuire \u201988<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mara Burr \u201995<\/td>\nChris Messerly \u201986<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    John Choi \u201995<\/td>\nGregg Meyers \u201979<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Merrick R. Domnitz \u201977<\/td>\nThe Hon. Gary Pagliaccetti \u201979<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    The Hon. Donovan Frank \u201977<\/td>\nBurnham (Bud) Philbrook \u201983<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Christine Funk \u201994<\/td>\nBetty Resch \u201988<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Ron Gardner \u201994<\/td>\nJorge Saavedra F. \u201997<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Jan Gunderson \u201986<\/td>\nThe Hon. Louis Schiff \u201980<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Frank Harris ’75<\/td>\nPhil Sieff \u201985<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Steven J. Kirsh \u201976<\/td>\nAmy M. Silberberg ’78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Susan Koberstein ’95<\/td>\nJoanne M. Smith ’77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Jennifer L. O\u2019Gary Kramer \u201989<\/td>\nVictor Vieth ’87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Bricker Lavik ’77<\/td>\nLateesa Ward ’91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Gwen Lerner ’78<\/td>\nDorinda L. Wider ’84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Richard A. Lind \u201976<\/td>\nJames Wright ’76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    William Mitchell College of Law<\/h4>\n
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    The following\u00a0William 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:<\/p>\n

    The Honorable Ronald E. Hachey\u00a0Outstanding Alumni Award<\/strong>: Established in 1981, this award is named for one of the law school\u2019s most loyal and notable alumni. It signifies the Alumni Association\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

    The Honorable Warren E. Burger Distinguished Alumni Award:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    YEAR<\/th>\nThe Honorable Warren E. Burger Distinguished\u00a0Alumni Award<\/th>\nThe Honorable Ronald E. Hachey Outstanding\u00a0Alumni Award<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    1981<\/td>\n<\/td>\nHarry L. Holtz \u201943<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1982<\/td>\n<\/td>\nJames E. Kelley \u201917<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1983<\/td>\n<\/td>\nWilliam H. DeParcq \u201930<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1984<\/td>\n<\/td>\nJustice\u00a0Douglas K. Amdahl \u201951<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1985<\/td>\n<\/td>\nJudge\u00a0Susanne C. Sedgwick \u201956<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    The first named award\u2014The Hachey Award\u2014was given in 1986.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1986<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCyrus Rachie \u201934<\/p>\n

    (Hon. Ronald E. Hachey Distinguished Alumna\/us Award)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    1987<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCharlton Dietz \u201957<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1988<\/td>\n<\/td>\nJustice\u00a0Rosalie E. Wahl \u201967<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1989<\/td>\n<\/td>\nWillis Forman \u201959<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1990<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLloyd Shervheim \u201959<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1991<\/td>\n<\/td>\nC. Paul Jones LL. M. \u201955<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1992<\/td>\nJudge\u00a0Doris Ohlsen Huspeni \u201970<\/p>\n

    Richard P. Mahoney \u201957<\/td>\n

    		Marie S. \u201941 and Edward \u201940 Hitchcock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1993<\/td>\nElton A. Kuderer \u201960<\/p>\n

    Joan S. Morrow \u201978<\/td>\n

    		Robert S. Burk \u201965<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1994<\/td>\nJudge\u00a0William S. Posten, Sr. \u201959<\/p>\n

    Kathleen Rauenhorst \u201978<\/td>\n

    		Emily F. Seesel \u201976<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1995<\/td>\nJudge\u00a0Mary Louise Klas \u201960<\/p>\n

    Sam Hanson \u201965<\/td>\n

    		No award this year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1996<\/td>\nNancy Zalusky Berg \u201980<\/p>\n

    Joseph S. Micallef \u201962<\/td>\n

    		No award this year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1997<\/td>\nLoretta M. Frederick \u201978<\/p>\n

    David F. Herr \u201978<\/td>\n

    		Donald C. Savelkoul \u201951<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1998<\/td>\nJill Flaskamp Halbrooks \u201985<\/p>\n

    Gordon W. Schumaker \u201971<\/td>\n

    		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1999<\/td>\nJanet M. Dolan \u201976<\/p>\n

    Eric Magnuson \u201976<\/td>\n

    		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2000<\/td>\nJessie R. Nicholson \u201985<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2001<\/td>\nJudge Paul Magnuson \u201963<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2002<\/td>\nJustice Esther Tomljanovich \u201955<\/td>\nJustice Samuel L. Hanson \u201965<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2003<\/td>\nJon R. Duckstad \u201962<\/td>\nRichard P. Mahoney \u201957<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2004<\/td>\nThomas M. Conlin \u201958<\/td>\nBruce H. Hanley \u201976<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2005<\/td>\nJudge James A. Morrow \u201978<\/td>\nKathleen Flynn Peterson \u201981<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2006<\/td>\nSusan Holden \u201988<\/td>\nJudge\u00a0Paul Magnuson \u201963<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    The Distinguished Alumni Award was renamed the Hon. Warren E. Burger Distinguished Alumni Award in 2007.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2007<\/td>\nGail Chang Bohr \u201991<\/td>\nJudge Elizabeth Martin \u201980<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2008<\/td>\nLinda Miller \u201976<\/td>\nDouglas Heidenreich \u201961<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2009<\/td>\nJustice Douglas Amdahl \u201951<\/td>\nJessie R. Nicholson\u201985<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2010<\/td>\nJames Hoolihan \u201979<\/td>\nCarolyn Bates \u201976<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2011<\/td>\nJeff Anderson \u201975<\/td>\nWilliam Orth \u201980<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2012<\/td>\nSue Dosal \u201979<\/td>\nGreg Stenmoe \u201981<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2013<\/td>\nJudge Kathleen Gearin \u201975<\/td>\nLawrence Bell \u201979<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2014 (awarded in Spring 2015)<\/td>\nJudge Cara Lee Neville \u201975<\/td>\nJohn Degnan \u201976<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    About The Mitchell Hamline School of Law Alumni Association Board of Directors presents alumni awards at the annual Alumni Celebration. Mitchell Hamline School of Law alumni award recipients 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Senior Judge Leslie Metzen \u201979 Outstanding Alumni Award Jeffry Collins \u201921 Recent Alumni Award Jeremiah Allison \u201920 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award Caroline Palmer … <\/p>\n

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