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School of Law

Distinguished Graduate Award

The St. Mary's School of Law and Law Alumni Association recognizes two Distinguished Law Graduates annually in October at an awards dinner.

The Law Alumni Association began presenting an award to a distinguished graduate of the Law School in 1981. Prior to 1981, the Distinguished Law Graduate was selected by faculty members of the Law School. The purpose of the award is to recognize those graduates who have rendered service to their clients and the legal community in accord with the spirit of the mission of the University and of the Law School. Since 1973 the following law graduates have been presented this award. Proceeds from the dinner fund law school scholarships and alumni sponsored student services.

To nominate someone for the award use fill out the form or send a fax to (210) 431-2136. Please include the name of the nominee, reason for nomination, your name, address, phone number and fax number.

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YEAR GRADUATE
2012 Honorable Larry Noll '72
Dwain Dent '76
2011 Honorable Catherine Stone '82
James "Jimmy" Kenton Jones, Jr. '81
2010 Honorable Polly Jackson Spencer '76
Charles A. Beckham Jr. '79
2009 Honorable Barbara Parker Hervey '79
Honorable Michael McCaul '87
2008 Honorable Sandee Bryan Marion '80
  Paul R. Vahldiek Jr. '79

2007

Honorable  Alma Lopez   '68
  Harold H. Walker Jr. '80

2006

Honorable Paul W. Green '77
-- Joseph Casseb '77
2005 Honorable Karen Angelini '80
-- W. Wendell Hall '81
2004 Honorable John J. Specia '75
-- Martin D. Beirne '69
2003 Honorable Carol R. Haberman Knight-Sheen '56
2002 Honorable Charles A. Gonzalez '72
2001 Honorable Nelson Wolff '66
2000 J.A. (Tony) Canales '69
1999 Charles Cantu '64
1998 A.R. "Tony" Sanchez Jr. '69
1997 Professor Aloysius A. Leopold '62
1996 G. Mario Moreno '81
1995 Honorable Rose Spector '65
1994 Honorable John Cornyn '77
1993 Karen R. Johnson '70
1992 Honorable Michael J. McCormick '70
1991 Honorable Blair Reeves '51
1990 Margaret M. Maisel '71
1989 Honorable Bill M. White '62
-- Gilbert "Gil" Pompa '58
1988 Frank Herrera '67
1987 Honorable Filemon B. Vela '62
1986 Jack Paul Leon '59
1985 Dean James N. Castleberry Jr. '52
1984 Frank W. Baker '49
1983 Charles L. Smith '55
1982 Dean Ernest A. Raba '37
1981 Honorable Ted Z. Robertson '49
1980 Honorable H. F. Garcia '51
1979 Honorable Eligio "Kika" de la Garza '52
1978 A. Don Herrmann '55
-- Ronald J. Herrmann '59
1977 Pat A. Legan, '46
1976 Paul E. Casseb '41
1975 Roy R. Barrera Sr. '51
1974 Honorable Archie S. Brown '37
1973 Honorable Henry B. Gonzalez '43


The Law Alumni Association began presenting an award to a distinguished young graduate of the Law School in 2007. The Association accepts nominations and selects an awardee that will be awarded at the Distinguished Law Graduate Dinner in the fall.
YEAR GRADUATE
2012 Jennifer Tharp ’03
2011 J. Reid Porter ’02
2010 Sonia Rodriguez ’99
2009 State Rep. Roland Gutierrez ’98
2008 State Sen. Glenn Hegar ’97
2007 Karin Crump ’97



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