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Distinguished Alumni

The SMU Dedman School of Law began selecting graduates to honor as “Distinguished Alumni” in 1986, when three alumni were chosen out of the (at that time) 6,300 alumni worldwide “because their personal and professional stature reinforce the quality of the legal education program of the school.” Each year since at least two graduates have been selected by an alumni committee to be honored. In 1998 the committee expanded the number selected each year adding the following categories in which an alumnus may be selected:

The Robert G. Storey Award for Distinguished Achievement
The Charles O. Galvin Award for Service to the SMU Dedman School of Law
The Distinguished Global Alumni Award
The Distinguished Alumni Award for Judicial Service
The Distinguished Alumni Award for Private Practice
The Distinguished Alumni Award for Corporate Service
The Distinguished Alumni Award for Public Service
The Distinguished Alumni Award for Government Service

Listed below are all of the SMU Dedman School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award recipients.

Note: All winners of the Storey Award for Distinguished Achievement are in bold. All winners of the Charles O. Galvin Award for Service to the SMU Dedman School of Law are in italics. These awards were first presented in 1998. “H” indicates Honorary Alumnus Award winner.

1986
Hon. Charles E. Long, Jr. ‘35
Hon. James L. Noel, Jr. ’38
Herbert S. Kendrick ‘60

1987
Hon. Charles J. Murray ‘50
Louis J. Weber, Jr. ‘56
Neil J. O’brien ‘57
Eugene L. Smith ‘58

1988
Harry A. Shuford ‘39
Edward B. Rust, Jr. ‘75

1989
Hon. Barbara Culver Clack ‘51
Charles W. Hall ‘54

1990
Robert G. Vial ‘50
Michael M. Boone ‘67

1991
Donald L. Case ‘39
Sidney Stahl ‘56

1992
E. Taylor Armstrong ‘31
J. Carlisle Dehay, Jr. ‘49
Louise B. Raggio ‘52

1993
John R. Johnson ‘65
Thomas W. Luce III ‘65

1994
Alan D. Feld ‘60
Carl W. McKinzie ‘66

1995
Robert Hyer Thomas ‘57
Robert L. Meyers III ‘60

1996
Blake Tartt, Jr. ‘59
Adelfa Botello Callejo ‘61
J.K. Loh ‘59

1997
Harriet Miers ‘70
Hon. Max N. Osborn ‘53

1998
Hon. Hideo Chikusa ‘62
Logan Ford ‘30
Felix Tsai ‘78
Hon. Craig T. Enoch ‘75
Hon. Barbara M. G. Lynn ‘76
William L. Hutchison ‘55
Hon. Raul Granillo Ocampo ‘88

1999
Robert H. Dedman, Sr. ‘53
E. Ray Hutchison ‘59
Hon. Nathan L. Hecht ‘74
Rona R. Mears ‘82
Stewart Morris ‘43
Hon. Meechai Ruchupan ‘66
Hon. John C. Creuzot ‘82
Hon. Will R. Wilson, Sr. ‘37

2000
Helmut Sohmen ‘66
Gordon R. Carpenter ‘48
Hon. James A. Baker ‘58
John R. Howie ‘76
Clark J. Matthews II ‘61
Hector A. Mairal ‘63
Hon. Antonio O. Garza, Jr. ‘83
Hon. Ron Kirk H‘00

2001
Erle A. Nye ‘65
John T. Sharpe ‘60
Hon. Deborah G. Hankinson ‘83
George W. Bramblett, Jr. ‘66
David B. Dillon ‘76
Hon. Shirgeharu Negishi ‘60
Hon. Earldean V.S. Robbins ‘61
Jack M. Kinnebrew ‘67, ‘73
James C. Thompson H‘01

2002
Gerald J. Ford ‘69
Albon O. Head, Jr. ‘71
Hon. Sharon Keller ‘78
Webber W. Beall, Jr. ‘59
Robert B. Rowling ‘79
Hon. Lincoln Magalhães da Rocha ‘63
Hon. Ralph M. Hall ‘51
Vester T. Hughes, Jr. H’02

2003
Walter J. Humann ‘67
Judith K. Johnson ‘75
Hon. Fred Biery ‘73
Donald E. Godwin ‘73
Hon. Reynato S. Puno ‘67
Rhonda Hunter ‘80
Hon. Kay Bailey Hutchison H'03

2004
Darrell E. Jordan ‘64
Hon. Richard A. Schell ‘75
James H. “Blackie” Holmes III ‘59
Dr. Mohamed Aboul-Enein ‘67
Dawn E. Moore ‘81
Captain Glenn N. Gonzalez ‘74
Richard M. Hull, Jr. ‘64
Nancy McMillan Dedman H'04

2005
Harriet Miers ‘70
Hon. Terry R. Means ‘74
Edward V. Smith III ‘63
Robert E. Mellor ‘68
Dr. Julio Cesar Cueto-Rua ‘53
Hon. Dianne Jones ‘89
Rear Admiral Hugh Don Campbell ‘62
Martha Hardwick Hofmeister H'05

2006
Adelfa Botello Callejo ‘61
Martin Samuelsohn ‘41
Hon. Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. '77
John H. McElhaney '58
Hon. Bagir Manan '81
Raymond D. Noah ‘66
Hon Alberto Gonzales H'06