We are pleased to announce the honorees for this year’s Distinguished Alumni Awards, celebrating WashULaw graduates who have achieved success in their respective fields. Congratulations to these honorees!
Presiding: Russell K. Osgood, Dean of the School of Law, Washington University in St. Louis
Dean’s Medal
Howard Cayne, JD ’79
Retired Partner, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
Distinguished Alumni Award
Greg Hewett, JD ‘94
Principal, GH Consulting
Harry Joe, JD ‘75
Partner and Member, JMA Firm PLLC
Susan B. McCollum, JD ‘15
Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Eagle Brands Sales, Double Eagle Distributing
Young Alumni Award
Elizabeth McDonald, JD ’09
Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
Valérie Boisgard, LLM ‘15
Partner and Member of BOISGARD Law Office in Paris
Recipients of the Clinical Education Program 50th Anniversary Award were honored at a ceremony in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom last week. The Clinic’s 50th Anniversary Award honors individuals who have made a significant impact on the Clinical Education Program, who have dedicated their careers to public service, and who have obtained a distinction in their professional or academic careers. Congratulations to these honorees!
Clarissa Gaff, JD ‘06
Executive Director, Land of Lincoln Legal Aid
Michael Gallagher, JD ‘14
Director of Real Estate Acquisitions, Prelude Capital
Daniel K. Glazier, MSW ’80, JD ‘81
Executive Director and General Counsel of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
Beverly Hauber
District Defender, MO State Public Defender-St Louis County
Thomas John (TJ) Hill, JD ’03
Executive Director, Disability Community Resource Center
Travis Hill, JD ‘05
Senior Trial Counsel, Securities & Exchange Commission, New York Regional Office
Maxine Lipeles
Senior Lecturer in Law Emerita, Washington University School of Law
Founding Director, Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic, Washington University School of Law
Jessica Mayo, JD ‘12
Co-Director & Attorney, Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project
Nicole T.S. Mejía (Cortes), JD ‘12
Attorney, Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project
Charles (Locky) Nimick, JD ‘89
Chief, Business and Foreign Workers Division
Department of Homeland Security – United States Citizenship and Immigration Services – Office of Policy and Strategy
Alicia McDonnell, JD ’95
Attorney, Private Practice
